320: Chapter 32 The Jade Market

Shen Yan agreed, saying, "Then let's do as you say. I'll give you my card, and you can book the room next time."

Liu Hui nodded sweetly.

After staying in the room for quite a while, the two of them went out together to find a place to eat.

Although the hotel offered meals, they hadn't traveled all this way just to eat hotel food, so they looked for a relatively famous restaurant nearby.

"There are really too many people here!" Liu Hui swallowed as she looked at the line of over ten people in front of them.

Seeing this, Shen Yan tentatively asked:

"How about we go eat somewhere else?"

Liu Hui wholeheartedly agreed.

Although they had eaten once on the plane, they hadn't had a single bite of food or sip of water since landing. Right now, all she wanted was to quickly eat a hot meal.

"Let's just wander around, and we'll go into the first place we see that has food."

After reaching a consensus, the two began strolling around the vicinity.

Since Shen Yan's main purpose for being here was to complete a special mission, the hotel he booked was very close to the Stone Gambling Market.

Unknowingly, the two of them wandered into the Stone Gambling Market.

"Wow, there are so many people selling stones here!"

Hearing this, Shen Yan explained to Liu Hui, "This is the Stone Gambling Market."

Liu Hui: "Stone Gambling? Is it like those stones in novels that can yield jadeite?"

Shen Yan nodded.

"Yes. Do you want to try playing around?"

It was impossible to say no.

Liu Hui, eager to try, led Shen Yan to a small shop nearby.

The stones in this shop were relatively small, only about the size of a palm.

Liu Hui looked around with interest, then asked the Shop Owner, "How much are all the stones here?"

The Shop Owner recognized that Liu Hui was a novice. His eyes darted around, and he began his sales pitch.

"Let me tell you, all these stones of mine are very high quality. There's an eighty percent chance they can yield jadeite of excellent quality!"

Liu Hui nodded, then asked again, "So, how much are you selling these stones for?"

The Shop Owner smiled and replied, "This batch on the left is eighty thousand yuan each, and the batch on the right is one hundred and fifty thousand yuan each."

After hearing the prices, Liu Hui's eyes widened instantly. She looked at the Shop Owner in disbelief and asked, "How much?!"

Seeing her startled reaction, the Shop Owner frowned slightly with a hint of disdain.

"Do you not have any money? If you don't have money, hurry up and leave. Don't obstruct other customers from buying stones here."

As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Hui retorted unhappily, "The path here is so wide, what's wrong with the two of us standing here? Even if we stand here, it won't stop other customers from buying stones from you!"

"Besides, is this a matter of having money or not? You are clearly trying to rip people off!"

"Although I don't understand all this, for stones only the size of your palm, you want to sell them for one hundred and fifty thousand yuan each. Don't you think that's a bit too much of an overcharge?!"

The Shop Owner snorted coldly.

"It's obvious you're a complete novice who doesn't understand anything. Do you know how much good quality jadeite can sell for?!"

"Forget it, there's no point in telling you this. In any case, the quality of my stones is superb. No customer who comes to me ever leaves empty-handed!"

Hearing this, Shen Yan finally couldn't help himself. He laughed and pointed at the pile of stones that looked like garbage, saying, "This stuff?"

The Shop Owner's face darkened, and he said angrily, "What do you know? All these stones of mine are treasures!"

Shen Yan laughed heartily.

"If your stones were truly treasures, then why aren't the other customers even glancing at your stones?"

"And you claim there's an eighty percent chance of finding green jadeite. You just want to bully us because we don't know the trade and try to scam us, right?"

With his petty scheme exposed, the Shop Owner became utterly enraged.

"I'm warning you, don't talk nonsense here. Don't judge me by my short stature; I can actually hit quite hard. If you keep causing trouble like this, believe it or not, I'll beat you up!"

The other party's threat was practically like an itch to Shen Yan.

He shook his head, turned to Liu Hui, and said, "Let's go. All the stones here are garbage; nothing good can come out of them."

Hearing this, Liu Hui nodded and turned, intending to leave with Shen Yan.

The moment they took a step, the Shop Owner stood directly in front of them.

For those who sell stones, the worst negative review is being told their stones are garbage.

If such a reputation spread, no customers would come to buy the stones they held.

As the saying goes, smashing someone's rice bowl is like killing their parents.

Now, in the eyes of the Shop Owner, Shen Yan and Liu Hui were people deliberately causing trouble and ruining his business, akin to murderers.

"I know! You are competitors, deliberately causing trouble here, aren't you!"

As soon as he spoke, Shen Yan and Liu Hui exchanged a glance.

"Which one of your eyes sees us as your competitors?"

The Shop Owner didn't catch the surprise in Shen Yan's voice; he was completely immersed in his own delusion.

"You must be competitors. Otherwise, you wouldn't just stand here saying my stones are garbage without buying any. I'm telling you, this matter is not over!"

Shen Yan found it amusing.

"Fine, then tell me how this matter isn't over?"

Hearing this, the Shop Owner glanced around before starting to shout loudly, "Passing by, don't miss out! Everyone, come take a look! Someone is here to cause trouble!"

The nature of humans is to love watching drama.

At the Shop Owner's shouting, quite a few customers quickly gathered around them.

"Boss, you just said they were causing trouble. What trouble did they cause?"

"They look like outsiders. What trouble could they cause? Did you try to scam them again?"

"Hahahaha! It's clear these two are dressed well. They don't look like competitors. He must have sized them up and tried to cheat some big money out of these outsiders again."

Hearing the discussions from the crowd, the Shop Owner gritted his teeth and replied, "That's not it. They are competitors. As soon as they came here, they said my stones were garbage!"

As soon as he finished speaking,

The voices of the crowd grew even louder.

"Your stones are garbage to begin with! They just told the truth!"

"That's right. Everyone who has bought stones from your shop knows how trashy your stones are. You could crack open dozens and still not see a speck of green!"

"Hahahaha! Did you hear that? Your shop's reputation is already infamous!"

Shen Yan and Liu Hui had initially thought these locals would help the Shop Owner, but unexpectedly, these locals were even harsher than them, directly scolding the Shop Owner.