Chapter 79 Fortune, Longevity and Happiness

Qin Chuchu’s expression changed, and she said coldly, “Luo Wentao, what do you want to do? Isn’t that the wager Ye Bufan chose?”

Luo Wentao said, “That’s right, this is indeed the wager he chose, but it’s also my jade rough stone. There’s no problem with me using it as a wager; at most, whatever is cut from it will belong to him.”

“You…”

Qin Chuchu was about to say something else when Ye Bufan pulled her back, “Forget it, Chu Chu. Since Luo Da Shao is willing to use it, then let him. As long as whatever is cut from it belongs to me, that’s fine.”

After he finished speaking, he pointed to a jade rough stone not far away and said, “I’ll use this one for this round.”

This jade rough stone was about half a meter tall and weighed four to five hundred catties. Its price was also much higher than before; after weighing, it was 50,000 yuan.

Although this stone still looked ordinary, with the experience of the previous two times, everyone immediately paid extremely close attention to it, and even the staff became extra careful when moving the stone.

Soon, these two stones were brought over by the staff. Ye Bufan said, “Luo Da Shao, let’s begin.”

Luo Wentao said, “This time, you go first.”

He had been the one to cut the stones first in the previous two rounds, resulting in complete losses, so this time he chose to let Ye Bufan go first.

“No problem.” Ye Bufan didn’t care about the order. He turned to the stone-cutting Masters and said, “Everyone, start working.”

Several people together moved the stone Ye Bufan had chosen onto the cutting machine and began to cut it.

After a full ten minutes of hissing sounds, there was still no green color produced. However, with the experience of the red jade just now, the onlookers still held a glimmer of hope.

But even after the stone was cut into two halves, no jade appeared.

A smile appeared on the corner of Luo Wentao’s mouth. After three consecutive rounds, he finally saw hope. It seemed that this Young man’s luck had finally run out.

Ye Bufan looked at the two cut stones, pointed to the one on the left, and said, “This is it. Polish it well again.”

The stone-cutting Master cut and polished this half-stone again, and soon a brilliant purple color was revealed.

The smile on Luo Wentao’s face instantly froze. Purple jade, also known as violet jade, is generally very rare. Could it be that this Young man really had such good luck that he stumbled upon violet jade?

Soon, the stone-cutting Master proved his guess with action. A piece of purple jade the size of a volleyball appeared before everyone.

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After rinsing with clean water, this purple jade emitted a very pure hue, giving off a sense of imposing wealth and graceful grandeur under the sunlight.

Purple was once known as the imperial color in Huaxia, from the Ziwei Emperor to the Forbidden City, from 'purple Qi comes from the east' to purple robes and sashes, all demonstrating the sacred and noble status of purple, which also led to the expensive price of violet jade.

“Oh my goodness, violet jade! It’s really violet jade! I’ve attended so many rough stone exhibitions, and this is my first time seeing violet jade with my own eyes…”

“The jade rough stone I saw last time wasn’t even half this size, and it sold for over 2 million yuan. How much is this one worth…?”

“This Young man is simply too amazing; he’s practically possessed by a lucky star! He chose three rough stones, and every single one had a sky-high price jade…”

Qin Chuchu looked at the purple jade, completely stunned.

Ye Bufan said, “Chu Chu, why aren’t you speaking? Do you want this jade? If you do, take it too.”

“I…” Qin Chuchu took a deep breath, calmed her excited emotions, and then said, “I really want it, but unfortunately, I can’t afford it.”

Ye Bufan said in surprise, “Why? Is this jade very valuable? More valuable than those two?”

From his perspective, the Spiritual Qi contained in this jade was no more than that in the red jade and green jade, so its value should be similar.

Qin Chuchu smiled wryly and said, “In Huaxia, rarity dictates value. Because of its scarcity, the price is higher. But if it were just this one piece of purple jade, a price of 20 million yuan would be about right.

The most crucial part is that there are also the green jade and red jade. In the jade industry, there’s a saying about ‘Fu Lu Shou’ or ‘Liu, Guan, Zhang’ (referring to the three sworn brothers from Romance of the Three Kingdoms).

It’s extremely rare for three colors of jade to be matched together, and the price will increase exponentially. So, if these three pieces of jade are sold together, the price will at least double, reaching a minimum of seventy to eighty million yuan.

Our Qin's Group prepared 100 million yuan in funds for purchasing rough stones this time, and we’ve already spent over 30 million yuan, so we really can’t afford it now.”

Upon hearing her words, the people around burst into an uproar.

“This Young man’s luck is truly incredible! He actually managed to collect all three colors of Fu Lu Shou, and they are all such Advanced-level jades.”

“If only I could have such luck. Seventy to eighty million yuan, that’s enough for me to live several lifetimes.

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“They say gambling on stones is one cut to Heaven, one cut to Hell. This Young man is practically flying to the sky…”

After Qin Chuchu finished speaking, Ye Bufan smiled slightly, “What Liu, Guan, Zhang, Fu Lu Shou? Aren’t they just three stones? I’m giving them all to you. I said they’re free.”

For him, the most successful thing today was obtaining the Demon Refining Bottle, a great Divine Artifact. Additionally, he won over 300 million yuan from Luo Wentao, and he also obtained the transfer contract for the Shìwài Táoyuán (Secluded Paradise) Community at the auction.

It could be said that he truly made a huge profit this time. If Qin Chuchu hadn’t brought him here, he wouldn’t have encountered such good fortune, so he unhesitatingly gave away all three stones.

“This is for group procurement; I can’t just take your things for free. How about this, I’ll make up the funds to you later.”

Qin Chuchu also couldn’t bear to part with these three rare, top-grade jades, so she immediately had her staff collect them and send them to her car.

Ye Bufan turned back to Luo Wentao and said, “Luo Da Shao, it’s your turn.”

Seeing that the other party had collected all three types of Fu Lu Shou jade rough stones in three rounds, earning a fortune, Luo Wentao’s heart was filled with mixed emotions, encompassing envy, jealousy, and hatred.

But at this moment, he couldn’t care less. This was already the third round of the gamble, and if he lost again, he would have no chance of turning things around.

Thinking of this, he said to the stone-cutting Master, “Cut open this stone.”

No matter what, he still had a glimmer of hope. Those three rough stones were so precious that Ye Bufan hadn’t mentioned them before, and he specifically proposed using this one as a wager, which showed that this rough stone was even more valuable.

The stone-cutting Masters also seemed to realize this point and began cutting very cautiously.

Half an hour later, the stone had been divided into four pieces, but it was empty inside; there was no trace of jade, whether green or red.

“This… How is this possible?”

Luo Wentao was certain that Ye Bufan wouldn’t make a baseless claim, and there must be something good inside this jade rough stone. He shouted again, “Cut it again, cut it finer! There must be jade inside!”

The stone-cutting Masters were very helpless. At this point, the chance of cutting out jade was already very small, but since their Master had spoken, they could only obey.

One stone-cutting Master lifted half of the jade rough stone onto the cutting machine and cut down. With a ‘ka’ sound, the originally extremely sharp saw blade hit something unknown and instantly broke into two halves.