When leaving, Ye's mother held Lu An Ning's hand and thanked her repeatedly. Lu An Ning looked at the kind-hearted Ye's mother in front of him and found it hard to understand where Ye Lingfei learned such a distorted outlook on life.
The Ye family is a kind family, except Ye Lingfei, who is extreme and has an extreme personality. She is really a spoiled young lady.
Ye Haojie even offered to be Lu Anning's tour guide to express his gratitude, but Lu Anning politely declined. She was not used to the sudden politeness.
The Antique Street usually opens at 1:30. Tang Lianfeng calculated the time and took Lu Anning and Tang Jingyuan there, talking about the wonders of the Antique Street along the way.
Although Tang Jingyuan understood, he was not as expert as Tang Lianfeng, so he humbly acted as a listener on the road.
This intricate antique street has been passed down from the time of our ancestors. In the early days, those who did business here were all merchants who specialized in making money from the dead, that is, tomb robbers in that era, or tomb robbers in the south.
If there's anything old on this street, as long as there's someone who wants it, someone else will be able to get it. Initially, it started as a small stall, then evolved into a store. Now, it's becoming increasingly standardized, and at first glance, it's all become a well-organized business.
Only one thing remains unchanged!
The things in this antique street are a mixture of real and fake. If you want to buy the authentic ones, you have to rely on your own ability.
Moreover, there are many counterfeit goods made with superb craftsmanship, which are almost indistinguishable from the real thing. Even Tang Lianfeng dare not pat his chest and say that he will never make a mistake.
However, in this antique street, and even in the entire antique circle of Kyoto, no one dared to bring inferior items to him and pass them off as genuine ones.
Today, Tang Lianfeng has dozens of shops on Antique Street, buying and selling utensils, calligraphy and paintings, and jade. He also has folk masters who specialize in repairs, providing repair services specifically for the powerful and wealthy, from which he earns commissions.
After running the business for so long, Tang Lianfeng relies entirely on the word "reputation".
Lu Anning listened and exclaimed in amazement.
She had also heard of people who specialized in repairing antiques. Whether it was calligraphy and paintings, or problematic porcelain or other objects, they could restore them to their original state. However, the process was complicated and time-consuming, so it was not easy to find someone with good skills.
Moreover, most of these people are working on national cultural relics restoration and rarely have time to take on external orders. Unexpectedly, Tang Lianfeng actually has such connections.
As he walked along, Lu Anning listened to Tang Lianfeng's introduction of the ins and outs, and found that although Tang Lianfeng seemed cynical, he was actually knowledgeable and talented. He knew everything in the industry at will, as if he had endless stories to tell.
Everyone they met on the road would respectfully address Tang Lianfeng as "Second Master Tang".
Tang Lianfeng looked quite proud and said with a smile, "Actually, Jing Yuan is very smart. If he had been willing to follow me, his achievements would have surpassed mine by now."
Tang Jingyuan smiled helplessly and said, "Second uncle won't forget that time when he took me to the auction and almost had my legs broken by grandpa!"
"Why are you still bringing it up after such a long time? Your grandfather is just old-fashioned and always thinks I have no future in this line of work. Look at me now, I'm doing so well. It's a pity that your cousin doesn't want to inherit the family business and insists on going archaeological excavation with her mother. She's exposed to the wind and sun, and it makes me sad just thinking about it. When you see her later, please help me persuade her."
"Why didn't my second uncle let me persuade my aunt as well?"
Tang Lianfeng chuckled: "That's right, persuading the business is useless!"
He sighed deeply: "If only your cousin was as well-behaved as An Ning."
Lu An Ning laughed out loud: "If my second uncle knew what I did in Jiangcheng, he probably wouldn't think I was well-behaved."
Tang Lianfeng was surprised and was about to gossip with Lu Anning when several cars in the distance honked their horns and drove towards this side. There were many pedestrians on the road, but the other party showed no intention of slowing down, which frightened everyone and made them retreat.
Several black commercial vehicles drove by, all black Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicles, protecting the seven-seater commercial vehicle in the middle from the front and back and driving away, with an extremely arrogant posture.
Tang Lianfeng's temper flared up immediately: "Who is so ignorant of the rules? Don't you know that driving is not allowed on Antique Street? Why don't you slow down? Don't you want to be here anymore? Get off!"
The leading car stopped and a driver came over to apologize.
"Second Master Tang, I'm so sorry! We are from the Gu family and were in a hurry to pick up our young lady. I'm sorry!"
"This isn't your Gu family's Chinese medicine street. If you want to run rampant, you should know where you are. Hasn't your young lady been missing for over twenty years?"
"Yes! We found it recently. Look, the young lady was browsing in the jade shop in front. She had a lot of things, so we went to get them. If we were late, we were afraid we would be fined, so we didn't dare to waste time."
Tang Lianfeng frowned: "Forget it! For the sake of the Gu family, I won't bother with you today. This won't happen again! Let's go!"
"Thank you, Mr. Tang."
The man waved his hand, and the cars continued to move, but much slower.
At the end of the street, the leading car slowly stopped. Lu Anning could only see a white figure from a distance. The bodyguards beside her obscured most of her body, making it difficult to see her appearance. Lu Anning looked at her and felt that she was quite arrogant.
It was not until the other person got into the car that Lu An Ning accidentally caught a glimpse of the man's back. She was stunned for a moment, and the figure of another person flashed through her mind. When she wanted to look more closely, the young lady of the Gu family had already left.
Lu Anning asked curiously, "Is the Gu family very powerful? This young lady from their family seems to be quite remarkable. Has Second Uncle met her?"
Tang Lianfeng shook his head. "I just recently returned to the Gu family, so I haven't seen them. But this Gu family has been running the medicinal materials business for generations, and now it's spread all over the world. They can be said to be the leader in the domestic traditional Chinese medicine industry, and their wealth is incalculable. They do have the capital to be arrogant."
Lu Anning looked at Tang Jingyuan thoughtfully, "How does it compare to the Tang family?"
For a moment, the two men laughed out loud.
After weighing the pros and cons, Tang Lianfeng said seriously, "I think so. They each have their merits!"
Lu An Ning smiled and saw various wood carvings and wooden signs displayed in the window of a store not far away. Lu An Ning's eyes lit up.
"Second uncle, how much do you know about agarwood cards?"
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