Reborn As Super Heiress

But by then, it was too late for Bai Yishan to regret. She could only blame herself for her initial overcautiousness, for not believing in Huo Sining's gambling skills, and for not daring to risk it all.

"Ningning, are you planning to sell all of these jade roughs?"

Knowing she had found a good assistant in him, Bai Yishan felt regret, but she also knew the urgent matter at hand was not to dwell on these thoughts but to purchase the batch of jade roughs from Huo Sining's hands.

Huo Sining could tell from Bai Yishan's expression that she definitely regretted her past decision, but he did not point it out. Instead, he nodded and said,

"These jade roughs are of no use to me. Even if I were to collect, I'd only want to collect the Superior kind. These are too ordinary for me, and I don't even care for them."

Bai Yishan's mouth twitched at his words. Huo Sining's statement might sound arrogant, but Bai Yishan had to admit, deep down, that with Huo Sining's incredible gambling skills, it wouldn't be hard for him to collect Superior Jadeite.

"There are a total of fifteen jade roughs here. Four each of the Hibiscus Kind and the golden silk type, two of the Flower Green Furong Jelly, and the rest are of the sticky rice type or better—all good materials. I roughly estimated, and together, these roughs are worth at least thirty million."

This price was clearly a bargain; just the ten jade roughs that were below the sticky rice type would amount to almost twenty million, not to mention there was a piece of sticky rice type that weighed nearly twenty catties.

Bai Yishan knew that if these roughs were taken to an auction, they could possibly sell for forty million or even higher.

The price Huo Sining offered was undoubtedly a friendly one, but it still changed Bai Yishan's complexion.

With only ten million in startup capital and having already spent several million haphazardly, she had limited funds available and definitely couldn't afford so many materials.

But the materials were indeed excellent. Just looking at them made her reluctant to let go. Seeing those vividly colored jade roughs, the glow in her eyes was no longer intense but filled with a dim expression.

Seeing Bai Yishan struggling, Huo Sining knew what troubled her. He smiled and then made a suggestion that shocked Bai Yishan instantly.

"I called you here and showed you these materials because I intend to sell them to you. I know you're short on both materials and funds right now. You might not be able to afford all these roughs, so I can lend them to you first."

"Lend them to me?" Bai Yishan's eyes widened as she looked at Huo Sining, puzzled by what he meant.

Seeing the confusion in Bai Yishan's eyes, Huo Sining explained, "I can lend you all these roughs. I'll only take four million as a down payment. Give me a year; once your studio starts making money, you can pay me back. I don't care how much you earn; all you need to do is pay me the remaining twenty-six million by then."

Bai Yishan was astonished, "Lend them all to me? Aren't you worried I might default on the debt?"

Huo Sining suddenly laughed at the question, "You could default on the debt if you really wanted to. After all, I'd have already recovered my four million in capital. In truth, I wouldn't be at a loss. I'd have simply wasted some time and come to understand someone's true nature, that's all."

"But if you default, you might not be as lucky as I am. Without a source of jade roughs, your studio might not last long. I don't need to tell you that—you know it well."

"Of course, you could indeed find someone else to gamble jade for you, but I doubt anyone understands gambling better than I do. With someone else, you could end up losing everything. Compared to working with me, no matter whom you ask for help, you won't get such a good deal on jade roughs."

Huo Sining spoke with a confidence bordering on arrogance, yet Bai Yishan found no words to rebut, because she knew Huo Sining had that right, and indeed, he was telling the truth.

Of course, Bai Yishan was well aware that running into Huo Sining was like encountering a stroke of great fortune.

A formidable gambling stone expert could provide absolute assurance for her studio. Bai Yishan couldn't have been more grateful and would never offend Huo Sining over a bit of short-term interest.

Additionally, Huo Sining was willing to trust Bai Yishan for another reason, which was that she had discovered similarities in their personalities and ways of doing things after dealing with Bai Yishan for some time.

Huo Sining was quite fond of Bai Yishan. Unlike Wu Jingyi, although Bai Yishan could also be cunning and shrewd, she was definitely not duplicitous or sly, and such a person was deemed trustworthy.

True to her word, Bai Yishan was not the sort to conduct herself without integrity. She immediately volunteered to draft a contract and, once it was signed and sealed, promptly transferred four million yuan into Huo Sining's account.

As for those ten-plus pieces of jade roughs, she obviously couldn't just carry them out like that; it would be too conspicuous, so she had to use a suitcase to transport them.

Bai Yishan lived in a small apartment which naturally didn't have the full range of facilities or a basement like Huo Sining's place, so as soon as she went out, she headed straight to the bank to deposit the suitcase full of jade roughs into a safety deposit box.

Huo Sining didn't feel any regret about selling the roughs to Bai Yishan cheaply.

This was a long-term deal. She was willing to work with Bai Yishan in this manner, hoping that Bai Yishan's studio could quickly broaden its market.

In this way, when Bai Yishan's studio started to face a supply crunch in the future, her jade roughs could continue to sell steadily.

Furthermore, she felt the money was too easily earned and so didn't mind the few millions in difference.

You must know, she had only invested three million yuan to begin with, and had already earned this much, and she had only revealed ten-plus pieces, with the bulk still remaining.

If she was going to feast, she always had to let Bai Yishan, the errand-runner, enjoy some soup; otherwise, if the deal fell through, she would have nothing left to gain.

Of course, Huo Sining had not been completely honest with Bai Yishan. In fact, she had cut open sixteen pieces of material altogether, and each and every one had increased in value. Apart from the fifteen pieces Bai Yishan took, there was actually one piece of High Ice Type Jadeite with Spring with Colors.

That was a piece with an old pit kind yellow sand skin, the largest of the four additional pieces that Wu Linger had not wanted, weighing three kilograms, with square and regular shape, only a Python Band, no pine flowers, and a not-so-impressive outer appearance.

But as soon as Huo Sining cut away a thin layer of the skin, green emerged, and within the intense, vibrant green, there was also a stroke of spring color.

High Ice Type, full of luster, the color was very natural, and that touch of purple was vividly enchanting, captivating one's gaze.

Purple jadeite is known as Violet, indicating the presence of spring color, and the term "color" represents pure green. The term Spring with Colors refers to a piece of jade that has both purple and green.

With purple in the green, more green than purple, that is Spring with Colors.

Spring with Colors jadeite is rare, especially ones that have both purple and green, are lustrous, and of high-quality are even harder to come by.