It was only seven in the morning when they returned to the hotel. The buffet in the lobby on the first floor had just opened, and Su Jianwei and Mr. Du were the first wave of customers.
After the two of them finished their breakfast, Mr. Du smiled and said, "We've found a great bargain today. Life is so unpredictable."
Su Jianwei placed the poured black tea next to Mr. Du's hand and asked, "So, the Qianlong revolving vase that Mr. Lu originally collected is a fake, right?"
Old Master Du nodded and said, "Old Lu is a man who never gives up. Back then, he and I discovered that the Heart-Transforming Bottle was fake. But by the time we discovered it, the bottle had already been authenticated as authentic by the people around us."
"Is that a replica?"
Mr. Du took a sip of tea and shook his head, saying, "It can't be called a high imitation. It can't reach that level."
"It's also a revolving vase from the Qing Dynasty, but it wasn't made by the Imperial Household Department, and certainly not during the reign of Emperor Qianlong. We only discovered the difference when we were looking up information later."
"Don't underestimate the location and ownership of this porcelain. The price of the two is very different."
"It's just that the word had already been spread, and Lao Lu didn't want to lose face, so he kept saying it was true. Plus, none of us said anything, so people in the circle tacitly assumed that the Heart-Transforming Bottle in Lao Lu's hand was real."
Old Master Du sighed and said, "It's not that no one has wanted to buy it over the years, but Old Lu didn't want to let people know that this collection was a fake, so he never showed it to anyone. But after his father's death, Lu Zhenshun... "
There was more sarcasm in Mr. Du's tone than before, "Gamblers are the worst."
"Small gambling can be enjoyable, but big gambling can harm your health. Gambling is gambling, there is no distinction between big and small!"
Su Jianwei nodded and continued to ask, "Since you knew it was fake, why did you come to Haojing specifically for it?"
"It's not specifically for this, it's just a stepping stone. What I want is another piece of the Lu family's collection, but I guess there's no hope now."
First, I don’t know whether Lu Zhenshun sold the thing or lost the bet; second, given his sister-in-law’s current attitude, I guess even if she didn’t sell it, she wouldn’t sell it to others.
"Is that so?" Su Jianwei also thought of what Lu Zhenshun had said before.
No matter how big the family business is, such a person cannot withstand his squandering.
"Guess when the antique gambling thing came about? It was after Old Lu passed away! That idiot, this was a trap set for him, and he jumped right in. How could Old Lu have such a foolish son!"
Su Jianwei thought about Lu Zhenshun's actions. To be honest, he was really stupid and bad. If this heart-transmitting bottle was fake, and if Mr. Du really bought it out of trust, the loss would be at least tens of millions.
Mr. Du became increasingly indignant as he spoke. He continued, "I told Old Lu back then that sons and daughters are all the same. Since your son is useless, why not turn your attention to your daughter?"
"Weiwei, let me tell you, the girl from the Lu family is a real character. She's been following Old Lu since she was little, and by the time she was a teenager, her vision was as good as an old hand. But because she's a girl, Old Lu always feels that she won't be a member of the family once she gets married, so he's always been wary of her."
"The old one is as stupid as the young one!" said Mr. Du angrily.
If his daughter was as strong-willed as the girl from Old Lu's family and had the same talent for identification, she might not have married Lu Hai and instead found another way out.
But it was a waste for him to have so many children. The only one who was interested in him didn't have much talent.
Old Master Du sighed and said, "Weiwei, you and Xiaozheng are the only ones in your family who are interested in this. They don't have any interest at all."
"Your grandfather has no prejudice against men and women. I just want to pass on my skills."
Su Jianwei nodded. Although she occasionally followed Mr. Du and was not averse to his teachings, Su Jianwei had never thought about working in this field. She just felt that having many skills was always a benefit.
On the contrary, Lu Zheng was much more serious.
"Grandpa, it will definitely be passed down. Doesn't Lu Zheng always bring his children to your place every time he comes home?"
Lu Zheng thought about this and smiled broadly. "You're right. Ah Zheng has been smart since he was young. I can't say he's learned 100% of my skills, but he's learned 60 to 70% of them. Plus, he's always had good luck..."
Mr. Du coughed when he said this. He had just said that gambling was the worst thing to do, but sometimes he had to admit that sometimes he really had to believe in luck.
"Niannian Suisui is also amazing, especially Niannian. Although he doesn't like to talk, he knows more about the small details of antiques than Suisui, who has a photographic memory."
Suisui is a child with a photographic memory, but he is carefree and not as rigorous as Niannian.
"A three-year-old child only knows the very surface of things."
"You can tell a person's future from the age of three. These two kids can't be different!" Grandpa Du retorted.
Perhaps because the two children grew up under his nose, Grandpa Du was very protective of them and would not listen to others, even if Lu Zheng and Su Jianwei said something bad about Nian Nian Sui Sui.
"Well, with such a kind elder like you, it's a good thing for the two children!"
Mr. Du smiled and said, "Anyway, don't tell anyone else about this Qianlong Heart-Transforming Bottle today except Xiao Zheng."
Su Jianwei nodded.
"This thing was taken from that brat Lu Zhenshun anyway, so it should be kept in the dark for a few years." Old Master Du snorted coldly, "That brat hasn't learned his lesson in all these years. He lied to me before, and now he's trying to trick me again."
"For someone like him who has been spoiled since childhood and has no real job, even if gold is placed in his hands, he would mistake it for cow dung."
"You don't know this because you're young. The Lu family used to be a wealthy family in Haojing. However, no matter how wealthy a family is, if it can't pass on its legacy, it will eventually fall into decline."
When Mr. Du said this, he let out a deep breath, because although his eldest son took over his business, he was only mediocre and had no talent.
His grandson Lu Zheng is talented, but he has no interest in taking over.
What's more, Mr. Du also knew that he had given Lu Zheng enough things over the years. If he gave all his family fortune to Lu Zheng, there would really be internal turmoil in the family.
The chaos in a family is often caused by the elders being too partial.
But the heart is biased.
Su Jianwei and Mr. Du were eating and chatting at the same time. It was mostly Mr. Du who was talking while Su Jianwei was listening, listening to him talk about his experiences when he was young, traveling back and forth between Haojing and the imperial capital.
By the time they finished their meal and went upstairs, it was already half past eight.
The antique exchange meeting was held in the afternoon. Su Jianwei thought that he had slept too little last night, so he could go back and take a nap.
Before going to bed, Su Jianwei went to Lin Yulan and their suite first. As soon as he entered, he heard Lin Yulan shouting "Niannian Suisui" everywhere.
"Mom, what's wrong?"
When Lin Yulan heard Su Jianwei's voice, she turned around with red eyes.
“The years are gone.”
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