This year, however, a surprising turn of events has occurred, which is about to shake up the jade gambling industry once again.
An Ziyi and Le Zhengtian basked in the admiring and envious gazes from all directions.
She was thrilled; having had a second chance, she had finally become someone others looked up to and fawned over.
"Congratulations, congratulations, Patriarch Yue."
"Yes, it's so lucky to have such a daughter-in-law."
"Miss An is really capable. I wonder if there will be a chance to cooperate with the Le family."
There are quite a few opportunists, and those who fawn over others are even more eager to curry favor, all wanting to establish a connection with the Le family.
They can ask An Ziyi for help in the future; with such a 100% chance of success, no one wouldn't be envious.
"No problem, no problem, it's all thanks to my son's good judgment," Le Zhengtian replied cheerfully.
Those around him echoed, "Yes, Young Master Yue has excellent taste."
The wise ones did nothing and said nothing, maintaining their neutrality.
They could easily tell from the gloating and disdain in Xunjia's words that Le Chenxi had good taste, which was why she dumped Miss Xunjia and got together with a commoner.
Haha... You're really brainless. Not to mention that the rough draft of the young lady here hasn't even been polished yet.
Even if he was certain he had lost to that woman, she still had a huge boss behind her.
Who would be so stupid as to touch her? Wouldn't that be asking for trouble?
The Le family was overjoyed, but the Xun family was unaffected.
There are always some people who rush to become cannon fodder, thinking they can please the music family with a few sarcastic remarks.
"I was wondering if Miss Xun really knows anything about gambling on stones. She hasn't even found any green yet. Maybe there's nothing there at all?"
'Miss Xun's movements are quite skillful; she can't just be all show and no substance, can she?'
"Don't even mention it, those rough stones with natural green veins are a huge gamble in themselves. She doesn't think that just because the outside is green, the inside will be green too, does she?"
Hahaha... You know what, it's actually quite possible.
'Such a little kid, how embarrassing for him!'
'You'd better hurry home, or you'll get bullied until you cry.'
The father held the mother's hand tightly and whispered comfortingly, "Trust Qearl, she won't let us down."
How could he not be angry at these people's ridicule? But he understood his daughter.
It was also because when they parted in the morning, Qearl told him not to panic no matter what happened and to trust her.
The mother glared angrily at those who were making sarcastic remarks, her hatred for the Le family reaching its breaking point.
It's all that damned Le Zhengtian's fault. His family was the one who proposed the marriage between our children back then, and now it's the same family that's backing out.
Do they really think they're easy targets when they're looking for a home?
Seeking a place undisturbed by external noise, they carefully and meticulously cut the rough stone.
After sensing the energy level and deciding it was about right, I picked up the whetstone and started rubbing.
Soon, a transparent and crystalline color came into view. Searching and raising an eyebrow, it seemed to be...
They quickened their pace, and by the time they had taken out all the jade, about ten minutes had passed.
"My God, it's actually an old mine ice jadeite."
Suddenly, someone exclaimed in surprise, and everyone forgot what they were going to do next, staring at the jade on the other side of the stage.
It is pure and colorless, with a fine and translucent texture, and looks almost like it is semi-transparent. The jadeite texture is difficult to see with the naked eye.
When light shines on it, it can pass right through; it is completely free of impurities and has a hard texture, all of which indicate that it is a top-quality jade with extremely high purity.
Old mine jadeite is already quite rare, and suddenly a piece of ice jadeite with a market value of tens of millions of yuan appeared, and it was only the size of a palm.
How could one not be surprised, or even find it unbelievable?
After examining and playing with the stone for a while, I began cutting the second rough stone.
After that, no one spoke.
An Ziyi's three jade stones have all been cut open. Two are of the hibiscus variety, and the other is a flower-green hibiscus variety with irregularly distributed dark green.
There was also a blue-flowered variety, which was quite large, about ten centimeters in size and oval in shape.
The hibiscus variety is quite good, but unfortunately, they are not very large.
Furthermore, there is a piece of blue-and-white hibiscus jadeite, which would have limitations whether it is used for carving or inlay.
The three pieces, estimated at market price, are worth approximately 100 million.
For now, we're still ahead of the search, but if the next one we find turns out to be a blue-flowered or golden-threaded variety, then we're guaranteed to win.
An Ziyi's hand gripping the jade was deathly pale, and her whole body was tense to the extreme.
She stared intently at Xunmi's hand, as if she would pounce on it at any moment.
Xunmi put down the cutting machine and continued using the grinding stone, but this time he grinded for a long time without seeing any green.
Just as everyone was sighing in disbelief, Xunmi stopped what he was doing.
He waved to the referee, who immediately understood and brought him a glass of water.
Seek out the raw stone by pouring water directly onto it; the thing that has been baptized by water becomes radiant.
Green, so green it's almost black, so deep, so stunning.
This is actually a pure, unadulterated green jadeite!
'Oh, I have absolutely no idea how to describe my feelings right now. Miss Xun actually won two top-quality items!'
'Pinch me, let me see if I'm dreaming.'
'I feel like the world has become surreal. Why do I feel like I can win so easily at gambling today?'
'...'
Indeed, An Ziyi hit all three numbers, and now she has hit two more.
The third piece of old mine icy jadeite and green jadeite doesn't need to be cut at all; the winner of this competition has already been found.
"Boss, did you foresee this all along, which is why you didn't let us stop those gossipy people?"
Guan Xiao was greatly surprised by the reversal below, and then suddenly realized what was happening.
Mo Wenhan held her wine glass and swirled it gently twice: "No, I just believe her."
She was someone he could trust; no matter what she did, he felt she would win.
Guan Xiao didn't speak, but looked at the smile in the boss's eyes and muttered to himself.
It seems Miss Xun really is their boss's wife; she can't escape now.
She's no longer the playful wife she used to be; I need to be more careful not to overstep my bounds in the future.
"Miss Xun, are you opening the third piece?" The referee finally found his tongue and stepped forward to ask respectfully.
No matter how skilled the jade experts hired by the Le family were, or whether they all hit the mark, they could never compare to Xunmi.
Not to mention that she was far superior in strength, even their social status was worlds apart.
If she succeeds in this search, her family's status will rise, and her own net worth will continue to increase.
Befriending them now is the wisest choice.
"Miss Xun, are you selling your icy jadeite? I'm offering 30 million to buy it."
"I, I, I'll offer forty million."
"I'll offer forty million for the green jade."
...
One moment they were mocking those searching for their homes, the next they were listening with regret to those bidding.
They wanted to join in, but were afraid that their previous behavior would be remembered, and they would lose both face and substance.
Even more hated than these people was Le Zhengtian, who never expected that Xunmi would have such accurate jade gambling skills.