Walking into an antique shop on the commercial street, the owner was a middle-aged man in his forties. When he saw Hardy come in, he nodded politely.

Hardy was spinning himself around in the store.

There were European furniture, silver jewelry, and various cultural relics. Hardy saw a few pieces of porcelain in a corner.

There were two large plates, three small bowls and two vases. On one of the large plates was a painting of the Star of Longevity, and on the other was a painting of an ancient man riding a unicorn. Hardy didn't know who the ancient man was.

The three small bowls are all very exquisite, with pictures of flowers, birds, fish, insects and people traveling on them. The bottles are a pair of jade vases with a pair of brocade roosters painted on them.

"Do customers like these porcelains from the East?" The boss saw Hardy standing in front of the porcelain for a long time, walked over and asked.

"How much are these china?" asked Hardy.

"These two plates are $120 each, the three small bowls are $80 each, and this pair of vases is $300," said the boss.

“It’s a bit expensive.”

The price of porcelain was generally much higher than what Hardy saw in New York.

"Look at how beautiful the patterns are. They are rare and exquisite. They are said to come from the Eastern Chinese Imperial Palace and were used by their emperors. I asked someone and they have a history of more than 200 years."

The boss saw that Hardy was interested and introduced him to the company.

Over 200 years of history.

Hardy did some mental calculations.

It might be from the Qianlong period.

I picked up the porcelain and looked at the inscriptions on the bottom. They were indeed from Qianlong's reign. It seemed that the boss had asked someone to look at this one as well.

Said it came from the palace.

Perhaps they were looted from the Old Summer Palace or the Forbidden City when the Eight-Nation Alliance entered Beijing.

"I'll offer $80 for each plate, $50 for each small bowl, and $200 for this pair of vases. If you agree, I'll take them all," Hardy bargained.

The boss shook his head immediately.

"No, no, the price you offered is too low."

The two began to bargain for more than ten minutes. Finally, the price was decided and both sides compromised. The total price was US$660, and the two sides shook hands to reach an agreement.

The boss went to the back to get the boxes to prepare for packing. At this time, two girls walked into the antique shop. One was a white girl with brown hair and a tall figure. The other was an Asian girl, about 1.65 meters tall and beautiful.

Whether in the past life or this life, among all the girls Hardy has ever seen, the Asian girl in front of him is the most beautiful.

Skin is soft and complexion is gorgeous.

Hardy couldn't help but take a few more glances.

When the girl saw Hardy, she thought he was the boss and nodded gently to greet him. Hardy was slightly stunned and smiled and nodded in response.

The girl scanned the items in the antique shop, finally landing on the pieces of Chinese porcelain on the table. She walked over and looked at them carefully.

After a while, the girl turned to look at Hardy and asked, "Boss, how much are these porcelains?"

Hardy thought to himself, it seems that this girl has misunderstood me.

But it's also quite interesting.

He walked up to the girl and stood next to her, pointing at the porcelain. He said, "These two plates are $120 each, the three small bowls are $80 each, and this pair of vases is $300."

The girl nodded.

She looked at the pieces of porcelain again. She liked every one of them, but she didn't have that much money in her pocket, so she gritted her teeth and could only buy one.

The rest can only be abandoned.

I feel reluctant.

I thought I could only watch more.

Hardy stood only one meter away from the girl, who exuded a pure fragrance.

Smells good.

She has a long neck and looks very beautiful when she slightly lowers her head.

Finally, she turned her eyes away from the pair of jade pots and pointed at one of the small bowls and said, "Boss, can this be cheaper? I'm willing to pay $60."

The girl looked up at Hardy.

Hardy immediately looked away from the girl's neck.

It would be rude to be discovered.

"You like this little bowl, do you know where it came from?" Hardy asked.

The girl thought for a moment and said, "This should be porcelain from the Chinese imperial palace. The yellow glaze has peony patterns, dragon patterns, and a mark on the bottom, which is enough to explain its origin."

"What is the dragon pattern?" Hadi looked at Xiaowan in surprise.

The girl stretched out her slender fingers to point out the patterns on the small bowl to Hardy. Hardy moved closer to take a look, and the two of them were so close that they could almost hear each other's breathing.

At this time, the middle-aged boss came back with two boxes in his hands. He looked at the girl and said to Hardy, "I found the boxes. I'll pack them for you now."

As he said this, he went to get the porcelain.

Han Ye-jin was stunned and turned to look at Hardy, "Aren't you the boss?"

Hardy smiled.

“I buy antiques.”

The girl watched the boss packing the porcelain, blinked her big eyes and asked Hardy: "Did you buy all these?"

The boss heard this and replied with a smile, "Yes, this gentleman has bought all these porcelains. Miss, what do you want to buy?"

The girl paused.

"I want to buy some porcelain, too."

The boss was a little surprised. Normally no one asked about these porcelains, so why did two of them come in all of a sudden today? It was really strange.

Knowing that the porcelain had been bought, Han Ye-jin did not linger and walked to the counter to look at other items. In the glass cabinet of the counter, she found a beautiful jade hairpin.

"Boss, how much is this jade hairpin?" the girl asked.

The boss stopped packing and took a look. "This one is $35."

Show it to the girl.

This jade hairpin is carved from Hetian white jade. The body of the hairpin is simple and elegant, and the head of the hairpin is a phoenix head. The whole hairpin is white and moist. The girl looked at it over and over for a long time.

"How about $30?" the girl asked.

The boss looked at the girl.

"Okay, I'll sell it to you."

The girl paid the bill and the boss took out a long jewelry box and gave it to the girl. The girl thanked the boss, put the jade hairpin into the box and put it in her bag, then called her female companion Irina to leave the antique shop.

Hardy watched the girl's back disappear through the window of the antique shop before he looked away.

......

Although she didn't buy the porcelain she liked, Han Ye-jin was very happy to have bought a hairpin, and the trip was worthwhile.

"Yejin, what is the stick you bought for?" Irina asked.

"It's not a stick, it's a hairpin," Han Ye-jin explained.

"What is a hairpin?"

“It’s a kind of ancient hairpin.”

“Oh~~”

Irina understood.

While the two were chatting, several figures suddenly appeared in front of them and blocked their way. The two girls were startled because they saw the thief who had just stolen their bag among these six or seven men.

The two girls immediately realized that these people must be here for revenge.

A taller guy in the group looked at the two girls, smiled and said to the thief, "Elmo, you were beaten up by two girls. It's really embarrassing."

After saying that, he turned to look at Han Ye-jin and Irina with a sly smile on his face, "But these two girls are really pretty."

Irina was already frightened.

Reach out and grab Han Ye-jin's arm.

Actually, Han Ye-jin is a little scared now. Although she knows Kung Fu and can deal with one or two people, she doesn't think she has the strength to deal with so many people, and they are adult men, unless she can use the bodyguards at home.

“Run!”

Han Ye-jin acted decisively, grabbed Irina and ran away.

A few thugs saw this and chased after him.

There was no way the two girls could outrun these guys. They were surrounded after running only a dozen meters.

Someone was about to grab the girl. Irina screamed and hit him with her handbag. After just two hits, she was snatched away.

Han Ye-jin kicked down a man who was trying to catch her, but the next second another man came over to catch her. She immediately kicked him again, this time with a more ruthless move, kicking the guy in the crotch.

“Ahhhhh~~!”

The guy immediately rolled on the ground in pain.

"You can't even handle a little girl, idiot, come at me together!" the leader shouted impatiently.

Several men rushed up together.

Han Ye-jin also panicked and threw her handbag at one of the guys, then turned to deal with the other two. She just blocked the fist of one guy when the other grabbed her arm.

The girl was startled and knew something was wrong.

At this moment.

A figure appeared next to the girl.

“Bang~!”

The guy who grabbed the girl's arm was punched hard in the face.

“Swoosh~!”

This guy seemed to fly out, and the next second he fell to the ground three or four meters away.

“Bang bang bang~!”

Hardy threw several more punches.

Beat out all the thugs surrounding them.

Finally, he stood in front of the two girls.

Han Ye-jin looked at the man in surprise and said, "It's you!"

"Ah, it's the gentleman from the antique shop." Irina also said.

Several thugs quickly got up from the ground and saw the tall and strong Hardy. They knew from just a few hits that this man was not someone to be trifled with.

"Let's go~!"

The leader shouted, and a group of guys quickly ran into the alley.

Hardy did not pursue.

Although he didn't take these guys seriously, he knew the principle of not pursuing a poor enemy. Moreover, as a gang leader, he didn't need to bother with these small thugs. He had plenty of ways to deal with them.

"Ah~~Our bags!"

Irina couldn't help but shout when she saw the gangsters running away.

But she didn't dare to chase him.

I can only stomp my feet in place.

The movements are somewhat funny and cute.

"Wuwuwu, all my living expenses for this month are in the bag, along with my newly bought cosmetics." Irina couldn't help but said sadly.

Han Ye-jin was also a little sad.

"They also stole the hairpin I just bought."

"These damn thieves!" Irina finally couldn't help crying. She lost her money and didn't know how she would survive this month.

Han Ye-jin looked at Hardy next to her and said, "Thank you, sir, for saving us just now."

"My name is Jon Hardy." Hardy introduced himself.

"Ah~ Thank you Mr. Hardy." Han Ye-jin said again.

"This is our second meeting, and I don't even know your names?" Hardy asked.

"My name is Han Ye-jin, and she is my roommate Irina." Han Ye-jin said.

"Are you all right?"

Hardy looked the girl up and down. After all, he had just been through a fight. In fact, he was quite surprised when he saw this Asian girl using Chinese Kung Fu to fight those thugs from a distance.

"We're not in big trouble." Han Ye-jin said.

At this time, Irina said in a tearful voice, "We are penniless now, how can we go back to school? Do we have to walk back to USC?"

Han Ye-jin also looked embarrassed.

Hadi looked at the two girls and said, "My car is not far away. How about I take you back?"

"Isn't this too troublesome?" Han Ye-jin was a little hesitant.

Irina tugged at her female companion and whispered, "Don't refuse, or we'll really have to walk back."

In fact, her voice was not too soft, loud enough for Hardy to hear. Hardy knew that Irina did this on purpose so that he could hear it. What an interesting girl.

"Let's go, USC is on my way."