The Beautiful CEO’s Dragon Blood Bodyguard
Chapter 255 - 0255: An Expert Makes a Move

Chapter 255: Chapter 0255: An Expert Makes a Move

In the backyard, the machinery hummed loudly.

This wasn’t Liu Jinsuo’s first time powering up the equipment here. When he had free time, if he got any good materials, he and An Taiyan would come over to admire them together.

The machine for processing raw materials wasn’t very large, otherwise it wouldn’t have been so convenient.

Liu Jinsuo, perhaps unaccustomed to having no one to talk to, started explaining to Lin Shanshan while he worked, as if he were teaching a disciple.

The method for processing jade consisted of several steps: first chopping, then chiseling, followed by punching, grinding, and finally, carving.

The Diamond Grinding Wheel buzzed, polishing off the rough exterior skin until the jade began to reveal its rough form underneath.

Without further processing, the rough form alone was already astonishingly impressive.

In the sunlight, it was as clear as glass.

Not just enthusiasts but even the average person would be captivated at the sight.

Among these steps, the most critical was the last—carving!

This final stage was divided into three parts.

First was pressing, using a press to finely etch and reveal the outlines of figures, animals, landscapes, and flowers.

Next came tracing, using a tracer or various types of pins to carve out fine details such as human hair, beards, feathers, scales, fur, and the veins of leaves.

Last was polishing, using specialized tools and materials to smooth out the excess marks and "sand-eyes" from the previous carving steps.

Lin Shanshan watched with keen interest, far from finding it tedious.

She negotiated with the Jade King Liu Jinsuo, claiming there were ten premium gamble stones in the trunk of her car that hadn’t been cut open.

If Liu Jinsuo took her as an apprentice, she’d gift him one.

Liu Jinsuo swallowed hard, and just as he spoke up about it, Long Fei, Lin Yingying, and An Xiaoke walked in.

He looked at Lin Shanshan and smiled, "Who are you planning to give my things to now?"

Lin Shanshan let out a nervous laugh and stuck out her tongue, "Just kidding, I wouldn’t dare!"

Long Fei rolled his eyes at her and greeted An Taiyan and Jade King Liu Jinsuo with a cupped fist salute.

Liu Jinsuo watched Long Fei intently, surprised that this renowned gamble stone expert was so young.

He had already heard Lin Shanshan recount the gamble stone event.

Lin Shanshan had praised Long Fei to the heavens, leaving both Liu Jinsuo and An Taiyan in awe.

An Taiyan had specifically asked a friend involved in the jade business, confirming the story.

The incident had already spread throughout the jade market.

The market bosses sat down to discuss the matter and reached a preliminary agreement.

If Long Fei came again, they’d collectively close up shop, absolutely refusing him entry to their Stone Workshops.

Long Fei was unaware that his name had become "infamous" in the gamble stone community.

Liu Jinsuo, who adored jade as if it were his life, became excited upon encountering such a master, and blurted out, "Young friend, I heard you have ten gamble stones yet to be ’Enlightened’? Could you let us two old men take a look?"

Long Fei smiled, "Of course, I do need the gentleman’s help in carving a few items."

Liu Jinsuo said, "No problem at all, as long as it’s good jade, I can help you for free."

Lin Yingying gave him a look, thinking to herself that this swindler wasn’t offering a free service at all—the scrap alone would be enough for him to profit.

Long Fei went out and carried over a whole bag of gamble stones.

He dumped them on the ground for Liu Jinsuo and An Taiyan to examine.

The two elder men gazed at the stones as if they were treasures, carefully picking them up and looking them over.

Typically, there had to be an Open Gate on the surface to confirm whether there was any green inside.

But the stones Long Fei picked out were rough and intact, appearing just like ordinary rocks.

An Taiyan asked, "Brother Long, are you sure there is green in these gamble stones?"

He addressed Long Fei the same way Elder Master Lin did, which made An Xiaoke mutter to herself.

He called Long Fei, Brother Long.

So, did that mean An Xiaoke had to call Long Fei, Uncle Long?

Liu Jinsuo said, "My Liu family is also an expert in playing with jade stones. To be honest, I really don’t know how to tell if there is green inside the gamble stones Brother Long picked."

He looked carefully at these stones, and the more he looked, the more they seemed like ordinary rocks.

Long Fei had just started to understand gamble stones and took the opportunity to share his insights, "Ordinary people gamble on stones mainly by sight. However, vision is the least reliable thing; sometimes what you see is not real. Take gamble stones, for example. Some people dye them green on the surface, and some attach a layer of real green. The tricks to faking them are strange and varied, all to make you mistakenly believe there is green inside. If we can use another method to judge, it might be more reliable than visual inspection."

"What method?"

An Taiyan and Liu Jinsuo both frowned in curiosity.

Lin Yingying and the other two were full of curiosity too, wondering where the novice Long Fei learned all this stuff from?

Long Fei calmly said, "Traditional Chinese medicine treats illnesses by looking, smelling, asking, and feeling the pulse. I believe these four methods can also be applied to gamble on stones. First, observe its color, then listen to its sound, ask about its origin, and finally, use the method of pulse feeling to cut it."

He shared all the experience he had just gained and even picked up a gamble stone to demonstrate the process to them on the spot.

A gamble stone with green in it, when compared to an ordinary rock,

will sound much crisper and more hollow due to the changes in texture if you listen carefully.

An Taiyan and Liu Jinsuo had a sudden realization and continuously marveled, "Listening to your words is better than reading ten years of books."

Both were well-known figures in East China Province, but they suddenly became as humble as elementary school students in front of Long Fei.

Especially An Taiyan, who had lost face at Elder Shen’s place last time, initially harbored a bit of dissatisfaction toward Long Fei.

Now, he was extremely impressed, and the conversation had even shifted to traditional Chinese medicine.

Once they started this discussion, there was no stopping.

Lin Yingying and the others boredly listened to their chat, unable to get a word in edgewise as they sat on the side.

They were more interested in the jade bracelet, watching as An Taiyan’s disciples processed the Dragon Stone Jade into the shape of a bracelet step by step, all feeling excited beyond measure.

Lin Yingying had already promised that once the jade bracelet was finished, she would give one to An Xiaoke.

An Xiaoke’s little face beamed like a flower, unable to resist the allure of such beautiful jade.

People often praise beautiful women with the phrase, "as pretty as flowers, as smooth as jade."

When praising men, they say, "gentle and as refined as jade."

Jade is something that both men and women like.

Sitting on the side, Lin Yingying watched Long Fei conversing with the two industry leaders, and her fondness for this man grew even more.

In the past, her desire to win him over was more out of spite.

Now, it was curiosity, and the more she learned about him, the more curious she became, feeling that he harbored countless secrets, occasionally giving people a pleasant surprise.

An Taiyan asked many questions about traditional Chinese medicine, some of which were incomplete prescriptions, which he happened to ask Long Fei to verify.

Long Fei answered all of them without reservation.

Usually, prescriptions are the secret texts of medical families.

If they are not master and disciple, they generally do not impart them to one another.

Yet Long Fei answered all questions, and his answers were quite perfect, which left An Taiyan so impressed and joyful that he gestured for his granddaughter to quickly take out a notebook and record everything.

Liu Jinsuo, impatient on the side, interjected, "Brother Long, after so much talk, don’t you want the elder to help you cut open these gamble stones? I can’t stand it; my heart is itching with anticipation!"

Long Fei and An Taiyan both smiled at the comment, so engrossed in conversation they had forgotten about the Jade King!

He readily agreed with An Taiyan to start cutting the stone.

All of them immediately focused their attention on the stones, just like waiting for the lottery results, wondering what sort of grand prize might emerge.