Chapter 13: Chapter 13

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Zou Jiao was surprised.

She unexpectedly fell for it before they even tried convincing her.

She was indeed a fool.

Zou Zhengguo was a little surprised as well, but he was glad to hear her words.

Mu Yuansheng saw the expression on Zou Zhengguo and his daughter’s faces.

He pulled Meng Ying aside and lowered his voice. “Are you sure?”

Meng Ying smiled at him innocently.

“Yes. This piece is big, so the jade that will come out of it must be big too.”

The people around her laughed out loud when they heard what she said.

‘Which family’s silly girl is this? How could the possible size of the jade be related to the size of the raw stone?’

What a joke!

The people on the scene had carefully judged the raw stone.

There was jade inside, but it seemed to be scattered.

Both the type and the color of the jade were poor, to say the least.

Buying this stone was a guaranteed loss.

Of course, she could still get some trinkets out of it.

Twelve million?

Ha!

It would be good enough if she could produce two million worth of jade with such a pricey stone.

Zou Zhengguo sneered.

So what if Meng Shiliang was doing good in the business world?

In the end, he still sired a foolish daughter.

Hahaha, she would be his lifetime source of humiliation.

Many people watched as Meng Ying decided to cut the raw stone.

All of them were waiting to see this lady make a fool of herself.

‘Which family’s daughter is she? She’s too extravagant in her spending.’

‘But we can’t really blame her…’

‘Anyone who is ignorant about this industry would definitely be attracted to that stone.’

Whether it was the packaging or the placement, it was enough to make people stop in their tracks. Amateurs would surely be tempted to try their luck with the attractive stone after seeing its introduction.

After all, what if there really was a fine jade inside?

Unfortunately, the crowd this time was cautious.

They couldn’t possibly spend more than ten million just to try their luck.

Ah Da saw that Meng Ying was serious.

He approached Mu Yuansheng out of concern.

“Ninth Master, are you really going to let Madam cut that stone?”

Mu Yuansheng saw that although Meng Ying looked innocent, her eyes were bright.

If he believed that she was a fool, he might try to persuade her against this decision.

But she wasn’t truly a fool.

So…

“If she wants to play, let her.”

Ah Da frowned but did not say anything.

Ten million was nothing to the Ninth Master.

He just felt that it wasn’t worth it to waste more than ten million on a poor stone.

The staff carried the stone to the cutting machine.

Mu Yuansheng gave Ah Da a look and Ah Da found a master to mark the stone.

Even if the stone could not produce many things, it could still produce something valuable, at the very least.

“Wait.” Meng Ying walked out. “Give me the pen.”

Everyone was in an uproar.

‘Why? Does this little girl want to mark the stone on her own?’

Zou Zhengguo sneered.

Zou Jiao laughed out loud. “Meng Ying, do you think you can just casually draw this like how you do your own makeup? Don’t pretend to know it all if you don’t!”

Meng Ying reached out for a pen.

The master frowned at Ah Da.

Ah Da went to seek approval from Mu Yuansheng, and he nodded.

Ah Da’s frown deepened.

‘What is wrong with the Ninth Master? Why is he spoiling Meng Ying?’

Ah Da had no choice but to pass the pen to Meng Ying.

Meng Ying didn’t hesitate.

She picked up the marker and drew a few lines on the stone. “Cut it from here.”

“Heh. Stop putting on an act.”

Zou Jiao took out her phone and posted a video of Meng Ying fronting on WeChat.

The caption of the post read: “Everyone, look at that fool gambling stones!”

“Let’s watch her waste twelve million dollars together!”

The stone was moved to the cutting machine.

The master didn’t say anything and cut on the line that Meng Ying pointed at.

Everyone was waiting to see him make a fool of herself.

But who knew that when the stone was cut—everyone would be stunned.

“There’s jade.”

“This quality…”

“It’s all green!”

“…”

Everyone exclaimed in shock.

The scene changed and was totally different compared to the scene just now.

Even Mu Yuansheng was stunned.

He looked at Meng Ying.

Her eyes were wide open, staring straight at the stone-cutting tool.

She had bought a raw stone that so many people didn’t dare to buy.

But the stone that everyone deemed to be less than its worth in dollars actually had such great quality jade

Was it luck?

Mu Yuansheng knew that the odds were too farfetched for her to be this lucky tonight..

“Oh god! Imperial green jade!” Another cry of surprise sounded.

“That’s huge! How much is that worth?”

“Probably over a hundred million.”

“Oh my god!”

At this moment, everyone had nothing else to say.

Zou Zhengguo’s face turned pale and his eyes turned red.

He was the one who asked Meng Ying to buy that stone!

He wanted to trick Meng Ying at first, but he didn’t expect that there was top-grade imperial jade in the raw stone!

“Dad…”

The mocking expression on Zou Jiao’s face disappeared the moment when she heard the first exclamation.

Seeing her father’s expression, she knew what it meant.

How could Meng Ying be so lucky?

That raw stone was originally theirs.

If her father didn’t point it out for Meng Ying to buy, she wouldn’t have gotten such a good imperial jade. At this moment, many people were already asking Meng Ying to sell this piece of raw jade to them.

Meng Ying was confused.

She really didn’t know how much the jade could be sold for.

“Hubby—” Meng Ying pleaded for help.

Mu Yuansheng had already regained his senses and asked, “Do you want to sell it?”

Meng Ying shook her head.

“Do you want to find someone to process it?”

Meng Ying shook her head again.

Mu Yuansheng was perplexed. “Then what are you going to do with it?”

“I want to give it to you.” Meng Ying looked up and smiled brightly.

The corners of her mouth turned up and her eyes curved when she smiled.

Stars twinkled in her black pupils, like dewdrops in the morning sun.

Mu Yuansheng had never lost his composure like this before.

He stared at her blankly.

She must be really rich to give away something worth hundreds of millions just like that.

“If you don’t want to sell it, keep it.”

They weren’t short of money anyway.

“Okay.” Meng Ying held his arm and smiled brightly.

Meng Ying and the imperial jade immediately became a hot topic.

Everyone surrounded her and asked her for help to look at raw stones.

Zou Zhengguo and Zou Jiao were directly ignored.

Unwillingness was obvious on their faces.

“I don’t know what kind of dog-shit luck she got. It’s just blind luck!”

Zou Jiao was mad with jealousy.

Her WeChat notifications kept ringing, and her friends were waiting to see Meng Ying make a fool of herself.

But she was slapped in the face by Meng Ying.

Zou Jiao was so angry that she turned off her phone and glared at Meng Ying, who was in the limelight.

Meng Ying knew that many people were watching her right now. If she really helped them choose stones, she would definitely not be able to walk out of this door.

Even if she did, she was bound to be stalked after by these people.

Thus, she hugged Mu Yuansheng’s hand and blinked. “Hubby, I want to sleep! Let’s go home.”

Mu Yuansheng pulled her into his arms and shielded her from everyone.

Then, he announced. “My apologies, but my wife is tired.”

“Madam, please help me see if I can cut out jade from this piece!”

“That’s right. Help me take a look too!”

“If I can’t cut anything valuable out of this piece, I’ll go bankrupt…”

“Madam, please help me.”

“…”

Meng Ying closed her eyes and pretended that she was asleep.

Mu Yuansheng carried her up while Ah Da led the way.

After exiting the clubhouse and getting into the car, Mu Yuansheng placed Meng Ying in the backseat. “You can go ahead and stop pretending now.”

Meng Ying didn’t open her eyes nor let go of him. “I’m really dizzy.”

It was rare for him to take the initiative to hug her, so how could she get out of his embrace so easily?

Mu Yuansheng grabbed her hand tightly.

But as he tugged, she hugged him even tighter.

“You can’t expect me to keep this posture…”

His feet were still outside the car, how could the car move with half his torso outside?

Meng Ying opened her eyes.

“I’ll let you go, but you’ll have to sit beside me.”