Chapter 41: Conflict

 What kind of woman Malan is, I don't know, but I do know she is very flirtatious.

 I put away the phone number, which is what I wanted, but I don't know if she is trying to seduce me.

 A woman who is so beautiful, wealthy, and whose father is a gang leader, how could she possibly be interested in me?Of course, I wouldn't be that foolish. She has an agenda, definitely has an agenda. She just wants to get close to me this way. She might think I'm some kind of fool, thinking she can win me over with this method, but she might be overestimating herself.

 I went upstairs with Xiao Mi. When we got upstairs, Ma Lan was sitting on a chair, legs crossed. Boss Wei politely served him tea and even said to send his regards to Master Qi.

 Malan was being polite with Boss Wei, while Fat Pig Zhu sat quietly in the corner, acting as if he were a stranger, not saying a word.

 "Zhao Fei, pick two stones, I'll put up a million. You help me take a look, if you pick well, I'll treat you to a meal," Ma Lan said.

 "You don't need to treat him to a meal, just give him a few tens of thousands of yuan as a reward," said Fat Pig Zhu.

 After he finished speaking, he stared at me, as if I had already become their tool for making money. My father's research experience had never been put into practice. The only time he gambled with stones, it even cost him his life. But unexpectedly, it turned out to be of great use to me.

 But I won't let anyone profit from my father's lifetime of hard work. If they want to control me, they can forget it.

 Boss Wei looked at me and said, "Brother Zhao Fei, the materials here are all good, as you know. Do you want me to recommend some, or do you want to choose for yourself?"

 I said, "Boss Wei, I'll handle it myself..."

 Boss Wei nodded and didn't say much. A new batch of rough stones had arrived in the rough stone area, which showed how good Boss Wei's business was. I took a glance, and the skin of the stones here told me that they were mostly from the new factory area. Of course, when it comes to gambling on stones, the old factory area is the first choice. These factory areas are located in the middle reaches of the Uru River and were the earliest mining areas, dating back to around the

 It is also the largest in area, with the most mining sites, and the stones in the old mining areas are of high quality, yielding many high-value goods. Among them, there are 27 major mining sites, such as Old Pagang, Yuma, Xian Cave, Nanying, Huika, Baisanqiao, and Sanjue, which are all highly sought after by people for gambling. However, these sites were mined too early, and now there is basically no material

 Next are the Dama Kan Factory Area, the Xiaochang Factory Area, the Houjiang Factory Area, the Leida Factory Area, and the Xinchang Factory Area. Although the materials from these factory areas are not as good as those from the old factory areas, they can still produce a lot of high-quality goods.

 I see that most of the materials are from the new factory area. Although there are many people betting in the new factory area now, they are all small bets and can't win big.

 I said, "Boss Wei, the materials in the old factory area have decreased a lot recently. Boss Zhang wants to make a big profit, but these materials probably won't yield over a million, right?""

 Boss Wei gave an awkward smile and said, "The situation in Myanmar is unstable, there's fighting in the Kokang region, the military is controlling the raw stone exports, so the only material we can get is from the new factory area. How about you wait a bit?"

 I listened and looked at Fat Pig Zhu, who was very angry. He said, "Can't wait, Boss Wei, you're being very unreasonable. I know you often go to the public auction, and I've heard that your safe contains quite a lot of good stuff..."

 Boss Wei said, "We have good materials, but you get what you pay for..."

 "Hey, what do you mean by that? Are you afraid that I, Fat Pig Zhu, can't handle it?" Fat Pig Zhu said angrily.

 Boss Wei chuckled, and Ma Lan shot a glare at Fat Pig Zhu, saying, "Boss Wei, although I'm not in the underworld, and Fat Pig Zhu isn't exactly a big tycoon, we can still afford to bet tens of millions. Bring out some good stuff for Brother Zhao Fei to see."

 Boss Wei listened, chuckled, and said, "Alright, just a moment..."

 Boss Wei said this and then went to the office. I looked at Malan, but quickly lowered my head because she was dressed too sexy. It was hard not to look when she was right in front of you. Once you looked, you couldn't help but lose control.

 Malan smiled at me, then glanced sideways at Fat Pig Zhu, and her expression turned sour. It turned out that Fat Pig Zhu had been staring at Xiao Mi the whole time...

 At this moment, Boss Wei came out pushing a cart. I looked at the materials on the cart; there were no large pieces, only small ones, the biggest no more than two fists and weighing ten pounds. Boss Wei said, "There really isn't much left. I'm a bit of a gambler myself. A few days ago, I lost ten million and couldn't stand it, so I cut a part myself. My luck wasn't very good, and I lost it all. This is all that's left. Brother

 Malan let out a clear, crisp laugh and said, "You're the boss, and you can still invest with us? Stop joking around, we'll handle it ourselves. Zhao Fei, take a look at the material. I want a pair of bright green bangles. If you can get them out, I'll reward you with a hundred thousand."

 I just laughed when I heard that. Yang green bracelets are very rare; among jade, pure green is the most valuable, followed by yang green. So a pair of yang green bracelets would be worth at least ten million on the market, which is almost impossible.

 I squatted down to look at the materials, a total of four pieces: one yellow sand skin, one red sand skin, and two pieces of black sand skin. I took the black sand skin pieces and set them aside, automatically eliminating them. I didn't dare to gamble on the black and dark sand.

 I looked at the yellow sand jade, but the material is too small to gamble on a bracelet, so I can only consider this piece of red sand jade.

 Red sand skin material is quite rare; it might be Moxisha material. Common types of Moxisha jadeite gambling stones include white sand skin, gray sand skin, and occasionally red sand skin. The red skin variety is quite rare. From what I see, this material is a windowed stone.

 The rough weighs ten kilograms, is about half a foot long and high, can be placed on a table. On the front, a circle is drawn, which is the circle drawn when betting on bracelets. When betting on stones, the first thing people bet on is the bracelet, so they draw a circle on the surface of the stone to indicate how many bracelets they can bet on and to ensure the quality of the material within the circle.

 The opening is made inside the circle. I looked at the meat quality below the window; it has good texture and base color, but it's not bright green, just light green. We have to gamble on the color change and how much product is inside.

 "I opened a window on this piece of material, but I didn't dare to gamble. You see, there are some inclusions inside, and it has a bit of crack. If it opens and the crack expands, this piece will be ruined. I've lost too much already, so I just kept it," said Boss Wei.

 I nodded. I don't think Boss Wei is lying. If he had listened to me during the last stone gambling session, he wouldn't have lost so much. But he didn't listen and kept going. A ten-million-yuan piece of material became worthless. No one would be willing to accept that.

 At that moment, Malan walked over, squatted down, looked at the stone, and asked me, "How's the quality?"

 I looked at her, my face a bit flushed. It seemed like she could see right through me, but she didn't mind. She just looked at me, waiting for me to speak.

 I swallowed and said, "The material is quite good. Look at the texture on this skin, doesn't it resemble knife wave patterns? These are the patterns formed when polishing the blade, similar to a honeycomb. In our industry, we refer to these skin textures as knife wave patterns or honeycomb-like skin. Look here, there's also an uneven, hilly surface, which is caused by different hardness levels. The honeycomb-like surface indicates that the jadeite rough is of an older type, and you

 Malin listened and then looked closely. She shook her head and said, "I don't understand, but can it really produce good goods?"Isn't it only by cutting it open that we'll know?

 I said, "Yes, but this material is very good. There are few cotton-like inclusions with knife-wave patterns, but it might have large cracks, which don't affect the extraction. The sandpaper shell usually has a lot of water content, high transparency, and the variety can fluoresce, which is also one reason why Moxisha is famous, so it's very risky."

 "You speak so highly of it, then let's bet on this piece. Boss Wei, how much is this piece?" Ma Lan asked.

 Boss Wei didn't dare to look at Malan, just like me, his face was very red. He said, "I got the material from the public auction for 100,000 euros, and now the price has gone up..."

 "Boss Wei, we're old friends, what does it matter if the price goes up or down? You got it for a hundred thousand, I'll give you a hundred ten thousand, that's not too much, right?" Malan said.

 "Yo, that's not right, 100,000 euros still have to pay taxes, 200,000 euros just breaks even," Boss Wei hurriedly said.

 "Boss Wei, let's just break even. If we win the bet, I'll give you a red envelope," Ma Lan said.

 I was quite surprised to hear this. Although Malan's words seemed like a discussion, they were actually very forceful. She had already made the decision to buy the stone for 200,000 euros. Boss Wei was in a difficult position but couldn't go against Malan's wishes.

 Suddenly, I saw a few people come upstairs. It was Qian Guang; he had brought quite a few people with him. As soon as they came upstairs, Fei Zhu Zhu let out an unhappy grunt.

 Malan also stood up, not saying much, while Boss Wei went over to greet Qian Guang. After some small talk, Qian Guang didn't look at me but instead at the material in my hand, asking, "Boss Wei, how much for this piece?"

 "Yo, Qian Guang, I've set my eyes on this piece of fabric. What do you mean by that?" Ma Lan said with a smile, but her smile didn't reach her eyes, indicating she was angry.

 "No deal means it's unclaimed goods. Boss Wei, please name your price," Qian Guang said.

 Boss Wei laughed and said, "Hey, that's perfect. You can compete. Two million as the starting price, highest bidder wins."

 Qian Guang didn't hesitate and said, "Two million five hundred thousand, I'll take it."

 Fat Pig Zhu was very angry, stood up, and said, "Qian Guang, you really know how to take advantage of the situation. The materials Zhao Fei has chosen are definitely not bad. You think you can take advantage of this, huh?"Not a chance, three million...

 Qian Guang looked at me, smiled, and said, "3.5 million."

 Fat Pig Zhu stared at the stone, then looked at me and asked, "If we win the bet, how much can we win?"

 I said, "The base of the window is icy and waxy, but the stones from Moxi Sha have very high transparency. It might even reach the level of glass type. If it's glass type and also has green, it could be worth at least ten million, of course, assuming it's fully green."

 Fat Pig Zhu looked at Ma Lan, a bit uncertain. Ma Lan smiled and said, "Qian Guang, do you dare to bet five million? I'll bet five million."

 "Five hundred five..."

 After Qian Guang finished speaking, he looked at Ma Lan and said, "I trust my brother's judgment. It's a sure win, why shouldn't I profit?"

 This statement made Fat Pig Zhu very angry. He said, "Fine, I'll put up eight million. I trust my little brother."

 Two people are at odds with each other, but I know there can only be one winner, only one!