Once Ling Ran got that piece of spessartine, he was too lazy to choose another piece. So, he just played with it.
Academician Du became high spirited. He wanted to scavenge for another piece when the shop owner was busy, but he failed to pick a good stone several times.
Meanwhile, the old man with grayish-white hair made the shop owner bring out a few more pieces of spessartine. He picked a piece that was similar in size to Ling Ran's before he secretly paid using his phone. He did not let Academician Du know the amount.
The loafers who came because of Academician Du's fame also surrounded the counter. Only a few of them chose seriously; the majority of them just came for fun.
More people came, so there were more people who spoke.
The shop owner was probably fed up with them, so he swung his arm that put all the raw stones on the iron counter into the dustpan before he said, "It's time for me to close shop. Please come early tomorrow."
