Reborn As Super Heiress

Chapter 778: Chapter 774: Sand Hole Raw Material

Huo Sining knew Wang Zhongwei was talking nonsense, his goal was simply to inflate the value of his rough stone. Nonetheless, he maintained a calm smile and said, ”Whether it’s from the old mine or not, Boss Wang, you surely know better than us. There’s no need for such roundabout talk, just tell us straight how much it actually is.”

Wang Zhongwei looked at Huo Sining, then at Zhong Zifan, and after scrutinizing their expressions, he cautiously held up five fingers.

”Fifty thousand? This price is indeed a bit expensive,” Huo Sining pretended not to understand, deliberately removing a zero from Wang Zhongwei’s asking price.

As expected, the moment Wang Zhongwei heard Huo Sining say fifty thousand, he nearly fainted. His face instantly darkened as he said anxiously,

”Fifty thousand? Miss, you’re really joking. Where could you find old mine rough stones for fifty thousand? I’ll tell you, if it wasn’t because I’m asking for a high price, this rough stone would have been snatched up by someone already. A fixed price of five hundred thousand, if you’re interested, we can transfer money right away, take the rough stone with you, but if you want to bargain, then let’s discuss face-to-face!”

Huo Sining had long known Wang Zhongwei was tough to deal with. Now, seeing such a piece of Python Band Pine Flower that wasn’t very noticeable, and he was asking for five hundred thousand right off the bat, he couldn’t help but laugh in exasperation.

And Wang Zhongwei was acting all imperious, as though he was certain that Zhong Zifan would buy this piece of stone.

No wonder Wang Zhongwei was asking for the moon. Among the five pieces of rough stone, this one did indeed look a bit better. Not only was it larger than the other pieces, but its skin also looked quite promising. Even if it wasn’t from the old mine, compared to the other stones, the likelihood of its value increasing after cutting was higher.

That’s why Wang Zhongwei blurted out a price of five hundred thousand without hesitation, because he was well aware that, out of these five pieces of rough stone, if he had to choose, he would pick this one without any second thoughts, just like Zhong Zifan.

Huo Sining’s eyes were cold, but he still pointed his finger at the other pieces and asked casually, ”And what about these, how much for each?”

Wang Zhongwei glanced at the other rough stones dismissively and said, ”Those rough stones, two hundred thousand apiece.”

”Two hundred thousand? Are you robbing us?” Zhong Zifan could no longer hold back, he picked up one of the stones and pointed at the sand holes scattered across its surface, sneering, ”This stone is not from the old mine; it has no Python Band Pine Flower and is full of sand holes. You say two hundred thousand, aren’t you afraid of biting your tongue?”

Having his cunning exposed by Zhong Zifan, Wang Zhongwei’s face showed no hint of embarrassment. By now, he was like a dead pig not fearing boiling water. He might have had some shame before, but all his schemes had been seen through by Zhong Zifan and Huo Sining, so he couldn’t be bothered to pretend any longer and decided to go for broke.

”Even gods can’t predict jade quality. Who knows, this stone might produce some high-quality jadeite. Selling it to you for two hundred thousand is a loss for me! You don’t need to haggle with me; two hundred thousand, take it or leave it!”

”You!”

Zhong Zifan was so angry he was speechless, wishing he could just start a fight with this guy named Wang.

The situation had progressed to this stage, and after much difficulty, Huo Sining had caused internal strife between Wang Zhongwei and Zhong Yuejin, breaking up their alliance. Eager to wrap things up and take the fake rough stone of Hei Wusha away, fearing further complications might arise if they delayed, Huo Sining certainly wasn’t going to let Zhong Zifan stir up more trouble with Wang Zhongwei.

”Alright, we are clear on the prices now! Since that’s the case, then we will choose five—”

Huo Sining gently tugged at Zhong Zifan, signalling him to stay calm. Taking the piece of Sand Hole Raw Material from Zhong Zifan’s hands, Huo Sining was ready to put the stone back in its place, and then pick out the five hundred thousand piece that Zhong Zifan was keen on.

As soon as Huo Sining took the piece from Zhong Zifan’s hands, her expression froze, and the words ”A 500,000-worth piece” that were about to slip from her lips abruptly ceased.

Her eyes widened, Huo Sining looked at the piece of sand hole raw material in her hands almost without thinking.

Indeed, it was a piece of sand hole raw material with a deep yellow Shui Fan Sha, weighing about ten jin. The material was clean, but it lacked pine flower and python band patterns, and was free of cracks and fog, appearing very loose.

To put it bluntly, the material stacked up like yellow sand. If it were on the Pingzhou Public Plate, its performance could only place it among the garbage materials.

Of course, since it was stone gambling, it couldn’t possibly have such a low density; the stone only appeared loose on the surface, but inside it was relatively compact.

However, on the surface of this stone, there were numerous sand holes, as dense as soybeans, and countless.

The two most frightening things in stone gambling are cracks and sand holes.

Cracks can directly tear the jade within the raw material into pieces, while sand holes may permeate through the surface of the raw material into the jade flesh.

If sand holes pervade through the entire piece of jadeite, then the raw material would be worthless.

Therefore, many people get scared off by sand holes and dare not try their luck because the likelihood of sand holes causing a collapse in value is high. Without confidence, most people would not dare to make a move.

This was not Huo Sining’s first encounter with sand hole materials. Last year at the Pingzhou Public Plate, the dark bid that Zhou Zhen and Jin Pangzi won with a bid of forty million was a huge piece of King Biao raw material with sand holes.

At that time, Zhou Zhen publicly processed the stone. Huo Sining was present and witnessed the collapse, and although it was expected, the horrific sight of the raw material being opened and revealed still left her with a vivid and chilling memory.

That is why she was not optimistic about this piece of sand hole raw material. It was not large, but it had so many sand holes that a single cut would reveal the cross-section, indicating there was no need to continue cutting, as there was nothing worth gambling on. Yet to Huo Sining’s surprise, this deep yellow raw material riddled with sand holes gave her a huge surprise.

This unexpected discovery made Huo Sining’s lips curve into a smile, easing the displeasure brought on by Wang Zhongwei’s exorbitant asking price. She chuckled and said, ”Well, since that’s the case, Boss Wang, let’s choose this piece of sand hole raw material then. It’s two hundred thousand, right? Big Brother Zhong, make the transfer!”

Hearing Huo Sining’s words, not only Wang Zhongwei was stunned, but Zhong Zifan was also flabbergasted.

What was going on here?

Zhong Zifan was starting to get confused about what Huo Sining was up to. That sand hole was just a piece of garbage material. Even if it was sold in his shop as brick material, it wouldn’t necessarily fetch a price, yet now Huo Sining was asking him to spend two hundred thousand to buy it. Was this some kind of joke?

Seeing the expression on Zhong Zifan’s face, Huo Sining knew he was not pleased.

With no other option, she could only whisper to Zhong Zifan, ”Pay first, and we’ll talk later. If you don’t want to buy this material, think of it as lending it to me. I want this piece. When we get back, I’ll return your money!”