Chapter 12

Zhu Suisui had a reason for saying this.

She had just remembered that the jade cup Lu Lanxu had asked her to give to Lu’s old man was seen by Old Master Mei in her previous life, who offered five hundred yuan to buy it from Lu’s old man.

And this time, she had seen red mist on the jade cup, but blue mist on the seal.

She had a bold guess: perhaps different colors of mist represented different values of the objects.

Plus, she had just bought the seal, and the stranger had offered her one thousand yuan.

Although he looked young, upon closer observation, it was clear that he was well-dressed and spoke like someone from a well-established family, not a commoner.

Therefore, this seal was probably worth more than the jade cup.

Even if it was worth less than the jade cup, it definitely wouldn’t be worth just a few dozen yuan as Lu Taiping had said.

Based on this, Zhu Suisui was even more convinced that she had found a treasure.

Even experts could be fooled, let alone someone like Lu Taiping who wasn’t an expert.

Antiques were all about subjective value. The price was determined by those who knew. The so-called treasure hunting was about taking advantage of market fluctuations to make a profit.

Or it was based on information asymmetry. Some people knew the value of an object, while others didn’t, so they could buy it at a low price.

Or it was about changing people’s perceptions. Take diamonds, for example. They weren’t really that rare, but they were marketed to have a high value. The United States, in order to sell diamonds at a high price, bought the entire diamond mine, monopolizing the market.

Zhu Suisui didn’t know much about antiques, but she understood human nature.

When she said this, no one could refute her.

As expected,

Lu Taiping wasn’t really an expert in this field. Being challenged by Zhu Suisui, he was even more dissatisfied, but he could only say perfunctorily, “Alright, it’s fine as long as you like it, Sui Sui.”

He had been trying to help Zhu Suisui.

After all, spending five hundred yuan on such a piece of junk, even if he had money, it wouldn’t be worth it from a businessman’s perspective.

Now, it was even worse. Zhu Suisui didn’t appreciate it, so he didn’t need to help her out anymore.

But Lu Taiping seemed to think of something and pretended to be kind to Zhu Suisui, saying, “But Sui Sui, since you’re so sure this is a rare item, I have a nephew coming over later. His family has been studying antiques for generations. My nephew is a top expert in this field. Maybe he can take a look at it for you.”

Before Zhu Suisui could speak,

Lu Xueke jumped in again, taking the lead in agreeing for Zhu Suisui, “Sister-in-law, didn’t you say that this is worth a lot? Why don’t we see what a professional says? After all, arguing about it doesn’t mean anything. It’s all about the experts’ judgment.”

After saying this,

she gave Zhu Suisui a provocative look.

Lu’s old man had been listening for a long time without saying anything. Now, he finally couldn’t help but speak. He frowned and said, “Really? It’s not as important as Sui Sui liking it. Why are you arguing about this little thing? Tai Ping, it seems like you’re quite free.”

Lu Taiping received his father’s displeasure.

He was protecting Zhu Suisui.

Lu Taiping naturally didn’t want to anger Lu’s old man. He was indeed a bit petty. Otherwise, based on their relationship, he wouldn’t have argued with a junior. He just wanted to humiliate Zhu Suisui because she had questioned his expertise.

But now that Lu’s old man had spoken, he could only say, “Father, you’re right. I was just making a suggestion.”

Lu Xueke didn’t expect her uncle to be so quick to change his tune. She was even angrier. She didn’t want to miss this opportunity to humiliate Zhu Suisui, so she deliberately said something to provoke her.

“Sister-in-law, don’t be so smug. Uncle said he’s willing to pay five hundred yuan. Don’t make a fool of yourself here.”

While Lu Taiping was speaking, Zhu Suisui had an idea.

She actually wanted to find someone to take a look at it for her. She wanted to confirm what her special ability was. Only by confirming the value could she know what kind of color corresponded to what value range.

A family that had studied antiques for generations like Lu Taiping’s family would definitely have a lot of professional knowledge. If she wanted to find someone like that to look at it for her, either they would deceive her and deliberately lower the price to buy it from her at a low price, or she would have to pay to have it appraised.

But now, this was a rare opportunity.

Lu Xueke was clearly trying to provoke her, and she knew it. If she just agreed with her, she wouldn’t be happy either.

Thinking about this,

Zhu Suisui deliberately acted like she was provoked and looked at Lu Xueke, saying, “What if I wasn’t scammed? You’re so sure that I was fooled, and you said I’m making a fool of myself. You’re not an expert, and there’s no conclusion yet. Maybe you’re wrong. You’re slandering me. Shouldn’t you apologize to me?”

Hearing this,

Lu Xueke was secretly delighted. She had agreed. She wasn’t afraid of Zhu Suisui saying these things. She was afraid that she wouldn’t take the bait.

Now it was good.

She had the chance to humiliate her.

Lu Xueke immediately said, “Okay, if I’m wrong, I’ll apologize to you in front of everyone. Not only that, I’ll pay you the two hundred yuan. But if you were scammed, then you can’t spend Lu family’s money recklessly anymore, and you have to apologize to me.”

An apology was inevitable, and the two hundred yuan was a bonus.

She was originally going to pay back the money she had used, which was Lu Lanxu’s money, with interest. Now that Lu Xueke was willing to be the sucker, she was naturally delighted.

After all, making the proud little princess apologize would probably make her ashamed and angry. Adding the loss of money, Lu Xueke would probably wake up in the middle of the night for a long time, beating her chest over this incident.

Moreover, after this, everyone in the Lu family would know that she wasn’t a pushover.

As for whether she would lose, that wasn’t something she was worried about.

Zhu Suisui readily agreed.

“Sui Sui.” Lu’s old man frowned slightly and called out.

Seeing Lu’s old man like this, Lu Xueke quickly said, “Grandpa, this is between me and Sister-in-law. She agreed to it. Don’t go back on your word.”

She was afraid that the old man would intervene and ruin everything.

But Zhu Suisui just said softly, “Grandpa, I also want to know the true value of this seal.”

Seeing this,

Lu’s old man didn’t say anything else.

Lu Xueke breathed a sigh of relief.

But she didn’t know why, but looking at Zhu Suisui like this, Lu Xueke inexplicably felt like she had gotten on a pirate ship. But then she thought that Zhu Suisui was just a country girl. How could she have seen good things? Even Lu Taiping said it wasn’t worth much. How could she possibly have found a treasure?

Thinking about this, Lu Xueke felt reassured.

There was a commotion outside.

Yu Rong walked in, smiling, “Why are you all staying here? Almost everyone else has arrived. Let’s go to the living room. We can eat soon.”

Almost everyone has arrived?

Zhu Suisui suddenly remembered what Lu Lanxu had said to her before she left.

He would come with her this time.

So, had Lu Lanxu really come?