After hearing what Hu Yuan said, the guy felt that his guess was probably accurate.
"You see, we seem to get along quite well. For this, we only have one auspicious number. How about 100 yuan?"
Hu Yuan's expression remained unchanged; she knew this item was worth far more than that.
However, in this era, more than 80,000 yuan is not a small amount.
"Look..."
When that guy saw Hu Yuan's character, he suddenly felt like he was going to have no chance of selling anything.
"This price is really good, let's go sign the contract now!"
Hearing this, the man was overjoyed. He then pulled Hu Yuan to sit down at a nearby table.
After the contract was signed, the man left happily with the check issued by Hu Yuan.
"I never expected that there would be such a famous painting in the entire eastern city. I've really stumbled upon a great bargain!"
After saying this, Hu Yuan immediately put the painting away.
"I never expected Mr. Hu to have such profound insights into paintings! Just be careful not to be fooled!"
Although Su Xin meant well, Hu Yuan didn't like what she said.
"You've lived abroad for so long, you probably don't know the name of this painting!"
Su Xin nodded, looking at the Ming Dynasty painting, she naturally felt a little confused.
"This one painting costs over 80,000 yuan! You could buy so many things with that much money!"
Hu Yuan shook his head and didn't say anything more, but simply stood up.
"We'll talk about this later. Let's put this painting away first. It's very valuable!"
Su Xin didn't believe it, thinking that a painting was worth only a few hundred yuan. She never expected that he would spend 80,000 yuan to buy it.
"Haha, if you don't believe me, there's nothing I can do. After all, my opinion doesn't count for this."
Su Xin felt somewhat helpless. But she could only follow Hu Yuan with the scroll in hand.
Once outside, Hu Yuan spoke to Su Xin.
"You can now find an appraiser to authenticate this painting. If I'm not mistaken, it should be Wen Zhengming's 'The Humble Administrator's Garden'."
Su Xin naturally didn't know who Wen Zhengming was, nor did she know what Hu Yuan was talking about, but Su Xin quickly called Zhong Lao.
After all, Master Ye has passed away, and the only connoisseur whom Su Xin would consider worthy of her attention is Master Zhong.
"Grandpa Zhong, I just went to look at antiques with Mr. Hu. Mr. Hu said he bought a painting called Wen something, I think it's called something like Garden. Would you like to come and take a look sometime?"
Su Xin naturally hoped that Old Zhong could see the painting in person, so that if Hu Yuan was deceiving her, she could hold him accountable.
Although it was only a few tens of thousands of yuan, it made Hu Yuan lose face, which greatly reduced Su Xin's anger.
"Alright, alright. But I'm getting old now, so you should come in person so you can get some rest."
Su Xin nodded and then prepared to return to Guanghai City.
"Mr. Hu, since you're so confident, how about we have Grandpa Zhong appraise this painting?"
Hu Yuan naturally knew that Elder Zhong was certainly familiar with Wen Zhengming's story.
So this is also an opportunity to let Su Xin know what kind of judgment I have.
"Okay, let's hurry back then!"
After saying that, the two prepared to return to Guanghai City.
At the same time, Professor Zhong was also actively preparing for Hu Yuan's return.
After all, Hu Yuan is no ordinary person.
If Hu Yuan really brought back something good, it would be a nice memento for his good friend.
"Wen what... could it be Wen Zhengming?"
Mr. Zhong paced back and forth at home; in fact, he quite liked Wen Zhengming's paintings.
However, Su Xin was unaware of this, so for Old Master Zhong, this painting still held a lot of promise.
They booked the next available flight and soon returned to Guanghai City.
"Grandpa Zhong, we're back!"
Upon hearing the familiar voice, Elder Zhong immediately came out to greet him.
"I didn't expect you to come back so quickly, it's really beyond my expectations!"
Seeing the harmonious scene between the two, Hu Yuan thought of Wang Man. He hadn't seen Wang Man for a while.
"Look, this is the painting that Hu Yuan bought."
Then, Su Xin slowly unrolled the scroll.
But Zhong Lao kept his eyes glued to the screen.
When the painting was fully unfurled, Mr. Zhong was stunned.
"this…"
Seeing Zhong Lao's expression, Su Xin immediately became somewhat angry.
She mistakenly thought that Mr. Zhong thought the painting was a fake.
"Mr. Hu, look..."
Before Su Xin could finish speaking, Old Zhong said joyfully.
"This is indeed Wen Zhengming's 'Humble Administrator's Garden Map.' It's truly a masterpiece, and I can't believe you bought it for just over 80,000 yuan!"
Su Xin suddenly felt something was strange; how could a painting be worth so much money?
"Grandpa Zhong, this tattered painting..."
"Outrageous! This is a famous painting by the Ming Dynasty painter Wen Zhengming. It must be at least five hundred years old. Even at ten thousand a year, that's five million!"
Su Xin was speechless.
Standing to the side, Hu Yuan suddenly felt a bit conflicted.
"I'm telling you, Mr. Hu really hit the jackpot today. Even this small fraction of the value is more than 80,000!"
Su Xin could hardly believe her ears.
But that's all we can do for now.
"I never expected that Mr. Hu would have such a high level of expertise in appraising antiques. I am truly impressed!"
Su Xin was straightforward and didn't beat around the bush.
This made Hu Yuan feel much better.
After all, this girl had been insulting him for the past few days. Although he was annoyed, he couldn't bring himself to be angry at her now.
"Haha, it's nothing, just a mere antique, nothing to worry about. As long as you like it, Mr. Zhong!"
Mr. Zhong didn't say anything, but simply quietly admired the paintings from the side.
"Mr. Hu, why don't you stay for dinner today?"
Seeing this, Hu Yuan felt it was not a bad idea, but he was a little anxious because he hadn't seen Wang Man for a long time.
It would be good if I could go back and spend more time with her.
Now that her circumstances have improved, she probably just wants my company.
"No, I'd better go home! My wife and kids have been waiting for me for a long time. It's been a while since I've been home!"
Su Xin was a little unhappy after hearing this, but there was nothing she could do.
After all, in this day and age, it is necessary to maintain a certain distance from married men.
Otherwise, people will easily gossip about you.
Your reputation will be ruined then.
After Hu Yuan left, Su Xin just stood there dejectedly, feeling that this man was not as simple as she had imagined. There must be someone else helping him behind the scenes.
"Grandpa Zhong, this Mr. Hu is really amazing. His wife is so lucky to have such a man!"
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