Chapter 21

After Yan Ziqing said all that.

Lu Taiping, even though he was still unhappy, was speechless.

His knowledge and discernment couldn’t compare to the descendant of the Yan family.

He never expected that the seal he had overlooked could fetch one thousand two hundred yuan from Yan Ziqing.

But thinking about it carefully, this seal was made by Emperor Qianlong, and it was one of his favorites, the materials used were not cheap, and the carving was lifelike. If it was kept for a while longer, it could probably be sold for a higher price.

Thinking about this.

Lu Taiping felt a little regretful.

If he had known this, he wouldn’t have let Yan Ziqing appraise it. He could have bought it from Zhu Suisui for five hundred yuan, he could have gained the reputation of loving his niece-in-law in front of Mr. Lu, and he could have made some extra money, wouldn’t that have been great?

But now, since Zhu Suisui knew the value of the seal, it was impossible for him to buy it for five hundred yuan, that would be a bargain price, and it wouldn’t work in front of Mr. Lu.

But giving up on this seal made him very reluctant.

Lu Taiping was torn, then his eyes rolled, and he said, “Suisui is my niece-in-law, I was blind earlier, I didn’t see the true value of this seal, and I even made Suisui suffer ridicule. It’s my fault as an uncle, how about this, to apologize, I’ll buy this seal for one thousand five hundred yuan.”

He offered three hundred yuan more than Yan Ziqing.

His words were also very righteous, it would have been better if the greed in his eyes wasn’t so obvious.

Those who heard this naturally knew what he was thinking, the Lu brothers couldn’t help but frown, thinking that their brother was too eager for quick success, they felt it was not quite right, but they couldn’t say what was wrong.

This wasn’t something they could decide.

It all depended on what Zhu Suisui thought.

What if she wanted to sell it for an even higher price? If they spoke up, wouldn’t they offend her for no reason?

Zhu Suisui actually didn’t have any use for the seal, even if it was expensive, it was just a stone in her hands.

She hadn’t wanted to sell it to Yan Ziqing earlier because she wanted to determine its value, but now that she knew her special ability, she could actually sell this seal. With this money, she could buy a small courtyard and bring her whole family over.

But even though she loved money, Zhu Suisui didn’t want to sell it to Lu Taiping.

She had an idea.

Zhu Suisui pretended to be surprised and looked at Lu Taiping, “Uncle, how can you do that?”

These words made Lu Taiping confused, he naturally didn’t feel happy after being reprimanded like this, and he was still thinking about Zhu Suisui’s seal, so he could only suppress his displeasure and asked with a smile, “Suisui, what do you mean? What did I do?”

“Uncle, aren’t you in this business? How come you don’t know the rules of the antique world?”

Zhu Suisui pointed at Yan Ziqing, who was still holding her seal, and continued, “Mr. Yan is looking at the goods and negotiating the price, he hasn’t let go yet, this means he came first. When buying and selling antiques, I heard Old Master Mei say, you can’t raise the price in this situation, it’s called “taking away what someone wants”, it’s completely against the rules, only people who don’t know the business would do this, Uncle, you shouldn’t be doing this.”

Yan Ziqing raised his eyebrows.

He didn’t expect Zhu Suisui to be young, but she actually understood this.

Mr. Lu also nodded at this moment, he said in a deep voice, “Suisui is right, there is such a rule, it’s something everyone knows, Taiping, you’re raising the price like this, aren’t you making people laugh?”

These words.

Made Lu Taiping’s face turn red.

He naturally knew these rules, but this was his own family, he thought that he could use his status as an elder to get close to Zhu Suisui, and he was also offering her more money, logically speaking, normal people wouldn’t say he was wrong, especially since everyone present didn’t know much about it.

Then again, Yan Ziqing was an outsider coming to the Lu family for dinner, he couldn’t act superior, otherwise, he would be inviting trouble.

But it turned out well.

Yan Ziqing didn’t say anything, but Zhu Suisui started talking about the rules.

Now that Mr. Lu had said this, what could Lu Taiping say? He could only grit his teeth and force a smile, “I was wrong, I was just trying to compensate Suisui, so I forgot the rules for a moment.”

Zhu Suisui didn’t press him, she nodded and said, “Uncle is so kind to me, he even volunteered to pay for me with Xueke earlier, it’s a pity that Xueke and Fourth Aunt beat him to it.”

These words successfully made Wu Xiuzhi and her daughter want to vomit blood.

But they couldn’t say anything, they had to smile.

Zhu Suisui had discovered that dealing with respectable people was actually very simple, if you want them to lose face, just give them nice words, because they care about face, they can’t refute you, isn’t that just losing face for the sake of dignity?

Anyway, she was the one who benefited, and she didn’t lose anything by saying a few nice words.

Since she couldn’t sell it to Lu Taiping, Zhu Suisui felt it would be troublesome to find another buyer. Now that she knew the origin of the seal from Yan Ziqing, it was also troublesome to keep it in her hands. It was better to exchange it for money, and she could sell Yan Ziqing a favor, maybe she would need his help in the future.

Thinking about this.

Zhu Suisui looked at Yan Ziqing and smiled, “I’m an outsider, I don’t understand seals and the like. I originally liked the little bird carving on it, but I didn’t expect it to have such a history. It’s just a stone in my hands, since Mr. Yan likes it, I won’t take away what someone wants.”

Yan Ziqing had thought that Zhu Suisui wouldn’t sell it to him, after all, earlier, she had confidently said that she wouldn’t sell it even if he offered ten thousand yuan.

It was impossible to give ten thousand yuan, not to mention whether the Yan family had that much, this seal definitely wouldn’t be able to recoup its cost at the moment, it would have to be kept for at least a few years, and then maybe a suitable buyer would appear. In that time, he could have used ten thousand yuan to make more money.

One thousand two was a high price.

Yan Ziqing didn’t feel like he was taking advantage of Zhu Suisui, he nodded and said, “I came here in a hurry today, I didn’t bring much money, I’ll get the money tomorrow and send it to you.”

“No need, I’ll go to your place with Qingying, it’ll save you a trip, and I haven’t seen Yajenzhai yet, it’s a good chance to see the world.” Zhu Suisui thought for a moment and replied.

Lu Qingying’s eyes immediately lit up, she wished she could kiss her sister-in-law.

Yan Ziqing nodded, then handed the seal over.

Zhu Suisui felt that the seal was hot in her hands, if she kept it, Lu Taiping might have other ideas, after all, without a cash transaction, it wasn’t a done deal.

If she “lost” it, it would be even more troublesome.

Thinking about this, she said, “Just keep the seal, I don’t want to take it back.”

Upon hearing this.

Yan Ziqing looked at her again, he had thought she understood the business, but now he felt that she was a little too bold, she wasn’t afraid that he would give her a fake one.

But he didn’t say anything, and he put the seal back in his pocket.

Seeing the seal go into Yan Ziqing’s pocket, Yu Rong, who had been silent the whole time, her eyes flickered, and she lowered her head again.