Chapter 28

At noon, they gathered for a meal at Little Fatty Sheep. When Wu Di arrived, Manager Zhao and Leng Jie had already gotten there. Xiao Gao almost arrived at the same time as Wu Di. Seeing Wu Di get out of a brand new Land Rover, his mouth opened wide enough to swallow a bull, and then his loud voice made the receptionist girl jump back in fright.

"Great, Xiao Wu, when did you start driving a car? A Range Rover, the favorite of men, at least two million. You little guy, even better than the boss's car."

Wu Di shook his head and said, "It's someone else's car, just borrowing it."

"Hehe, not being honest, huh? That's not in line with the company culture..."

As soon as he saw Old Zhao, Xiao Gao started broadcasting. In the end, a group of people went out to check the car before coming back, making the waiter waiting to take the order look very unhappy.

No one asked about the source of Wu Di's car. Old Zhao spoke up, "Now Wu Di is a rich guy, so there's no need to save money for him today. I was planning to treat him, but it seems this little guy had a plan. If I had seen this Range Rover earlier, I would have gone to Quanjude at least! No, I saw a Range Rover this morning, Xiao Wu, is it yours?"

Wu Di nodded with a bitter smile.

"Oh, my pride is hurt. This lunch can't be, and we have to sing in the afternoon. I need to let out a yell, or I won't feel good. What do you all think?"

Naturally, it was unanimously approved.

During the meal, Wu Di proposed to resign. Old Zhao was very open-minded and smiled, "You little guy, I knew what you were going to do when I saw you drive in. When I asked you before, you were evasive. What? Afraid I'd give you a hard time? The army is made of iron, but the soldiers are like flowing water. We've worked together for two years, that's our fate. Who knows, maybe we'll meet again, and I might have to work under you. Then, you'll have to be lenient! Come, let's drink!"

After the meal, Manager Zhao called President Wang to invite her to sing, and informed her that Wu Di was resigning. President Wang, who was used to people coming and going, first assured on behalf of the company that he would still get his commission, and then asked what Wu Di planned to do next. Wu Di told the truth, saying he planned to play with stones and deal in antiques, which made everyone half-believe and half-doubt, but no one pursued it. One by one, they raised their glasses to Wu Di, and before long, Wu Di was almost drunk. Seeing that he couldn't hold out, he called Qian Fatzi, telling him he would go to cut the stone the next day. Fatzi could tell from the phone that Wu Di was slurring his words, and warned him to remember not to drive after drinking, which made Wu Di a little moved.

In the end, Wu Di didn't even know how he got home. He vomited twice in the middle of the night and finally got up at eight the next morning. Perhaps because of the hangover, his head didn't hurt much. Checking the time, he quickly drove to the company. On the way, he took out his phone and saw over a dozen missed calls, several from Manager Zhao, one from Qian Fatzi, the latest from Zhong Qi, and the rest from Xiao Gao and Li Qinglong.

Wu Di called Qian Fatzi back, saying he would go over at ten. Then he called Manager Zhao, saying he was on his way to the company. While he was on the phone, Zhong Qi's call came in again. As soon as it connected, he started criticizing Wu Di, complaining that Wu Di was not being considerate, only thinking of himself, and ignoring his brother's life, throwing a bunch of accusations at him, almost making Wu Di think he was one of the ten most hated people in the world!

Wu Di put the phone on speaker and threw it on the passenger seat. When Zhong Qi was almost out of breath, he interjected, "What's wrong, Fourth Brother? Who's bullying you? I'll get revenge for you."

As soon as he said this, he knew it was a bad move. Who was Zhong Qi with these days?

Sure enough, Zhong Qi, as if he had found a lifeline, shouted loudly, "Great, brother, you don't know how those two girls have been walking around with your Fourth Brother, making his legs thin... Ah, no, no, they are easy to please, just love to go to beauty salons, and stay there for half a day. Your Fourth Brother is almost bored to death."

Not caring that Wu Di was about to resign, Zhong Qi insisted on dragging him to the company. Wu Di, feeling a bit soft-hearted, told him he would go to the stone city to cut the stone later, and Zhong Qi hung up satisfied.

Wu Di's resignation went smoothly, and he finished in half an hour. He promised to start the handover from the next day and then drove straight to the stone city.

In Fatzi's courtyard, there were already quite a few people. When they saw Wu Di come in, someone whispered, "He's here, he's here. Last time, this young man cut out an imperial green. You didn't see it, it was so shiny..."

Qian Fatzi came up with a smile, "Ha, brother, these are all friends in the circle, and also my good friends. They heard you were going to cut the stone, so they all came to watch. You don't know your reputation, now in the Beijing stone gambling world, you're No. 1!"

Wu Di said in a low voice, "Old brother, let them watch, but if you keep talking, I might die from their gazes."

Qian Fatzi laughed, "Don't worry, they are all here for this stone. They mainly want to see who had the nerve to bet on it!"

At this moment, Zhong Qi led two women into the back yard. Seeing Wu Di, he was delighted, "You are truly a living Buddha who saves the suffering."

Qian Fatzi came up, bowing and nodding, "Fourth Brother, your presence brings glory to my humble abode. Since we last met in Myanmar, it feels like countless autumns have passed..."

Zhong Qi kicked him and laughed, "You fatso, go hug someone else's leg. I'm the one leading two beauties!"

Qian Fatzi quickly greeted the two women behind Zhong Qi. Some people in the crowd recognized Zhong Qi and started greeting each other, making the courtyard chaotic. Wu Di, the main person, was left alone. He greeted the two women seriously and then walked to the rough stone, pretending to inspect it. Yang Yanzi, who was excited to find a fun place, sneered inwardly, "You can run from the monk, but not from the temple. You can fool others, but not me. When there are fewer people, I'll expose your true colors as a wolf!"

Thinking of how she, Miss Yang, was loved by everyone in the young master and miss circles in Hong Kong, and how this guy, after initially showing his pig-like appearance, later avoided her like the plague, she couldn't help but feel indignant.

Not mentioning how Yang Yanzi was fantasizing about playing with Wu Di's feelings, Wu Di, seeing the crowd quiet down, clapped his hands and said loudly, "Thank you all for coming. I hope this big guy doesn't disappoint you! It's not early, let's start! Drag that big guy out and cut him!"

Qian Fatzi rubbed his hands and responded, "Sure, let me do it myself, and I'll cut him to pieces!"

Someone in the crowd started cheering, "Fatzi's daughter is getting married, this guy has no shame, no face, and is preparing..."

The rest of the words were muffled, clearly because someone noticed there were ladies present and covered the person's mouth.

Qian Fatzi, fully equipped, stood in front of the stone-cutting machine and asked, "Brother, how do you want to cut it?"

How to cut it? Wu Di didn't know. He asked Qian Fatzi, "Isn't it up to the stone-cutting master?"

Qian Fatzi didn't want to explain too much and said directly, "The problem is, Fatzi really doesn't know where to start with this guy!"

The crowd burst into laughter. Indeed, with no indication, who would know where to cut?

A voice came from the crowd, "It's just a stone, why not cut it in half, and be done with it."

Yang Yanzi, with her big, rolling eyes, looked at the stunned crowd and asked, "What? Did I say something wrong?"

Wu Di responded, "No, how could the leader's instructions be wrong? The leader speaks for everyone! Qian Boss, just there, yes, there, cut it first, then break it into pieces, so the friends don't get impatient."

"Perfect!"

This was said in unison, with no杂音 at all, clearly practiced.

The stone was quite large, and Fatzi had a one-meter diameter cutting blade. After a piercing screech, the big stone was split in half. Two people who had prepared water basins shouted, "Move, move," and poured water on the cut surface. Several heads crowded around, and Wu Di, the main person, couldn't see the stone.

Almost simultaneously, people on both sides called out, "It's a win, bean type!" "Glutinous type!" "Bean type!" "Glutinous type!" "Bean type"...

Someone in the crowd shouted, "Old Wang, are you two blind? Are you looking at the same stone?"

The crowd quieted down and then became noisy again. Both pieces of stone had jade, but the quality was different. Many people pushed forward, and Qian Fatzi shouted, "Hey, watch the blade, watch the blade, manners! Manners! There are ladies present!"

Everyone took turns to look at the two cut surfaces. The jade was large, and on the square cut surface, almost half was jade, with green threads dotted throughout, very tempting. If it seeped in five centimeters on one side, even if it was all bean type, it would be a big win. Since there was a change in type, the bean type side was definitely more than five centimeters, and it depended on how thick the glutinous type side was.

"Brother, what's next?"

Qian Fatzi was very excited. This cut proved his judgment was right, and he was a bit regretful that he hadn't thought of cutting it himself over the years.

"First, cut the bean type side, and save the good stuff for later."

"Got it, polish or cut?"

The crowd fell silent. Although it was bean type, cutting it wrong would still cost money. It was better for Wu Di to decide.

"Why polish? This big stone, it would take until tomorrow to polish."

Miss Yang, not afraid, spoke directly. Wu Di followed her advice and asked Fatzi to cut along the edge of the exposed jade. Fatzi, being cautious, cut about one centimeter out from the edge. The first cut showed green under a flashlight, which was perfect. The next three cuts all showed green, and from the direction of the green, the jade had seeped in at least twenty centimeters. Just this piece alone was worth several million, a big win! Especially since many people thought it was just a stone, and a young, purely lucky guy had gambled out jade, making those who thought they were better feel indignant.

Zhong Qi, mixed in the crowd, learned about Wu Di's amazing cut on Sunday and saw today's scene. He thought to himself, "No wonder this guy didn't flinch when his mother took thirty million. He must have had this up his sleeve. No, he must have known about the imperial green before he got the money."

Fatzi, being cautious, cut ten centimeters away from where everyone judged, and then every two centimeters, making three cuts. After the third cut, a faint green could be seen. Now, this piece of bean type was considered clear material, a square block, almost a perfect square. The crowd shouted, "Weigh it, weigh it," and someone pulled out a scale. It weighed eleven kilograms!

Next, they cut the other piece, following the same method, cutting along the edge of the jade. After four cuts, a long, rectangular block was cut out, and the depth of the jade seeped in was even deeper than the bean type side! The crowd was in an uproar, and a guy shouted, "Fatzi, how much did you sell this stone for?"

Fatzi, with a sad face, shouted, "Twenty thousand, I sold this big stone for twenty thousand! Damn, I lost a lot, a lot!"