324: Chapter 324 Eating Out

After reaching an agreement, the man took out his phone and extended it toward Shen Yan, saying, "Then let's scan the code and add each other as friends."

Shen Yan responded with an 'Mm.'

Soon, the two added each other as friends.

"My surname is Sheng, just call me Lao Sheng!"

Seeing how familiar the other party was being, Liu Hui also relaxed and proactively asked him, "Do you go to auctions often?"

Lao Sheng nodded in reply, "I've been to every jade gambling market across the country. This is the place I frequent the most. Oh right, I still don't know your names!"

"Shen Yan."

"Liu Hui."

Lao Sheng nodded seriously at the two of them, then said, "Then is it alright if I call you Little Sister and Little Shen?"

Neither Shen Yan nor Liu Hui had any objections.

Since Lao Sheng seemed very familiar with the local area, Shen Yan and Liu Hui asked him for recommendations on good nearby restaurants and fun places.

Hearing the question, Lao Sheng glanced at them with an indescribable expression.

"You came here looking for good food and fun places?"

Shen Yan and Liu Hui nodded in tacit agreement.

Seeing them nod so quickly, Lao Sheng sighed and told them, "People who come here are all here to buy stones. They basically have no requirements for physical comforts, so it's definitely impossible for you to find good food or fun here."

"If you really want to eat something good or do something fun here, I suggest you go to the neighboring district. However, it takes at least several hours to get from here to the neighboring district."

"Including the time you spend eating and playing, I think you might miss the auction. So why don't you go tomorrow instead?"

As soon as he finished speaking,

Shen Yan turned to glance at Liu Hui and asked her, "Is it okay to go a bit later?"

Liu Hui naturally had no objection.

As long as she could stay with Shen Yan, she was willing to do anything.

Seeing Liu Hui agree, Shen Yan turned back to Lao Sheng and said, "Thank you for reminding us."

Lao Sheng waved his hand carelessly.

"It's nothing, you could have asked any local and gotten the same information."

After speaking, he prepared to turn and leave.

Watching his back as he prepared to depart, Liu Hui hesitated for a moment, then turned to ask Shen Yan, "Should we ask him to come with us? He seems very familiar with the area. We could bring him along to wander around the nearby jade gambling market again."

Since the plan had been disrupted, Shen Yan didn't really care whether Lao Sheng joined them or not.

"It's up to you."

After hearing the answer, Liu Hui unhesitatingly caught up to Lao Sheng in front.

"Lao Sheng, wait a moment! Do you have other plans? If not, why don't you come with us? You happen to know the local jade gambling market well."

Lao Sheng agreed without hesitation.

"Let me tell you, I originally called two friends to come with me, but those two were disloyal and bailed on me at the last minute. Otherwise, I wouldn't have had to drag you two along as temporary help."

Hearing this, a flicker of curiosity arose in Shen Yan's heart. He asked Lao Sheng, "How did you know both of us were also here for the auction?"

Lao Sheng replied to Shen Yan while walking, "Because I saw the auction invitation card in your bag. Although only a corner was showing, I am very familiar with auction invitations, and I knew it was an invitation card for the auction as soon as I saw it."

"Oh right, are you two planning to go eat? If you are, I can take you to a cheap and affordable restaurant."

The original purpose for Liu Hui and Shen Yan inviting Lao Sheng along was precisely to have him guide them around and eat locally, so they unhesitatingly followed Lao Sheng's suggestion.

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"This is the small eatery you mentioned?"

Before the three of them was a tiny eatery, only about ten square meters.

"Yeah, a lot of people call these small eateries 'canteen stalls.' Don't worry, even though this place is small, it is very clean."

Hearing this, Shen Yan and Liu Hui nodded and followed Lao Sheng into the small eatery.

The space inside the small eatery wasn't large, only containing two relatively small long tables.

"Boss! Three signature dishes!"

The boss was a tall, thin middle-aged man, and he seemed quite familiar with Lao Sheng.

After Lao Sheng spoke, the boss didn't even respond before directly going to cook.

"Do you eat here often?"

Hearing Shen Yan's question, Lao Sheng nodded and replied, "Generally, whenever I come to this jade gambling market, I eat at this small eatery."

"Once you taste the food here, you'll understand why I keep coming to this area. The food here is even better than the dishes served in many high-end restaurants."

As he spoke, he took out a pair of chopsticks, rinsed them with tea water, and asked, "Are you two out on a date and just stopping by to check out the jade gambling market?"

Shen Yan raised an eyebrow and countered, "Why do you say that?"

Lao Sheng replied with a smile, "Because you two clearly look like outsiders. Only outsiders would be so unfamiliar with the jade gambling market. You probably haven't bought any stones yet, right? Want me to take you to buy some?"

"I've been in this industry for so many years, I've already developed a pair of fiery golden eyes. As long as you listen to me, you definitely won't lose money..."

Before he could finish speaking, Liu Hui took out the jade she had cut from the stone yesterday and placed it on the table.

"We've already bought some. This is the jade we cut out yesterday. Take a look and tell us the grade."

Hearing this, Lao Sheng picked up the jade without hesitation and held it up to the sunlight to examine it.

After a short while, he put the jade down and replied to Liu Hui, "The quality of your jade is quite good. Although it's not very large, selling it for twenty or thirty thousand isn't a problem."

"How many stones did you buy before cutting out the jade?"

As soon as the words left his mouth,

Liu Hui turned to glance at Shen Yan and replied with a smile, "One."

Lao Sheng nodded and said, "Jade gambling is like this. You might spend a lot of money buying many stones just to cut out a little bit of jade..."

Saying this, he suddenly sensed something was wrong.

"Wait, you said how many stones you bought to cut out the jade?!"

Liu Hui patiently repeated herself.

"One."

Lao Sheng couldn't help but exclaim loudly, "What? You bought just one stone and cut out jade from it!"

Liu Hui hadn't expected Lao Sheng's reaction to be so strong. She looked at him with a confused expression and asked, "Yeah, is there a problem with that? Could the jade be fake?"

Lao Sheng wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"What fake jade? As long as the jade is cut out from a stone, it can't be fake. Besides, even if this jade were fake, I could tell. Don't underestimate my fiery golden eyes!"

"No, no, no, that's not the point at all. You actually only bought one stone and cut out jade—your luck is incredible!"