Chapter 257: If I lose, you'll have to support me from now on_1

It was clear that Ma Qizhi was truly infuriated, even starting to curse with foul language.

Although everyone could understand his feelings, they also thought he was going a bit too far; no matter what, you shouldn’t swear at people.

“Mr. Ma, you’re going a bit overboard,” Xu Tianhua furrowed his brows and scolded.

Tang Feng was invited by him, and thus was essentially his guest.

Now, being insulted by Ma Qizhi was akin to a slap in his own face.

Ma Qizhi realized his mistake and hurriedly apologized to Xu Tianhua, “Mr. Xu, I’m sorry, I… I was just blinded by anger and spoke without thinking.”

Xu Tianhua glanced at him expressionlessly, “You don’t need to apologize to me; you should apologize to Mr. Tang.”

Ma Qizhi was somewhat indignant, “Mr. Xu, this piece of rough jade is truly an exceptional piece, yet he claimed it’s only worth one million and accused me of cheating. You tell me…”

“Hmm?” Xu Tianhua’s expression darkened slightly.

He had always maintained a very amiable attitude toward everyone before.

Suddenly showing his authoritative side, even just uttering a sound through his nostrils, made people shudder.

Although Ma Qizhi was extremely reluctant, he still turned his head to Tang Feng, “I apologize to you for my irrational behavior just now.”

“But you must clarify your statement today, otherwise, even if Mr. Xu protects you, I will tenaciously argue this out to the very end.”

At this point, Xu Tianhua also spoke up, “Tang, since Mr. Ma wants an explanation from you, you should make things clear to him and convince him completely.”

Tang Feng nodded slightly and picked up that piece of rough jade again.

“Then let me explain a bit more clearly. Yes, judging from the cut, this piece of rough is imperial green, definitely top-tier quality. If one can extract more than 10 kilograms, then its value is certainly over ten million.”

“But based on my judgment, the ‘glass type’ rough jade in this stone is not abundant, probably only about one kilogram.”

“Based on the current market price, this piece of rough is worth at most one million…”

Listening to Tang Feng explain so confidently, the crowd exchanged looks.

They had originally thought that Tang Feng was simply saying this to show off, but now hearing him speak so coherently and assert that only about one kilogram of rough could be extracted, they couldn’t help but waver in their beliefs.

If there really was only one kilogram of rough, then indeed it might only be worth a little over one million.

“Nonsense, what makes you say this piece of stone can only yield one kilogram of rough?” Ma Qizhi wouldn’t give up, continuing to argue.

Just then, Xu Tianhua suddenly spoke, “Whether what he says is right or wrong, won’t we know once we cut the stone open right here?”

“What if it proves him wrong when it’s cut open right here?” Although Ma Qizhi didn’t dare to be disrespectful to Xu Tianhua, he still wanted to maximize his own benefits.

“If after cutting it open, there is more than one kilogram of ‘glass type’ rough inside, no matter how much more, I’ll purchase it at ten times the price,” Tang Feng suddenly interrupted decisively.

Upon hearing this, everyone’s expression changed drastically.

“Isn’t this bet a bit too big? Buying at ten times the price? Has he gone mad?”

“Based on the current market price, one kilogram of ‘glass type’ rough is roughly one million; ten times would be ten million.”

“So if ten kilograms can be extracted, isn’t he going to pay a hundred million for the purchase?”

“He’s insane, this is definitely insane…”

The crowd was terrified by the boast Tang Feng had made.

Ma Qizhi, however, was ecstatic, fearing Tang Feng might back out, and hurriedly spoke, “That’s what you said if more than one kilogram of ‘glass type’ rough is extracted, you will buy it at ten times the price.”

Xu Xinling became anxious and quickly walked over to tug on Tang Feng’s sleeve, “Tang Feng, don’t be rash.”

Tang Feng just smiled at her, then turned to look at Ma Qizhi, “Yes, I said that.”

“But if less than one kilogram of ‘glass type’ rough is extracted, then you give me this piece of rough for free.”

Ma Qizhi pondered only briefly before nodding in agreement, “You have my word.”

If less than one kilogram of ‘glass type’ rough is extracted, its value wouldn’t be more than a million anyway. Even if given away to him, the loss wouldn’t be too great.

But if more than one kilogram were extracted, then he would be the clear winner.

The potential loss wasn’t much, but the winnings could be tremendous; this was indeed a worthwhile deal, no matter how you looked at it.

Seeing the agreement between the two parties, Xu Xinling grew more infuriated.

“You’re too impulsive,” she glared at Tang Feng, almost on the verge of tears.

“Don’t worry, I’m confident,” Tang Feng reassured her with an easy smile.

“But what if? If you lose, you could be ruined,” Xu Xinling became even more exasperated seeing him still able to smile.

“If I lose, you’ll have to support me from now on,” Tang Feng said light-heartedly, even making a joke of it.

“What… what are you talking about?” Xu Xinling jumped in surprise, hastily glancing towards her father.

Xu Tianhua slowly turned his head away, and it was unclear whether he heard or not.

Xu Xinling pinched Tang Feng’s waist, aggravated by his audacity to flirt with her in front of her father.

Tang Feng winced in pain, begging for mercy.

While the two were fooling around, the stone cutter was called over.

Tang Feng marked the stone with a pen and then handed it over to the master, “Just cut according to the lines I drew.”

The stone cutter was taken aback upon receiving the piece, as the mark Tang Feng had drawn indicated it should be cut from the middle.

This method of cutting was truly daring.

Generally, when cutting stone, you would start from the edges and work your way inward bit by bit, who would think of making such a bold cut straight through the middle?

If anything went wrong, damaging the valuable part inside, there would be nowhere to cry.

“Don’t worry, just cut according to my marks, you don’t have to compensate if it’s ruined,” Tang Feng assured him upon seeing his hesitation.

Only then did the stone cutter feel relieved and took the rough to the Stone Dissolving Machine.

Ma Qizhi had been watching coldly from the sidelines, not interfering.

After all, it wasn’t his problem if it was ruined; it was all on the young man to foot the bill. What was there for him to worry about?

The crowd swarmed around the Stone Dissolving Machine, eager to witness the outcome firsthand.