"Yeah, my father likes collecting these things, and I happen to be going back to Jianghai in a few days."
Yunyao smiled slightly and said:
"I heard from a friend that the Antique Street here is quite famous, so I thought of coming over to buy sothing to take back for him, as a little surprise!"
"I see."
Su Chen nodded slightly, then looked at the porcelain in the shopkeeper's hand:
"Are you planning to buy that one?"
"Yeah, I think it looks pretty good, and it's not expensive, so I plan to buy it."
Yunyao said with a smile.
Indeed, for Yunyao, fifty thousand yuan was nothing at all, and she just wanted to show a bit of filial piety, after all, neither she nor Yunlong were around their father.
"Can I take a look?"
Su Chen smiled slightly and asked.
"Of course."
Yunyao was sowhat surprised and said:
"But Mr. Su, do you know about antiques?"
"Sort of."
Su Chen said modestly.
The shopkeeper, hearing this man who just ca in wanting to look, felt a bit tense inside!
But since the buyer's friend wanted to look, there was nothing he could do about it!
However, this young guy is so young, he probably doesn't understand, right?
This kid is probably showing off in front of the beauty, pretending to understand!
So he carefully handed the beautifully ornate porcelain to the other person, as if it were a rare treasure!
Su Chen accepted it with a smile and began to examine it casually.
"Sir, this is an authentic piece from the Qianlong Period, fifty thousand is really reasonable!"
The shopkeeper added:
"If it weren't for the lady's sincerity and her filial piety, I wouldn't sell it for fifty thousand!"
Su Chen didn't pay attention to the shopkeeper and continued to observe.
"Mr. Su, how is it?"
Yunyao also looked at Su Chen and asked.
"It's not bad."
Su Chen nodded and then said:
"Removing two zeros might be more appropriate."
"Sir, what do you an by that?"
The shopkeeper, upon hearing Su Chen's words, imdiately spoke in a displeased tone, but his heart was uneasy!
"Mr. Su, you're not joking, right?!"
Yunyao was also stunned.
Removing two zeros ans five hundred, fifty thousand versus five hundred, that's a huge difference!
"Sir, do you even know what you're talking about? This is a genuine piece from the Qianlong Period!"
The shopkeeper emphasized.
"It's a fake."
Su Chen said calmly.
"What? Fake!"
The shopkeeper took the porcelain from Su Chen's hand, turned the bottom up, and said:
"Look at this mark, how can it be fake?!"
"The mark is authentic, but the porcelain is fake."
Su Chen said at ease.
The shopkeeper's face changed slightly after hearing this, but soon returned to normal.
"Su Chen, what do you an?"
Yunyao asked with a puzzled look.
"To be precise, the base is real, but the body is fake, newly made."
Su Chen said with a smile:
"This is a common trick, you don't understand this; anyone with so knowledge of porcelain wouldn't be fooled."
"Sir, you can ss around with food, but not with your words!"
The shopkeeper, of course, wouldn't admit it and said "righteously":
"You say it's fake, what's your proof?"
Su Chen's lips curled into a faint smile, then he looked at the shopkeeper:
"How about this, I'll smash this porcelain now, if the base and body are joined, the break will be obvious!"
"If I'm wrong, I'll pay the fifty thousand, but if it's fake, how about you give fifty thousand?"
The shopkeeper didn't expect this young man to be so extre, he glanced at the young man feeling that he wasn't joking!
Having no choice, things had co to this point, he had no other option!
"I admit it!"
After thinking for dozens of seconds, the shopkeeper shook his head and sighed.
As soon as he spoke, Yunyao's eyes widened!
Because the shopkeeper's words completely confird that Su Chen was right, the porcelain was indeed a fake!
Since it was a fake, Yunyao naturally wouldn't buy it back for her father.
Su Chen didn't do anything to the shopkeeper, after all, such things are too common in the antique business, it's all about perception!
If Yunyao had spent fifty thousand on this worthless thing today, it would have just been due to her lack of perception!
Moreover, Su Chen didn't bother with such a small thing; if he didn't know Yunyao, he wouldn't even have been involved!
.....
"Mr. Su, thank you so much for today!"
After leaving the shop, Yunyao said to Su Chen.
Although she didn't care about the fifty thousand, she didn't want to spend that money on a fake!
"No problem, it was just a small effort."
Su Chen smiled slightly.
Then, the two of them started walking along the Antique Street, neither speaking much, the atmosphere a bit awkward and ambiguous!
Actually, it was all Yunlong's fault, that guy who loves to stir things up, because he kept trying to set them up!
Especially for Yunyao, as Yunlong often visited her, each ti talking about how great his big brother was!
Undeniably, ever since that ti when the bomb exploded, Su Chen risked his life to protect her, his image had been lingered in her mind!
However, Yunyao had never opened up, mainly due to a woman's reluctance; to be honest, she wasn't that familiar with Su Chen, they had only interacted a few tis because of Yunlong!
She was really embarrassed to just move to the manor!
"By the way, how have you been lately?"
After a while, Su Chen said.
"Pretty good."
Yunyao smiled slightly.
"You don't seem to be in good spirits, you look a bit tired, don't work too hard, and make sure to get so rest."
Su Chen looked at her face and said.
"I will, thank you for caring."
Yunyao said with a smile.
Indeed, her exquisite face was a bit tired, partly from working hard, but also tornted by that matter!
After saying that, they had nothing to talk about again and ended up walking side by side.
"Mr. Su, since you know your stuff, why don't you help pick out a couple of pieces of porcelain?"
After a while, Yunyao spoke.
"Sure, no problem."
Su Chen nodded and agreed casually.
With this, they found sothing to bond over, not making things as awkward.
Then they visited seven or eight shops, and Su Chen helped her pick out two nice blue-and-white porcelains, one from the Song Dynasty and the other from the Ming Dynasty.
In fact, Yuan blue-and-whites are the most valuable, but they're extrely rare and mostly only seen at auctions.
If you see one here, most of them are likely fake.
The two blue-and-white porcelains Su Chen helped Yunyao pick were quite good, costing a little under two million in total...
User Comments
0 comments from readers