Chapter 20

Lu Taiping’s dislike for Yan Ziqing grew.

He had initially tried to win over Yan Ziqing because he really needed someone who knew the business, and Yan Ziqing was the best choice he could find.

He didn’t learn about the relationship between the two families from Old Mrs. Lu, but from a photo he saw as a child, with Old Master Yan’s name written on the back.

Later, when he got into the business, although he made some money, he could only buy jade from others and then process it, the profit wasn’t very high, and there weren’t many people who could afford it, so the amount of money he could make was limited.

It was only this year that he heard that people in the antique circle could make more money from one item than he made from selling several pieces of jade.

This made him want to get into the antique circle, but the antique circle valued discerning eyes and knowledge more. He was just a beginner, a half-baked amateur, and he needed an expert to work for him.

After inquiring around in the circle, he unexpectedly found out about Old Master Yan, the similar name made him suspicious.

Lu Taiping had a plan, he deliberately approached Old Master Yan, and was able to claim kinship with him.

For the sake of profit, Lu Taiping was naturally very close to the Yan family, and Yan Ziqing, who had almost taken over Yajenzhai, was also young and promising, worthy of being a descendant of the Yan family.

He wanted to get close to him, and hearing that he had just finished his work and returned, he immediately followed him to the capital.

But he didn’t expect that in this period of time, this Yan Ziqing had a strange temperament, and he didn’t show any respect to him as an elder.

Now he had directly slapped him in the face in front of the Lu family, making him lose face.

How could Lu Taiping have any good impression of him?

If it weren’t for the fact that he would need him to make money in the future, Lu Taiping would definitely not be polite.

Lu Taiping suppressed his displeasure and smiled, “But even if it’s a seal from the Qianlong era, it’s worth at most two hundred yuan, after all, Qianlong has over a thousand seals, and everything is rare and valuable, especially this seal is so small, it can’t be considered a bargain.”

This was an attempt to save face.

Zhu Suisui didn’t say anything the whole time, she just watched Lu Taiping and Yan Ziqing talk.

She shook her head in her heart, her uncle was really not steady enough, he had made some money before, but it was just good luck, plus the Lu family’s protection, and there were few people in the jade business now, there was less competition, so he got more money.

But to say he would be the best in the business, that was impossible.

His character determined what his future would be like.

It was just a small matter, but he had to argue with him for face, he had really lost his composure.

Yan Ziqing didn’t care, he was the kind of person who was single-mindedly devoted to his research, he didn’t understand human relationships, and when others spoke to him like this, he couldn’t understand their malice.

He explained, “What you said makes sense, but this seal is different, this is one of Qianlong’s favorite seals.”

Lu Taiping wouldn’t give up until he saw the Yellow River, he said with a forced smile, “How can you be sure this is one of Qianlong’s favorite seals? If I remember correctly, Qianlong’s favorite seal is the Tianhuang Three Connected Seals, it’s already been collected by the museum, how could this random seal be one of Qianlong’s favorites?”

The other Lu family members were also curious.

They didn’t know how Yan Ziqing had determined this.

At this moment, Yan Ziqing, expressionless, showed the bottom of the seal to everyone, then said, “Look, it’s engraved with the two words “Congyun”, I saw these two words on Wang Xizhi’s “Lanting Preface” in the museum. From this, we can conclude that this is Qianlong’s seal.

Although Qianlong had many seals, he would also use his favorite seals based on the rarity of the paintings. So I concluded that this is one of his favorite seals.

The material of this seal is intertwined Nanhong, and its carving is exquisite. Emperor Qianlong specially made this seal small and delicate so that he could use it to stamp at any time.”

Although he was speechless about Qianlong’s actions.

He casually stamped on those famous paintings, it was a complete waste of good things, it was no different from carving “I was here” on the Great Wall.

But it was from these clues that he verified the origin of this seal.

Zhu Suisui had learned a lesson, she saw that Yan Ziqing was talking confidently about these things, obviously his knowledge was very rich. If she hadn’t taken advantage of the opportunity, this seal would have been in his hands.

For this.

Zhu Suisui felt no guilt at all.

She had confirmed one thing, the blue mist was definitely above the red mist, and in the future, it would be easier for her to distinguish when she was finding bargains.

But Zhu Suisui also had a new idea.

Although she could find bargains, she lacked formal learning experience. This way, even if she wanted to sell it, she would have to find someone willing to buy it.

Why was the Yan family so famous, why could Yan Ziqing determine the value of an item in just a few words?

This was all about being recognized by the circle.

Like how Yan Ziqing was recognized now, it was because Old Master Yan was once a great antique connoisseur, he inherited it from his family, and the Yan family’s reputation was enough for Yan Ziqing to use.

What about her?

Even if she shouted from the rooftops that this seal was valuable, no one would believe her.

If she wanted to sell it for a high price, she had to raise her own reputation, improve her professional skills, so that others would recognize her and be convinced by her, otherwise, it would be just for her own amusement.

After all, only she could see the mist, others couldn’t.

Zhu Suisui was thinking about this, Lu Qingying, who was beside her, was already looking at it with shining eyes, she couldn’t help but ask.

“So how much is this seal worth, it should be more than two hundred yuan, right?”

It sounded so amazing, it must be worth a lot.

That was the most important thing.

Zhu Suisui was also curious, she looked at Yan Ziqing.

She thought it should be worth at least a thousand yuan.

After all, Yan Ziqing had mentioned a thousand yuan earlier.

Yan Ziqing glanced at Zhu Suisui, thinking about the seal that had slipped through his fingers, he was a little unwilling.

He said, “If you’re willing to sell it to me, I can offer you one thousand two hundred yuan.”

One thousand two.

This price didn’t sound high, but in the 1980s, in the niche antique circle, it was already a very high price.

This was equivalent to the combined salary of a family of ordinary people, without eating or drinking, for a whole year.

No wonder people say that if you find a bargain in the antique circle, you can lie flat for several years if you’re lucky.

Lu Xueke, who had been silent the whole time, had her heart completely sink.

Her face was pale, she didn’t expect that Zhu Suisui had really found a bargain, wouldn’t she have to apologize to her?

Not only that, her actions today made her look like a complete fool.

This was so embarrassing!