Signing In At The Civil Affairs Bureau, I Was Rewarded With A Gorgeous Wife

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"Activate perspective!"

Song Yun's eyes, after a brief second of swelling, found that he could see the essence of all things.

He glanced through the perspective at the small stone the old man was fiddling with in his hand, which contained a piece of red jade about half the size of a palm. Although its quality didn't match the imperial green jade Song Yun had just uncovered that morning, it was still far better than most on the market!

Song Yun was itching to get his hands on it, but the old man seemed preoccupied with his own viewing and had no intention of putting it down, forcing Song Yun to lower his head and search for other quality materials at the stone stall.

Most of the stones were empty, or rather just ordinary rocks that unscrupulous owners had brought over, posing as raw jade stones.

After looking through more than a dozen, Song Yun finally found a raw stone that contained what he wanted.

This stone was about the size of a soccer ball, and the jade inside, if flawlessly cut, could be half the size of a head.

On closer inspection of its quality, although not full, it was quite even, qualifying it as a fine piece.

"Boss, how much for this stone?"

Song Yun asked loudly.

The stall owner, who was squatting beside the old man with a flattering face, turned his head and glanced briefly before saying, "8000!"

"Can't it be a bit cheaper?"

"You must be a newbie, right? Forget it, forget it, I won't make money off this deal, just give me 6000."

The stall owner waved his hand impatiently. It was clear that all his attention was on the old man, and he couldn't care less about Song Yun, who he perceived to be green in the field.

Song Yun nodded and was about to take out his phone to make the payment.

Just then, the old man stood up, walked over to Song Yun, and pressed down on his phone's camera, saying, "Young man, this must be your first time dealing with this, right? I strongly advise you, the jade gambling scene is treacherous, and it's not just one newbie who's drowned in it."

"If you're just curious, I'd suggest you pick something cheaper. After all, the stone you're holding is just someone else's discarded material, not worth a penny."

Having said that, the old man turned to the stall owner and gave him a good scolding, "The jade gambling circle is already small, and you're not honest at all. Preying on newbies like this, what will people think of the folks in this circle?"

The stall owner nodded and bowed subserviently, saying, "What you say is right, Elder. It's my fault, my fault. Young man, I'll give you this stone as a gift. If you want to gamble again, come back anytime."

Song Yun struggled to hold back his laughter but still transferred the money to the stall owner.

"What if there is jade inside this stone? Would the outcome be yours or mine?"

Hearing Song Yun's words, the old man sighed deeply. Having been in the circle for decades, he had seen too many people get rich quick with jade and then lose everything. These people were invariably too gambler-hearted!

This young fellow was beyond help!

With raw stones, you rely three parts on vision and seven on fate; no one dares to guarantee what treasures you may find within.

"Young man, I can see you're an honest person. I won't cheat you. Pick another stone from here as a gift from me."

The stall owner grinned as he looked at the 6000 received on his phone, blissfully thinking about having money to spend on girls tonight.

"Ah... you, you!"

The old man frowned and put the stone he had been looking at back on the stall.

"You're not interested in it anymore, Elder?"

A glint of excitement flashed through Song Yun's eyes; he knew if the red jade inside was cut out, it would be very popular as a decoration for girls!

"There's nothing in this stone."

The old man continued to search grumpily through the stone stall, eventually choosing a raw stone that looked very promising.

He pointed to the stone and said to Song Yun, "Remember this. When buying a stone, choose one like this, where the jiangkou and python bands are just right. These kinds of stones might actually yield jade."

Song Yun, with a glimpse through perspective, whistled silently to himself. This old gent was pretty awesome, and while the jade inside this stone was only the most ordinary bean green, its volume wasn't small. This kind of jade was a favorite among merchants, after all, there are more common folk in the world who can't afford top-grade jade.

"Boss, can you cut the stone here?"

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Song Yun asked a question. The stall owner was delighted, having made two deals that day, and hurriedly said, "The stone cutting is free. Which one would you like to cut?"

"Both."

Song Yun was now holding one in each hand, with the Zhengyang jade on the left and the red fei on the right.

After the stall owner had adjusted the machine, he asked Song Yun if he wanted to mark the lines.

Marking lines is a term in the stone gambling circle. All stones that are favored by someone will have several lines drawn by master craftsmen according to the direction of the stone's veins, to guide the stone-cutter.

Song Yun took the pen, drew on the two stones, and handed them back to the stall owner.

The stall owner, though shrewd, could be considered thorough and responsible when it came to stone cutting.

There's no helping it, as no one can be certain what's inside a stone.

Last year, an adjacent stall owner carelessly sliced into a stone of average appearance and discovered only after cutting it that it contained something valuable. However, because of that careless cut, the value plummeted, and the stall owner ended up losing hundreds of thousands to resolve the issue.

"This young fellow won't even listen to Master Ding's advice, he's definitely going to lose money!"

"Exactly, just a greenhorn. Hopefully, he'll really learn his lesson from today's episode!"

"Listen to advice and you'll eat well; he's just too young."

The onlookers were discussing animatedly. In their eyes, Master Ding's words were as good as gold, yet Song Yun blatantly went against them.

The cutting machine buzzed continuously as the crowd waited to see Song Yun become the laughingstock.

When the cutting was finished and the stall owner splashed water on it, a great commotion arose from the crowd.

"It went up, it went up!"

The first stone that was deemed worthless by others actually revealed a piece of jade with excellent texture and water!

This was a huge surge!

The stall owner set off firecrackers, their crackling noise attracting many onlookers.

"Wow, Zhengyang jade! That's quite a sum of money!"

"I heard this young man bought a piece of scrap that nobody fancied. This is legendary!"

"It's making me itch to try. No, no, I should also give it a shot later!"

"Young man, are you planning to cut the second piece?"

At this moment, the stall owner's attitude towards Song Yun was extremely good, considering the stones were bought from his stall, which would undoubtedly draw more people to come by name.

Made money, made money!

"Let's cut it."

Song Yun said casually.

Then he took the Zhengyang jade and placed it in Ye Qingqing's palm. Qingqing looked at it fascinatedly, her eyes shining. Her husband was amazing, her husband was awesome!

The second stone began to be cut, and a crowd of people swallowed their saliva, waiting for the final result.

But some scoffed at the possibility, after all, getting it right once could be chalked up to dumb luck. How could the second piece be a hit too?

Otherwise, there wouldn't be the saying "one cut poor, one cut rich, one cut dressed in burlap."

As the stone was cut open, people craned their necks to look.

"Red... red fei!"

"It surged greatly!"

"Holy shit!!! What's happening!!! How did it turn out to be red fei!!!"