Reborn As Super Heiress

Chapter 792: Chapter 788: Colors Like the Morning Glow

Yang Wen, standing nearby, saw Zhong Zifan’s expression and, taking pity on him, couldn’t help but speak up and console:

”Xiao Zhong, in stone gambling, as much as there is an increase, there is a collapse, otherwise there wouldn’t be sayings like ’even immortals struggle to discern an inch of jade’. There’s no need to take it so hard. Although this piece of raw material has collapsed, the previous piece of Sand Hole increased in value, right? With one rise and one fall, there’s a fifty percent chance of either outcome. Such a result is already not bad!”

”That’s right, Miss Huo managed to gamble on a piece of Sand Hole and uncovered a piece of gold-threaded jadeite worth twenty million. With such an accomplishment, even if you go out and talk about it, you definitely wouldn’t lose face!”

”This piece of Hei Wusha has collapsed, it’s collapsed, but it’s not a big deal. Just that after this experience, Miss Huo, you should learn from this lesson and be more cautious when choosing raw materials next time. Make sure not to be deceived again and purchase another fake piece of raw material.”

Together with Yang Wen, the other elders also began to offer their consolations. Huo Sining raised her head to look at these people and suddenly retorted: ”Who said my piece of raw material has collapsed?”

At Huo Sining’s words, everyone was stunned. The audience, both on and off the stage, abruptly turned their heads to look at Huo Sining, and the surroundings fell instantly silent.

Yang Wen also looked at Huo Sining in astonishment; it was then that he noticed, after the collapse of the Hei Wusha, both Zhong Zifan and Liao Song looked shocked, but only Huo Sining was remarkably composed, showing no sign of surprise. There was even a faint smile on her face, which was completely different from the pale, regretful disappointed expressions Yang Wen had anticipated.

”Miss Huo, what do you mean by that? This piece of Hei Wusha is obviously collapsed. Don’t tell me we’re deliberately trying to deceive you? Having mingled in the stone gambling circles, you should know that for such material, the deceitful methods aren’t sophisticated. It’s not terrible to have a drilled eye, what’s terrible is stubbornly refusing to admit and accept one’s mistake!”

Immediately, someone became unhappy, and with a stern expression resembling that of an elder, they began to scold Huo Sining:

In this person’s opinion, Huo Sining was being stubborn like a duck refusing to admit its defeat. Now, with the evidence right before her eyes, Huo Sining didn’t want to face her error, and instead sought to obscure the truth. This was nothing but stubborn pride, as she was merely looking for a way to save face!

Huo Sining chuckled, offering no retort, but instead walked over to the three pieces of raw material. She picked up the brick-sized stone from within the Hei Wusha and turned to Zhong Zifan:

”I said I had a grand opening gift for your new store. How can you show such expressions when you haven’t even gotten the gift out yet? Buck up, there’s still work to be done!”

Upon hearing Huo Sining’s words, Zhong Zifan suddenly raised his head: ”What?”

”I’m saying, we haven’t finished processing this second piece of raw material. What comes next is the real highlight. They think this material has collapsed and that’s that, but why would you think so too? Come on, no more delays, get that small grinding machine, and let’s find a way to grind off the surface of this stone. Be very careful, you absolutely can’t afford any slip-ups!”

Zhong Zifan finally understood, and his eyes instantly began to shine, his previously lost spirit seemingly finding its way back to him.

Looking at the brick-sized stone in Huo Sining’s hands, he appeared both surprised and incredulous. He swallowed hard and asked dryly: ”You mean to say, the one we are about to process is this brick-sized piece?”

Huo Sining glanced at Zhong Zifan irritably: ”What do you think?”

Zhong Zifan seemed to have a sudden moment of realization: ”No wonder you had me cut that piece of Hei Wusha left and right just now. You did it on purpose! Were you trying to get this brick-sized stone out of the Hei Wusha?”

Huo Sining did not confirm nor deny but carefully instructed: ”Be very cautious. Damaging it even a little could mean losses that are more than just a trifle. In the end, it will still be you who feels the heartache!”

Zhong Zifan nodded his head but didn’t ponder deeply on the implications of Huo Sining’s words. He was simply curious about this brick-like rough stone, which had Huo Sining so nervous—it seemed that the jadeite hidden within this raw material was no cheap find.

The electric grinder started up, and the sound of the electric saw filled the air. Stone chips gradually fell off as the cobblestone-sized rough stone was slowly ground down, exposing a small window inside.

The people below who had been ready to leave saw Zhong Zifan’s movements and exchanged glances, puzzled as to what was actually happening.

”What’s going on, wasn’t it determined to be a dud? Why has stone gambling started again?”

”It seems there was some twist, Miss Huo said it wasn’t a dud, and then she took that brick-like rough stone that was sandwiched in fake raw material to Boss Zhong to polish the stone.”

”Polishing the stone? Could it be that there’s still jadeite to be found in that brick-like rough stone? What on earth is going on?”

”That brick-like rough stone is obviously a fake put there by the person who made the Black Oosh fake raw materials. How could there possibly be jadeite cut from it? Isn’t this just a pipe dream? I think Miss Huo either has water in her brain or was caught in a door.”

”You can’t say that. I actually think it’s very possible. Miss Huo once gambled on superior-quality emeralds hidden in waste from Mogang Rock while she was in Ruili. Back then, so many people were skeptical, yet didn’t she make a fortune? I have a premonition that maybe this brick-like rough stone is the focal point today!”

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Ignoring the buzzing discussions below, Huo Sining’s gaze was fixed intensely on Zhong Zifan’s movements.

Half an hour later, a window the size of a finger had been polished on the raw stone, and a red color was faintly visible inside!

Yang Wen and the older fellows’ eyes suddenly became a bit unnatural, and they fretted internally: Could it be that within this fake waste material there was indeed hidden a piece of superior jadeite? Had the faker been blinded by stupidity? Otherwise, why would they do such an idiotic thing as selling the crate but giving away the pearls?

Zhong Zifan was the first to see the color shining through the window as he was stone gambling and was somewhat surprised. He became even more careful while polishing the stone. As the polished window enlarged further, his forehead began to bead with fine sweat.

After nearly an hour and a half, the egg-shaped rough stone had been fully polished.

As soon as Zhong Zifan wiped away the last bit of white cotton, Huo Sining immediately poured clean water over the polished piece.

The white stone dust was rinsed away by the water, revealing the true look of the stone.

A pure and vibrant natural gemstone came into sight, looking like a clump of leaping flames, as vivid as dawn’s first light.

Huo Sining took some spare clean water from the side and poured more over the red gemstone. The crystal-clear water flowed down, and the brilliant red of the goose egg-sized gemstone, as bright as fresh blood, seemed as if it would burst forth from within the stone the next second.

Holding the precious stone, Zhong Zifan’s fingers began to tremble. Good heavens, this red gemstone, it was he who had uncovered it! Today, he had witnessed a miracle!