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Chapter 51: Head to City G

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Gu Ning had believed the man had abandoned Gu Man, but the truth was totally different.

Ning, that was the reason why Gu Man named her daughter Gu Ning!

"When I was with him, I felt the happiness I'd never had. Thus, I thought of committing suicide after he had that accident. I knew it was selfish. It was unfair to my loving parents and my elder sister. When I was full of those tangled emotions, I found out that I'd been pregnant for three months. Therefore, I continued my life and dropped out of the school."

What had happened next wasn't a secret to Gu Ning.

Gu Man's mother thought it was humiliating that Gu Man was pregnant before getting married. She had asked Gu Man to have an abortion, or she wouldn't admit that Gu Man was her daughter.

Gu Man had chosen her child over her mother, thus she had left her home. She had then used money from her father to rent a house and try to find jobs.

But she had been refused because of her pregnancy.

After a few months, she had run out of money. Gu Man had to turn to Gu Qing for help afterwards.

After Gu Man and left her home, her father and Gu Qing had searched for her in vain. It had been Gu Man who had turned to Gu Qing on her own initiative.

Gu Man's father then picked Gu Man up and took her back home. Under her father's protection, Gu Man had successfully given birth to Gu Ning.

Eighteen years later, the old sadness was already gone, but Gu Man still felt unhappy every time she thought of those memories.

The next day, Gu Ning got up early as usual. She ran to school then continued to run with her friends. She didn't go back to her school until it was five minutes before the morning class.

There weren't bathrooms in their school, so they couldn't take a bath even though they were all wet from that sweat.

Luckily, they would take a shower when they went back home and they weren't smelly.

"Boss, today's Friday. Let's go have some fun in our club tonight!" Hao Ran said on the way back to their classrooms.

"I like it. Gu Ning, go with us!" Chu Peihan said with excitement.

"Yeah! It's our place. It's safe," Qin Zixun said.

"We have a new kind of fruit drink. Girls love it! Boss, why not have a try?" Zhang Tianping added.

"I need to go to City G this afternoon, sorry," Gu Ning replied.

The crowd immediately felt disappointed.

"Why are you going to City G?" Chu Peihan asked.

"To deal with something," Gu Ning said.

"Something about what?" Hao Ran inquired.

"That's a secret," Gu Ning answered.

Hearing that, they all felt bored, but since Gu Ning wasn't willing to tell, they stopped asking.

"But, I'll buy gifts for you all," Gu Ning added.

Knowing that, everyone was delighted again.

"Sounds great!"

Although they all knew Gu Ning was from a poor family, they didn't reject her kindness because they believed Gu Ning wouldn't buy something expensive.

Gifts showed affection and didn't need to be expensive.

"If you're not staying in the hospital these two days, should we go visit your mother?" Mu Ke asked with care.

"No, it's fine. An Qian will be there," Gu Ning said.

Gu Ning absolutely wouldn't allow them to visit her mother, because she had lied to Gu Man, saying that she was going to City G with Mu Ke. If they went to visit Gu Man, Gu Man would know the truth.

At noon, Gu Ning received a message from Qin Zheng. Qin Zheng invited her to have a talk.

Gu Ning didn't think there was any need to talk with Qin Zheng. She had forgiven Qin Zheng about the car accident, and that was the best she could do.

If Qin Zheng stayed away from her afterwards, then everything would be fine. If he still came to bother her, she wouldn't be kind to him.

Gu Ning directly blocked Qin Zheng's number.

Qin Zheng didn't get Gu Ning's answer and was displeased. He stopped sending messages to Gu Ning because he was mad.

Recently, Qin Zheng always had Gu Ning in his mind. He couldn't tell what his feelings for Gu Ning were now himself.

When he heard Gu Ning and her mother had been kicked out by her grandmother because of Gu Xiaoxiao, he wanted to help.

But Gu Ning ignored his message.

Gu Xiaoxiao stayed away from Gu Ning today.

She wanted to laugh at Gu Ning, but she was afraid that Gu Ning would beat her again.

Shao Feifei also kept a distance from Gu Ning today, except for her unkind looks.

Gu Ning had a peaceful day today. She had already prepared everything she needed, so she took a taxi, heading to the airport directly after the afternoon classes were over.

She had a backpack with her, and put all the documents inside her Jade Eyes. There was only a change of clothes in her backpack. She wanted to change when she arrived at the airport, because she couldn't go to City G in her school uniform.

It was the rush hour, and the roads were crowded downtown. When the car left downtown, it moved fast again.

Gu Ning left her school at 5:50 pm and her plane would fly at 7:30. It took around 40 minutes to get to the airport. When Gu Ning arrived, it was already 6:40 pm.

50 minutes were left, so Gu Ning wasn't in a hurry. She went to a washroom and changed her clothes.

Jean shorts, a loose white T-shirt and a pair of white sneakers. Gu Ning pulled up her hair, and looked energetic and attractive.

Plus her flawless skin and her beautiful face. She was literally charming and shining. People around her would give her glances once in a while.

Gu Ning didn't have time to buy new clothes, so she was wearing her old clothing.

Luckily, Gu Man always treated Gu Ning well. Sometimes, Gu Man would buy some clothes of good quality to Gu Ning, like the outfit Gu Ning was wearing today. It wasn't expensive, but cost around a hundred yuan.

Gu Ning stood in line to take her ticket, then she was in the lounge.

In the lounge, Gu Ning still had half an hour. It wasn't enough time for a meal, so Gu Ning planned to have a cup of coffee.

Coincidentally, the minute Gu Ning walked in the café, she saw Qin Yifan with a young, beautiful lady.

"Gu Ning, what a coincidence! Where are you going?" Qin Yifan beamed when Gu Ning appeared in his sight. He stood up in excitement, greeting Gu Ning.

The lady beside Qin Yifan was a little unhappy. She checked Gu Ning out with an unkind look. She was jealous, especially when she found out Gu Ning had a charming appearance.

Gu Ning had an acute mind. She immediately felt the unkindness from the lady, but she ignored it.

"Hi. What a coincidence! I'm going to City G. How about you?" Gu Ning planned to have a good relationship with Qin Yifan, so she was friendly towards him.

Of course, Gu Ning had no intention to disguise it.

"Wow, I'm flying to City G too! My plane will be leaving at 7:30 pm, and you?" Knowing Gu Ning was heading to City G, Qin Yifan was even more excited now. Others might even believe he liked Gu Ning.

Chapter 52: Li Zhenzhen

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But for now, Qin Yifan only appreciated Gu Ning. There weren't many people whom Qin Yifan thought highly of, so he was excited when he met Gu Ning again.

"Me too." Gu Ning smiled.

"What a great coincidence! Come over here, we can take the plane together later," Qin Yifan invited her with passion.

Gu Ning didn't reject. She followed Qin Yifan to his seat.

Qin Yifan pulled out the chair for Gu Ning like a gentleman. The young lady seemed upset once more.

"What would you like to drink?" Qin Yifan asked.

"Coffee please," Gu Ning replied.

Qin Yifan called the waiter, and ordered a cup of coffee for Gu Ning.

"Yifan, you haven't introduced the girl to me yet." the lady who sat aside opened her mouth. She called Qin Yifan in a deliberately intimate way.

Then, Qin Yifan immediately turned to the lady. "This is my friend, Gu Ning."

"Gu Ning, this is my uncle's daughter, Li Zhenzhen," he said to Gu Ning.

"Nice to meet you, miss Li." Although Gu Ning knew Li Zhenzhen disliked her, she greeted her politely since Li Zhenzhen didn't actually hurt her yet.

"Nice to meet you too, miss Gu," Li Zhenzhen replied. She hadn't figured out the relations between Gu Ning and Qin Yifan, and didn't want to be rude.

After that, Li Zhenzhen looked at Qin Yifan. "I think miss Gu is around 18 years old, right? Yifan, I'm curious how did you meet miss Gu?"

"I told you this afternoon. I bought a King's Green in the size of a quail's egg from a female student. The female student is Gu Ning," Qin Yifan said. Saying that, Qin Yifan couldn't help but show his appreciation of Gu Ning.

"Oh, that!" Knowing that, Li Zhenzhen was surprised. At the same time, she was upset, because she clearly saw Qin Yifan's appreciation of the female student.

She liked Qin Yifan, and had even told him plainly several times, but Qin Yifan explained that he only regarded her as his sister.

When Qin Yifan was with her, he always seemed serious. However, when he was with the female student, Gu Ning, he behaved so passionately. Li Zhenzhen was jealous.

"Oh, Gu Ning, what are you going to do in City G?" Qin Yifan asked.

"Just for a trip," Gu Ning answered.

"Where are you going to stay?" Qin Yifan asked with care.

"I'll stay in the Huangdeng Hotel in downtown," Gu Ning replied.

Huangdeng Hotel was a five-star luxury hotel in City G. It cost hundreds of yuan to stay there for a night, but Gu Ning chose to stay there for a reason.

The hotel would arrange a free tailored car for its customers all day.

In an unfamiliar city, Gu Ning wasn't willing to rent a car, nor wait for a taxi. It was much more convenient to have a full-time chauffeur.

Besides, she didn't lack money now.

"Great, I'll pass by the Huangdeng Hotel later. Do you need a lift?" Qin Yifan said.

"Yifan…" Hearing that, Li Zhenzhen was more displeased now. They wouldn't pass by the Huangdeng Hotel at all. Actually the Huangdeng Hotel was far away from their destination!

It would be late at night when they arrived at City G. If they were going to the Huangdeng Hotel before going back home, they would have to waste more time on the road.

Li Zhenzhen actually didn't care about the time. She simple disliked Gu Ning. If Gu Ning had been one of Qin Yifan's male friends, she wouldn't care at all.

But before Li Zhenzhen could say another word, Qin Yifan stopped her with a glance. Li Zhenzhen was a little mad now but she closed her mouth, because she didn't want to ruin her elegant appearance.

Gu Ning obviously knew what was going on here. Even though it was convenient for Qin Yifan to give her a ride, Gu Ning had no intention to let him do that. Thus she refused, "Thank you so much, but the hotel will pick me up."

"Well, fine." If Gu Ning had said she would take a taxi, Qin Yifan would have insisted on driving her to the hotel, but since the hotel would pick her up, he didn't insist.

"When will you be going back? If you have time, you can ask me out. I can take you for a tour since I'm free all day," Qin Yifan said with delight. He totally forgot he was going to City G to deal with some business.

Li Zhenzhen was eager to interrupt, but Gu Ning opened her mouth first. "I'm going to deal with something there, and I'll be back the day after tomorrow."

Which meant she didn't have time.

Before long, their plane was about to take off. Gu Ning's and Qin Yifan's seat were all in the first class. Li Zhenzhen felt extremely unhappy.

As long as Gu Ning was present, Qin Yifan would talk to her and ignore Li Zhenzhen.

Gu Ning had actually wanted to buy a ticket in economy class, but the economy class was all booked. Gu Ning then had to buy a ticket in the first class.

Qin Yifan, Li Zhenzhen and Gu Ning all sat on the second row. Gu Ning sat beside the aisle. Qin Yifan's seat was beside the window, but he exchanged with Li Zhenzhen to sit next to Gu Ning.

Li Zhenzhen was annoyed. If not for her appearance, she would probably argue with Qin Yifan now.

Gu Ning actually didn't want to talk much with Qin Yifan, especially in front of Li Zhenzhen. She didn't want to cause any misunderstandings or trouble.

Therefore, when the plane moved up high to the sky, Gu Ning closed her eyes to have a rest.

Qin Yifan didn't bother Gu Ning anymore.

Gu Ning didn't close her eyes all the way, because it wouldn't be natural.

An hour later, the plane landed at the airport of City G. Gu Ning and Qin Yifan walked out of the airport then separated.

Gu Ning found the car from the hotel. She got in and headed straight to the hotel.

When she arrived at the hotel, it was already 9:40 pm. She checked in, walking upstairs directly.

The minute Gu Ning stepped in the right elevator, the left elevator opened, and several men walked out.

The front man was Leng Shaoting.

Gu Ning missed Leng Shaoting by seconds.

It wasn't a big deal after all. They were merely strangers who had only met each other twice.

But it was still Gu Ning's destiny to meet the man again.

Gu Ning went to her room and called Gu Man to tell her mother she was safe.

In case Gu Man would ask to talk with Mu Ke or Yu Mixi, Gu Ning hung up after a short time. She used an excuse that she needed to review some documents.

Gu Ning indeed was going to read documents. She hadn't read the books about emeralds and jade yet! She wanted to make full use of her time, and read those books now.

But before that, Gu Ning used her WeChat, sending out a message to the "Family of Fighters" group to tell her friends that she had safely arrived.

Chapter 53: Stone Gambling

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There were thousands of chat messages above, which shocked Gu Ning.

These people were so talkative!

Gu Ning read those messages. Some asked whether she had arrived at City G, while some were curious why she was in City G.

One said she was here to visit relatives, while one said she was here to meet a friend or a blind date. Gu Ning felt like laughing.

Gu Ning: "I'm in my hotel now, safe and sound."

Hao Ran: "Wow, boss is here."

Chu Peihan: "Boss, don't forget our gifts!" [Gift emoji]

Mu Ke: "Don't forget our gifts!" [Gift emoji]

Qin Zixun: "Don't forget our gifts!" [Gift emoji]

Zhang Tianping: "Don't forget our gifts!" [Gift emoji]

Yu Mixi: "Don't forget our gifts!" [Gift emoji]

Gu Ning laughed out loud. These people were so adorable!

She hadn't decided what she would bring back to them as gifts yet.

Gu Ning: "I won't forget. It's late now. I need to go to bed. Tomorrow is a busy day!"

Chu Peihan: "Fine, I'm more and more curious about what you're up to now."

Hao Ran: "Exactly, boss, are you going to live in the lap of luxury without us?"

Mu Ke: "Nonsense, Hao Ran, you're already living in the lap of luxury." [Kick out emoji]

Qin Zixun and Zhang Tianping: "Agree!" [Kick out emoji]

Hao Ran: "You all bully me." [Cry emoji]

Hao Ran: "Boss, I need your care." [Pitiful face emoji]

Gu Ning: "Get out." [Kick out emoji]

Everyone: "LOL." [Laughing out loud emoji]

Hao Ran: "You people! I'm going to die." [Spurting blood emoji]

Gu Ning: "Alright, I'm going to make a big deal, and I'll tell you one day. Good night."

Yu Mixi: "Good night, Ningning."

Everyone: "Good night, boss."

After the talk, Gu Ning started to read.

Stone gambling was also called object gambling. It meant that when the jade was mined, there was a layer of weathered leather 1 wrapped around it. It was impossible to know the quality of it. It must be cut to know the quality of the jade.

The original stones of jade were divided into two types, namely mountain material and seed material. As the name implied, the mountain material referred to the material from mountains. It had no outer skin and was a jade itself. However, most of the jade was poor in quality.

The seed material was the raw material of stone gambling that people often referred to. The seed material was formed in the riverbed. The surface of the seed material was weathered, so the outer shell was formed. Thus the inner condition couldn't be seen. One could only rely on his experience to judge whether the inner part had formed an emerald. Those seeds were called raw materials or raw stones.

The most profitable, most tempting, but also the most risky bet would be stone gambling.

There was a saying in the jewelry industry: Stone gambling was like life gambling. The winner could earn ten times or hundreds time more money, and became a millionaire overnight, while the loser could lose everything. Compared with stone gambling, stocks, real estate and other risky trades all seemed mild and gentle.

The buying and selling of the original stones of jade was the most mysterious trade in the jewellery industry. Its mystery lay in the word "gambling". Therefore, the buyers always called it jade gambling or stone gambling.

Generally, one couldn't tell what was in a stone from its appearance. Even with the technological advances today, there was no instrument which could quickly determine whether a stone was valuable or valueless through its shell. Therefore, the risk of buying and selling stones was very high, and it was also very exciting. Thus it was called "gambling" and was quite profitable if one won. Accordingly, this business had been going on since ancient times.

The jade used to gamble was also divided into different classes, mainly depending on the type, color and transparency.

Again, the quality of the jade mainly relied on three points: type, color and transparency.

The type referred to the variety of jade. Jade from a good type was hard.

The types from high to low levels were old pit glass, ice, hail, bean, oil green, hibiscus, gold, and so on.

The type of the jade was of great importance..

Color referred to the colors of jade. There were many colors of jade, but the best jade was mainly bright green.

The colors from high to low levels were green (king's green, bright green, apple green), red, yellow and purple.

The production of jade in special color was relatively small. The color of jade must be combined with great transparency, and it must be less cracked in order to be priceless.

Transparency was the ability of the jade to let the visible light pass through.

The jade with a higher transparency was more valuable. The best jade was like glass, and was called "Glass Bottom" in the jade industry.

After understanding the stone gambling, Gu Ning turned to the computer to learn about the domestic jewellery brand's history, development, fame, reputation, founders and its chairman.

Regardless of whether it was the first, second or third, or not on the line, Gu Ning has read it all over.

But the time was limited, so Gu Ning didn't check the foreign brands now. Besides, Gu Ning hadn't developed so fast. She wanted to be influential, but she also knew to take it slowly.

…

The next day, Gu Ning got up at seven am. She called for breakfast first, then brushed her teeth and washed her face.

30 minutes later, her breakfast arrived.

Gu Ning wasn't in a hurry, because it was too early so the stores weren't open yet.

At half past eight, Gu Ning called the reception and ordered a tailored car.

The hotel was efficient. When Gu Ning went down to the first floor, her tailored car was waiting for her.

Antiques and stone gambling were always together. So Gu Ning told the driver to take her to the antique market.

It wasn't far from downtown to the antique market. She would arrive there after 40 minutes, if there was no traffic jam.

On her way, Gu Ning took out her phone. Her friends were talking in the "Family of Fighters" group again.

But Gu Ning didn't get involved in their talk. She took a glance, then put her phone away.

When she arrived at the antique market, it was slightly past nine. The antique market was already active.

Gu Ning knew she would spend a lot of time in the antique market. She would not make the driver wait for her for so long. So she told the driver to leave first, and she would call him when she needed to go back.

The minute Gu Ning walked into the antique market, she became excited and nervous.

The antique market in City G was much bigger that the one in City F. The objects were also in a larger number.

The power of Gu Ning's Jade Eyes was thin now, so she decided to take a look at stones first. She wanted to absorb the power.

Antiques and stone gambling were set separately on the two sides of the street. Following the sign, Gu Ning walked towards the street of stone gambling.

The nearer Gu Ning was to the street of stone gambling, the more excited she got, just like there was a large amount of thick power and money waiting for her ahead.

The market of stone gambling in City G wasn't very big. There were only around 10 shops, but people were everywhere.

Gu Ning walked into the first shop. It wasn't big, and was around 40 square meters. There were piles of large and small stones on the ground and the platform.

Those were raw materials of stones.

These raw materials had already been selected by the boss, and were stacked in equal order. All marked with a price.

Chapter 54: Get An Emerald

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On the ground were raw materials of a low level, while on the shelves were raw materials of a high level.

Raw materials could be sold by number or weight.

The price of a raw material didn't rely on its size. From a professional point of view, if the skin was good and the green rate was high, it would be marked as a higher level, and was more expensive.

Of course, the higher level didn't equal to a high green rate. After all, it was extremely difficult to choose the right raw material with jade in it. No one knew whether there was an emerald in a raw material.

Therefore, even if it was a raw material of a low level it was possible there was an emerald in it.

It all depended on one's luck.

There were many people in the store, and no one came to welcome Gu Ning. Gu Ning liked that though. She wasn't willing to shop with a salesman who kept talking beside her ears.

Gu Ning immediately used her Jade Eyes to scan over those raw materials. She checked those on the shelves first. They were supposed to be in the high level with high green rate. However disappointedly, they were mostly white stones.

Although there were some jade in them, the jade wasn't of good quality. It wasn't worth much even if you cut it out. Gu Ning didn't want to waste her time on it.

Then, Gu Ning turned to the raw materials on the ground. They were all white stones again.

It seemed a pair of Jade Eyes wasn't enough. Gu Ning also needed good luck!

She stepped out of this shop with disappointment then entered another one.

The result was the same. The raw materials were either white stones, or with bad jade in them.

The power in Gu Ning's Jade Eyes was thin, so she felt tired after a short time. She prayed in her heart, hoping to find jade soon. Otherwise her power would be completely consumed soon. Without the power, she couldn't use her telepathic eyes.

It seemed the God had heard Gu Ning's pray. When Gu Ning was about to close her Jade Eyes she found two raw materials with green jade in them among a pile of raw materials.

One was almost as big as a football, while the other was merely bigger than an apple.

Both of them were of good quality.

Gu Ning felt excited, but remained calm. She walked like an ordinary customer to the pile of raw materials. With a cart, Gu Ning picked up those two raw materials with green jade in them.

To avoid special attention, Gu Ning also picked up another three raw materials in different size. They were all smaller than a football.

"Hey, how much are these in total?" Gu Ning pushed the cart to the counter.

The boss was a little surprised to see Gu Ning, who was a teenage girl, but since she was a customer, the boss treated her kindly.

There were marks on the raw materials, so the boss didn't need to ask where Gu Ning had picked those raw materials up.

Those raw materials were all of a low level, and weren't expensive. 200 yuan a pound.

Those five raw materials that Gu Ning had picked up weren't big. They added up to 40 pounds and cost 8,000 yuan.

Eight thousand weren't much as long as there were emeralds in those raw materials. If they were all stones, eight thousand would be too much.

Gu Ning paid her bill. The boss asked, "Miss, do you want to cut them out now?"

"Yes, please," Gu Ning replied.

Gu Ning was here for money. She definitely wanted to cut the raw materials on site, and sell to the emeralds right away.

"Lao Zhang, come and cut the stones out," the boss called someone inside the room.

"I'm coming." A man, who was around 50 years old, walked out from the room. He came to the counter, seeing Gu Ning. He was surprised that the customer was a young teenager.

Lao Zhang asked with uncertainty, "Miss, it's you who wants to cut the stones out, right?"

"Yes," Gu Ning answered.

"Please follow me." Lao Zhang then guided Gu Ning towards the area where they cut stones.

Meanwhile, those customers in the shop all stood around them to have a look.

Although there was a faint, almost zero, possibility to get jade out, it was the exciting point of stone gambling. Even if it was impossible to get jade out, the gambler would stay hopeful.

Everyone who enjoyed stone gambling shared the same feelings.

And the crowd was surprised the owner of those raw materials was a young girl.

Most customers here were middle-aged men or the elderly. There were few young people, especially young girls around.

Gu Ning handed the worker a waste material first. The worker asked her, "Miss, how would you like to cut it? Rub or cut?"

"Cut, please," Gu Ning said.

"Cut it directly, or draw lines first?" the worker asked again. Although he could tell this one must be a waste material, he needed to follow the customer's order.

"Cut it directly, please." It was a waste material. Gu Ning didn't care at all.

Cutting a stone directly didn't mean to cut it randomly. The worker still needed to have a good judgment.

The machine started to work. After one cut, it was nothing but a white stone. After another cut, there was still nothing in it. After the third cut, the stone had already been cut half out. Nothing in it. It was waste.

The crowd felt disappointed after the result.

But if there really was jade in it, the crowd would be envious.

That was human nature.

Gu Ning calmly picked up another waste material. It also proved to be a pure stone. The crowd began to feel bored. Some walked away.

The third time, Gu Ning chose a big raw material with jade in it.

"Let me draw lines first," Gu Ning said, then drew some lines on it.

She didn't draw the lines accurately, but basically the same.

The machine started to work again. After one cut, the out layer was removed. There was a light green color open to the air.

All of a sudden, Gu Ning sensed a kind of strong power. She was excited, and couldn't wait to absorb it.

The power was absorbed into her eyes. She felt cool and comfortable. Her sight became better and she was energetic now.

At the same time, the worker raised his voice in excitement, "The jade! There is jade in it!"

His voice immediately attracted everyone's attention in the shop.

The people in front of them were all surprised and wide-eyed. It was so incredible! Those who had just left immediately turned back, and some who just entered the store, all came up.

"What? There is jade in it?"

"Yes, there is jade in it!"

The onlookers seemed more excited than Gu Ning, who was the owner, because stone gambling was a high-risk business, and the green rate was always low.

Most of the onlookers knew Gu Ning was the owner. They all looked to Gu Ning with envy, but Gu Ning stayed calm as usual.

Chapter 55: Bid

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The crowd all wondered whether this teenage girl understood stone gambling, or if she simply didn't care at all.

"Young lady, would you sell this raw material to me for fifty thousand yuan. Although there is a little light green color showing out, who knows if there is more inside, right? If there is no more inside, then it'll be waste. If you sell it now, you can earn fifty thousand yuan anyway. If you don't sell it, you'll have nothing," a middle-aged man in a suit, who was a little fat and about 50 years old said.

If the raw material which was cut open had green in it, the cut was called a "window". If the owner didn't want to gamble any further, he or she could sell it.

The buyer was also gambling of course, because a light layer of green didn't mean the raw material would be valuable.

There was often only one thin layer of green in many raw materials, or the jade inside was very small.

But a raw material with a "window" was much more expensive than a raw material without a "window", like the one Gu Ning had bought for two thousand yuan and the man later bid fifty thousand yuan for it.

The raw material showed green after all. It was possible that there was jade in it.

If the green layer was thin, it would be waste. If there was jade in it, it would be worth a certain amount of money according to the size of the jade.

The middle-aged man was simply trying to deceive Gu Ning. In his eyes, Gu Ning was merely a teenager and must know nothing about stone gambling.

Even if there wasn't jade in the raw material, he could afford fifty thousand yuan.

But if there was jade inside, he could make a lot of money.

Although Gu Ning didn't know much about stone gambling, she knew the jade in the stone must be extremely valuable. fifty thousand yuan couldn't buy one percent of it.

"I'll stay and gamble till the jade is all out. The most generous buyer will get it," Gu Ning said.

The man was disappointed, but he couldn't do anything about it.

The worker continued to cut. After the second cut, there was another layer of green shown, and the type of the jade was revealed.

"It's valuable!" the worker said in excitement.

"The color is a little yellow. The quality is good. This is of the glutinous rice type," the boss came over, and was also thrilled.

"Young lady, could you sell it to me in five hundred thousand yuan?" the middle-aged man bid again.

"I'll pay eight hundred thousand yuan for it."

"One million yuan."

…

"Two million yuan!"

When the price rose up to two million yuan, no one else bid again. The jade hadn't been fully cut out. It was still uncertain how big it was and how much it was worth.

Gu Ning didn't stop them from bidding. After they finished, Gu Ning opened her mouth. "I will sell it when the jade is fully cut out."

The jade must be worth more than two million yuan.

The worker then went on to cut the stone.

He removed the out layer first, then started to rub it.

Half an hour later, a jade which was as big as half a football was finally cut out.

The glutinous rice type was jade of a high level. It was absolutely worth a lot.

Moreover, its size wasn't small.

"Five million yuan."

"Six million yuan."

"Seven million yuan."

"Ten million yuan!" a bright voice sounded. The bidder directly omitted the three million gap.

An energetic old man of 70 years old walked inside.

"Oh, Master Fu, it's been a while! Nice to meet you again!" a man immediately greeted.

"At the beginning of the month, my great-grandson was born. I've stayed at home for a long time, but it was uncomfortable to stay at home for too long. Thus I wanted to take a look around. Unexpectedly, I arrived on time when the top grade jade was cut out. I wanted to buy it and make a gift for my great-grandson!" Master Fu said.

Master Fu was mainly engaged in real estate business, and many other industries. He was a very rich businessman with eight billion yuan of wealth. His family was one of the third-tier richest families in a second-tier city like G City.

Although the super rich families could be divided into the first-tier, second-tier and third-tier, there were only 10 of them in all.

Because only the top 10 richest people were able to be called the super rich.

And Master Fu was in the top seven on the list.

Of course, in addition to those super rich people on the list, there were also many invisible super rich families.

"It seems Master Fu is very interested in the jade of glutinous rice type, but I like it too. I'm afraid I have to compete with you, Master Fu," another man said. "Eleven million yuan."

Although the man wasn't as wealthy as Master Fu, he bid a very high price for the jade.

"The most generous buyer will get the jade. Then, let's compete for it. Fifteen million yuan." Master Fu directly raised his bid by four million.

"Sixteen million yuan."

"Seventeen million yuan."

"Eighteen million yuan."

…

"Thirty million yuan!"

The bid now was thirty million yuan. Master Fu had made it.

Thirty million yuan was almost the highest price of the jade. The buyer wouldn't lose money, but couldn't earn much either.

The boss of the shop had mixed emotions. He was excited and regretful at the same time.

Why?

He was excited because someone had cut out jade from a raw material in his shop. That was great advertisement. His shop would be popular then.

Meanwhile, he was regretful that he himself didn't know the raw material was worth a fortune. If he had known the raw material was so valuable, he would have cut it out himself.

But the boss still understood that was how the industry of stone gambling worked. He was mentally prepared.

Besides, it had happened before, so he soon accepted the reality.

The man didn't expect Master Fu would bid such a high price for the jade. He had to give up at the end. "Master Fu, you win."

He didn't want to pay thirty million yuan for the jade.

He was a businessman after all. He wanted to benefit from the deal, instead of losing money.

"Ha-ha, Xiao Zhao, don't worry. Perhaps there is something better waiting for you!" Master Fu comforted the man. Unexpectedly, what Master Fu had said became the truth later.

Yes, the next jade in a smaller size was worth more than the previous one.

"Thank you, Master Fu." The man smiled with sadness. He knew it wasn't easy to get an emerald of top quality.

"Who is the owner of this jade?" Master Fu asked.

Gu Ning knew this jade of the glutinous rice type was a high-level jade. Even though it was far less valuable than the King's Green, it was still very valuable. Gu Ning estimated it was worth about thirty million yuan, but when she really heard the bid of thirty million yuan, she was still shocked. She couldn't believe it was real.

Gu Ning didn't get her mind back until Master Fu asked the question. She immediately replied calmly, "Nice to meet you, Master Fu. This jade is mine."

Seeing it was a young girl, Master Fu was also surprised, especially since the price rose up to thirty million yuan. Gu Ning could remain so calm.

She was able to stay as calm as always at such a young age.

Master Fu had a good impression of Gu Ning.

Chapter 56: The Next Emerald

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"Good girl," Master Fu complimented. "Do you want a check or transfer?"

"Transfer please," Gu Ning said. She took out her bank card and told Master Fu her account.

"Sure," Master Fu answered. He called someone to transfer the money right away.

After a few minutes, Gu Ning received a message, which showed the 30 million yuan had been successfully transferred. Then, Gu Ning handed the jade to Master Fu.

"Miss, do you want to cut the rest?" the worker inquired.

"Yes, please," Gu Ning answered. She gave a waste material to the worker.

Master Fu was about to leave with the jade, but he stayed when Gu Ning continued to cut her raw materials.

Since Gu Ning had already cut out a high-level emerald, the crowd was excited to see what would happen next.

Although they all believed Gu Ning couldn't be so lucky as to cut out another jade, they were still full of hope.

Unfortunately, the next one was a waste material. However, the crowd didn't disperse yet, because Gu Ning had one last raw material.

Gu Ning hadn't successfully gotten an emerald until the third raw material of hers had been cut out. It could be possible that the last raw material had jade in it too.

Still, there wasn't a strong possibility.

The last one wasn't big. Gu Ning also knew the out layer wasn't thick, so she said, "Please rub this one."

"No problem," the worker replied.

It took a while longer to rub a stone than cut it, but everyone was patient.

After a while, green showed on the stone. The worker raised his voice in excitement firstly, "There is an emerald, again!"

"Gee, the girl is so lucky! Two in five have jade inside."

This time, the boss felt greatly regretful.

There was only a little green that showed. It was hard to tell the type.

The worker went on to rub the stone. The more the outer layer was removed, the more excited everyone got.

When most of the outer layer had been removed, the type of the jade was clear enough.

"Jesus! Isn't it of the high-ice type!"

High-ice types were only a little worse than glass type, but they were also a type of high-level jade. It was even better than the glutinous rice type.

This emerald was crystal clear with great transparency. It belonged to the old pit, high-ice type. Although it wasn't big, and only as big as one-third of the previous jade of glutinous rice type, its price wasn't much lower than the previous one.

Gu Ning immediately absorbed the power into her Jade Eyes.

As long as her telepathic eye space was full of the power, it would grow bigger.

When the jade was fully cut out, a man bid at once, "Twenty million yuan!"

It was Master Fu's voice again. No one dared to follow up this time, because there were few rich people around.

The man who had competed with Master Fu last time now was about to cry. He said, "Master Fu, didn't you say there is something better waiting for me? Why do you have to compete with me again this time? I'll pay twenty-five million yuan for it!"

This jade of the high-ice type was more valuable than the last one of glutinous rice type indeed, but it wasn't big. It was worth around twenty-five million yuan. If it was made into jewelry, the buyer could earn about ten million yuan from it.

But if the bid went higher, it wouldn't be very profitable.

Master Fu, instead, was determined to buy the jade. "The most generous buyer will have the jade. I think it's pretty fair."

"You…" the man didn't know what to do. If Master Fu bid again, he had to give up once more.

"Fine, this one is yours." Master Fu understood the man, whose name was Zhao Yuefeng, wanted the jade so badly. They were acquaintances actually. Master Fu didn't want to lose a friend just because of an emerald.

Zhao Yuefeng was thrilled at once. "Thank you so much, Master Fu!"

Thus, Zhao Yuefeng got this jade of high-ice type at the price of twenty-five million yuan in the end.

Within a day, Gu Ning made fifty-five million yuan.

Although Gu Ning seemed calm from her appearance, her heart was pumping faster and faster.

She would scream out if allowed now.

"Miss Gu, it's so nice to meet you. I am the chairman of Furong Jewelry," called Zhao Yuefeng. "This is my business card. If Miss Gu cuts out any other high-level jade again, please let me know. I can buy it at a reasonable price, and please give me priority as a buyer." Zhao Yuefeng was now fully convinced by Gu Ning. Whether it was because of luck or real strength, it was truly rare to cut out two high-level emeralds from five raw materials.

Gu Ning had checked up on the domestic jewelry brands, their founders and chairmen online last night, so she naturally knew about the Furong jewellery brand.

The headquarters of Furong Jewelry wasn't in City G, but it had many stores across the country with two billion yuan in assets. It belonged to the domestic third-line brand, and the chairman was Zhao Yuefeng who was about 40 years old.

Zhao Yuefeng didn't need to buy in jade himself. He was just here for fun when he was inspecting his stores in City G.

Gu Ning was excited that Zhao Yuefeng made friends with her on his own initiative.

Therefore, if she was going to cut out more jade, she would sell some to Zhao Yuefeng.

They would be peers. Although peers always competed with each other, they could also cooperate.

Gu Ning accepted his name card with happiness. "Sure, I'll call Mr Zhao first if I cut out any high-level jade in the future."

"Young girl, please don't forget me. You can contact me too. I won't pay less than Zhao Yuefeng." Master Fu took out his name card immediately, putting it straight into Gu Ning's hand. Gu Ning thought it was so funny to see those two buyers competing.

Although Gu Ning didn't know Master Fu's background now, she knew the old man must be wealthy and powerful.

Gu Ning didn't aim at the old man's wealth of course.

She just wanted to maintain a good relationship with her clients, especially super rich clients.

"Master Fu, you do this on purpose, right?" Zhao Yuefeng felt a little displeased.

"So what? You're not the only one who loves jade. I love it too!" Master Fu argued back like a child, "Young girl, do remember me!" he kindly reminded Gu Ning then.

"I will." Gu Ning smiled.

She was going to cut out many more emeralds in the future. It wouldn't hurt anyone if she sold some to Master Fu as well.

Master Fu was happy to hear an affirmative answer.

After that, Gu Ning left the shop first.

Before long, many people had heard the news that the shop had cut out two high-level jade. People all came to the shop for good luck. The shop became popular at once.

Unfortunately, they weren't as lucky as Gu Ning.

Chapter 57: Almost Failed

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Gu Ning left the shop, then walked in another one. She luckily found another high-level jade and a medium-level jade.

The high-level jade was as big as an apple, while the medium-level jade was a little bigger, and the size of half a football.

Gu Ning did not plan to cut the high-level jade out now. She had just cut out two high-level emeralds, and didn't want to cause a sensation. Thus she decided to cut out the medium-level one.

The medium-level jade was sold out at the price of eight million yuan.

Gu Ning continued to visit those shops. After six stores, she had collected another seven or eight high-level jade in different sizes. Their value varied of course. The biggest one was as big as a football, while the smallest one was as small as an apple.

Other than those high-level jade, she also accumulated five medium-level jade.

As for the low-level jade, Gu Ning ignored them directly.

On her way, Gu Ning cut out two medium-level jade, and earned 23 million yuan.

And the rest, Gu Ning didn't want to cut them out now. She had no intention to be famous.

Till now, Gu Ning had made eighty-six million yuan in total by cutting out jade.

The price of those raw materials varied from high to low levels. The expensive one cost dozens of thousands of yuan a pound, while the cheap one cost merely hundreds of yuan a pound. Thus Gu Ning had spent three million yuan on her raw materials in all.

But if she cut out all her raw materials, she could earn six hundred to seven hundred million yuan.

Gu Ning decided to collect more raw materials with jade in them before she sold some to Master Fu and Zhao Yuefeng.

Every time Gu Ning bought a raw material, she would secretly put it into the telepathic eye space, so that she was able to carry a light backpack along the way.

Gu Ning stepped in a shop again. This shop was much bigger than those she had visited. There were a lot more customers as well as raw materials in it too.

Hearing the talks among others, Gu Ning then found out the shop just had a new group of high-level raw materials in. Those high-level raw materials were more likely to have jade in them.

Of course, even though the green rate was higher, one needed to rely on his or her luck!

Gu Ning immediately used her Jade Eyes to scan over those raw materials. There were indeed emeralds in them; one was even red.

There were two raw materials with jade in them. One was a little smaller than a football, while the other was as big as two apples. The raw material with a red jade inside was as big as half a football.

The minute Gu Ning found out there was a red jade in it, she liked it.

Thus she pulled the cart ahead to it at once.

However, when Gu Ning moved near to it, a woman around 30 years old in a fashionable suit picked it up before her. Gu Ning felt nervous.

She knew the rules. You couldn't grab the raw material from others. You could only take it if others abandoned it.

Gu Ning didn't want to lose the other two raw materials with green jade inside as well so she picked them up without further delay.

Meanwhile, she fixed her eyes on the raw material with a red jade inside. As long as the woman put it down, she would pick it up.

"I don't think there is jade in this one. It looks ugly," a young man, who was standing beside the woman, said.

"Nonsense! You can never judge from its appearance. Just because it looks ugly doesn't mean there isn't jade in it," the woman retort.

Hearing that, Gu Ning's heart skipped a heartbeat. The woman must like this raw material too.

Then the woman added, "But, I need to consider whether to buy it."

After that, the woman put the raw material down, secretly remembering its number. She liked this raw material, but hadn't made up her mind to buy it yet.

The second the woman left, Gu Ning picked the raw material up. She was greatly relieved.

Fortunately, the woman hadn't decided to buy it yet, or Gu Ning would have to miss this rare jade. It must be priceless!

Gu Ning continued to scan the raw materials with her Jade Eyes. She got another two with jade inside. Both were as big as two-thirds of a football.

Those emeralds weren't enough, but Gu Ning decided to pay her bill putting them into the telepathic eye space first.

It wouldn't be convenient if she carried lots of raw materials with her.

The raw materials were the latest group, so they were expensive. The small ones cost ten thousand yuan a pound, while the big ones cost twenty thousand yuan a pound. Gu Ning bought five raw materials, which weighed 93 pounds. They cost 1.5 million yuan in all.

Gu Ning put those raw materials into the telepathic eye space, then went back to shopping.

Before long, Gu Ning found another one with a green jade inside. This time, the jade was much bigger. It was as big as two footballs.

Gu Ning immediately moved it to her cart. It weighed at least 50 pounds, and it cost twenty thousand yuan a pound.

That was to say, this raw material cost around one million yuan.

Of course, Gu Ning wouldn't care its cost at all. As long as there was jade in it, she would buy it even if it cost ten million.

The jade inside was worth far more than ten million.

Gu Ning could figure out the types of the raw materials from its power. The thicker the power was, the more valuable the jade was. However, Gu Ning still didn't know the exact price of the jade. The price depended on the buyer.

"Gu Ning?"

Right when Gu Ning put the raw material into her cart, she heard someone call her name. The voice sounded familiar, so she knew who he was before she saw the person.

Gu Ning looked over. It was Qin Yifan, who seemed surprised. She smiled kindly. "Nice to meet you. What a coincidence! Are you here to buy some raw materials too?"

Qin Yifan was accompanied by Li Zhenzhen and a young man who was around 27 years old.

Li Zhenzhen became upset when she saw Gu Ning here. She hated Gu Ning and didn't want to meet her again.

On the other side, Gu Ning didn't care at all.

"Yes! One of my old friends runs this shop. There is a new group of high-level raw materials, and I've been informed to have a look. Actually I came to City G to check the raw materials here, but I didn't expect you're here for the same reason," Qin Yifan said. He looked delighted. No one knew whether he was so happy because he had met Gu Ning, or because he had met an acquaintance.

"I'm interested in stone gambling too, but I'm a new comer. I don't know much about it," Gu Ning said.

"You can ask me if you have any questions," Qin Yifan said with kindness.

"Sure!" Gu Ning didn't reject, but it was another thing whether she would really turn to him for help.

Li Zhenzhen couldn't stand that Qin Yifan was so kind to Gu Ning. She immediately walked over, "There is a weathered leather shell on the surface of the raw materials, which makes people unable to see the jade inside. Thus many people think that the stone gambling completely relies on luck, which is actually a wrong idea."

Chapter 58: Unkindness from Li Zhenzhen

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"The raw materials possess many characteristics. We can judge the internal condition of a raw material according to these characteristics. From the perspective of petrology, the jade inside has a certain correlation with the color of the outer shell. The characteristics of "songhua", "python stripe" and "moss"[1: Songhua, python stripe and moss refer to surface features of crust, distribution of colour and characteristics of fissure skeins of raw jade.] are important features for distinguishing the internal conditions of jadeite," Li Zhenzhen explained very professionally, like she was teaching Gu Ning. However, the disdain and arrogance in her eyes betrayed her.

Li Zhenzhen was merely showing off her knowledge, and humiliating Gu Ning because she knew very little about stone gambling.

While Li Zhenzhen was explaining, she checked the raw material in Gu Ning's cart with her eyes. She then said with dislike, "There is no python stripe, songhua or moss around this raw material. I'm afraid this one is a waste material, Mis Gu."

Li Zhenzhen's professional explanation received much acclaim from the people around her.

"This young lady is so knowledgeable at such a young age!"

"True! There aren't many young people who know a lot about the raw materials of stone gambling."

Hearing the praise, Li Zhenzhen felt more proud, like she had greatly defeated Gu Ning.

Li Zhenzhen's family was involved in the jewelry business too. She had grown up with a variety of jade, and had good acquaintance with the raw materials of stone gambling. In the past, she had cut out several medium-level jade.

Although she had bought more waste materials, she had earned some money in all.

The jewelry brand of the Li Family wasn't in the third-line jewelry brands, but was famous in City G.

The Li Family had a wealth of 500 million yuan, which was a real super rich family, but compared with the third-tier richest families, it was left far behind.

Moreover, their company's assets not only belonged to the Li Family, but also belonged to the shareholders.

Li Zhenzhen's explanation was correct and true, so Qin Yifan wasn't aware she was being unkind.

"Miss Li is right, but a raw material without songhua, python stripe and moss doesn't mean there isn't jade in it. I like this one, and I would like to give it a try," Gu Ning replied airily.

Gu Ning admitted that Li Zhenzhen was professional, but no matter how professional she was, she wasn't able to determine which raw material had jade inside. Li Zhenzhen's professional knowledge couldn't be more accurate than her Jade Eyes.

Gu Ning knew there must be an emerald in this raw material because of her Jade Eyes, while Li Zhenzhen was certain this was a waste material. It was obvious who was right.

Gu Ning only cared about who would be the winner. To win was the most important thing.

Li Zhenzhen sneered, but pretended to compliment Gu Ning, "Miss Gu is so determined!"

Even though Qin Yifan didn't think highly of that raw material in Gu Ning's cart either, he didn't know how to stop the argument since Gu Ning seemed so sure.

"Yifan, brother, let's check the raw materials!" Li Zhenzhen urged. She didn't want to stay with Gu Ning.

"Gu Ning, why don't you join us?" Qin Yifan kindly invited.

"Yifan…" Li Zhenzhen wanted to stop him.

But before Li Zhenzhen could say another word, Gu Ning refused first, "Thanks, but I don't think there is a need for that, since the shop isn't big."

"Well, fine! If you need any help, please let me know." Qin Yifan didn't insist. The shop wasn't big. It wasn't difficult to meet again.

Gu Ning nodded then pulled her cart away.

Right at that moment, the woman who had picked up the raw material with a red jade inside came back.

Apparently, she decided to buy the raw material.

But unfortunately, the raw material was Gu Ning's now.

The woman was disappointed and regretful. She had lost the raw material that she liked.

Gu Ning ignored her and kept on shopping.

Before long, two raw materials with jade inside came into Gu Ning's sight. One was as big as a football, while the other was as big as one-third of a football. The second one was in the hand of a man, who was around 40 years old.

Gu Ning obviously couldn't go and grab it.

Gu Ning picked up the other one. She stopped looking at the one in the man's hand.

She wasn't that selfish to have all the raw materials with jade inside. The reason why she had stared at the raw material with a red jade inside was that red jade was rare. She didn't want to miss it.

Since it hadn't been cut out yet, Gu Ning had no idea whether it was high-level or medium-level.

Gu Ning turned to another pile of raw materials, and got another two with green jade inside. Although they were only as small as an apple, the color was special.

After a while, she got another one which was as big as two footballs.

Gu Ning planned to cut out two or three raw materials here. She also picked up two big waste materials as a disguise.

Gu Ning was easily noticed for she was a young girl. Besides, she picked up raw materials so carelessly, which also attracted a lot of attention from people around her.

Gu Ning knew people were staring at her, but she didn't care.

The raw materials Gu Ning had chosen weren't small, nor cheap. They cost 4.5 million yuan in total.

After paying her bill, Gu Ning noticed the man was stilling checking the raw material in his hand. She had an impulse to tell the man to buy it now.

But she also knew the man possibly wouldn't believe her. She wasn't an experienced expert after all.

"Gee! Isn't this the boss of Zhoufu Jewelry, Zhou Zhenghong? Oh, the ex-boss, because I am the boss of Zhoufu Jewelry now. What? Do you still have money to play stone gambling after you've lost everything?"

A bright, but sarcastic male voice sounded.

Everyone, Gu Ning included, looked over at once.

Zhoufu Jewelry had 16 years of history with hundreds of millions in assets. It was a relatively low-level brand.

The previous chairman was Zhou Zhenghong, and Shao Ping became its chairman half a year ago.

The reason was still a secret.

Shao Ping was in a suit with a briefcase in hand. He was a little fat, walking with his head up and chest out. He was followed by several men, and looked like a powerful man.

But Shao Ping squinted his eyes with viciousness.

Hearing that voice, Zhou Zhenghong, the man who was holding the raw material in hand, quickly raised his head. "Shao Ping," Zhou Zhenghong clenched his teeth. His eyes were full of hatred.

Facing Zhou Zhenghong's hatred, Shao Ping didn't care at all. He continued to mock, "I heard that you want to restart your business, but I think you can stop, and save the money for your son's tuition fee!"

Chapter 59: Gu Ning's Plan

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Zhou Zhenghong didn't want to argue with Shao Ping in public. Besides, he had no chance to win. Thus Zhou Zhenghong swallowed down his anger, saying coldly, "It's none of your business. Shao Ping, take care of yourself in case something bad happens to you out of the blue."

"I'm not afraid at all! Who cares what a loser says. Zhou Zhenghong, do you have enough money to buy one piece? If you don't have, I can lend you some," Shao Ping humiliated Zhou Zhenghong.

"Who says who can't afford! Uncle Zhou, let's go to the counter." Gu Ning walked over, pulling Zhou Zhenghong away before he could struggle.

"You…" Zhou Zhenghong was very surprised. He didn't expect the young girl would be that strong.

He understood this young girl was helping him, but he did not have money to buy the raw material.

Shao Ping didn't know Zhou Zhenghong was with a young girl. He was a little upset, but also wanted to know what Zhou Zhenghong could get.

"Young girl, I'm not buying," Zhou Zhenghong said awkwardly.

"Mr. Zhou, I know you're still optimistic about this raw material, but you have concerns. In fact, I'm also optimistic about this raw material. If you are not willing to take full risks, we each can pay half of this raw material. If it's valuable, we can share the profit. If it's not, you won't lose much money either." Gu Ning knew Zhou Zhenghong liked this raw material too, but because he lacked money, he hesitated.

If Zhou Zhenghong planned to buy this raw material, Gu Ning wouldn���t compete with him. She could wait till he dropped it.

But Gu Ning had her own plan. She approached Zhou Zhenghong for a reason.

"Well…"

Zhou Zhenghong changed his mind.

He did not dare to take the risk, but also liked this raw material. Thus he hesitated.

If someone was willing to share the cost with him, he would like to try.

But it was a young girl. Zhou Zhenghong believed she didn't need to take the risk. He didn't want to take advantage of a young girl. "Young girl, if it's a waste material, you will lose money too," Zhou Zhenghong said.

"I know, but if it's valuable, I'll win money! Besides, that's gambling," Gu Ning replied.

Zhou Zhenghong hesitated for a while longer, then agreed at the end.

This raw material weighed around six pounds. It cost ten thousand yuan a pound, and around sixty thousand yuan in total.

The buyer of the raw materials needed to register and sign. Since they bought it together, they needed to sign both of their names.

After signing and paying, Gu Ning let Zhou Zhenghong take the raw material to cut it out together.

On their way, Gu Ning pushed her cart with her. Zhou Zhenghong was astonished. "Did-did you buy all of these?"

"Yes," Gu Ning answered.

Zhou Zhenghong swallowed with great force. This young girl must be from a rich family!

Since she was a rich kid, Zhou Zhenghong was relieved. And they had already paid the bill.

Shao Ping stood afar looking at Zhou Zhenghong. So he had no idea Zhou Zhenghong and Gu Ning bought the raw material together.

Besides, Gu Ning was merely a teenager. Shao Ping didn't believe Gu Ning bought it, so he believed Zhou Zhenghong must be the only buyer.

He knew although Zhou Zhenghong went bankrupt, he wasn't that poor and could afford a raw material.

But when Shao Ping noticed the cart full of raw materials pushed by Gu Ning, he was shocked.

How could Zhou Zhenghong afford those raw materials? They cost at least millions!

Shao Ping immediately walked over. "Gee! Zhou Zhenghong, how can you afford these raw materials?"

Zhou Zhenghong didn't want to talk with Shao Ping, but he didn't want to cause a misunderstanding either. So he explained, "These aren't mine."

Hearing that, Shao Ping was relieved, then he mocked, "Indeed, I forget you're too poor to afford that many raw materials now."

But if these raw materials weren't Zhou Zhenghong's, then it must be the young girl's.

Who can afford all of these raw materials at one time? This young girl must be from a rich family. Shao Ping thought. What's her relationship with Zhou Zhenghong?

No matter what the relationship between them was, Shao Ping felt jealousy already.

He was worried that someone would help Zhou Zhenghong to restart his business, which would be a threat to him. He had done a lot to defeat Zhou Zhenghong.

Zhou Zhenghong just gave him a cold glance, then walked straight to where the stones were cut out.

"Let's see what you can get." Shao Ping followed up.

As long as there was someone to cut the raw materials, people in the shop would gather around to have a look.

Although there were several machines, Gu Ning wasn't in a hurry to cut hers out.

After drawing the lines, the worker started to cut.

After a cut, a light green showed. The worker raised his voice in excitement, "A green jade!"

The crowd was excited at once. The most excited one was Zhou Zhenghong.

A green jade! There was a green jade in it!

Shao Ping, at the same time, felt upset, with his eyes full of viciousness.

He had schemed so hard to make Zhou Zhenghong go bankrupt. Was he going to fail?

No, no…

Before long, an emerald the size of a man's palm was fully cut out.

Its color was light and pure. It was of the hibiscus type.

Hibiscus type was the type ranked between glutinous rice type and ice type. It belonged to the upper quality types, and was very valuable.

Feeling the strong power, Gu Ning naturally absorbed it in.

The jade was out. People began to bid.

"Five million yuan."

"Six million yuan."

…

"Eighteen million yuan."

At last, the jade of the hibiscus type was bid to a high price of eighteen million yuan.

It was sold at the price of eighteen million yuan at the end.

No one was more thrilled than Zhou Zhenghong.

He finally had money.

"Miss Gu." Zhou Zhenghong walked to Gu Ning, wanting to talk about the money.

"You can keep all the money in your card for now," Gu Ning said.

Hearing that, Zhou Zhenghong was struck dumb. "Aren't you afraid I would take all the money and disappear?"

"I trust you," Gu Ning said with determination. She didn't really trust Zhou Zhenghong, but wanted to give him a test.

If he ran away, then she had made a wrong decision. If he didn't, then he passed the test.

With the money, it wouldn't be difficult for Zhou Zhenghong to start his business afresh. And when he found out what were in Gu Ning's raw materials later, he would know what the right choice was.

Feeling he was being trusted, Zhou Zhenghong was moved. He was an upright man himself.

Chapter 60: A Bet

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If he had been a malicious man, he would have thought Gu Ning was dumb to trust a stranger.

Zhou Zhenghong went to sign the contract, and Shao Ping had already left.

Gu Ning planned to cut her raw materials out, when Qin Yifan and his friends came towards her.

Both Qin Yifan and Li Zhenzhen had a cart with them. In Qin Yifan's cart, there were two materials, while in Li Zhenzhen's cart, there were three raw materials.

Seeing there were seven raw materials in Gu Ning's cart, Qin Yifan and his friends were all astonished.

Jesus! He had checked for so long to choose these two. Gu Ning had picked up seven already. Was she buying expensive raw materials or cheap vegetables?

Li Zhenzhen was amazed too, but then she sneered.

Although she knew Gu Ning had a lot of money, she had never seen anyone waste money like that.

"Gu Ning, are you buying expensive raw materials or cheap vegetables?" Qin Yifan found it interesting.

"I am buying raw materials at the price of cheap vegetables." Gu Ning laughed. She used her Jade Eyes to scan the raw materials in their carts.

Qin Yifan had one big and one small raw material. The big one was a little bigger than a football. Unfortunately, it was a pure stone. The small one was as big as half a football. There was jade in it, but it was too small and in the size of a baby's fist.

Gu Ning judged from the thickness of its fog that it was a high-level jade.

But Gu Ning had no intention to tell him. She didn't want to cause herself trouble.

As for Li Zhenzhen, she had three raw materials. Two of them were as big as half a football. One was a pure stone, while the other had a medium-level jade inside.

The last was slightly bigger than a football, but it only had a thin layer of green inside.

"Are you sure you're going to buy them all?" Qin Yifan asked with uncertainty. He intended to remind Gu Ning to be careful, but he didn't stop her directly, because no one knew whether there was jade inside or not.

If he stopped her, and there was jade in the raw materials, he would have done the wrong thing. Gu Ning would probably hate him for that.

"I already paid the bill," Gu Ning said.

"What? You already paid?" Qin Yifan was shocked again. He didn't expect Gu Ning to be so efficient. "How much did you pay?" he asked.

"4.5 million," Gu Ning answered. She stayed calm from the beginning to the end, like 4.5 million was nothing to her.

Of course, she knew these raw materials were valuable, or she would not pay that much to buy seven stones.

Although 4.5 million meant nothing to Qin Yifan too, it was still hard for him to spend that large an amount of money on raw materials at one time.

"You're really indulging yourself." Qin Yifan didn't know what else to say.

"Miss Gu, do you plan to cut them out? I'm curious how many of them have jade inside," Li Zhenzhen said with disdain. Qin Yifan now noticed she was being unkind, and felt displeased.

"Zhenzhen, stone gambling largely relies on one's luck. Even you can't be 100% sure to cut out jade from every raw material with your professional knowledge. Songhua, python stripe and moss aren't the essential marks of a raw material with jade inside," Qin Yifan said plainly.

"I…" Li Zhenzhen felt embarrassed. She agreed with what Qin Yifan had said, but she was mad that he stood up for Gu Ning against her.

The silent man who followed them all along frowned a little. He was Li Zhenzhen's older brother. He apparently also felt dissatisfied that Qin Yifan helped Gu Ning.

But what Qin Yifan had said wasn't wrong, so Li Zhenyu could do nothing but stay quiet.

"Well, it seems Miss Li is confident about your ability. Why don't you pick one and compete with mine?" Gu Ning challenged Li Zhenzhen.

She didn't want to be a coward.

People around them focused on them at once. No one wanted to miss the bet.

Facing the challenge, Li Zhenzhen couldn't wait to accept it.

"No problem! You can use three of your raw materials to compete with mine. Whoever can cut out the most valuable jade wins. If no one can cut out jade, then it's even." Li Zhenzhen was confident there must be one raw material with jade among her three raw materials.

At the same time, she also believed Gu Ning couldn't cut out a single emerald. Even if she had only one raw material with jade inside, she would win.

"Well…" Qin Yifan hesitated. They had chosen these raw materials with great care. Although they weren't confident all of them had jade inside, there was a good possibility to cut out jade.

And Gu Ning made her choices all by luck. It wasn't dependable.

But before he could say something, Gu Ning already accepted, "Very well, but we need to put money in the bet, or it will be boring."

"How much?" Li Zhenzhen asked. Apparently she agreed.

"Let's say ten million yuan," Gu Ning said.

"Sure!" Li Zhenzhen answered without hesitation.

Li Zhenzhen accepted Gu Ning's condition so quickly not because ten million yuan was nothing to her. Actually she didn't have that much money herself.

She was merely confident that it was impossible for her to lose.

Now it was too late for Qin Yifan to stop them. One was his great old friend, the other one was his new friend. He didn't want either of them to lose; thus he could only pray it would be even.

From the beginning to the end, Li Zhenyu never interfered. He was obviously confident too.

Li Zhenzhen picked a raw material randomly. Gu Ning used her Jade Eyes to scan it. It was a waste material. Thus Gu Ning chose a waste material too.

Although it was a waste material, Gu Ning still paid.

There were two machines. After Gu Ning and Li Zhenzhen had paid their bills, two workers started to cut the stones.

Although Li Zhenzhen was confident, she paid a lot of attention to Gu Ning's raw material.

After one cut, there was nothing in it. Then it was the second cut, and still nothing in it. After the third cut, it was still a stone. The raw material had been cut half out without any green. It must be a waste material.

Seeing Gu Ning's was a waste material, Li Zhenzhen felt relieved, but hers was the same, which disappointed her a lot.