I Want a Divorce by Abigail Quinn
Chapter 7
Chapter 7
Seeing as the auction came to a “successful” end, Willie greeted everyone with a cheerful smile, “The auction is over. For those who won the raw stones, I’ll offer free on-site service if you wish to cut them here. Otherwise, feel free to take them back and cut them yourself.”
Following his lead, the bidders and onlookers headed toward the stone-cutting area.
Oliver glanced at the raw stone counter and approached one of the staff members. “Hey, I’d like to try my luck again. How much are these raw stones?”
The staff glimpsed at him and waved a hand. “These are 200 dollars each. Take whichever one you like.”
“Okay, I’ll try my luck with one, then!” Oliver casually picked up the stone he had already set his eyes on.
Next, he paid 200 dollars through a QR code at the counter, and the female cashier stamped a seal on the flat surface of the raw stone, indicating that it was a done deal..
Since it was only 200 dollars, Hailey didn’t rush to pay for it, merely following Oliver curiously. “The other raw stone that he has high hopes about is scrap?” she wondered.
At the stone-cutting area, a large crowd had gathered around the stone-cutting machine.
They were observing the cutting of raw stone number three.
Everyone stared with wide eyes, holding their breaths, watching the slightly limping experienced worker proceed with the stone cutting.
Oliver asked the staff to bring his two raw stones over and joined the crowd to witness the stone-cutting process by the
worker.
Excitement filled the air. This was the most thrilling moment in stone gambling, where the fate of fortunes hung in the balance, ready to be determined in the blink of an eye.
Once the raw stone was cut, the experienced worker turned off the switch, opened the lid of the stone-cutting machine, and gingerly retrieved the freshly cut piece. Then, he wiped the remnants of stone debris and fine powder away using a damp cloth, inspected the stone, and shook his head. “It’s a scrap!”
It was a complete failure!
Although the jade core inside the raw stone was not small, it was full of impurities and cracks, thus not very valuable.
Stone number three’s owner blanched and clutched his chest, croaking, “Again… Cut it again.”
He had spent 752 thousand dollars, hoping to strike it rich, but instead, the money had gone down the drain.
The experienced worker remained silent, repositioned the raw stone, and made another cut.
When customers who paid a lot of money for scraps were indignant, the worker generally did as told without objection.
His face was deeply lined with traces of age as he skillfully operated the stone-cutting machine by securing the half piece of stone and making another precise cut.
Once the cut was completed, he turned off the switch, opened the machine’s lid, and used a damp cloth to wipe the cut surface clean before presenting it to the customer.
“Sir, there’s no need to make another cut anymore.”
Despite a second cut, the stone’s inner core remained full of impurities and cracks.
Now, it was beyond salvation.
Stone number three’s owner’s face fell. He muttered in frustration but had no other choice than to accept the outcome.
Witnessing that, the owner of stone number two hesitated for a moment and decided not to cut the stone anymore. Instead, he would ask his worker to do it at home.
In reality, several major players who participated in the session owned gold stores and specialized in selling jade wares, hence having their own workers and machinery.
The experienced worker asked, “Is there anyone else who wants their stone cut?”
forward. “Cut mine, then. Stone number one.” He then instructed the staff to carry
and most expensive piece on the field today, and its
you like me to cut this
the worker. “You have plenty of experience in cutting stone, so
we start by cutting along this line. This way, we won’t harm the jade if it’s good. Further down would be the bracelet materials. If it’s good
dollars on this stone.
the cutting plan, the worker secured the stone on the
machine’s lid
the blade made contact with the stone, an ear-piercing
the sound unbearable. They merely stared at
the worker
as before, but everyone watching held their breaths and fixed their eyes
to clean the cut surface. Though he showed no expression, his eyes evidently dimmed a little
and looked at the stone: The jade was grayish-white and filled with impurities, cracks, and
was the worst kind
Manuel couldn’t
core, there would have been a chance for him to ask the worker to make another cut, for the jade
be determined. Typically, the quality of
a 99% chance that making another cut would reveal the same worthless
Manuel again. How about.
sullenly,
for he had also misjudged. “This stone has such a great appearance and is the highest bid of the day, yet it turns out to be nothing but worthless
making a second cut, he sighed softly while
junk, swearing to himself,
dreams of striking it rich, gambling was ultimately gambling. Nine out of ten times, the
“Thank heavens Oliver held my hand and stopped me from bidding it. If not, I would’ve been the one losing over 1 million dollars rather than Manuel!”
worker scanned the crowd and asked, “Anyone else wants to
hurriedly spoke up. “I do. Sir, I’ll cut
handed the experienced worker the stone labeled as number seven and
incredibly nervous because he couldn’t be certain about the accuracy of
nothing inside the raw stone, it meant his ability was merely
if it were accurate and correct, his life would be
of identifying any object, he would be more
cut open, the experienced worker powered down the machine, lifted the lid again, retrieved the cut piece,
the nonchalant worker all of a sudden. His exclamation immediately drew
were fixed upon the cut surface. The cut section of the raw stone displayed a combination of white and green colors, but the color was relatively uniform and lustrous as if water was
It’s a lucky
Oliver could say anything, Hailey jumped in excitement. “Oliver, you
inferior to pure jade, but the color is even. There’s a slight crack on the
ice
Oliver, “Mate, I remember you spent 1,400 dollars on this stone, right? Based on this cut surface, it’s a real gamble to expect two bracelets’ materials. How about this?
gander at Hailey, who left the decision up to him. “You
the experienced
further ado, the worker proceeded to do
to the previous
it, having not expected Oliver to have a lucky
“You’re so lucky, pal. This is already sufficient for two bracelets and several pendants. After processing into finished products, they can be sold for about 160 thousand dollars. The price of unprocessed jade is typically half of the estimated value. What do you
Oliver nodded smilingly. “Deal!”
what his eyes had assessed. The actual prices in this line of business were hard to determine,
his briefcase and quickly wrote a cash check
the
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