CHAPTER 1977: CHAPTER 1539: YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND ITS VALUE_2

Displaying it but not selling? Ridiculous. You’re just waiting for the right offer since you see that we’re interested!

Some of the items displayed in this store are priced, and ten thousand US dollars is definitely not low, it’s actually quite high.

Although this shop is a famous handcrafted watch store, not everything here is invaluable.

Donna Chen, the elderly lady, looked proudly at Bai Xiaosheng, thinking that starting with a very high price would be enough to frighten him.

Huaxia? In her view, it’s a poor place.

The mixed-race girl Molly also looked at Bai Xiaosheng with pride.

Bai Xiaosheng smiled at the two of them, gently shook his head, and uttered two words, "Too low."

Bai Xiaosheng’s words left the old woman stunned.

Too low?

Ten thousand US dollars, still too low?

The old shop owner couldn’t help but glance at Bai Xiaosheng.

Donna Chen’s face darkened.

This Huaxia person’s attitude seems to look down on her!

It’s not just this kid, but even the gaze of the man and woman behind him, his servants, seemed to carry a hint of mockery.

The mixed-race girl Molly frowned deeply.

"Twenty thousand!" Donna Chen didn’t even blink, directly adding another ten thousand.

Raising the price like this, truly shows off wealth.

Bai Xiaosheng again smiled and shook his head.

His expression seemed to silently mock the elderly woman for being too conservative, even in raising the price.

This made Donna Chen furious, and she immediately shouted, "Forty thousand!"

This time, she directly doubled it!

Converted at the current exchange rate, it had already reached a staggering RMB 2.8 million.

Donna Chen looked proudly at Bai Xiaosheng, she didn’t believe this young man would dare to say it’s still low!

"At this price, even within luxury watch brands, it’s not considered high. Madam, haven’t you seen the news? At your age, even our Huaxia ladies coming overseas to shop wouldn’t be this stingy! Those you look down on, the Huaxia people think, why not double it again?" Bai Xiaosheng said mockingly, smiling.

Donna Chen was so angry at Bai Xiaosheng’s words that her face turned ashen.

The mixed-race beauty Molly was even angrier, gritting her teeth.

Lin Weiwei found it satisfying. Lei Ying smiled but said nothing.

"Alright, alright!" Donna Chen was so angry that she laughed, pointing at Bai Xiaosheng and shouting, "I’ll add another hundred thousand US dollars, fifty thousand US dollars! Kid, just talking doesn’t mean anything, real money is what matters! If you can put up more money than me, then come back and tell me what’s high or low!"

This watch had been bid up to fifty thousand US dollars, which was actually beyond the expectations of the elderly woman and her granddaughter.

This isn’t some famous brand watch, so much money spent on it might even be a joke to show others. Spending money shouldn’t be done this way.

Could it be that if this Huaxia boy keeps saying the price is low, she has to keep raising it endlessly?

If this boy was intentionally causing trouble, shouting prices and then backing off in the end, leaving them stuck being ripped off, wouldn’t that be infuriating!

Thus, Donna Chen stopped in time to avoid falling into that young man’s "trap."

"Yeah, if you can put up this much money, then you can compete with my grandma!" the mixed-race beauty Molly "suddenly realized" and snorted coldly.

Bai Xiaosheng smiled, not competing with the grandmother and granddaughter in bidding but instead bending down to closely examine the watch.

Nearby, Sebastian, the old shop owner, listened to his item being bid up to this price but didn’t react much. When some items are sold at a low price, it’s only a few hundred US dollars, and the highest can reach millions of US dollars, so naturally he wouldn’t get excited over a mere fifty thousand US dollars.

Guests, whether from the marketplace or aristocratic families, from the royal court, he treats them all the same.

What he sells, regardless of price, is his own hard work, this is the craftsman’s attitude towards his own creations.

"What, speechless now, you can’t afford this money!" Donna Chen sneered at Bai Xiaosheng, with disdain in her eyes.

She actually said this in Mandarin.

The mixed-race beauty Molly surprisingly understood, feeling smug.

Old shop owner Sebastian looked at Bai Xiaosheng, his blue eyes examining the young man.

He’s lived long enough to meet many people with unusual status. He can tell with one look who is deep or shallow.

This young man, although deliberately mellowing his aura, Sebastian could still sense something extraordinary about him.

The shop owner wanted to see how Bai Xiaosheng tackled this situation.

"Madam, do you understand this watch?" Bai Xiaosheng said calmly.

Donna Chen was puzzled, then sneered, "Do I need to understand it? This thing is just a timepiece and a decorative item. I can spend so much money on it, and that’s its glory, its demonstration of value!"

These words made old shop owner Sebastian wrinkle his brow slightly, his sapphire blue eyes showing a faint hint of displeasure.

"Madam, when you buy luxury brand watches, indeed, all you need to do is pay money. Those objects are adorned with gold and diamonds, and money can prove their value. Those machine-produced items don’t need to be appreciated for any depth." Bai Xiaosheng continued calmly, "But here, evaluating the value of something requires not just money, but a connection, and you need to understand it."

Bai Xiaosheng’s words made Donna Chen and Molly scoff, yet they made old shop owner Sebastian’s eyes twinkle slightly.

Soon, the shop owner concealed his emotions and smiled as he asked Bai Xiaosheng, "Young sir, do you understand this watch?"

Bai Xiaosheng lifted his head and smiled at the shop owner, glanced at Donna Chen and Molly, and replied unhurriedly, "This was originally a fifteen-jewel mechanical watch, entirely handmade, made in Huaxia in 1955. It is said that the first watch of its kind was created by four master craftsmen over four months, bit by bit. Although it is unknown how many of this particular watch exists, its level of craftsmanship is undoubtedly excellent. Just the value of this original watch alone is beyond comparison to those mass-produced luxury goods."