Chapter 51: This Rough Stone Is Yours!

Hearing the admiration in Jiang Tiancheng’s tone, Shen Fei felt a bit embarrassed.

“Mr. Jiang, I’m afraid you’ll be going home empty-handed today!”

Upon hearing this, Jiang Tiancheng became confused.

“So what do you mean by that…?”

He had heard that the 22nd rough stone might contain imperial green jade. That’s why he came here—to acquire that particular stone!

But now, Shen Fei was saying this…

“Mm! These two stones are worthless!”

Shen Fei paused for a moment and then said quietly,

“But it’s more than enough to set up Kong Fuwen!”

“Got it, I understand!”

As soon as Jiang Tiancheng heard this, he became interested!

The 21st and 22nd stones were the main focus of the afternoon’s auction. Naturally, the starting price for these stones was higher—2 million.

“I’ll bid!” Jiang Tiancheng called out.

“2.2 million!”

“2.25 million!”

Seeing Jiang Tiancheng make a move and noticing his close relationship with Shen Fei, other businessmen gritted their teeth and joined the bidding.

This turned the rough stone event into a full-blown auction.

“3 million!” Jiang Tiancheng said confidently.

This was all a performance for Kong Fuwen, and sure enough, the moment Jiang Tiancheng spoke, Kong Fuwen immediately followed up with:

“3.1 million!”

He thought that since Shen Fei was so close to Jiang Tiancheng, Shen Fei would never deceive him. Moreover, Shen Fei had already made millions, so why would he compete for this rough stone?

“3.5 million!” Jiang Tiancheng excitedly called.

“4 million!” Kong Fuwen shouted, sensing Jiang Tiancheng’s excitement.

“4.5 million!”

After bidding, Jiang Tiancheng shot Kong Fuwen a look full of anger.

In Kong Fuwen’s eyes, this appeared to be Jiang Tiancheng’s shameful frustration, making him believe that the 21st rough stone must contain something valuable.

So, with a provocative glance at Jiang Tiancheng, Kong Fuwen coolly said, “5 million!”

At this, the crowd gasped.

A stone that started at 2 million was now being bid up to 5 million between these two!

As the crowd eagerly wondered which of the two would win the stone, Shen Fei, who had been silent, finally spoke.

“6 million!”

“Ssss!”

Everyone gasped.

The shock Shen Fei had caused before was still fresh in their minds.

He had turned 150,000 into 2 million!

Then, 2 million into 40 million!

Now, Shen Fei was eyeing this stone—did this mean the jade quality in this rough stone would be even higher?

“7 million!” Kong Fuwen quickly followed, his gaze growing more aggressive.

“8 million!” Shen Fei said loudly.

“10 million!” Kong Fuwen declared resolutely.

This caused the whole venue to fall into stunned silence as everyone looked at Kong Fuwen in disbelief.

The price of this rough stone had risen five times!

The crowd now turned their eyes to Shen Fei, expecting him to raise the bid again.

But Shen Fei remained silent.

“……”

Seeing the silence from both men, Jiang Tiancheng instinctively felt like raising the bid.

However, just as he was about to, he was suddenly nudged in the waist.

Realizing what had happened, Jiang Tiancheng quickly covered his mouth.

If Kong Fuwen didn’t want the stone, wouldn’t he be trapped?

Even though he was clear about this, Jiang Tiancheng continued to play along.

He clutched his chest and shook his head in regret, saying, “What a shame… Sigh… Fine, it’s yours!”

Seeing the flash of a sly smile at the corner of Jiang Tiancheng’s lips, Kong Fuwen suddenly had a bad feeling.

Were these two playing a trick on him?

Before he could think further, Jiang Tiancheng smiled and said,

“Kong Fuwen, this stone is yours!”

“But I bet there’s nothing in it—won’t even cover the cost!”

Hearing this, Kong Fuwen became enraged.

“Dammit! Jiang Tiancheng…”

Connecting the odd behavior of Shen Fei and Jiang Tiancheng earlier, Kong Fuwen realized he had been tricked.

“And what’s wrong with me? I know my name sounds good!” Jiang Tiancheng lightly raised the corner of his mouth, a hint of slyness in his eyes.

“Hmph! Just wait!” Kong Fuwen shot a cold glare at Jiang Tiancheng, then turned his gaze to Shen Fei.

He couldn’t do anything about Jiang Tiancheng because of Jiang Tiancheng’s influential family connections. But Shen Fei was just an ordinary person—how could he not handle him?

Everything was because of Shen Fei.

If not for Shen Fei, would Jiang Tiancheng, that brainless fool, be able to challenge him?

Once he got the chance, he would definitely deal with Shen Fei!

“Young Master Kong, shall we cut the stone now?” the host asked in confusion.

“Wait!” Kong Fuwen muttered, and after a pause, he looked at the 22nd rough stone.

“I want that one too! 10 million!”

The host froze, not sure how to respond.

“Just give it to him! After all, Young Master Kong is rich! Sell it now!” Jiang Tiancheng teased.

Hearing this, the host quickly nodded.

“Yes, yes! Mr. Jiang is absolutely right! Young Master Kong, both stones are yours for 20 million!”

“Cut!” Kong Fuwen uttered calmly.

With that, the cutting master began carefully making the first cut on the 21st stone.

The result shocked everyone.

There was nothing valuable in this stone!

“Young Master Kong, don’t worry, I’ll make a few more cuts!” the cutting master quickly reassured Kong Fuwen.

Meanwhile, Hu Yuantai, who had been silent all along, grabbed both of them and said,

“Tiancheng, Mr. Shen, let’s go!”

Seeing the scene, Hu Yuantai was worried that Kong Fuwen might take out his anger on the two of them.

Jiang Tiancheng was fine, but he was concerned about Shen Fei, since Shen Fei was powerless and had no backing.

“Alright! Let’s leave before this idiot loses it!” Jiang Tiancheng quickly nodded.

The three quietly slipped out of the big red tent.

On the way back to the city center, Jiang Tiancheng said, “Mr. Shen, I’m sorry, but it looks like you’ll be going home empty-handed today!”

“Mr. Shen, don’t say that! If it weren’t for you, I might have been the one who spent 10 million on a worthless stone! Now, it looks like I’ve saved 10 million and made 7 million! That’s worth it!”

Jiang Tiancheng laughed wildly. After a while, he became serious and said,

“Also, let’s stop with the formalities like ‘Mr. Jiang’ and ‘Mr. Hu.’ It feels awkward! You’re older than both of us, so can we just call you ‘Fei Ge’? And you can just call us by our names!”

“We’re not in a hurry to go back, let’s grab a meal first. I recently found a new restaurant, and the food is great!” Hu Yuantai quickly added.

Shen Fei nodded slightly and remained silent.

After a moment, he looked at the two of them and said,

“I have a financial opportunity—are you both interested? It’s to make up for what you lost today!”

Hearing this, Jiang Tiancheng and Hu Yuantai immediately became excited.

“Fei Ge, tell us more!”

“It’s related to Kong’s Group! No rush, we’ll talk about it over dinner!” Shen Fei said meaningfully.