Chapter 25: A Stylish Nokia Phone

"Hehe, good, I really didn't misjudge you! However, if you want to rent a shop in the antique market and open your own store, and even buy a house in Quancheng, I'm afraid your current money is still not enough!" After seeing that Liu Dong had money, Uncle Long didn't become overly excited. Instead, he was still planning to continue carving, and he couldn't help but say with satisfaction.

"Um, I know! But once I find a few more good deals and sell them, the money will be enough!" With his special ability, finding good deals in the antique market was no longer a difficult task for him.

However, Uncle Long didn't know about this, so after hearing his words, he couldn't help but scold with a slight smile, "Don't think that just because you found a Kangxi snuff bottle and sold it for 3.5 million, finding good deals in the antique market is as easy as picking cabbages from your own field! If you have the skills, you might as well look for some good materials to make into decorative pieces and sell them. That would be much better than your unrealistic fantasies. Now that you've made this money, you have the means to buy some high-quality jade materials to carve."

"Hehe, Uncle Long, this time it's different. I have this!" Saying this, Liu Dong waved the antique appraisal notes given to him by Old Li. In fact, the confidence behind his words came from his special ability. With it, finding good deals was indeed no harder than picking cabbages.

"Alright, this is Old Li's life's work. Since he passed it on to you, you should study it well and never let him down!" Uncle Long suddenly became serious and instructed.

"I know, Uncle Long, you can rest assured! You know I've always been very interested in antique collecting!"

"Um, I know, but now that you have money, I don't oppose you playing with antiques, but you must never get too involved. Remember, carving is your foundation!"

Hearing the old man's earnest advice, a warm current welled up in Liu Dong's heart, and his eyes became moist. After taking a deep breath to hide his emotions, he said seriously, "Uncle Long, rest assured, I will definitely focus on improving my carving skills and never give up!"

"Um, that's good. By the way, how is the piece of petrified wood I gave you a while ago coming along?"

"Uncle Long, I've already finished it. I'll bring it over tomorrow for you to see!" Liu Dong replied.

Hearing this, the old man's face suddenly showed a hint of interest, "Good, it seems you haven't been lazy these past few days, and you're not slow at all!" Then his face turned serious, "But if you cut corners, just wait and see what I'll do to you!"

"Don't worry, Uncle Long! I won't let you down!" Thinking of the Guan Yu statue he had carved, Liu Dong said confidently.

"Alright, I'll believe you. Bring it over tomorrow for me to see!"

"Got it!"

"Alright, I'm here! Come in and sit for a while before you go!" Standing at the entrance of Taiyi Pavilion, Uncle Long looked at Liu Dong and said.

"No, Uncle Long! I just finished eating, I want to walk around the street and look at some antiques!"

"Um, do as you like! But you can look, just be very careful if you buy anything!"

"I'll remember, Uncle Long!" After hearing this, the old man nodded, turned around, and walked up the steps into the store.

Watching Uncle Long's figure disappear around the corner of the first floor of Taiyi Pavilion, Liu Dong turned around, looked up at the sky, and shook his head.

While they were chatting and walking, the sky had already darkened, and most of the antique stalls had already closed. Although the shops around were still brightly lit, finding good deals in those antique shops was much harder. After all, those who could afford to open antique shops were generally quite skilled in antique appraisal. Otherwise, they would have been cheated many times over.

Seeing this, Liu Dong lost the desire to continue browsing. He decided to head straight to where he had parked his bicycle. After spending the afternoon browsing and over ten days of continuous carving, even with his good physical condition, he was indeed a bit tired.

"Hmm?" As Liu Dong passed a mobile phone store, he suddenly stopped. He remembered the situation at the Chenxiang Pavilion earlier. When Zhao Defa asked him to check the transfer, Liu Dong was extremely embarrassed because he didn't have a phone.

In the past, phones were too expensive, costing thousands of yuan, and he couldn't afford them. But now that he had money, he didn't want to experience the embarrassment of not having a phone again in Old Li's shop. So, he immediately parked his bicycle in front of the phone store and walked in.

"Sir, welcome!" Although Liu Dong's clothes weren't very good, the receptionist still greeted him professionally with a smile.

"Um!" Nodding slightly, Liu Dong felt the sense of being treated like a god for the first time. He also once again felt the importance of money. Without the 3.5 million he had made that afternoon, he wouldn't have known when he would have the means to enter such a place.

"Sir, what kind of phone are you looking for?" As Liu Dong browsed the counter, a young female saleswoman in a purple uniform walked over.

"I'm not very familiar with this, let's just take a look first!" This was Liu Dong's first time buying a phone, and he was completely clueless.

"Let me recommend one to you!" Saying this, she took out a silver-gray phone from the glass cabinet and placed it in front of Liu Dong. "This is the latest model from Nokia, the Nokia 7110. Besides the basic functions of making calls and sending messages, it can store 35 songs and 5 polyphonic ringtones. Additionally, its battery capacity is 900 mAh, providing a very long standby time. Whether you're on a business trip or traveling, it can meet your needs for making calls. If you buy it now, we can also give you a belt clip, a travel charger, and a headset for free!"

"How much is it?" Liu Dong asked.

"2999 yuan!" Saying this, the saleswoman was a bit nervous because from Liu Dong's appearance, he didn't seem like someone who could afford a 3000 yuan phone.

"Alright, I'll take it! Can you get me a phone number here?"

"Sir, we can definitely do that for you. Do you want a China Mobile or China Unicom number?" Hearing that Liu Dong had decided to buy it, the saleswoman's face immediately lit up with her brightest smile. If this deal went through, her commission would be substantial.

"China Mobile!" He had often heard that China Unicom's signal wasn't very good.

"Alright, sir, please follow me to the checkout!" ...

When Liu Dong stepped out of the phone store again, he had the latest Nokia phone in his pocket.

"Now I'm a man with a phone!" With a hint of pride on his face, just as Liu Dong was about to leave, a scene caught his eye, making him stop again.