Supernatural Insight Eyes-Chapter 71 - 0069 invitation

71: 0069 invitation

71: 0069 invitation

A stone that almost everyone deemed worthless had been cut to reveal green, a probability so rare here that it was hardly seen once in several years.

First of all, a stone must be appraised by the seller, who would filter out a large portion.

Sellers who had been through the wringer in the world of gemstone betting were not exactly stone spirits, but they rarely misjudged.

The stall owner cutting the stone looked at the remaining piece, about the size of a fist, with the green in its center like the grass of spring, radiating a strong essence of life.

“This green, it even has a hint of the aura of imperial green, sizzle…” said a regular who had been playing with stone cutting for years.

At that moment, someone else interjected, “That’s not quite right, the greenness has yet to reach the truest color, and the hues it radiates aren’t blue yet, it’s still lacking a bit before it can be genuine imperial green.”

“Nevertheless, this young fellow is quite lucky, buying it for a hundred bucks, now flipping it for tens or even hundreds of times more poses no problem.”

Hearing this, Ye Qiu was also slightly astonished.

Could this thing’s value really increase by that much?

However, using his special ability to scrutinize the stone felt somewhat like overkill.

Let it be, after all, it was just this one time for fun.

Ye Qiu shook his head, not particularly interested in betting on stones.

Ye Qiu wrapped up the cut stone, leaving the seller’s face a picture of brilliance.

Because such an event had happened right before his eyes, a stone he himself had disregarded turned out to harbor a hue close to imperial green.

That feeling of having misjudged a treasure was almost harder to bear than losing a loved one.

A fist-sized piece of jade rough could fetch hundreds of thousands of yuan if slightly processed, no problem.

However, he had misjudged and placed it among the worthless stones, only to be picked up by someone else.

Naturally, his mood wasn’t good.

It was supposed to be his, yet someone had bought it for a mere hundred yuan.

The seller’s face darkened with envy, seemingly reluctant to let Ye Qiu walk away with it.

The feeling was like having thrown away hundreds of thousands of yuan, quite a painful loss.

He couldn’t just let him leave like that.

The seller’s eyes darted about, and an idea popped into his head.

He quickly stopped Ye Qiu and said with a smile, “Young fellow, look, you’re in luck, having cut out green.

How about this, since you bought it from me, I’ll give you one thousand yuan for it? freeweɓnovēl.coɱ

How about that?”

“A hundred yuan flipped tenfold to one thousand, you’re also making a profit,” the seller said as he pulled out a thousand yuan, ready to thrust it into Ye Qiu’s hand with apparent eagerness.

Ye Qiu frowned slightly.

He wasn’t planning on selling this rough stone for even two thousand yuan, let alone one thousand.

He hadn’t used his special ability for the first time just to find the best piece to sell it back to the seller.

“Sorry, but I’m not selling,” Ye Qiu refused.

“You…

Young fellow, that’s not very sportsmanlike,” the seller said with a splash of tantrum in his tone, which seemed a bit like throwing a fit.

Whispers swirled among the surrounding crowd, many thinking the seller was too narrow-minded and his behavior somewhat shameful.

Yet, with an attitude of avoiding trouble, although people looked down on the seller inwardly, not a single one stepped forward to offer help.

Just then, a figure standing to the side stepped forward and said indifferently, “If they don’t want to sell, do you intend to force the purchase?”

This person was none other than Huo Qian.

“Young man, I appreciate your frequent patronage of my business, so please don’t interfere in this matter,” the seller said, recognizing Huo Qian.

Knowing that he had visited several times and cut a few stones, and although he had been generous with his spending, it still involved an emerald raw stone worth hundreds of thousands.

The seller had decided, even at the cost of offending Huo Qian, a great customer, that he had to get the raw stone back from Ye Qiu’s hands.

“Hmph, doing business requires maintaining credibility,” Huo Qian said harshly, showing no mercy to the man.

“Seeing someone pay a small price for a premium raw stone from you and then coveting it is not only an insult to all merchants but also a disgrace to the business community.” His words came out like knives, stabbing into the opponent relentlessly.

“You little thing, how dare you lecture me, what gives you the right!” the seller roared in anger.

Huo Qian sneered and said, “Heh, on what basis?

On the basis that I am Huo Qian.

You might want to try testing the status of the Huo family in Zhongshan City.”

Huo Qian spoke arrogantly, displaying a fearlessness that disturbed the seller when he heard about the Huo family.

Having done business in Zhongshan City for years, he was well aware of the commercial giants, and it was clear to him that Huo Qian was committed to helping to the end.

The seller hesitated for a while and then decided not to insist any further.

He immediately put on a sycophantic smile and apologised, “So, you are the young master of the Huo family.

No wonder I failed to recognize the great man before me.

I hope you’ll forgive my ignorance.

Since we are friends in the business world, let’s drop the matter today.

I hope Young Master Huo won’t take it to heart and will continue to support my business in the future.”

Huo Qian nodded, since the other party was sensible, he didn’t care to pursue the matter any further.

He believed one shouldn’t push someone to their ultimate demise, leaving a way out was better, a lesson deeply ingrained in him by his father’s teachings.

“Thanks,” said Ye Qiu with a smile to Huo Qian.

Huo Qian shook his head and said, “Brother Ye is really lucky.

I’ve been buying for so many days, and the best green-bearing raw stone I got isn’t even a quarter as large as yours, and the capital I spent is tens of thousands of times more than yours.”

There was a hint of envy and friendliness in Huo Qian’s voice.

Ye Qiu had a good impression of Huo Qian; he hadn’t expected that when his own finished raw stone was about to be forcibly bought back, Huo Qian had stepped in to block the move.

He increasingly felt that Huo Qian was someone worth befriending.

“If Brother Huo likes it, I’ll give it to you,” Ye Qiu said nonchalantly as he tossed the raw stone into Huo Qian’s arms, surprising him.

“Brother Ye, no matter what, this is a stone worth hundreds of thousands.

Are you sure you don’t want it?” Huo Qian said with a mix of laughter and disbelief.

Ye Qiu was being too generous; he remembered that this guy was supposed to be a miser, but today he was acting so magnanimously.

“Brother Huo has helped me a lot.

It’s not a big deal to give you this stone,” Ye Qiu said lightly.

Huo Qian was taken aback for a moment, then said earnestly, “With a friend like you, I, Huo Qian, am truly committed.”

“However, I can’t just take this stone for nothing.

Here’s a card with half a million in it, consider it payment for the purchase,” Huo Qian said, tossing a bank card into Ye Qiu’s hand.

“I can’t accept it…” Ye Qiu was about to refuse, but Huo Qian interrupted him, continuing, “Brother Ye, this money isn’t for nothing, heh, I have a favor to ask of you.”

“Oh?” Ye Qiu responded in surprise.

“I’m quite fond of stone gambling, but I’m not great at judging stones.

In a couple of days, there’s a big stone gambling event that I want to attend, so I’d like to ask Brother Ye to assist me in making choices.

It would be a great loss if I misjudge,” Huo Qian shared his thoughts and then stared at Ye Qiu, awaiting his response.

Ye Qiu pondered for a while and didn’t keep Huo Qian waiting too long before taking the initiative, “Since Brother Huo holds me in such regard, I, Ye Qiu, will serve as your Think Tank this time.”

The two men looked at each other and laughed heartily, displaying a perfect understanding of each other, like old friends of many years.