Koi Mitsuru's assistant left the scene without saying a word, his face pale, and went to the lounge without saying a word and closed the door.
Shui Yiyao looked towards the lounge with its door closed.
This was something she hadn't expected. Xiao Jingguang would actually be so cowardly. He only looked at two of the three things he had agreed to see.
Although he admitted defeat, he did so through his assistant and made an excuse that he was not feeling well.
He must be trying to save face. When he tells others about it later, he won't say that he ran away because he was afraid of losing. He will definitely say that he was in poor health and couldn't hold on.
"Are you unhappy?" Ao Li asked her.
Shui Yiyao retracted her gaze: "I am quite unhappy."
She laughed disdainfully. "Even Xiao Jingguang could come up with this idea. He'll definitely go out and say he was in poor health and had a sudden emergency, so I took advantage of him. Then a bunch of people will start saying I was lucky without any reason, and they're still being unreasonable."
Ao Li looked at his assistant and said, "Go and ask Dr. Zhang from the Central Hospital to come over and examine Mr. Xiao Jingguang."
Assistant: “Yes.”
Shui Yiyao was stunned for a moment, then laughed out loud: "As expected of you, you are indeed a gentleman."
Whether you are sick or not is not up to Xiao Jingguang to decide; only the doctor’s opinion counts.
The assistant acted very quickly and was out the door immediately.
Shui Yiyao sat directly in the empty seat next to her.
Because everyone stood up before, there were a lot of empty seats.
She sat down, stroking the jade bracelet in her hand while looking towards the lounge: "Today I want to see what's wrong with this guy."
"Chengyu, what is this in your hand...?"
Someone nearby saw what Shui Yiyao was holding and asked her curiously.
Shui Yiyao raised her hand so others could see the object more clearly: "I prepared it for Xiao Jingguang, but I didn't use it."
In her hand was a small "dragon turtle" handle, seemingly no larger than the palm of her hand. The dragon turtle had a very rough luster, its shell was black, and there were obvious cracks, making it look very old.
"Is this an old item?" the man asked her after looking at it carefully.
Shui Yiyao was about to explain the origin of the object in her hand when Mr. Lu Guoliang, who was standing beside her, suddenly said, "Why don't you just guess? We brought something here anyway, so we can't come here in vain."
Someone next to him immediately responded and took out what he had in his hand, which was a white jade statue of Guan Gong: "Then let's compete in eyesight. It's still the same old rules. The one with the best eyesight can pick anything."
Shui Yiyao hesitated: "Isn't this a bad idea? I'm going to use this to deal with Xiao Jingguang."
"That doesn't matter. We brought something to deal with Xiao Jingguang. It just happens to be difficult enough to test our eyesight."
That's true.
Shui Yiyao nodded: "Okay."
As soon as she agreed, someone came over to see what she had in her hand.
The jade carver leaned in closer, gazing closely at the dragon turtle. "A beautifully carved dragon turtle. The shape is irregular, and the skin appears to have a natural, somewhat astringent color. It looks like an old object."
Shui Yiyao put the little dragon turtle on the table. She didn't say anything and just listened to them discussing it.
A jade carver came up, took out a magnifying glass and looked at the dragon turtle.
"There are subtle knife marks, and it looks like authentic old craftsmanship."
The knife marks are due to the limitations of ancient craftsmanship. Often, a curve could not be carved smoothly from beginning to end, and it was connected by very short lines. Between the short lines, there will be some "knife marks", so this kind of knife mark is one of the important characteristics of antiques.
But nowadays, some people deliberately create knife marks to imitate antiques. However, they are usually very obvious.
In ancient times, although knife marks had to be left due to technological limitations, jade carvers would erase such marks when grinding and polishing, so they would not be very obvious.
For example, the dragon turtle made by Shui Yiyao has unclear knife marks, and can only be seen with a magnifying glass, so it is very likely that it is a real old thing.
"The skin is brown and a bit dirty, and it has seeped into the jade flesh." The jade carvers nearby surrounded Shui Yi Yao's things and appraised them one by one.
"So what era is this from?"
"Looking at the craftsmanship, it must have been at least five hundred years old."
"But this dragon turtle was the mainstream style eight hundred years ago. This pattern was very popular at the time."
"The carving is from the Northern School. Master Chen Qianlou once made a dragon turtle like this for the royal family."
"His apprentice Chen Mei also made this kind of dragon turtle. It's very similar."
"Look at the pattern on the dragon turtle's back. It's the kind of thin carving that the Northern Chen School is known for."
"There's a seal with the character Chen on the sole of the foot."
"In short, it's probably between these two masters and their apprentices."
Everyone looked at it and exclaimed: "What a great thing. It's worth a lot of money."
Shui Yiyao nodded: "So, do you think this belongs to Chen Qianlou or Chen Mei?"
No one answered, everyone was looking at the dragon turtle in deep thought.
Shui Yiyao suddenly turned around and looked at Ao Li: "What do you think?"
Ao Li: "I think the master who carved this dragon turtle is an extremely outstanding jade carver. The design is ingenious and the materials are exquisitely selected."
Zhao Jiayu, who was standing next to him, jokingly said, "Mr. Ao is really praising me. If it weren't for the obvious carving features of this ancient jade, I would have thought it was carved by Chengyu."
Shui Yiyao: “…”
Ao Li really saw through it.
This piece of jade was the one she bought when she was in his manor. Ao Li helped her negotiate the deal and brought it to her from the jade merchant.
However, this material was quite different from the one Ao Li had seen before. Unexpectedly, he recognized it at first sight.
The jade carvers placed their bets between Chen Qianlou and Chen Mei.
"The pattern on the back of this dragon turtle is very simple and elegant, which is Chen Qianlou's style."
"But the turtle's feet are very delicately carved, more like Chen Mei's style."
The two sides split into two factions, each of them suppressing their own treasures.
A jade carver asked Lu Guoliang, "Teacher Lu, when you look at this object, is it made by Chen Qianlou or his apprentice Chen Mei?"
Lu Guoliang stepped forward and leaned over to observe the dragon turtle on the table.
"The carving is very simple, it's a Northern style craft, simple and elegant. The material must be old, no doubt."
"This carving style indeed combines both. There is also the possibility of carving both together."
As he spoke, he looked towards Shui Yiyao.
Shui Yiyao shook her head: "No, it was carved by one person."
Lu Guoliang nodded in understanding, then lowered his head to examine it carefully: "It could be a replica, but it's so good that it's almost indistinguishable from the real thing."
"But this material does look like the real thing."
Shui Yiyao waited until they had placed their bets one by one before she walked forward and gathered all the treasures they had put down in front of her.
"These are all mine."
"The material is real, but the carving is fake. This thing..." Shui Yiyao glanced at the dragon turtle and smiled, "I carved it."
Everyone was stunned. One of them immediately took the dragon turtle in his hand, squinting his eyes and examining it carefully. "How could it be...it has such obvious features? It's actually aged?"
To make something look old, use various means to polish new things to make them look like antiques.
In other words, counterfeiting. Making something that isn't an antique into an antique.
Lu Guoliang shook his head and sighed: "If I meet you in the market, you will definitely make me take medicine."
Taking medicine means buying fake goods and suffering a loss.
Shui Yiyao pocketed the treasures that everyone had bet on while humbly saying, "Thank you for letting me in."
Only when the baby disappeared did everyone react.
Someone said, "Chengyu, your aging skills are quite good. I've never heard that you have this skill."
The aging business is a lucrative one. For a small dragon turtle like the one Shui Yiyao picked up, with dirty, cracked skin and a small size, you could get one for a thousand yuan. Even more ridiculous, seven or eight hundred yuan would be fine.
But if you really think it is a sculpture by Chen Qianlou or Chen Mei, it will cost at least seven figures.
Moreover, judging from the current market, there will be no shortage of people willing to pay for it.
Those in the industry who are responsible for aging are all aware of this and usually pay more attention to it.
I've never heard that Chengyu can do this.
Someone immediately asked her if she would accept the old order.
Shui Yiyao refused.
"I won't take it. But if you really want to do it, I'll announce what I make."
Once people see that the antiqued items were made by her, all the steps involved will be meaningless and the item will not sell for a high price.
Everyone felt it was a pity.
Shui Yiyao didn't notice it at all.
What is true is true, and what is false is false.
If she can make a living based on her own ability, she won't cheat or deceive others.
After looking at Shui Yiyao's things, everyone took out the things they had prepared earlier for people to appreciate.
In the end, Shui Yiyao made a lot of money and ended the Jade Friends Club.
When everyone was engrossed in gazing at the jade carving, Ao Li's assistant came quietly with the doctor and went to the rest room.
After a while, the doctor came out of the rest room again, bringing his medical kit, and came to Ao Li to report to him.
"Mr. Ao, I gave Mr. Xiao Jingguang a comprehensive examination. There's nothing serious, just a slightly high blood pressure."
"Is it serious? Do I need to take medicine?"
The doctor shook his head: "It's not serious, there's no need."
Everyone in the hall heard it, including the envoys from Xiaoshan Country.
Shui Yiyao paused to listen to the doctor's results. After hearing what he said, she looked towards the lounge and laughed, "As expected."
Pretending.
Ao Li nodded: "No problem."
After making sure that Xiao Jingguang was fine, the doctor left.
There weren't many people attending the Jade Friends Club, so the party soon left.
Shui Yiyao firmly sat in the first place, while Lu Jiayu and another jade carver were tied.
After the event, President Wu stood up, looked at everyone, and said, "I know you didn't have enough fun, but this is all we can do today."
"Come back next time. Finally, I have something for you all as a token of our gratitude. Please take your pick."
He waved to the side, and hostesses also brought over a row of trays, all covered with transparent glass, so the contents underneath were still clearly visible. They were all jade carvings.
There are seven or eight kinds.
Lu Jiayu suddenly stood up and pointed at the gifts in front of her: "I have a suggestion. Why don't we number the items? Then we can pick out the numbered items and give them to the VIPs. We can let the VIPs rate them, so that we can determine the winners."
There were only three VIP guests.
Ao Li, the prince of Xiaoshan Kingdom, and Lu Guoliang.
President Wu thought about it and felt that this was a simple problem.
He asked the VIP's opinion and after getting his consent, he numbered the eight gifts on the stage one by one.
"Teachers, each of you will choose three gifts, one for each VIP. Then the VIPs will give you scores."
This is an additional question. Knowing what the VIPs like is also a basic skill for jade carvers.
Shui Yiyao looked at the treasures marked with numbers and immediately took a fancy to treasure number 6.
It was a black jade pendant with a dragon pattern, made of black jade. It suited Ao Li very well.
The jade carvers wrote down on the answer board what gift they thought was most suitable for the VIP.
The first one is for Ao Li.
Three minutes later, the jade carvers' answer boards were placed in front of Ao Li, and each jade carver's answer was written on each answer board.
He picked up his pen and gave each jade carver a score.
He gave each jade carver the same score, 7 points.
There was only one board with 10 points given and the name on it was Chengyu.
And what Chengyu chose was exactly the same as what someone else chose for Ao Li, both were treasure number 6, the black jade pendant with dragon pattern.
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