Ge Hua snapped out of his shock upon hearing Chen Mo's voice.
He looked at Chen Mo before him with disbelief.
The surrounding crowd also turned their gaze towards Ge Hua.
Many even began to show disgust towards Ge Hua, viewing the label of "gigolo" for Chen Mo as nothing but Ge Hua's slander.
"Gulp!"
Ge Hua couldn't help but swallow.
However, he still didn't believe Chen Mo could have so much money.
He personally took the POS machine, swiped Chen Mo's bank card, and then asked Chen Mo to enter his PIN.
After Chen Mo entered the password.
"Beep beep!"
Instantly, the POS machine emitted the sound of printing a receipt.
Whoosh!
The scene erupted in an uproar.
No one had expected Chen Mo to actually swipe over ten million yuan in one go!
Ge Hua's face turned green. He quickly scrutinized the decimal points on the receipt, checking it countless times, but found no error.
This meant Chen Mo's card was legitimate!
"Mr. Ge, since you don't have any better jade here, we'll take our leave. This 'Yan Ruyu' is nothing special after all."
"Oh, right. Don't bother my girlfriend if you have nothing better to do." Chen Mo retracted his bank card, a look of disdain on his face.
Upon hearing this, the surrounding crowd immediately understood what was happening.
It turned out Ge Hua had taken a fancy to his girlfriend, which was why he was slandering Chen Mo.
At that moment, everyone present looked upon Ge Hua with even greater contempt.
"Wait!"
Noticing the looks from the crowd and hearing Chen Mo insult their store, Ge Hua hissed in a low voice.
Chen Mo and Mo Xiaojing stopped. "What? Mr. Ge, is there something else?"
Ge Hua said with a grim face, "Young man, didn't you want top-grade jade?"
Chen Mo nodded. "That's right."
"I happened to bring back a batch of old-mine raw jade stones upon my return. I wonder if Mr. Chen would be interested in gambling with me," Ge Hua said coldly.
"Not interested," Chen Mo replied with three simple words.
"You!" Ge Hua hadn't expected Chen Mo to refuse.
He could only suppress his inner anger and say, "Mr. Chen, why not hear what my wager is before deciding?"
"You don't have anything else I want here, so why should I gamble with you?" Chen Mo retorted.
Ge Hua said coldly, "We indeed don't have any processed top-grade jade here, but the raw jade stones in the warehouse upstairs might have some."
"What do you want to gamble?" Chen Mo asked.
"Here, of course, it's stone gambling. Each person picks three raw jade stones. Whoever's jade is more valuable wins," Ge Hua explained.
Chen Mo smiled playfully. "Then what's the wager?"
Ge Hua said seriously, "If you win, whatever jade you cut out will be yours!"
"Of course, if you lose, you will pay me the value of the jade I cut out."
Mo Xiaojing frowned slightly, her face as cold as ever, upon hearing this.
She whispered to Chen Mo, "Don't agree to him. He personally selected these raw stones, and he knows better than anyone the condition of each stone."
At this point, Ge Hua continued to taunt, "Of course, you can refuse, but I want to tell you that there isn't such good raw jade in the entire Jiangbei Province. This is your only chance."
Hearing this, Chen Mo became interested.
This was because he desperately needed these raw stones.
"Alright, I agree. Isn't it just stone gambling? My luck has always been good." After a moment of thought, Chen Mo nodded and agreed.
"Chen Mo," Mo Xiaojing looked somewhat surprised.
"Be careful, even if I lose, I can afford to compensate," Chen Mo reassured her.
Upon seeing Chen Mo agree, Ge Hua's face immediately showed a sly smile.
Chen Mo had made him lose face repeatedly. Ge Hua naturally wanted to regain his composure. Otherwise, if this matter spread, how could Ge Hua show his face again!
"Everyone, you can also head up to the third floor to watch the stone gambling competition between myself and Mr. Chen," Ge Hua invited the customers present.
His intention was to let Chen Mo also experience the humiliation of losing face.
Soon, led by Ge Hua, they arrived at the large warehouse on the third floor.
There was a cordon outside the warehouse, and the invited customers stood outside the cordon.
As for Chen Mo, he stepped inside the cordon with Ge Hua.
Chen Mo said, "Mr. Ge, these are the raw stones you brought back. For fairness, shouldn't I choose first?"
Ge Hua did not refuse. "You can. You can choose first."
"However, each person only has thirty minutes."
He checked these raw stones every day. He knew very well which raw stones had a higher probability of yielding top-grade jade.
And Chen Mo, in thirty minutes, might not even be able to look at the first row of raw stones.
"Ge Hua, you're going too far!" Mo Xiaojing reprimanded.
Chen Mo, however, waved his hand and said with a relaxed expression, "No need for so much time. Ten minutes at most."
Upon hearing this, Ge Hua immediately burst into laughter. "Hahahaha!"
"Mr. Chen truly has great spirit. Good, I will give Mr. Chen ten minutes."
Mo Xiaojing, who had been about to say something, was interrupted by Chen Mo's gaze.
Seeing Chen Mo's confident demeanor, Mo Xiaojing was taken aback and could only close her mouth.
At this moment, Chen Mo was already walking towards the raw stone area of the warehouse.
"Old Ancestor, are there any top-grade jades we need here?" Chen Mo asked the Old Ancestor while pretending to examine the raw stones.
"You brat, using your Old Ancestor to show off again," the Old Ancestor said irritably.
Chen Mo smiled. "Old Ancestor, isn't this for setting up the Spirit Gathering Array as soon as possible?"
The Old Ancestor sighed, "If your great-grandfather knew you were using your own Old Ancestor to gamble on stones, I wonder if your great-grandfather would be so angry that his coffin lid couldn't stay shut."
Chen Mo chuckled awkwardly again.
After observing the surrounding raw stones, the Old Ancestor praised, "The quality of the raw stones here is quite good. That kid still has some skill."
Chen Mo was also startled to hear the Old Ancestor praising his opponent.
It seemed that Ge Hua was not as foolish as he appeared. At least in terms of his talent for stone gambling, he was extraordinary.
Chen Mo was fortunate to have the Old Ancestor's help, otherwise, he would likely have lost this gamble today.
"Hmm?"
At this moment, the Old Ancestor uttered a sound of surprise.
"Old Ancestor, what's wrong?" Chen Mo quickly asked.
Immediately after, he heard the Old Ancestor's laughter. "Hahahaha!"
"Stinky brat, you've struck it rich this time!"
"Struck it rich? Old Ancestor, are there jades we need here?" Chen Mo was shocked!
Just now, Ge Hua had mentioned that glass-type jade was extremely rare. Could it be that he had discovered glass-type jade?
"The second stone in the third row, the ninth stone in the fifth row, and the third stone in the eighth row." Immediately after, the Old Ancestor's voice echoed in Chen Mo's mind.