Chapter Fifteen: Ten Million Inflow

Ye Yuan pushed a cart through the raw stones. Six stones of various sizes were already loaded onto it. The largest was 80cm, and the smallest was about the size of a watermelon. Ye Yuan knew that two of these six stones contained jade; the other four were worthless.

The two stones with jade were the largest and the smallest. The ones in between had nothing.

Ye Yuan decided that was enough for today. After all, the six stones had cost him 500,000. The largest one alone had been priced at 350,000 by the owner. Ye Yuan had gritted his teeth and bought it because the system had alerted him that this single stone was worth a full 10,000 points.

Ye Yuan had been quite startled by the alert. What kind of stone would be worth 10,000 points? He had bought the raw stone out of curiosity.

He walked to the center and saw Second Brother cutting a stone. Ye Yuan walked over. "How's it going? My 'Jin Shao'?" Second Brother disliked people calling him by his name. His roommates called him "Second Brother," but outsiders usually called him "Jin Shao."

"Your brother isn't as lucky as you. I threw in 2 million, and I didn't even get a single strand of jade." Although he said this, Second Brother showed no sign of distress on his face.

"You're amazing, truly amazing." Ye Yuan gave Second Brother a thumbs-up.

Seeing that the master who had helped him cut stones the previous two times was still there, he pushed his cart to the master and said, "Cut them all. Cut the biggest one last. You can cut the previous ones however you see fit."

Ye Yuan knew that only one of the first five stones had any significant value. The last one was the main event. Stone cutting was a time-consuming process, so Ye Yuan didn't need to cut the large one first. He could just finish the rest and leave.

The master didn't waste any words. He casually picked up a stone and started cutting. Not far away, Ye Yuan saw Zhao Chuan walking over. Ye Yuan asked in surprise, "Aren't you with Master Nie?"

Zhao Chuan smiled and explained, "When we jewelers come to buy jade, we don't cut the stones here. The reason is simple: if we strike it rich, our peers get jealous, and if we lose money, it's embarrassing. We always take them back to our shops to cut."

After hearing Zhao Chuan's explanation, Ye Yuan nodded. The two of them went over to Second Brother's area. Second Brother had finished all his stone cutting. The 2 million worth of raw stones had only yielded a few pieces of jade of ordinary quality. The stone cutting master estimated their value at 100,000.

Some jade merchants were present and knew that Second Brother and Ye Yuan had come with Zhao Chuan. Therefore, no one came forward to bid.

Seeing his two brothers approach, Second Brother glanced at Zhao Chuan, then gestured at the jade pieces that had been cut. "Process a pair of earrings for me. The rest is yours."

Zhao Chuan knew that Second Brother didn't care about this small amount of money. He made a phone call, and shortly after, someone took the jade pieces away.

"Let's go see the luck of my lucky baby," Second Brother said, walking towards Ye Yuan's pile of raw stones.

At that moment, the stone cutting master was cutting the watermelon-sized raw stone. Soon, a green hue appeared, and a piece of tri-colored jade, larger than a fist, was revealed to everyone.

"Fu Lu Shou," Zhao Chuan immediately named the jade. Second Brother patted Ye Yuan on the shoulder. "See? I told you you're a lucky baby. This luck..."

Zhao Chuan looked at Ye Yuan and said, "1 million."

"Whatever makes you happy." Ye Yuan knew the main event was last, so these were just appetizers.

Ye Yuan took the jade from the stone cutting master and handed it directly to Zhao Chuan. Zhao Chuan immediately transferred the money.

Seeing another million arrive in his account, bringing his balance to over 1.6 million, Ye Yuan figured that with the black pearl, he probably had enough to buy a fishing boat.

He wondered how much wealth the last stone would bring him. Thinking about it made his heart race.

Zhao Chuan saw Ye Yuan's reaction and assumed he was excited about receiving the million. He continued to watch as the last big stone was cut.

With the roar of the cutting machine, one cut, two cuts, three cuts... After nine cuts, the stone still showed no sign of green.

Seeing such a large stone, the stone cutting master came over to consult Ye Yuan, asking if he could make a cut in the middle. With such a large stone, cutting it slice by slice would take an unknown amount of time.

Ye Yuan would never agree to such a method. He comforted the master and told him, "No matter what, I'll give you a generous bonus of 10,000 yuan later."

Upon hearing about the large bonus, the stone cutting master said nothing more and continued cutting.

After another five cuts, as a layer of stone peel fell away, a streak of green appeared before everyone's eyes. The stone cutting master immediately handed it over to another person to help. They carefully worked on it, wiping it as they went.

Zhao Chuan looked at the jade this time with some uncertainty. If it was what he suspected, it would be incredible. This time, Zhao Chuan did not give a grade for the jade. Forty minutes later, a piece of emerald that radiated pure green appeared before them. The stone cutting master's hands trembled as he held it.

Zhao Chuan swallowed hard, then snatched Ye Yuan's backpack and placed the emerald inside. He then looked around, and finding no one nearby, his heart finally settled.

Everyone knew that Ye Yuan and Zhao Chuan were together. If good jade was found, they wouldn't be involved. Since that was the case, they might as well go look elsewhere.

Without a word, Zhao Chuan transferred 50,000 yuan to each of the stone cutting masters and said to them, "You don't know anything, understand?"

The two nodded nervously.

He grabbed Ye Yuan and Second Brother and quickly left the area. They started the car and drove away.

After driving a few kilometers, they pulled over to the side of the road, gasping for air.

Ye Yuan and Second Brother didn't understand what was wrong with Zhao Chuan and looked at him with questioning eyes.

Zhao Chuan calmed himself down, looked at Ye Yuan, and after a long pause, finally spoke. "Ye Yuan, I owe you a huge favor this time. Sell me this piece of jade. How about 20 million?" Zhao Chuan's tone was more serious than ever before.

When Zhao Chuan mentioned 20 million, Ye Yuan lost the mood to think. Even Second Brother on the side was a bit stunned. "What thing is worth 20 million?"

Zhao Chuan looked at them and then said, "Glass-type Imperial Green. Have you heard of it?"

"Holy crap, Ye Yuan, are you the illegitimate son of the goddess of luck? You actually found this?" Second Brother shouted excitedly.

He thought for a moment, realizing something was wrong, and then added, "Even for 20 million, it shouldn't make Eldest Brother like this, right?"

Zhao Chuan looked at Second Brother and said helplessly, "The money isn't the key. The key is an industry rule: when this kind of jade appears, everyone shares. It's fine if I found it myself, but Ye Yuan found it. If I were to keep it all for myself, it would break the rules."

Through Zhao Chuan's explanation, the two of them understood. This kind of Glass-type Imperial Green might not appear even once a year, so this rule had emerged in the industry. It was to prevent one party from becoming too dominant and to create mutual restraint.

Ye Yuan agreed to sell the top-quality jade to Zhao Chuan's jewelry store.

The group went directly to the company. After Ye Yuan signed a few documents, the bank transfer arrived.

He was now a millionaire, a multi-millionaire at that. He never imagined that in just one morning, he had gone from having a million assets to tens of millions.

PS: Thanks to 08a for the reward and monthly ticket.