Chapter 241 Flower Mouth Plate
Chen Moli immediately became anxious and said, "Ms. Xu, this thing is fake, why don't you believe it?"
Xu Youyou smiled and said, "It doesn't matter whether it's true or not. I really think this porcelain is very beautiful and I want to keep it for daily use."
It’s no wonder that Chen Moli thought this thing was fake. Just like the Guangxu blue and white plate that Xu Youyou encountered last time, the thing looked too new, so new that it was hard to believe it was a treasure.
Xu Youyou now possesses advanced porcelain identification skills, so she can naturally recognize that this thing is indeed a treasure.
The shop owner was a thin young man. When he heard the voice asking about the price, he was stunned for a moment before slowly turning his head and looking up and down at the group of people with a slightly confused look.
Chen Moli's eyes fell on the boss's arm, and her nose moved again, as if she smelled something that she extremely hated.
"It's so unlucky that I met a drug addict." Chen Moli said in a low voice.
Upon hearing this, Xu Youyou quietly felt a hint of disgust towards the boss in front of her. She didn't want to stay here to bargain, so she told Xu Fang to buy the thing and left four bodyguards to protect her. She continued to shop inside accompanied by Chen Moli.
Xu Fang was extremely efficient. After Xu Youyou had only visited two stores, she had already returned with the Qianlong period sky blue and white butterfly patterned flower-shaped plate.
"This plate is quite pretty. I've seen it online before, saying that Emperor Qianlong had a farmhouse aesthetic. The color of this plate is fresh and elegant, and it doesn't seem to be in line with his aesthetic at all." Chen Moli said in a low voice.
Xu Youyou did not explain that this was a genuine item, but only said: "I prefer to collect strange things."
Chen Moli couldn't help asking Xu Fang, "How much did this thing cost?"
Xu Fang glanced at Xu Youyou, and after getting permission, she said, "Eight thousand euros."
Chen Moli was so anxious that she almost jumped up on the spot: "Eight thousand euros, to buy a fake product, why didn't he just rob it? Sister, you should have bargained hard. If you had known this would happen, you would have told me and I would have rushed over to help you bargain!"
Chen Moli didn't know that the price Xu Youyou set for Xu Fang was less than 100,000 Euros, she just felt that Xu Fang had suffered a huge loss.
Xu Youyou said casually: "It doesn't matter. He is a drug addict and is in a hurry to spend money to buy drugs. It's normal for him to ask for a high price. Our time is more precious."
Chen Moli's face was blank for a moment. It was obvious that she found it difficult to understand the logic of rich people.
Xu Youyou kept her word. After they strolled around until the sun went down, she invited Chen Moli to a high-end restaurant for dinner.
This was the first time that Chen Moli had a full meal in a proper French restaurant.
Even the better restaurants in Paris are not cheap, and the portions of each dish are often very small. She wants to have a full meal, but her budget is not enough.
In order to save money, she usually chooses to buy ingredients and cook her own meals.
This time Xu Youyou treated everyone to a meal, with the intention of making the guests feel at home. Although the portion of each dish was still very small, they ordered a lot of dishes, just like a buffet, and they could eat as much as they wanted.
Chen Moli didn't see the bill, but she estimated that the meal would cost several hundred euros per person.
After the meal, Xu Youyou asked the driver to take Chen Moli back to her apartment.
Xu Fang personally saw Chen Moli off the car. As they arrived at the apartment gate and were about to go in, Xu Fang handed an envelope to Chen Moli.
"This is a little gift from Miss Xu. You must not refuse it." Xu Fang said with a smile.
Chen Moli quickly waved her hands: "Miss Xu has already invited me to dinner, I can't take her money anymore."
Xu Fang advised: "It's expensive for you to study art in Paris. We are both Chinese people. We finally met in a foreign country. Miss Xu also wants to do her part. You should accept it."
After Xu Fang got in the car and watched the car disappear at the end of the road, Chen Moli lowered her head and looked at the envelope that the other party had stuffed into her hand. In the end, she couldn't help but opened it and took a look.
Even though she felt unworthy of the money, she couldn't help it and jumped up on the spot.
Five hundred euros!
This amount of money could be enough to cover her hard work for a week! She suppressed her excitement, looked around carefully, and then climbed up the stairs like a thief.
She couldn't help but share the good things that happened today with her friends in China.
"Wait, you said the young lady serving here is surnamed Xu? She's surrounded by a bunch of bodyguards? And she's pretty?"
While the friend raised the question, he also sent a photo of Xu Youyou.
Chen Moli couldn't help but ask, "You are amazing. Why did you just post her photo? No, is Miss Xu very famous in China, or have I been offline for a while?"
"The girlfriend of the richest man, she also has a good career. She opened an entertainment company and invested in the filming of a new version of the TV series Dream of Red Mansions. This handsome guy is the top artist under her." The friend is a fan of Song Zhibai, and couldn't help but send a photo of his idol to him.
Chen Moli suddenly felt that she was really disconnected from the Internet: "Ahhh! So handsome! I have only been abroad for two years, how come I can't keep up with the trends in China?"
The friend replied with a cute emoji and said, "Come back, the village is starting to post handsome guys now!"
Handsome guys are the best, but Chen Moli served as Xu Youyou’s tour guide for half a day and was completely impressed by Xu Youyou’s personal charm. She still wanted to know more about Xu Youyou.
The friend reluctantly told what he knew about Xu Youyou: "It is said that she is an orphan who grew up in an orphanage. In addition to her business in the entertainment industry, she seems to have signed several internet celebrities. She seemed to have started out in the antique business. I don't know more."
Chen Moli couldn't help but cover her cheeks when she thought of what happened during the day. She thought belatedly, could it be that the Qianlong flower-mouthed plate was real? How dare she, an outsider, teach an expert!
After Xu Youyou returned to her residence, she immediately took several photos of the porcelain she bought today and sent them to Lu Jingyao.
Although there is a seven-hour time difference between China and abroad, Lu Jingyao seemed to pay special attention to her and replied to her messages almost immediately.
"Congratulations to Ms. Xu on her successful start abroad!" Lu Jingyao joked.
Xu Youyou said: "If you like it, I will keep this porcelain."
Lu Jingyao said: "It is better to give the porcelain to someone who likes it more."
Xu Youyou felt that Lu Jingyao understood her better. Giving the porcelain to someone who liked it more was just like selling it to someone who could pay the highest price.
This person is undoubtedly Mr. Zheng, the fanatical fan of Emperor Qianlong whom I met at the small exchange meeting held at the Ye family in the capital.
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