C73 Incisal swelling (2/2)
Actually, Ye Qian knew better than anyone what exactly was inside the ore that Liu Mingchuan had chosen. However, to say something that he could not see clearly in front of the crowd would bring him unnecessary trouble.
With a ”kacha” sound, the old man unceremoniously chopped down, cutting off a third of the ore. A rock fell from the Stonecutting Machine, not a single piece of meat was found.
Liu Mingchuan was dumbstruck, and continued to pray in his heart: How can there be no meat, I have to get stronger, I have to get stronger!
The old man looked at the ore on the Stonecutting Machine and shook his head. He snorted in disdain and activated the Stonecutting Machine once again.
With a crack, the middle ranked ore was split into two. The inside of the stone was still empty, with nothing inside.
”Hehe, I already said that Liu Family brat's luck is so bad that he won't be able to cut out meat!” Seeing this, someone began to joke around.
Looking at the scattered rocks, the old man grumpily said, ”It's broken!”
Liu Mingchuan fiercely exhaled, and with an expression of dissatisfaction, he placed the other ore onto the Stonecutting Machine. ”Hmph, this young master doesn't believe that I will always have such bad luck! Come on! ”
Liu Mingchuan had praised the rock ten times consecutively, so the praise on this medium sized ore was not a big blow to him. On the contrary, Ye Qian saw the aura of a gambler in Liu Mingchuan's eyes.
Just then, someone from the crowd laughed and joked: ”Hey, Liu brat, I think you better not cut it. You have already given Lao Yang the money. ”How about this, uncle will help you out, you can just sell this medium ore to uncle, at least you can get some capital back.”
When he said that, everyone started to laugh. Very clearly, this group of people looked down on Liu Mingchuan, at least for his ability to bet stones. This made Liu Mingchuan angry to the point that his teeth itched, his expression became extremely awkward.
”Hmph, even if our Liu Family doesn't have any future prospects, it won't be short of tens of thousands of yuan. I thank Director Zhang on behalf of my younger brother!”
Liu Mingchuan did not speak, but the first thing Liu Mingmei did was open his mouth.
The man called Director Zhang laughed awkwardly, he did not really want to buy the ore in Liu Mingchuan's hands, it was just an excuse to make fun of him. Seeing that Liu Mingmei was unhappy, the Director Zhang kept quiet, waiting for Liu Mingchuan to make a fool out of himself.
”Tsk, tsk, tsk. F * ck, I don't believe this shit anymore!” After being mocked by others, Liu Mingchuan became even more furious.
Liu Mingmei laughed bitterly, seeing Liu Mingchuan in such a state, she shook her head in disappointment.
It was clear that not only did those big shots of the Linhai and the jadestone World look down on Liu Mingchuan, even the elder who cut the rock looked down on Liu Mingchuan as well. Especially regarding Liu Mingchuan's skill in choosing a ore, the old man had seen it before. If he couldn't cut a single piece of the records for the ten ores, then it would be spread crazily in his Linhai for a long time.
Without paying any attention to it, the old man placed Liu Mingchuan's other ore on top of the Stonecutting Machine and with a ”ka ka” sound, the Stonecutting Machine rang once again.
The old man's movements were very practiced, directly slicing off the surface of the ore. Then, he would polish it bit by bit.
”I think Liu Family is a complete waste of money. Sigh, if Liu Yan found out about this, he might even die from anger!”
”Hehe, Liu Yan is quite a character, to have a daughter, he must be a heroine in the middle of women, but is this son of yours? ”Hee hee …”
”Seems like our Young Master Liu has a record of twelve cuts in a row. This is a record that our Linhai has never had before!”
”Hehe, Old Li, I think you're gloating!”
”Aren't you, too?”
These big shots of jade stared at the ore on the Stonecutting Machine and started whispering again, but their voices were very soft, as if they were afraid that Liu Mingmei would hear them.
”Brother Ye, Old Liu can his luck really be that bad? He can't even cut a piece!” Zhang Hao, who was at the side, was starting to get a little nervous.
Zhang Hao was just an ordinary student, he had no understanding towards stone gambling. At first, he was in high spirits that he would always be able to win a bid for one of the ores, but now, looking at Liu Mingchuan, it seemed that the odds of winning the bet were too low. Zhang Hao couldn't help but stare at his ore in doubt, feeling weak in his heart.
Towards Zhang Hao's doubts, Ye Qian continued to smile faintly without saying a word.
The old man was surprised for a moment. He had wanted to cut open the stomach of the ore, but he stopped immediately. He looked at the stone with a puzzled expression and quickly splashed water on it. He couldn't help but shine his flashlight on it. After a while, a faint ray of clear and bright light appeared.
Liu Mingchuan saw it clearly and exclaimed. He hugged Zhang Hao who was beside him and said: ”It increased, it increased! ”Haha, it's going up. I said it before, this young master's luck won't be so bad!”