Do Not Speak Ill of My Mother!
Chapter 334 - 320 Sky-high Priced Giant Rock

Chapter 334: 320 Sky-high Priced Giant Rock

People walked and talked at the same time.

"Who will the giant rock end up with today?"

"So many people are eyeing it! Gu Xing, Chen Luo, and the two big brothers from the Southern Market came early to check out the stone."

"Isn’t this the best quality stone to have come out of the new pit? It has all the signs of jadeite! And it’s so big!"

"It’s hard to say... after all, there are examples of good quality that end up being nothing! It just happens to be large, which gives it the advantage of unlimited possibilities. But... being large is a double-edged sword!"

"That’s true! With its large size, the auction price naturally won’t be cheap, and if the auction price is too high... unless there’s a large patch of top-quality jadeite inside, it’s hard to break even. If you’re unlucky... that’s a huge loss!"

This was common knowledge to everyone.

However, with several big shots gathered today, the scene was bound to be extraordinarily lively.

Those who wanted to pick up a bargain had already given up hope, only intending to enjoy watching the titans clash.

Yueqing whispered a few words to Jun Lii, instructing him to have the remaining stones transported to the Jun Residence’s territory first.

Then she found Du Manchang and whispered, "Today, we must secure this stone."

Having seen her cutting the stone earlier, Du Manchang trusted her completely, "Good! The money I’ve prepared should be enough!"

Yueqing raised her hand, gesturing to her phone, "Don’t worry, I have plenty of money here, even if they all bid against me together, I’m not afraid!"

Hearing this, Du Manchang sighed, "Brother Luo told me that Gu Xing has invested in this mine... If he insists on bidding against us, even if he gets the stone, he won’t lose! If not... he benefits from the premium we pay at auction."

"As long as it doesn’t exceed one hundred million, this stone is profitable," Yueqing seriously said. "If it goes over one hundred million, you stop bidding, and I will reconsider our options before contending with him."

"We can only do that..."

Their voices were neither too loud nor too soft, but were overheard by people nearby.

From the corner of his eye, Jun Lii noticed someone sneaking off toward Gu Xing.

For some reason, he did not intervene.

Jun Yan frowned and tugged at his father’s suit jacket, "Dad!"

Suddenly, Yan Wang reached out and stopped him.

He shook his head, his expression inscrutable yet revealing.

Jun Yan was stunned...

Was his brother telling him not to meddle in this matter?!

But the spy had already passed the message, hadn’t he?! Really not going to stop it?

Yan Wang nodded again, indicating not to interfere.

Jun Yan’s mind raced, and suddenly he understood something, his lips spreading into a brilliant smile!

Meanwhile, Gu Xing frowned, "Are you sure that’s what she said?"

His subordinate ingratiatingly said, "Brother Xing, I was watching her cut the stone the whole time, she does have some skill! Where Old Man Chen cuts, there’s jade, not even a slight mistake!"

"Could they be baiting me on purpose?"

"She deliberately lowered her voice when speaking, and Du Manchang was telling her to be careful of us driving up the price... Oh right, she also said if it goes over one hundred million, to stop raising the bid for a while."

"One hundred million..." Gu Xing laughed at that number, "These people from Hua Country sure are stupidly wealthy. Even if this stone went to auction, it might fetch sixty million at most!"

Song Qinglong, eager to curry favor with him, quickly said, "The Yan Family is really rich! Yueqing is of the Yan Family’s legitimate line, and the cash flow at her disposal is not a small sum! Just for fun, she started some kind of charity website and invested a billion in it!"

"A billion?" Gu Xing was a bit shocked, "Is this woman really that wealthy?!"

Until now, knowing she was from the Yan Family, Gu Xing was still not worried!

After all, there were many wealthy people here, each with fortunes of tens or hundreds of millions.

In the jade business, you can’t make a name without some funds to stockpile inventory!

Gu Xing thought Yueqing’s family was just another small billionaire household! But hearing Song Qinglong say she could casually drop a billion on a project... What did that signify? It meant her family was truly rich!

He swallowed greedily.

Not daring to cross a family of super-wealthy magnates physically, Gu Xing knew well that if they decided to seek revenge, he wouldn’t just be skinned alive; he might not survive it at all!

But...

If I can’t have her, getting her money is only fair!

I own 10% of this mine, and even for this auction, I’ve arranged to take 5% of the money for myself.

Since Yan Yueqing’s estimated price is one hundred million, let’s jack up the price even more!

It doesn’t matter if I can’t buy it, the main thing is to prevent her from making too much money!

Thinking this, Gu Xing exhaled with satisfaction.

Before long, the auction officially began.

The auctioneer was a person from T country, speaking in somewhat awkward English, starting to introduce the situation with this stone to everyone.

Those present were either bosses or elites; even if they didn’t understand, they had brought experienced people over to check, and they already had an understanding of the stone’s situation in their minds.

The auctioneer didn’t talk much, and after a few words, he moved into the auction process.

"The starting bid is ten million."

Chen Luo was the first to raise his hand, "Eleven million."

A tycoon from the Southern Market: "Twelve million."

Lao Liu joined in, "Fifteen million."

A few others slowly joined.

"Seventeen million!"

"Twenty million!"

"Twenty-three million..."

"Twenty-six million!"

As everyone was bidding, Gu Xing kept stealing glances at Yan Yueqing’s micro-expressions.

She stood there quietly, as tranquil as an orchid, her demeanor incredibly elegant.

No matter how intense the competition was around her, it seemed as if it had nothing to do with her. She had a serene and beautiful detachment.

Gu Xing slightly furrowed his brows.

She’s so calm... does she really look down on the prices common people are offering?

Actually, he was somewhat skeptical about the information his subordinates reported about Yan Yueqing!

This tactic of telling your subordinates the psychological price ahead of time, but actually using it to rouse your opponent’s competitive spirit, only to end up buying at a great loss, was something he often used himself!

If she had learned from that and was using it against him, wouldn’t it lead to his loss?

While he was hesitating, the price had already been raised to thirty-two million.

Yan Yueqing spoke up, "Fifty million."

The auctioneer did not expect such a straightforward bid from the girl and paused for a second before repeating, "Fifty million for the first time."

The people around whispered to each other.

"Her again? She just cut the stone, and at half way through, she’s already made a neat little sum of nearly one million! Now she has her sights set on this stone; there must be something to it~"

"I suspect she has Perspective Eye; otherwise, how could she understand the structure of a stone so well? Exactly where she says to cut, that’s where jade appears?

"It’s over, there’s a strong competitor now..."

Gu Xing frowned and asked his subordinate in a low voice what was happening.

The subordinate quickly suppressed his voice, "Brother Xing, didn’t I tell you? Her insight is incredibly accurate. She bought a batch of stones for over two million, and having only cut half, she’s already made over a hundred thousand! Plus, what she just said to Du Manchang, she seems determined to get this stone!"

After some thought, Gu Xing decided to test the waters.

"Sixty million."

He directly quoted the price he had in mind.

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