A Spectacle to Watch

Once Lu Changshun explained the reason, Chu Chen was left speechless apart from feeling depressed.

After a moment, Chu Chen shook his head and said with a bitter smile, "Shopkeeper Lu, I told you not to call me the Jade King! Look at me now—I've become everyone's target."

Lu Changshun chuckled. "Little Chu, don't think too much of it. Your skill is right there for all to see. No matter how dissatisfied people are, in the end, your stone-gambling ability will win them over."

Chu Chen thanked Lu Changshun for the praise, then said, "Forget it. I can't control what other people say. Let them say whatever they want. Shopkeeper Lu, you go ahead with your work. I'll head back first."

"Little Chu, you're leaving already?" Lu Changshun hurriedly asked.

"What else can I do?" Chu Chen asked, somewhat puzzled.

Lu Changshun asked, "Don't you want to see the result of the stone cutting?"

Chu Chen spread his hands. "What's there to see? Whether it rises or collapses, it doesn't make much difference to me."

"Sometimes I really wonder whether you're a young man at all. How can you take fame and wealth so lightly?"

Lu Changshun shook his head with a laugh, then pulled Chu Chen farther inside. "Come on, come on! Let's go take a look together. You might as well have your piece of rough stone cut here too. It'll bring a little more business to my place!"

Chu Chen smiled helplessly. To be honest, he preferred making a fortune quietly. If he hadn't wanted to hide his supernatural ability, he would never have thought of making a name for himself in the stone-gambling trade. Still, there was no harm in taking a look at the cutting. After all, he had already appraised that piece of rough