Chapter 49: To Suffer or to Gain
: Old Master He took the initiative to speak: "Congratulations, Master Dong, for receiving another treasure. It's getting late now, why don't we say goodbye?"
"Okay, thank you for your hard work, Old Master He. Thank you very much! Huang Li..." Huang
Li, the disciple who had previously taken the bid for the blue and white porcelain pair of jars on behalf of Master Dong, handed over a few boxes.
Master Dong: "This is a small gift from me to you all. Please don't be disgusted."
Huang Li handed the boxes over one by one. Everyone smiled and thanked him, saying that they would keep them well since they were gifts from Master Dong.
Xiao Yingchun opened the small box and found a Hetian jade bracelet inside, beautifully carved in the shape of a lotus flower.
Xiao Yingchun put it on without hesitation.
After saying goodbye and leaving the hotel, it was almost two o'clock. Xiao Yingchun had forgotten how sleepy she felt and was now full of energy.
He Liangcong took Xiao Yingchun home, and Old Master He slept directly in the hotel.
Late at night, the main road was brightly lit with streetlights and few pedestrians.
"Mr. Xiao, you're worth tens of millions now. Don't ignore me when you make a killing!"
He Liangcong teased as he drove, yet a lingering sense of shock remained.
In just one day, Xiao Yingchun had earned over fifty million!
He had never seen anything like her.
Xiao Yingchun's composure throughout the entire process only served to further impress He Liangcong.
She was only twenty-four, young and unworldly, yet she remained so composed in the face of such staggering wealth.
In comparison, all his years had been in vain.
Xiao Yingchun glanced over her shoulder as she drove, "Don't worry, I'll always need your help!"
"No problem! Just tell me how you can help me." He Liangcong immediately perked up, glancing sideways at Xiao Yingchun.
Xiao Yingchun grinned, "Don't worry, I'll tell you when I think of something."
Returning to the store, Xiao Yingchun watched He Liangcong turn and leave before heading inside.
As soon as she entered the supermarket, Xiao Yingchun saw a note on the counter.
The ancient and vigorous handwriting was obviously left by Fu Chenan.
It turned out that Fu Chenan had come and said that she was not at home, so he went back first and would come again tomorrow night.
Xiao Yingchun felt a little disappointed: she did not expect Fu Chenan to come tonight, and she actually missed it.
But thinking that Fu Chenan would come tomorrow, Xiao Yingchun felt a little excited: she had not seen Fu Chenan for a few days. If he could come now, he should be almost well, right?
With this expectation, Xiao Yingchun fell asleep.
The next morning, when Xiao Yingchun opened her mobile phone, she found that Dai Hengxin and He Liangcong had sent messages, saying that they wanted to have dinner together today, and the three of them would summarize the follow-up of the auction.
Xiao Yingchun jumped up: We are going to divide the money?
Then I won't be sleepy anymore!
Xiao Yingchun first replied to their messages, asking where he was? What time?
Dai Hengxin called the next second and asked Xiao Yingchun if he had had breakfast.
Xiao Yingchun had just woken up and naturally hadn't eaten yet, so Dai Hengxin invited her to have Cantonese dim sum.
The place was the Haitian Hotel where the mother-of-pearl jewelry box was sold yesterday.
After washing up and going out, Xiao Yingchun, wearing a green cotton and linen dress, walked into the hotel's tea restaurant and found a private room. She was surprised to find that Mr. He and Master Dong were there.
Dai Hengxin explained with a smile: "I didn't expect the two big guys to be here. It just happened to be together."
After a good night's sleep, Xiao Yingchun was now full of energy and greeted the two old men with a smile.
Master Dong looked at Xiao Yingchun's dress and smiled: "Miss Xiao is my benefactor, come and sit down..."
Xiao Yingchun sat down, and everyone ate and chatted, talking about some collecting stories in the antique industry.
It was nothing more than who had found a bargain and who had made a mistake. From time to time, a few new terms popped up. Xiao Yingchun guessed and guessed, and listened with great interest.
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Master Dong chatted with Old Man He for a while before asking Xiao Yingchun, "Miss Xiao, you have quite a few fine treasures. Would you be willing to share them with us, old men, in the future?"
Xiao Yingchun nodded quickly, "Yes, yes..."
She knew nothing about the subject, her only hope being that her items were genuinely from ancient times.
Asking her to spend money on antiques?
Impossible! Even if
she were beaten to death, she wouldn't!
But knowing a little was better than knowing nothing at all.
During the meal, Old Man He took the initiative to invite Master Dong to visit the He family residence.
Master Dong, having heard of the He family mansion before him, readily agreed.
Of course, Old Man He also enthusiastically invited Xiao Yingchun and Dai Hengxin to go along.
Naturally, the two agreed, and they went together after dinner.
However, this meant that today's plan to divide the money was ruined.
The He family mansion, with its courtyards nestled within one another, backyards nestled against a beautiful stone mountain. A road led up the mountain, and a pavilion was built on the hill.
Led by Old Man He himself, the group toured the area before embarking on a treasure appraisal and discussion.
Surprisingly, Xiao Yingchun also saw a gold ingot at Mr. He's place.
Looking at that gold ingot, it was somewhat similar to the one he sold to Dai Hengxin.
It was said that Mr. He spent nearly 700,000 yuan on this gold ingot.
Xiao Yingchun looked at Dai Hengxin in surprise: he only bought 10 taels of gold ingot for 700,000 yuan, so Dai Hengxin paid 800,000 yuan for each of his own gold ingots, didn't he lose money?
Xiao Yingchun whispered to Dai Hengxin: "You gave me 800,000 yuan each, didn't you lose money? Did you deliberately give me more money?"
Dai Hengxin couldn't say much in front of Mr. He, so he whispered to Xiao Yingchun: "No, don't worry, I'll tell you in detail later..."
Xiao Yingchun was afraid that Dai Hengxin was deliberately comforting him, so when the two big men had almost finished discussing, Xiao Yingchun asked for advice.
"Two old men, I have a gold ingot, and I don't know how much it is worth. Can you help me take a look?"
Dai Hengxin's face changed slightly: she actually carried a gold ingot with her?
As Xiao Yingchun spoke, she pulled out a gold ingot from her bag.
It was the same one she had sold to Dai Hengxin.
The two old men hadn't expected Xiao Yingchun to be able to pull out a gold ingot so easily. After exchanging shocked glances, they both looked at the gold ingot on the table.
Dai Hengxin felt uncomfortable: Did Xiao Yingchun not trust him?
Xiao Yingchun, however, was more concerned: Dai Hengxin might have been shortchanged.
She wanted to prove it on the spot, and then return the extra money he had been given.
She wasn't a poor wretch anymore, and couldn't just pretend she didn't know about the advantage she had taken.
Old Man He and Master Dong both carefully examined the ingot.
The two old men, who were of similar age, gathered together, discussing and examining it, and finally came to a unanimous conclusion.
"This thing is extremely rare. Apart from seeing the same thing before at a collector's house, who said it was newly acquired, I haven't seen it anywhere else."
"With this quality and this amount of surviving pieces, one can be sold for 950,000."
Xiao Yingchun breathed a sigh of relief: I'm glad Dai Hengxin hadn't been shortchanged.
Dai Hengxin's heart was lifted.
(End of this chapter)