As Zhou Huiren’s words fell, his phone suddenly rang.
Taking out his phone, Zhou Huiren quickly stepped aside and answered the call with a respectful expression.
“Listen to him, let him gamble five hundred million.” Qin Xiaotong’s voice came from the phone.
“What? Miss, this.” Zhou Huiren’s face turned pale.
However, before he could try to persuade her, Qin Xiaotong’s voice rang out again: “Don’t worry, if he loses this five hundred million, he won’t blame you. I will personally explain it to my father.”
Hearing Qin Xiaotong’s assurance, Zhou Huiren had no choice but to agree.
After hanging up the phone, Zhou Huiren returned to Chen Fan’s side and said, “Mr. Chen, I agree to the five hundred million bet.” Da Feng Novel Network.
However, Zhou Huiren’s expression remained extremely unsightly. After all, this was five hundred million, a considerable sum for Ruixiang Jewelry at present.
The onlookers, upon hearing Zhou Huiren’s words, were all dumbfounded.
They originally thought Chen Fan was crazy enough, but they never expected the usually steady Zhou Huiren to go mad with him.
Chen Fan’s lips curved upwards, and his gaze fell on Cao Peiqin. “Master Cao, our bet is five hundred million. Do you dare to accept?”
“Hahaha!”
Cao Peiqin burst into laughter, his eyes filled with mockery. “Someone is sending us money, why wouldn’t I accept? But young man, don’t cry later if you lose this five hundred million.”
Shen Xinjie and others standing beside Cao Peiqin also joined in the laughter.
Shen Xinjie looked at Zhou Huiren and sarcastically said, “Mr. Zhou, your Ruixiang Jewelry should just change its name. I don’t think Ruixiang Jewelry suits you. You should change it to ‘Sancai Jewelry’!”
“Mr. Shen is right. I’ve been in the jewelry business for so many years, and this is the first time I’ve seen such a ‘scatterer of wealth’.”
“Mr. Shen, perhaps in a short while, they’ll have to change their name to ‘Fuding Jewelry’.”
The crowd erupted in another round of laughter, their faces full of mockery.
Hearing these words, Zhou Huiren’s face became extremely unpleasant.
Zhao Zhihong and the others standing behind Zhou Huiren had flushed faces. Feeling the sarcastic gazes from all around, they wished they could disappear into the ground at that moment.
Chen Fan remained calm and asked Cao Peiqin, “Shall we begin now?”
Cao Peiqin sneered, “Heh, I didn’t expect Mr. Chen to be so eager to send money. Since that’s the case, let’s begin.”
As the first round of gambling was about to start, the crowd of onlookers grew larger and larger.
Many people wanted to witness the jade gambling prowess of Cao Peiqin, the master of jade.
As for Chen Fan, almost no one paid attention to him. In their eyes, Chen Fan was just a fool with more money than sense, who wouldn’t possibly understand jade gambling.
The rules had been explained to him by Zhou Huiren earlier: each person would select a raw stone, then cut it open and compare their values. Whoever’s raw stone had a higher value would win that round of gambling.
The raw stones here were not cheap, with the cheapest starting at one hundred thousand. However, after Chen Fan’s observation, he found that the quality of the raw stones here was indeed much better than in the previous jade market.
Cao Peiqin held a flashlight, shining it on several raw stones he had already set his sights on to check their effect.
Chen Fan, on the other hand, browsed the aisles back and forth like he was at a wet market, occasionally reaching out to touch the nearby raw stones.
“That kid really doesn’t know how to pick raw stones. Look at him, he’s like he’s buying vegetables at a market.”
“He doesn’t even bring a flashlight for jade gambling. And he dares to bet five hundred million like this? It’s laughable.”
“Haha, look, Mr. Zhou of Ruixiang Jewelry’s face has turned green!”
As the crowd was discussing, a man’s voice rang out, and everyone turned to look at Zhou Huiren.
As expected, Zhou Huiren, who was observing Chen Fan’s jade gambling, had an extremely unpleasant expression.
He had lived for so many years, and this was the first time he had ever seen anyone gamble for jade like this.
Zhou Huiren’s face darkened, and he finally walked up to Chen Fan and whispered, “Mr. Chen, please be a bit more serious. This is five hundred million we’re betting!”
“Be more serious? I am being serious.” Chen Fan glanced at Zhou Huiren with confusion.
Hearing this, Zhou Huiren almost spat out a mouthful of blood. Gambling like browsing a market, and this was called being serious?
If it weren’t for the strong insistence of the boss and the young lady, Zhou Huiren would have kicked Chen Fan out right now.
Just then, Cao Peiqin, not far away, had already chosen his raw stone. “Mr. Chen, I’ve made my choice. How much longer will you take? Time is limited, and dragging it out indefinitely won’t do.”
Chen Fan glanced at the raw stone Cao Peiqin had chosen, a slight curve forming on his lips. He slowly walked over to Cao Peiqin.
“Mr. Chen, is he planning to concede directly?” Cao Peiqin sneered, seeing Chen Fan return empty-handed.
“Do I need to say? He’s definitely planning to concede directly.”
“Exactly. What’s the point of comparing? He’s definitely going to lose!”
Many people around mocked him.
Zhou Huiren and the others were also confused, not understanding why Chen Fan, after wandering around for so long, hadn’t chosen a single raw stone.
Chen Fan ignored Cao Peiqin and the crowd’s mockery. He reached out and patted a stone next to the one Cao Peiqin had chosen, saying, “This one is ten thousand, it’s cheap. I’ll pick this one!”
“Pfft!”
Many people in the audience couldn’t help but burst into laughter.
“Is this kid out of his mind? He’s bet five hundred million, and he’s only picking a ten-thousand-yuan raw stone!”
“That raw stone has a rough skin and a large crack. Even shining a light on it has no effect. It’s clearly just a rock, and the kid chose it.”
“He must be thinking that it’s next to Master Cao’s raw stone, so it must be a good one, and that’s why he chose it.”
“It seems this kid really doesn’t understand jade gambling. Master Cao chose a one-point-two-million-yuan raw stone, and his choice isn’t even a fraction of Master Cao’s. How could he possibly win?”
The scene was immediately filled with sarcastic discussions.
Zhou Huiren and the others were also stunned.
They truly couldn’t understand Chen Fan’s actions. Chen Fan had browsed the raw stones over there for a full twenty minutes, only to randomly pick a ten-thousand-yuan raw stone next to Cao Peiqin in the end! And that last remark about it being cheap almost made Zhou Huiren and the others spit blood!
“Heh, kid, are you sure you want to pick this one?” Cao Peiqin couldn’t help but ask playfully.
“Yes, it’s this one. Let’s start cutting,” Chen Fan nodded affirmatively.
Cao Peiqin smiled helplessly. “Alright, since that’s the case, let’s cut the stone. But kid, let me remind you again, this is five hundred million. Don’t cry if you lose.”
Chen Fan rubbed his nose and replied, “Considering you’re not young, let me remind you too. My luck has always been very good. You should be mentally prepared.”
“Hahaha, sharp-tongued.”
Cao Peiqin sneered, then waved his hand and ordered, “Cut the stone!”