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Chapter 445
Chapter 445
Chapter 445 A Pig to Slaughter
The man bent over more respectfully, “I’m Oscar Aldan, a new manager of the Treasure House.”
She understood and nodded. Considering that Oscar Aldan was the new manager, it’s no wonder that
he looked
unfamiliar.
She sat down on a stone bench, “Take out and show the goods you have received recently.”
Not long after, Oscar Aldan exhibited a lot of uncarved jade.
“Look at these. They, fashionable and high–quality, were all collected in the past six months.”
Covered with soft velvet, each piece of jade stone was packed in a delicate square box, looking simple
and glittering under the light.
Janet gave these jade stones a slow once–over and appeared uninterested.
“Too tacky.”
Oscar Aldan felt awkward, for they were the highest grade in Treasure House, especially the top–
one glassy species jadeite.
Janet never looked at them again no matter how much he boasted.
Having looked at the watch on her hand, she got up and left.
Oscar Aldan hurriedly followed, “My dear guest, if you are not satisfied with these, we can check the wa
rehouse
again.”
“I’ll find natural jade stones if you want.”
Janet refused and walked out, “No, thanks, I’ll get out of your hair. I’ll take my time walking around.”
Oscar Aldan said in a respectful and flattering way, “You are our distinguished guest and it is a pleasure
to serve you.”
Janet stopped and got angry, “Come on, I said I don’t need it, so stop following me.”
Frightened by Janet, Oscar Aldan stood awkwardly and watched her leave, and then patted his chest w
ho was still a little shaken up.
“God heavens! Ms. Longfellow was so mighty,” he thought.
Janet left Treasure House and walked into a small alley.
Walking down the cramped and narrow alley for a while, she went around the corner and got a good lo
ok at a place scattered with lots of stalls.
The area was invaded by vendors, showing a stunning array of natural stones.
The stall owners yelled loudly at every passing customer, and many buyers and merchants quarreled a
nd bargained,
As the largest underground trading market in the south of the city, it specialized in selling all kinds of un
developed raw stones, and thus it was also called “Betting Stone Market“.
Janet walked in without hesitation.
Since she found nothing in the Treasure House, it was better to look for a suitable natural jade stone he
re, which could be designed and carved.
In the bustling market, old men strolled with a bird in a cage, believers twirled Buddhist beads, and the
middle–aged holding all their belongings dreamed of getting rich overnight.
It was alien to see Janet in clean professional attire.
Therefore, Janet attracted much attention when she first showed up.
After Janet walked a few steps, a potbellied man came up with a big, jade pendant around his neck, an
d looked her around with a greasy smile.
“Beauty, are you alone? Is it your first time here? I can show you around.” The smoky man, teeth black
and yellow, made her extremely disgusting.
Janet glanced at the man, and refused flatly, “Get away.”
The man was about to get angry when he caught sight of Janet’s watch.
He was knowledgeable and knew that the limited–
edition watch was priceless though popular, and thus the woman must be something else.
Afraid of troubling her, the man retreated aside embarrassingly, and spat on the ground with a face like
thunder after Janet walked away.
“Yuck, beggars can’t be choosers! What a rookie! Just wait to be deceived!”
The truth burst from him in an angry rush. As the stone gambling market grew, it was more and more di
fficult to find a nice natural jade stone, and thus buyers could choose jadeite with a decent water head
only if luck was on their side.
Some could strike it rich when they were discerning, and some splashed out only to get a piece of garb
age.
Janet was light–footed while looking across slowly the stalls on both sides.
Since young Janet dressed like an inexperienced white–
collar worker, the shopkeepers deduced that she was a novice dreaming of wealth, and they all started
to play tricks.
“Miss, come and take a look. All the materials were top–shelf and transported by air from J city.”
“Look at mine. Look at the ribbon and the pine flower. What a once–in–a–century treasure!”
Owners of mall shops all boasted their natural jade stone, which was so hilarious that it raised a laugh.
Janet detected these scams but didn’t reject them. On the contrary, he stopped several times in front of
several stalls.
While Janet stopped to watch, The shopkeeper was overjoyed and did their utmost to recommend.
Janet looked at the stones on the booth one by one, and shook her head disappointedly.
The stall owner was unwilling to mess up the sure thing and dug out a stone the size of a basketball fro
m the box.
“Miss, how about this? These are private collections, from Delta. We can deal if you pay ‘six‘.”
Generally speaking, “six” referred to 60,000 dollars. Although the quality of goods varied widely in the ol
d market, the base price of deal volume arrived at 20,000.
The stall owner seemed to suffer losses, tempting.
At this moment, a clear voice sounded behind Janet.
“When did you bury this kind of natural stones in Delta?”
The man stood beside her wearing some familiar cologne.
Janet turned her head, and the man showed her a bright smile.
“Janet, long time no see.”
Janet stunned in surprise, “Orville Southey, what a coincidence.”
With his forelock flowing down softly, Orville, in a plain blouse, looked like a student from a distance.
He nodded obediently, “I didn’t expect to meet you today.”
Janet raised her eyebrows when she noticed antique walnuts in his hand, which gave her a sense of di
scomfort.
“Why do you like antiques and jade ornaments at your age?”
Orville Southey pulled out a rope chain from his neck, on which hung a unicorn pendant made of high–
quality jade, exquisite and lifelike.
“I am only interested in these things, so I often come here to hang out.”
“I don’t know what you are doing here?”
“I’m here to try my luck, and find a suitable jade as a gift,” Janet responded.
“We are congenial,” Orville Southey was surprised and felt stronger bonds with her.
“As your tour guide, I’ll take you to pick and choose tonight.”
Janet was amused by Orville Southey’s expression.
While they wandered and chattered around the market, Orville Southey explained to Janet the skills of Original from NôvelDrama.Org.
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