"Boss An, I'll remember your 'kindness'." Xu Qiang stared into Fatty An's eyes and said, "It's a small world! Also, I have a lot of friends in the cultural relic circle in Beijing. In the future, when Boss An comes to Beijing to do business … Hehe! "
Fatty An's face changed slightly, and he said, "Boss Xu, how can you say that? How can you guarantee that you won't attract attention when you're dealing with antiques? You have so many experts, but you can't see the problem. How can my cousin and I see it clearly? We really didn't mean to deceive you! "
Song Rui sneered and said, "Just now, my buddy said that several sides of the cabinet were made of new materials. Didn't your cousin say that it had been passed down for seven or eight generations? That's several hundred years! "
Fatty An was suddenly at a loss for words, but his reaction was still relatively fast. He immediately came up with an idea and said, "I really don't know! It must be my cousin who did this behind my back! I … I'm actually his distant cousin. We haven't been in contact for many years. This time, he told me that his family was in trouble and wanted to sell a treasure. I … I never thought that he would cheat me! This … Isn't this ruining my reputation? "
It wasn't the first time that Fatty An and Wang Xingshui had done this. In fact, they had a team. Some people were responsible for making fake antiques, and some people played different roles. For example, Wang Xingshui, who looked honest, naturally played the role of a farmer who didn't know the value of antiques and sold them cheaply. Fatty An, on the other hand, was an antique dealer who had a wide circle of friends.
It wasn't easy for Fatty An to build a good reputation and accumulate a lot of connections. He didn't fail in his previous schemes, and no one found out that it was him. This identity would be very helpful for him to continue his schemes in the future.
In comparison, Wang Xingshui's role wasn't so important.
In this case, Fatty An naturally sacrificed Wang Xingshui at the first time and threw him out to take the blame.
After Fatty An finished speaking, he secretly winked at Wang Xingshui. Of course, this couldn't be hidden from Xia Ruofei's eyes.
Wang Xingshui was only stunned for a moment before he immediately acted like he had a guilty conscience. He sighed and said, "This little brother has sharp eyes, I admit defeat … Cousin An, don't blame me. If it wasn't for the fact that I had no way to make a living, I wouldn't be in this line of work …"
"You … Aren't you cheating people?" Fatty An acted like he was heartbroken and said, "Boss Xu is my good friend. I recommended you to him because I trusted you. I didn't expect you to be such an ungrateful Boss!"
Xia Ruofei and the others were watching coldly from the sidelines. They watched the two of them flirt and did not interrupt them.
It was only after Fatty An had scolded Wang Xingshui that Zhao Yongjun revealed a mocking expression and said, "Fatty An, do you really think we're three years old? Okay! Take your 'treasure' and leave quickly! "
Originally, people in the antique circle wouldn't make things clear. Even if they found something wrong with it, they would just say something like "I can't say" or "I can't see it clearly". The seller naturally understood that the other party found a flaw, so they basically took the things and left.
But today, Fatty An targeted Xia Ruofei and angered Zhao Yongjun. He didn't give Fatty An a chance to get out of the situation.
Fatty An's face turned red and white. After a moment of silence, he let Wang Xingshui carry the incense cabinet, and then he said, "Boss Zhao, Boss Xu, this time I really didn't mean it. But you two misunderstood me too much, so I won't explain anything. In a few days, I will hold a banquet to apologize to Boss Xu!"
Zhao Yongjun saw that Fatty An didn't recognize the situation, and didn't mention Xia Ruofei at all. He was even angrier.
In fact, Fatty An also saw that Zhao Yongjun was protecting Xia Ruofei, but he couldn't imagine the power that Zhao Yongjun had. In addition, Xia Ruofei didn't leave any leeway for him, and destroyed his seemingly flawless plan. He always had resentment in his heart, so naturally, he didn't even look at Xia Ruofei.
Zhao Yongjun sneered and said, "Forget about holding a banquet. I don't have the habit of drinking with a swindler!"
"This …" Fatty An smiled bitterly, and made a helpless expression. He shook his head and walked out with Wang Xingshui.
Zhao Yongjun raised his voice behind Fatty An and said, "Fatty An, you shouldn't come to Beijing in the future! Don't ask for a snub! Also … I have some friendship with Grandpa Sun of Jin Gang. I'll tell him about your glorious deeds! You're on your own! "
Fatty An's expression suddenly changed, and he couldn't help but stop in his tracks.
Grandpa Sun was an influential figure in Jin Gang's antique circle. A quarter of the antique market in Jin Gang was controlled by Grandpa Sun's antique shop. His connections in Jin Gang's antique circle were unparalleled.
If Zhao Yongjun really had a deep friendship with Grandpa Sun, and told Grandpa Sun about Fatty An's cheating, then Fatty An would definitely be hated by everyone in Jin Gang's antique circle.
Originally, Fatty An was still regretting that he lost the Beijing market, but he didn't expect the situation to be much worse than he imagined. If Zhao Yongjun wasn't bragging, then his base in Jin Gang had already "fallen", and the connections that he had built up over the years would be destroyed.
Fatty An's heart also sank to the bottom.
However, this was Beijing's territory, and Zhao Yongjun seemed to be very powerful, so Fatty An didn't dare to act rashly. He just looked back, and then secretly gritted his teeth, and left with Wang Xingshui in a sorry state.
Xia Ruofei saw a trace of hatred in Fatty An and Wang Xingshui's eyes just now.
However, in Xia Ruofei's eyes, Fatty An was an insignificant character. Xia Ruofei naturally wouldn't care about the hatred of this kind of small shrimp.
If Fatty An admitted that he was unlucky, then it would be fine. If he really dared to have evil intentions towards Xia Ruofei, Xia Ruofei wouldn't mind teaching him how to be a person.
After Fatty An and Wang Xingshui left, Xu Qiang said to Xia Ruofei very warmly, "Xia Shao, this time it's really all thanks to you! I'll arrange for lunch today, and I want to thank Xia Shao properly! "
Zhao Yongjun curled his lips and scolded with a smile, "Qiangzi, you're really a miser! Ruofei helped you so much, and you're just going to give him away with a meal? "
Xu Qiang lightly slapped his own mouth and said, "It's all my fault for not thinking it through! Brother Jun, Xia Shao, in order to express my gratitude, Xia Shao can choose any item in my shop, as a small token of my appreciation! But … hehe … that Mi Fu … "
"Okay, okay!" Zhao Yongjun said with a look of disgust, "I know that it's the treasure of your shop, Ruofei won't want it!"
After that, Zhao Yongjun said to Xia Ruofei with a smile, "Ruofei, Qiangzi is sincere. Go down and choose a small item!"
Xia Ruofei smiled and said, "It's okay, I just happened to see it and reminded him. There's no need to thank me! Brother Zhao's friend is my friend! "
"Of course, of course!" Xu Qiang said quickly, "Xia Shao, if it weren't for you today, I wouldn't have lost two million yuan, but the key is that if word got out, I would have no place to hide my face! So you've saved my reputation! It's just a small token of appreciation, please don't reject it! "
Zhao Yongjun said with a smile, "Ruofei, see? If you don't accept it, Qiangzi won't be able to live with it! "
Song Rui also smiled and said, "Ruofei, it's just an antique, isn't it? Boss Xu has a big business, and it's not like he can't afford it. Why do you have to reject his kind intentions? "
Even the white-haired Guo Ruchen said, "Little brother, Boss Xu is famous for being stingy! Today, you can pluck a feather from a stingy man. This kind of opportunity is rare, you can't miss it … "
Xu Qiang said awkwardly, "Old Guo, how am I a stingy man? I'm just Little Meng Chang … "
"Go away!" Guo Ruchen laughed and scolded, "You still have the nerve to say that? I've been thinking about Mi Fu's calligraphy for so many years, and I've given you so many good things to exchange for it, but you … "
"Old Guo, that's another matter! That's the treasure of my shop! " Xu Qiang smiled and said, "Brother Jun has also been thinking about it for a long time, but I really can't exchange it. Otherwise, my father will break my legs …"
Seeing that everyone was trying to persuade him, Xia Ruofei could only nod helplessly and say, "Okay! Thank you, Boss Xu … "
Xu Qiang was overjoyed and said, "Xia Shao, let's go downstairs now! Take your time to choose. Except for Mi Fu's calligraphy, you can take whatever you like! After that, I'll arrange a banquet to express my gratitude to you! "
Xu Qiang was trying his best to make friends with Xia Ruofei. On one hand, he judged that Xia Ruofei and Song Rui were both rich young masters like Zhao Yongjun, so they were worth making friends with. On the other hand, Xia Ruofei's ability to identify cultural relics was also an eye-opener for him. He was in the antique business, so if Xia Ruofei could help him in the future, he would make a lot of money.
However, Xu Qiang didn't know that Xia Ruofei didn't know how to identify antiques! He merely repeated the few words that Xia Qing had said to him without missing a single word.
Xu Qiang enthusiastically brought Xia Ruofei and the others to the shop downstairs.
When the employees saw that their boss had personally brought the guests down, they all cheered up.
As soon as they arrived at the shop, Xu Qiang generously asked Xia Ruofei to pick anything he wanted.
Xia Ruofei didn't have the intention to rip them off, but he couldn't refuse their kindness. He just wanted to pick something of a reasonable price and let it go.
However, the people in Huaxia were very particular about their reputation, so Xia Ruofei couldn't be too obvious. So, he pretended to walk around.
Xu Qiang's shop was very big. This floor was at least three hundred square meters, which was considered a relatively large shop in Panjiayuan.
There were all kinds of things in the antique shop, and they were dazzling.
Xia Ruofei shuttled between the counters and display shelves, admiring all kinds of exquisite antiques and observing carefully. He was ready to pick something that wasn't very expensive later, so that he could take care of Xu Qiang's kindness and feel better about himself.
However, when Xia Ruofei walked in front of a display shelf, his footsteps paused slightly, and a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes.
Xu Qiang and Zhao Yongjun didn't disturb Xia Ruofei. They stood by a counter and chatted, so no one noticed the change in Xia Ruofei's expression.
Xia Ruofei thought to himself, "I didn't expect this shop to have such good things!"
When Xia Ruofei turned to this display shelf, he immediately felt a tremor in his palm. It was the vibration of the Spiritual Map Scroll.
According to Xia Ruofei's experience, there were only two situations when the Spiritual Map Scroll vibrated. One was when there was jade of good quality nearby, and the other was when the Boundary Stone was found.
However, Xia Ruofei was still wearing a jade talisman, which was specially used by Xia Qing to sense the Boundary Stone.
If there was a Boundary Stone nearby, Xia Ruofei didn't even need to walk into the shop. As long as he was nearby, the jade talisman on his chest would start to heat up.
Today, the jade talisman didn't have any reaction at all.
This meant that what caused the Spiritual Map Scroll to tremble should be jade.
Moreover, after Xia Ruofei took two steps forward, the Spiritual Map Scroll trembled even more violently.
One had to know that Xia Ruofei had bought raw jade stones before. When he was choosing, he had to reach out and touch the raw jade before the Spiritual Map Scroll would tremble.
It was only when he bought a World Stone by chance that the Spirit Map Scroll had a reaction before he even came into contact with the stone.
There was obviously no Boundary Stone here, which meant that the quality of the jade found by the Spiritual Map Scroll was quite high!
It might even be the highest quality jade Xia Ruofei had ever seen.
Xia Ruofei also revealed a puzzled expression, because there wasn't a single jade artifact on the display rack.
The items displayed here were all miscellaneous items, such as wooden artifacts, bamboo artifacts, ivory artifacts, ceramic artifacts, Yixing clay teapots, snuff bottles and so on.
Could it be that there was a universe in one of the antiques?
Xia Ruofei was instantly interested.
He leisurely walked around the display rack. According to the degree of trembling of the Spiritual Map Scroll, he quickly determined the antique that caused the Spiritual Map Scroll to react.
It was a pair of wooden carvings, about forty to fifty centimeters tall. The carving looked alright, but it was definitely not the best. It was a pair of door gods riding divine beasts, and the divine beasts under the door gods were even painted with gold.
Xia Ruofei called for the nearby employees to come over. He opened the glass door of the display rack and took the pair of wooden carvings into his hands. As expected, this pair of wooden carvings — — or more accurately, one of the pair of wooden carvings caused the Spiritual Map Scroll to tremble even more violently.
Xia Ruofei couldn't help but be secretly happy. It seemed like he had really picked up a treasure.
The display rack wasn't very conspicuous, and there were many antiques placed on it. It was obvious that they were all of average value.
Then this pair of wooden carvings was definitely underestimated.
Although Xu Qiang said that no matter which one he liked, he would give it to him for free, the feeling of picking up a bargain was completely different.
"No wonder so many people are dreaming of picking up a bargain …" Xia Ruofei secretly said in his heart, "This feeling is too good! This pair of wooden carvings it is! "
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