Reborn As Super Heiress

Chapter 926: Chapter 922 Stepping Stone

As she spoke, Huo Sining scanned the secondary mine materials from the new site, then suddenly reached out her hand, and just as the clock ticked to the last second, she pointed to a corner where four or five cargo racks were piled up, showing a naive and innocent smile: ”I’ll choose that one.”

Following Huo Sining’s gesture, everyone’s gaze also shifted to the direction she pointed.

However, upon seeing the piece of material Huo Sining selected, everyone was taken aback.

It was a piece of wedge stone pressed under the foot of a cargo rack, covered in dust, with a gray stone surface, smooth on the outside with neither pine flower stains nor python bands, and not even spots resembling Jadeite raw stone. It looked as though it was just a random foundation stone picked up from the roadside.

Seeing Huo Sining actually chose such a piece of material, everyone was caught off guard, even Hattori Keiko felt astonished. She glanced at the material and instinctively looked toward the fat woman standing nearby.

The fat woman scrutinized the wedge stone for a few seconds, seemingly trying to recall the origin of the material, and after brainstorming a bit, couldn’t think of anything and simply gave up.

She raised her head, looking at Huo Sining with some confusion and curiosity: ”Miss Huo, are you sure you want to choose this one? Not changing?”

Before Huo Sining could answer, Hattori Keiko spoke directly: ”Indeed, if you want to change your mind now, I wouldn’t mind giving you an additional three minutes to prepare. As the host, I can offer you this concession.”

Hattori Keiko’s words seemed polite but were actually advancing by retreating; she was hoping that Huo Sining would pick some worthless brick-like material, so that when the stone gambling happened, she could harshly strike, making Huo Sining accept defeat willingly, at which point no one else could criticize her.

Sure enough, as soon as these words were out, Huo Sining gave Hattori Keiko a cool glance, walked straight to the cargo racks, and after applying some effort, finally dug the wedge stone from under the rack.

After cleaning the dust off the stone, Huo Sining picked up the material, smiling at the fat woman: ”Winning too excessively wouldn’t be good for Miss Hattori’s face, would it? No changes, I’ve chosen this one.”

Upon hearing this, Hattori Keiko’s face immediately darkened.

Even at this point, this woman is still stubbornly obstinate! She couldn’t wait to see how ugly this woman’s expression would be once she lost.

Annoyed by this, Hattori Keiko didn’t bother talking to Huo Sining anymore, she directly carried the piece of yellow sand skin material to the stone cutting machine.

Despite Hattori Keiko taking the lead, Huo Sining wasn’t upset; instead, she stood aside, paving the way for Hattori Keiko to cut the stone first.

At this moment, people nearby started to discuss.

The two gamblers, one prepared in advance, hid a good piece behind the counter to lure the opponent into a trap; the other couldn’t pick good material, ended up recklessly choosing a wedge stone, so everyone watching thought the outcome was almost certain.

Some spoke harshly, directly saying that the title of Jade Queen is a joke, and what Huaxia Country’s newcomer to stone gambling circles is just a dumb girl, those titles must have been obtained through some questionable means, just pandering for fame!

No one was optimistic about Huo Sining because everyone recognized that the material Huo Sining chose was used as a wedge stone under the cargo rack by the shop, at least for a few years.

A piece of material that doesn’t even count for stone gambling, how could it possibly cut out Jadeite? This is simply wishful thinking.

Everyone looked at Huo Sining with sympathetic and pitiful eyes, seemingly already imagining her miserably losing and gouged-eyed in a bloody scene.

Nara Nigawa was already nervous, especially when he heard those ominous words from people around, it made him panic completely. Since he brought Huo Sining here, if any danger occurred, the embassy’s inquiries would undoubtedly involve him.

Furthermore, he really liked this straightforward and sincere girl, if she truly lost her eyes over a gambling match, it would be incredibly regrettable.

Nara Nigawa nervously broke out in cold sweat, instinctively reached into his coat pocket, clenching the cellphone.

He already planned that once the results came out, if Hattori Keiko really persisted in collecting her winnings, he would take Huo Sining and run, then seize the opportunity to call the police and make things public, letting the police and embassy handle the negotiation.

Huo Sining was unaware of Nara Nigawa’s intentions; her knowledge of Dongyang language was limited to daily conversations, so she didn’t understand any of the chatter from those around.

However, even without understanding the words, Huo Sining could interpret the expressions and meanings in their eyes.

Seeing their faces either mocking, sympathizing, or gloating, Huo Sining appeared calm but couldn’t help sneering inside.

Stupid Dongyang people, they know nothing and really think she’s blindly choosing randomly like a reckless fool? She, Huo Sining, is no idiot; if she wasn’t ten out of ten sure of success, would she accept Hattori Keiko’s obviously ulterior motive challenge?

Huo Sining had long anticipated, knowing Hattori Keiko had tricks up her sleeve, how could she miss this chance to counter Hattori Keiko? Since Hattori Keiko tried to set a trap for her, Huo Sining wasn’t a saint either, she might as well use this trap as a countermeasure and see who ends up in the pit!

As Hattori Keiko drew lines and began cutting the stone, Huo Sining remained unconcerned and just bowed her head to inspect the wedge stone in her hands carefully.

This material’s surface was gray-white, without any patterns, looking much like a river pebble, albeit several sizes larger, probably weighing seven or eight kilograms.

Once the dust on the material’s surface was cleaned off, its smooth, rounded exterior was revealed.

Everyone thought it was just an unremarkable brick-like material, but Huo Sining saw clearly that this material has a specific name, called Crystal Gamble Stone.

The so-called Crystal Gamble Stone is actually a type of white-eyed sand skin shell material, but the Crystal Gamble Stone exhibits a gray-white surface, with no python bands or pine flower patterns, appearing crystal clear and hydrous, hence given the name Crystal Gamble Stone.