Capítulo 1600: Chapter 1800: Who Are You Calling a Loser?
But this glance was just a fleeting mont. As the owner of the gambling stone shop, soone like him stays in his shop on Gambling Stone Street all year long. What kind of people hasn’t he seen? He has seen big bosses and newly rich alike, so his expression quickly returned to normal.
At this mont, Liang Yuwei tugged at Hao Jian a few more tis, signaling for him to leave and not spoil the mood and make things unpleasant.
However, Hao Jian reassured Liang Yuwei, telling her to stay calm. If it were just a matter of looking down on him because he’s poor, it wouldn’t matter. But the key issue is that this guy was actually trying to deceive him. Normal people might not be able to see the truth of that stone, but he, Hao Jian, could see the clue at a glance.
Even though he hadn’t touched or played with that stone, he could tell just by looking at it. Although the stone seed to have a good texture and even an experienced gambling stone expert could be fooled, Hao Jian would not be. He could see that the stone was rely a facade.
All that glitters is not gold. Although it appeared to have significant cutting value and should contain a piece of top-grade precious jade, it was actually just a high-quality fake stone. The gambling stone shop owner took it out just to deceive so beginners.
He pulled out this piece of jade just to trick Liang Yuwei and take money from her. He already knew that nothing valuable would co from cutting it, but once a purchase was made, whatever ca from the cutting would no longer be his concern.
In other words, he could make over four hundred thousand yuan in profit from a high-quality fake stone.
This kind of profit is considered high in the gambling stone industry. If it happened every day, this owner would have been rich long ago. It seems the owner saw Liang Yuwei as a guinea pig for his experint.
However, unfortunately for him, Liang Yuwei didn’t have that much money on her at the mont, and Hao Jian was by her side, so his plan was bound to fail.
But now, Hao Jian didn’t want to let it go so easily. You dare to deceive a woman I know, and right in front of ? It would be too easy to let you off like this.
Hao Jian confidently looked at the gambling stone shop owner and walked over, saying, “Since you opened the door to do business, there’s no reason not to let custors buy sothing!”
The gambling stone shop owner snorted coldly, thinking to himself, “You damn broke-looking guy, what could you possibly afford? The pretty chick with you couldn’t even co up with fifty thousand, and you, an ordinary loser, could co up with more?”
The owner disdained Hao Jian, sneering, “Get lost, poor loser, don’t block from doing business.”
Liang Yuwei, who was known for being decisive and quick-tempered in the police force, had held back her temper just now. But the mont the owner insulted Hao Jian to her face, she was about to explode.
“Who are you calling a poor loser?” Liang Yuwei angrily said.
The owner snorted again. He was about to say sothing else, but seeing Liang Yuwei clench her fist, he thought to himself, “This chick looks delicate, but she’s actually got so moves.” He could tell at a glance that Liang Yuwei was different from other girls—she seed to have so training in Taekwondo or Martial Arts, so he’d better not provoke her.
Moreover, he needed to keep his shop open for business, encountering all sorts of people every day. He just snorted again and didn’t say anything, fearing that causing a scene might affect his business.
But in his heart, he was still cursing Hao Jian as a stinking loser and Liang Yuwei as a Mother Tiger. The two of them together were a perfect match. He had been sowhat envious of Hao Jian earlier, but now it seed that while this chick might be good for a fling, she wasn’t suitable as a wife, so his envy of Hao Jian disappeared.
Hao Jian chuckled, completely unfazed.
Then, his eyes fell on the stone placed on the ground. With his exceptional vision, he could naturally see things that ordinary people couldn’t.
He quickly scanned it from left to right and top to bottom. It seed the gambling stone shop owner wasn’t only blinded by greed but also quite cunning.
Most of the stones were ordinary, but if they were all ordinary stones, it would be hard to attract big custors, so he mixed in so good-quality jade stones.
Since the gambling stone shop owner dared to open a shop, he naturally had so expertise in this field. However, while one might be able to tell the quality of the stones, discerning whether a stone had significant value could only be about thirty percent accurate.
Thirty percent might be little, but in gambling stones, it’s considered a substantial statistic. This owner was indeed quite crafty.
Hao Jian smirked, then walked over to pick up a small stone. He had already determined with his keen eyes whether this stone was ordinary, just waste stone, or a good stone.
Holding the small stone, Hao Jian said to the boss, “Boss, what’s the price for this?”
The boss glanced at it, initially thinking Hao Jian would pick so stone, but didn’t expect him to choose a waste stone that he had discarded as useless and left aside.
Seeing Hao Jian holding a waste stone, he instantly started laughing, unable to hide his disdain for Hao Jian.
The boss then said, “Hmph! A loser is a loser! Even the taste for things is that of a loser!”
But there’s no rchant who isn’t cunning. Since Hao Jian wants this stone, even though it’s useless in his eyes and he had just casually thrown it aside, now that Hao Jian wants it, he will try to extract the maximum value from this waste stone.
He looked at Hao Jian and said, “If you want it, you better take out ten thousand. If you can’t afford it, then get lost and don’t get in my way!”
It was just a provocation. He knew young people care about face, especially in front of a beautiful woman like this. n care more about face in front of won. Ten thousand is a lot, but not too much. He figured if Hao Jian wanted to put on a brave face in front of this girl, he should be able to co up with ten thousand, so he directly quoted that price.
When Liang Yuwei heard the boss say the price was ten thousand, she tugged at Hao Jian. Although she was a novice, she had read quite a bit. She thought the stone in Hao Jian’s hand was just a waste stone; otherwise, why would the boss casually put it aside? The boss asking for ten thousand was definitely ripping them off, trying to extort money from Hao Jian.
Liang Yuwei pulled Hao Jian’s hand and said, “Hao Jian, let’s go. This profiteer must be insane for money, resorting to such swindling and trickery.”
Hao Jian, however, let go of Liang Yuwei’s hand and said, “It’s alright, trust !”
By now, quite a few people had gathered at the door. Hearing that Hao Jian was going to spend ten thousand to buy the stone in his hand, passersby shook their heads, among them many who frequented Gambling Stone Street. Their discerning eyes generally knew well, and they also shook their heads at the stone in Hao Jian’s hand.
One look at the stone and you could tell it was a waste stone. To put it nicely, it had so value, but frankly, it was no different from any stone you could pick up at random on the roadside. How could such a common stone produce jade, let alone needing ten thousand to buy it?
So shook their heads, thinking Hao Jian was a fool, either having his brain overheated or his nerves short-circuited.
Only soone ntally challenged would spend ten thousand on a waste stone!
At this point, the owners of the neighboring Gambling Stone Shops heard that a young man wanted to spend ten thousand to buy a regular stone, and ca over to see the commotion.
For rchants like them, ten thousand is a small matter. On normal occasions, larger transactions range in the hundreds of thousands to millions. They wouldn’t bat an eye at ten thousand or twenty thousand. But hearing that a poorly dressed, young man wanted to spend this “fortune” to buy a waste stone, they couldn’t resist coming over to take a look.
So shop owners pointed at Hao Jian and called him a fool, wishing he had co to their shop so they could profit a bit.
Just then, a wealthy-looking middle-aged man arrived, and the shop owners quickly made way for him, while tourists stood aside, unsure of what was happening.
The well-dressed middle-aged man inquired with the shop owners about what was going on. After asking, he understood the situation, surprisingly deciding to stay put, watching from the sidelines.
The crowd grew larger, all there to witness Hao Jian’s foolishness. Liang Yuwei pulled at Hao Jian, urging him to leave, saying the boss was just trying to scam him, but Hao Jian just chuckled quietly, saying nothing.
The boss, although appearing calm, was inwardly delighted. Firstly, this poor guy would allow him to make a small profit; the amount was not much but it equaled a month’s inco, and all from selling a waste stone. Secondly, with so many people gathering to watch, just a little dia coverage afterward and so behind-the-scenes manipulation could elevate his shop’s fa.
At that point, wouldn’t his inco double?
Thinking of this, the boss couldn’t help but smile.
Then, he looked at Hao Jian and asked, “Loser, do you actually have the money to buy it or not! If you don’t, just get lost and stop holding up my business.”
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