Chapter 148: Has Our Family Struck It Rich This Time?

“Alright, let’s leave it at that for now.” Zhang Yang stepped forward, picked up the rough stones worth more than six million in total, and weighed them in his hand twice.

The surrounding gazes were burning with intensity, but Zhang Yang felt nothing at all.

“Aren’t… aren’t there still some rough materials left? Why not open them all together?” Sun Peng asked eagerly, rubbing his hands.

“There are, but I won’t open them for now.” Zhang Yang smiled. “You know, I still need to properly digest these results.”

“Isn’t that being too cautious?” Sun Peng said with a bright look in his eyes and a smile. “What are you worried about? It’s very safe here.”

Zhang Yang casually put the stones into his suitcase, then glanced at Sun Peng, whose expression clearly looked a little off, and blinked.

Being in the country, with his level of strength, even if he were alone, he wasn’t afraid of showing off his wealth.

He was doing this purely because he believed that avoiding unnecessary trouble was better than inviting it.

But this Sun Peng, whom he had just met by chance-his gaze now seemed a bit strange, a mixture of envy and jealousy.

And he was even fanning the flames?

“Brother Sun, I’ll head back to the hotel first.” Zhang Yang dragged his suitcase and left immediately without any hesitation.

After he left, Sun Peng was still standing there, somewhat slow to react.

“Just tens of thousands turned into more than six million, and he doesn’t even look surprised at all. This guy must have some unique skill!”

Everything in the world has traces to follow, and gambling on stones is no exception. Over time, people have summarized certain patterns and techniques-though they aren’t necessarily accurate.

He could almost assert that this young man he had met by chance must be hiding an even more advanced technique.

“What are you thinking about? Even if he really has some superior trick, do you think he’d tell you?” Duan Wei asked with a laugh from the side. “You asked so directly just now-do you think he wouldn’t be wary of you now? You probably won’t even see him a second time.”

“Damn, that’s right!” Sun Peng slammed his fist into his palm and said with some annoyance.

What exactly he was annoyed about, only he himself knew.

In the Delong Market, every few days there would be rumors about someone getting rich overnight from a single cut, and today was naturally no exception.

Several valuable stones had been cut one after another in the same place, which was more than enough for people to talk about enthusiastically for quite a while.

That night, Zhang Yang checked straight into a local five-star hotel in Ruili.

Inside the hotel room, the suitcase was casually placed against the wall.

Zhang Yang took a shower, then calmly made a video call to Zhang Zhaohai to continue the conversation they hadn’t finished earlier.

The call was answered instantly as soon as it was made.

In the video, Zhang Zhaohai’s face was flushed red, clearly still not over the excitement from earlier.

“Son! Did you get another harvest?!”

“Dad, how did you know?” Zhang Yang asked with a smile. “Another one came out.”

“What! Another one really came out?!” Zhang Zhaohai’s eyes widened in disbelief. “What did it produce this time? How much can it sell for?”

“Double. Someone offered four million, but I haven’t sold it yet,” Zhang Yang said with a smile.

On the other side, the screen suddenly spun around.

After quite a while, Zhang Zhaohai’s face reappeared in the frame.

“How much did you say? Son, say it again with your own mouth.”

“Four million. Two pieces together make six million. As for the others, they haven’t been opened yet. There’s probably more good material.” Zhang Yang weighed the rough stone he had already opened and casually tossed it in his hand.

“Be careful, be careful! Don’t bump it and damage it!” Zhang Zhaohai said urgently. “Six million! It feels like a dream. Son, you’re not messing with your old man, are you?”

“How could I? Dad, you know me. When I speak, one is one and two is two. I never make things up,” Zhang Yang said, shaking his head.

“Hahaha, this is great! Son, our family is going to prosper, really prosper!” Zhang Zhaohai was overjoyed, constantly muttering all kinds of things.

Zhang Yang listened for a while and roughly summed up what he meant.

Nothing more than opening a big restaurant, hiring a famous chef, and becoming a hands-off boss.

He also said he would give his younger brother-in-law a good slap in the face.

In short, the meaning behind all his words was just one thing-their family was going to prosper.

“Dad, if you don’t mind, how about driving my Cayenne later?” Zhang Yang suddenly said.

He hadn’t driven that car for very long.

Recently he had been using it frequently because he wanted to keep a low profile, but now it seemed that his days of keeping a low profile in front of his family would soon be over. That Porsche Cayenne wouldn’t serve much purpose anymore.

“A Cayenne? Good, of course that’s good!” Hearing this, Zhang Zhaohai’s eyes lit up.

But soon he came to his senses.

“You brat, are you planning to change cars again? Aren’t you getting too inflated?”

“Dad, aren’t you being a bit narrow-minded? It’s just a car. How does that count as being inflated? If others can drive it, why can’t I?” Zhang Yang asked with a smile.

Zhang Zhaohai on the other end suddenly fell silent, then nodded and said nothing more.

“Where’s Mom? Have you told her the news yet?” Zhang Yang asked casually.

Immediately, Zhang Zhaohai laughed awkwardly.

“Not yet. Things have been a bit busy recently. Your mom’s been busy and a bit irritable. We argued a little during the day, but it’s fine now. I’ll tell her the good news later, and she’ll definitely be all smiles.”

“Alright then, Dad. Go ahead and get busy,” Zhang Yang said, understanding.

A moment later, Zhang Yang put down his phone.

He had already roughly estimated the total gains from this trip. It would be tens of millions at the very least. After all, there were still a bunch of rough stones in his suitcase that he had obtained thanks to the Lucky Stone, and their value would certainly be considerable.

He didn’t lack these tens of millions himself. When the time came, he would transfer ten or so million to his parents, and say that the rest would stay with him as startup capital.

After that? Everything would be easy.

Driving a Bentley or a Cullinan back home, wearing luxury watches, or buying a villa for the family-wouldn’t all the explanations be ready?

“Perfect.” Zhang Yang lay down and fell asleep.

Early the next morning, Zhang Yang woke up early and happily had two rounds of local breakfast specialties in Ruili.

Rice noodles with pea soup, soy milk, and milk tea-all authentic local flavors.

After breakfast, Zhang Yang began today’s journey of clearing his goods.

The first step was to sell the two rough stones that had already been cut yesterday so the money would be safely in hand.

As for the price, based on yesterday’s round of offers and the information he had gathered beforehand, he already had a good idea. He might not sell them at the highest possible price, but he certainly wouldn’t sell at a loss.

“Seven million for the two pieces. If you agree, I’ll sell them.”

Inside a jade shop, Zhang Yang directly quoted his price.

“Seven million? That’s too high, way too high. At that price there’s no profit left. At most, this number.” The shop owner raised six fingers.

“Six million?” Zhang Yang turned and walked away.

“Hey, hey, don’t rush off. Let’s talk more, let’s talk more.” The shop owner quickly called out to stop him.

After some back-and-forth bargaining, the final deal was six and a half million for both pieces.

A little more or less didn’t matter-what mattered was not taking a loss.

With 6.5 million credited to his account, Zhang Yang immediately sent a screenshot to Zhang Zhaohai.

Early that morning, Zhang Zhaohai had messaged him saying he had been so excited that he hadn’t slept all night and still felt uneasy.

Now that the money was in hand and secure, he should feel a bit better.

Sure enough, the moment the screenshot was sent, Zhang Zhaohai replied with three full lines of thumbs-up emojis.

“The others haven’t been opened yet.” Zhang Yang looked at his father’s message, smiled, and shook his head as he muttered to himself. “Let’s go open the stones first.”

In Ruili, jade shops and rough stone stores filled the streets.

Places to cut rough stones were everywhere.

Zhang Yang didn’t waste time and headed straight into a shop to start cutting stones.

Half a day passed.

Except for the rough stone that had cost Zhang Yang five durability points of his Lucky Stone, and the last one he had bought casually just to make up the numbers, all the others had been opened.

As for the price-

After comparing offers from several places and making a full round, including the earlier 6.5 million, he had obtained more than twenty million in total.

As for how many rough stones he bought and opened, Zhang Yang didn’t tell his parents the exact numbers. When the time came, he would just show them the results of this trip to Ruili.

“Huh? Why did my dad start posting on Moments?”

At lunch, Zhang Yang was scrolling through Moments and accidentally saw a post his father had made not long ago.

“Urgently recruiting six waiters and three chefs. Excellent pay. Interested parties please message privately.”

“Dad’s speed is impressive,” Zhang Yang couldn’t help but sigh.

His parents had always been open-minded. When they had no money, they saved where they could. But once they had money, they never treated themselves poorly.

He silently gave the post a like.

After lunch, Zhang Yang pulled his suitcase and headed straight to a jade shop with the last two remaining rough stones.

This shop was a big one in Ruili, very capable, and it should be able to handle the stone that would increase in value with every cut.

Inside the huge store, there weren’t many customers at the moment.

As soon as Zhang Yang entered, he saw two girls who looked like tourists standing at the counter, pointing at things.

“Hey, there are rough stones over there. Should we buy one and try our luck?” One tall, fair-skinned girl pointed at a small mountain of stones not far away and nudged her companion.

“Still dreaming of getting rich overnight? Keep dreaming.” The girl beside her shook her head, not believing in free lunches falling from the sky.

Zhang Yang glanced at them a few times without paying much attention, walked straight over, found a staff member, and asked to cut a rough stone.

“This way, please.” The staff member was familiar with the process and led Zhang Yang to the backyard.

The two girls both watched as the tall and handsome figure passed by them, unable to take their eyes off him.

“Tall and handsome. Didn’t expect to run into a guy like that just by coming out for a trip. Lu Feifei, go get his contact information for me.” The tall girl nudged her companion again with her elbow.

“Get lost. If I get it, why would I give it to you, Zhao Yuan?” the girl called Lu Feifei snorted softly. “But that guy does look handsome. His clothes and things seem pretty ordinary though. And most importantly, he’s a bit unrealistic-he likes playing with rough stones.”

“Don’t be ridiculous. We’re in Ruili, where jade shops are everywhere, and you’re telling me it’s unrealistic for someone to play with rough stones?” Zhao Yuan said speechlessly. “Come on, want to go take a look?”

“Fine, let’s take a look.”

After a quick discussion, the two girls decided to go to the backyard to watch the rough stone being cut, planning to experience the tension and excitement of opening a stone through someone else.

In the backyard, Zhang Yang took out the rough stone that had cost five durability points of his Lucky Stone.

Under the angle grinder, the rough stone was quietly placed down.

Since he already knew the result, Zhang Yang naturally appeared quite calm.

“One cut straight through?” the worker looked up and asked Zhang Yang.

“Yes, just cut it in one go,” Zhang Yang nodded and said casually.

Not far away, Zhao Yuan and Lu Feifei watched while whispering to each other.

“The handsome guy looks pretty calm,” Zhao Yuan commented, her eyes sparkling. “That’s good. His mindset is steady. Unlike some people who shout and scream beside the stone while opening it, as if yelling can make something appear.”

“That only shows he’s experienced,” Lu Feifei said after looking for a moment, then gently shook her head. “An experienced player who has dealt with rough stones for so long but still doesn’t look like he’s made any money. It just shows that gambling on stones really requires caution.”

“You’re underestimating him. Maybe he’ll strike it rich this time,” Zhao Yuan said with a pout.

“Unlikely. What are the chances? By the way, they’ve already started cutting over there. Why don’t you go take a closer look?” Lu Feifei said with a smile, tilting her fair chin toward the distance.

“Fine, let’s go.” Zhao Yuan didn’t believe it and pulled Lu Feifei along to move closer.

At that moment, the angle grinder had already cut into the stone.

Stone dust was scattered everywhere.

“Quick, quick, bring water!” The worker immediately noticed a crystal-clear gleam in the cut surface and his tone suddenly became urgent.

Someone quickly brought water over.

The water was poured onto the stone.

At the scene, a voice burst out in disbelief.

“A huge gain! A huge gain! It’s glass-type jade!”

Zhang Yang had long expected it. Looking at the jade on the cross-section, clear and transparent like water, he revealed a slight smile.

Nearby, the shop staff came running over, and soon the shop manager rushed over as well.

“It really is glass-type!”

“With this color, transparency, and quality, it’s extremely high-grade!”

“Sir, I’m the manager of this shop. Do you have any intention of selling it?” the manager asked eagerly.

“Yes, but there’s no rush. Help me cut the other one as well first,” Zhang Yang nodded and pointed to the remaining rough stone.

This one had truly been bought casually by him.

It didn’t rely on the Lucky Stone-only on his own luck.

As for what it would look like after cutting, whether it would rise in value or drop, they would have to wait and see.

“No problem, no problem! Little Liu, hurry and cut this one for him,” the manager quickly waved and instructed.

Soon, the last rough stone was also brought forward.

The two girls who had been watching from the side were now somewhat stunned.

“Judging by the situation, that last stone produced something valuable?” Zhao Yuan murmured, her eyes full of disbelief.

“Looks like it,” Lu Feifei said dryly.

“And judging by how excited they are, it’s definitely not something small,” Zhao Yuan took a quiet breath and cautiously asked a staff member standing nearby. “Miss, that stone just now seemed really valuable?”

“Of course. That was glass-type jade!” the staff member said excitedly. “A glass-type jade bracelet of good quality can sell for one or two million on the market. Just imagine how many bracelets and ring stones that rough stone can produce.”

The two girls looked from a distance at the rough stone that had been split cleanly in two and lying quietly on the ground, and both inhaled sharply.

Didn’t that mean the stone was worth at least ten million?

Ten million? Twenty million?

They looked from afar at the tall and handsome figure. At this moment, he seemed surrounded by the aura of money, instantly shining with golden light.