I just got divorced, and a rich and beautiful woman dragged me to get a marriage certificate.

Old Du picked up the seal, brought it close to the lamp, looked at it again and again, and suddenly slapped his thigh.

"I've been fooled! I've been fooled! I never thought that after a lifetime of collecting antiques, I, Du Ming'an, would suffer such a huge setback!"

Boss Zhao quickly took the seal, examined it carefully again, and then shouted:

"It really is fake! The turning point of the character 'listen' definitely shows signs of being edited!"

"And this inscription on the side, I felt something was off earlier, turns out it's in clerical script!"

"He Zhen never uses clerical script for inscriptions! I almost got fooled!"

Boss Zhao put down the seal and gave a thumbs up:

"Mr. Chen, you have such a keen eye! You could even spot that! I, Old Zhao, am truly impressed!"

Studio.

[Holy crap, Chen Mo even knows about seal carving? Is this guy an encyclopedia?]

Who is He Zhen? Can someone knowledgeable explain?

[A master seal engraver of the Ming Dynasty, and the founder of the "Anhui School," his seals fetch starting prices of several million at auction.]

[Chen Mo's three points—knife technique, side inscription, and stone material—were all very well-reasoned and not just empty talk.]

[Old Du's face turned green, haha, he got slapped in the face. I love seeing this kind of scene.]

Qin Shouye: Mr. Chen, you saved me again!

Qin Shouye patted his chest, let out a long breath, and his voice was full of gratitude:

"Mr. Chen, thank you so much today! Without you, I would have suffered a huge loss!"

"No, you absolutely have to come to my house today, no matter what, how about it?"

Chen Mo was somewhat embarrassed and couldn't help but look at Lin Qingyin.

Rather than going to Qin Shouye's house, he preferred to go home with his wife to study soft hardening engineering.

Lin Qingyin saw through his thoughts: "Since Elder Qin invited you over, then go and take a look. Go home early tonight."

"Oh well!"

Chen Mo nodded.

Qin Shouye was overjoyed: "Then it's settled! Let's not delay, shall we head over now?"

Chen Mo waved his hand: "Not now! I still need to help my wife pick out a rough stone."

"Raw stone?"

Qin Shouye was somewhat surprised. "Mr. Chen, are you interested in gambling on stones?"

Chen Mo nodded.

"That's great!"

Qin Shouye smiled and said, "I also do some business in jade and jewelry, and I know a little about jade gambling. I can give Mr. Chen some advice!"

"In that case, thank you very much, Elder Qin!"

"Come on! Let's hurry up and buy the stones, then come to my place!"

After saying goodbye to Boss Zhao, the group left Sihaitang and walked along the antique street toward the jade gambling area.

The jade gambling area is located in an open space at the very back of the antique market.

Stalls of all sizes were set up everywhere, and piles of raw stones were stacked up like small mountains.

Chen Mo walked ahead, his mental energy spreading out and covering a four-meter radius around him.

scrap.

scrap.

It's still waste.

I passed by several stalls and looked at hundreds of rough stones, but not a single one was decent.

Qin Shouye was somewhat puzzled and couldn't help but ask:

"Mr. Chen, didn't you come here to pick out some rough stones? Why are you just walking around without looking at them?"

These stones are all waste; what's so interesting about them?

But he couldn't say that, so Chen Mo shook his head:

"I looked at all the rough stones at these stalls this morning, and there wasn't anything good on them!"

Qin Shouye was taken aback for a moment: "That's true. With Mr. Chen's discerning eye, these ordinary goods naturally wouldn't meet your standards."

"Let's walk inside. There are a few time-honored shops there, and their food is better."

Continue walking forward, through a narrow alley, and ahead lies a larger open space.

The stalls were more upscale than those outside, with larger stones and prices ranging from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands.

After passing a few more stalls, Chen Mo suddenly let out a soft exclamation and stopped in front of one of the stalls.

It was a small stall with few stones scattered on the ground.

The stall owner was an old man in his sixties, sitting on a small stool with a cup of tea in his hand, leisurely watching the passersby.

Upon seeing Chen Mo, the shopkeeper paused for a moment, then said, "Young man, it's you? You're here again?"

Chen Mo looked at the boss and smiled; it turned out to be an acquaintance.

The imperial green jadeite I picked out for Qin Wanqing last time came from this shop owner's stall.

That time, he bought a stone for 200,000 yuan, and cut out a piece of imperial green worth 45 million yuan. The boss slapped his thigh and regretted it for several days.

Chen Mo picked up a stone and examined it for a while: "Boss, how much is this rough stone?"

The boss rolled his eyes, held up three fingers, thought for a moment, and then withdrew two:

"Young man, you bought a rock from me last time and sold it for 4500 million!"

"Young man, as you can see, every single stone here is top-quality!"

"Alright, I won't make too much profit from this stone... 100 million! I'll sell it to you for 100 million!"

Before Chen Mo could speak, Qin Shouye frowned: "One million? What's the background of this stone that you dare to ask for one million?"

The boss chuckled and pointed to the python pattern on the stone:

"Sir, look at this patina, the python pattern, the pine-like markings... the probability of it being a high-quality piece is extremely high. 100 million is not expensive!"

Chen Mo understood the boss's intentions perfectly well, and simply patted his behind, ready to leave.

"Boss, 100 million is too expensive, let me think about it!"

The shopkeeper panicked and quickly grabbed him: "Hey, young man, don't go! Give me a price, I'll sell it if it's reasonable!"

"50 million!"

Chen Mo stopped in his tracks.

The boss's face twitched: "50? My purchase price is more than 50... 80! Minimum 80!"

Chen Mo shook his head: "60! Not a penny more!"

The boss gritted his teeth, slapped his thigh, and said, "Fine, fine! 600,000 it is!"

Chen Mo took out his phone, scanned the code, paid 60 yuan, and turned to smile at Lin Qingyin.

"Honey, this is the one, it's really good!"

Lin Qingyin looked at the stones and nodded gently: "I like everything you picked!"

"Young man, would you like your stone cut right here? I have a stone-cutting machine; I'll cut it for you for free."

The boss rubbed his hands together.

"untie!"

"Okay!"

As soon as people saw that the stone was about to be cut, they immediately surrounded it, crowding the stall in layers.

Each stone-cutting ceremony is like opening a blind box, which is the most anticipated part and always attracts a crowd.

Liu Xin held up her phone, pointing the camera at the stone cutter, her voice trembling with excitement.

"Hey guys! The stone is about to be cut! Do you guys think it's a good time to buy and profit? If you think it will, type '1'; if not, type '2'!"

[Waiting for the moment the stone is broken, hoping for a big price increase!]

[This stone looks ordinary, could it really yield something good?]

[Type 1! Believe in Chen Mo! Believe in the miracle doctor!]

[Press 2, who can win every time when gambling on jade?]

[1111111! Chen Mo! Miracle Doctor! YYDS!]

As the stone cutter continued to rotate, stone chips flew everywhere, and gray powder filled the air.

The onlookers unconsciously held their breath, their eyes filled with anticipation.

The boss's hands were very steady as he cut along the drawn lines.

The stone skin peeled away layer by layer, revealing the texture underneath.

The blade quickly cut to the bottom, splitting the stone in two.

The boss picked up one half, rinsed the cut surface with water, and a rich green color burst forth.