"The raw materials possess many characteristics. We can judge the internal condition of a raw material according to these characteristics. From the perspective of petrology, the jade inside has a certain correlation with the color of the outer shell. The characteristics of "songhua", "python stripe" and "moss"[1: Songhua, python stripe and moss refer to surface features of crust, distribution of colour and characteristics of fissure skeins of raw jade.] are important features for distinguishing the internal conditions of jadeite," Li Zhenzhen explained very professionally, like she was teaching Gu Ning. However, the disdain and arrogance in her eyes betrayed her.
Li Zhenzhen was merely showing off her knowledge, and humiliating Gu Ning because she knew very little about stone gambling.
While Li Zhenzhen was explaining, she checked the raw material in Gu Ning's cart with her eyes. She then said with dislike, "There is no python stripe, songhua or moss around this raw material. I'm afraid this one is a waste material, Mis Gu."
Li Zhenzhen's professional explanation received much acclaim from the people around her.
"This young lady is so knowledgeable at such a young age!"
"True! There aren't many young people who know a lot about the raw materials of stone gambling."
Hearing the praise, Li Zhenzhen felt more proud, like she had greatly defeated Gu Ning.
Li Zhenzhen's family was involved in the jewelry business too. She had grown up with a variety of jade, and had good acquaintance with the raw materials of stone gambling. In the past, she had cut out several medium-level jade.
Although she had bought more waste materials, she had earned some money in all.
The jewelry brand of the Li Family wasn't in the third-line jewelry brands, but was famous in City G.
The Li Family had a wealth of 500 million yuan, which was a real super rich family, but compared with the third-tier richest families, it was left far behind.
Moreover, their company's assets not only belonged to the Li Family, but also belonged to the shareholders.
Li Zhenzhen's explanation was correct and true, so Qin Yifan wasn't aware she was being unkind.
"Miss Li is right, but a raw material without songhua, python stripe and moss doesn't mean there isn't jade in it. I like this one, and I would like to give it a try," Gu Ning replied airily.
Gu Ning admitted that Li Zhenzhen was professional, but no matter how professional she was, she wasn't able to determine which raw material had jade inside. Li Zhenzhen's professional knowledge couldn't be more accurate than her Jade Eyes.
Gu Ning knew there must be an emerald in this raw material because of her Jade Eyes, while Li Zhenzhen was certain this was a waste material. It was obvious who was right.
Gu Ning only cared about who would be the winner. To win was the most important thing.
Li Zhenzhen sneered, but pretended to compliment Gu Ning, "Miss Gu is so determined!"
Even though Qin Yifan didn't think highly of that raw material in Gu Ning's cart either, he didn't know how to stop the argument since Gu Ning seemed so sure.
"Yifan, brother, let's check the raw materials!" Li Zhenzhen urged. She didn't want to stay with Gu Ning.
"Gu Ning, why don't you join us?" Qin Yifan kindly invited.
"Yifan…" Li Zhenzhen wanted to stop him.
But before Li Zhenzhen could say another word, Gu Ning refused first, "Thanks, but I don't think there is a need for that, since the shop isn't big."
"Well, fine! If you need any help, please let me know." Qin Yifan didn't insist. The shop wasn't big. It wasn't difficult to meet again.
Gu Ning nodded then pulled her cart away.
Right at that moment, the woman who had picked up the raw material with a red jade inside came back.
Apparently, she decided to buy the raw material.
But unfortunately, the raw material was Gu Ning's now.
The woman was disappointed and regretful. She had lost the raw material that she liked.
Gu Ning ignored her and kept on shopping.
Before long, two raw materials with jade inside came into Gu Ning's sight. One was as big as a football, while the other was as big as one-third of a football. The second one was in the hand of a man, who was around 40 years old.
Gu Ning obviously couldn't go and grab it.
Gu Ning picked up the other one. She stopped looking at the one in the man's hand.
She wasn't that selfish to have all the raw materials with jade inside. The reason why she had stared at the raw material with a red jade inside was that red jade was rare. She didn't want to miss it.
Since it hadn't been cut out yet, Gu Ning had no idea whether it was high-level or medium-level.
Gu Ning turned to another pile of raw materials, and got another two with green jade inside. Although they were only as small as an apple, the color was special.
After a while, she got another one which was as big as two footballs.
Gu Ning planned to cut out two or three raw materials here. She also picked up two big waste materials as a disguise.
Gu Ning was easily noticed for she was a young girl. Besides, she picked up raw materials so carelessly, which also attracted a lot of attention from people around her.
Gu Ning knew people were staring at her, but she didn't care.
The raw materials Gu Ning had chosen weren't small, nor cheap. They cost 4.5 million yuan in total.
After paying her bill, Gu Ning noticed the man was stilling checking the raw material in his hand. She had an impulse to tell the man to buy it now.
But she also knew the man possibly wouldn't believe her. She wasn't an experienced expert after all.
"Gee! Isn't this the boss of Zhoufu Jewelry, Zhou Zhenghong? Oh, the ex-boss, because I am the boss of Zhoufu Jewelry now. What? Do you still have money to play stone gambling after you've lost everything?"
A bright, but sarcastic male voice sounded.
Everyone, Gu Ning included, looked over at once.
Zhoufu Jewelry had 16 years of history with hundreds of millions in assets. It was a relatively low-level brand.
The previous chairman was Zhou Zhenghong, and Shao Ping became its chairman half a year ago.
The reason was still a secret.
Shao Ping was in a suit with a briefcase in hand. He was a little fat, walking with his head up and chest out. He was followed by several men, and looked like a powerful man.
But Shao Ping squinted his eyes with viciousness.
Hearing that voice, Zhou Zhenghong, the man who was holding the raw material in hand, quickly raised his head. "Shao Ping," Zhou Zhenghong clenched his teeth. His eyes were full of hatred.
Facing Zhou Zhenghong's hatred, Shao Ping didn't care at all. He continued to mock, "I heard that you want to restart your business, but I think you can stop, and save the money for your son's tuition fee!"
Zhou Zhenghong didn't want to argue with Shao Ping in public. Besides, he had no chance to win. Thus Zhou Zhenghong swallowed down his anger, saying coldly, "It's none of your business. Shao Ping, take care of yourself in case something bad happens to you out of the blue."
"I'm not afraid at all! Who cares what a loser says. Zhou Zhenghong, do you have enough money to buy one piece? If you don't have, I can lend you some," Shao Ping humiliated Zhou Zhenghong.
"Who says who can't afford! Uncle Zhou, let's go to the counter." Gu Ning walked over, pulling Zhou Zhenghong away before he could struggle.
"You…" Zhou Zhenghong was very surprised. He didn't expect the young girl would be that strong.
He understood this young girl was helping him, but he did not have money to buy the raw material.
Shao Ping didn't know Zhou Zhenghong was with a young girl. He was a little upset, but also wanted to know what Zhou Zhenghong could get.
"Young girl, I'm not buying," Zhou Zhenghong said awkwardly.
"Mr. Zhou, I know you're still optimistic about this raw material, but you have concerns. In fact, I'm also optimistic about this raw material. If you are not willing to take full risks, we each can pay half of this raw material. If it's valuable, we can share the profit. If it's not, you won't lose much money either." Gu Ning knew Zhou Zhenghong liked this raw material too, but because he lacked money, he hesitated.
If Zhou Zhenghong planned to buy this raw material, Gu Ning wouldn't compete with him. She could wait till he dropped it.
But Gu Ning had her own plan. She approached Zhou Zhenghong for a reason.
"Well…"
Zhou Zhenghong changed his mind.
He did not dare to take the risk, but also liked this raw material. Thus he hesitated.
If someone was willing to share the cost with him, he would like to try.
But it was a young girl. Zhou Zhenghong believed she didn't need to take the risk. He didn't want to take advantage of a young girl. "Young girl, if it's a waste material, you will lose money too," Zhou Zhenghong said.
"I know, but if it's valuable, I'll win money! Besides, that's gambling," Gu Ning replied.
Zhou Zhenghong hesitated for a while longer, then agreed at the end.
This raw material weighed around six pounds. It cost ten thousand yuan a pound, and around sixty thousand yuan in total.
The buyer of the raw materials needed to register and sign. Since they bought it together, they needed to sign both of their names.
After signing and paying, Gu Ning let Zhou Zhenghong take the raw material to cut it out together.
On their way, Gu Ning pushed her cart with her. Zhou Zhenghong was astonished. "Did-did you buy all of these?"
"Yes," Gu Ning answered.
Zhou Zhenghong swallowed with great force. This young girl must be from a rich family!
Since she was a rich kid, Zhou Zhenghong was relieved. And they had already paid the bill.
Shao Ping stood afar looking at Zhou Zhenghong. So he had no idea Zhou Zhenghong and Gu Ning bought the raw material together.
Besides, Gu Ning was merely a teenager. Shao Ping didn't believe Gu Ning bought it, so he believed Zhou Zhenghong must be the only buyer.
He knew although Zhou Zhenghong went bankrupt, he wasn't that poor and could afford a raw material.
But when Shao Ping noticed the cart full of raw materials pushed by Gu Ning, he was shocked.
How could Zhou Zhenghong afford those raw materials? They cost at least millions!
Shao Ping immediately walked over. "Gee! Zhou Zhenghong, how can you afford these raw materials?"
Zhou Zhenghong didn't want to talk with Shao Ping, but he didn't want to cause a misunderstanding either. So he explained, "These aren't mine."
Hearing that, Shao Ping was relieved, then he mocked, "Indeed, I forget you're too poor to afford that many raw materials now."
But if these raw materials weren't Zhou Zhenghong's, then it must be the young girl's.
Who can afford all of these raw materials at one time? This young girl must be from a rich family. Shao Ping thought. What's her relationship with Zhou Zhenghong?
No matter what the relationship between them was, Shao Ping felt jealousy already.
He was worried that someone would help Zhou Zhenghong to restart his business, which would be a threat to him. He had done a lot to defeat Zhou Zhenghong.
Zhou Zhenghong just gave him a cold glance, then walked straight to where the stones were cut out.
"Let's see what you can get." Shao Ping followed up.
As long as there was someone to cut the raw materials, people in the shop would gather around to have a look.
Although there were several machines, Gu Ning wasn't in a hurry to cut hers out.
After drawing the lines, the worker started to cut.
After a cut, a light green showed. The worker raised his voice in excitement, "A green jade!"
The crowd was excited at once. The most excited one was Zhou Zhenghong.
A green jade! There was a green jade in it!
Shao Ping, at the same time, felt upset, with his eyes full of viciousness.
He had schemed so hard to make Zhou Zhenghong go bankrupt. Was he going to fail?
No, no…
Before long, an emerald the size of a man's palm was fully cut out.
Its color was light and pure. It was of the hibiscus type.
Hibiscus type was the type ranked between glutinous rice type and ice type. It belonged to the upper quality types, and was very valuable.
Feeling the strong power, Gu Ning naturally absorbed it in.
The jade was out. People began to bid.
"Five million yuan."
"Six million yuan."
…
"Eighteen million yuan."
At last, the jade of the hibiscus type was bid to a high price of eighteen million yuan.
It was sold at the price of eighteen million yuan at the end.
No one was more thrilled than Zhou Zhenghong.
He finally had money.
"Miss Gu." Zhou Zhenghong walked to Gu Ning, wanting to talk about the money.
"You can keep all the money in your card for now," Gu Ning said.
Hearing that, Zhou Zhenghong was struck dumb. "Aren't you afraid I would take all the money and disappear?"
"I trust you," Gu Ning said with determination. She didn't really trust Zhou Zhenghong, but wanted to give him a test.
If he ran away, then she had made a wrong decision. If he didn't, then he passed the test.
With the money, it wouldn't be difficult for Zhou Zhenghong to start his business afresh. And when he found out what were in Gu Ning's raw materials later, he would know what the right choice was.
Feeling he was being trusted, Zhou Zhenghong was moved. He was an upright man himself.
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