Jade Auction (Part Two)

Aside from the partially exposed rough stones that had undergone internal changes, Chu Chen had no interest in any of the others, and neither did Liu Sizhe and the others.

Thus, during the bidding for the next twenty-odd partially exposed rough stones, not a single bid came from Chu Chen's table. This led the jade merchants who did not yet know Chu Chen to assume they were a group of young masters merely there to join in the fun.

Liu Sizhe fiddled with his teacup and said with a bored look, "This is so dull. If I'd known, we might as well have gone to the shop to pick out some rough stones. That would've been more interesting!"

Wang Xiaoyue curled her lip. "You're the one who insisted on coming, and you're also the one complaining that it's boring!"

Chu Chen smiled. "I think you find it boring because the atmosphere isn't lively enough!"

Liu Sizhe chuckled. "I hate auctions that are as lukewarm as tepid water. They're so pointless."

Chu Chen said, "These are partially exposed rough stones, so everyone can roughly estimate their value. On top of that, most of them are ice-type jadeite. Naturally, there won't be any especially fierce competition."

Actually, there was another reason Chu Chen had not mentioned: Lu Changshun had set the starting prices too high. There was barely any difference between them and the actual value. Besides, none of the stones contained glass-type jadeite, so everyone was naturally cautious when bidding.

"Brother, you didn't find a single one of these twenty-odd partially exposed rough stones worth buying?" Chu Yulan asked.

Chu Chen shook his head. "It's not that I don't like them. I just think their value isn't much different from the final selling price, and I can't be bothered to go