Chapter 17

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Su Wen has a mid-level treasure appraisal skill. Although he cannot compare to the grandmasters of appraisal, he believes he is much stronger than Cui Dapao.

The conflict was about to break out.

The only thing Su Wen was worried about was whether the two people in front of him would cheat, as he was alone and there was not even a notary here.

"Don't worry, Brother Fan, I won't let you down," Cui Dapao assured, full of confidence.

"Be cautious, follow my lead later," Zhang Bufan whispered.

Cui Dapao was taken aback but immediately understood.

The person in charge of Jubaizhai is Zhang Bufan. Among the antiques in front, Zhang Bufan mostly knows which are real and which are fake. As long as he gives a slight hint, distinguishing the real from the fake would be easy.

Su Wen watched the two whispering and had a bad feeling.

"Trouble! It seems someone is already thinking of cheating before it even starts."

At this moment,

A stern voice came, "Nonsense!"

The three of them looked toward the door and saw an old man and a beautiful woman walk in.

Su Wen was taken aback. The world is really small. The ones who entered were none other than Old Chu and his granddaughter Chu Fei, whom Su Wen had met on the train. They had been standing at the door for a while.

"Boss!" Zhang Bufan hurriedly called out, feeling guilty.

Often, Old Chu would not come to Jubaizhai, but today he suddenly arrived. How could it be so coincidental?

Su Wen was also surprised. Old Chu turned out to be the boss of Jubaizhai, which was an incredible coincidence. He wanted to greet Chu Fei, but the girl kept giving him eye signals, meaning he should not speak for now.

"I heard everything you said," Old Chu looked at Zhang Bufan, his voice slightly cold. "Since you have objections to the person I assigned, let's do it your way and have them compete."

"Boss, this..." Zhang Bufan was already a bit regretful.

"There's nothing to discuss. Since I'm here today, I'll be the judge of their competition. However, the rules need to be changed. I'll have Fei take out ten items for each of them, and they will judge the authenticity one by one. The one with the most correct answers wins. What do you think?" Old Chu was straightforward.

In this way,

With Old Chu watching, Zhang Bufan could not possibly help Cui Dapao in secret.

"I have no objections," Su Wen said first.

Cui Dapao hesitated.

"If you don't want to, you can leave," Old Chu looked at Cui Dapao.

"I, I have no objections," Cui Dapao gritted his teeth, not believing that Su Wen could be better than him. Although he had not professionally studied appraisal, he had been in society for many years and had some discernment.

"Fei, start," Old Chu said, sitting down.

Chu Fei nodded and walked to the shelf, picking up an item.

"Who goes first?"

Cui Dapao looked at Su Wen and saw him smiling, which made him very annoyed. "I'll go first."

Chu Fei nodded, "Give me your answer in thirty seconds."

Cui Dapao hastily took the item, a statue of Guanyin.

"1, 2, 3..." Chu Fei started counting.

Cui Dapao looked at it for less than ten seconds, sweating profusely. He found that his level was not enough to determine its authenticity.

"Time's up," Chu Fei counted to thirty.

"Real," Cui Dapao guessed blindly.

"Wrong!" Chu Fei shouted, "A modern imitation, not even worth thirty yuan."

"Idiot, those items at the entrance are for curiosity, not real things," Zhang Bufan cursed under his breath.

Chu Fei did not speak, but took another item, a small incense tower, and handed it to Su Wen, "You, real or fake?"

This...

When Chu Fei handed the incense tower, she lightly drew a cross on his hand.

Su Wen looked at Chu Fei, who was smiling, and found it quite amusing. He did not expect her to help him this way, but her small, tender hands made him feel a tingling sensation.

"Fake," Su Wen said.

"Correct," Chu Fei smiled and took the item back.

Old Chu sighed helplessly, admiring his granddaughter's skills.

Cui Dapao and Zhang Bufan were stunned. "This is too fake, just guessing, right? Less than ten seconds, did you even look? Do you even know what you're holding?"

"Your turn again!" Chu Fei looked at Cui Dapao, holding a piece of blue-and-white porcelain.

Cui Dapao gritted his teeth, "Fake."

"Wrong, it's real. A Qing dynasty blue-and-white porcelain, though rough, it is genuine," Chu Fei announced without mercy.

"This..." Cui Dapao was stunned.

Next was Su Wen.

In less than three seconds, Su Wen gave his answer, which was undoubtedly correct.

"Guessing, definitely guessing," Zhang Bufan was furious. If this continued, Cui Dapao would definitely lose.

"What about this one?" Chu Fei asked Cui Dapao again.

"R... Real," Cui Dapao hesitated, feeling guilty.

"Really?" Chu Fei showed her little fangs, looking like a little devil, clearly trying to lead Cui Dapao to make a mistake.

"F... Fake," Cui Dapao hesitated, completely losing his rhythm.

"Are you sure it's fake?"

"No, it's real."

"Is it real or fake?"

"R... Fake."

"Wrong, it's real."

What a trap!

After Su Wen and Cui Dapao each identified five items, Cui Dapao was all wrong, while Su Wen was all correct. This made Chu Fei laugh uncontrollably, "Sir, you've been wrong five times in a row. Do you still need to continue?"

"I... I won't continue," Cui Dapao was too embarrassed. He felt like he was guessing wrong every time, and his previous experience seemed to have disappeared.

"If you don't continue, then you admit defeat," Chu Fei emphasized.

Admit defeat!

"Fine, I admit defeat!" Cui Dapao gritted his teeth.

The key was that he had been wrong five times in a row. Even if he got the next five right, he would at best tie with Su Wen. But if Su Wen got one more right, he would definitely win.

The outcome was already clear.

"Since Cui Dapao has admitted defeat, Zhang Bufan has also lost. I think Zhang Bufan should write a resignation letter," Su Wen said, not letting Zhang Bufan off. Not to mention, he still needed to work here, so he could not leave a resentful superior.

"This..." Zhang Bufan was taken aback and looked at Old Chu.

"Bufan, Jubaizhai doesn't need you anymore," Old Chu stood up, feeling helpless.

Actually, he had always been optimistic about Zhang Bufan, but the past two years of delegating authority to him had made Zhang Bufan too reckless. This time, he personally gave the order, and Zhang Bufan still dared to defy it. Did he not think about why he gave the order? Jubaizhai would not create a position without reason. The position could only be for a specific person, and Zhang Bufan really thought anyone could fill it.

"Boss, no! I've been with you for so many years, you can't..."

Before Zhang Bufan could finish, Old Chu angrily said, "Fortunately, I came today. Otherwise, where would my face be? Do you know who arranged the job for Su Wen? You know nothing and still act on your own. One day, you might not even know how you die. Now, I think it's right to let you leave Jubaizhai, or I might be dragged down by you."

Zhang Bufan's face changed dramatically.

Su Wen, on the other hand, was deep in thought. The person who arranged his job seemed to be no ordinary person.

According to his father, his father had asked a comrade to arrange the job for him. Could it be his father's comrade?

"Go, with your skills, you won't starve," Old Chu looked at Zhang Bufan, "Thank you for your contributions to Jubaizhai over the past two years. I know you made a lot of money, and I won't hold it against you. Let's part ways amicably. I once had high hopes for you, but now you disappoint me. That's it!"

Zhang Bufan knew Old Chu was determined.

Cui Dapao did not dare to say anything. Old Chu had status and influence in Jiangning, and if he spoke, it would be over.

In the end,

Zhang Bufan and Cui Dapao left together.

For Zhang Bufan, today was definitely a bad day. He had intended to take Su Wen's job but ended up losing his own. Cui Dapao, on the other hand, seemed quite pleased.

"You're still happy? It's all your fault," Zhang Bufan shouted at Cui Dapao.

"Brother Fan, leaving Jubaizhai, will you starve?" Cui Dapao smiled mysteriously, "There's a good deal now. I wonder if Brother Fan is interested?"

"What deal?" Zhang Bufan asked sternly.

"Su Wen ruined my old coin business in his hometown and then went solo. Now he has at least a few hundred thousand old coins. If we can get them, we can both take revenge and make a small fortune. What do you think?" Cui Dapao smiled.

"About this..." Zhang Bufan was somewhat tempted, as he indeed hated Su Wen.

"Don't worry, dealing with a country bumpkin is easy. Just find a few thugs to threaten him, and he'll hand them over voluntarily," Cui Dapao said confidently.

"Alright, you arrange it," Zhang Bufan smiled coldly.

"I'll take care of it, don't worry," Cui Dapao took out his phone and called some thugs he knew.

Inside Jubaizhai,

"Ha ha! I'm dying of laughter!" Chu Fei laughed without restraint, hugging Su Wen.

"Thank you last time, Su Wen," Old Chu stood up and bowed to Su Wen, which made Su Wen quite surprised.

"Th... This..." Su Wen quickly held Old Chu.

"That jade pendant means a lot to me. Although I don't know how you got it back for me, I will always remember your kindness. Now that you're at Jubaizhai, you'll be close to me. If you have any difficulties, just let me know," Old Chu seemed to be reminiscing.