The Understated Dragon Lord

As soon as the waiter finished speaking, Grant smugly jumped in.

"Well, country boy, if you're short on cash, you shouldn't be buying vodka! Good stuff like vodka is for people like us, not for someone like you!"

"Who says I can't afford it? It's just ten grand! Waiter, bring me the vodka!"

Daniel confidently handed over ten thousand dollars, and the waiter went to fetch the drinks.

As for Grant, instead of being upset, he felt pretty smug. After all, the Capital Hotel was his. Daniel was racking up bills here, but it was Grant who would profit from it! As a businessman, he loved making a profit, no matter how minor the details seemed.

Before long, the waiter brought over two bottles of vodka, along with a basin. Daniel placed the cut-up pieces of Heliotrope inside the basin, twisted open the vodka bottles, and began pouring. Glug, glug, glug...

Before long, both bottles were emptied into the basin, completely soaking the pieces of Heliotrope.

The crowd around them was utterly confused. Nobody understood what this country boy was doing.

However, Grant jumped straight into mocking Danjet. "Look at you! You really are wealthy, aren't you? Throwing away ten grand on vodka, which isn't exactly cheap! And now, you're ruining it by dumping it into that basin with your worthless Heliotrope! Once it's contaminated, it can't be drunk. What a shame-what a waste!"

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Suddenly, Grant's eyes lit up with a new idea. He gazed at Daniel incredulously, asking, "Are you doing something special here? Do you think soaking this vodka will make it taste better? Like muddy vodka is somehow a treat?"

"Grant, do you like your vodka mixed with mud? Ever tried it? No worries! Once I'm done here, I'll let you have a drink of this special concoction!" Daniel replied, grinning as he began rubbing the pieces of Heliotrope.

Grant, still confused, frowned and asked, "What are you even doing?"

"I'm washing jade!" Daniel exclaimed.

"Washing jade? What does that even mean?" Grant looked at him in disbelief. "You really think pouring vodka on that Heliotrope will turn it from a couple thousand dollar rock into a two-million-dollar gem?"

"This isn't just a couple thousand

Heliot Grant:

perfectly good

is covered in dust, to the untrained eye, it looks worthless. So,

ed this vodka to wash off the dirt and reveal the true beauty of the stone. I want to show the world how valuable it really is!"