Fu Zhengguo took the dusty gray stone from her and examined it briefly. The two of them then went to the cashier.
Su Cheng had selected a total of thirteen pieces.
The shop owner was all smiles as he calculated the price.
“Miss, your thirteen pieces weigh a total of 723 kilograms. I’ll give you a rounded price of 360,000 yuan.”
Su Cheng took out her gold card and paid.
The shop owner asked, “Miss, would you like to have them cut open now?”
“Yes. Let’s start.”
“Uncle Fu, I’ll pay for yours too.”
“No need. Go ahead and have yours cut. I’ll be over in a moment.”
Su Cheng went over to the stone-cutting machine and pointed to the rough stone that was nearly as tall as a person.
The shop assistants placed it onto the machine.
Su Cheng couldn’t help placing her hand against the stone again.
Such intense spiritual energy.
She had a feeling that absorbing the spiritual energy from this particular stone would definitely be enough to open her space.
There was probably only a thin layer of stone on the outside. The inside was likely filled entirely with jadeite.
“Master, could you start from the surface and peel it away like you’re peeling a potato? Just shave off a thin layer first and see if we can find any green.”
“Make the first layer slightly thicker. If green appears, I’ll give you a very generous red envelope.”
The stone cutter immediately brightened.
“All right, Miss!”
The machine began to buzz.
A layer of pale white stone appeared.
Someone nearby sighed.
“Ah, looks like it’s a bust.”
“Not necessarily. They’ve barely cut into it.”
As soon as he finished speaking, someone suddenly shouted,
“Green! There’s green!”
“What is that? It looks like yellow jadeite!”
The stone cutter splashed water over the exposed surface.
A brilliant yellow appeared, translucent and glowing like gold.
The crowd immediately surged forward.
“Golden jadeite! It really is golden jadeite!”
Someone in the crowd exclaimed excitedly.
“And such a huge piece! If the inside has the same color and clarity, it’s worth at least 100 million!”
Su Cheng smiled faintly.
“Keep cutting. You won’t miss out on your red envelope.”
The stone cutter’s face broke into a wide grin.
He continued cutting away the stone layer by layer.
Before long, the entire piece had been exposed.
“My goodness! It must weigh at least 120 kilograms!”
“The color and clarity are so bright. Golden jadeite! Xiao Su, you really are lucky.”
Fu Zhengguo looked at Su Cheng with a smile.
“Women have good sixth senses,” Su Cheng said with a cheerful smile. “See? Mine is pretty accurate.”
She was in an excellent mood herself.
“To think I’d get to see a piece of golden-thread yellow jadeite uncovered with my own eyes in my lifetime. Old Fu, I really haven’t lived in vain.”
An elegantly dressed elderly man had pushed his way through the crowd. His face was full of excitement.
He looked at Su Cheng.
“You know this young lady?”
“Old Yang, when did you arrive in Shenzhen? You came here without even contacting me. Are you treating me like an outsider?”
Fu Zhengguo was delighted to see his old friend.
“I only arrived last night. I heard Yipinxuan had just received a new batch of old-mine material, so I came over to take a look. I hadn’t even had time to call you when…”
Fu Zhengguo gestured toward Su Cheng.
“This is Xiao Su. She saved my life.”
“Xiao Su, this is Old Yang. Old Yang is a renowned traditional Chinese medicine doctor. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to call him one of the leading masters of traditional Chinese medicine today.”
“Hello, Old Yang.”
Su Cheng gave him a slight nod.
Suddenly, a loud, arrogant voice rang out.
“Who uncovered the golden-thread yellow jadeite?”
A man in his thirties wearing a white suit and sunglasses strode over.
Several burly men dressed in black followed behind him, looking like bodyguards.
Everyone’s attention immediately turned toward Su Cheng.
Su Cheng remained expressionless.
She placed her hand on the golden-yellow jadeite and circulated the Five Elements Formula, absorbing its spiritual energy.
The man in sunglasses stopped in front of her.
“So you’re the one who uncovered the golden-thread yellow jadeite?”
“I’ll buy it. Fifty million.”
“Fifty million is a little low.”
Su Cheng didn’t even look up.
“This is worth at least 100 million.”
“Definitely more than 100 million. It weighs at least 120 or 130 kilograms!”
The onlookers began discussing among themselves.
Su Cheng looked at the man in sunglasses.
“I’m not selling this piece. Someone has already paid for it.”
The man’s expression immediately changed. He put on a smile.
“Miss, nobody has made an offer here. How can you say someone has already bought it?”
“Besides, 50 million isn’t a small amount. That rough stone probably cost you only a few hundred thousand yuan at most. You’d already be making a fortune.”
As he spoke, he casually ran his fingers through his hair.
His hair looked as though a cow had licked it flat. Who knew how much hair gel and mousse he’d used? It was so shiny that someone could probably go ice-skating on it.
Su Cheng fought back the urge to laugh.
“Sir, I’m telling you the truth. President Sun of Shengshi Pearl Jewelry has already bought it.”
“How is that possible?”
“I came here as soon as I got the news. I’ve never even heard of President Sun of Shengshi Pearl.”
“Where is he? I looked around both sides when I came in.”
Fu Zhengguo stepped to Su Cheng’s side, clearly intending to protect her.
Su Cheng took out her phone and called Sun Jianjun.
“Hello?”
Sun Jianjun’s voice came through.
“It’s me. I’m at Yipinxuan on Antique Street.”
“Bring a few people over. It would be best if you bring two cars.”
She hung up and looked at the man in sunglasses.
“I didn’t lie to you, did I?”
“I have a feeling my luck is pretty good today. Maybe I’ll even uncover an Imperial Green later.”
“When that happens, I might sell you a piece.”
The man in sunglasses sneered.
“Heh. Do you think Imperial Green grows like cabbages?”
Su Cheng ignored him.
She picked up another rough stone and placed it on the cutting machine.
“Master, keep going. Cut it directly.”
The machine slowly cut into the stone.
White rock appeared.
“It’s a bust.”
“Not every stone can contain jadeite.”
Someone in the crowd sighed.
The man in sunglasses laughed mockingly.
“It’s a bust, little sister. You thought jadeite was cabbage or something?”
“And you were talking about Imperial Green?”
Su Cheng placed another stone on the machine.
Once again, nothing but white stone appeared.
Su Cheng then pointed to two gray-skinned stones with distinct python-pattern markings.
“These two catch my eye.”
“I’ll draw the cutting lines myself. Master, start from here.”
The stone cutter followed the lines she had drawn and began cutting.
“Green! There’s green!”
The stone cutter splashed water over the exposed surface.
“Apple Green! It’s Apple Green!”
Someone in the crowd shouted excitedly.
“Miss, sell it to me. One million!”
“I’ll give you 1.5 million! Sell it to me. It might only be green near the surface!”
Su Cheng looked at the exposed jadeite.
“Keep cutting, Master.”
Before long, the stone was completely uncovered.
It was about the size of a basketball.
The jadeite was a pale green with a slight yellow tint, and its clarity was exceptionally bright and translucent.
“High-grade Apple Green!”
“I’ll give you 10 million!”
“12 million!”
“13 million!”
“15 million!”
“16 million!”
The man in sunglasses shouted,
“18 million!”
“19 million.”
A slightly overweight man in his forties approached. His hair was beginning to thin on top.
While everyone was bidding, Su Cheng kept her hand on the Apple Green jadeite, quietly absorbing its spiritual energy.
By the time the bidding stopped, she had already absorbed most of the spiritual energy within it.
Su Cheng gave the buyer her bank details.
After the payment was transferred, the man smiled broadly, his face resembling that of a cheerful Buddha.
“Miss, here’s my business card.”
“If you come across any more good jadeite in the future, be sure to call me.”
Su Cheng nodded and accepted the card.
She was surprised when she read it.
Huang Jingui — General Manager, Wancheng Group.
She had assumed he was the general manager of a jewelry store.
Meanwhile, the stone cutter was still working on the other rough stone.
Su Cheng had drawn cutting lines on two pieces earlier.
Suddenly—
“There’s green again!”
“My goodness!”
“That woman is unbelievably lucky!”
“She’s had five stones cut, and three of them have produced jadeite!”
Fu Zhengguo also smiled.
“Xiao Su really is lucky.”
The stone cutter splashed water over the newly exposed section and picked up the sandpaper.
He carefully rubbed along the opening, gradually peeling away the outer layer.
Piece by piece, the jadeite emerged.
It was slightly larger than a basketball and oval-shaped.
“Imperial Green!”
“It’s Imperial Green!”
The crowd erupted.
Old Yang was visibly excited.
“The quality of this jade is incredible. It looks so fresh and moist, almost as though water could drip from it.”
“Crystal-clear clarity!”
“Top-grade Imperial Green!”
“Miss, are you selling this? Forty million!”