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Chapter 153 Pride comes before fall Part 5
Chapter 153 Pride comes before fall Part 5
Chapter 153 Pride comes before fall Part 5
Su Han's grandfather, Grandpa Su, who was silent until now, shifted his gaze when he felt Su Lin's cold piercing eyes on him.
The old man did not like her nonchalant attitude and faint signs of displeasure crept up his face.
He had just returned from his trip overseas and had heard all about the sly woman and her tricks from Su Han.
The snake that he had nurtured ended up biting the hand that fed!!
Right under their noses, Su Lin had smoothly swindled the Shi Villa that had been with the Shi family for generations.
Su Lin chuckled. She understood very well the reason behind the stern old man's glare.
"Just because I didn't want to be with your friend's precious grandson, somehow I became the villain of this story??"
Su Lin's cold eyes directly met grandpa Su without any trace of hesitation.
Her sharp remark dumbfounded the stern old man for a second, but the next instant he snorted haughtily.
Instead of giving her face and answering her back directly, he walked over to the security guard at the 7-star hotel door.
"Hmph. Some prostitutes are trying to sneak in and ruin the status and class of this event. Keep a good watch at the gate."
Grandpa Su loudly harrumphed and walked inside.
Mama Meng snickered and followed him, while Su Han had a satisfied expression on his face.
Ungrateful women like her deserved a much bigger public humiliation.
Only Shi Meng looked like a frightened kitten, genuinely concerned for their lives.
His anxious eyes constantly surveilled Su Lin's face for any and all signs of anger.
But Su Lin only chuckled.
Before he could breathe a sigh of relief, his unpredictable ex-wife loudly clapped her hands together.
"Not so fast Grandpa Su. How would you like to place a little bet?" Su Lin's teasing voice echoed in the hallway.
Grandpa Su turned around and looked at her curiously.
"How about we wager on who understands these precious jades better?"
"Surely someone like me who has no class and status can't possibly know the first thing about these royal stones."
Su Lin's mocking voice annoyed Grandpa Su.
She walked up to him and extended her jade-like hand.
"If you win I might even give back the Shi family villa." She added with her eyes grazing mama Meng's angry face.
"Slut.... How dare you... We are not beggars." Mama Meng flew into a rage instantly.
So easily triggered!! Su Lin couldn't help but laugh.
Her smug face was difficult to digest for the stern old man.
He snorted loudly and replied as he looked down on Su Lin.
"You can keep the house. It was given away as a charity after all."
"Instead change your name. Someone like you shouldn't have the same royal family name like mine."
Su Lin was stunned for a second but then broke into laughter.
"Hmph. Of course, an orphan like you wouldn't care about something as important as a family name."
Su Lin abruptly stopped her loud laughter and looked at Grandpa Su with a twinkle in her eyes.
"And what if I win ?" She completely ignored his useless taunt about the significance of a family name.
Grandpa Su raised his eyebrows. The cunning old fox took all of 2 seconds to realize Su Lin's not so subtle attempt. So she wanted something from me right from the beginning?
"And what if you win?" He asked, with his wrinkled eyes scanning her smug face.
Though he knew this was what she wanted, his pride prevented him from not taking this any further, and this was exactly what Su Lin planned for.
"If I win, why don't you get your friend to finally sign some documents? As a mayor, he shouldn't slack so much." Su Lin grinned. Her plan was already successful.
By now, Su Han and Shi Meng understood what was going on as well.
Of course, everyone except for Mama Meng, who was still raging on the side, but kept her mouth shut since her son asked her to.
Shi Meng couldn't help but praise her silently.
It was a good idea to appeal to that old man's pride rather than speaking amicably with him. If she had tried the later, he probably wouldn't have budged.
Grandpa Su nodded. He didn't bother arguing with her.
So what if she had successfully tricked him into wagering? She still had to win the wager to achieve anything of significance.
He looked at the stalls to their right with a knowing look on his face.
Since they were still hanging around at the entrance, the stalls around them were mostly rock and stone traders, who sold chunks of huge unrefined rocks.
In the jade mining industry, this was a popular practice.
The traders usually sold rocks with traces of jade on its surface, but without refining it any further.
It was up to the customer to break apart and polish the rock and assess the quantity and quality of jade in it.
In this way, the trader wouldn't incur heavy losses even if none of his rocks yielded anything useful.
But at the same time, he might be giving away something invaluable like the Imperial Jade for literally peanuts.
So it was a fair trade in the end, with good luck and bad luck being a coin toss away.
Though experienced old geezers like Grandpa Su often considered themselves to be experts in this field and have scored huge hauls of profit in the past.
In fact, Grandpa Su's Imperial jade ring on his middle finger was a testament to this skill of his.
"Since you wanted the bet, why don't you let me determine the terms of the wager?" Grandpa Su revealed a cold sneer and looked at Su Lin.
"Fine by me." Su Lin's smug face still remained unchanged. It made one want to punch her directly in the face.
Ah Min who was silently observing the drama unfold wiped away the cold sweat from her forehead.
She actually expected her boss to dictate the terms of the wager. Was everything still going as planned?