Chapter 64: Selling at a High Price

  The middle-aged man was taken aback by my question and immediately said: "It's indeed the surname Wan, could it be that you, young brother, know our boss?"

  My god, isn't it? Could this store really be the 'Wan Bao Mountain Villa' of Old Man Wan's? This is truly beyond my expectations.

  The last auction was such a big deal, and I don't know how it ended up in the end. However, that Old Wan seemed to be quite a decent person, if it really was him, I would feel more at ease.

  Thinking of this, I quickly said: "I don't know if we've met before, but it's easier to recognize him in person."

  "Alright, alright, it's better to come at the right moment than to come early. My boss just happens to be here today and his lodging is not far from here. You two wait for a moment, I'll go inform him."

  The middle-aged man finished speaking and got up to leave, Liangzi quickly said to me: "What's wrong with you? Do you think his boss is that Mr. Wan? Oh my god, last time we made such a big deal at his place, now it's delivered to our doorstep, this treasure will be snatched away in no time, no way, I have to put it away first."

  Liangzi was about to reach out and grab the golden silk, but I quickly stopped him and said: "I think it's okay, last time we were the sellers, and Zhang Zhuang was the one who caused trouble. I estimate that Boss Wan won't do anything to us, let alone whether or not it's actually the same person."

  Liang Zi heard me say that and seemed to have put his mind at ease a bit. With nothing else to do, the two of us got up and wandered around aimlessly.

  We walked over to a writing desk and found on it a very delicate box. Liang stretched out his hand to open it, and saw that it was a row of neatly arranged cigars.

  "My god, this is good stuff, come on and have a cigar." Liang took out two cigars excitedly, handed one to me and put the other in his mouth.

  "It's not okay, taking someone else's things without permission is too impolite!"

  "It's nothing, a big customer like him, taking two cigarettes is nothing, at most we'll give him a discount of 300 or 200 yuan when negotiating the price."

  Liang Zi didn't care at all, picked up a box of matches from the desk and quickly lit the cigar in his mouth.

  I saw this good thing and couldn't bear to put it down, took his match to light a cigarette, just after taking two puffs, I heard the door being pushed open, that middle-aged man respectfully led an old man in.

  As soon as I saw the old man's face, I couldn't help but sigh in my heart. This full-faced red glow and business-like appearance, if it wasn't Old Wan, who else could it be?

  Mr. Wan was also very surprised when he saw us, stopped in his tracks and stared at us, as if he couldn't believe his eyes.

  I suddenly felt a little guilty, and quickly pressed the cigar into the ashtray to extinguish it with Liangzi.

  I hadn't even had time to open my mouth when Mr. Wan hastily walked a few steps forward and shook my hand, saying: "Oh my, oh my, I wouldn't have thought it even in my dreams, that you, Mr. Qiu Ye, had come."

  I thought to myself that this old man was very old, but he had a great memory and actually still remembered my name. I quickly accompanied him with a smile: "This is really a chance encounter after traveling thousands of miles, I didn't expect that this store would be opened by Boss Wan! How's your body? It looks like you've made another fortune recently!"

  The boss seemed particularly happy and enthusiastically pulled me to sit down beside the tea table, while the middle-aged man quickly rearranged the tea set and poured us water for tea.

  "Qiu younger brother, it's been several days since we last parted ways, how did you end up in this place?"

  "This is a long story, last time at the auction, I brought so much trouble to Old Man Wan, I'm really ashamed, sorry, sorry!"

  Boss Wan laughed loudly and said, "Brother Qiu, you're being too kind. Last time's incident was my fault for not handling it well, and let Zhang Zhuang mess things up. I should be the one apologizing to you!"

  The two of us chatted for a while, and then I heard the middle-aged man standing behind Boss Wan say respectfully: "Boss, this thing on the tea table is what Qiu brought this time. You take a look yourself!"

  Mr. Wan listened and quickly lowered his head to look at the jade waistband, and after taking a look, his face also changed greatly, almost the same as the middle-aged man's expression before.

  He gently lifted it up and looked at it for a long time, finally saying with deep meaning: "Hmm, good! Good! Qiu brother is indeed not an ordinary person, every time he takes action, it's such a precious thing. Although this old man can't tell the actual age of this object, calling it a treasure is also well-deserved."

  I heard that even Lianwan boss said so, and my heart was overjoyed. Then I saw him put the belt back in its original position, raised his head and smiled at me: "I don't know, Old Qiu, how much do you plan to sell it for?"

  I'm actually most afraid of this question, because I really don't know how much this thing is worth. So I said: "We're all familiar with each other now, so Mr. Wan won't cheat me, right? Why don't you name a price and let me hear it?"

  "That's natural, that's natural." Old Master Wan listened to me finish speaking, pinched his chin and considered for a moment, saying: "In principle, I'm a businessman, I won't do a losing business. This thing of yours, Qiu brother, although it can be considered a treasure, but it also belongs to the category of having a price but no market, it's really very troublesome!"

  As soon as I heard him say that, I felt that this old guy might be trying to play tricks on me. So I immediately pretended to be nonchalant and said: "Boss Wan can directly name the price, if the deal doesn't go through, we'll still have a good relationship, after all, we're friends!"

  Mr. Wan looked at the belt again, thought for a moment, then raised his head and said to me: "Since you are so sincere, I won't say any more nonsense. This thing is priced at 10 million, what do you think?"

  My goodness gracious...

  I and Liang Zi heard him say ten million, at that time I was scared silly. I always thought this thing should be very valuable, but I didn't expect it to be worth so much money. For a moment, I was excited and couldn't speak, with my mouth agape in stunned silence.

  Mr. Wan saw that I didn't respond, furrowed his brow and said: "If you think the price I offered is not suitable, then you come up with a price to listen to it. If you still feel it's not right, Mr. Wan is willing to hold another auction for you, but this thing, I must get it."

  Liangzi was the first to react, he quickly poked me twice and whispered in my ear: "Hurry up and agree, this is already a lot, you can buy several Range Rovers!"

  I immediately reacted, forcing myself not to show an excited expression, and said: "What Mr. Wan said is unnecessary, I think the auction can be cancelled, since you like it, 10 million is just 10 million, let's do business often in the future."

  "Alright, alright..." Mr. Wan heard me agree and was so excited that he actually stood up, I quickly followed suit and accompanied him with a smile.

  He walked up to me, patted my shoulder and said: "Old Qiu is indeed a straightforward person. To be honest, the price I offered you is not low. Don't look elsewhere, in the future if you have anything, remember to come here first, I will definitely give you a satisfactory price."

  "That's natural, that's natural." I was so happy that my mouth couldn't close, thinking that with 10 million, what a huge sum it is, now I can buy whatever I want.

  "After a moment of indulgence, I heard Old Wan continue to say: 'However, there's something I need to make clear with my younger brother. For the time being, I don't have that much cash on hand. The total turnover of several shops is around 4 million yuan. My younger brother can take it back first. If you're not at ease, this treasure can also be taken away first. After I've gathered enough cash, I'll go and retrieve it.'"

  Everyone says that at this point, being cautious makes me too petty. This boss is also a person who can handle both black and white ways, he shouldn't cheat me no matter what.

  In fact, I only got 40 million, and Liangzi and I can also make a good show.

  Thinking of this, I said generously: "Boss Wan, don't worry about it. The 4 million is just 4 million. When you're convenient, you can make up the rest. From now on, this thing belongs to you."

  "Great, great......" Mr. Wan was also very excited, and he asked the middle-aged man to get the money. Then he went to the desk and took out a few cigars, politely handing them to me and Liangzi.

  This time after lighting up, I particularly enjoyed taking a few big puffs. After so many close calls between life and death, it's finally paid off. With this money, doing things in the future will be much more convenient, and I won't have to live by looking at others' faces anymore.

  As he was about to finish his cigar, the middle-aged man pushed open the door and walked in again, followed by a companion who was dragging a suitcase.

  The middle-aged man waved his hand and asked the young fellow to go out, then he pulled the suitcase in front of me, squatted down and opened the zipper.

  A whole box of neatly arranged banknotes was presented before us, and neither I nor Liangzi had ever seen such a scene in our lives. For a moment, we looked at each other, not knowing what to do next.

  Mr. Wan is more experienced, pointing at the cash box and saying to me: "Younger brother, want to count it?"

  "Want want want......" Liangzi blurted out these few words before I even spoke, and then he went to count the money.

  I quickly pulled him back, making eye contact to let him not lose face, thinking: the remaining 6 million has not been given yet, this is just a small part of it, this boss will definitely not play tricks.

  Liang Zi also felt a bit embarrassed, and smiled to cover it up: "If we don't even trust this, we wouldn't be doing business with Boss Wan."

  I secretly laughed at how quickly this kid had changed, and then I heard Old Man Wan laugh and say: "In that case, I'll just put this thing away for now."

  As he spoke, he nodded towards the middle-aged man, who carefully picked up the jade stone belt.

  If it were in the past, I would have been a little reluctant, but now with a box of money right in front of me, I completely don't care anymore.

  Liáng zǐ, hurry up and re-pack your luggage, we are ready to leave.

  The boss of Wan was very sincere and asked us to stay for a few more days, treating us with the courtesy of a host, but I refused.

  With so much money staying in this strange city to play, it's really not a wise move. After thanking Mr. Wan for his kindness, I called Liangzi and dragged the cash box away.

  Out of the antique shop, Liang Zibian originally wanted to hold the box and walk, but the weight of 40 million was not light, and holding a suitcase would be very strange. Alas, two people cautiously dragged a box of money out of this noisy large shed antique district.

  We hailed a taxi and the driver asked us where we were going. Liangzi, holding onto the trunk in the back, said, "Just drive first, I'll tell you later."

  After the car started, I turned around and asked: "What are you studying? Of course, we're going to the station now. There's nothing else to do, and we can finally go home."

  "Oh dear, I certainly know we're going home, but how are the two of us going to get there?"

  "How to go? Take a bus!"

  "You don't understand what I mean!" Liang Zixian looked a bit anxious, and then leaned in close to my ear and whispered: "We two don't even have an ID card, and we're carrying so much cash. If we run into the police, it will definitely be very troublesome."