My Mother-in-Law Gifted Me a Building

Afterward, Old Jiang arranged for Chu Feng, his wife, and Zhao Liu to have dinner in a VIP private room.

The chefs had been brought in specially, and they prepared an incredibly lavish feast. A meal like this would have cost at least several hundred thousand anywhere else.

During the meal, Old Jiang and Chu Feng grew closer, addressing each other as brothers. It was a very pleasant dinner.

After they finished eating and rested for a bit, the second auction was about to begin.

Soon, everyone returned to the private room.

The beautiful female auctioneer from the afternoon was still on stage.

"Old Jiang, the auction’s starting. Aren’t you going to head back?" Zhao Liu asked.

’He hadn’t expected Old Jiang to just camp out here, showing no intention of leaving.’

"Brother Chu is an expert at appraising raw stones. I have to come here to learn a thing or two," Old Jiang said with a smile.

Soon, the first raw stone of the evening auction was brought out.

"Brother Chu, what do you think of this raw stone?" Old Jiang asked immediately.

"I won’t know until I’ve had a look. If it’s good, I’ll bid on it. After all, I came here to get some quality jade," Chu Feng said.

"Brother Chu, don’t worry. If it’s something you want, I, Old Jiang, absolutely won’t compete with you for it. If it’s something you’re not interested in, then I might place a bid," Old Jiang immediately declared.

"That would be for the best." Chu Feng nodded. He didn’t deny it; after all, the entire reason he’d come to this auction was for jade.

If someone tried to compete with him, Chu Feng wouldn’t back down.

’He had plenty of money.’

Chu Feng then left the private room and walked toward the stage. He examined the raw stone closely and ran a hand over it.

He immediately knew everything about the stone.

As soon as he returned to the room, the eyes of both Zhao Liu and Old Jiang were fixed on him.

"Brother Chu, what’s the verdict? How’s the stone?"

The two asked almost in unison, placing great importance on Chu Feng’s opinion.

"Sixth Master, Boss Jiang, aren’t you both experts? Plus, you have plenty of skilled people around you. You should already have a good idea yourselves," Chu Feng said with a smile.

"Those idiots? They have the nerve to call themselves raw stone appraisers? A bunch of trash! I get pissed off just thinking about them!" Hearing Chu Feng’s words, Old Jiang flew into a rage and started cursing.

"Brother Chu, we both trust you completely now. If you say it’s worth bidding on, we’ll do it without a moment’s hesitation," Zhao Liu said with a smile.

Chu Feng nodded and said, "This stone is worth bidding on. It can produce high-quality jade... but as it happens, I want it too."

After all, one session of the auction had already passed, and Chu Feng wanted to bid on a few raw stones to cut out some jade and make more Jade Boxes.

"Since you want it, Brother Chu, then you go ahead and bid. We absolutely won’t compete with you for it." Old Jiang was quick to state his position.

"That’s right. If you bid, we won’t compete," Zhao Liu added with a nod.

"Whichever of you two wants this one can bid on it. I’ll wait for a bigger one later on," Chu Feng said unexpectedly.

’Although the stone was valuable and would yield high-quality jade, it wasn’t ideal for the Jade Boxes Chu Feng wanted to make.’

’So, he might as well do them a favor. That way, either Old Jiang or Zhao Liu would owe him one.’

"Really? Brother Chu, if you’re not going to bid, then I will!" Old Jiang said, his voice filled with excitement.

"Of course," Chu Feng said with a definitive nod.

He then glanced at Zhao Liu, who naturally understood what he meant. "Old Jiang, if you want to bid, go ahead. I won’t compete with you," Zhao Liu said.

Hearing this from both of them, Old Jiang became thrilled.

"Sixth Master, place the bid for me. I’ll pay you back whatever it costs," Old Jiang said.

"The bidding for this stone is already at seven million. How much do you want to offer?" Zhao Liu asked.

"Bid twenty million for me!" Old Jiang declared.

"Alright." Without a moment’s hesitation, Zhao Liu keyed in twenty million and hit the bid button.

The starting bid for this stone hadn’t been particularly high—only three million—and it had slowly climbed to seven million.

’But Chu Feng hadn’t expected Old Jiang to jump straight to twenty million. Did he think money grew on trees?’

’He’d nearly tripled the current price. Even if you were rich, that wasn’t how you were supposed to spend money. Chu Feng was left speechless.’

Anyone who didn’t know better would have thought Old Jiang was some nouveau riche with more money than sense.

After a bid like that, no one else dared to continue.

Who knew if that guy Old Jiang would just throw out forty million next, or even eighty million.

And so, Old Jiang won the raw stone without any further trouble.

"We got it! Thanks, Brother Chu! I’m going to go check on this stone. You guys carry on," Old Jiang said, his face flush with excitement, before immediately leaving the private room.

He completely disregarded everything else, throwing all other matters to the back of his mind.

"Brother Chu, don’t be fooled by his oafish act. In reality, that guy is meticulous and cunning. The reason he’s in such a rush is that he’s definitely gone to find someone to cut the stone. He wants to verify your skills," Zhao Liu said.

"It’s fine. Let him go," Chu Feng said calmly.

Soon, a few more stones were wheeled out at the auction.

When Chu Feng saw these, he didn’t bid, instead letting Zhao Liu have a chance.

’Although these raw stones looked heavy, they weren’t actually very large. The jade that could be cut from them wouldn’t be enough for Chu Feng to make even one Jade Box.’

Finally, after a long wait, a massive raw stone was wheeled onto the stage, just as Chu Feng had hoped.

The stone looked to be over a meter tall, more than two meters long, and weighed over a thousand kilograms.

Chu Feng’s interest was immediately piqued. He walked up to it and, as was his custom, gave it a look and a touch.

In moments, Chu Feng had a clear understanding of the stone.

’The quality of the jade inside wasn’t top-tier, but it wasn’t bad either—a solid mid-to-high grade. More importantly, the yield of jade within it was very high.’

Because of this, Chu Feng was very interested in the stone.

When he returned to the room, Chu Feng said directly to Zhao Liu, "Sixth Master, I’m taking this one."

"Excellent. Brother Chu, you’re finally making your move," Zhao Liu said with a smile.

"I’ve waited long enough. If I didn’t make a move soon, I’d fall asleep. The auction will be over before we know it," Chu Feng said with a laugh.

"That makes sense. But, Brother Chu, with stones this large, the jade quality usually isn’t very good, and they tend to have a lot of fractures," Zhao Liu said to Chu Feng, his meaning clear: he was advising Chu Feng against bidding, as the jade likely wouldn’t be worth it.

However, Chu Feng simply smiled. "The jade quality inside should be decent—mid-to-high grade. The main thing is that it’s large and has few cracks, which makes it perfect for me to make my Jade Boxes!"

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