Ch. 3041..3050
The Ex Husbands Revenge Chapter 3041-"What do you want, then?" Leon frowned.
"It's simple. If you want these jadeites, pat first. I want to see if you have that much money or if you're just bluffing!" Lucian sneered and looked at Leon like he was a fool, certain that Leon was just bluffing.
"Why you!" Leon's expression darkened.
In any business, the exchange of money and goods were always conducted at the same time. At the moment, Leon did not even see the actual commodities and was already being demanded to pay.
This was completely out of line.
Ever since he met Lucian, Lucian was rude and arrogant in his words.
Even someone as good-tempered as Leon was enraged.
"Lucian, shut it! If you keep acting rude to Mister Wolf, I'll make you pay for it!"
Before Leon could react, Shally reprimanded Lucian.
Though she did not think Leon had such a large sum of money as well, that was not the main focus.
Leon came to their store to shop out of goodwill and she could understand if Lucian demanded for a deposit if he did not trust Leon's capability.
However, Lucian arrogantly demanded that Leon pay before the products were even brought to him, and this was out of line.
One should never judge a book by its cover.
Whether Leon had such large amount of money was merely something they guessed and if Leon truly could pay, Lucian’s arrogant attitude may enrage Leon and cause him to leave.
Not only would this destroy her friendship with Leon, but it would also cost the Summers a big order.
It was a foolish mistake and she was not going to allow it.
"I-" Sensing that Shally was truly upset, Lucian dared not to say anything else.
"Mister Wolf, sorry for my cousin's irfitated Once Lucian quieted down and she proceeded to apologize to Leon.
"It's fine, Miss Summer. I'll leave it to you to find the jadeites I want Ifyou are worried apout payment, I can pay aldeposit," Leon said, his expression easing.
To him, Lucian was just a clown and out of respect for Shally, he did not lose his temper and intended to settle the current matter first.
"It's fine, Mister Wolf. We are friends now and I trust you. There's no need for a deposit. We have stocks of clear jadeites now and Miltake you to the display area now. For the bigger piece you are looking for, give me two days and I assure you I will find one as soon as possible," Shally said.
"Sure." Leon nodded.
Following Shally's lead, Leon, Cynthia, and the others arrived at the display area outside.
The Ex Husbands Revenge Chapter 3042-At the counter, Shally ordered two saleswomen to take out all clear jadeites from the stock house and the display shelves for Leon to pick.
Leon fired up his spiritual energy and soon selected eighteen pieces that were suitable for his purpose.
"Alright, I'll take these eighteen!" Leon said.
"What?" Both Shally and Lucian were shocked.
Clear jadeites were rare and expensive, so they did not have many stock in the store.
When customers purchase such expensive products, they often care more about the craftsmanship. Hence, the ones that were not picked were mostly jadeites carved in accordance to outdated styles.
Yet, Leon did not seem bothered by that at all and most of the jadeites he selected were old products.
This caught the two of them by surprise.
"Mister Wolf, are you sure? To tell you the truth, a lot of these styles are outdated. Maybe you should spend more time to go through your option. Don’t worry. We have branches in other areas. If you can't find what you like here, I can have the other branches bring other stock over," Shally said.
Leon wanted eighteen clear jadeites. At first, she wanted to have him select a few he liked and transport the stock from other stores over for his picking until he was satisfied.
To her surprise, he took a few glances and selected eighteen right away, with most of them being jadeites that had been in the store for some time.
It was almost as though he was purposefully trying to clear stock for her and this saved her a lot of time to transport stock from other stores.
This left her feeling slightly embarrassed.
"It's fine. I don't care about the style or carving, so don't waste your time transporting stock from other branches. These eighteen ones would do. Give me the bill and I'll make the transaction," Leon said with a smile.
"Oh, sure!" Shally was relieved that he did not care about the craftsmanship and ordered two saleswomen to calculate the price.
Though most of the jadeites Leon picked were products that had been in the store for quite some time, he picked out ones with the best quality based on the spiritual energy within them.
Most were close to high-class clear jadeites with some being rather rare.
After calculation, the price was summarized.
"Mister Wolf, the total will be 34 million. Since we are friends, l give you a thirty percent discount to apologize for my cousin's rude behavior," Shally said thoughtfully.
She initially wanted to offer twenty percent off like she did with the m mansionito deepen her bond with Leon and his companions.
However, considering how rude Lucian was and the fact that Leon purchased some of the jadeites that were sitting in the store, this lessened the burden of the store and she decided to give him a thirty percent off discount.
Such a big discount showed how sincere she was.
The Ex Husbands Revenge Chapter 3043-What? Thirty percent off? Why would you give him such a big discount? Have you gone mad?" Lucian was shocked.
Though the profit was rather high for antique and jadeites, glass jadeites were hard to come by and one could earn double the amount by selling these.
By offering Leon thirty percent off, Shally cut off sixty percent of the store's profit. After deducting the labor fee and store expenses, the profit would be further cut down.
Such a big discount would cost the store at least 9 million worth of profit and that was a considerable amount.
Lucian was not about to accept this.
Tm not mad. Lucian, I'll repeat this one last time. I'm the one in charge here and I know what I'm doing. You don't get to tell me what to do!" Shally said coldly.
"I-" Lucian paled and was displeased by her attitude.
Still, she was the eldest unwed daughter of the first bloodline and was responsible for managing the family business, so he could not dispute much when she was determined to give Leon a discount.
"Mister Wolf, after the discount, the price will be 23 million. What do you think?"
Shally ignored Lucian and turned to Leon.
"Sure. Miss Summers, thank you," Leon said with a smile.
Though the discount did not mean much to Leon, Shally offered it out of kindness and Leon decided to accept it.
He would remember his kindness and would return the favor if he had the chance.
"Here's my card!" Leon handed his card to Shally.
After the payment, Shally signaled two saleswomen to pack the eighteen pieces of jadeites before handing them to Leon.
"Damn it. Who exactly is this guy? Why does he have so much money?"
Seeing as Leon managed to purchase the jadeites, Lucian's expression darkened.
He initially thought that Leon was just an average person.
Yet, Leon first paid 9 million for a mansion and then 23 million for jadeites.
Leon was extremely rich and Lucian could not bring himself to understand or accept it.
Naturally, Shally was equally shocked as well.
She did not understand how Leon managed to spend so much without flinching at all. He was certainly not an ordinary person.
"Mister Wolf, if I'm not mistaken, you must be the son of the founder of your company, right its no wonder thatyou three have such a noble air about you. I've underestimated you,"
Shally said, feeling impressed.
Based on previous conversations, she already heard that Leon represented a phariaceutical firm in the Western region and that he was here to observe the central region's market.
"You're too kind, Miss Summers," Leon brushed it off with a smile.
Initially, she thought the three of them were just managers. Judging from the situation now, Leon Was likely the heir to this firm or he would not have so much money to purchase the mansion and jadeites.
He was the chairman of Cynthion Group, not the son of its founder. Still, the details did not matter and he did not bother to explain himself to Shally.
The Ex Husbands Revenge Chapter 3044-"Miss Summers, I still need a bigger glass jadeite. I'll leave it to you. I hope you'll find one soon,” Leon reminded.
Now that he gathered eighteen glass jadeites, he needed a bigger one for the Energy Gathering Circle.
Still, big glass jadeites were hard to come by and he had no channels to obtain jadeites, so he could only leave it in Shally's hands.
"Don't worry, Mister Wolf. I'll do my best and try to get you the clear jadeite within three days. Once we find it, I'll inform you right away," Shally said.
"Sure. It's a deal, then. Miss Summers, if that's all, I'll leave now." Leon said and was prepared to leave with Cynthia and the others.
In the next moment, something unexpected happened.
Just then, a man in his fifties hurried over to the counter.
He was none other than the manager of the store, and one of the relatives of the Summers.
"Miss, there's a merchant here saying that he has a big glass jadeite that he wishes to sell to US. He is asking if we are willing to buy it," the man said to Shally respectfully.
"A big glass jadeite?" Both Leon and Shally were taken aback.
Leon was about to leave while Shally searched for the glass jadeite he wanted.
To his surprise, someone came to sell a big piece of jadeite to the store before Shally could act.
It was incredibly fortunate. Still, there was a wide variety of jadeites and he did not know if this merchant was selling a piece of jadeite that would meet his requirement.
Hence, he decided to not leave for the moment and to observe the situation.
"Where's this merchant? Bring him to me. I'm interested to see whatjadeite he brought with him, # Shally commanded.
"Miss, he's waiting in the lounge, I'll bring him to you now," the manager said.
Shortly after, he returned with a middle-aged merchant with abign belly who was followed by two formidable-looking guards.
"Miss, allow me to introduce Mister Negus. He is a rather famous jadeite merchant in the industry. Mister Negus; this is Miss Shally of the Summers," the manager introduced.
The Ex Husbands Revenge Chapter 3045-"Hello, Miss Summers," Mister Negus greeted politely.
"Mister Negus, nice to meet you." Shally smiled.
As the person in charge of the store, Shally knew quite a lot about the industry and Mister Negus was a rather famous merchant.
Though the two never worked together before, both Shally and Lucian heard about Mister Negus.
"Miss Summers, I came because there's an excellent piece of jadeite that I wish to sell to you. Will you be willing to buy it?" Mister Negus cut to the chase.
"Mister Negus, where is this jadeite? Please let me have a look," Shally said.
"Sure," Mister Negus said and waved his hand at one of the guards, who placed a beautiful box on the table before Shally and the others.
As the box opened, a clear piece of jadeite was revealed. It looked to be weighing two to three thousand grams with not a single hint of impurity inside.
"It's magnificent indeed. This has to be clear jadeite or even better!"
Shally immediately identified that this was a clear jadeite or something of a higher class. However, she could not quite tell the exact class it was in.
"Miss Summers, this isn't just a clear jadeite. It is a Dragon Jade," Mister Negus said.
"What? A Dragon Jade? How is that possible?" Both Shally and Lucian were stunned.
Of all the jadeites being sold in the market, the best quality ones were mostly clear jadeites, and those with splendid colors were referred to as the highest class amongst all, especially those in imperial green and imperial purple.
However, that was one type of jade that surpassed clear jadeites in terms of quality and that was the Dragon Jades.
Legends said that Dragon Jades could be found in caves with great colorization and texture. It was extremely rare, just like a dragon and that was how it was named.
Since Dragon Jades were extremely scarce, it disappeared about fifty years ago and did not appear again. This was why clear jadeites became the best jadeites one could find in the market.
Yet, Mister Negus claimed that he found a Dragon Jade.
This was so surreal that Shaly and Lucian were shaken to the cores.
Leon was equally shocked.
Though he was not an expert in the field, he knew a bit aboyt jadeites after gambting on rocks a few times and knew about the Dragon Jades.
Even the lowest quality of Dragon Jades would be considered o m Jades would be considered om comparabig to imperial green jades, nöt to mention Dragon Jades of high quality.
High-quality Dragon Jades' value exceeded that of imperial greenion purple jades and would be considered priceless.
The Ex Husbands Revenge Chapter 3046-"Who would've thought that this is a Dragon Jade?" Snapping out of it, Leon fired up his spiritual energy to sense the energy within it but was slightly taken aback.
Though the spiritual energy within the jadeite was pure, it felt similar to the green jadeite he purchased in the western region. When compared to the imperial green and purple jadeites he obtained from rock gambling, this Dragon Jade would fall short.
"That's strange. What's going on?" Leon was slightly confused.
He thought that Dragon Jade was of higher quality than imperial green and purple jadeites, so the spiritual energy within it should be higher. Yet, this jadeite before him did not contain purer energy than imperial green and purple jadeites.
Leon was baffled, but he never saw a Dragon Jade before and did not know much about it.
Hence, he assumed this was just an ordinary Dragon Jade and thus to disappointing quality of its energy.
This seemed to be the only possible explanation.
"Mister Negus, are you sure that this is a Dragon Jade?" Shally asked.
A Dragon Jade was far too rare and was lost from the public's sight for over fifty years, so she never saw it before. There was no way she would believe that this was a Dragon Jade simply because Mister Negus said so.
"Of course. Miss Summers, if you don't believe me, you can have someone check it," Mister Negus said confidently.
"Alright. Manager, bring our appraisers over so they can check if this is a Dragon Jade," Shally said.
"Yes." The manager went and returned with three appraisers.
These appraisers were all in their sixties and were in the industries for decades, so they were all professional and experienced.
Apart from that, they even brought tools like uv lights and special lenses.
"Please check to see if this is indeed a Dragon Jade," Shally said.
"Sure," they said.
They then took out all their tools and began to inspect the jadeite on the counter.
He was the top appraiser of the Treasure Hunt and when he wasn younger, hg had the luck to see a plece of Dragon Jade pendent, so he had some understanding about it.
As for the other two, they had never seen a Dragon Jade before but they were both experienced.
About half an hour later, the three continued to inspect, the jade telwhile exchangingthoughts, slowly starting to reach a consensus.
The Ex Husbands Revenge Chapter 3047-"Miss, after our inspection, we find this piece of jade to be clear with defined textured. There isn't a single trace of impurity in it. It glows and is cold to the touch, which matches with the characteristics of a Dragon Jade. The three of US have concluded that this is likely a rare piece of Dragon Jade. However, it is just an ordinary Dragon Jade and not a high- quality one within its class," said.
"So it is a Dragon Jade. That's wonderful!” Shally was overjoyed and revealed a big smile.
In the past months, the Summers' competitors, the Nortons, targeted them cutting off their resources in the central region.
This led to the decline in the Summers' business.
Thankfully, Mister Negus came with a rare Dragon Jade and intended to sell it to them.
With this as the centerpiece of the store, it would make Treasure Hunt famous and the Summers would benefit from it.
Apart from that, she went to the northern region and found a new source of supply.
With a new supply line and a Dragon Jade as the showing piece of the store, the Summers would be able to step toward glory and win against the Nortons.
Amid her excitement, her smile froze when she saw Leon.
Though she wanted the Dragon Jade, she promised Leon to purchase a larger piece of high-quality clear jadeite for him.
The Dragon Jade seemed to match Leon's requirement and if she purchased the Dragon Jade just to keep it, she would be going back on her words.
"Mister Wolf, does this Dragon Jade match with your demands?" Shally asked, worried that Leon may have taken an interest in the Dragon Jade.
If that was the case, she would have to discuss it with him to see if he was willing to let the store have it.
It would be the same for her to purchase another piece for Leon afterward.
"No, this is still too small. I don't need it." Leon shook his head.
The Energy Gathering Circle called for a high-quality cleariadaito M weighinglover three kilograms.
The Dragon Jade seemed to weigh about two to three kilograms and this did not meet Leon's demand.
Naturally, if the spiritual energy within it reached the same lergl as imperial green ox purplé fadeite, he could consider using it.
Unfortunately, the spiritual energy within the Dragon Jade was merely at the level of high-quality clear jadeite and could not compare to imperial green or purple jadeites.
To avoid affecting the power of the circle, he saw no point in buying it.
The Ex Husbands Revenge Chapter 3048-"You don't need it? That's great!” Shally was relieved and turned back to Mister Negus. "Mister Negus, we are willing to take this Dragon Jade.
Name your price."
"Well, let's say 215 million," Mister Negus said thoughtfully.
"215 million? That's not cheap!" Leon was slightly taken aback.
Though he did not know much about the industry, he once obtained a large imperial purple jadeite when he was in the southern region.
At the time, a few merchants tried to purchase it and even offered a price of 172 million.
However, he needed the jadeite for his circle and did not sell it.
The Dragon Jade before him was much smaller than the imperial purple jadeite he obtained and was about one-third of its size.
Yet, Mister Negus demanded to charge 215 million, making it far more expensive than the imperial purple jadeite.
"Mister Negus, don't you think that's too high a price? It's at least two to three times the price of imperial green or purple jadeites of the same size." Shally frowned.
"Miss Summers, I'm afraid I disagree. Dragon Jades are pretty much lost and the one I own is rather big. It's hardly an exaggeration to say that it's priceless.
You should consider it generosity that I'm only asking for 215 million/ Mister Negus said.
"Well," Shally was instantly rendered speechless.
She knew that Mister Negus was right. Dragon Jades were gone from the public's sight for decades and they were indeed priceless.
For high-quality jadeites, they would become more expensive the larger they were.
The Dragon Jade before them weighed at least 2 kilograms.
Imperial green and purple jadeites this size were hard to come by, not to mention Dragon Jade.
It seemed reasonable for Mister Negus to ask for 215 million.
'Very well! Mister Negus, give me a bank account and I'll have my m accountant make the payment to you? Shally said and finally decided to purchase the Dragon Jade.
215 million was a lot and under normal circumstances, no ong would be given permission to move such a be given permission to move such a big amount from the family wealth, but Shally was different.
Due to the death of her parents and older brother, she and her grandfather were the only ones left in the first bloodline of the Summers.
Her grandfather was growing old and left her fully in charge of the family business two years ago.
Out of consideration for the family business, it was not challenging for her to move 21 5 million as she was fully capable of making the call.
"Great." Mister Negus revealed a smile and was about to provide her with his bank account when something unexpected happened.
The Ex Husbands Revenge Chapter 3049-"Hang on! I'll take that Dragon Jade!" Someone shouted.
A young man in his late twenties strode into the store with two guards.
"Marvin Norton. It's you!" Both Shally and Lucian were shocked.
The man before them was none other than the eldest son of their competitors, Marvin Norton.
"What are you doing in our store, Marvin? You are not welcome here!" Shally snapped out of it and her expression darkened.
Not only were the Nortons the Summers' biggest competitors, but they were also bullying the Summers ever since Shally's parents and brother were killed.
In recent months, the Nortons' actions escalated and they even cut off the resources to the Summers, which led to great financial losses.
Given the relationship between the Nortons and the Summers, there was no way she would treat Marvin with respect.
"Ha!" Marvin sneered in contempt and ignored her.
He approached with his guards and glanced at the Dragon Jade, before turning to Mister Negus.
"Mister Negus, I heard you are selling a piece of Dragon Jade. If I'm not mistaken, that's the one on the counter, right? The Nortons will take it!" Marvin said.
"Um, Mister Norton, I'm sorry but I've promised to sell this to Miss Summers. I can’t sell it to you," Mister Negus said.
"Mister Negus is right. Treasure Hunt has bought this Dragon Jade. Please leave and stop messing around!" Shally said with displeasure.
"What exactly can you do if I want to mess with you? Besides, you two have just reached an agreement. There's no contract and payment hasn't been made. It's not confirmed!" Marvin scoffed. 1 He did not respect Shally or the Summers at all.
"Why you!" Shally was furious but was rendered speechless.
Marvin was right as it was merely a verbal agreement, shecould not find away to dispute it.
Still, this was her store and she would not allow Marvin to cause trouble.
She was going to get a few guards here to kick him out, but Marvin was a rather capable martiabartise M compared to those his age, and the guards he brought were powerful as well as they were members of the Nortons' second bloodline.
If she chased them out by force, a tight would break out and products in her stores would suffer damage. On táp of that, the guards working for her may not be able to defeat Marvin either.
Instantly, she was unsure of what to do.
The Ex Husbands Revenge Chapter 3050-Many customers were alerted by the commotion following Marvin's appearance.
They all gathered around curiously in the hope of seeing what was happening.
"Mister Negus, I heard that you intend to sell this Dragon Jade to Treasure Hunt at the price of 215 million. How about this? I'll offer you 258 million. Sell it to the Nortons. What do you think?" Marvin did not bother arguing with Shally and offered Mister Negus a higher price.
"258 million? Alright, Mister Norton. You said it. So long as you pay me 258 million, I'll sell the Dragon Jade to you!" Mister Negus agreed excitedly.
"What? Mister Negus, that's unacceptable. You've already agreed to sell this Dragon Jade to US. How can you go back on your words and sell it to Marvin instead?" Shally protested with a dark expression.
"Miss Summers, I'm sorry. Our agreement was just verbal and we haven't started dealing. Mister Norton is now willing to pay 258 million and it's a much higher price than what you offer. It's only normal for me to sell it to him instead,"
Mister Negus said.
"Why you!" Shally was furious and helpless.
After all, Mister Negus was a merchant and it was reasonable for Mister Negus to sell the Dragon Jade to Marvin instead.
Despite her frustration, she could only swallow her pride.
"Shally, what should we do now? Such high-quality jadeite is rare to come by.
We have to find a way to buy it or the consequences would be unimaginable if the Nortons obtain it!" Lucian said.
As the biggest competitors of the Summers, the Nortons targeted them and the Summers were at their wits' end.
If it were not for Shally's great mind for business and her quick thinking to locate another source lot supply from the northern region, the Summers' business would have faced an utter downfall eventually.
The Dragon Jade was rare and if the Summers obtained it, they coulqlyse it to increase theirlpopularity and thus break out of the Nortons' control.
However, if the Nortons obtained it, they would only find it @yenteasier to target and Bully the Summers.
The Summers' business may decline tremendously and the family would slowly fade into nothing.
This was precisely how important this piece of Dragon Jade was.