Chapter 273: Two hundred seventy-two, out of green. Chapter 273: Two hundred seventy-two, out of green. Liu Xin gave a faint smile, “As long as Mr. Zhang knows me, that’s enough.” If the Boss wanted to tell Zhang Yun, there wouldn’t be any need for his introduction.
Zhang Yun didn’t seem to care either, “I’m just curious how such an impressive person like President Liu would be willing to listen to a little girl.”
“What’s that got to do with you?” Liu Xin looked at Zhang Yun with a feigned smile. When he had first submitted to Song Yan Ning, it was indeed to save his own life, but now, he truly respected and admired Song Yan Ning from the bottom of his heart. Her skill was far greater than he had known.
Then there was Qin Yushen by her side, not to mention anything else, just his identity alone was enough to make many people pale.
Zhang Yun shrugged his shoulders and didn’t ask any further. Turning to his subordinate, he said, “Get me a bottle of water.” All he needed to do now was wait and enjoy the show. As for the identity of those two kids, a little investigation would tell him everything.
Li Tianyu spent almost an hour before he finally chose three pieces of rough.
He came before Song Yan Ning and her group, looking at Song Yan Ning with full confidence, “I’ve made my selection of the rough; let’s start now.” Once the rough was cut open, they would know of his skill. Li Tianyu was not one for an empty reputation.
He asked the market staff to move both parties’ rough to the stone-cutting area at the back of the market.
Everyone who was originally waiting for stone-cutting heard that there was going to be a contest on the spot, and they weren’t in a hurry to proceed with their cutting, instead waiting eagerly to watch the excitement unfold.
The three pieces of rough from Song Yan Ning’s side and the three pieces Li Tianyu had selected were moved to two adjacent stone-cutting stalls, where two stone-cutting masters went to work.
“Boss, which piece do you want to cut?” the stone-cutting master asked Liu Xin.
Liu Xin looked towards Song Yan Ning for guidance.
“It doesn’t matter.” Song Yan Ning had already used her Divine Sense to inspect the rough selected by Li Tianyu. He indeed had some skill in selecting rough, but the jade contained in those three pieces simply couldn’t compare to the ones she had selected.
“Master, pick any piece you like,” Liu Xin called out to the stone-cutting master.
“Okay!” The stone-cutting master nodded. He was somewhat puzzled as to why Liu Xin would listen to a little girl, but this was none of his concern, and besides, even if he asked Liu Xin, he might not get an answer.
Li Tianyu sneered and glanced at Song Yan Ning before walking up to the stone-cutting master and pointing to a rhomboid piece of rough, “Start with this one.”
The stone-cutting master nodded, had his assistant place the rough on the stone-cutting table, and began the stone cutting.
The snapping sound of the stone-cutting machine immediately filled the area.
In about half an hour, the rough on Li Tianyu’s side was cut open.
“Stop a moment,” Li Tianyu stepped forward, crouched down, and poured some water over the opened rough to examine it closely.
Slowly, a happy smile appeared on his face. He was confident he had won this time; the piece contained ice jade. Although the quality wasn’t as good as that of the glass type, it was still top-grade among the top-grade.
Standing up, he walked over to Zhang Yun with a smile, “It’s a piece of ice jade.” Nowadays, it’s incredibly difficult to find ice jade in the rough.
The rough nowadays isn’t like it used to be; many are picked over as soon as they’re mined. The chance of finding top-grade jade in those picked-over pieces is very slim. Only an expert with a deep understanding of rough, like himself, could hope to find something worthwhile in those leftovers—it’s harder than reaching the heavens for the average person.
“Truly worthy of being Mr. Li!” Zhang Yun looked at Li Tianyu with a face full of respect and admiration.
Li Tianyu waved his hands modestly, “It’s just from seeing a lot.” His thirty years of experience didn’t come for nothing, how could a child compare with him.
“Master, they’ll definitely regret it later; we’ve won this time for sure,” the disciple of Li Tianyu said with conviction.
Li Tianyu smiled, “Don’t be too arrogant as a person; you still need to be low-key.”
At this moment, the rough stone on Song Yan Ning’s side was also being cut open.
Liu Xin hurriedly approached, crouched down, and examined the cut surface closely. Seeing no sign of green showing up on the cut surface, his eyebrows involuntarily furrowed. Could this be a waste piece?
“Let’s go have a look,” Zhang Yun said with a smile as he walked towards Liu Xin. Based on his understanding of Liu Xin, the prospects for this rough stone didn’t seem very promising.
Li Tianyu and his disciple exchanged a glance, both sporting a schadenfreude smile. They knew that Song Yan Ning had no experience. She was just acting recklessly using her status.
Zhang Yun glanced at the cut surface and couldn’t help but laugh, “Is this rough stone cut to waste? Maybe you should ask Mr. Li to choose a few new ones for you.”
“My master won’t come and go at anyone’s beck and call unless they apologize to him,” Li Tianyu’s disciple said arrogantly.
Song Yan Ning stepped forward and said to the stone cutting master, “Master, please use the grinder to polish it.” She was afraid of damaging the jade inside, so she had intentionally moved the cutting line about a centimeter outward when marking it.
“Alright,” the stone cutting master nodded, walked over to get the grinder. He didn’t hold much hope for this rough stone either; the cut on the rough stone was almost in half, the jade inside, if any, wouldn’t be very large. It seemed that this piece was a loss.
The crowd watching the excitement also shook their heads one after another.
“It looks like the outcome is clear at a glance. Mr. Li indeed deserves his reputation.”
“Mr. Li has been in the Gambling Stone Circle for nearly thirty years. How could an ordinary person possibly beat him?”
“Didn’t Mr. Li used to follow President Liu? Why is he now with Zhang Zong?”
In the midst of everyone’s discussion, the sound of the grinder started up.
“President Liu, it’s pointless to cut this one any further. Let’s not waste time and start on the next one,” Zhang Yun said to Liu Xin, his face full of undisguised mockery.
Liu Xin smiled lightly, “Who has the last laugh is still unknown.”
Zhang Yun shrugged nonchalantly, “Then let’s wait and see.” The first rough stone was a bust; it’s not like they could possibly reveal glass type from the ones remaining.
Liu Xin, uninterested in paying attention to Zhang Yun, walked over to the rough stone and crouched down, personally helping the stone cutting master splash water on the rough stone. He believed in his boss; she definitely wouldn’t do something pointless.
“Do you think they’ll be able to reveal any jade?”
“I think it’s doubtful. Even if they do manage to reveal jade, it won’t be very big. President Liu is surely set to lose this time.”
“I feel the same way.” The onlookers were not very optimistic about Liu Xin.
Hearing the surrounding discussions, Li Tianyu and his disciple’s faces filled with even more pride.
“Wait a moment!” Liu Xin suddenly called out to the stone cutting master who was about to continue.
The stone cutting master quickly stopped the grinder and looked towards the rough stone, a flash of disbelief in his eyes.
Liu Xin splashed some water on the rough stone and moved closer, his face filled with excitement, “It’s green, it’s really green! It’s glass type!”