Tang Bingyun looked at the timid young man in front of her and suddenly felt a bit guilty. After all, he was just an 18-year-old high school student. Even if he was mischievous, how bad could he really be? How could she compare him to those rich playboys who indulge in debauchery?

Moreover, she was on equal terms with his mother, and he had called her Aunt Tang several times. As an elder, it wasn’t right to show such a stern face to a junior.

“I almost forgot to ask, what’s your name?” Tang Bingyun’s cold expression softened considerably as she asked in a gentle voice.

“My name is Wang Haoran.”

“Wang Haoran? That’s a good name, full of integrity and righteousness,” Tang Bingyun praised, adding, “I won’t take too long. I’ll finish up quickly and definitely won’t make you late for your evening self-study.”

“Thank you, Aunt Tang.” Wang Haoran replied politely, looking at Tang Bingyun with innocent eyes.

Inwardly, he was amazed: Wow, Aunt Tang is really something, her figure is simply…

Calm down, calm down. I’m here to intercept, not to admire her figure.

Wang Haoran steadied himself and asked knowingly, “Aunt Tang, why are there so many stones on the ground? What do the numbers on them mean?”

Tang Bingyun’s attitude towards Wang Haoran had changed, and seeing him ask questions, she was happy to answer, “These aren’t ordinary stones. These are raw stones. Although they look unremarkable on the outside, they might contain priceless jade inside. The labels on the stones indicate their price in ten thousand yuan. For example, the one marked with 10 means it’s 100,000 yuan. If someone buys this 100,000 yuan raw stone to cut open, they might profit or they might lose. This is called stone gambling.”

“Oh, I see.” Wang Haoran actually already knew this basic knowledge.

“What kind of jade is considered good jade?” Wang Haoran asked about something he didn’t know.

Tang Bingyun had her female assistant bring over a jade identification manual and patiently explained it to him. Wang Haoran, with his strong learning ability, gained a basic understanding of various types of jade after listening to Tang Bingyun’s explanation. He could now distinguish what was considered good jade.

“Open this 200,000 yuan one for me.”

Suddenly, a middle-aged man in his forties shouted from inside the tent, having chosen his raw stone. The stone-cutting master prepared to cut it open. Everyone gathered around.

After a while, the raw stone was cut open, revealing its true nature.

“The jade quality is fairly transparent, the color is decent, but there are a few too many impurities. Estimated value is 150,000 yuan,” Tang Bingyun commented, then said to the middle-aged man who gambled on the stone, “I’m really sorry for the expense, Mr. Li.”

“A gamble is a gamble, and losing 50,000 yuan is nothing,” the middle-aged man didn’t mind.

He then chose a 500,000 yuan stone. When it was opened, he lost 100,000 yuan. The middle-aged man seemed a bit eager to recover his losses, so he directly chose an 800,000 yuan stone. Unfortunately, not only did he fail to recover his losses, but he also ended up with a worthless stone.

A worthless stone is one that has no value at all. In total, the middle-aged man lost 950,000 yuan. He was discouraged.

With such a poor start, the others also lost interest. They weren’t professional stone gamblers and had never played before. They just heard that Tang Bingyun had procured a batch of raw stones and wanted to see what stone gambling was like. Now, they had seen it. In just over ten minutes, someone had lost 950,000 yuan. It was too costly. Although they were wealthy, they had earned their money through hard work. It was painful to lose it.

Seeing the expressions of those around her, it seemed no one wanted to play anymore. Tang Bingyun didn’t mind. She wasn’t running a stone gambling venue, so she didn’t care if others played or not. These raw stones were originally procured for her own use. Just watching was boring, so Tang Bingyun prepared to choose a few stones to open herself.

“Aunt Tang, I want to play too. I want to open this 600,000 yuan raw stone.” Wang Haoran had been eyeing the raw stones in the tent for a while and felt it was time to put his knowledge into practice.

“You want to play too, this…” Tang Bingyun hesitated.

“I have money. I can transfer it to you right away,” Wang Haoran said.

“Auntie isn’t worried about you not having money. I’m worried about how to explain it to your mother if you lose.”

“It’s okay. It’s all my pocket money. My mom won’t say anything if I use it,” Wang Haoran said, not wanting to waste time, and directly moved the chosen raw stone to the stone-cutting master.

“President Tang?” The stone-cutting master didn’t start immediately but asked for confirmation.

“Go ahead,” Tang Bingyun said. She saw that the raw stone Wang Haoran chose had decent quality, so even if he lost, it wouldn’t be much. At worst, she could cover the losses herself. Tang Bingyun didn’t want to be accused by Zhen Li of taking her son’s pocket money when they met in the future.

The onlookers immediately gathered around.

“His pocket money is in the hundreds of thousands. Whose family is this boy from?” someone in the crowd curiously asked Tang Bingyun.

“He’s the son of Wang Xiang from Wang Group and Zhen Li from National Beauty and Heavenly Fragrance Company,” Tang Bingyun replied.

“Oh, no wonder, the sole heir to a fortune of billions!”

The people around were stunned. However, they soon felt a bit sorry for Wang Xiang and Zhen Li. This young master of the Wang family seemed a bit foolish with money. Someone had just lost 950,000 yuan, and he still wanted to open a raw stone. Not even twenty years old, and already so prodigal. Even if he inherited billions in assets in the future, it probably wouldn’t take long for him to squander it all.

While everyone was thinking this, the stone-cutting master quickly revealed the true nature of the raw stone with his efforts. At the cut of the raw stone, a piece of transparent, impurity-free emerald jade was visible.

“President Tang, this jade looks quite beautiful. Is it worth 600,000 yuan?” someone nearby asked curiously.

“600,000? It’s worth at least 3 million!” Tang Bingyun’s eyes widened as she carefully observed the exposed cut of the raw stone. Since the full appearance of the raw stone hadn’t been revealed, the final price couldn’t be determined, but from Tang Bingyun’s perspective, it definitely wouldn’t be less than 3 million.

As Tang Bingyun finished speaking, the whole place was in an uproar. They all looked at Wang Haoran in disbelief.

Wang Haoran was actually quite calm. He had seen the jade inside the raw stone. However, to avoid drawing attention, he feigned surprise, “Did I… did I make a profit?”

“You hit the jackpot!” Tang Bingyun exclaimed.

The stone-cutting master continued, removing the excess parts of the raw stone’s surface, and the jade inside was almost fully revealed. Tang Bingyun had it weighed and had a professional master from the factory appraise it, finally giving it a price of 3.5 million.

“Wow, I made a profit of 2.9 million,” Wang Haoran exclaimed excitedly, “This is fun, I want to play more!”

Wang Haoran quickly “randomly” selected another raw stone.

“This raw stone is 3 million. If it turns out to be worthless, not only won’t you win, but you’ll also have to pay an additional 100,000. Why not choose another one?” Tang Bingyun tried to stop him.

“It’s okay, Aunt Tang. If I open a worthless one, it’s indirectly saving you money, so even if I lose, I’m happy.”

Wang Haoran’s expression was sincere, with no hint of pretense.

“Such sweet talk,” Tang Bingyun was a bit touched.