Chapter 77

"Alright, I admit, I lost. I'll definitely treat you," Yang Kang said with a smile, "But I feel that the probability of you losing is quite high."

"No way!" Wang Qiyng was very confident and shook his head with a smile.

"Akang, what are you talking about?" At that moment, a clear voice came over.

Yang Kang turned around and saw Tang Chen, Lu Mingxiang, and Cai Pàngzi standing outside the pavilion.

"Just chatting, Boss Tang, hello," Yang Kang hurriedly greeted, "I looked around, but I didn't see anything interesting."

"No porcelain?" Wang Qiyng asked.

"There's a vendor selling broken porcelain shards, but we have no interest in that," Cai Yuan said with a smile, "Little Prince, I need to talk to you."

"Eh?" Yang Kang was taken aback and asked, "What for?"

"I heard that you have something of immense value at your place?" Cai Yuan looked around and immediately leaned in, whispering with a smile, "I'm heading back to Huacheng the day after tomorrow. Can you show me something impressive?"

"What thing of immense value?" Yang Kang asked, puzzled, "Who said that?"

"Professor Qin," Lu Mingxiang sat down next to him and whispered, "I got that old man drunk at noon today, and he just laughed at us for being inexperienced—seeing a broken blue-and-white porcelain and treating it like a treasure. Your family has a pair of vases that are truly beautiful, and he laughed at me, the medicine peddler, saying I couldn't afford them even if I sold everything I have."

"That old man is just full of nonsense," Yang Kang cursed.

Cai Yuan, seeing Yang Kang's expression, couldn't help but laugh and asked, "What kind of vases are so precious that they kept the medicine peddler talking all night?"

"Akang, Mr. Lu really talked all night. Mainly because Professor Qin laughed at him for not being able to afford them, which made him very不服气 (unwilling to admit defeat)," Tang Chen said with a smile.

He knew why Lu Mingxiang was so bothered. For people like them, there were almost no things they couldn't afford.

"Those two vases are not from the same dynasty, nor are they a pair. They are just both meiping (plum vases) and look somewhat similar. I put them together because they look good. How could they be unaffordable?" Yang Kang said, "Don't listen to that old man's nonsense. I've decided—I'm going to list him as an unwelcome guest at Ruyi Workshop."

"What kind of meiping?" Tang Chen was also interested and asked with a smile, "Are they more precious than the Yuan dynasty blue-and-white meiping with the 'Diao Chan Worshipping the Moon' design?"

At that time, they had only a fleeting glimpse of that 'Diao Chan Worshipping the Moon' Yuan dynasty blue-and-white meiping before Fat Guo hurried Yang Kang to move it upstairs, leaving them with only regret.

Although Tang Chen had bought the 'Mozi Rescuing Song' double-eared large-bellied porcelain jar, he still lusted after that meiping. However, since the owner had clearly stated it was not for sale, he couldn't say anything.

Both were Yuan dynasty blue-and-white porcelains and both had human figure story patterns, but the 'Mozi Rescuing Song' had been repaired after cracking. Although Professor Qin's craftsmanship was exquisite and the crack was almost invisible unless examined closely with a flashlight, it was still a repaired piece and couldn't compare to a flawless one.

Even so, he had paid 40 million euros for the 'Mozi Rescuing Song' Yuan dynasty blue-and-white double-eared large-bellied porcelain jar.

"If we're just talking about beauty, blue-and-white is elegant, but it's not as beautiful as famille rose or doucai," Yang Kang said with a smile.

"Is it famille rose?" Tang Chen asked.

"No, it's a Qianlong-era coral red enamel meiping with gold-painted entwined lotus," Yang Kang said, "The color is bright and beautiful, and I really like it."

Tang Chen, Cai Yuan, and even Lu Mingxiang and Wang Qiyng all looked envious.

"What about the other one?" Tang Chen asked. If there were two, they could form a pair, so there should be another similar one.

"A blue-and-white meiping with a white dragon pattern on a blue glaze," Yang Kang said.

Everyone was stunned for a moment. After a while, Tang Chen tentatively asked, "From the Yuan dynasty?"

Yang Kang nodded.

"Is it in perfect condition?" Lu Mingxiang drew in a sharp breath. No wonder Professor Qin laughed at him for being inexperienced and for not being able to afford it. Indeed...

"How does it compare to the one in Yangcheng?" Lu Mingxiang still couldn't let it go and asked.

"It's slightly smaller, but otherwise, they're similar," Yang Kang said with a smile, "Don't look at me like that. I like it, and I'm not selling it."

"You couldn't afford it even if I sold it!" Lu Mingxiang sighed, "That old man was right, and I'm a bit hurt!"

"Antiques are all about fate," Tang Chen said with a smile, "Don't be so sour, you've been brooding all night."

"Antiques are all about fate. A few days ago..." Yang Kang stopped suddenly.

"What happened?" Tang Chen hurriedly asked.

Yang Kang sighed, "Nothing much. Two years ago, I sold a Han dynasty white jade lock. A few days ago, I wanted to buy it back, but when I found the person, they said they sold it to someone from out of town a year ago."

The jade lock wasn't large, and he had worn it since childhood, never taking it off. Later, out of necessity, he had to sell it. A few days ago, he felt conflicted, especially after being troubled by Yin Qing, so he went to find the person, only to be told that it had been sold long ago.

"Is there something good at the auction later? Why don't you pick something, and I'll buy it for you?" Tang Chen said with a smile.

"No!" Yang Kang hurriedly shook his head. He already owed Tang Chen a significant favor and couldn't accept anything more from him.

Moreover, the items at the auction were extremely expensive, and he didn't really want to buy them.

"It's about time. Why don't we go upstairs to the auction hall?" Wang Qiyng suggested.

"Sure, let's go together!" Although Yang Kang refused Tang Chen, Tang Chen didn't mind at all.

After 10:00 AM, the auction started on time. First were jewels, then antiques. Most people were there for the antiques, so they had little interest in the jewels, and even the auctioneer seemed unenthusiastic.

However, when the third item was brought to the auction stage, Yang Kang's gaze suddenly became fixed. Then, he hurriedly stood up and went to the stage to take a closer look.

Whether it was jewels or antiques, they were all very valuable, so before the auction, interested buyers could go up to the stage to examine the items closely and even touch them.

Of course, such venues had strict security to prevent any mishaps.

The third item was a jade pendant made of emerald. It was a perfect circle, about five centimeters in diameter and about five to six millimeters thick. The lower third was a translucent emerald green, while the upper two-thirds were a clear, colorless glass-like material.

In professional jade terminology, this was called a glass-type with floating green.

The green part was carved into a pine tree, and above the pine tree, there were about ten scattered white snowflake-like spots, giving the jade a beautiful name: "Pine Tree and Snow."

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