Making you a son-in-law is not about making you conquer the world.

Lin Ping stared at the jade for a long time before reluctantly turning off the X-ray vision function.

Although the jade was only the size of a fist, it was of excellent quality and could fetch at least ten thousand or a thousand taels of silver.

Of course, Lin Ping didn't know much about jadeite, so he couldn't estimate the exact price.

At this moment, Lin Ping was caught in a deep dilemma.

He came to gamble on stones with the intention of losing money, but he thought he would make money once he bought the stone.

Considering that he would have to lose money to complete the task, he was tempted to act like a scoundrel even though he had the money.

After a moment, Lin Ping made his choice: he would buy the stone.

The reason is simple: he only has a few hundred taels of silver in his hands now, and even if he squanders it all, he will not be punished by the city lord.

But after buying that stone, his capital will multiply several times over, and if he continues to squander it, he may face even more severe punishment.

Just as Lin Ping was about to make the purchase, a chill ran through him. He was so focused on the tempting jadeite that he hadn't noticed the size of the entire stone.

This stone is as big as a water vat, with dozens of small windows cut into its surface, all of which gleam with a green light. It is of superior quality and priced at three thousand taels of silver. It is known as the prized possession of this trade fair.

Lin Ping stuck out his tongue and muttered to himself, "Could we just buy the very edge corner...?"

Although the stone has a green sheen, only the fist-sized piece of jade at the very edge can be processed; the rest are thin slices and have no value.

Clearly, Lin Ping's request was not met.

Each stone is a whole piece; cutting it open would actually reduce its value. The gambling house manager would never sell this corner to Lin Ping unless he offered three thousand taels of silver directly.

Lin Ping gritted his teeth in hatred, even blaming the city lord for being stingy, saying that if he had been given a few thousand more taels of silver, he could have made a fortune.

Of course, Lin Ping also devised a plan to gradually accumulate wealth. That is, he would first use the least amount of silver to buy a piece of good quality stone, cut it open to obtain jadeite, sell it, and then buy a piece of even better quality jadeite. In this way, he would gradually accumulate three thousand taels of silver.

Lin Ping's brain was racing, numbers jumping around, and he finally came to the conclusion that even if he didn't make a single mistake, he would only get a thousand or eight hundred taels of silver, since the chances of these stones turning green were extremely slim.

Moreover, if he hit the target every time, people would become suspicious, so Lin Ping quickly gave up the idea.

He needs an assistant!

"Brother Ping?" Just then, a large hand patted Lin Ping's shoulder forcefully.

This extremely unfriendly address enraged Lin Ping.

You're the one who's called Brother Ping! Your whole family are all Brother Ping!

Just as he was about to explode, a familiar face appeared, so he smiled and replied, "Little Ji?"

This person is named Zhu Xiaoji, one of the four纨绔 (playboys) of Jiangcheng. His reputation is even more famous than Lin Ping's. However, Lin Ping recently sold all his land and became the number one纨绔 among the four纨绔. This made the other three very envious, and they all complained to their fathers that they wanted to sell their land.

Therefore, Lin Ping's sale of land caused quite a stir in Jiangcheng's wealthy circles. Many rich businessmen were so frightened that they immediately locked up their playboy sons to prevent them from following Lin Ping's example.

Even Zhu Xiaoji was locked up for three whole days, but today he secretly climbed over the wall and slipped out to attend the jade gambling conference.

"I heard that Brother Ping has become the son-in-law of the City Lord's mansion?"

Zhu Xiaoji's puzzled eyes were filled with envy.

The status of a son-in-law is despised by scholars and gentlemen, but acceptable to playboys, who even hope to become the son-in-law of the city lord's mansion because they enjoy the feeling of squandering money.

Lin Ping smiled maliciously, naturally regarding Zhu Xiaoji as a little lamb.

This guy's family is loaded with money. He's been preparing for this jade gambling event for over a month now. It wouldn't be befit his status if he didn't prepare at least 10,000 to 20,000 pieces.

"Brother Zhu seems to be in low spirits today..."

Lin Ping stared at Zhu Xiaoji, who was frowning, and began to subtly extract information from him.

Zhu Xiaoji sighed deeply, "Let's not talk about it, let's not talk about it. After Brother Lin's triumph, we all wanted to follow suit, but my father locked us in the mansion. I sneaked out today with only a thousand taels of silver on me, and I just squandered it all..."

Clearly, Zhu Xiaoji was the first person to buy jade, intending to earn some money to squander at the gambling den, but unexpectedly lost everything.

Lin Ping glanced at the other person with disdain, thinking to himself: Does my face say "borrow money"? He hadn't even opened his mouth before this guy had already rejected him.

"It's strange, where are Brother Tang and Brother Xu?" Lin Ping scanned the crowd but didn't see any familiar figures.

The Tang brothers and Xu brothers he mentioned were also among the four notorious playboys.

"It's a long story..." Zhu Xiaoji shook his head and said, "These two were confined for seven days, and they're probably reflecting on their mistakes now!"

Therefore, Lin Ping's role was indeed significant, at the very least seriously affecting the progress of this jade gambling convention.

Just as Lin Ping was at his wit's end, two familiar faces appeared.

"Haha, the real little lamb has appeared!"

Lin Ping was overjoyed and shamelessly moved closer, waving his hand and saying, "Lianlian, it seems you still miss my bravery. I happen to have ten thousand taels of silver on hand today. I wonder if we can spend the night together?"

Su Lianlian's face flushed with anger, wishing she could tear Lin Ping's mouth apart, but she didn't have the ability. She glanced innocently at Zhang Hongyuan, as if to say: Don't listen to Lin Ping's nonsense. Even if it's ten thousand taels of silver, I won't sleep with him.

Zhang Hongyuan's eyes almost popped out of their sockets as he stared intently at Lin Ping, his teeth grinding together.

He didn't sleep well that night; in fact, he didn't sleep at all.

After dark, he sent two capable subordinates to assassinate Lin Ping, but after waiting all night without any news, his spirits had already sank.

Now that we see Lin Ping standing here unharmed, the answer is clear.

"Lin Ping, I advise you not to push your luck..."

Zhang Hongyuan said through gritted teeth, his tone full of threat.

"Oh?" Lin Ping opened his mouth, feigning innocence. "That's quite a rare thing to say. A dignified captain, the son of the prefect, actually accuses me, a commoner, of being too arrogant? I don't need to report to you when I spend money on prostitutes..."

Knowing he couldn't win an argument, Zhang Hongyuan angrily turned and walked over to the gambling house manager.

"Young Master Zhang, you've finally arrived!"

The shopkeeper smiled obsequiously and said, "We've still reserved this prized possession for you!"

Clearly, the two had already spoken before.

Although Jinmanlou has branches all over Asia, Jiangcheng is just a branch, but it is still under the jurisdiction of the Jiangcheng Prefect. The shopkeeper naturally has to give Zhang Hongyuan face.

Two days earlier, the casino owner had informed Zhang Hongyuan that a piece of extremely high-quality jade had arrived, which could potentially fetch an astronomical price. He hoped Zhang would spend some money to acquire it, as a way of doing him a favor.

Zhang Hongyuan wanted to marry Su Lianlian because he needed a lot of money to bribe officials and patronize various parties. Naturally, he wouldn't miss this opportunity to make money, so he readily agreed to the gambling house manager's request.

Zhang Hongyuan examined the largest stone piece closely, and immediately a look of delight appeared on his face. He proudly declared, "I'll buy this rough stone for three thousand taels of silver!"

Three thousand taels of silver is a considerable sum, and even some wealthy merchants would not squander it. Moreover, since it was the son of the prefect who made the offer, no one would compete for it.

Perhaps fearing the atmosphere would become awkward, just as the two parties were about to close the deal, Lin Ping shouted at the top of his lungs, "I'll offer four thousand taels of silver!"