Ch. 1311..1320
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“Leon, if you want jadeite of high quality, we should be trying our luck in the high–end area! Why are you dragging me here to the low–end area?” Iris was puzzled by his behavior.
“The rocks there don’t always contain great jadeites and there’s a chance the rock here contains what we are looking for. Anyways, since we are trying our luck either way, let’s start here,” Leon said casually. He could not explain how he detected the energy of the rock with his spiritual energy, so he simply made up an excuse.
“But,” She muttered hesitantly.
“Come on. Let’s go! Maybe we’ll get lucky!” Leon smiled, before placing his hand on each of the bigger rocks.
There were tens of thousands of rocks and he specifically picked out the ones of bigger sizes to check, or he would run himself thin before he found the one that he was looking for.
Meanwhile, Penny and Andy spotted Leon in the area where the lower–class rocks were displayed and were
both shocked.
“Is he crazy or something? If he wants high–quality jadeite, why would he search for it in the low–end area? Has he gone mad?” Andy stared at Leon as though he was looking at a fool.
There were at least seventy thousand rocks in the low–end area and the chance for there to be jadeite was extremely slim, so it would be impossible for Leon to find what he was looking for.
“I don’t know what he’s doing either,” Penny said.
“Forget it. Let’s just ignore him!” Andy smirked in contempt.
He did not want Leon to find a good piece of jadeite to begin with and the fact that Leon was foolish enough to search in the low–end area played in his favor.
Shortly after, Leon and Andy started their search in two different areas.
After checking over hundreds of bigger rocks, Leon started to pale at the loss of his spiritual energy.
“Damn it! Where’s that rock?!” He gritted his teeth and started to doubt his earlier decision.
Thankfully, right before he was about to stop for a break, he sensed a wave of extremely pure energy from the palm of his hand.
“This is the one!” Overjoyed, Leon gazed down at the enormous rock he placed his hand on. Feeling slightly unsure, he detected the insides of the rock once again and confirmed the pure energy he felt earlier once again.
Judging from how pure the energy was, he predicted that the rock contained clear jadeite.
“What’s wrong, Leon?” Iris spotted the odd look on Leon’s face and turned to stare at him in confusion.
“Nothing! Iris, let’s pick this one!” Leon smiled and picked up the rock.
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“This is the one you want? Are you sure?” Iris studied the rock and Leon’s expression in disbelief.
The surface of the rock was rugged, rough, and filled with cracks; even an amateur like her could tell that it was merely a rock and Leon would only humiliate himself for picking it.
“Yeah. I’m sure!” Leon nodded and took Iris’s hand, before leaving the low–end area.
Meanwhile, Andy already picked three rocks from the high–end area.
As one of the descendants of wealthy families, he was rather experienced in rock gambling and he selected three rocks with extremely smooth surfaces with no visible cracks.
“This young man has a sharp sense!”
The professional rock gamblers around him turned to look at Andy with approval.
Rock gambling relied heavily on instinct and luck and since Andy had the instinct, he might be able to end up with cream–clear jadeite with some luck.
“Thank you, everyone! I just know a thing or two!” Andy smirked smugly.
Just then, Leon picked up his stone and was walking over with Iris by his side.
“Leon, have you picked the one you want?” Penny asked curiously.
“Yeah, I did.” Leon nodded and placed the rock in his hand on the counter to make payment.
“This is the rock you picked?”
Both Penny and Andy were shocked when they saw the rock with a rough surface.
Andy, who was rather experienced in rock gambling, could tell that a rock like that must be an ordinary rock, which was what all the other customers thought as well.
Even the appraisers in the shop thought so, or they would not have placed it in the low–end area.
“Yeah, this is the one I picked!” Leon said.
“Have you gone mad? This is just an ordinary rock. Are you going to carve this into a statue and give it to Elder Scammell?” Andy sneered in contempt.
“Says who? Rock gambling is more than judging a rock by its appearance. The rocks in the high–end area don’t always contain great jadeites and there’s a chance the low–end rocks can surprise you! I might just be lucky enough to find clear jadeite with this rock!” Leon said calmly.
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“Clear jadeite? Keep dreaming!” Andy and the other customers burst out laughing.
“This kid takes this place as a playground, doesn’t he?”
“How dare he says that he’s going to get clear jadeites from a rock like that? What a joke!”
“Yeah! He should consider himself lucky even if he manages to get any jadeite at all. He can’t get clear jadeite
with that rock!”
The world of rock gambling was complicated and was filled with amateurs who wished to become rich overnight by gambling on rocks at a low cost, so the others naturally assumed that Loen was one of them.
“Leon, it’s not that easy to get clear jadeites! Maybe you should do as Andy did and get a few rocks from the high–end area instead. That way, you’ll have a higher chance of getting a piece of high–quality jadeite!” Penny said while the others mocked Leon.
She saw how easy it was for Leon to spend over 50 million and knew that Leon was not short of money, so she was clueless as to why Leon would insist on gambling on a low–cost rock instead of buying a few rocks from the high–end area.
“Yeah! Leon, why don’t we pick a few from the high–end area instead?” Iris said as she agreed with Penny.
“It’s fine. I stand by what I said. Rock gambling relies on far more than the exterior of the rock! They will know if I’m being foolish soon!” Leon insisted and felt no need to justify his choice to the others.
“Don’t be so arrogant! If your rock turns out to contain high–quality jadeite, I swear that I’ll swallow it right here and now!” Andy challenged.
“You might not want to make such a promise, Andy, or you might choke on it. Literally.” Leon said.
It took him quite some time and effort to find a rock that contained high–quality jadeites, so he would never actually allow Andy to swallow it even if he lost the bet.
“Enough chit–chatting! Let’s cut them open! You can go first. Let’s see what you have there!” Andy scoffed.
“It’s fine. You should go first! If my rock turns out to contain high–quality jadeite, I’m worried that you can’t survive the shock!” Leon said modestly.
“Very well! I’ll show you what professional rock gambling is like!” Andy smirked and paid for the three rocks
he selected.
Since they were all rocks from the high–end area, each cost twelve thousand or above and he paid close to forty thousand for three rocks.
On the contrary, the rock Leon selected only cost him a few hundred, which was a far cry from the price of the ones Andy chose.
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After payment, Andy handed the rocks he selected to the staff for cutting.
The other gamblers‘ interest was piqued and gathered around to see what Andy and Leon selected.
Naturally, none of them expected Leon to find any high–quality jadeite with the rock he picked, so they mainly gathered around for Andy’s rocks.
“We’re going to cut the first one!” The staff announced and cut into the first rock, which started to show a shade of light green that was almost completely transparent.
“It’s out!”
“I think it’s flower–green!”
The crowd cheered excitedly.
Flower–green jadeites were extremely rare and were classified as high–quality jadeites before of it. With an equal value to the cloudy–clear jadeites, flower–green jadeites only cost slightly less than cream–clear and clear jadeites.
“What a shame!”
“The color of this piece of jade isn’t deep enough and the texture isn’t smooth enough!”
“Yeah! If it is of higher quality, it would be worth a fortune for its size!”
The other professional rock gamblers commented.
Flower–green jadeites were of higher quality the deeper the color and if there were strikes of dark green in it, it would cost as much as clear jadeites.
“I must be in luck to get flower–green jadeite right off the bat!” Andy was overjoyed.
He selected three rocks and it was a good sign that the first one contained high–quality flower–green jadeite.
Since it was larger compared to the other rocks, it was more than enough for a statue; unfortunately, the jadeite did not reach top quality both in terms of colorization and texture, so it would be better suited for
bracelets or accessories instead of statues.
“Young, are you selling it? I’ll pay 450 thousand!”
“I’ll pay 530 thousand!”
“Hang on! I’ll pay 600 thousand!”
The traders immediately started bidding against one another over the jadeite.
Considering the overall quality of the jadeite, it was considered generous for someone to offer 600 thousand and they would have never been willing to pay such a price had flower–green jadeites not been so rare.
“Sure. I’ll sell it to you!” Andy said thoughtfully.
Since the flower–green jadeite could not be made into a status, he had no use for it and figured he should sell it instead.
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“Andy, you’re brilliant!” Penny beamed and complimented Andy on his success.
Though the money did not mean much to Penny or Andy, it was a display of Andy’s senses that he managed to find such high–quality jadeite from all the rocks available.
“Of course! There are two rocks left and maybe they will give me jadeite of even higher quality!” Andy said smugly as his confidence was boosted.
More attention was drawn to the area and almost every single customer in the shop gathered around them.
“This young man is quite sharp!”
“Yeah! If he can get flower–green on his first try, he might just get cream–clear or even clear jadeites next!”
“Clear jadeites? I don’t think so, but there’s still a great chance that he will get cream–clear jadeite!”
The others were all impressed by Andy’s instinct and luck.
A flower–green jadeite was rare but was far from comparable to cream–clear and clear ones.
Clear jadeites were the best quality of jadeite and even the top–class Imperial Green belonged to this category, so jadeites of this sort naturally cost far more than flower–greens and cream–clear.
Since clear jadeites were scarce, it would not be easy to find one and if Andy indeed gambled on a rock that contained clear jadeite, his name would be known to all rock gamblers.
“Sir, carry on with the second one, please!” Andy urged as he fantasized about finding clear jadeite in the two remaining rocks he selected. Not only would he be able to make the best statue for Penny’s grandfather, but he would also be able to take revenge on Leon for the humiliation he put Andy through.
However, the reality was cruel and the second rock contained a piece of pale–green jadeite that was hardly worth a few thousand.
Though disappointed, Andy refused to give up and placed all his hope on the last rock. “Open the last one!”
“I wonder if he’ll get a piece of clear jadeite!”
“It’s time for the big reveal!”
The other customers stared at the rock intently and nervously.
Since rock gambling relied heavily on luck, it was normal that Andy ended up with a low–quality jadeite for his second rock. So long as he managed to obtain a piece of high–quality jadeite with the third rock, he could still prove himself to be a seasoned rock gambler.
“Snap!”
The staff cut into the third rock, revealing the jadeite inside.
“It’s out!”
“I think it’s clear jadeite!”
The crowd stirred and some of the customers started cheering.
“That’s great!” Andy burst out laughing. He dreamed of getting clear jadeite and was excited beyond words that his dream was coming true.
However, someone in the crowd questioned the classification of the jadeite in the next instant.
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“I think that’s cloudy–clear, not cream–clear.”
A few other more seasoned rock gamblers scanned the rock intently.
The staff just started cutting into it, so the inside of the rock was not completely exposed. Since cloudy- clears and cream–clears were rather similar, no one could tell which one it was. However, they could tell that there was a lack of transparency, so there was a high chance that it was a piece of cloudy–clear jadeite.
Under the watchful eyes of every customer, the staff continued to cut into the rock.
“It’s a piece of cloudy–clear jadeite!”
The crowd stirred.
Apart from a few of the more experienced customers, even others could tell that it was a cloudy–clear jadeite, not a cream–clear. Though the two were similar in their names, the cloudy–clear was classified as high- quality jadeite, while the cream–clear was considered top–quality jadeite.
“It’s just a piece of cloudy–clear!”
“What a shame!”
The smile on Andy’s face froze.
Like flower–greens, cloudy–clear jadeites were considered high–quality jadeite and the jadeite discovered in the third rock was of even smoother texture compared to the first rock. More importantly, cloudy–clear jadeites were more suitable for statues and it would be perfect to make it into a statue for Patrick’s birthday.
Andy soon recovered from the disappointment and beamed again.
However, before he had the time to celebrate, what happened next shook him.
The staff continued to polish the rock but did not find any more jadeite inside.
There was only a small piece of cloudy–clear jadeite on the surface and the rock was mostly composed of
sand.
“How could this be?” Andy was utterly stunned.
He wanted to carve the cloudy – clear jadeite into a statue, only to realize that there was only a palm–sized jadeite left after all the cutting and polishing. It was barely enough for bracelets and a few smaller
accessories, but could not possibly be enough for a statue.
“What a shame!”
“Here I thought that he might be experienced in this. I’ve overestimated him!”
“Yeah! Looks like he just got lucky for his first rock.”
The others sighed and shook their heads.
Among the three rocks Andy selected, only one of them ended up containing high–quality jadeite, which meant that Andy was lucky.
“Damn it!” Feeling humiliated, Andy blushed.
The higher one climbed, the harder the fall.
He was so confident in his ability when he was complimented by others and he even allowed himself to think that he would find top–quality jadeite, only to be proven wrong by reality.
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“Andy, it’s normal to fail from time to time. Don’t beat yourself up over it! Besides, you should still consider yourself talented for finding a piece of rock that contained flower–green! We can just buy a few more high- end rocks to try our luck and we might just get a piece of top–quality jadeite!” Penny consoled him when she spotted the gloomy look on his face.
“Yeah. You’re right!” Andy’s spirit was instantly lifted.
Though he spent 345 thousand on the three high–end rocks he selected, he managed to sell the flower–green at 600 thousand, so he technically made a profit from it. Though it was not a big amount to him, he still felt better that he did not waste his money.
“Come on, let’s go pick a few more rocks,” Penny grabbed Andy by the arm.
“There’s no hurry! Leon was really confident that the low–end rock he picked contained a piece of top- quality jadeite. I would like to see if that’s true!” Andy said and turned to Loen with a sneer. “Leon, all the rocks I’ve picked have been opened. It’s your turn!”
“Forget it, Andy! There are too many people around us. I’ll open it later,” Leon said hesitantly.
“Why? Are you scared that you won’t get anything worthy and humiliate yourself?” Andy sneered.
“Not really! I’m just worried that you might have a hard time salvaging your pride if I end up with a piece of top–quality jadeite,” Leon said.
The crowd all started to look down on Andy after two of the rocks he selected were determined to hold little to no value. If Leon managed to obtain a piece of top–quality jadeite with a low–end rock, Andy would be the laughingstock of the entire shop.
Andy was Penny’s fiancé and Leon did not want to humiliate Andy.
“Why you!” Andy was furious. Though Leon meant well, it sounded sarcastic and Andy felt as though Leon was mocking him for not being able to find a piece of top–quality jadeite. “Get over yourself! I don’t even know what gives you the confidence to think that you can get a piece of top–quality jadeite!” He sneered.
“Yeah! That young man is too arrogant!”
“The young man from earlier spent 345 thousand on three high–end rocks and didn’t get any top–quality jadeite, yet this guy thinks that he can get it with a low–end rock that cost a few hundred!”
“He must be crazy!”
Amused by Leon’s words, the others stared at Leon as though they were looking at a fool.
“Why would you try to humiliate yourself like that?” Leon felt conflicted that Andy would not accept his gesture of kindness and was upset that the others mocked him because of it.
“Enough chit–chatting! Are you opening that rock up or not? If you don’t have the gut to do so, quit bragging!” Andy scoffed.
“But, alright, then! You asked for this, so don’t blame me later,” Leon muttered with resignation.
Since
everyone took him for a fool under Andy’s lead, Leon was forced to prove that he was not bragging.
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Leon handed his rock to the staff for cutting and walked back to stand next to Iris.
“Leon, what do we do? I told you to pick a few high–end rocks just now, but you just won’t listen! You are going to humiliate yourself if they open it and nothing is inside!” Iris said worriedly.
As Leon’s girlfriend, she naturally did not wish for Leon to make a fool of himself, but the situation escalated
so far that there was nothing she could do about it.
“Don’t worry, Iris. I’m sure that this rock contains top–quality jadeite!” Leon said confidently.
“How stubborn! Let’s see if you can keep smiling when you fail!” Andy scoffed.
He was humiliated for being overly confident about his instinct, but since he managed to find a piece of flower–green jadeite, he managed to salvage his pride.
If Leon’s rock turned out to be an ordinary rock, he would be the laughingstock of the shop and Andy would be considered far superior in comparison.
This was precisely the reason why Andy insisted that Leon opened his rock right away. However, what happened next disrupted his plan entirely.
“Snap!”
The staff cut into the rock and revealed a small corner of the crustal–clear inside.
“It’s out!”
“There’s jadeite inside that rock!”
Everyone in the shop, including Andy, Iris, and Penny, was all stunned.
They all thought that Leon selected an ordinary rock and was all surprised to find that it contained jadeite; on top of that, the jadeite appeared extremely transparent and anyone would be able to tell that it was of high quality.
“It’s so clear that it looks like ice!”
“I, I think that’s cream–clear!”
“No. That’s not it. I think it’s the best quality among cream–clear and it’s quite close to clear jadeite!”
The seasoned rock gamblers studied the rock and soon concluded that the piece of jadeite was extremely close to being categorized as top–quality jadeite.
The crowd was shaken to the core at their comments.
“That kid found a rock containing top–quality jadeite!”
“How’s that even possible?!”
The other customers gaped at Leon.
They all thought that Leon was bragging, and it was only at this moment that they realized Leon was telling the truth and the low–end rock indeed contained top–quality jadeite.
If they did not witness the process with their own eyes, none of them would have believed it to be true.
Andy’s expression darkened.
He spent 345 thousand over three high–end rocks and did not find any top–quality jadeite so far, yet Leon managed to achieve that with a low–end rock that cost only a few hundred.
At that very moment, he was overwhelmed by shock and frustration.
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“Keep cutting! Maybe it only has a small piece of jadeite on the surface!” Andy urged the staff.
“Oh, that’s possible!”
The others realized as they all saw how the last rock Andy selected contained only a small piece of cloudy – clear jadeite on the surface.
As the rock Leon chose seemed to be of low quality, they realized that this might be the same situation as Andy’s last rock.
“Snap!”
The staff cut again and revealed a shade of red inside to their surprise.
“It’s red!”
“Could this be a high–quality ice–clear jadeite with a shade of red?”
Jaws dropped around them.
Among the category of clear jadeite, the best quality of them would be referred to as ice–clear jadeite.
Though jadeites came in different colors, it was extremely rare for top–quality jadeite to contain other colors and with each color it contained, its value would skyrocket.
“How could this be?” Andy paled.
He thought that a low–end rock would only contain a small piece of jadeite on the surface at best like the third rock he selected. To his bewilderment, not only did it contain top–quality jadeite, its value was multiplied by the shade of red found inside.
Despite the shock, Andy, who was still quite experienced in rock gambling, scanned the rock and soon noticed that something was wrong.
“Come and see! The colorization of the shade of red inside is too faint and is close to the shade of white! This might not be a top–quality jadeite!” He said hastily.
“That’s right!”
“The shade of red could affect its value!”
The other customers studied the rock and agreed along.
The colorization inside the jadeite often added to its beauty, but since the shade of red in the jadeite, Leon picked took over a large proportion of the jadeite, it affected the degree of transparency, which might lead to it being categorized as ordinary creamy–clear.
The color blue was most common in cream–clear jadeite and blue cream–clear jadeite was often referred to as Frozen Blossom; the most desirable color would be green. Cream–clear jadeite that contained this shade of color was referred to as Clear Imperial Green and was the most valuable of all.
On the contrary, red jadeites were often low in transparency and most of them would be categorized as an ordinary or average class.
Since the shade of red in Leon’s jadeite was not high in transparency and took over too big a proportion of the piece, it ended up lowering its value.
“Mister, keep cutting!” Andy urged hopefully.
If the shade of red continued to appear in the cutting that followed, the jadeite’s value would continue to drop and would eventually be worth the same amount as the flower–green he had.
‘At least I won’t lose to him that way!‘ Andy thought to himself.
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Mrs. Stone laughed and said, “This is good news. She got lucky right after her wedding.”
“The entire Bucham family is excited. Mr. Bucham is super nervous. He’s even treating Jasmine like a national treasure.”
Mrs. Stone smiled. “That’s natural. Josh is the first to marry in his generation, so the baby in Jasmine’s belly will be the first grandchild. It’s a given that the Buchams will treat this seriously ”
The first child always brought a lot of anticipation and priority.
“How’s Seren?” Mrs. Stone thought about her niece, who was not pregnant yet. Jasmine had gotten pregnant during her honeymoon. Mrs. Stone was worried her niece would be upset
Elisa recalled Serenity’s reaction. She said, “She looked normal. You don’t have to worry about her, Mom. She has an open mind now and is going with the flow. She’s no longer in a rush to get pregnant.
“Besides, we’re so busy. She doesn’t have the time and effort to think about having a child.”
In the past, Serenity only had to watch over Elisa and Jasmine’s bookstore. Getting pregnant was always on her mind because she had too much time.
It was right that staying home and doing nothing would make someone overthink. It would be best to get something to do to distract oneself and even earn some money.
Women could still earn money after marriage. It would also give them some confidence to face
their in–laws.
Elisa came to that conclusion through Liberty’s marriage.
No matter how much money a man earned, it was best that women had financial independence and never believed men when they said they would take care of them. Men would get tired of it
after some time.
Every time a woman asked a man for money, the man would go from being willing to nagging. rolling their eyes, and then scolding. In the end, they would refuse to give the money…
Of course, not all men would be like Hank.
Kind people still occupied a larger portion of the world’s population.
“You’re together with Seren almost every day. If you notice she has something on her mind, try to
talk to her more.”
“I know. Don’t worry, Mom. Seren is my sister. I care for her more than anyone and want her to be happy too. If Zachary dares mistreat her, I’ll even go to his place to pick a fight.”
“You’ll pick a fight?”
Mrs. Stone’s tone became stern.
Elisa quickly rephrased her words. “I’ll go to his place and demand justice for Serenity. I won’t use
fists. Mm, I’m an elegant lady. I’ll use words and not my fists.”
my
Well, she could still use her feet and vent her anger by kicking Zachary several times.
“Are you still at the Buchams‘ house now?” Mrs. Stone did not know what to do with her daughter. She knew what was going on in her daughter’s mind.
Other people used their mouths and not fists while her daughter would use her fists instead of words whenever possible. Otherwise, why would her reputation in Wiltspoon be so terrible?
“I just left their house. What’s the matter, Mom?”
“Come to our family’s hotel now. I invited Mr. Reading over for a meal. You should come over and eat with us too. He helped me so many times. As my children, you guys can treat Mr. Reading to a meal to repay his kindness in my stead.“.
Elisa said, “Mom, Mr. Reading had refused the last time I treated him to a meal. He said it was a small matter and that we didn’t have to be so polite about it.”
“Mr. Reading helped me twice again recently. I called him personally to treat him to a meal. He agreed to it. Come over quickly. He’ll be here soon.”
Elisa asked, “Is it just you and me?”
“It’ll be the three of us after Mr. Reading comes.”
“Are Dad, Clive, and the others not coming?”
Elisa belatedly realized that her mother seemed to want her to interact with Mr. Reading more.
Did Remy’s courting make Mom anxious that she was getting a man for her?
After seeing through her mother’s plans, Elisa did not know whether to laugh or cry.
“Your dad’s going out to meet a friend later in the evening. Clive has a business engagement, while Anthony never comes home unless the sky is falling. Who can I count on? You’re my precious baby daughter. I can only count on you.”
Elisa was speechless.
If so, she had to accompany her mother to have a meal with Mr. Reading. Otherwise, she would not be her mother’s precious baby anymore.