170: Xiao Chen and A Tao were both thrilled! You have black jade?!

Xiao Chen was instantly stunned, his head full of question marks.

"Not cut? Buying ink jade and not cutting it??? Is he joking? Could it be that he wants to display the ink jade at home?"

He smiled, not taking it seriously at all. Who would be crazy enough to buy jade, not cut it, and just display it at home?

Isn't this a joke? Is this something a normal person would do?

A Tao nodded, "You actually guessed right. This client just wants to display it at home without cutting it."

"Isn't ink jade naturally black anyway? As long as you grind the skin of the raw stone with an angle grinder and polish it, you can't tell the quality of the flesh inside the jade. But the characteristic of ink jade is that it looks very high-end!"

"Plus, if you just put a nightlight under the ink jade, once you turn the light on, it emits a dark green radiant light—it looks incredibly good. My boss just happens to be wealthy and wants to buy a high-quality piece of ink jade."

"With a budget of over a hundred thousand to two hundred thousand, he's a complete newbie who doesn't understand the jade industry. If I buy it for the market price of one hundred thousand and sell it to him for two hundred thousand, wouldn't I make a killing?"

A Tao smiled faintly, his face full of the look of a profiteer.

Xiao Chen was also swayed by what he said. There was no reason not to sell it. If it's not cut, who cares if the quality of the ink jade is good or not? Not cutting it means not having to lose money, and not having to gamble on that 'one cut to life, one cut to death' scenario.

Who wouldn't want to do a business where you don't lose money and make a steady profit?

"This is a good business, I want to do it too, but... but... the problem is, I don't have any ink jade. If we're talking about the most famous ink jade, the best quality ink jade, it has to be from Old Pakan."

"I can get you other materials, but the problem is... I really can't get this. You know how ink jade is; is this stuff something you can just have whenever you want?"

"Back when Old Pakan wasn't out of stock, this ink jade was something you could only encounter by luck. Let alone now that it's out of stock; the Little foreigner who delivers goods to me is nowhere to be seen. Where am I supposed to get ink jade for you?"

A Tao scratched his head, a trace of hesitation in his eyes.

"What should we do? We really can't find any ink jade."

Just then, Xiao Chen's phone suddenly rang. He looked at the name and immediately answered it.

"Hello, Sister Li, you are a regular client, just tell me if you have any needs."

"Oh, oh, you want to find some ink jade? Okay, okay, once I have some, I will definitely contact you!"

"Uh-huh! Buying at a high price? Okay! I will definitely contact you the first moment I have stock."

"Okay, I'm hanging up then. Once I have stock, I will definitely send it to you."

After Xiao Chen hung up the phone, his face was full of helplessness.

"Sigh... If I really found some ink jade, I would still have to send it to this good sister of mine. She has supported me for a long time. The main thing is, there is damn well no ink jade right now."

"Whoever has ink jade right now, I will definitely buy it at a high price!"

A Tao snorted coldly, "That's easy to say. If there were ink jade right now, I'd buy it at a high price too. The money I make from this order is easy money."

The two of them shook their heads in unison, sighing as they prepared to contact people they knew to source stock.

...

Chen Kai slowly walked to the entrance of Xiao Chen's shop. Seeing that A Tao was also inside, the corners of his mouth curled up instantly.

He gave a dry cough, and both of them turned their heads at the same time.

"Brother Chen Kai? You're here? What are you planning to sell today?"

Xiao Chen's bitter, frowning face instantly turned into a smile. He poured a cup of sour plum juice and handed it to Chen Kai.

A Tao also spoke at the same time, saying in a displeased tone, "Here to sell something again? Score a Bargain every day?"

Chen Kai ignored A Tao and took out the ink jade from his pocket.

"Take a look, ink jade, from Old Pakan. Are you buying? The quality is quite good, a boutique piece!"

When the ink jade was pulled out, the two of them instantly gasped!

A Tao immediately performed a god-tier face change. His expression became even more humble than a grandson, and his attitude was extremely respectful, just like someone fawning over a paying boss.

"Brother Chen~~ This ink jade of yours is such a boutique piece! I love it so much! 160,000, ah no, how about 170,000?"

"Brother Chen~~ I offended you a lot in the past, please don't take it to heart, don't take it seriously! Just sell this to me, okay? I really love this piece of ink jade too much!"

Xiao Chen's eyes also lit up, and he swallowed hard.

"Brother, you really are sending charcoal in the snow for us. Both of our bosses are looking for boutique ink jade, especially Old Pakan ink jade. Yours is just too high-quality."

"Brother. I'll also offer 170,000, please sell it to me. My big client has been urging me for ink jade, and I asked over a dozen people and couldn't find any, or they were asking for exorbitant prices."

"Your quality is so boutique, my boss will definitely like it!"

Chen Kai nodded. Just as he was about to hand the ink jade to Xiao Chen, A Tao grabbed him to stop him.

"Big Brother! I offer 180,000! Sell it to me! My client also really needs this piece of ink jade! He's been urging me for many days, always obsessing over wanting an ink jade as an ornament!"

A Tao was almost crying. This was a big client where he could resell it without risk and make 40,000 to 50,000 in profit.

Xiao Chen had snatched away many ink jades these past two days. Why, when he had personally offered a fair price of 170,000 today, was he still selling it to Xiao Chen!

Is there any justice? Is there any law? What exactly is Chen Kai thinking?

Chen Kai raised an eyebrow, a flash of disdain crossing his eyes.

"Why should I sell it to you? You both offered the same price. How much money has Xiao Chen made me? How much money did you almost scam me out of? Don't you have any idea?"

A Tao fell silent upon hearing this. Hey Brother, why are you holding such a grudge?

"Brother Chen, don't be like this... let's just wipe the slate clean regarding our past grievances. I really need this ink jade, I really do!"

A Tao was about to cry out loud. He didn't want to miss this big order.

If he missed this big order, he might lose a boss.

In this situation, who knows when ink jade will flow into the market again? Making the boss wait for ten days or half a month is not realistic.

If he couldn't get it done, someone else might be able to. That wouldn't just be a loss of tens of thousands of yuan.

Chen Kai glanced at Xiao Chen again. Xiao Chen didn't say anything, just looked at him longingly, silently clenching his hands.

That look seemed to say he wanted it, but didn't dare to fight for favor.

Chen Kai smiled faintly and handed the ink jade to him.

"Just transfer the money to me later. I'm leaving."

As soon as these words were spoken, Xiao Chen was instantly excited, clutching the ink jade in his hand tightly.

"Thank you, Brother Chen! Thank you!!"

A Tao was also anxious, cursing and muttering, full of confusion.

"Damn it! Damn it!! Xiao Chen, sell this ink jade to me! I'll give you 190,000, sell it to me. You make 20,000 without any risk, isn't that great!"

"Tell me, is it okay? My boss has waited too long; I'm going to lose a client."