The CEO’s Substitute Wife Is A Genius
Chapter 264: I Can Call Jiang Man Madam, But You Can’t, Jiang Man

Chapter 264: Chapter 264: I Can Call Jiang Man Madam, But You Can’t, Jiang Man

Jiang Man walked up with a cool swagger, operating the cutting tool herself.

She was as relaxed as if she were using a sewing machine, moving the rough stone with one hand while adjusting the direction of the cutting blade with the other.

"It’s green! There’s actually green!"

The surrounding crowd couldn’t help but exclaim.

Even Jiang Man couldn’t believe what she was seeing.

She quickly rubbed her eyes vigorously.

But in the time it took to close her eyes and open them again, Jiang Man had already turned off the machine.

A cut surface, like that of a sliced watermelon rind, was revealed before everyone.

The jade’s hue was very dark, like it was tinged with a thick, green algae-like color.

There were special three-phase inclusions around it, though not many.

Someone immediately shone a specialized instrument on it, and upon seeing how few cracks there were and the lack of interwoven fibrous structures,

they cried out in surprise, "This is emerald jadeite!"

Upon hearing it was emerald, many rushed forward with magnifying glasses, monitoring instruments, and various high-tech spectacles, each eager to identify it first.

Including Wu Yingfan himself, who stood at the forefront, bending over so far he was almost pressing his face against the surface of the jade.

"It’s emerald! It’s really emerald!" Wu Yingfan shouted, elatedly jumping into the air.

Such a large piece, with such fine quality material—it was worth at least seven figures to start with!

"I’m rich! Truly rich!" Wu Yingfan’s eyes shone brightly, hopping around in excitement.

He was fond of gambling on stones, but had never won before.

This was his first time, his very first win!

"Sister Man, I knew I was right to trust you!"

As Wu Yingfan said this, he didn’t forget to shoot Jiang Man a look, "Thankfully I didn’t heed your idle prattle, otherwise a million-dollar stone would have been tossed away like trash by me! Aren’t you from a jade-stone gambling family? How could your judgment be so off? Such a big piece of emerald, and you couldn’t see it? If I had lost several million because of you, could you afford to compensate?"

"How is this possible?" Jiang Man stepped forward and scrutinized the cutting table.

Assuring herself that no other stones were mixed in, her eyes still filled with disbelief.

"The strong flashlight shone on it just now, only the middle was translucent and the light spread outward from the center, this shows that only the middle part should be green!" Jiang Man tried hard to use her professional knowledge to explain why she missed it.

"So many excuses. If you’re shortsighted, just admit it," Wu Yingfan snorted. Then his gaze turned, burning with intensity as he looked at Jiang Man, "Sister Man, I want to take this stone back for my collection."

Jiang Man arched an eyebrow, "Not selling it?"

Purchased for ten thousand, if it were sold now, it could fetch dozens of times the price, even more—this deal was sure to be only profitable.

"Not selling, nor am I lacking those few million," Wu Yingfan happily communicated with the dealer in Thai.

Jiang Man: "..."

As the crowd started discussing Jiang Man, trying to ask how she managed to expose the green and how she knew it was there,

they were nevertheless obstructed by the language barrier, so they could only urgently guess and discuss amongst themselves.

"Manman, how did you figure out there was such a big patch of green on this side?" Nan Juefeng, hearing the people around them wondering, kindly stepped in to translate for them, asking Jiang Man.

Jiang Man stuffed her hands back into her pockets, her expression lazy, speaking slowly, "The strong flashlight can be deceptive. At the time, Fanzi only shone it on the middle, but like most people, he too shone it from the middle. If you observe carefully, you’ll notice the light halo transitions from light to dark, with a discontinuity in the middle. So it should be the opposite—the green in the middle is the least and the worst, while the surrounding green is larger and of better quality."

"Is that so?" Even as Jiang Man exhaustingly explained, Jiang Man still didn’t understand.

Jiang Man snorted lightly, "Could it be that your family didn’t let you take over the business not because of the reason you mentioned about women not being allowed to inherit the business?"

"Eh?" Jiang Man paused, frowning tightly.

"But because your skills are subpar," Jiang Man said coldly, her voice chilly.

Jiang Man initially didn’t react, but when she finally caught on, her face immediately blushed crimson.

What’s called "murdering the soul" is exactly like Jiang Man!

The more pompous and flamboyant Jiang Man had been at the start, the more embarrassed and humiliated she felt now.

"Sister-in-law, have you studied stone appraisal? Or does someone in your family also run a gambling on stones business?"

"Like you, I’ve been immersed in it from a young age," Jiang Man’s voice was very faint, and her eyes even colder, completely devoid of emotion, "However, this is my first time gambling on stones."

"What?" Jiang Man couldn’t believe her ears, "Is it really your first time?"

Jiang Man shook her head, too lazy to explain anything further.

Previously, she had always followed her old man closely, truly embodying the principle of ’watching the game without comment’.

While her father gambled on stones, she would listen attentively to his analysis and then witness with her own eyes how the results validated his predictions.

Her foundation was built through practice, again and again, from her father’s real-life experiences.

This, though, was her first time doing it herself.

This person had a bad habit—she really loathed gambling.

She detested all forms of gambling, in any sense.

She believed that one’s life was in their own hands, not determined by fate. Whether it was wealth or anything else, it should be obtained through one’s own abilities, not through gambling.

"Lu Xingzhou, shall we go somewhere else to have a look?"

Jiang Man quickly gathered her thoughts, lifted her eyelids, and looked at the man by her side with eyes sparkling like stars.

Lu Xingzhou wrapped an arm around her slender waist and said with sudden interest, "Since you’re so impressive, why not gift me a piece of jade?"

"Hmm? You’re interested in this too?" Jiang Man was surprised.

Lu Xingzhou’s lips curled up, "We’ve come all this way, how can we not take something back? Just as Jiang Man said, we should also bring something for grandma, she loves these jade and jadeite stones."

"Alright," Jiang Man raised her eyebrows.

Although she didn’t care for gambling on stones, if the people around her needed her, she would not hesitate to help.

Watching the couple leave together, Shen Yu, worried that Nan Juefeng might feel uncomfortable, hurriedly said, "President, shall we also look at other places?"

"No need to look anymore," Nan Juefeng’s interest had waned, and he gave a bitter smile as he pressed his lips together, "I’ll wait for you in the VIP room. The two of you go ahead and pick something."

"Yes," Shen Yu nodded.

After watching the man leave, she sighed heavily.

She and Jiang Man were supposed to have accompanied him to select stones, yet in the end, it turned into her and Jiang Man doing the choosing.

"I want this one," Jiang Man said casually as she looked around, pointing to an uncut stone and telling Shen Yu, "Secretary Shen, you take note of it."

Having said that, she lifted her feet and headed towards the VIP room.

Shen Yu grabbed her, the grip very firm.

"What are you doing?" Jiang Man took a step back, her voice trembling slightly.

Shen Yu’s gaze was icy cold, "What was that tone just now?"

"I didn’t have any tone..." Jiang Man was perplexed.

Shen Yu’s eyes grew even colder, almost grinding her teeth as she enunciated each word, "Remember this, I am President Nan’s secretary, not yours! And another thing, Jiang Man can order me around, but you can’t!"

As long as Jiang Man agreed, she would immediately change her address to ’Madam’.

But not this Jiang Man!

A mere jester, and she thinks she’s worthy?

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