But Lao Mian's subsequent announcement of the auction situation made Ai Li have no choice but to bid for that huge raw stone, whether she wanted to or not!
She sent someone to inquire about the quotations of various merchants, but was exposed by Wang Miao'e and colluded with several major jade merchants. The other party simply added some money, and the stones were all snapped up - except for two bosses who had doubts about Wang Miao'e and did not raise prices for bidding, allowing Ai Li to take advantage of it, and Fu Man Lou ended up empty-handed this time.
What made Aili even more unbearable was that among the two batches of rough stones she had snatched from her two bosses, only one block was cut out to be as big as a fist, but it was full of cracks and cleavages...
"This is what you call old goods, didn't even open the window and dared to sell us such expensive raw stones, and it's actually like this?"
Spent nearly 20 million, only got two pieces of glutinous rice that can't be dug out, a piece of egg white rice full of cracks. Although Ai Li was unlucky, it's no wonder she wanted to blame Lao Mian.
The bosses of the two families who had their original stones snatched by Aili earlier were wiping away cold sweat, feeling extremely fortunate that they had let go of such a bad hand to Aili.
The old Burmese man's face was originally dark, and now his complexion is as black as the bottom of a pot.
If I had known that Miss Ai from Fumanlou was so unlucky today, the devil would have chosen her fabric to open with. Now it's uncertain whether the last piece of stone can be sold or not. Lao Mian is truly suffering in silence.
"Wu Dan, why don't you just open the original stone of the Liu family's auction!"
Lin Luo Ran opened his mouth, and unlike when he spoke to Ai Li, Liu Zhaofeng had just told him about the characteristics of Burmese names. He saw that this Burmese person was much older than him, and was also able to smuggle out the original stone, so he must have some status in Burma. In front of "Dan", he added a "Wu" character as a respectful title, Lin Luo Ran didn't lose face.
Burmese people have names but no surnames. Before a Burmese man comes of age, he is often referred to by adding the prefix "Maung" to his name as a sign of humility; sometimes, for affection or closeness, an elder refers to a younger male by adding "Maung" to his name. When referring to someone of the same generation or younger, Burmese people add the prefix "Ko" to their names. For example, a Burmese couple named their son Kyaw Win; before he came of age, people called him Maung Kyaw Win, and after he grew up, they called him Ko Kyaw Win. When he became older or gained some social status, people respectfully referred to him as U Kyaw Win.
Lao Mian was very pleased with Lin Luoran's wit and knowledge, "Beautiful girl, you will have good luck! Just do as you said!"
"Lot 163, Liu's Treasure Pavilion has won the bid at a cost of 590,000 and 9 yuan. Start cutting the stone!" Lao Mian yelled as he directed his workers to lift the original stone onto the cutting machine.
"This material is too ordinary, can it be jade?" The Fujian jade merchant heard that he had spent 500,000 yuan, and the original stone still looked unimpressive, his enthusiasm for cutting open the stone cooled down by half.
"You mainlanders are really inexperienced, Miss Lin is a newly emerged goddess in the circle, the stones she likes, no matter how bad they look on the outside, must be gold and jade inside!" The reply was from a Guangzhou native, who also gave Lin Luo Ran a flattering smile, which made Lin Luo Ran laugh.
This Guangzhou guy is not praising her, but rather belittling that 25 million yuan original rough diamond of Ai Li's. Looks like Ai Li has made quite a few enemies.
"Miss Lin, how do you think this stone should be cut?"
This question was once asked by Lao Mian to Ai Li, and Ai Li said it casually. Lin Luo Ran pretended to carefully consider the direction of the jade pulse, and after a while, he drew three lines on the original stone, intersecting with each other, and then smiled and said: "It's just this middle piece, sorry to trouble Wu Dan."
Lao Bian hurriedly said it was no trouble and personally operated the cutting machine. According to Lin Luo Ran's three drawn lines, he steadily cut along them.
The Guangzhou guy exclaimed: "Wow, it looks like it's olive green! The more colorful the better, the greener the more valuable. Miss Lin, this one has gone up in value again!"
Not to mention Liu Zhaoyu and his cousin, but also Wang Miaoe and Cui Pangzi, who are close to him, even Zhang Lao, who has a nodding acquaintance with Lin Luoran, is happy for him - everyone is from R City, Lin Luoran's success brings honor to all of them.
"Cui Pangzi, your family has recognized this sister, and it's as if they've picked up a divine hand. What great fortune! Zhang Boss felt a bit sour, if he had known that the divine hand was so extraordinary, he should have also recognized Lin Luoran as his sister when she spent 2,000 yuan to get two green blocks."
"Spare me, Old Zhang. You're the one who can't recognize a gem when you see it. What's with the sour grapes?" Wang Miao'e shot back, her whole body exuding an air of dominance, leaving Zhang unable to retort. He was also quite intimidated by this mother tigress from the Cui family.
Mu Tian Nan listened carefully and curiously asked: "What's the story behind this? Why is she called 'Divine Hand'?"
Chui Pangzi's face lit up as he spoke: "That was Old Zhang's sore spot, a pile of junk that had been accumulating in the courtyard for years, and Lin Mei bought it... uh..."
Chui Baozi was halfway through speaking when he suddenly remembered that the seemingly spoiled young master beside him was actually a fierce man who could bend steel bars with his bare hands. Wasn't he himself being targeted because of Feicui? Now, wouldn't this lead to trouble for Lin Jia's sister? Chui Baozi quickly shut his mouth.
Mo Tian Nan observed his words and expressions, how could he not know Cui Chubby's concerns? He didn't explain much either, but instead asked the same question about Wang Miao E.
Wang Miaoe was delighted for Lin Luoran, and she thought that although the surname Muo had forced them to buy and sell, they hadn't been cheated on the price, so it wasn't a big deal. She didn't hide it from him and told him about how Lin Luoran had spent 2,000 yuan to cut out materials worth 8 million yuan when he was at Zhang's workshop. There was also Zhang as a witness, and it couldn't be more true.
"Can a rock become jade? Is it really that magical?" Mu Tian Nan was curious, he had also investigated the seller of the original stone to Cui Pangzi, Zhang Boss, who was a down-to-earth raw material merchant, and there was nothing strange about him. This clue ended here, making Mu Tian Nan so angry that he made a childish move in front of Cui Pangzi, bending steel bars. Who knew that this accidental mistake would make things easier for Cui Pangzi, who was extremely afraid of death.
"Of course, it's a coincidence. The Chun Dai Cai you bought was also sold by my family's Lin Mei!" Wang Miao E said, staring at Mu Tian Nan with great displeasure, not noticing that Cui Bao Zi beside her almost winked his eyes out of shape.
It's not surprising to cut out a high-end jade, and even two pieces are good luck. Being able to open another Chun Dai Cai in a short period of time is bound to raise eyebrows.
Mù Tiān Nán's gaze turned to the central stage where a so-called "Yang Green" material was being analyzed, and suddenly became interested.
"Turning stones into jade", it seems that Lin Luoran, who stole his own seed, is more suitable to help him find the jade than Cui Chubby?
Lin Luoran was discussing with Lao Mian how to crack the jade, when a chill suddenly ran down her spine, as if she had been stared at by a venomous snake.
Who is it that's disturbing me? Lin Luo Ran suddenly became vigilant!