Sun Botao is a sensitive person.
Judging from Liu Siyun's reaction, he knew there must be a story behind this pen wash!
Maybe it was a gift from her ex-boyfriend!
Thinking of this, a surge of jealousy welled up in his heart. He snorted and said disdainfully, "My Sun family has plenty of this kind of Ru ware. If Miss Liu likes it, I can give you a top-quality official kiln piece, guaranteed to be ten times better than this!"
Upon hearing this, Liu Siyun's expression changed, and she coldly said, "No need. Even if you gave me a hundred pieces of official porcelain, they wouldn't be worth a fraction of this brush washer in my eyes!"
The Sun family father and son were both stunned.
What kind of talk is that?
A hundred official kiln wares are not worth even a fraction of this brush washer.
Sun Botao was immediately annoyed.
He sensed disdain and contempt in Liu Siyun's words.
Throughout, he maintained a condescending attitude towards the Liu family.
My Sun family is a prominent family in Yandu, far surpassing your Liu family. I, Sun Botao, am the eldest son of the Sun family, and without exaggeration, I am the best among the best even in the whole country.
No matter how many daughters of large and small families throw themselves at me, I have never had the chance.
I'm lucky that I've even set my sights on your Liu family, you're doing me a favor, and this is how you treat me?
He immediately retorted somewhat indignantly, "Miss Liu, in my opinion, this is just an ordinary official kiln piece. What's so special about it? Isn't that going too far? Are you looking down on me, Sun Botao?"
Liu Siyun couldn't help but blurt out, "Of course I look down on you!"
What makes you think I should respect you?
Just because you're the young master of a prestigious family in Yandu, does that mean I have to respect you?
Aside from your family, what do you have? What abilities do you possess that would earn Liu Siyun's respect?
Ever since she met Lin Yu, even if Erlang Shen descended to earth, he would be nothing more than a passerby in her eyes. Not to mention this seemingly ordinary rich kid.
More importantly, the other party dared to point fingers at Mr. Lin's things; it was utterly absurd.
She already disliked Sun Botao, and now she completely disliked him!
The atmosphere suddenly froze.
Liu Zhongyi's expression also showed some displeasure.
This Sun Botao really has no sense of propriety at all. His granddaughter clearly cared a lot about this brush washer, but this kid just had to add fuel to the fire!
If it were someone else, he would probably have waved them away immediately.
But no matter what, the other party is a family friend who came from afar, so we have to give them some face.
After thinking for a moment, he still spoke up to explain, "Botao! You've misunderstood. This brush washer was left to Siyun by an elder, which is why she cares about it so much. She didn't mean to look down on you!"
"So it's an elder!"
Sun Botao couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
I thought it was a gift from some adulterer. Since it was from an elder, it must be an old man. I don't think I need to be jealous.
Unexpectedly, Liu Siyun coldly replied, "He is not only my elder, but also the benefactor of my Liu family. His expertise in antiques is unparalleled, and he has saved my Liu family from danger on several occasions! He is the man I, Liu Siyun, admire most in my life!"
Upon hearing this, Sun Botao completely lost his composure.
He saw adoration and fervor in the woman's eyes.
There's clearly a story behind this, isn't there?
Holy crap!
This woman actually likes an old man?
What? Am I, a young master from Yandu, really inferior to an old man?
Sun Botao grew angrier the more he thought about it, and couldn't help but snort, "Unparalleled in the world? Miss Liu, isn't that going too far? In the antique business, there's never a first place. You're praising this person so much, are you being deceived? If you don't believe me, bring him over, and I'll have a go at it with him! I'll definitely show him what it means to have mountains beyond mountains and people beyond people!"
"Shut up!"
Unable to contain herself any longer, Liu Siyun immediately rebuked, "How dare you speak ill of our Liu family's benefactor! You think you're worthy to challenge him? You're not even fit to carry his shoes!"
Liu Zhongyi's expression grew increasingly grim.
I thought the Sun family kid was alright just now, but now I see, did he grow up eating Sanlu milk powder?
Comparing yourself to Mr. Lin? You're not worthy!
Don't even mention you, even if your grandfather crawled out of his coffin, he wouldn't be worthy!
However, Liu Siyun's words completely enraged Sun Botao. He gritted his teeth and said, "Miss Liu, your words are utterly insulting! I don't believe this person is as capable as you say. If you're so capable, call him over here, and we'll settle this once and for all! Today, I'm going to teach him a lesson!"
Sun Botao was a very arrogant man. In the antique business, he had never been convinced by anyone! The more the other party said that, the more he wanted to prove himself!
"You're not convinced?"
Liu Siyun chuckled and shook her head, saying, "I don't need him. He taught me all my skills. I'll spar with you instead!"
Liu Siyun pointed to the Ru kiln brush washer and said directly, "You appraise this brush washer. If you can tell the difference between real and fake, I'll be impressed! Didn't your Sun family intend to propose marriage this time? Fine! As long as you can identify it, I'll agree to the marriage!"
"Is this really true?" Sun Deqi asked, his face showing emotion.
He was immediately overjoyed.
I thought this girl was deliberately picking a fight.
Now it seems I was overthinking things.
He could tell the difference between a real and fake brush at a glance; it was too easy for him. How could it possibly stump his own son?
This is practically a free point question!
Sun Botao thought so too, and was immediately overjoyed.
Hehe, little girl! So it was all a game of playing hard to get!
It almost really intimidated him.
But I like this personality!
Sun Botao was inwardly laughing, but outwardly he said calmly, "Sure! It's just appraising a brush washer! It's simple. I've already examined it, and I can give you the answer right now!"
Sun Botao glanced at the Ru ware brush washer again and began to speak eloquently: "Ru ware is the only official kiln in the Northern Song Dynasty. The basic color of the glaze is a light sky blue, commonly known as 'duck eggshell blue.' The glaze layer is not thick, and it presents variations in shade and depth as the shape changes..."
Sun Botao spoke at length, and finally concluded with great certainty: "This Ru ware, whether in appearance, body, or glaze, matches the Ru ware of the Northern Song Dynasty. Therefore, I am certain that this is an authentic piece!"
Sun Deqi nodded repeatedly, his face full of pride and satisfaction. His son had spoken so well, saying exactly what he wanted to say.
From his perspective, this was indeed a Northern Song Dynasty official kiln piece, without any flaws!
The father and son both looked at Liu Siyun, waiting for her to reveal the answer.
Liu Siyun shook her head dismissively and sneered, "I thought your Sun family had some skill, but I didn't expect you to be nothing special!"
"You're wrong! This Ru ware is fake!"
"What??"
The Sun family father and son were both shocked, their expressions incredulous.
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