Rustic Charm: The Doctor Immortal
Chapter 283 Green Emerging from Waste Rocks

Chapter 283: Chapter 283 Green Emerging from Waste Rocks

Xu Feng arrogantly looked at Chen Dashan, sneering: "Also, you’re just a person from a small mountain village. What do you know about raw stones?"

"I bet you don’t even know what jade looks like?"

"Spending the Tao Family’s money, of course you don’t feel the pain. But it’s not just about the money; doing this just makes you look like a fool."

Xu Feng’s voice was loud, drawing everyone’s attention in the exhibition hall. Tao Lingbo, infuriated, frowned and said: "Xu Feng, what does this have to do with you? You knew this stone wasn’t good and deliberately came here to bet. You’re really thinking nobody sees through your little schemes?"

"This is our business and has nothing to do with you. Please leave!"

"Ling Bo..."

Xu Feng still wanted to stay to see Chen Dashan make a fool of himself and just started to explain when Chen Dashan interrupted: "You said, as long as this stone can yield a 5,000-dollar bracelet, you’ll eat the leftover waste?"

"Yes, I’m just afraid you don’t have such good luck!"

Xu Feng proudly lifted his head, noticing the crowd gathering around. He added smugly: "I don’t want people thinking I’m bullying you. This is a bet you agreed to. If you can’t get a piece of useful material, Chen Dashan, you can’t see Ling Bo again."

"Fine!"

Chen Dashan and Xu Feng exchanged a glance; their eyes were like sparks igniting conflict.

Both had an unwavering confidence in their eyes.

"Brother Dashan..." Tao Lingbo worriedly tugged at Chen Dashan’s sleeve. He turned to comfort her: "It’s okay, trust me!"

Tao Lingbo pursed her red lips, unsure of what to say.

As both sides prepared for the stone gamble, everyone in the hall gathered around, murmuring to each other: "This stone is just waste. Otherwise, why would it be placed in the corner, used to hold down the screen?"

"This stone, judging by its appearance and texture, is definitely waste material."

"Xu Feng’s keen eye is well-known. Do you remember last year’s raw stone fair? He made a fortune..."

"This guy just came for the first time and is set to lose big time!"

The crowd whispered among themselves.

Zhou Hui and a few others glanced at the stone in the corner. Its dark, irregular shape and cracks made it look like worthless junk.

"Are you sure you want to cut this stone?"

In the exhibition hall, the cutting master frowned, looking at Chen Dashan, his tone filled with disbelief, as if warning him.

Seeing the crowd surrounding them, Xu Feng pretended to be kind, speaking again: "Chen Dashan, I’ll give you one last reminder—don’t regret it later. If you apologize to me now, we can cancel this bet."

Everyone turned their gaze to Chen Dashan.

Chen Dashan sneered, stepping forward to the cutting master: "Cut it!"

"Alright then!"

"This raw stone has been in the exhibition hall for over ten years, untouched. Young man, if you’re really set on cutting it, you might get a discounted price. 500,000, go pay over there!"

The cutting master feared Chen Dashan might regret it later. Chen Dashan immediately instructed Wu Hongling to pay, fearing the exhibition hall might change their mind once the stone was cut.

Everything was settled.

Under the murmuring and head-shaking of the crowd, the cutting master began using the machine to cut the raw stone. A slice went down.

"Tsk tsk..."

"No good, this material is too poor. This guy is a real novice. It’s not worth 500,000, not even 50,000!"

"He’s going to lose big time. I bet he won’t even become a son-in-law of the Tao Family..."

"I’ve been saying this stone is no good, but young people just don’t listen to advice..."

The crowd shook their heads. Zhou Hui and the others looked worriedly at Chen Dashan, who remained confidently composed. They had nothing to say. Only Xu Feng, seeing Tao Lingbo intently watching the stone, moved closer with confidence and said: "Ling Bo, among the young people in Tanzhou City, who is better than me at gambling stones?"

"I’m not only good with stones, but also with people. I can see through this guy right away. You’ll never be happy with him!"

"We should gamble stones and do the jewelry business together. We will have so much more in common..."

"Shut up!" Tao Lingbo impatiently interrupted Xu Feng, turning away and not paying attention to him, stepping forward to hold Chen Dashan’s hand.

Xu Feng’s eyes filled with jealousy as he looked at their hands together.

He reminded Chen Dashan: "Don’t forget what you said; if you lose, you’ll never see Ling Bo again!"

"Don’t worry, just call an ambulance. I’m afraid there will be so much waste that your body can’t handle it!"

Chen Dashan didn’t even look at Xu Feng, and his words were enough to make Xu Feng explode with anger.

Xu Feng spat out: "Just you wait, you’ll be begging for mercy soon."

The two continued their verbal sparring.

The cutting master continued working on the stone, reducing it to a quarter of its original size, leaving behind several worthless gray pieces scattered on the ground, resembling marble.

The crowd, bored, waved their hands, with a few even leaving. The cutting master frowned, looking up at Chen Dashan: "This material is too poor; there’s just a small piece left. Do you still want to cut it?"

"Cut it, just leave the egg-sized piece in the middle."

Chen Dashan instructed, and the cutting master exhaled, nodding to continue.

"Buzz buzz..." The machine continued working. Xu Feng’s face was full of smugness, thinking Chen Dashan was just pretending, waiting for him to cry. With a single slice, the previously indifferent cutting master suddenly straightened up and shouted: "It’s green!"

"It’s green!"

This shout was like a call in the silent night, echoing through the bright exhibition hall. Those who had left or were looking at other stones rushed back with shocked expressions.

The cutting master, excited, looked at Chen Dashan and exclaimed: "Look, it’s emerald, emerald!"

Everyone’s eyes widened, craning their necks to see, spotting a bright green under the dark surface of the raw stone.

"This is impossible... it’s really green!"

"This guy’s lucky, if this emerald has some translucency, he could easily make back the 500,000..."

"Look, it’s a whole piece of green..."

"God, this guy hit the jackpot!"

The crowd exclaimed, eyes glowing, fixated on the glowing green stone in the cutting master’s hands, hearts racing, the atmosphere instantly heating up.

Only Xu Feng’s face changed dramatically, shaking his head at the raw stone in the cutting master’s hands: "No, this is impossible!"

"It can’t be, this was definitely a waste stone. I’ve looked at it for years, it couldn’t have green!"

No one paid attention to Xu Feng now, everyone focused on the slightly larger than egg-sized jade in the cutting master’s hands, impatience evident as someone offered: "I’ll pay 800,000, just sell it to me!"