Chapter 35

Seeing the last piece of jade he cut was worth 500,000, Jia Zhengjing was almost grinning from ear to ear, and it took him a long time to calm down. He looked at Zhang Tianyuan and laughed, "I don't see how you can compete with me! Hahaha!"

Xu Gang's face also turned a bit pale at this moment. Although he trusted Zhang Tianyuan, he never expected Jia Zhengjing to cut such a piece of jade. He couldn't help but look at Zhang Tianyuan worriedly, only to find that Zhang Tianyuan, who had been full of anger and impulsiveness, now wore a smile, a smile of triumph.

"What are you smiling about?" Jia Zhengjing asked.

"I'll smile if I want to, what's it to you?" Zhang Tianyuan ignored Jia Zhengjing and said to the stone cutter, "I'll cut this stone myself."

"Can you do it, kid?" Jia Zhengjing looked at Zhang Tianyuan with disdain.

Zhang Tianyuan paid no attention to him, took the tools from the master, took a deep breath, and infused the earth qi into the stone-cutting saw. Then, using the "Jian" character technique, he activated the abilities of透视 (penetrating vision) and 查微 (detecting details), outlining the entire shape of the jade inside the stone.

The reason he wanted to cut it himself was mainly to prevent the master from damaging this flawless piece of jade. After all, the saying "the best swimmers often drown" is not without reason. Many accidents happen to experienced drivers. It wasn't that he looked down on the master; the key was that he had earth qi to help with the cutting, and he believed he could do a better job. He was determined to cut this stone himself.

With one cut, a small piece of crystal-clear jade green was revealed, but this was not the end. Zhang Tianyuan carefully continued cutting, and everyone around him watched intently, not daring to breathe heavily.

As the stone skin was completely cut away, an egg-shaped piece of jade appeared before everyone, as if it were a naturally crafted masterpiece.

"Treasure! Treasure!" Old Dong couldn't help but praise.

"Vivid green, glass type, uniform and bright, no impurities, no cracks. This is definitely top-grade jade! This is truly a treasure!" Boss Xiao, an expert, immediately recognized the value of the jade.

"It must weigh about a kilogram." Although it hadn't been weighed yet, experts could roughly estimate the weight, and Boss Murong analyzed.

"Hehe, Miss Liu, I'm afraid your father will be heartbroken when he hears about this. You sold it for 100,000, but this thing is worth at least 2 million!" Old Li, though blind, could analyze the market value of the jade from the comments of the crowd.

"Not just that, the price of jade is rising higher and higher, changing every year. This year, it's 2 million per kilogram, but next year it might be 10 million. Do you know that a decade ago, this jade was only a few thousand per kilogram!" Old Dong couldn't help but exclaim.

Finding such high-quality jade, even in a big city like Shangpu, was definitely big news, at least in the industry, it was a sensational event.

At this moment, Jia Zhengjing's face had turned completely green. He also gambled on stones, so he naturally understood how much such jade was worth. He didn't even need others to estimate; he knew he had lost, and lost badly!

"This is truly astonishing. This young man chose fake rough stones several times, and I thought his skills were just average, but with this last stone, he gambled out such beautiful jade. It's really unbelievable luck." The stone cutter also marveled.

"Luck?" Zhang Tianyuan smiled inwardly. Such extraordinary luck might only happen once in a lifetime, and one would have to burn incense to their ancestors. Unfortunately, this wasn't luck; Zhang Tianyuan had been toying with Jia Zhengjing from the beginning.

"Master Jia, who was the one in a hurry for money? Let me do the math for you. Your five stones were worth a total of 1,040,000, and the jade from my friend's one stone is worth at least 2 million. I'll waive the change, so just transfer 1 million to my friend's account." Xu Gang stood up and laughed.

"Damn, you're really good at math, making it sound like I got a good deal. It should only be 960,000!" Jia Zhengjing shouted angrily.

"Hehe, I thought Master Jia wouldn't care about such a small amount, but you're even worried about 40,000. Fine, fine, fine, seeing how pitiful you are, 960,000 it is. Transfer the money, please!" Xu Gang laughed.

Jia Zhengjing's face was dark. Although he was rich, 960,000 was not a small amount. He only had about 3 million in his bank account, and he had to take out a third of it. It was impossible not to feel heartbroken.

But with so many people watching, he couldn't renege on the deal, especially with Boss Murong there. He couldn't get away with it.

His lips twitched fiercely, and Jia Zhengjing finally transferred 960,000 to Zhang Tianyuan's account, bringing Zhang Tianyuan's total earnings from him to 1,110,000, including the previous 150,000.

After confirming the text message, Zhang Tianyuan smiled at Liu Mengxun and said, "Mengxun, I bought six stones, so I should transfer 600,000 to you, right?"

If he deducted the 600,000, Zhang Tianyuan still made 510,000. Earning this much in one day was incomparable to his previous earnings from working in an internet cafe.

"No, you should transfer 200,000 to me," Liu Mengxun shook her head.

"Why?" Zhang Tianyuan asked in confusion.

"Among the twelve stones, five were fake rough stones that I deliberately brought, and you shouldn't have paid for them. You chose four of them, so I can only take 200,000. This is the rule, and my father's instruction. I can't act recklessly. By the way, Master Jia also chose a fake rough stone, so he should pay me 500,000." Liu Mengxun explained slowly, her tone light but firm.

It seemed she was telling Zhang Tianyuan that if he didn't listen, they wouldn't be friends anymore.

Zhang Tianyuan was a straightforward person, so he didn't refuse and directly transferred 200,000 to Liu Mengxun's account.

Jia Zhengjing was almost heartbroken. Not only did he lose 1,110,000 to Zhang Tianyuan, but he also had to pay 500,000 to Liu Mengxun, which was half of his bank account. Even though he was rich, he wasn't so rich that he could afford to lose so much. His car, a Cadillac worth about 1 million, was proof of that.

Boss Murong, seeing Jia Zhengjing completely deflated, didn't say much, just patted his shoulder as a consolation.

"Wait a moment, didn't you forget something important? Master Jia said if my friend's stone cut out something worth more than 540,000, he would eat the stone skin. I remember that clearly," Xu Gang suddenly shouted.

Hearing this, Jia Zhengjing's face turned red. He couldn't possibly eat the stone skin, but he really wanted to find a hole to hide in.

Zhang Tianyuan smiled and said, "Gangzi, don't push it too far. Master Jia was just speaking in the heat of the moment, don't take it seriously."

Jia Zhengjing, of course, knew Zhang Tianyuan was mocking him, but he couldn't refute it. He wouldn't eat the stone skin, no matter what. Losing face was one thing, but he couldn't let it get to him.

Seeing Jia Zhengjing's state, Zhang Tianyuan felt he had let off all his anger and didn't want to continue the fuss. He smiled and said, "Let's check the time. It's lunchtime. Today, let me treat everyone. How about we eat at Baiyi Workshop?"

Although Baiyi Workshop wasn't a five-star hotel, for people in the industry, the food and environment were better than any five-star hotel. Eating there would not only be dignified but also very face-saving!