Tan Xiu strode into the shed and looked at the chatting Master Huang and the old man in Tang suit sitting on the sofa. He lightly smiled and said, "I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you today, Master Huang. I bought a lot of stones. I wonder if you can cut them all this afternoon? "
Master Huang directly got up and looked at the six carts behind Tan Xiu. He forced a smile and said, "I can't cut them all unless I work overtime today."
"It's alright. Just do your best," said Tan Xiu. "Let's continue tomorrow if we can't cut them all."
Master Huang agreed and called the six workers who were pushing the carts, asking them to move the stones to the stone cutting machine. Just as he finished moving the stones, his complexion slightly changed. His expression became somewhat respectful as he quickly walked to greet Chu Yuan and Xue Yu who had just come in.
"Greetings to the Imperial Garden's Young Master."
"Greetings to the Imperial Garden's Young Master."
The old man in Tang suit also greeted respectfully.
"There's no need to be so polite, Garden Elders," said Chu Yuan with a smile. "I just happened to meet Jade Beauty and learned that Mr. Tang rented this shed, so I came here to have a look. Nice to meet you, Mr. Tang. "
"Nice to meet you, Mr. Chu," said Tan Xiu lightly.
Chu Yuan stared blankly and looked at Tan Xiu, asking, "Do you know me, Mr. Tang?"
"You're the successor of Shanghai's Imperial Garden, the owner of the Imperial Brilliant Group, and the founder of Imperial Fortune Venture. Wouldn't I be ignorant if I didn't know such a famous and influential figure like you?" Tan Xiu lightly smiled.
Upon hearing this, Chu Yuan's vigilance toward Tan Xiu increased a bit. The other party knew his situation very well, but he didn't know the other party's situation, which made him feel terrible. However, he was extremely intelligent. Despite not liking this feeling, he still calmly said, "You must be joking, Mr. Tang. May I know what kind of work Mr. Tang is engaged in? "
"I'm just a student," said Tan Xiu.
Pointing to the stones unloaded from the cart, Chu Yuan lightly smiled and said, "A student who can afford so many stones? I'm afraid such a student is rare, no?"
Tan Xiu lightly said, "Mr. Chu, you don't need to beat around the bush to inquire about my identity. If you really want to know, you can ask me directly. I'm very stupid, and I'm too lazy to use my brain. "
Chu Yuan raised his brows and said, "Since Mr. Tang is a straightforward person, then I'll get straight to the point. I'm very curious about you, so I want to know Mr. Tang's origin. Perhaps we can become very good friends in the future. "
Tan Xiu said, "I don't know if we can become friends, but your arrival has affected my affairs. Just now, the Jade Beauty that you mentioned was helping me push the cart, but because of you, she became lazy. Therefore, with Mr. Chu's wealth and status, you should be able to compensate me, right? "
"What compensation do you want, Mr. Tang?" asked Chu Yuan with a faint smile.
Tan Xiu said, "I'm easy to get rid of."
Chu Yuan pondered for a moment before he turned around and pointed to the two carts behind him and said, "Since Mr. Tang likes to gamble on stones, how about I compensate you with a stone?"
Having said that, he didn't wait for Tan Xiu to speak and directly spread out his hands and said, "Please."
Tan Xiu's compensation was just a joke, but he didn't expect that Chu Yuan would take it seriously. He even found that Chu Yuan didn't seem to be joking at all. His eyes were particularly serious.
"Mr. Chu is very generous. Then I'll respectfully accept."
After saying that, Tan Xiu directly walked to the first cart. As he released his spiritual sense, his fingers constantly stroked the seven or eight stones on it. After a while, a strange light appeared in his eyes. He picked up a fist-sized stone and threw it into his pile of stones.
"Master Huang, I'll have to trouble you."
Said Tan Xiu.
Master Huang quickly glanced at Chu Yuan, nodded and smilingly said, "I'll start now."
Chu Yuan raised his hand and said, "Please wait a moment, Elder Huang. Since fate brought us to meet Mr. Tang here today and we also have common interests, how about we make a bet? "
"What kind of bet?" asked Tan Xiu.
"You've picked a lot of stones, and I've also picked some," said Chu Yuan smilingly. "How about we each take out three stones and hand them over to Master Huang to cut? Let's see whose stones have a higher value. How about it? "
Tan Xiu couldn't help laughing and said, "Do you really want to bet?"
"Of course," said Chu Yuan straightforwardly. "Besides, I think we should have some stakes for the bet between us."
"You decide the stakes," said Tan Xiu without hesitation.
Chu Yuan glanced at Xue Yu and smilingly said, "Whoever wins will get the opportunity to invite Jade Beauty to dinner. Jade Beauty, would you do us the honor? "
Xue Yu's eyes wandered back and forth between the two men. Though she didn't expect that Chu Yuan would propose such a stake, she was still aware of his intention. He just wanted to win the opportunity to have dinner with her, and at the same time, win the confrontation with Tan Xiu.
"It would be my honor."
Though Tan Xiu's EQ was not high, his IQ was extremely high. After he instantly understood Chu Yuan's intention, he nodded and said, "I agree."
Chu Yuan didn't speak again and turned back to his cart of stones. He ordered the cart driver to unload the stones and repeatedly observed them for two minutes before he picked out three stones.
"I'll use these three."
Chu Yuan looked at Tan Xiu and said.
"I have a lot of stones here," said Tan Xiu with a nod. "Master Huang, you can take three at will."
Master Huang stared blankly while Chu Yuan furrowed his brows.
Take three at will?
What does he mean? Is he looking down on me? Or does he have full confidence in the stones he picked?
Chu Yuan immediately nodded when he saw Master Huang's inquiring eyes.
Master Huang glanced at the pile of stones and then picked three stones with a similar size as the ones selected by Chu Yuan. He then looked at Tan Xiu and asked, "What do you think of these three, Divine Doctor Tang?"
"It's good!"
Replied Tan Xiu with an indifferent smile.
Chu Yuan's expression suddenly moved and the name "Divine Doctor Tang" echoed in his mind. In a flash, he quickly took out his mobile and read some information from it. After reading it, a cautious look immediately appeared on his face. He even felt a bit regretful because he finally knew Tan Xiu's identity.
He was the Young Divine Doctor of Star City Chinese Medical Hospital, the Big Boss behind the scenes of the Magnificent Tang Corporation, and a member of the Tang Family in the Imperial Capital six months ago. He was also the most outstanding young talent of the Tang Family. He was proficient in music, painting, and was also a peerless genius in the medical field. He was very low-key, yet he unexpectedly rose to fame after many accidents …
Tan Xiu didn't know that Chu Yuan had found his information in such a short time. Looking at Master Huang's hesitant expression, Tan Xiu said with a smile, "Master Huang, cut Mr. Chu's stone first! Since this bet was proposed by him, I also want to see his vision. "
Master Huang nodded.
His stone-cutting skills were very good. The first stone was quickly cut into a jade material. Moreover, after he wiped it, he took out a thumb-sized jade material. At the same time, he took out more than a dozen fingernail-sized seeds.
"Not bad!"
Standing at the side, Tan Xiu nodded and exclaimed in admiration.
Xue Yu stood at the side with a calm expression. She knew that Chu Yuan was an expert in jade and stone gambling. When Chu Yuan left the Imperial Garden, he earned his first windfall through stone gambling.
Master Huang put away the jade material and continued to cut the second piece. What made people sigh was that although the second piece of stone also contained green, it was just a little bit. Its total value was not as much as the price of the first piece of stone.
The third stone.
When Master Huang cut the edge of the stone, the green jadeite could be clearly seen. After he cut and wiped it, the fist-sized jadeite was quickly taken out.
"The total value of this jadeite is at least 50 million yuan."
Master Huang was not only good at stone-cutting, but he was also proficient in the value of jade and jadeite. After putting it on the tray, he couldn't help but sigh.
A smile appeared on Chu Yuan's face after hearing Master Huang's words. He was quite satisfied with the result. Among the three stones that he had selected, except for the second one, which was a little unsatisfactory, the other two had risen in value. If they were to be sold, the jade and jadeite taken out from the two stones would be worth at least 60 to 70 million yuan.
"Master Huang, it's time to cut Mr. Tang's stone now, right?"
Master Huang's expression was a bit complicated. He glanced at Tan Xiu and asked, "Shall I start now, Mr. Tang?"
"Let's begin!" Tan Xiu said with a smile.
Master Huang nodded and carefully looked at the football-sized stone he picked up and then began to cut it. A few minutes later, nearly half of the stone was cut and a milky white jade material appeared.
"Mutton Fat Jade?"
Master Huang was startled and skillfully wiped and cut it. Finally, he took out two pieces of Mutton Fat Jade the size of a fruit core as well as dozens of seeds.
This time.
Xue Yu, on the other hand, looked surprised. She looked at Tan Xiu's calm face and suddenly had a strange feeling. She faintly felt that today's gamble would be a bit interesting.
Chu Yuan's expression remained unchanged, but he could only force a wry smile inwardly. It was because he didn't expect that Tan Xiu's luck would be so good as to take out a Mutton Fat Jade from the first stone. Although its value was not as much as what he got, it was, after all, just the first one. There were still two more stones that had yet to be cut!
"Continue!"
Tan Xiu said with a faint smile.
Master Huang nodded and picked up the second stone and began to cut it.
"Red?"
Master Huang saw a faint red trace in the stone when he cut it. When he began to wipe it and cut in all directions, the bright red jade material was finally exposed to everyone.
"Blood jade, top-grade blood jade!"
Master Huang's voice trembled a little. It must be known that blood jade was very precious, and top-grade blood jade was a treasure that was hard to find even with money. For example, the jade pendant carved with blood jade on Chu Yuan's waist was outrageously valuable.
Xue Yu looked at Tan Xiu in surprise. She didn't expect that there would be blood jade in the pair of stones Tan Xiu bought. Moreover, it was top-grade snow jade.
"Something's wrong!"
Xue Yu looked at Tan Xiu's calm expression and a strange tide emerged in her heart. She knew that Tan Xiu had won. Even if the third stone was not cut, this blood jade alone was worth more than the total value of the jade and jadeite obtained by Chu Yuan.
[I'm very sorry. Today's update will be two hours late due to the dinner. I'm holding multiple jobs and have too many tedious things to do. I hope that brothers and sisters can understand. As long as Jing Ye doesn't have any social engagements, she will definitely update on time. In addition, Jing Ye will try her best to rush the draft tonight. If there's a chance, she will try her best to update!]
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