Zhuo Nan had no intention of causing trouble. She had promised Lu Chongyan that she would only look around with him and not get involved.
But some people were looking for trouble.
They had entered with the people from Jinzhu Jade, and after entering, they got separated. It was inevitable that they would be noticed.
"Two, I am Qin Yutang. I saw earlier that you entered with Manager Wu. Why aren't you with the people from Jinzhu Jade now?"
Zhuo Nan, holding Lu Chongyan's hand, was dressed in a way that clashed with the elegant ladies and noblewomen, looking more like someone out shopping.
Hearing his confusing remark, she retorted, "Why aren't you with that elder sir? Didn't you come in together as well?"
Qin Yutang: "..."
Being shot down by his own words was somewhat embarrassing.
However, he was determined to glean some information or do something to deal with Jinzhu Jade from these two, so he didn't get angry. Instead, he smiled charmingly, "Miss, you are truly interesting. I forgot to ask for your surnames earlier. I am Qin Yutang, the young master of Wan Bao Zhai. Do I have the opportunity to make friends with you two?"
"No."
Lu Chongyan was staring at a stone. Zhuo Nan also looked over. "I want it."
Lu Chongyan quickly put it down and shook his head. "No."
"It's got good material, it will increase in value, and you really don't want it?"
Lu Chongyan instinctively picked up the stone again, staring at the unremarkable stone, hesitating.
The idea of getting rich overnight was something an ordinary poor person like Lu Chongyan could naturally avoid.
But when he saw the price tag of the stone, he put it back.
A stone that was only about the size of his palm was almost 100,000 yuan. If he lost the gamble, it was not something he could afford.
Qin Yutang noticed that he was completely ignored. A surge of anger brewed within him, but it did not erupt. He remained gentle and said, "It's just tens of thousands of yuan, a bit of fun. If this gentleman wants it, shall I give it to you?"
"No need." This time, it was Zhuo Nan.
Her man didn't need anyone to give him things.
"If you don't want it, then forget it. Let's go."
Lu Chongyan took her hand and left.
Qin Yutang watched the backs of the two, his heart filled with anger. He had never been so ignored before. He had approached them actively, only to be repeatedly snubbed. It was somewhat demeaning.
His assistant walked over and said with a sinister expression, "Sir, about those two, shall I find someone to..."
He waved his hand. "Don't do anything here. If the plan is ruined, it won't benefit anyone."
As he spoke, he picked up the stone Lu Chongyan had been holding and examined it carefully.
The assistant spoke again. "Sir, this piece..."
Qin Yutang threw the stone at him. "Take it to be cut."
The assistant took the stone, a bit puzzled. But seeing that it was only a stone worth over a hundred thousand yuan, he didn't say much and took the stone to find someone to cut it.
They might have casually picked a piece, but the person cutting the stone had to treat every piece with seriousness. This was a relatively small piece, and the owner had not specified how to cut it. So, the cutter meticulously began to polish it.
After rubbing off less than a centimeter of the skin, a emerald green jade appeared inside, without a trace of impurity, a top-grade ice jade.
"It's green!"
This was the first piece to show green today. Even though it wasn't theirs, everyone was very excited.
The news quickly reached Qin Yutang's ears. By the time he arrived, the stone had been mostly polished. Later, it turned into a glutinous ice jade, not as perfectly transparent as it was initially, but the value of the stone had still multiplied several times.
Someone even offered to buy it on the spot.
Wan Bao Zhai was in the jade business itself, so how could they sell it?
However, this incident had profoundly shocked him.
He looked at the two people standing on the other side watching the excitement. The young man seemed to be regretting his lack of resolve, while the young woman's expression was unreadable, as if everything was within her expectations.
He then recalled her teasing words, "It's got good material, it will increase in value, and you really don't want it?"
Did she truly see it, or was it a pure fluke?
Lu Chongyan was indeed full of regret. He had just heard that someone had offered 600,000 yuan for the stone, six times its original price. If he had stood firm and bought it, he would have earned 500,000 yuan for nothing...
Thinking about it made his heart ache.
Zhuo Nan watched his constantly shifting expressions and couldn't help but smile.
"Regret it?"
Lu Chongyan nodded emphatically. "Did you really see it? Then why didn't you stop me?"
500,000 yuan! So much money, it could get his father a better prosthetic limb, and allow his mother to eat better medicine.
Zhuo Nan smiled and replied, "I promised we were just looking, and I can't go back on my word."
Lu Chongyan instantly understood the meaning of "asking for trouble."
As Lu Chongyan was agonizing over it, Zhuo Nan said, "However, just because I can't get involved doesn't mean you can't. If you fancy something, you still can."
Lu Chongyan's face instantly lit up with surprise.
Then, he pulled her to go look at stones.