Do Not Speak Ill of My Mother!
Chapter 332: I’ve never seen such good luck before

Chapter 332: I’ve never seen such good luck before

"Miss Yan..."

Old Master Chen was organizing his words, "The halving cut has already revealed the jade flesh, and it’s highly likely that the remaining parts will be exceptional. I suggest shining a light to take a look, then cutting along the skin following the natural growth direction of the jade flesh."

It was a good suggestion. Yan Yueqing nodded, "Then let’s do as you say!"

Upon hearing this, Old Master Chen finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing her confident demeanor earlier, he was genuinely worried she would insist on a single cut.

Although the glutinous variety wasn’t considered an exceptional type, for any master cutting raw stone, the thought of the water jet ruining the jade was even more painful for them than for the owner of the jade!

Yueqing, unfamiliar with the art of stone cutting, had willingly handed over the decision-making power to Old Master Chen.

He spent several minutes shining the light, with an attentiveness as if he were carving an exquisite pattern on it.

After a while, he solemnly drew a line at the position Yueqing had previously mentioned.

"Horizontal cut? Is he really going to cut it horizontally in half?!"

"Wow, this girl is kind of amazing, huh? The master looked over it for ages, and where he finally decides to cut is exactly where she said?! Right through the middle horizontally?"

"Luck, or does she have some real skill?!"

"Damn! He’s cut it open! Just like the previous piece, he extracted a whole piece of jade flesh?!"

Old Master Chen pushed up his glasses, his expression somewhat grave.

A moment later, he handed over the stone, "Miss Yan, your eyes are far more critical than mine!"

One stone might be a coincidence, but two stones – could it really still be just hitting the jackpot?

And considering her completely calm and composed manner throughout, she obviously had a plan!

Alas... indeed, the new waves of the Yangtze River push forward the old ones!

Old Master Chen sincerely felt that the girl had some skills!

Once he truly acknowledged her, the cutting speed for subsequent stones increased significantly. He no longer agonized over how to cut each stone, relying entirely on Miss Yan’s decisions.

Yueqing was bold:

"Cut this piece."

"Cut it right through the middle."

"Cut this one through the middle as well..."

"Cut this one the same as the last."

Old Master Chen’s hand was swift with the cutting blade, the water jet sharp and accurate.

This left the surrounding crowd chattering: "Ah, the luck isn’t holding up, huh? Opened six pieces and they’re all stones!"

"Yeah, it seems like the luck can’t last for too long."

"I think the first two pieces were just a fluke! Old Master Chen too, really. Without his own judgment, he just blindly follows the owner’s pace."

"Within that big pile that’s been cut, if they shine a light and search properly, maybe they’d find some traces of jade!"

Yueqing divided the batches into groups of five, and after finding two pieces of glutinous variety in the first batch, she intentionally chose all the stones she picked for the second batch.

She bought a total of one hundred twenty-three stones today, fifty-two of which were wrapped around jade.

She did a quick calculation, decided to reveal jade from only fifty stones here, aiming to control the jade output to around 20%, making a small profit would suffice! As for the raw stones like Imperial Green Ink Jade, she wouldn’t cut them open in the market to avoid unnecessary trouble.

Therefore, she purposely included the stones she picked in the batch, and made an agreement with Old Master Chen—regardless of the size of the raw stone, they would only make one cut, and if it’s not outstanding, they would discard it.

This bold approach seemed extremely wasteful! After all, some stones were as big as Kirin Melons, and could continue to yield jade if cut open further, but she obstinately went her own way, instructing Old Master Chen to switch to the next one directly.

It was truly unknown if she was strategically cunning or just spouting nonsense.

The third batch of stones came up, and Yueqing again chose the ones she had picked out.

After twenty minutes of continuous cutting, besides two pieces of the glutinous variety, Old Master Chen failed to reveal anything exceptional.

Then came the fourth batch of stones, and the crowd of onlookers grew even more.

"Lao Liu, I see you’ve been cutting stones here for a while; have you found anything?"

The man known as Lao Liu shook his head in regret and lowered his voice, "This young lady is too stubborn, thinking she’s capable of everything. Any stone she hands to Old Master Chen, she insists he cut with one stroke! Now she’s already cut open fifteen stones, and only two turned out to be of the glutinous variety, and they’re only the size of an egg surface... I think she’s going to lose out!"

"I heard she spent two to three million on this pile of stones!"

"Tch! You’re just a pair of idle eyes worrying for nothing! They’ve bought over a hundred stones, and have only cut fifteen so far. How can you already conclude that the young lady will lose?"

"Yeah, there are still so many stones left. Anyway, there’s half an hour until the giant rock auction. Let’s just stay here and watch."

Yueqing handed over the first stone that Jun Yan had chosen, which had blue-green floating flower patterns, "We’ve been cutting for so long without seeing any color, maybe we should try cutting this one diagonally."

She briefly gestured over it.

Old Master Chen had never seen anyone cut a stone diagonally.

Unless the direction of the jade flesh inside was confirmed by the light, otherwise a blind diagonal cut would risk losing a substantial amount even if it’s off by just a fraction!

He took the stone, looked at its size, and seemed to be considering something.

Someone in the crowd spoke up.

"Old Chen, you have to trust your own judgment! This stone shows good promise. Cutting it diagonally would just be messing around, wouldn’t it?"

"Exactly! Look how well the moss bands are formed on the surface; if you just rub the skin off, you’re sure to find color. Who cuts through the middle of a moss band?"

"This raw stone is truly not bad. Old Chen, you still have to stick to your own judgment!"

Several remarks made Old Master Chen furrow his brows tightly.

He hesitated for a moment, then looked toward Yueqing, "Miss Yan, are you sure you want to cut from here?"

Yueqing had great respect for these veteran craftsmen, and she understood their love for the jade. That’s why she had readily agreed when he wanted to rely on his experience to study the raw stone!

She had the system as a bug, while others relied solely on years of experience to choose the same cutting position, which showed how skilled he was.

Even though she knew their methodical research was in vain, and that they would eventually have to cut according to the position she had marked, she was still willing to give them some time to observe.

"I’m sure," she nodded and softened her tone, "However... if Master Chen wants to rub it first, then let’s do it your way."

The people nearby started egging them on.

"Rub it, how can you not rub such good potential?"

"Gently slicing the outer shell is fine too; cutting it diagonally is just too risky."

"Old Chen, we trust your judgment!"

The final decision was left in his hands.

Old Chen wrestled with the choice for a while, then finally took a deep breath.

Picked up the pen...

And on the spot described by Yueqing, drew a dark line.

The onlookers: ???

Wait, no!

You actually believed her?!

The previous two were already a stroke of luck, does this young lady have Perspective Eye or something to trust her every time?

If Yueqing’s chosen stones always yielded treasures, everyone would surely have no doubts about her judgment.

But after cutting for so long, only two of the glutinous variety had been found.

If there really were such a thing as Perspective Eye, wouldn’t she have cornered all the good stones at the venue?

The funniest part was Master Chen, who didn’t even bother to observe anymore, just followed the young lady’s instructions directly.

Hilarious, if this cut ruins the jade flesh...

Probably no one would be more heartbroken than Old Chen!

As they set up the stone and the water jet began to cut, a series of clinking and clanging noises ensued, and the dark stone finally revealed its inner secrets.

"There’s color!"

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