Invincible Urban Evil Doctor

Chapter 642: Chapter 669: A Strange Choice (1)

Elder Chen glanced at the raw jade material Lin Xi pointed out, his constantly smiling face couldn’t help but twitch twice.

"Ten million? Six hundred thousand?"

Six hundred thousand is considered small change, but ten million, damn it, is the most expensive piece here.

Bear in mind that the cost price of this piece is six million five hundred thousand, so he wouldn’t just not profit, he’d actually lose one million five hundred thousand.

In the past, he did give discounts to members of the Shangguan family, but this is the first time someone chose something so expensive...

He couldn’t help but chuckle bitterly, "Mr. Lin, you really don’t hold back!"

Shangguan Hong immediately said, "Elder Chen, you can’t go back on your word!"

"You didn’t say before that anything was off limits!"

Upon hearing this, Elder Chen wanted to go back on his word, but just as Shangguan Hong said, he hadn’t stated any restrictions upfront.

So he shook his head, "Of course I won’t go back. Rest assured, Young Master Hong."

In reality, Lin Xi didn’t care. Even if he had to pay the full price, he wouldn’t hesitate.

Of course, since he could get a discount, he certainly wouldn’t give it up.

Afterwards, two shop employees returned, carrying over the two pieces of varying size that Lin Xi had pointed out.

There were specialists for cutting the stone; the three stood by, and Elder Chen asked,

"Young Master Hong, should we cut yours first or Mr. Lin’s first?"

Shangguan Hong looked at Lin Xi, wanting to inquire, although he was eager to know what was inside his two pieces of stone, he was equally curious about the choices his brother-in-law made.

Lin Xi said at this time, "Cut Xiaohong’s first!"

Shangguan Hong had no objections, so the stone-cutting master started cutting. Obviously, his skills were significantly better than the two Lin Xi had seen earlier.

During the cutting process, Shangguan Hong looked at Lin Xi’s chosen two pieces; the one worth ten million was actually more attractive.

Of course, this one was also riskier.

Judging by percentage, it had a fifty percent probability of revealing precious treasures.

Similarly, there was a fifty percent probability of finding nothing at all!

He had previously looked at this piece, and if the price wasn’t too high, and he had enough money, he would have gambled too!

When facing a stone you can’t make heads or tails of, experts or laypeople are essentially the same.

At this point, it all depends on luck!

There’s a saying in the world of stone gambling, three parts rely on skill, seven parts on luck!

Sometimes this is actually quite reliable, especially in situations dealing with such pieces of stone!

As for the other piece worth six hundred thousand, although it appeared to have some gem qualities, the prevailing judgment was that it only contained poor-quality jade.

Overall, there was less than a ten percent chance it would reveal anything desirable.

If this stone were in a regular store, it would only be worth a couple thousand.

"Brother-in-law, how did you choose?" Shangguan Hong couldn’t help but ask at that moment.

Hearing this, Elder Chen also looked at Lin Xi. To be honest, the method used by Ms. Nichang’s husband to pick stones was quite peculiar!

From the moment he entered the shop to making his choice, he hadn’t actually scrutinized the stones or even stepped into the pile of raw materials!

Choosing randomly?

But being Ms. Nichang’s husband, how could he be such a rash person?

Seeing the confusion on the faces of both men, Lin Xi seriously explained, "Actually, it’s quite simple!"

"Pick one most expensive and one cheapest!"

Shangguan Hong, "..."

Elder Chen, "..."

Both were instantly dumbfounded. Is there really anyone who picks stones like this?

PS: Thanks "Ye Shisan" for the 588 reward, thanks "tiger" for the 100 reward, and thanks everyone.