I Got Together With the Fake Heiress - Chapter 51

Wen Yimeng didn’t dilly-dally. She relied on intuition to choose the stones, let alone to open them.

“Let’s cut this one and this one first,” Wen Yimeng said, pointing to the two smallest stones placed on top, both of which she had selected herself.

081 nodded and motioned for the employees near the cutting machine to move the stones. The master cutter is usually quite cautious with the first cut. He merely drew a line about three centimeters from the edge and started cutting.

Wen Yimeng didn’t particularly like the noise of the cutting machine, but she wanted to see the result immediately, so she sat on a nearby chair and waited.

“Is it loud?” Wen Yunqing sat on Wen Yimeng’s left side, slightly closer to the cutting machine.

Wen Yimeng nodded, then shook her head. “It’s fine after a while; it’s not very loud.”

Understood. That means it’s too loud. Wen Yunqing recalled the spells she had learned, but after looking through them, she couldn’t find a suitable one. Instead, she stood up next to Wen Yimeng, covered her ears with her hands, and created an artificial sound filter with spiritual energy.

Wen Yimeng quickly realized she couldn’t hear the noise. She looked at Wen Yunqing, puzzled. “Yunqing?”

“What is it?” After setting up the barrier, Wen Yunqing released her hands and sat back down. “Is it still loud?”

Wen Yimeng shook her head, her expression somewhat blank, because she realized she couldn’t hear the machine’s noise, but at the same time, she could clearly hear Wen Yunqing’s voice. This was simply too miraculous. Is this something a human can do?

“It will probably take a few more minutes to cut. Shall we connect online and play some Gomoku?” Wen Yunqing asked.

“Okay.” Wen Yimeng couldn’t resist touching her ears; there was nothing new on them.

When 081 saw the two of them actually starting to play Gomoku, the smile on his face wavered slightly. In all his years of working, this was the first time he had seen a customer so calm while cutting stones!

After losing three consecutive rounds, Wen Yimeng’s face was strained. She struggled to recall the formation tutorials from short videos and, unwilling to give up, started another round.

“Ah, I lost again.” Wen Yimeng slumped in her chair. Seeing that the two stones were almost finished cutting, she quickly put away her phone.

“Boss, would you like to open it yourself, or shall we do it for you?” 081 asked.

Wen Yimeng hesitated. “Have the master open it for me.” The stone was already cut; the result wouldn’t change regardless of who opened it.

The master’s movements were very skilled. He quickly took the stone down and revealed the cross-section. “Boss, it’s a regular Bean Green Grade (Douqing Grade). Currently, there appears to be quite a bit of cotton inclusion. Do you want to continue cutting?”

Wen Yimeng frowned as she looked at it. “Does this count as a gain (a profit)?”

“It’s hard to say. We’d have to hollow out the inside to judge,” the master said cautiously. “If there are no variations or outstanding features inside, the value should be around tens of thousands of yuan.”

Wen Yimeng understood. If there were no surprises, it would be worth about fifty thousand yuan, meaning this stone was essentially a loss.

“Put that one aside. What about the other one?” Wen Yimeng asked, unable to avoid feeling nervous now.

The master opened the second stone, took a look, and then silently presented the cut face. “Boss, this stone…”

Well, the previous one at least had a little jadeite. How did this one turn into a dark, muddy cut face? “Is this black jadeite?” Wen Yimeng made one last desperate guess.

“Boss, Black Jadeite (Mo Fei) doesn’t look like this,” the master, an honest man, replied straightforwardly.

Wen Yimeng’s face fell. She looked at Wen Yunqing with a mournful expression. “My stones have all failed, so I’ll have to rely on you to cut a successful one. You can do it, right?”

“Cut it in half directly, and then cut it one more time,” Wen Yunqing said, reaching out and embracing Wen Yimeng. “It’s okay. We still have a couple of stones left. Just take your time cutting. If those don’t work, we’ll just buy more.”

“What if we keep failing?” Wen Yimeng felt a little discouraged. She lost the game, and her stones failed. Was her luck not good today?

“Then I’ll hang good luck talismans all over you so you can pick good stones even with your eyes closed,” Wen Yunqing said, leaning down and pressing her face against her girlfriend’s. “We’ll keep cutting until you’re happy.”

Wen Yimeng pictured this scenario in her mind, and the corners of her mouth slowly lifted. “Ahem, that would be too flashy. We should be a little more low-key.”

“Alright, low-key,” Wen Yunqing couldn’t help but laugh. She was just talking, but her girlfriend’s imagination was indeed excellent. No wonder she always over-interpreted her actions.

Just as the master was adjusting the rough stone’s position to cut it in half, a person waiting on the side became impatient. “This stone has failed. Don’t waste time. Hurry up and cut open your trash stones.”

“081?” Wen Yunqing raised an eyebrow and asked.

081 immediately stepped forward. “Sir, we have a rule here that stones are cut in the order customers arrive. Please wait patiently.”

“Wait patiently? You should be cutting stones for me instead of accompanying two kids! I plan to invest thirty million this time,” the man said impatiently. “I’ll give you ten thousand yuan. Let me go first.”

With that, the man walked forward, clearly intending to jump the queue.

“Sir, our boss’s stones haven’t finished cutting yet. Why are you in such a hurry?” Without needing a signal from Wen Yunqing, Li Li immediately blocked the man’s path. Da Long and Er Long also took a step forward, one on each side.

The man subconsciously took a step back, somewhat in disbelief. “She’s your boss?”

“Yes. Please stand in line, Sir. Otherwise, my brothers and I may have to intervene,” the words Li Li spoke sounded courteous enough, but she spoke with a straight face. Coupled with the two burly men, nearly 1.9 meters tall, behind her, the sense of pressure was immense.

The man opened his mouth, wanting to say something harsh but not daring to. He glared angrily at Wen Yunqing, let out a heavy snort, and walked back. It was unclear if he was intimidated or had gone to get reinforcements.

After the bodyguards were brought out for deterrence, the people waiting in line quieted down. They waited patiently at the back and watched the stone-cutting process.

The middle cut did not bring Wen Yimeng any surprise; the cross-section was still full of black spots.

“Cut these two this time!” Feeling the need to recover her losses, Wen Yimeng immediately picked the two largest stones, the ones Wen Yunqing had selected.

As the stone volume increased, the cutting time also increased. This time, Wen Yimeng was smarter and pulled Wen Yunqing into a two-person mobile game, greatly boosting the experience!

“Two bosses, the rough stones have been cut,” 081 reminded them at the right time.

“Hurry, let’s open them together and see,” Wen Yimeng urged. Since these weren’t the stones she picked, she didn’t feel as nervous.

The two master cutters quickly opened the machine. Like before, they took out the small cut-off section, intending to display the cross-section.

“This! This is Glassy Jade (Boli Zong)! This is Glassy Jade without any cracks!” Master Cutter No. 1 shouted loudly, excitedly showing off the stone in his hand. “Only a two-centimeter skin. The rest is all meat!”

“Spring-with-Color (Chun Dai Cai)! This is a dual-colored Spring-with-Color! And it’s high-ice grade! The clarity and transparency (Zhong Shui) are excellent!” Master Cutter No. 2 was even more excited than No. 1. “A huge gain! A huge gain!”

As soon as the words “Spring-with-Color” were spoken, the area around Wen Yunqing was instantly swarmed with people. Many people stopped selecting roughs and pushed their way in.

Wen Yimeng was dumbfounded. Was this the difference between a person with bad luck (African) and a person with good luck (European)? Her stones failed halfway, and one failed completely. But the two stones Wen Yunqing picked: one was a huge gain, and the other was an absolutely massive gain!

“I remember someone saying luck is contagious,” Wen Yimeng asked seriously. “I sleep with you every day now, so why haven’t I caught your good luck?”

Wen Yunqing seriously considered this. “Perhaps our communication is not deep enough?”

Wen Yimeng didn’t speak, only giving her a look that said, figure it out yourself. What do you mean ‘not deep enough communication’? We’re practically glued together! Zero distance!

“Ahem, two bosses, how would you like to deal with these two rough materials?” 081 asked, deliberately ignoring what he had just heard.

“Hmm, cut them both in half down the middle. I’ll sell one half of each,” Wen Yunqing said.

081 frowned slightly when he heard this. “Boss, are you sure you want to cut them before selling? You could still sell these two stones for a very good price as semi-gambles.”

If they were cut in half and the clarity inside turned out to be poor, or if there were cracks, the selling price might be lower than the semi-gamble price.

Of course, 081 didn’t voice this last part. The jadeite wasn’t his. If the boss changed her mind because of him and then regretted it, he couldn’t bear the responsibility. A single piece of advice was good enough.

“It’s fine. I have confidence in the stones I picked. Cut them open,” Wen Yunqing said.

The master cutters felt heartbroken hearing Wen Yunqing’s words. Such excellent stones—cutting them one more time felt like a waste!

Fifteen minutes later, the two rough stones were cut into four pieces. Facts proved that Wen Yunqing’s choice was correct. The middle cross-section was even more outstanding than the initial one. The color and clarity penetrated throughout, and even when a powerful flashlight was shone on them, no major cracks could be seen.

The half of the jadeite Wen Yunqing planned to sell was the opened half. Since the top and bottom had already been cut, shining a powerful flashlight on it made it possible to see the inside clearly.

“Boss, this half of the Glassy Green Jade with the skin weighs 37.46 kilograms, and the other Spring-with-Color weighs 49.67 kilograms. What reserve price are you setting?” 081 asked, his attitude extremely respectful. Wen Yunqing was no longer just a boss; she was his great Money God (Cai Shen)!

“Since we met, it must be destiny. Who here would like to bid on these two pieces of jadeite?” Wen Yunqing said to the onlookers. “Would you mind raising your hand so I can see?”

As soon as she spoke, eight or nine out of ten onlookers raised their hands. “Little Boss, how will you sell them?”

“Yes, yes, give us a reserve price,” many people couldn’t resist. Spring-with-Color is a rare and highly sought-after treasure. Bidding on it means making a profit!

“I believe everyone here is knowledgeable, so I won’t set a reserve price. You can bid directly,” Wen Yunqing said with a smile. “However, no one can bid more than five times. More than five bids will be considered invalid.”

“We will auction this green jadeite first. Those who are interested may start bidding.”

Hearing Wen Yunqing’s so-called auction rules, many people abandoned their petty intentions. This was a clever move. By limiting the number of bids, those who truly wanted the jadeite certainly wouldn’t waste their chances by offering a low price.

Accordingly, their final bid price would definitely be extreme!