Chapter 457 - 438: Moss Green Jadeite, Pink Jadeite

That shout immediately drew another crowd of onlookers.

Everyone’s eyes lit up as they stared at the splash of brilliant color on the cutting machine.

Yun Jiao and Sun Yaoqin were excited too.

The stone wasn’t small, either—it was larger than a basketball.

The cutting was slow, but as the blade went deeper, the bright color didn’t disappear.

"Looks like it’s ice-type."

"And the color... is that violet?"

Once the stone was completely cut and rinsed with water, the cut surface revealed a beautiful, pale violet.

"It is ice-type! This is ice-type!"

"It’s violet on this side, and blue-flower on the other."

"A hit! A huge hit!"

"No major cracks, and it’s full jadeite. Whosever this is, I bid ten thousand!"

"I bid fifteen thousand!"

While Yun Jiao and Sun Yaoqin were still thrilled and excited, the onlookers had already started shouting out prices.

"Make way, make way."

Sun Yaotong heard the commotion and figured it was about time his daughter and Jiaojiao were cutting their stone, so he hurried over to see what was happening.

While still on the outskirts of the crowd, he heard people saying someone had struck jade—ice-type, full jadeite with violet and blue flowers.

He immediately pushed his way through the crowd in excitement.

"It’s not for sale! We’re not selling this jadeite."

Sun Yaoqin quickly raised her hand and called out.

"Dad, we’re over here!"

"This jadeite came from the raw stone I picked."

She said proudly, then corrected herself, "No, wait. Jiaojiao helped me pick it."

Yun Jiao shook her head. "You were the one who spotted the raw stone first. I just pointed at it."

Regardless of who chose it, Sun Yaotong had no intention of selling this piece of jadeite.

Their family was in the jewelry business to begin with, and they had come here specifically to find good material to make jewelry.

Now that such a fine piece of material had been revealed by his own daughter’s hand, he certainly wasn’t going to sell it.

When the hopeful buyers saw they truly weren’t selling, they left in disappointment.

Sun Yaotong was overjoyed. He patted his daughter’s shoulder.

"Well done. Do you want the money for this jadeite, or would you like me to have a set of jewelry made for you?"

Sun Yaoqin quickly replied, "Dad, have a matching set of sister bracelets made for me and Jiaojiao!"

Yun Jiao shook her head. "I don’t want one."

"Don’t be shy. This piece of jadeite is so big, we’ll have plenty left over after making the bracelets."

"I’m not being shy," Yun Jiao said. "But I’m still small and I’m still growing. In a few years, I’ll be much bigger. If you make it small for me now, I won’t be able to wear it later. That would be such a waste."

Sun Yaoqin was stunned. "Oh, I guess you’re right."

Sun Yaotong couldn’t stop laughing.

"Alright, both of you can have one. The core cut out from an adult’s bracelet is the perfect size for you two to wear now. When you’re older, you can wear the bigger ones. Nothing will be wasted."

Sun Yaoqin beamed. "Dad, you’re the best!"

"My stone is done. Jiaojiao, hurry and get your stones cut."

Yun Jiao nodded.

The five stones she had chosen were all relatively large.

The first raw stone contained nothing.

She wasn’t disappointed; she was already mentally prepared for it.

"Ah... a dud."

"Jiaojiao, don’t be sad. You still have four more."

Yun Jiao, however, calmly carried another stone up. "I’m not sad."

Sun Yaotong said, "Jiaojiao may be young, but she’s much calmer than you are."

Sun Yaoqin huffed. "I’m very mature, okay? I’m the older sister."

As the three of them were talking, a cut was gradually made into the second stone.

"It’s a hit!"

Three pairs of eyes snapped toward it.

"This color..."

Sun Yaoqin stood on her tiptoes to get a better look. "Why is it black?" she asked, a little disappointed.

"It can’t be black-bone, can it?"

Black-bone jadeite isn’t worth much.

"It couldn’t possibly be Moss Green Jadeite, could it?"

"No way. Moss Green Jadeite is rare. This is definitely not..."

The cutting master’s expression gradually grew serious.

"Does anyone have a flashlight? Let me see."

He stopped cutting and asked someone to bring him a flashlight.

When the light hit the cut, the seemingly black stone instantly revealed streaks of green. The beam penetrated deep, a sign that the texture and translucency were definitely good.

"HOLY SHIT!!!"

Everyone’s eyes went wide.

Black-bone jadeite doesn’t show green. Moss Green Jadeite, however, appears black—an oily, lustrous black—but reveals a translucent, deep green under a strong light.

"It’s fucking Moss Green Jadeite!"

Of everyone there, Sun Yaotong was by far the most excited.

"Quick, keep cutting! Let’s see what the inside is like."

The master nodded, his own excitement growing.

The shop owner, however, heard the news and came over to look, instantly filled with regret and heartache.

’Moss Green Jadeite! And from the looks of it, the texture and translucency are excellent. A piece this big, if the quality is this good all the way through... how much would that have sold for?’

But once the jadeite was revealed, there was no taking it back. All he could do was watch helplessly.

Many people who heard the news started heading over.

Soon, the area was surrounded by a crowd several layers deep.

When the stone was completely cut open and the dust was rinsed from the surface, a beautiful ink-black color was revealed.

It was a pure, lustrous, oily black, as if one were looking into a basin of ink.

When the flashlight beam hit it, it revealed a rich, inky green, completely free of impurities.

Most importantly, the entire massive piece, aside from a finger-joint-thick rind, was this same color.

"A hit! A massive hit!!!"

Many people’s eyes turned red with envy, wishing that such a piece of jadeite was theirs.

Only then did Sun Yaotong finally dare to breathe again.

Immediately, someone started bidding.

"I’ll take this Moss Green Jadeite! I bid thirty thousand!"

"Thirty thousand is jack shit! Think of all the fine things you can make from this. I’ll bid fifty thousand!"

Sun Yaotong quickly said to Yun Jiao.

"Jiaojiao, your godfather wants this Moss Green Jadeite. Don’t worry, I’ll definitely give you a fair price."

Yun Jiao pulled her gaze away from the Moss Green Jadeite and nodded.

"Okay. But Godfather, I want to keep two slices."

Sun Yaotong glanced at it. The raw Moss Green Jadeite stone could probably be cut into about ten slices. That was more than enough.

"Done!"

"This piece of jadeite is not for sale. We’re keeping it for ourselves."

The way the people in the crowd looked at Sun Yaotong was a mixture of envy, jealousy, and hate.

This was especially true for those who knew he had also kept the previous piece.

When Yun Jiao’s next stone was being cut, the crowd of onlookers still hadn’t dispersed.

However, her next stone was a dud.

It did yield some jadeite, but it was riddled with too many deep cracks, making it completely unusable.

The fourth stone produced a rather ordinary piece. It had color, but the texture and translucency were poor.

In the jadeite business, color is secondary. The most important thing is the texture and translucency.

A piece with poor texture and translucency like this could, at best, fool a layman.

By the time of the last stone, much of the crowd had dispersed.

"Another hit!"

This was the largest stone Yun Jiao had chosen.

"What’s the quality like? Does it have any color?"

"Wait, cut a little more."

Everyone stared nervously at the large stone being cut.

After a bit more of the rind was cut away, Yun Jiao’s eyes lit up.

Because the color that was revealed was pink—a very beautiful pink.

Most importantly, the jadeite was visibly icy and translucent.

"It’s high ice-type pink."

Sun Yaoqin’s jaw dropped.

"That’s just too beautiful!"