50: Interaction

"No, ten thousand won't work."

The boss's straightforward refusal made Ye Su quietly relieved, and also confirmed that the boss's psychological price was much higher than ten thousand.

According to the tip, this stone-wrapped jade seed material was priced at around sixty thousand.

Ye Su wasn't greedy; as long as he could get it for under forty thousand and make a small profit of twenty thousand, he would be satisfied.

Based on past experience, the direct profit from a Level 2 tip indeed fluctuated around twenty thousand.

"This stone-wrapped jade hasn't even had a window opened. Isn't ten thousand about right?"

The boss still shook his head, adopting an attitude of 'Don't even mention ten thousand.'

The man hesitated for a moment, then had to move his hand away from the stone-wrapped jade, making as if to turn and leave.

Opportunity has come!

Seeing this, Ye Su's face lit up with joy.

But before he could be happy, the man made a comeback:

"Twelve thousand, boss, final offer. That's my limit. If not, I'm really leaving!"

Then leave already!

Ye Su felt like kicking him flying.

After all, he was just a college student, lacking experience and cunning, unable to hide his thoughts.

When the boss heard 'twelve thousand,' he began to hesitate inwardly.

The stone the man had chosen had a thick stone skin, and the material inside couldn't be very large, which is why few people were interested in it.

Afraid of getting stuck with it, he hadn't peeled off the stone skin or opened a window.

While still hesitating whether to let it go, the boss suddenly noticed that the young man nearby was staring intently at the stone the man had released, his eyes shining.

Judging by the looks of the couple, they were probably newcomers, with no experience in this trade.

In an instant, the boss made up his mind: "Twelve thousand is too low. Can't sell."

As he spoke, the boss deliberately raised his voice a bit.

The stone-wrapped jade had a bit of dyed skin color seeping to the surface, and the man felt that there might be good material inside, which is why he dared to bid as high as twelve thousand without opening a window.

But the boss was firm, and the man didn't dare to raise the price further, afraid that cutting it would leave him with nothing.

Regretfully wanting to leave, the man turned and noticed the young couple nearby. His gaze lingered on them, especially on Chen Xinyi, for a few extra seconds before he left Stall No. 17 to try his luck elsewhere.

"Handsome guy, pretty lady, you've been watching for a while. Interested in giving it a try?"

Chen Xinyi subtly tugged at Ye Su's hand.

She had just seen that when the man offered twelve thousand for that broken stone, the boss only refused after noticing Ye Su.

Now, as soon as the man left, the boss immediately tried to recruit Ye Su. Wasn't it obvious he wanted to treat him like a fish to be slaughtered?

Ye Su knew what Chen Xinyi meant. He squeezed her hand back and gave her a look before stepping up to the counter and directly picking up the stone-wrapped jade the man had abandoned.

Seeing that Ye Su was indeed interested in the stone-wrapped jade, the boss's eyes lit up. He hurriedly gave Ye Su a thumbs-up:

"Handsome guy, good eye! You picked this stone-wrapped jade right away. You saw that Handsome guy just now offered twelve thousand, and I didn't let it go. That shows it's good material."

Hey, do you really take me for a sucker?

"This stone-wrapped jade... hmm..."

Ye Su picked up a flashlight, pretended to shine it around, then hesitated and put the stone back.

Now it was the boss's turn to be stunned.

Just now, when the man let go, this young man's eyes had clearly lit up, obviously interested in the stone.

How could he suddenly not want it in the blink of an eye?

Before the boss could think of what to say, Ye Su picked up the stone again and shone the light around once more.

Seeing Ye Su pick up the stone-wrapped jade again, the boss breathed a sigh of relief.

"Boss, what's the price on this stone?"

The boss held up three fingers to Ye Su: "You look new here, probably don't come often. I'll give you a market price: thirty thousand, and we'll be friends."

"The light can't even penetrate this stone skin. Thirty thousand is too much."

Before coming to the stall, Ye Su's psychological price was still forty thousand, as long as he could make twenty thousand.

But after watching the man and the boss haggle, Ye Su's psychological price kept dropping.

If the boss could notice his interest in the stone, Ye Su, who wasn't blind and had been watching for so long, certainly saw that the boss had started hesitating when the man offered twelve thousand.

"Twelve thousand. If that works, I'll buy it and have some fun."

When she heard the boss quote thirty thousand, Chen Xinyi was already anxious for Ye Su, afraid he'd be cheated.

Now hearing that Ye Su actually planned to spend twelve thousand on such a broken stone that she wouldn't even pick up if it were lying on the roadside, Chen Xinyi quickly moved closer to Ye Su and quietly tugged at his sleeve, trying to warn him not to fall for it.

But Ye Su just gave her a look that said, 'I know what I'm doing.'

This made Chen Xinyi wonder if Ye Su really had some skill in understanding these seemingly identical broken stones.

"Handsome guy, you saw it yourself. That big brother just now offered twelve thousand, but I didn't let it go. Twelve thousand definitely won't work."

"The yellow tint isn't strong enough. Twelve thousand is already a high price. Otherwise, that big brother wouldn't have given up after that offer."

Just as Ye Su was starting to haggle with the boss using a few terms he'd learned the night before, a familiar voice suddenly came from behind.

"ASu, Xinyi, it really is you. I thought I misheard when I heard your voices."

"Brother Liang, what are you doing here too?" Turning around and seeing it was Wan Yuanliang, Ye Su was also surprised.

"My dad's minding the shop today. I had nothing to do, so I came over for a stroll. Didn't expect to run into you two."

After speaking, Wan Yuanliang nodded at the stall owner as a greeting, clearly they already knew each other.

Ye Su thought about it and found it normal that they knew each other.

One street is for antiques, the other for jade, both in the Xiguan area, not far apart.

Both industries target middle-to-high-end consumers, with a lot of overlap in target customers, and both rely on connections.

It's normal for them to communicate and refer customers to each other.

The boss asked doubtfully, "Your friend?"

Wan Yuanliang nodded: "Yes."

Wan Yuanliang's friends were probably also involved in antiques. The boss realized he had misjudged.

Even if this young man didn't know about gambling on stones, he wouldn't be easily fooled.

"I thought you only dealt with antiques. I didn't expect you to know about stones too."

"Haha, not really. Just here to try my luck."

"Just playing around again? Alright, go ahead. I'll just watch."

Wan Yuanliang was curious. Ye Su had managed to pick up a 'qianlong tongbao·back dragon and phoenix lucky coin' in antiques. Would he have good luck with stones this time too?

Not wanting to delay their transaction further, Wan Yuanliang simply stood by to see if Ye Su would actually buy the stone-wrapped jade.