Longevity Banquet

Next, Chu Chen explained several more ways to identify whether something was A-grade, then said, "Actually, a bracelet like yours, if it were truly A-grade glass-type jadeite, couldn't possibly be bought for just 800,000 yuan. Given the current market, the raw material alone would cost more than 800,000. If it were genuine, why would the other party sell it? He isn't a fool."

Everyone nodded. Merchants weren't philanthropists. How could they possibly do something that harmed themselves to benefit others? Even if they were acquaintances, unless the other party wanted something from you, not raising the price would already be generous. How could they sell at a loss?

Such an obvious principle was understood not only by Zhu Dafu and the others, but by Hou Ming as well. She looked crestfallen and said:

"This was a birthday present from my uncle-in-law. He must have been greedy for a bargain and suffered such a huge loss."

At this point, she turned to Chu Chen and asked, "I think I've heard that B-grade goods are also worth money. How much would B+C-grade goods be worth?"

Chu Chen explained, "Whether B-grade goods are valuable depends on how extensively they were cleaned with strong acid. If there are only a few spots, they can still be worth something. But if they were heavily washed, then they're practically worthless. That's because B-grade jadeite can't withstand the test of time. Generally, after a few years, the silicone oxidizes and the jadeite becomes completely unrecognizable. Your bracelet was washed quite heavily."

Hearing this, Hou Ming immediately drooped her head in dejection. After a while, she angrily stuffed the bracelet into her bag.

"Hmph! When I get back, I'm definitely making my uncle-in-law return it!"

An Gongshi consoled her, "All right. Your bracelet was brought back from Myanmar