Chapter 144 144. Unknown Origin
Li Rui understood that if he wanted this piece of high ice flower, he would have to pay a high price.

Beads of sweat appeared on his forehead as he pondered the value of the jade in his mind.

"Miss, can I take another look at the jade?" Li Rui was a little lacking in confidence, but he was still prepared to take another look, and it would be best if he could take a photo and ask other people.

"Okay." Jin Jiu took out a piece of jade weighing more than ten kilograms from his black backpack. This casual action made Li Rui's expression a little distorted.

"Hey, hey, be careful, be careful!" This is jade that can be worth tens of millions after it is made into a finished product!
Who could have thought that the person in front of him would so casually put this piece of jade in his backpack?
She is not afraid of being stolen!
No need to worry about falling!

"This is stone, not that fragile." Jinjiu was speechless.

Li Rui's fuss also attracted the attention of the old man who had been silent all this time.

The old man shifted his gaze and focused on the piece of high-ice jade with floating flowers that Jinjiu had placed on the table...

"Can I take a picture?"

"I'll offer you 10 million, little girl. Are you satisfied with this price?"

Two different voices sounded almost at the same time.

Obviously, the first sentence was said by Li Rui, and the second sentence was said by the old man just now.

Hearing the old man's words, Li Rui's face darkened and his heart sank.

Because he never expected that even though he had already come to the second floor of the Jade Building where there were only a few people, there would actually be someone who would snatch the jade from him!

"Old man, what you did is not very decent. I was clearly discussing business with this lady, how could you butt in on me?" Li Rui's tone was filled with anger and dissatisfaction.

The old man didn't care at all.

He waved his hand and smiled, "Although you were the first to negotiate the deal, it hasn't been concluded yet. Besides, jade trading is for the highest bidder. If you can offer a higher price than me, I won't take it."

The old man's words left Li Rui speechless.

Because what the old man said was indeed right.

He and Jinjiu are not related in any way, so there is no reason for him to let others sell the jade to him at a low price.

But ten million...

He would buy jade to sell it back, and he had to factor in the processing fee, so he definitely couldn't buy it at the price it could be sold at after processing.

According to his estimation, the finished jade bracelets made from this piece of jade plus other small items could only be sold for 15 to 17 million at most.

They usually buy jade materials at 60% to 70% of the finished product price, and in most cases at 60%. After all, they also have to make money. If they buy at 70%, their profit will be very low.

Ten million, this is close to 70% of the price. The old man is obviously an expert, and he must understand this, so he deliberately quoted such a price that is neither high nor low.

"How is it? Do you still want this piece of jade, little brother?" The old man smiled kindly, but this smile seemed particularly dazzling in Li Rui's eyes.

He gritted his teeth and said cruelly: "I'll add 500,000."

"Then I'll add another 500,000."

"You!" Li Rui pointed at the old man angrily.

The old man pushed his hand away and said, "Hey, young man, don't be so rude. It's not nice to point at people. It's not nice."

"I'm impolite? Who is impolite? Didn't you say that the price I offered was higher than yours, so you didn't want it?" "Yes, but I didn't say that I can't raise the price." The old man was obviously making a fuss.

The price at this time has reached 11 million.

Li Rui knew that he had no chance of getting this piece of high ice flower.

At this moment, he regretted why he hesitated just now. Jin Jiu had clearly given him a chance. If he had directly offered 10 million and bought the jade before the old man found out, then none of this would have happened...

The old man couldn't help but sigh when he saw Li Rui's dejected look.

"Little brother, don't blame me. I bought this jade to save my life. If it wasn't for saving someone, I wouldn't have taken away someone's good thing."

Li Rui lowered his head and said nothing. It was unknown whether he believed it or not. But he probably didn't believe it. After all, who could have thought that jade could save people?

But the old man didn't say much. He talked to Jinjiu for a few words, and the two of them exchanged money and goods. Soon, Jinjiu's account had an increase of 11 million. Jinjiu also gave the high ice and floating flower jade in his hand to the old man.

Just as the old man was about to leave, Jin Jiu suddenly said, “This is a piece of Yang Jade.”

The old man was slightly stunned and looked back at Jinjiu, but Jinjiu did not look at him. At this moment, her eyes were fixed on the jade with serial number '4' in front of her.

Although the old man was a little confused, he didn't think too much and left in a hurry.

After he left, Jinjiu also found Xiaojin and said that she wanted to buy jade No. 4. Xiaojin smiled and nodded, and took Jinjiu to go through the formalities. After the formalities were completed, there was million less in Jinjiu's account, but she got a piece of raw stone.

"Excuse me, young lady, does this person need a stone cut? If so, I can take you there."

"Yes, do you have a pen?"

Xiaojin gave Jinjiu a pen, Jinjiu drew a few lines on the stone, then pushed the cart and followed Xiaojin to cut the stone.

Before leaving, Jin Jiu whispered a few words to Fu Hong. Fu Hong was stunned for a moment, then nodded. She did not follow Jin Jiu, but went to the second floor to find Li Rui who was still in a daze.

"Manager Li, my eldest daughter asked me to bring you a message."

Li Rui raised his head and looked at Fu Hong with some confusion.

"Your... eldest daughter?"

"Yes, it's the one who was next to me just now." Fu Hong didn't plan to explain too much about Jinjiu's identity. She went straight to the point: "My eldest daughter said that there is still hope for your case, because the jade obtained by your competitor is of unknown origin. As long as you can find evidence, all problems can be solved."

Li Rui was completely stunned this time.

Because he knew clearly that he had not told Jinjiu anything other than his identity...so how did she know about his current predicament?
How did he know that the jade of his competitor was of unknown origin?
wrong!

His focus shouldn't be on these!

His point should be that the origin of that man’s jade is unknown!

Since it is a jade of unknown origin, according to the regulations of Fulin Jewelry, it cannot be purchased. Otherwise, if something goes wrong, Fulin Jewelry cannot afford it.

Even if nothing goes wrong in the end, it is still a violation!
If what the person in front of me said is true, then all these things may really turn around!

Thinking of this, Li Rui excitedly took two steps forward and tried to grab Fu Hong's hand, but Fu Hong frowned and dodged.

Li Rui quickly apologized, and then asked anxiously: "How did your eldest daughter know about this?"

(End of this chapter)