Chapter 66

Li Ling frowned. "Tell my uncle? Not to rent to them? Is it that Boss Guo wants to rent it himself?"

Guo Bapi was momentarily stunned and shouted, "Even if I don't rent it, I can't let people like them rent it! Your uncle was thrown into prison so unjustly, maybe someone is playing tricks! Don't you need to be careful?"

Guo Bapi glanced at Liu Liangyu. He was far behind Liu Liangyu in appraising, but he believed that in terms of being a person, he was absolutely no worse than Liu Liangyu!

Li Ling just glanced at Guo Bapi. "If Boss Guo can't rent it, who will this shop be transferred to?"

After saying that, Li Ling waved his hand and turned to look at Yang Bo. "Congratulations, Boss Yang!"

Yang Bo frowned and sighed inwardly. The friendship between the two had finally come to an end. "Thank you!"

Guo Bapi's eyes widened. "Li Ling, what did you just call him? He's just a shop assistant, just an assistant!"

Li Ling glanced at Guo Bapi. "He's not an assistant; he's the boss. It's Boss Yang who bought this shop!"

Guo Bapi's mouth opened and his face turned red. "How is that possible? How could he have the money to rent this shop! How is that possible!"

"Why not?" Luo Yaohua looked at Guo Bapi. "You asked me before why a million-yuan salary couldn't hire Yang Bo, it's because this guy opened an antique shop!"

"Did you see the lacquer box in my hand?" Luo Yaohua raised the lacquer box and smiled. "This lacquer box is appraised at five million. This is what Yang Bo recently picked up. Do you think it's impossible for him to rent a shop?"

Guo Bapi stared blankly at the lacquer box, then looked back at Liu Liangyu and Cao Yuande. He was willing to believe that the other party was deceiving him, but reality told him it was impossible. Yang Bo had really made it!

Guo Bapi glanced at Yang Bo and didn't dare to say anything more. He turned and left dejectedly.

Li Ling watched Guo Bapi leave, unable to stop frowning.

"Boss Yang, I'm a straightforward person, I'll speak my mind." Li Ling turned to look at Yang Bo and asked, "That day at the underground auction, were you there too?"

Yang Bo thought for a moment, knowing it wasn't a secret. Even if he didn't say it, the other party could find out. "Yes, I was there that day!"

"Do you have any connection with the police?" Li Ling asked again.

Yang Bo frowned. "No, it was my second time there. Later, I helped the police appraise antiques because a friend recommended me."

Li Ling was silent for a moment. "Then do you have any way to get the court to give a lighter sentence?"

Yang Bo opened his mouth, surprised, and looked at the other party. The reason Mrs. Jia was eager to sell the antique shop was to save Jia Huairen. So many days had passed, and she had come back to ask for help, which meant her efforts had not been effective!

"I don't have that kind of ability." Yang Bo didn't even look at Luo Yaohua and directly refused.

"Okay, then!" Li Ling responded and turned to leave.

"He looks so cool!" Luo Yaohua watched Li Ling's departing back and laughed.

...

There were no transactions all day. Yang Bo treated Luo Yaohua and the other two to lunch, so the day was basically a loss. However, Yang Bo wasn't worried because he knew this situation was normal.

At the hospital, Yang Bo's mother complained about his recent infrequent visits. "What have you been doing lately? You don't come during the day, and Miss Xiaoxuan comes several times a day but can't find you!"

Yang Bo felt helpless. He thought the timing wasn't right to tell her about opening the shop, so he explained, "Expenses have been high recently, and there's no income. I've been helping out at a friend's antique shop."

Yang Bo's mother nodded and sighed. "That's a real job, but what about Miss Xiaoxuan? What do you think about her?"

Yang Bo felt even more helpless. He thought changing the topic would make his mother follow, but he didn't expect her to be so persistent!

"We're both young, it's too early to consider this now!" Yang Bo said.

"It's not too early. Your cousin in the countryside got married at twenty, right? Look, he's only one year older than you, and his child can already buy soy sauce!" Yang Bo's mother gave an example.

Yang Bo waved his hand. "Let's not discuss this today. By the way, it's been over ten days since the surgery. When did the doctor say you can be discharged?"

"Probably in another ten days or so," Yang Bo's mother said.

As they were talking, the door to the ward opened, and Xiaoxuan walked in with a thermos. "Auntie, I made black fish soup today. Black fish helps with wound healing!"

Xiaoxuan looked up and noticed Yang Bo sitting beside her. "Big Brother Dabo, you're here!"

Yang Bo felt helpless, thinking that if Li Ling no longer called him that, the nickname "Dabo" would fade away. But Xiaoxuan continued to use it.

"Xiaoxuan, do you know that the nickname 'Dabo' has a teasing connotation?" Yang Bo suddenly asked.

Xiaoxuan was slightly stunned, inwardly cursing, but she smiled innocently. "Teasing? Big Brother Dabo, that's your name. Just like I'm called Xiaoxuan, and you're called Dabo, what's the teasing about?"

Yang Bo looked at her helplessly, unable to understand whether his thoughts were too dirty or she was too innocent.

Yang Bo's parents exchanged glances and secretly laughed.

"By the way, Big Brother Dabo, you're an expert in antique appraisal. I need your help with something!" Xiaoxuan said.

"What help? I'll do my best to help!" Yang Bo said.

"My brother-in-law wants to buy a bigger house but doesn't want to sell the old one. His family has a treasure passed down from their ancestors. He's been looking for an expert to appraise it, and I thought of you first!" Ye Xiaoxuan said.

Yang Bo nodded. "That's easy. You can have him bring the treasure to my place, and I can take a look."

Ye Xiaoxuan hesitated slightly, wanting to say something but holding back.

Yang Bo's mother then said, "Don't be lazy, go with Xiaoxuan!"

Yang Bo wanted to put on an air of importance but was thwarted by his mother's words. He had to nod in agreement. "When are you free? We can go together."

"Tomorrow is my day off. Let's go in the afternoon!" Ye Xiaoxuan said excitedly.

Yang Bo nodded. "Okay, we can go tomorrow."

Yang Bo actually didn't want to go proactively. In his view, it was better to be passive in such matters, especially since he was young and easily underestimated. If he could bring the item to his shop, others would see that he already had an antique shop, and their trust would increase. But it seemed that was difficult to implement now.

The next day, Yang Bo stayed at the antique shop in the morning but found no leads. He then took a car to the agreed location.