As the saying goes, since he'd already come all this way, Zhang Long wasn't about to leave empty-handed.
He was also very interested in Old Man Ma's collection. This time, he helped Old Man Ma out of this predicament, so it would be unreasonable not to ask for some benefits or something!
I'm sure Old Ma thinks so too! (Old Ma: No, I didn't, don't talk nonsense!)
Zhang Long's eyes were like those of an old man named Ma, who could see right through him. Ma Long realized that he probably couldn't escape this situation today.
Well, since there was no way to avoid it, Old Man Ma simply acted quite readily.
The two went up to the second floor one after the other.
The second floor of Boguzhai is quite peculiar because the ceiling height is unusual.
A typical staircase leading to the second floor usually has 12-18 steps, but Zhang Long has learned something new today – this one has a whopping 24 steps.
That wasn't all. He looked at the ceiling on the first floor and realized it was already parallel when he reached the twelfth step.
What about the remaining twelve levels?
Is this some kind of nonsense?
He arrived at the so-called second floor, which was no different from a normal room, complete with a kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, living room, and balcony.
The kitchen was quite clean, though; you could tell at a glance that no one was cooking there.
This old man, Mr. Ma, is 58 years old this year. Back in the 1980s, when antiques were all the rage, he collected quite a few good things.
Ordinary items don't qualify for his upstairs collection room.
Just as he was looking at the layout upstairs, he saw that Old Man Ma did not hide from him. He first went to the bedroom and did something, and then started fiddling with the wall cabinet in the living room.
Suddenly, an entrance to a secret room, just like in a spy drama, appeared.
Zhang Long was dumbfounded and exclaimed, "Good heavens! Who would put these things in their home?"
Okay, antique collectors are an exception!
He stopped three body lengths behind Old Man Ma, and couldn't help but marvel when he saw the entrance to the secret room.
The door to this secret room is just as impressive as the door to a bank vault!
When he opened it again, he saw a thick steel plate, almost 15 centimeters thick, which was quite exaggerated.
However, this only made him more interested in Old Ma's collection.
After the door opened, the two entered the collection room one after the other. Just as he had guessed, there was a staircase leading downstairs as soon as they entered.
After turning on the lights, the collection room came into Zhang Long's view. Although the space was not large, only about 50 square meters.
But it was packed full, that's what makes it so special. Who would have thought that an ordinary old man was actually a great collector!
Upon seeing this, Zhang Long had only one thought in his mind: "Damn it, I was too hasty!"
With such a deep family fortune, it's better to let him fall for it and feel the pain!
Old Ma obviously couldn't read minds. Seeing Zhang Long's expression, he assumed Zhang Long was shocked by his collection, and he was incredibly smug.
What could be more gratifying than seeing a collector you admire being awestruck by your collection?
Although Zhang Long didn't know much about these bottles and jars, anything that Old Man Ma kept in his collection room must be of high quality.
After admiring the items for a while, Old Man Ma couldn't help but urge, "Everything here was collected by me piece by piece, absolutely genuine!"
"Given our relationship, if I were to sell you counterfeit goods, you could smash up my place all you want."
Hearing what Old Man Ma said, Zhang Long shrugged and laughed, saying, "Wow, the sun has risen in the west today, this is truly a rare thing."
"Since it's rare to encounter Old Man Ma being so generous today, then I, Zhang, must show my skills."
Although he wasn't quite sure of the value of these things, he would secretly glance at Old Man Ma's expression out of the corner of his eye.
If he shows any sign of distress, then it must be something good.
Ten minutes passed...
Although the idea was good, after some testing, he finally discovered a problem.
No matter which item he touched, the old man would show a pained expression.
I almost couldn't figure it out. Goodness, it turns out you don't want to part with any of your collections in this room.
At that moment, he seemed to remember something.
He turned and glanced at Old Man Ma, inwardly cursing him.
"Bah! Scumbag!"
Finally, after looking around, Zhang Long chose the small jewelry box in the corner.
There's no other reason, it just feels very familiar, even the carvings and patterns on it are almost identical.
He was also very curious to see if he could find any treasure in this box!
"Alright, let's choose this one!"
"I don't understand the others either, so there's no need to look at them."
Even Old Man Ma was quite curious: You took a liking to this jewelry box after looking around?
"Could there be some hidden secret here?"
"Old people are shrewd, and old horses are cunning," and that was the first thought that came to Old Horse's mind.
Zhang Long shrugged and said, "Stop making that face. I just turned around. Do you think I didn't see your expression?"
"You're so heartbroken if you even touch you, then if I take you away, you won't be able to sleep at all night!"
"In addition, I also have a special connection with this jewelry box. I had previously encountered an identical one in another antique shop."
"Now that they've finally become a couple, it's a perfect ending."
"And I have absolutely no interest in any of your bottles and jars."
“I also have a bunch of things I bought from overseas at home, which my girlfriend takes care of.”
"Old Ma, would you like to come over to my place sometime and take a look at my collection?"
Old Ma's attention was instantly drawn to Zhang Long's words.
He quickly dismissed the thought that had just crossed his mind; he was quite interested in the collection of this young man he had made a close friend with.
So he immediately urged, "Alright then, since that's the case, let's do it today."
"It'll be good for this old man to feast his eyes and see your collection, kid."
Although this jewelry box is exquisite, it's from the Republic of China era and isn't worth much. I'll give it to you along with the small bottles inside.
I put this jewelry box here to store these small bottles.
Curious, Zhang Long opened the jewelry box. Sure enough, there was a bunch of small bottles inside. He picked one up and looked at it.
Then, with a wry smile, he said, "Old Ma, this thing used to be used to store medicine in the palace, right? Is it appropriate for you to put it in your jewelry box?"
"Haha, this is my stuff. If I think it's suitable, then it's suitable."
Old Ma also said with a proud look on his face.
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