The CEO’s Substitute Wife Is A Genius
Chapter 263: Who is the True Expert in Stone Appraisal?

Chapter 263: Chapter 263: Who is the True Expert in Stone Appraisal?

Because there was a public cutting of the original stone, a crowd quickly gathered around the booth.

This group even included a few shills.

The booths here operated on a lease system, with different suppliers.

The shills wanted to figure out whether this group really knew how to appraise stones.

If they didn’t, later they would lure them to their own booths.

Their booth’s raw stones, heh, like this sister wearing glasses said, had quite a few tricks up their sleeves.

"This piece of jade isn’t good, it will definitely expose flaws, but the quality probably won’t be good."

"I guess the flaws are just in the middle."

"Loss! Definitely at a loss!"

Most of the spectators were Thais and regulars to this gambling stone scene.

Jiang Man couldn’t understand their language, so she turned on a translating pen, recording while translating simultaneously.

When she saw the translated text, she smiled smugly.

Ignore the advice of the elders, and suffer right in front of your eyes!

"President, you have to believe me, I won’t just talk nonsense," she tilted her head to see Nan Juefeng’s reaction.

However, Nan Juefeng seemed distracted, his glance inadvertently falling on Jiang Man.

But he was just cautiously peeking, quickly averting his gaze.

"Does your family run a gambling stone business?" he asked casually, not really interested in Jiang Man’s family background, but rather using it to covertly shift the topic away from his own subtle interest in Jiang Man.

"My grandfather is in the gambling stone business, but my dad didn’t quite master the skill, and women in the family aren’t allowed to take over the business," Jiang Man pulled at the corner of her mouth, twisting her expression bitterly: "They think girls should be skilled in dancing and singing, so they sent me to learn dancing from a young age."

Nan Juefeng nodded slightly, but didn’t continue the topic.

Because at that moment, a staff member pushed the cutting machine over.

The crowd around grew restless, eager to see whether this raw material could really turn into something.

Many didn’t have money, couldn’t satisfy their craving to cut stone themselves, and so they enjoyed watching others do it.

The staff member bowed to Wu Yingfan, asking him how he wanted to cut it.

Wu Yingfan wasn’t sure either, turning to look at Jiang Man.

Jiang Man gestured casually.

"Cut through the middle?" Jiang Man interrupted in surprise: "This raw material probably only has patterns in the middle... It’s better to cut from the side to get a bigger and more complete jade."

"Man, what she said seems quite reasonable?" Wu Yingfan began to waver.

He had shone a strong flashlight earlier, and indeed, it was translucent, spreading out from the middle.

Once cut from the middle, it would definitely damage the integrity of the jade.

"The pattern in the middle is not big, go ahead and cut," Jiang Man said nonchalantly, her tone even seemed a bit careless.

"..." Jiang Man was somewhat at a loss for words.

How many times had she kindly advised?

Refused to listen!

Wu Yingfan’s eyes darted about, looking back and forth between the two women.

He actually trusted Jiang Man’s judgment.

But he couldn’t help being unsettled by Jiang Man’s constant buzzing—saying her family ran a gambling stone business, then saying this stone would lose, which shook his conviction.

After agonizing for a while, he turned his head away and told the staff in Thai, "Cut from the middle."

He repeated the gesture Jiang Man had just made.

The staff put on gloves and placed the raw stone on the cutting table.

Even though it was just cutting a stone, Wu Yingfan felt a tension that seemed even more intense than if he were the one on a surgical table.

"Big pattern! Big pattern!"

"Definitely a small pattern!"

The scene divided into two camps, those calling for a small pattern were louder, more numerous.

Wu Yingfan was so tense that he clenched his fists, closed one eye, and dared only to look with the other.

Thump...

Seeing the cutting machine spit out a whoosh of debris, his heart jumped to his throat.

Crack—

The stone was split in two halves.

The scene came to an abrupt halt.

On each half of the stone, one to the left and one to the right, there was a small circle of jade about the size of an egg.

Just as Jiang Man had said, the quality was tender and the luster was not great.

"Ah, I knew it!"

"The size is okay, but the clarity really isn’t good."

"It would suffice for making a ring or a necklace, but after heavy processing, there probably won’t be much raw material left."

"Speaking of which, it’s a big loss."

Wu Yingfan’s heart, which had been hanging, finally died.

Jade stones as big as eggs, after heavy cutting and polishing, turning out to be as large as pigeon eggs would already be quite good.

With average clarity, let alone being worth one hundred thousand, even slicing it to fifty thousand would be overpriced!

Just as Jiang Man had said, it was worth only about ten thousand.

"Did it actually fail?"

Wu Yingfan turned his head to look at Jiang Man, hardly able to believe it.

Could it be that Sister Man hadn’t touched gambling stones for too long and her skills had become rusty?

"See, just like I told you." Jiang Man showed a look of regret.

"But gambling on jade is all about the uncertainty and thrill—one gamble can make a person rich or a beggar, it’s really quite similar to buying a lottery ticket."

She paused, then took on the demeanor of someone trying to smooth things over and console everyone.

"This gentleman has talents hidden around him, look at this young lady, quite capable despite her young age!"

Some of the onlookers couldn’t help but speak out.

He had already noticed Nan Juefeng and his group, especially Shen Yu, with her tall stature and beautiful white skin.

Such a beauty would be considered top-notch even in Thailand.

But what he hadn’t expected was that, in comparison, the less impressive-looking girl with glasses would be the one to astonish him.

Indeed, appearances can be deceiving!

Jiang Man kept checking the translation app, and upon knowing she was being praised, she pursed her lips and looked up at the tall man standing beside her.

Nan Juefeng’s expression was not good.

Clearly, in this PK between her and Jiang Man, he had hoped that Jiang Man would win.

Although he was quite uncomfortable, she quickly adjusted her mood.

She had won against Jiang Man, hadn’t she?

Every trade has its master, and Jiang Man is not infallible; she has her moments of defeat too.

"If you don’t mind, I can offer some advice when you choose stones later." She volunteered eagerly.

Eager to show off, she turned to Lu Xingzhou, "Brother Zhou, I want to spend my own money to pick a rough stone for Grandma and make a jade bracelet for her. What do you think?"

"Do as you wish." Lu Xingzhou’s attitude was icy, his hand resting on Jiang Man’s shoulder as he gently comforted her, "The horse stumbles at the front hoof, there is always a time for a misjudgment, don’t worry, just be more careful next time."

"Yes, yes." Shaye blinked her eyes, "Sister Man, I have a lot of confidence in you! I also want to choose some stones later, I want to make jade necklaces for Dongdong and Kakka, help me pick them out later!"

She grabbed Jiang Man’s hand and shook it happily.

"I’ll help you choose." Jiang Man smiled indulgently.

Jiang Man shook her head, looking at the content on the translation app.

These rich people really don’t treat money as money, treating gambling on stones as casually as buying vegetables?

Jiang Man could misjudge once, and she can do it a second time; and yet they dare let her help choose?

"Well, let it be, these stones aren’t worth keeping. Let’s open a bigger one later!" Wu Yingfan said dispiritedly, spending money like water.

Seeing him about to throw away the cut stone, Jiang Man approached with a cold face, "What’s the rush? There’s still a second cut."

At her words, the whole place stirred.

Another cut?

The rough stone was already broken, cutting it further would only make it crumble and decrease its value even more!

"Another cut?" Wu Yingfan was stunned.

Immediately, his eyes brightened, "Sister Man, I knew you wouldn’t misjudge!"