Li Du wanted to ask how much it cost, but he was worried that Sophie would misunderstand. He shrugged and said, "If I have the chance to find another set and give it to you, would you accept it?"
Sophie giggled and waved her hand. "No, thank you. My current salary is enough for me to buy these dolls. But that was just me being impulsive at the time. After that, I stopped thinking about them. "
Ah Meow squatted by her feet and looked curiously at her high heels. There was a small bow at the back of the heels. He probably thought it was a butterfly and scratched it with his claws.
Li Du saw this and quickly stopped him. "Don't scratch it, Ah Meow. That's not a butterfly. You can't play with it …"
Ah Meow ignored him and continued to play with the butterfly knot.
Li Du squatted down and wanted to grab Ah Meow back, but when he stretched out his hand, Ah Meow nimbly scurried behind Sophie's leg. Sophie moved subconsciously, and Li Du reached forward and grabbed the doctor's calf.
This was the first time he felt the smooth touch of a beautiful leg in stockings. But the situation was a little awkward. He quickly stood up and apologized, "Sorry, I didn't mean to."
Sophie smiled lightly. "It's okay. Ah Meow is very cute. If he likes to scratch, let him."
Li Du saw that she misunderstood him and explained, "I'm apologizing for touching your leg just now."
Sophie giggled. "I know, I thought you were a little shy, so I deliberately changed the topic. But do you want to continue like this?"
Li Du smiled. The doctor was obviously smarter than he had expected.
Sophie didn't mind. She continued to play with Ah Meow with her leg. After a while, the doctor called her over to help. She waved at Li Du and left.
As soon as the doctor left, Hans appeared like a ghost and smiled. "I know, Li. No wonder you don't like my sister. So you already have someone in your heart?"
Li Du rolled his eyes. "Don't use your dirty thoughts to guess my character. My relationship with Sophie is very simple. Oh, did you know that these Barbie dolls are a collector's item? They seem to be very expensive."
This was a very tempting topic for Hans. He ran to Mother Mesa and asked, "Mom, you know a lot about Barbie dolls, right? We just gave Victoria and the others some dolls. "
Mother Mesa patted his shoulder with her large hands and smiled in satisfaction. "I see it. Hans, Li, you two are really good youths. But don't spend so much next time. Just buy a normal doll, no need to buy a collector's edition."
"Hehe, this is a collector's edition? How much are they? Actually, we got them at a storage auction. We don't know how much they cost, "Hans said.
"The market price of this set of collectible dolls should be around five thousand yuan. Since it was a limited edition when it was first released, it is very rare to see them on the market now. Therefore, their actual price should be even higher."
At this point, Mother Mesa added, "Don't you know its value? You should have let me take a look at it first. But it doesn't matter. I'll get the kids to bring it back. I'll fix the label on the box and make it look like new. "
Li Du hurriedly stopped her. "No, no, no, Mother Mesa, you've misunderstood us. We just want to understand the market, because we might encounter it again in the future. As for the gifts, no matter how much they cost, we can't take them back. Children's hobbies can't be bought with money. "
Hans also nodded. "Yes, Mother Mesa, what you said just now was an insult to me. I'm not regretting asking about the value. You're making me very unhappy."
Mother Mesa smiled. "Alright, Mother Mesa, I apologize. You guys are like Sophie and the others, all good children. It's because of people like you that the Lord has not given up on this world. "
Li Du asked, "Are you familiar with Dr. Sophie?"
Mother Mesa nodded. "Yes, I've known her since she was a girl. She's a kind girl, may God bless her. Now every year, she will call some of her colleagues to give us free checkups. Otherwise, where would we have the extra money to do the checkups ourselves? "
Li Du asked curiously, "This activity isn't organized by the hospital?"
Mother Mesa smiled. "No, it's organized by Sophie and the others themselves. Twice a year, they use their break time to do the checkups. God bless the good."
What Hans was concerned about was, "Is the money still not enough?"
Mother Mesa smiled firmly and optimistically. "I always think that if I had more money, then I could help more people."
Li Du was about to take out his wallet when a nurse came to call Mother Mesa, asking her to prepare something.
Sophie and the others were going through a comprehensive checkup. The welfare home was very busy, and Li Du and Hans could not help, so they could only leave. Staying there would only cause trouble.
On Monday, Hans called Li Du and asked him to come over to prepare to sell the ceramic animals.
Hannah happened to be on a break, and specially drove a BMW Z4 to pick him up, letting him experience the feeling of flying in the city.
After getting out of the car, Li Du said helplessly, "I regret buying you this car, Hannah. You're driving too fast, be careful!"
Hannah said excitedly, "Come on, Li, I haven't exceeded the speed limit. I've completely followed the traffic rules. How could it be dangerous at this speed? You're too conservative. "
Li Du shrugged. Perhaps, compared to Hans and Hannah, he was definitely conservative.
After seeing him, Hans said, "Remember that Carter you gave him a ceramic statue? He helped us contact a client, the Phoenix Ceramics Museum. They're interested in buying these goods. "
Li Du was surprised. "That's fast. I thought these things would take a few months to sell on eBay or Amazon."
This was the power of connections. He had given Carter a ceramic triceratops, and Carter had returned the favor by helping them contact a sales channel.
Just like before, the Phoenix Ceramics Museum sent a manager and two ceramic experts to check the authenticity of the ceramics.
At ten o 'clock, the two parties met. The manager of the Ceramics Museum was called Lucie Payne, and the older of the two experts was called Corey Cullen and the younger one was called Nick.
After seeing the fifty-four ceramic toys, Corey and Nick first used a magnifying glass to examine them carefully.
About half an hour later, Corey came over and nodded. "They're all authentic."
"Are you sure?" Payne asked.
Corey picked up a ceramic Stegosaurus and said, "No problem. Look, this is a tile-making craft. Cohen's favorite is to use tile-making techniques to create his creations. He's good at using this technique to simulate the petrification process."
Li Du asked curiously, "How can you tell?"
Corey smiled and said, "I need some experience. Roughly speaking, ignoring the beautiful layer of glaze on their surface, these objects are all covered by a material. The material can capture their shape and texture, and in turn, the material will preserve the object it is covering, just like a rock."
Li Du nodded. "You mean, although these ceramics are made to imitate modern plastic toys, he actually used the technique of imitating fossils?"
Corey looked at him in surprise and said, "You're right. That's what I'm going to say next. Young man, do you understand this craft?"
"No, no, no, I don't. I'm just guessing from what you said."
Corey was even more surprised. "Then you're really talented in this area. Are you interested in learning how to make and appraise ceramics from us?"
Hans said, "My friend is very eager to learn. He's definitely interested, but now our interest should be in the price. Are you willing to buy these crafts?"
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