People who were about to leave stopped when they saw Chen Fan about to cut the scrap stone, intending to stay and watch the commotion.
The middle-aged man also showed no intention of leaving. He wanted to see what could be cut from his discarded material.
A sound of cutting filled the air as the grinding wheel gradually sank into the scrap stone.
After a few minutes, the scrap stone was finally split in two by the grinding wheel.
The old man then opened the scrap stone, but the scene before him left him stunned.
"This, this actually produced, produced jade! And it's red jade!" The old man's speech became even more stammering in his shock.
"Old Zhang, what kind of joke are you playing? Can this scrap material actually produce jade?"
"Exactly, and red jade? Don't advertise for your raw stones. I'm afraid your hundreds of stones won't even produce a single piece of red jade."
"If this can produce red jade, I'll eat the raw stone!"
The old man's exclamation caused the surrounding crowd to burst into laughter, thinking he was just joking.
The old man couldn't be bothered to explain to these people. He held the raw stone and looked at Chen Fan, congratulating him, "Young man, congratulations. Your luck is truly amazing. For two hundred yuan, you've cut out a piece of red jade, and it's of glutinous ice variety. It's increased in value by at least more than two thousand times!"
"Old Zhang, did you really cut out red jade?" The middle-aged man beside him, his face extremely grim, couldn't help but ask.
The old man nodded, opened the raw stone he was holding, and a flash of red appeared before everyone's eyes.
"Holy cow, it's really red jade!"
"And it looks like glutinous ice variety. This is worth a fortune!"
"At least fifty thousand is no problem. This kid's luck is too good. For two hundred yuan, he's earned more than two thousand times. I'm afraid there's never been such a thing in the jade market."
"This kid is truly lucky, but that boss is quite tragic. He spent twenty thousand yuan on the raw stone, only to make a wedding dress for someone else."
The onlookers cast sympathetic glances at the middle-aged man.
These gazes were like sharp knives, fiercely piercing the middle-aged man's heart.
At this moment, Qin Shuran felt as if she were dreaming, looking at the piece of red jade the old man handed to Chen Fan with disbelief.
She never imagined that this scrap material would actually yield jade, and red jade at that.
Chen Fan shook the piece of red jade in his hand a couple of times. "I told you, my luck is very good."
The middle-aged man standing beside him looked at the red jade in Chen Fan's hand, then at the two hundred yuan in his own hand, his face gradually darkening.
He had spent thirty thousand yuan. Although the piece of red jade cut out was not large, it was worth at least fifty thousand yuan, and he had still made over twenty thousand yuan.
But now? He was only left with two hundred yuan!
"Young man, I'm not selling this raw stone anymore. I'll return these two hundred yuan to you."
Saying that, the middle-aged man handed the two hundred yuan to Chen Fan and was about to snatch the red jade from Chen Fan's hand.
Chen Fan took two steps back, surprised. "Money exchanged for goods, a deal made, how can you say you're not selling it anymore?"
The middle-aged man said coldly, "I'm not selling it, so I'm not selling it. What business is it of yours? Hurry up and give it to me!"
"How can you be like this? You bought the stone from here, and if you cut out jade, do you have to return it to the shop owner?" Qin Shuran questioned.
This red jade was worth at least hundreds of thousands, and Qin Shuran naturally couldn't watch Chen Fan being bullied.
"Exactly, you've already taken the money, how can you still want the item back?"
"The young lady is right. If you bought a stone and it produced jade, and the shop owner said he wasn't selling it anymore, would you be willing?"
Many sensible people around chimed in.
"Young man, are you selling this raw stone? I'll buy it for forty thousand." One boss directly called out a price.
"Forty thousand? I'll offer forty-five thousand, I'll buy it!"
"I'll offer fifty thousand!" Others kept bidding.
The middle-aged man was furious. He pointed at the crowd and shouted, "Damn it, I'd like to see who dares to snatch my stuff. I'm one of Fourth Master Jiang's men."
"Fourth Master Jiang?" Hearing this, those who had been shouting in support were immediately startled.
The few people who had spoken up for Chen Fan also wisely shut their mouths.
Seeing this, the middle-aged man sneered and his gaze fell back on Chen Fan. "Kid, for two hundred yuan, I'll add another ten thousand. Give me the item, and you won't be at a loss. We can also be friends, how about it?"
Hearing the name Fourth Master Jiang, Qin Shuran's delicate brows also furrowed slightly. She tugged at Chen Fan's sleeve. "Why don't you give it to him? Ten thousand yuan is enough for you to use for a while."
"Heh heh, kid, look how sensible this young lady is. Don't make trouble for yourself, understand?" The middle-aged man sneered twice and took out ten thousand yuan from his bag, handing it to Chen Fan.
Chen Fan's smile gradually disappeared. He had no intention of taking the ten thousand yuan.
Just yesterday, he had understood a certain principle, and he would no longer allow himself to be the so-called weak.
"Kid, don't refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit." A cold glint flashed in the middle-aged man's eyes.
Qin Shuran looked at Chen Fan nervously and secretly decided that if this person were to attack Chen Fan, she would definitely make that call.
"I don't care whose man you are. I paid you money, and you sold the item to me, so this item belongs to me. If you want it, you have to buy it with money. Whether I sell it or not is my business. If you want to force a sale, you have to see if you have the ability," Chen Fan said coldly.
At the same time, Chen Fan had already taken out two silver needles from his pocket with his left hand.
If the middle-aged man were to make a move, he was fully confident he could subdue the opponent first.
"Fine, kid. If you can leave here completely intact today, I'll take your surname." The middle-aged man pointed at Chen Fan fiercely and was about to take out his phone to call for help.
"What's going on here?" Just then, an old man's voice suddenly rang out from outside the crowd.
The crowd quickly parted, making a path.
A man in a Zhongshan suit, leaning on a dragon-headed cane, followed by several men, appeared.
"Fourth Master Jiang!" Some people who recognized the old man's identity quickly and respectfully greeted him.
The middle-aged man, who was about to make a call, saw the old man's figure and quickly stepped forward, respectfully greeting, "Fourth Master Jiang!"
"Li Cunhai, what are you causing trouble for again?" The man behind Fourth Master Jiang, upon seeing him, questioned coldly.
"What trouble can I be causing? This time, a young man doesn't understand the rules. He snatched a raw stone I bought, and it even produced red jade. I asked him to return it to me, but he refused." Li Cunhai falsely explained.
"What did you say? It produced red jade?" Fourth Master Jiang's spirits immediately lifted upon hearing this.
"Yes, the raw stone I bought produced red jade, but it's still in that kid's hands." Li Cunhai nodded and pointed at Chen Fan.
Fourth Master Jiang and his companions looked over. However, the moment Fourth Master Jiang looked at Chen Fan, his expression suddenly froze.
Especially when he saw the figure beside Chen Fan, his face became somewhat grim.