Chapter 29: You Are the Fool

"Cheat you? I didn't cheat you, I just misjudged; in the antique trade, there is no such thing as cheating." Laoshu said with a cold sneer.

"Give my money back, give it back to me right now." Ye Chenguang looked left and right, but the seller was long gone; he grabbed Laoshu and shouted.

"Give it back? Whoever you gave the money to, go find them." Daoba stepped forward and shoved Ye Chenguang away: "The loan is 150,000, pay back triple in three days, hurry home and scrape the money together."

"What did you say? On what grounds should I pay back triple?" Ye Chenguang was furious.

"Heh, it's written in black and white, clear as day: a 150,000 loan, starting from three days, and the principal triples after three days." Daoba picked up the paper Ye Chenguang had just signed and waved it in front of his eyes.

"You all conspired to set me up, I'm going to call the police..." Ye Chenguang finally reacted.

"Call the police? You little brat, are you itching for a beating? Come on, let's go outside and talk." Daoba sneered, grabbed Ye Chenguang, and walked out. This Daoba did not look like someone to be trifled with; Ye Chenguang was definitely in for a physical beating.

The exchange on site continued, and everyone's mood was not affected by Ye Chenguang's affair. Chen Yu shook his head; his brother-in-law had really gotten himself into trouble, he just didn't know if his self-righteous father-in-law would be angered to death by him.

"Little Chen, you're here?" Wu Lao led a young man over to Chen Yu's side and smiled: "Let me introduce you, this is my student Xia Tian, the buyer of your Tiger Tally last time. Little Tian, this is the Little Chen I mentioned."

"Haha, nice to meet you, nice to meet you." Whether by his attire or his demeanor, Xia Tian was clearly a rich second-generation heir.

Yet he didn't have a shred of a rich kid's arrogance; he enthusiastically reached out to Chen Yu: "The Spring and Autumn Tiger Tally is truly rare. I have already handed it over to the museum for safekeeping. Brother, if you have any good items in the future, you must contact me."

"I was just lucky last time, I won't have good luck every time," Chen Yu laughed.

"Brother, you are too modest. Come, let's go to the room upstairs and sit," Xia Tian smiled.

The second floor was a VIP room, where there was an expert and several bidders.

"This ceramic cat was unearthed from a Tang Dynasty tomb. According to historical records, it was a tribute from ancient Persia to the Celestial Empire. The starting bid is 10,000, please everyone, take a look." The host was auctioning an antique.

This antique was a ceramic cat, its color dull; apart from being crafted with some finesse, there was nothing special about it.

"Wanglao, please give us your expert opinion." After the host finished the introduction, he turned to the expert on the side.

Wanglao was a veteran host of a certain treasure appraisal program and a council member of the Antique Association; he was quite famous. He cleared his throat and said: "This ceramic piece belongs to a tribute from abroad during the Zhenguan era. It is finely crafted and holds collection value."

"Wanglao, do you mean it doesn't have much value?" A young man with an arrogant expression in the room asked.

This young man was dressed in expensive clothing; it seemed he was also someone who wasn't short on money.

"Yes, it doesn't have much value," Wanglao laughed: "Young Master Zhao, if you like it, take it back to collect."

"Heh, if it doesn't have much value, then I won't buy it. Young Master Xia, I'll let you have this one." The young man looked at Xia Tian provocatively; it seemed the two were at odds.

"Zhao Zhong, if I like something, I will fight for it myself; I don't need you to let me have it." Xia Tian snorted, then looked at Chen Yu: "Brother, what do you think?"

"Yo, you found a country bumpkin to help you out?" Zhao Zhong sneered and said: "Xia Tian, you are, after all, the future heir of the Xia Group, how can you associate with all sorts of riffraff?"

"Your own eye for things is bad, so you find a country bumpkin to appraise them for you; you really are living in reverse," Zhao Zhong laughed loudly, looking at Chen Yu with disdain.

Indeed, Chen Yu was dressed plainly; in the eyes of these people, he was just a poor person.

"Xia Group?" Chen Yu's heart skipped a beat. There was only one Xia Group in Fengling, and that was the one belonging to the Four Great Families. This approachable rich second-generation heir was actually the future heir of the Xia Group?

As for Zhao Zhong, there was a Zhao Group in Fengling, also one of the Four Great Families. The only ones who dared to go against Xia Tian were the Zhao Family.

"Young Master Xia, this item is worth getting," Chen Yu said calmly.

Chen Yu didn't know if the item was valuable or not; he only knew that this ceramic cat was faintly emitting a wisp of Spiritual Energy, and this Spiritual Energy was very special.

"Alright then, 10,000, I'll take it." Xia Tian did not doubt Chen Yu's words at all and placed the bid directly.

"Wanglao already said it has no value. Spending 10,000 to buy a piece of junk back—if you spent that 10,000 to tip a girl, she could call you 'brother' a few times," Zhao Zhong said sarcastically.

"I like it, you don't need to worry about it," Xia Tian sneered.

"Whatever you like, I specifically won't let you have it. I bid one million." Zhao Zhong provocatively raised the price.

"Two million." Xia Tian certainly wasn't short on money.

The two rich second-generation heirs were just bickering like this; an item that was originally worth 10,000 was driven up to five million.

"Good, it's yours now." Zhao Zhong laughed loudly. He had played a trick on Xia Tian, making him pay several million more, and he felt very satisfied.

"Young Master Xia is indeed generous. Consider this money a contribution to charity," Wanglao said with a chuckle.

Wanglao had been invited by Zhao Zhong, and his words were somewhat stinging, which made Xia Tian very uncomfortable. After he bought the ceramic cat, he asked: "Brother, you said this thing, does it have anything special about it?"

"Of course it does, its value is far more than five million," Chen Yu said with a smile.

"Haha, an item that Wanglao has appraised—if he says it's worthless, then it's worthless. Could Wanglao be wrong?" Zhao Zhong laughed loudly.

"People, after all, inevitably have times when they misjudge," Chen Yu said.

"Are you implying that I misjudged?" Wanglao snorted coldly: "Young man, you don't seem to know the immensity of heaven and earth when you speak."

"Wanglao, I don't mean to belittle you," Chen Yu smiled and said: "I am just speaking the truth."

"Fine, in my view, this item is a tribute from abroad during the Sheng Tang period. The workmanship is average, and the research value is average. Tell me then, what is so special about it?" Wanglao sneered.

"Brother, what is unusual about this? Tell me. If you can tell me, I'll give you fifty percent of the profit," Xia Tian said.

He wasn't doing it for the money; he was doing it just to win a point.

"Looking at the ceramic material alone, there is nothing special about it," Chen Yu laughed: "But Young Master Xia, look at the eyes of this cat. Although they are dim, there is a faint wisp of Spiritual Light inside."

"Wanglao also said that this cat is a tribute from abroad. Although the Sheng Tang period was ahead of the world in production technology and cultural standards, since it is a tribute from abroad, it is normal to use some rare treasures," Chen Yu laughed.

"You mean there's a problem with the eyes?" Xia Tian immediately shouted: "Someone, bring tools to remove the eyeballs."

"Haha, it's killing me with laughter. Do you think a country bumpkin would wear a dragon robe? Just like this fool you found," Zhao Zhong mocked mercilessly.

Xia Tian ignored him and directly ordered someone to bring tweezers. He took action himself and removed the two cat eyeballs.

After removing them, he felt they were ice-cold to the touch and also extremely heavy. He handed the cat eyes to Chen Yu and said: "This feels unusual, take a look."

Chen Yu rubbed the cat eyes in his hands and opened his palm; two crystal-clear red gemstones appeared in his hand.