CHAPTER 44: CHAPTER 44: WIN MORE, LOSE MORE!

Elder Tang laughed, "Ah, it seems everyone is focusing on me here!"

"Young man, why do you think so?"

Let alone what Sui Yi had said, he wanted to hear what this youngster’s basis for judgment was!

Quan Ling narrowed his eyes and smiled, "I heard Elder Tang also mentioned that he spent three hundred thousand to acquire it. I think, if the seller didn’t believe it was real, they definitely wouldn’t ask for three hundred thousand. And if they did think it was real, they surely wouldn’t sell it for just three hundred thousand!"

Boss Quan laughed, while Boss Qian frowned.

This Quan Ling was indeed somewhat clever, even discovering this loophole~~

Compared to his own daughter, who was abysmally poor in cultural studies, Quan Ling seemed much better...

Well, she was indeed only suited for selling jewelry.

All eyes unanimously turned to Elder Tang.

Apparently, they all thought it was a fake?

"Heh," Elder Tang chuckled but then looked towards Elder De.

Elder De had always worn a profound and mysterious smile. Seeing the gaze of the crowd, he looked towards Sui Yi.

"Sui Yi, continue," he said.

Huh? The crowd was startled, even Tang Hanyan subconsciously glanced at Sui Yi a few times.

It seemed Elder De was particularly interested in this young girl.

Something was odd.

Sui Yi paused, glanced at Elder Tang momentarily, then naturally shifted her gaze and picked up Yu Quan’s Western Dagger.

"Hitler of Germany was a man with a strong desire for control. His officers’ marriages were even restricted by his racial ideologies, let alone the military’s weapons styles, which would definitely align with his racial style. However, the style of this dagger is primarily Egyptian, not the direct and sharp style of Germany," she said.

Then, she picked up the long Tang Knife and flicked the blade with her finger. "The metallic echo is wrong, and..."

She picked up the scabbard and showed a line of small characters on the inside to everyone, "Elder Lin is quite childlike, carving his own name on it..."

Everyone took the knife and looked over it, faces darkening in unison. Damn, there really was a row of very small characters – ’Exclusively for Lin Zhengdao’s blade!’

Pfft~~

Li Ling couldn’t suppress her laughter and Tang Hanyan also smiled, unable to see this out-of-orthodox person still had such a youthful heart.

Elder Lin just chuckled and gave Sui Yi a thumbs up!

"Your eyes are too sharp, girl. I carved it so secretly, yet you still found it!"

And he had carved it on the inside of the scabbard. Such a detail-oriented person would bother to look inside the scabbard, seeing that most people focus on the blade!

Clearly, Elder Lin had done it on purpose! What he wanted was to test people’s careful observation and vision!

In fact, after what Sui Yi just said, not many people paid attention to her previous mention of metal echoes and such...

Are you saying you can hear the difference in the metal composition of this blade?

That would be ridiculous!

At that moment, Sui Yi had already picked up Elder Han’s book!

"Elder Han said, this ’Ink Vegetable Painting’ by Shen Zhou was something you acquired by chance thirty years ago. You treasured it immensely at the time, framed it, and have cherished it since then. But the frame’s floral patterns are too new... they don’t seem to be from thirty years ago."

"And about Boss Wang’s earthen jar... let’s just say I’m going with my intuition... Over the years working at Elder Tang’s shop, I’ve seen many earthen jars of this age. The ones I’ve felt have the same size but differ significantly in weight and earth color. Even though there might be differences in origin and soil quality, such similarity in style shouldn’t exist, yet there is a disparity in earth color... Thus, I think it is a counterfeit~~"

"As for Boss Qian’s snuff bottle... while there’s a tiny bit of soot stain inside, making it appear very ancient, the mouth of the bottle is unusually clean, which is illogical unless the user only lit tobacco, didn’t smoke it... Otherwise..."

Yhan Qingwu watched Sui Yi confidently and calmly speak on the stage, her voice gentle and clear, and she couldn’t help but be somewhat distracted, then quietly looked toward Boss Qian beside her, only to see an expression of gloom on his face.

Finally, Sui Yi’s fingers gently pinched the mouth of the Celadon Vase, "Ming Dynasty floral celadon, Boss Quan stated it’s from Jingdezhen Town, bright, glossy, cool to the touch, and full-bodied, it’s authentic antique porcelain."

At her words, Boss Quan scoffed, "According to what you’re saying, my item is genuine, but you previously said it was a fake!"

Previously, seeing Sui Yi arrive composed and steady, pressing down many with her demeanor, she had greatly impressed the older generation and overshadowed the younger ones here.

Among those younger ones was his own nephew. Coupled with his discord with Elder Tang, Boss Quan naturally wanted to tarnish Sui Yi’s prestige!

His item indeed was authentic!

The expressions of Elder Tang and others became incomprehensibly tight as they all looked towards Sui Yi.

It seemed to say, Sui Yi, this time you truly made a mistake!

Facing such an imposing atmosphere, Elder De smiled at Sui Yi and asked, "Sui Yi, what else do you have to say?"

Sui Yi seemed entirely unaffected by the gazes of others, gently caressing the body of the celadon vase, his voice indifferent like a mild wine, "If it is real, it is naturally real; if said to be fake, it is also fake."

Huh? What does that mean? Boss Quan still sneered.

"Only because of this base..."

The crowd looked towards the bottom of the celadon vase that Sui Yi lifted.

"The base, it’s just the base! I think you are just spouting nonsense!" Qian Shuangyu scoffed at Sui Yi, although shocked internally, she appeared even more disdainful, believing that it was impossible for the other to guess correctly!

It’s absolutely impossible!

She was just a novice!

"The base... is incorrect! For Jingdezhen Town cermaics of this size, the base generally does not exceed one-third of an inch, and for the broken-flower celadon types, it’s even lower. Blue patterns touching the ground, how could it be too high, isn’t that out of touch with reality?" Elder Han spoke out, his voice old and robust yet confident, ending with a slight jest.

Finally, he said, "This base is too high, it’s not from Jingdezhen Town, it is naturally fake... Little Quan, am I right?"

Boss Quan did not respond.

The crowd was skeptical.

And Elder Han, stroking his beard, said to Sui Yi, "Young friend Sui Yi, I think, among these items, you ought to be the most versed in Jingdezhen Town ceramics. Knowing so clearly even the base specifics of Jingdezhen ceramics, if not a master deeply immersed in this field, then someone who has specifically researched this."

Elder Han’s words carried a tone of appreciation, stunning many in the audience!

Who doesn’t know that Elder Han is the most knowledgeable in this aspect? Since he said so, it must be true!

Lin Zhengdao twirled the Buddha on his wrist, squinting at Sui Yi, and after a while, he smiled.

And that Ah A swept a glance at Zhou Ran, who looked unnaturally pale, and chuckled to himself. It seems the other follower felt something was off.

Indeed, the difference was too great.

"Could it be..." Quan Ling looked towards his uncle, but saw that his face had already darkened.

The scene quieted down, these old foxes each showing a remarkable expression.

Li Ling inwardly sighed at these old foxes, while looking towards her boss.

Ah, this one is a fox too, an exceptionally beautiful fox.

Indeed, Tang Hanyan had not expected such excitement today, to be honest, she had not set high expectations before coming, and her goal wasn’t here, yet unexpectedly, the surprise was right here.

That Sui Yi, was indeed somewhat dazzling.

Elder Tang also felt surprised, although it didn’t show on his face.

A moment later, Elder De coughed softly, taking out two papers from the eight, and handed them to the maid, saying, "These two papers, from two people, one is the most incorrect, and the other is the most correct... take a look for yourselves—"

The one on the left, the handwriting was mediocre and somewhat sloppy; on the right, the handwriting was graceful and outstanding, as if written by a flying dragon or dancing snake, particularly pleasant to look at.

Answers on top—false true true true true false true

—true false false false false false false

Qian Shuangyu and Quan Ling both stared intently at the signatures on the papers, and when they saw the names, they both laughed!

Qian Lin, Sui Yi!

"Sui Yi, it seems you were the most wrong!" Quan Ling smiled at Sui Yi, showing no ill-will, but with a slight pride.

Because his answers were close to Qian Lin’s!

He was a newcomer, and to overcome so many people here, the word would get out, and his reputation would definitely be great in the future!

And Qian Shuangyu also smiled immensely proudly, simply because the winner was her father, and her own answer sheet was also mostly correct!

A double joy!

However, only these two individuals in the entire venue smiled.

And one more person, it was Zhou Ran.

He quietly sighed in relief.

Elder Tang felt it and turned his head to glance at him, lightly shaking his head with a slight arch.

It seemed like a sigh.

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