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Chapter 673: Chapter 673 Collapsed
Shao Ming had already returned with a grimace on his face! He had just settled the bill for this stone, and everyone looked at him as if he were a fool.
The staff gave him looks filled with ill intent, so much so that he felt like crying.
He had never been so scorned in his life; their gazes were like those reserved for a big sucker. The stone weighed sixty kilograms and cost him three hundred thousand yuan, three hundred thousand!
Just thinking about it made Shao Ming’s heart ache.
Three hundred thousand yuan, just gone like that. Even though it wasn’t his money, it still hurt.
The main thing was that it was all for nothing, he just...
What could he do?
Clenching his teeth, he returned and said, "It’s done!"
Bai Xiao withdrew his hand and said expressionlessly, "Then let’s cut the stone!"
Isn’t this what he was here for?
Upon hearing about stone cutting, despite being a stone that no one was optimistic about, the passion for watching the process was undeniably strong, and watching a flop was a kind of enjoyment in itself.
The raw stone was carried to the Stone Gambling Area.
As soon as the stone cutter saw Bai Xiao, he was amused; the girl had come again.
The little girl didn’t choose wisely, did she?
But after looking at the stone, he grimaced; he had perhaps been lucky before, but how had he ended up with this stone this time? They scrutinized their own field’s stones countless times every day; they knew well which ones might yield treasure and which ones wouldn’t. Would the theater owner really leave the good stuff for others to get a bargain?
This stone had been looked over by no less than hundreds of people, none of whom had taken a fancy to it. The boss had placed it on display merely to make up the numbers, and now some big sucker had actually bought it.
"Girl, you’re back again?"
Nonchalantly plugging in the power, he flicked the switch, and the grinding wheel whirred into motion, startling everyone present!
Bai Xiao nodded her head, "Back again!"
"Cut or grind?"
The master would not say one word more than necessary; each profession had its rules.
"Grind!" Baldy shouted.
With this kind of frosted stone, grinding might leave some wiggle room, but cutting would be a decisive life-or-death stroke.
The master didn’t look at him but at Bai Xiao instead.
She was the master of the house.
"Then let’s grind it!"
The master picked up the stone and rubbed it against the grinding wheel several times, wetting it to check, revealing a promising surface! He continued grinding, and the yellow-brown rind began to lighten. He tried grinding it a few more times — and suddenly revealed a white peel that took everyone’s breath away!
"It’s a flop!" Everyone exclaimed in unison! The atmosphere at the site suddenly tensed, accompanied by the mournful whining of the idle wheel.
Knowing it could happen was one thing, but actually seeing it flop was another.
Bai Mei pursed her lips and smiled, "Doctor Bai, not everyone is cut out for stone gambling; you better stick to your silver needles. This isn’t your place." She was just waiting for Bai Xiao to leave now; she had people arranged, just waiting for Bai Xiao to step outside. Once she did, she would never be able to leave Myanmar in her life.
"What in the world could be more delightful than a stone flopping? Hahaha..."
The arrogant laughter made everyone glance over. While it was somewhat satisfying to see someone else’s stone flop, not everyone would flaunt it so brazenly; after all, it was just a thought inside one’s head. This woman was simply insane.
Did these two have a feud?
It was like rubbing salt in the wound and wanting to stomp on it a few more times.
"Cut it!"
Bai Xiao commanded coldly.
Everyone sighed; under these circumstances, cutting would most likely reveal nothing but white ash.
"Young lady! If you’ve lost, you’ve lost; who hasn’t lost a few times in stone gambling? Losing isn’t shameful. Your thirty thousand isn’t much; consider it a lesson bought, it’s not a loss!"
"Right, don’t be too hard on yourself; you’re still young, you have plenty of opportunities," they advised.
Bai Xiao insisted firmly, "Cut!"
