Reborn As Super Heiress

Chapter 138: Chapter 135 Seeking Cooperation

Su Jinyuan originally came to Pingzhou to purchase jadeite raw materials, and how could he resist making a move when he saw such a perfect Chicken Oil Yellow?

Huo Sining didn’t have a habit of collecting jadeite raw materials, so she eventually sold that piece of Chicken Oil Yellow to Su Jinyuan for two million yuan.

However, the bright, clear yellow of the Chicken Oil Yellow was so alluring that Huo Sining couldn’t bear to sell the whole piece, so she proposed a condition to Su Jinyuan which was to save a bracelet for her when the jade was being processed.

According to Master He’s observations, if the piece was processed properly, it could easily yield three bracelets, each one could sell for one hundred and eighty thousand yuan. Plus, the leftover scraps could make pendants, jade ornaments, and ring faces, making the overall value at least three to four million yuan. Even if he gave a bracelet to Huo Sining, Su Jinyuan would still be making a profit.

Huo Sining’s request wasn’t excessive, and Su Jinyuan didn’t hesitate at all, agreeing readily.

Su Qingqing also refused to be at a disadvantage, insisting that Su Jinyuan pay her cash.

Her piece of Red Fei was High Ice Type Jadeite, and although not large, it was far from cheap. Even direct siblings settled accounts clearly; she wasn’t pleased to let go of her possession without payment.

Besides, Donghua wasn’t her own business, and even though she held a five percent stake, she certainly wasn’t going to give away benefits to outsiders for free.

Su Jinyuan’s mouth twitched a bit, and in the end he had to transfer eight hundred thousand yuan to Su Qingqing.

As for Zhou Zhen’s piece of rough, because Su Jinyuan had ruined his own material, coupled with Huo Sining’s brick piece being cut to reveal Nourishing Rice-type Chicken Oil Yellow, Su Jinyuan was immensely aggrieved and had no mood for gambling on stones anymore, tossing the rough in the warehouse and not bothering with it again.

“Pfft—” At this, Su Qingqing couldn’t help bursting into laughter. Su Jinyuan had been constantly reminding them to watch and learn and not to act rashly, but who would have thought that all three of them would be incredibly lucky with every brick material they bought gambling up in value; it was no wonder Su Jinyuan was feeling frustrated.

There was a playful smile in Huo Sining’s eyes, but she had other plans in mind. She glanced at Bai Yishan and squinted her eyes.

At night, she stealthily sneaked into Bai Yishan’s room, and went straight to the point as soon as she entered, “I heard from Mr. Bai that Sister Yishan, you’re planning to open a workshop?”

Bai Yishan nodded, “How do you know?”

After Huo Sining recounted her dinner with Bai Guoming, Bai Yishan’s lips curled up with a hint of mocking laughter, “Is that so? If he really cared about me as his sister, he wouldn’t have allowed my sister-in-law to send me abroad back then. Ha, he really thinks I want to split his little fortune. A million yuan? Hmph, I, Bai Yishan, am not interested!”

Every family has its difficult scripture to read, and Huo Sining had anticipated that the Bai family’s internal affairs weren’t something Bai Guoming could explain away in a few sentences. Her focus on this conversation with Bai Yishan wasn’t about that either.

“I know you’re not lacking funds to open your workshop but jadeite raw materials,” Huo Sining said with a smile on her face, but she looked at Bai Yishan with a serious expression, “What if I could provide you with the raw materials?”

At her words, Bai Yishan froze and stared at Huo Sining for a full half minute.

Huo Sining had a firm and sincere look in her eyes, without any hint of avoidance.

Bai Yishan initially thought she was joking, but seeing Huo Sining’s solemn expression, the smile on her face vanished as she asked in surprise, “Are you serious?”

Huo Sining laughed, “It seems I don’t really like to joke around.”

Bai Yishan frowned, “But why should I believe you?”

Huo Sining obviously wouldn’t make claims without preparation, she took out the scrap material she had bought from Zhou Zhen during the day, and said with an implication, “Just based on this.”

Just based on this piece of cut-failure scrap?

“What do you mean?” Bai Yishan didn’t understand Huo Sining’s intention, especially when she saw the piece full of black moss in her hands, she felt as puzzled as a monk who is scratching his head.

Huo Sining, with a sly fox-like smile, blinked her eyes and said with a smile:

“I said I could provide raw materials for Sister Yishan’s workshop. Words alone are no proof, and you certainly won’t believe me, Sister Yishan. If I say that the Chicken Oil Yellow that increased with the cut I chose this afternoon was not picked at random but was something I purchased deliberately, you would definitely think I’m talking nonsense. So, I must produce some convincing evidence.”

“You also know what’s the situation with this piece of scrap material, Sister Yishan. Now I bet with you, I say there’s more to be cut from this material, and it will definitely increase in value, do you believe me?”

Bai Yishan was astounded; it seemed she had realized something. Huo Sining had bizarrely proposed buying this scrap material during the day and even performed a show of ‘desiring to capture by pretending to let go’ with Su Qingqing, which made Bai Yishan feel that something was off at that time. Now, having heard Huo Sining’s words, she suddenly had a revelation—the purpose lied here.

But this piece of material had collapsed after just five cuts, and it was full of black moss—what was there to bet on?

Bai Yishan looked at the scrap in disbelief and then back at Huo Sining, feeling that Huo Sining’s words were not very credible. With skepticism on her face, she asked, “You say this piece of material can still be cut for gain? How is that possible?”

Huo Sining had, of course, anticipated Bai Yishan’s reaction; the raw material was her bargaining chip. If her prediction came true when nobody else believed it could gain value, her negotiations with Bai Yishan for future collaboration would go much smoother.

“Let’s let the facts speak for themselves. I’ve already inquired with the hotel and there’s a small gambling stone shop nearby, where we can borrow the stone cutting machine for a bit.”

Bai Yishan was dubious, but seeing Huo Sining’s confident and assured disposition, she began to harbor a flicker of hope. If what Huo Sining said was true, she could get started on her workshop right away!

Bai Yishan followed Huo Sining for about ten minutes until they arrived at the gambling stone shop. Although it was past ten at night, the shop wasn’t closed, and there were a few individuals picking through raw materials.

It was just a day before the Pingzhou Public Plate opened, and the number of gamblers coming to Pingzhou to bet on stones was not small. Even a small gambling stone shop was bustling with business.

Huo Sining explained her purpose to the shop owner, and since he had already encountered four or five groups of customers wanting to borrow the stone cutting machine that day, he didn’t find the request odd. He just extended one finger and said, “You can borrow the machine, a hundred bucks a time.”

Bai Yishan’s face stiffened as she couldn’t help muttering, “A hundred just for using the machine? What a rip-off!”

Huo Sining, on the other hand, didn’t say much. Without any hesitation, she handed over a hundred bucks to the boss, who, seeing how straightforward Huo Sining was, looked a lot more pleased and led them through the back hall into a small courtyard.