Chapter Nineteenth Doesn't Seem Like Luck

  This kid hit the jackpot and it's actually an imperial-grade glass species!

  The owner of Qí Shí Táng was both delighted and dismayed by the situation. He was thrilled that such an imperial-grade glass had emerged, which would surely elevate his business to new heights. However, he was also disheartened because this piece of jade no longer belonged to him.

  Xuan Qi saw the crowd, stretched out his hand and immediately took the jade from Teacher Fu's hand. If someone had taken advantage of the chaos to snatch it and run away, they would have made a big profit.

  He has limited knowledge of jade, and doesn't even know what glass kind or imperial green is. All he knows is that this piece of jade is definitely very valuable. Just now someone offered 10 million, so now it must be over 10 million.

  At this time, someone immediately called out a price of 30 million to buy the jade in his hand, which made Xuán Qí secretly shocked. Such an object, and yet someone was willing to spend a astronomical figure of 30 million to purchase it, wasn't the money here just paper?

  He recalled that in his previous life, he often struggled with a salary of one or two thousand, and now looking at the huge disparity, he really didn't know what kind of feeling it was.

  However, Xuan Qi still refused the offer. He had lived for so many years and although he hadn't made much money, his life experience was exceptionally rich. From other people's eyes and reactions, he knew that this jade was worth more than 3 million, but most of the people present didn't have the ability to pay such a price.

  The owner of Qishi Hall also spoke up at this time, adding 100,000 to the 3 million, and was immediately rejected by Xuán Qí. The few others who wanted to buy on the spot saw the situation and gave up the idea, while secretly guessing where this young man came from, a rich family heir, with an air that ordinary people couldn't possess.

  Xuan Qi turned his gaze towards Jin Yu's eyes, which still seemed unable to believe this fact, and said:

  "Sorry, I bet on the wrong horse."

  "Hmph, it's just fate!"

  "Isn't luck also a kind of fate?" Xuan Qi said nonchalantly, "Now you should fulfill our bet."

  The goldfish's face suddenly turned extremely pale upon hearing the words, and he looked at Xuán Qí with a cold gaze, saying in a measured tone: "Youngster, I advise you to know when to stop, don't be too extreme in your actions!"

  "Hah!" Xuan Qi was delighted, "You're not thinking of going back on your word, are you? It's just 100,000 yuan plus three sentences, and you can't even afford to lose that?"

  Xuan Qi's personality is that he can be persuaded by gentle words but not by force. If Jin Yu spoke to him in a soft and pleasant tone, he might back down and let the matter drop. However, his opponent insisted on being stubborn and refused to admit defeat, which was exactly the kind of person Xuan Qi despised the most.

  The goldfish-eyed man stared at Xuan Qi for a while, seemingly struggling in his heart. He finally let out a cold snort and, accompanied by two bodyguards, pushed through the crowd and left.

  Everyone saw that there was no more excitement to watch, and they rushed towards other original stones in the yard. These original stones all came from the same pit. Since one piece of glass had been produced, it was very likely that a second piece still existed.

  Su Mengxue stepped forward, came to Xuan Qi's front, and reminded him: "You should be careful, Lu Pengfei's father is a local snakehead, you offended him today, he will not let it go easily."

  Xuan Qi slightly stunned, then smiled and said: "I understand, thank you for your concern."

  Su Mangxue's face turned red: "Who cares about you, just don't want you to go out and be chased to death."

  "Is it exaggerated like this?" Xuan Qi's heart skipped a beat.

  At this time, Hong Qin also said: "Xue Er is right, Xiao Xuanzi, you must be careful. Lu Pengfei has a very small heart and remembers grudges extremely well. You have offended him badly today. If there weren't so many people here, I'm afraid he would have lost his temper on the spot just now. Here, this is your spoils of war, it's cheap for you, kid."

  Xuan Qi took the bag from Hong Quan's hand, and all the bets were inside. It was heavy, twice as heavy as before. The worry that had just risen in his heart was instantly dispelled by the joy of getting the spoils of war.

  I'm scared of him! Times have changed, I now have a super pervert residing in my body!

  Xuan Qi is now extremely lucky, previously he was an ordinary person, encountering such things would have made him worried, but now it's a different story, he is no longer the poor wretch who was not favored by heaven, his life has acquired a cheat code that defies the heavens, in just a few short days, his fate has undergone a stunning reversal.

  In the past, he would never set foot in a place like Antique Street, let alone have the guts to come here and gamble on stones. To think that he didn't even play mahjong before.

  "Thank you, Hong Jie!" Xuan Qi politely thanked her. After all, he wasn't familiar with them, and it was his first time meeting Hong Qin. They were already being very kind to remind him like this.

  As for being called "Little Xuanzi" by the other party, it sounds like a certain specific title in the imperial harem of the Qing dynasty. Xuanqi didn't mind at all, just a code name, doesn't matter.

  "Are you kidding me? You think a simple 'thank you' will suffice?"

  Xuan Qi hastily patted his forehead: "Look at me, I'm so lucky today. Little brother will treat you to dinner tonight, please do us the honor of joining us, Hong Jie and Su Xiang?"

  Su Mengxue subconsciously wanted to refuse, but was preempted by Hong Qin, who said:

  "Consider yourself lucky!"

  At this time, a fourteen or fifteen-year-old boy ran over with a stone in his arms. He was the same boy who had been following Hong Quan and others earlier.

  "Hey, bro, you've struck it rich!" The young man gazed at Xuan Qi with a look of admiration and envy, "You actually produced an emperor-level glass seed!"

  "This is my cousin Zhang Jin."

  "Hello!" Zhang Jin was a self-assured young girl, although only fourteen or fifteen years old, she did things with a sense of propriety and decorum, stretching out her hand in a dignified manner.

  Xuan Qi shook hands with him: "Hello, I'm Xuan Qi."

  "Then I'll call you Brother Qi from now on!" Zhang Jin continued to ask, "Brother Qi, do you have any secrets to share with your little brother, so that he can also get rich?"

  Xuan Qi smiled: "Actually, I just got lucky."

  Zhang Jin said, "Isn't jade gambling all about luck? I've heard that only 20% of jade gambling is based on experience, and the other 80% is all about luck! However, looking at you, Qi Ge, you're definitely a skilled player. That piece of jade you had earlier, nobody thought it was any good."

  Hong Qian also looked at Xuan Qi with a profound meaning and said: "Exactly! Little Xuanzi, I don't think you're just relying on luck ~"

  Xuan Qi felt very uneasy under her gaze, as if the other party had discovered his secret, but for a while he couldn't figure out where he had let his guard down.

  Fortunately, Zhang Jin helped him out of the predicament at this time. He held the original stone the size of a watermelon in his hand and asked Xuan Qi:

  "Brother Qi, what do you think of this stock I've chosen? Is it possible to make a profit from short-term speculation? Help your little brother out."

  Xuan Qi took a look and saw that there was a sticker on the stone with a price tag of 3.2 million. Overall, it looked very good, the surface of the stone was very smooth, like a goose egg stone. The most attractive part was that on one side, an elliptical small window was opened, with a depth of only about the thickness of a coin, and the color inside showed some mottled green.

  This piece of stone gives people a feeling that there is a high probability of producing green inside, and it is precisely because of this that the price of this stone is so high.

  In fact, this is equivalent to a sure bet, after all, the surface has already turned green, and according to normal circumstances, the possibility of continuing to go green is very high, which is also why the price is so high.

  It's also because the price is too high, so many people see it and give up, of course, there are other reasons as well.

  Zhang Jin had actually set his sights on this stone long ago, and was struggling intensely in his heart. This is the nature of gambling on stones - when selecting a stone, one must necessarily endure immense psychological burden and pressure. A decision made in just a few minutes can bring joy to some and sorrow to others, which is precisely the reason why gambling on stones is so captivating.

  "How about it, Brother Qi, will it rise?" Zhang Jin saw that Xuan Qi was not speaking and asked again, "Help me make a decision, the money for buying stocks is my pocket money. If I lose the bet, I'll have to cut back on expenses for a while. If I win the bet, I can give gifts to my cousin and grandfather, their birthdays are coming up soon."

  Su Mengxue heard this and helplessly said: "Xiao Jin, this is your own gamble, when the time comes and your family asks about it, don't blame me."

  "Come on, am I that kind of person?"

  Su Mengxue didn't say anything else, but her expression told everyone that this kid had a record.

  Xuan Qi didn't smile, and said: "This kind of stone material, if it were me, I absolutely wouldn't touch it."

  Zhang Jin was taken aback: "Why?"

  "You see this cut is just right, a thin layer, revealing the green inside, not too much or too little. From this, it can be seen that the person who made the cut must be an expert." Xuan Qi analyzed.

  Zhang Jin nodded: "You're right. So what?"

  Hong Qin interjected at this time: "Really stupid! What Xiao Xuanzi means is that since the other party is an expert, why is this piece of stone material still here?"

  Zhang Jin suddenly understood Xuan Qi's underlying message. He thought for a moment and said, "There will always be fish that slip through the net."

  Xuan Qi saw that he was still holding onto a glimmer of hope, and could only helplessly spread his hands, not saying anything more. Placing one's hopes on such a factor is no better than directly going to gamble on an unopened window, generally speaking, the price would be even cheaper.

  Zhang Jin actually only understood a little about gambling on stones, and usually just followed others to participate in it a few times. Every time he saw them spend tens of thousands or hundreds of millions on gambling, that kind of lavish and extravagant atmosphere was always the state he wanted to pursue.

  Unfortunately, his family's old master was too strict, and he was not allowed to enter these places at ordinary times. His living expenses were also strictly controlled, and any behavior that would squander the family's wealth was absolutely not allowed.

  This time I came to Xiangling City to handle some business, and coincidentally heard that there is a gambling stone activity about to take place. So I asked my cousin to come over and take a look. That kind of gambling with millions as the unit is not his style, coming here to play small-scale games should be enough to satisfy his cravings, right?

  He thought for half a day and finally decided to listen to Xuán Qí, putting the stone aside. As soon as he put it down, he was immediately taken away by another bald fat man who had been staring at him for a long time and directly taken to the cutting area.

  Zhang Jin opened her mouth, but ultimately didn't say anything, and just followed along.

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