Seeing Yang Jing still in a daze, Boss Huang said with a smile: "Xiao Yang, you don't have to be embarrassed. Maybe you don't know that I am really happy to meet you today. I am like this. If I see someone I like, I like to communicate more with him. If it is someone I don't like, I don't bother to pay attention to him. You happen to be the one I like. So, I give you a worthless item for free, and you don't have to feel any psychological pressure. Everything in this store is mine, I can give it to whoever I like, and besides, the things I give you are not valuable, you can just take them back and play with them."

Old Huang's words made Yang Jing feel even more uneasy.

It seems that Lao Huang really wants to give me something, and he is not just saying it for fun. If I still take advantage of the situation, it would be really unreasonable.

My grandfather often taught me that although people in the industry are proud of picking up bargains, picking up bargains also depends on the situation. Some bargains can be picked up, but some bargains are better not to be picked up. This depends on the actual situation. Of course, more importantly, you have to follow your heart!

Thinking of this, Yang Jing couldn't help but ask himself, in what situations should you pick up a bargain and in what situations shouldn't you pick up a bargain?

Obviously, the big bargain he picked up in the Valdi Castle some time ago made him very comfortable and he didn't have any psychological burden, especially since the butler John even dared to ask the police to treat him to coffee, so naturally he didn't have any psychological burden to pick up the bargain in his house.

But the Old Huang in front of him was obviously different from the Vardy family. Although I had never known him before, he was really nice to me today.

If I were to take advantage of a bargain under such circumstances, I would feel really guilty!

Yang Jing, who had been in the antique business with his grandfather since he was a child, naturally understood many sayings in this industry. For example, there is a generally recognized standard for doing things in this industry, which is "thick-faced and black-hearted!"

These four words directly reveal the core of this business. Those who cannot do these two things will find it difficult to make a name for themselves in the industry. Only those who are thick-skinned enough and have a dark heart can thrive in this industry.

Although it may sound a bit cruel, the facts are there.

In this industry, most of those who have made a name for themselves, except for those who have real skills, have done so by being shameless and ruthless. In fact, even those masters have done some shameless and ruthless things to a certain extent.

Apart from other things, Yang Jing had seen his grandfather do this several times. Grandpa was really a good man. In the antique circle of Tianqu City, he was definitely a recognized good man. But even a good man like Grandpa, didn't he do this kind of thing?

Being thick-skinned and black-hearted is a hurdle that anyone in the antiques industry cannot avoid!

Similarly, my grandfather once said that you should follow your heart, even if it means you are thick-skinned and have a black heart.

Before, Yang Jing didn’t understand what his grandfather meant by “follow your heart”, but today, he seemed to understand something vaguely.

Thinking of this, Yang Jing secretly made a decision in his heart.

"Old Huang, are you really sure you want to give this thing to me for free?" Having made the decision in his mind, Yang Jing immediately felt a lot more relaxed and asked Old Huang half-jokingly.

Old Huang glared at Yang Jing, seeming dissatisfied with what he said.

"Why? I, Old Huang, am also a person who can make a hole when my saliva falls on the ground. Since I said I would give it to you for free, I will give it to you for free!"

Yang Jing nodded with a smile and said, "Then I will obey your command. But Old Huang, I can't take this thing in my hand for nothing. Let me change it for another one."

Old Huang was stunned, and Yang Jing did not give him a chance to speak. He held the black "broken stone" in his hand and walked to the small antique shelf under the west wall. He picked up a brush washer priced at 2,800 pounds and said, "Old Huang, if you want to give me a gift, give me this one."

Old Huang was stunned again, looking at the brush washer, the muscles on his face trembled, he gritted his teeth and said: "Okay, this brush washer is for you."

Seeing that Old Huang insisted on giving him the brush washer despite feeling distressed, Yang Jing felt even more that his decision was right.

This brush washer is not a valuable item. It is a product from a folk kiln during the Qianlong period. If it were in China, such a brush washer would cost around 14,000 to 15,000 yuan. Although Lao Huang's price is 2,800 pounds, it is not that high. After all, this is London, not China.

Yang Jing smiled, put the brush washer on the antique shelf, and then said to Lao Huang: "Lao Huang, you said that you lost money on the batch of goods you shipped six years ago?"

Although he didn't understand why Yang Jing asked this, he nodded anyway.

Yang Jing said, "Old Huang, you didn't lose money on that batch of goods. On the contrary, you made a lot of money. Look, this thing in my hand is enough to make you earn three times as much."

Seeing Old Huang's unbelieving expression, Yang Jing did not take it as an offense. He continued, "Old Huang, I'm afraid you haven't figured out what this object in my hand is, right? I'll tell you now, if I'm not mistaken, this stone in my hand should be an old Duan inkstone, but this Duan inkstone was deliberately made into this shape, so you didn't see it."

Hearing Yang Jing say this, Old Huang said in disbelief: "Xiao Yang, you are not kidding me, are you? This piece of black broken stone is actually a Duan inkstone?"

Yang Jing nodded and asked, "Old Huang, do you have any tools like a carving knife? Also, you'd better bring a basin of clean water over here. I'll try to see if I can remove the stuff on the outside of this Duan inkstone. Then you'll know if this thing is a treasure or not."

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