Chapter 222: Teasing the Dandy (10)

Uncle Chen, I've brought the guest over.

Su Xiaoyuan bowed respectfully, his expression reverent, his eyes clear and pure.

Old Chen's sharp eyes, like knife blades, shot towards Su Luo, staring directly at her.

Su Luo met his gaze without backing down, her back straight, her eyes cold and unwavering, refusing to yield in terms of presence.

The two stared at each other for a long time, neither giving way.

In the end, it was Old Chen who gave in first.

However, Old Chen neither nodded nor shook his head; he simply turned and walked inside with his hands behind his back, only uttering two words faintly: "Close the door."

Does this mean I passed the test? Su Luo looked at Su Xiaoyuan, feeling a bit speechless.

It wasn't until now that Su Xiaoyuan finally let out the breath he had been holding. He patted his chest and gasped for air, but his smile was bright: "Let's go, Uncle Chen agreed to let us in!"

"Are there people who kick guests out?" Su Luo found it a bit unbelievable.

Xiaoyuan lifted his little head and said proudly to Su Luo: "Of course. Uncle Chen has a solitary nature and doesn't like to see outsiders on normal days, so he really dislikes being disturbed by outsiders. Those who can come here are usually people who have done business a few times and had pleasant collaborations. It's extremely rare, extremely rare, for someone like Miss to be welcomed in on their first visit."

"Isn't that thanks to you?" Su Luo said with a smile.

"No, I brought guests here a few times before, but without exception, Uncle Chen chased them away." Xiaoyuan composed himself and said seriously: "There are three kinds of people who can come into this courtyard. One is a businessman with whom he has a pleasant collaboration, one is someone Uncle Chen calls a 'person with destiny,' and there is also…"

"What is it?" Su Luo asked curiously.

"A sucker," Xiaoyuan said, covering his mouth and smiling.

"A sucker?" Su Luo found it a bit hard to accept: "Then tell me, do I belong to the second kind or the third kind?"

Xiaoyuan grinned and glanced at Su Luo: "Of course, Big Sister is a person with destiny. As for a sucker, for example—" Su Xiaoyuan's finger pointed towards a young man in brocade clothes, but when he saw the person turn around, his smile instantly froze at the corner of his mouth and turned into a hint of a cry: "Miss, I really didn't do it on purpose… I really didn't know he would be here…"

The person who scared Xiaoyuan out of his wits was none other than the young master in brocade clothes who had previously tried to forcibly buy Su Luo's red crystal but was driven away by the raw material market's guards. He was Liu Ruohua's brother, Liu Chengfeng.

Seeing this face, a thought flashed through Su Luo's mind: What a small world! Such a large raw material market, so many hidden shops, and yet she ran into him again.

At this moment, this young master Liu Chengfeng was cutting stones one by one.

When Su Xiaoyuan saw those stones, he couldn't help but widen his eyes, a little disbelieving: "Oh my god, these raw stones are all top-grade, each one is over fifty gold, and he's actually cutting them randomly like cutting vegetables. How regrettable it would be if the crystal was damaged."

The spiritual energy from a damaged crystal will dissipate. If not refined, as time goes on, the spiritual energy will become less and less… until it disappears. Therefore, damaged crystals generally don't sell for a high price.

Su Luo crossed her arms, leaning comfortably against a mahogany pillar, watching Liu Chengfeng cut stones in a casual manner.

At this time, Liu Chengfeng had not yet discovered Su Luo's presence; his entire attention was focused on the raw stone in his hand.

Looking at the raw stones that were cut open with hope but resulted in utter disappointment one by one, a hint of anger flashed across Liu Chengfeng's face.

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