Another Sum of Money to Be Earned

Everyone's eyes were eagerly fixed on Chen Mo's side, watching a gradually green jadeite emerge from the stone cutter master's hands. However, when the green appeared, the master, fearing he might ruin it, asked Chen Mo how he wanted it cut.

The answer was still a bewildered "do as you please," which caused the master's hand to shake, nearly cutting off his own finger. He was completely flabbergasted and never asked Chen Mo for his opinion again. He did, however, gain some respect for this rookie. Although inexperienced, he had a bold attitude, showing no excessive emotion, possessing a mentality of calmly watching the storms.

Zhang Liwei's side was boring. Half of his stone had already been cut with no sign of green, making him very dissatisfied with the stone cutter master. He was muttering curses and gesticulating wildly. Fortunately, the master was experienced and avoided any mistakes, but the master found it irritating. If Zhang Liwei weren't a major client, he would have quit long ago.

Nangong Xue stared at Chen Mo, a slight twitch at the corner of her mouth, though no one noticed. She had initially regarded Chen Mo as a mere passerby, but now this passerby was showing unexpected changes, which she found rather interesting.

Gradually, an apple green jadeite the size of a fist appeared. Its water content was quite good, reaching the level of egg white, considered a medium-grade true green. Regardless, this piece of jadeite was worth over a million, a pretty good outcome. This alone covered the cost of the rough stone.

Zhang Liwei's side had a failed cut. Immediately under his direction, they began cutting the second stone.

It was the same for Chen Mo's side. However, upon seeing the piece the master picked up, Chen Mo's heart sank – it was a waste. But thinking that Zhang Liwei also had three waste pieces on his side, he felt better. Not everyone could succeed 100% in stone gambling; otherwise, it wouldn't be gambling, it would be picking up money.

The second stone, as Chen Mo expected, was a failed cut. The onlookers sighed, "A rookie is still a rookie, nothing to say." However, Zhang Liwei's side produced green, and everyone rushed over to watch.

It was a large, irregularly shaped jadeite, about the size of a volleyball. It was a light green bean green variety with poor water content, but it was still worth about 200,000.

Nangong Xue watched Zhang Liwei, who was still cursing, and eagerly urged him to cut the third stone. But then she turned and saw Chen Mo, who was remarkably calm, showing no signs of anxiety, just steadily watching the stone cutter master's operation. She began to be curious about his temperament, not expecting to see such a composed young man here.

If Nangong Xue knew Chen Mo's thoughts, she wouldn't have praised him. At this moment, Chen Mo's mind was filled with joy, thinking about how he would get some jadeite for free in the end. It was definitely a happy occasion. Why wouldn't he agree to something he could win steadily? Only an idiot wouldn't agree. Thinking about it made him feel bursting with happiness.

The third stone, Chen Mo's side, was a failed cut!

Zhang Liwei cut his third stone, a glutinous rice yellow bright green, worth nearly 2 million!

The fourth stone, Chen Mo still failed. He broke out in a sweat and cast a somewhat resentful glance at the master, asking why he was cutting waste stones.

Zhang Liwei's fourth stone also turned out to be a failed cut.

Seeing that both of them had failed cuts, everyone lamented. Stone gambling was about luck, eyesight, knowledge, inheritance, heartbeat, thrill, and money! However, they no longer held any hope for Chen Mo to win. Cutting a piece of jadeite worth a million was already a stroke of great luck.

The fifth stone, Chen Mo still failed. The crowd smiled knowingly; it was as expected.

Zhang Liwei's fifth stone, however, yielded a vibrant green jadeite. Its water content was close to ice jade, and it was as large as two fists. It was a rare piece of jadeite, with an estimated price of 3 million.

Everyone was discussing it. They hadn't expected Zhang Liwei to have such a burst of success, cutting such high-quality jadeite. It was definitely a display of skill.

Nangong Xue, however, glanced at Chen Mo, wanting to see his expression. To her surprise, the fellow was still calm, showing great composure.

Zhang Liwei happened to see Nangong Xue's gaze and expression directed at Chen Mo. He had intended to show off his jadeite to Nangong Xue, but seeing that she wasn't looking at him but at Chen Mo, he became furious, grinding his teeth. However, he couldn't do anything to Nangong Xue, so he could only fantasize in his mind about her submissive expression and his hatred for Chen Mo grew even stronger.

Chen Mo was unaware of Zhang Liwei's feelings. Seeing him glare at him, he glared back without backing down. If he had known Zhang Liwei's current mood, he would have cursed MMP, thinking, "What's it to me!"

The sixth stone, when Chen Mo's side revealed a hint of red, shocked everyone.

"Ice jade, ice jade red emerald!" an old man exclaimed, shining a high-intensity flashlight on it.

Everyone scrambled over, eager to see the red emerald.

"Little brother, sell it to me for 1 million!" Someone had already started bidding. Ice Jade grade was not easy to come by, and to find Ice Jade Red Emerald was even rarer, so naturally, everyone wanted to snatch it up.

"1.4 million!"

"1.6 million!"

"Don't try to fool me. If you don't have 2 million for this kind of Jadeite, don't even bother bidding. I'll offer 2 million. Little brother, sell it to me!"

In a short while, the price had already reached 3 million! This was even with just one window opened, which showed how rare Ice Jade grade Jadeite had become in recent years.

Chen Mo pouted. Did they really think they could buy it for 3 million? Moreover, it was still in the gambling stage and couldn't be auctioned off immediately, so he signaled the shop owner.

"Everyone, quiet down, quiet down." The shop owner, having received Chen Mo's signal, stepped forward to stop the bidding.

"No need to bid, everyone. This is still a gambling match. We'll discuss it after it's over!" the shop owner said.

Only then did everyone calm down. However, the shop owner arranged for an Employee to set off firecrackers on the street as a celebration for cutting out the Ice Jade Red Emerald.

Zhang Liwei was also momentarily stunned. He hadn't expected Chen Mo to cut out Ice Jade Red Emerald, and his hatred deepened.

However, he had also cut out an Oil Green Egg White Grade, which was estimated to be worth 2 million.

Everything fell silent with Chen Mo's Ice Jade Red Emerald. The entire piece of Red Emerald was over ten centimeters long, about eight centimeters wide, and eleven to twelve centimeters thick, shaped like a shuttle. It was absolutely Red Emerald, with a transparent color and full water content. Its estimated value exceeded 20 million!

Nangong Xue's beautiful eyes showed a hint of joy. She hadn't expected this man to have such good luck. Truly fortunate! However, her expression remained extremely cold and unsmiling. But as she looked at Chen Mo, he inadvertently saw Nangong Xue looking at him and shivered all over. He really couldn't stand such a cold gaze.

Everyone liked looking at beautiful girls, but Chen Mo was much better off. Although Nangong Xue had stunning looks, to him, this girl was too cold, as if everyone owed her millions. He'd better stay far away to avoid freezing.

This was also one of the stones Chen Mo had a strong feeling about. If this cut yielded Ice Jade Red Emerald, then what about that fellow priced at 5.5 million, which had made his Spiritual Sense tremble?

The seventh piece, and the last one, Chen Mo cut out a Glutinous Jadeite with light water green, which was considered quite good, estimated at 1.5 million.

Zhang Liwei's seventh piece cut out Parrot Green, which was also decent, priced around 1 million.

After the seventh piece was uncovered, Zhang Liwei was somewhat speechless. He had actually lost to a Jadeite newbie, a newbie who knew nothing. The depression he felt was imaginable. But then he thought about having to kowtow to Chen Mo. Was that even possible?

Chen Mo smiled calmly and said to Zhang Liwei, "It seems I've won!"