Not wanting to embarrass the old man, Yi Mu changed his approach and asked, "In your opinion, what is the most valuable thing on this planet?"
The old lady had no idea what trick he was up to.
But someone like Yi Mu, who isn't exactly respectable, probably doesn't have much of a chance to see anything good.
She took pity on him and listed the ancient artifacts displayed in the Planet Museum for Emu.
"Vases from the late Qing Dynasty on ancient Earth, and even earlier Tang tri-colored horses, silks and satins, some of which have weathered over the course of history. You've probably never seen these antiques in your entire life, have you?"
Yi Mu pursed his lips and frowned, as if his secret had been exposed, and his face was full of shame.
The old lady was feeling quite pleased with herself when, a second later, she heard Yi Mu sigh.
"I never knew those things in my grandfather's study were so precious. When I was a naughty child, I broke so many of them, but he never said a word. Now that I think about it, I was so ignorant."
Those things were probably gifts from people who wanted to curry favor with the Yi family. The old man wasn't particularly fond of antiques; he just displayed them in his study for aesthetic purposes.
The old lady's expression froze for a moment, but she quickly recovered.
She had been quite polite to Yi Mu before, but after hearing him shamelessly fabricate lies, she felt a sense of contempt for him.
"You're so young, you may not be good at anything else, but you can lie so easily."
Yi Mu turned on his communicator and showed her a high-resolution image.
"I don't know much about antiques, but you're an expert. Take a look, isn't this the Tang tri-color ceramic horse you mentioned? And this celadon jade 'Hundred Longevity Ruyi' scepter, is it real or fake?"
Future photography technology will be incomparable to that of the past; communicators will be able to capture the smallest details, down to a speck of dust.
While talking to the old lady, Yi Mu sent a text message to the robot in the house, asking it to enter the study, take pictures of the antiques, and then send them back to his phone.
The old lady is over seventy years old, but she is in excellent health and has better eyesight than some young people who are always playing with communication devices.
She stared at the Tang tri-color porcelain horse in the picture for a long time, and the more she looked at it, the more familiar it seemed.
Isn't this exactly the same as the antique on my bedside table?
The old lady seemed to have a lump of phlegm stuck in her throat, unable to utter a single word.
Yi Mu didn't press her, he just smiled and looked at her.
The old woman knew she needed to re-evaluate Yi Mu. She sat up straight, concealing the disdain on her face, and cautiously asked Yi Mu, "Who are you?"
Antiques are not like they were in ancient times, when they could be found everywhere at auctions.
When humans migrated from Earth to other planets, they left in a hurry, taking only some necessities for survival.
Tens of thousands of antique collections have been left behind on Earth.
By the time humanity remembered to go back and search, the once blue and beautiful planet had returned to silence after the massive explosion.
For single-celled organisms to regrow, it will take thousands of years for them to develop into other life forms.
The antique calligraphy and paintings have long since weathered into a handful of dust.
Each existing antique is priceless, and some are simply unavailable for purchase.
The Suo Yang family only had a few ordinary antiques in their collection, while Yi Mu's house was filled with top-quality antiques, which shocked the old lady.
Facing the old lady's gaze, Yi Mu calmly said, "My family is in business; we sell everything, so we have some spare cash."
The old woman stared intently at his face, then suddenly her eyes widened.
She finally understood why Yi Mu's face seemed somewhat familiar when they first met.
It turns out they were from that family.
This is a huge misunderstanding!
If Yi Mu had given his name earlier, the old lady would have treated him as an honored guest. It would have been impossible for them to be at odds like this now.
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