Chapter 155: The Greatest Fool Under Heaven

"Brother Long, he must be trying to buy the good raw materials through stone gambling just to make our shop suffer a loss."

"How ridiculous!"

Feng Xiaoyan said with a playful smile. Her mind worked quite fast, and she had already figured out Tianci's intention.

"Isnt this too hilarious?"

"Stone gambling relies thirty percent on skill and seventy percent on luck. Not to mention whether he can vent his anger through stone gambling, even if he wins some good materials from Qingbao Jade Workshop, Qingbao Jade Workshop is still making a profit! And it is making a profit with his own money. What kind of venting of anger is this?"

"Exactly, he is simply a fool! An absolute idiot!"

"I don't get it, I just don't get it. This young man's brain was most likely kicked by a donkey."

...

The onlookers around were buzzing with discussions.

No one understood why Tianci chose such a method, and all of them thought he had water in his brain!

Shen Zun shared the same thought as the people around him; he completely failed to understand why Tianci would do this.

Guo Jianglong looked at Tianci as if looking at a fool: "You want to vent your anger through stone gambling? Be my guest! I'll give you this chance!"

"Yan'er, hospitality demands we treat our guests well. Entertain him."

Guo Jianglong waved his hand domineeringly.

Feng Xiaoyan stepped forward, rolled her eyes, and said, "Including the two large warehouses in the back, my shop currently has a total of over four thousand pieces of uncut stones."

"The other two branch stores have more than eight hundred pieces each. Put them together, and there are a full six thousand raw stones!"

"Every single piece of raw stone is clearly priced. I won't rip you off just because you are Shen Zun's friend, but I won't bargain either!"

"How do you want to gamble?"

The corners of Feng Xiaoyan's mouth curled into a deeply mocking smile.

In her eyes, Tianci was a pure and utter fool!

"Have the raw stones from all your branch stores brought over, and move out the ones in the warehouses as well. As long as I take a fancy to them, I want the lot!"

Tianci said indifferently.

Feng Xiaoyan turned her head to look at Guo Jianglong: "Brother Long?"

"Do as he says. If he dares to play games with us and refuses to take them afterwards, make sure he is carried out of here horizontally today!"

Guo Jianglong waved his hand dismissively.

Feng Xiaoyan immediately made a phone call, instructing people to transport all the raw stones from the other two branches and the two large warehouses at the back into the front lobby.

Tianci looked at Shen Zun and asked with a smile, "Would you like to sponsor some money to buy these materials? Afterward, we'll split the profits fifty-fifty."

Although Shen Zun did not understand what Tianci was planning to do, the moment Tianci spoke, he didn't even hesitate and immediately nodded: "Mr. Tianci, I have about one hundred million in my account. I'll sponsor all of it for you!"

Hearing that a large-scale stone gambling operation was about to unfold here, the onlookers swarmed in from all directions.

Inside the flagship store of Qingbao Jade Workshop, the crowd grew larger and larger.

Upon learning that Tianci intended to use stone gambling to vent Shen Zun's anger and suppress the Qingbao Jade Workshop company, many of the newly arrived onlookers could not help but sneer and mock.

In everyone's eyes, Tianci's behavior made him the number one idiot in the entire world!

Amidst the bustling discussions, the stone materials from the branch stores and warehouses were hauled inside.

A full six thousand raw stones were piled high in the lobby!

Every single one of them was clearly priced!

"All the uncut raw stones from the three shops of Qingbao Jade Workshop are right here!"

"Let's see how you gamble now. Please go ahead!"

Guo Jianglong said in a sarcastic tone, his face full of utter disdain.

"You won't go back on your word, will you?" Tianci asked with a beaming smile.

Guo Jianglong laughed loudly: "As long as you don't back out, that's fine. I, Guo Jianglong, always mean what I say!"

Just as Tianci was about to step forward, Feng Xiaoyan let out a disdainful sneer: "I guarantee you will regret this until your intestines turn green!"

"Is that so?"

The corners of Tianci's lips curved upward. The smile on his face vanished in an instant, and he waved his hand coldly: "Shen Zun, have them all follow right behind me and obey my orders!"

"Quickly! Do whatever Mr. Tianci tells you to do!" Shen Zun immediately ordered.

More than twenty men immediately fell in line behind Tianci.

Tianci walked up to the pile, sweeping his palm across the raw stones one by one. The moment the Spirit-Hiding Eel inside his sleeve showed any movement, he would pat the stone: "I want this one!"

"And this one too!"

"This one marked at ninety-eight thousand, I want it!"

"This one marked at twelve thousand with cracks, I want it!"

...

Tianci acted as if he were buying cabbages at a vegetable market, glancing over the stones and inspecting them without a moment's pause as he rapidly picked out the materials.

More than twenty men followed closely behind him, hauling the stones out one by one.

The surrounding onlookers formed a tight, impenetrable circle, all of them opening their eyes wide and staring at Tianci in astonishment.

"What is he even doing? Is he buying cabbages?"

"Even buying cabbages isn't done like this; you still have to pick and choose. He's not even bothering to select!"

"I don't get it at all. This guy is either a pure, unadulterated idiot, or he's got some sort of secret trick."

"A secret trick my foot! I bet his brain is flooded with water!"

...

The voices of the onlookers were loud, rising one after another.

Guo Jianglong and Feng Xiaoyan both watched Tianci mockingly, the ridicule in their eyes growing even more intense!

The more Tianci picked stones this way, the happier they became.

Anyway, the marked price of every single stone was cost plus profit. Whether the stones turned out to be good or bad after being sold, they made a profit regardless!

The more stone materials Tianci selected, the more money they would make!

"Take your time picking, I'm in no rush!"

Feng Xiaoyan hummed triumphantly.

"Rest assured, with me, Guo Jianglong, holding down the fort here, no one will snatch them from you. This is entirely your private show!"

Guo Jianglong was also brimming with smugness, completely unable to hide the mockery at the corner of his mouth.

Tianci's speed finally slowed down, mainly because many of the raw stones were buried underneath the pile.

He did not let slip a single piece of raw stone that contained fine jade!

Even the ones pinned at the very bottom were dug out and ordered to be carried away!

After more than twenty minutes, Tianci finally came to a stop.

He had thoroughly filtered all six thousand raw stones of the Qingbao Jade Workshop!

At Shen Zun's feet, the ground was covered densely with the stone materials chosen by Tianci.

A staggering 1,208 pieces in total!

"That's all of them. Tabulate the bill!"

Tianci waved his hand casually.

The employees of Qingbao Jade Workshop immediately calculated the total price: for 1,208 pieces of stone material, the grand total came to 95.27 million!

"Clearly priced, 95.27 million, no bargaining, not a single penny discounted! Pay up!"

Feng Xiaoyan snapped her fingers with a smug sneer.

Tianci looked at Shen Zun.

Without any hesitation, Shen Zun stepped forward and made the payment directly, the amount matching down to the exact digit.

When swiping the card, Shen Zun didn't even furrow his brow. As the son of the God of Wealth of the South, that much extravagance was well within his means.

Guo Jianglong burst into hearty laughter: "Shen Zun, this friend of yours is truly something! Fucking amazing!"

"I really have to thank him. If it weren't for him, Qingbao Jade Workshop would have taken at least a few months to sell off all these stones!"

Feng Xiaoyan also chimed in playfully and triumphantly: "Shen Zun, thank you and your idiot friend for sending money our way!"

"Tell me, have you vented your anger yet?"

With an awkward expression, Shen Zun looked toward Tianci.

Tianci smiled and said, "Don't be in a rush. Call out all the stone-cutting masters from your jade shop; I'm going to cut these stones."

"Stubborn to the very end! Let's see just how long you can keep up that tough act!"

Guo Jianglong waved his hand imperiously and instructed all the stone-cutting masters of the jade shop: "Come on! Cut the stones for him!"

Qingbao Jade Workshop was massive, boasting six stone-cutting machines alone, along with six resident stone-cutting masters!

All six stone-cutting masters stepped forward and simultaneously fired up their machines to begin cutting the stones.

"Buzz, buzz!"

The machinery roared to life.

All the onlookers stood on tiptoes, craning their necks to watch the spectacle.

Everyone was immensely curious, eager to see whether Tianci, this massive fool who had squandered over ninety million on stone gambling, would manage to earn back even a tenth of his money.