Chen Yang reached out and took the bag, glancing at it briefly. Inside was a stack of cash, about ten thousand yuan.

He scratched his head and explained somewhat awkwardly, "My salary card is with my girlfriend, Tang Xinyue. I don't want to ask her for money. It's okay, sister-in-law, you can go back now. Thank you."

Song Mengmeng frowned slightly, her eyes still full of unease, and gently shook her head: "You're welcome, we're all family."

After saying that, she remained standing in the same spot, her eyes fixed on Chen Yang, without moving an inch.

Seeing this, Chen Yang had no choice but to advise again, "Sister-in-law, you should go back and take good care of Heng Ge. He'll probably come looking for you when he sobers up."

"It's alright." Song Mengmeng waved her hand with a faint smile. "I'll stay here for a while, and you can go back after you're done."

Looking into her eyes, Chen Yang gradually understood.

Song Mengmeng was worried that he would be deceived, so she kept an eye on him.

He felt a warmth in his heart, but didn't say anything more, only quietly observing the jade gambling stalls not far away.

Just then, a young couple walked hand in hand, chatting and laughing, toward the jade gambling stall he had his eye on.

The man was pointing at the black rough stone he had chosen, seemingly discussing something with the woman.

Chen Yang's heart tightened, fearing that the raw stone containing the icy jadeite would be stolen, and he immediately walked towards the stall.

Upon seeing this, Song Mengmeng was instantly dumbfounded. She quickly stepped forward, grabbed Chen Yang's arm, and said urgently with a hint of dissuasion, "Chen Yang, don't get carried away! Gambling on stones here is no different from gambling; nine out of ten times you lose. There's absolutely no way you'll find a gem. Don't waste your money!"

Chen Yang paused, turned to look at her, and said in a gentle but firm tone, "Sister-in-law, I know what I'm doing. Thank you for reminding me."

As he spoke, he tried to break free from Song Mengmeng's hand and continue walking forward.

Song Mengmeng gripped the handle even tighter, her tone hardening: "Chen Yang, listen to my advice! If you insist on buying it, I won't lend you the money!"

Helpless, Chen Yang softened his tone and coaxed, "Sister-in-law, I'll just buy this one, just one! After I buy it, we'll cut it open and see. If there's nothing inside, I'll never touch jade gambling again, okay?"

Looking into his earnest eyes, Song Mengmeng hesitated, her fingers twitching slightly before finally letting go. She glared at him angrily, her cheeks puffed out like a wronged child.

In Chen Yang's opinion, she looked particularly adorable.

Seeing that Song Mengmeng didn't stop him anymore, Chen Yang breathed a sigh of relief and quickly walked to the jade gambling stall, saying to the stall owner, "Boss, I'll take this stone for 4000 yuan."

The stall owner's eyes lit up, and he quickly took the money Chen Yang handed him with a grin. After counting it and confirming it was correct, his smile widened, and he hurriedly said, "Young man, the transaction is complete, no backing out allowed!"

Chen Yang nodded calmly: "I will never go back on my word."

Song Mengmeng sighed helplessly, stepped forward, and said in a tone full of disappointment, "Chen Yang, I really don't know what to say to you. If this money goes down the drain, how are you going to explain it to Xinyue?"

Chen Yang smiled at her, his tone relaxed: "Don't worry, sister-in-law, it's alright. Anyway, the money I lose is my own, it won't affect anything."

At this moment, the stall owner, holding the rough stone, asked with a smile, "Young man, would you like it cut now? I have a stone-cutting machine here, I'll cut it for you for free."

Chen Yang nodded without hesitation: "Okay, boss, could you please cut it for me?"

"Alright!" the stall owner replied, and immediately led Chen Yang to the stone-cutting machine next to the stall. He carefully secured the raw stone, then looked up and gave Chen Yang a serious look, as if to confirm his intentions.

Chen Yangchong nodded slightly, his tone firm: "Go ahead."

The stall owner then pressed the switch, and the stone cutter began to hum and slowly started to operate, its sharp blades cutting into the raw stone little by little.

The owners of several neighboring stalls, as well as passersby, heard the commotion and curiously gathered around, craning their necks and staring intently at the stone-cutting machine, discussing it amongst themselves.

Song Mengmeng stood far to the side, her arms crossed over her ample chest, her brows furrowed, her eyes filled with helplessness and regret as she looked at Chen Yang with disappointment.

She didn't even want to watch the stone-cutting process, as if she had already anticipated that there was nothing inside the rough stone.

A few minutes later, with a soft "snap," the rough stone was completely cut open.

The next second, a clear green light entered everyone's eyes.

The surroundings fell silent instantly.

Immediately afterward, someone exclaimed in surprise, "There really is something there!"

"I won! I really won!"

"It's jadeite! And it's icy jadeite! The texture is so clear, it must be very valuable!"

A murmur of discussion rose and fell. The stall owner, who had been all smiles just moments before, was now dumbfounded. His eyes widened as he stared intently at the cut-open rough stone, his face filled with disbelief. He muttered to himself, "How is this possible... how can there really be jade..."

Chen Yang had already confirmed with his X-ray vision that there was jade inside the rough stone, and he remained calm when he saw the cut-open scene.

He looked at the stall owner and asked calmly, "Boss, do you buy this stone? If you do, I can sell it back to you."

The stall owner, finally snapping out of his daze, rushed forward, his eyes gleaming eagerly at the jade piece, his voice urgent: "Buy! Of course I'll buy it! Young man, you're incredibly lucky! I'll offer you 5 yuan for this jade!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than a tall, thin stall owner next to him quickly interjected, "5 is too little! Young man, I'll offer 6!"

"I'll offer 68,000!" Another stall owner retorted, quickly raising the price.

In no time, the surrounding vendors started bidding, prices soared, and the atmosphere became very lively.

Just then, a deep voice rang out: "I'll offer 10!"

As soon as the words were spoken, the surroundings fell silent, and everyone turned to look at the source of the sound.

A fat man with a large head and big ears, wearing a loose floral shirt and a round belly, walked forward step by step, chuckling.

The other stall owners looked at him with fear on their faces, and no one dared to raise the price again.

The fat man walked up to Chen Yang, a simple and honest smile on his face, and said sincerely, "Young man, how about you sell me this stone for 10? You definitely won't lose out."

Chen Yang secretly made plans in his mind.

I only spent 4000 yuan, and now I can sell it for 10 yuan, which is a huge profit.

He didn't know much about the jade market, and he knew there was definitely more profit to be made, but he didn't want to go through too much trouble, so he simply nodded and readily said, "Okay, 10 it is."

Seeing this, the fat man's smile widened, and he quickly took out his phone, saying eagerly, "Great, young man! What's your account number? I'll transfer the money to you right now so you don't regret it."

Chen Yang took out his phone and gave his bank card number.

The fat man operated the system quickly, and within seconds, Chen Yang's phone received a notification that the transfer had been completed.

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