"Boss Gu, nice to meet you again. I would like to ask you for a favor. Do you have time?"
Gu Zhengping stared at the several hundred dollars in front of him with his eyes wide open.
Although this is just a drop in the bucket compared to 20,000 yuan, it is hope for him.
He looked up and saw Qin Shu's flawless smile: "It's you!"
Qin Shu stuffed the money into his jacket pocket: "Do me a favor, whether you succeed or not, the money is yours."
Gu Zhengping stood up holding his son and agreed immediately: "Okay, what do you want me to do?"
He looked ready to die, as if he could kill anyone.
Qin Shu smiled and said, "Please clean up first. I need to buy some jade and I need you to take a look at it."
More than ten minutes later, Gu Zhengping changed into old clothes, washed his face, held his well-behaved son, and brought Qin Shu and Xie Lanzhi to Min Zhihua's jade shop.
Instead of entering through the front door, they went through the side door at the back.
Gu Zhengping raised his hand and knocked on the door, then said in a low voice: "Boss Min is the person with the most raw stones and jade on this street, and the real good stuff needs to be auctioned.
If you two want top-quality jade, you need to participate in the auction. However, the goods there can be misjudged. Occasionally, you may encounter a jade with a green surface but a stone inside...
Small private auctions like this happen once every quarter, and you guys came at the perfect time today."
The side door was opened from the inside. When the person saw that it was Gu Zhengping, his face showed something strange, and then he smiled and said:
"Boss Gu is here. What a rare guest. Please come in——"
"What boss? I can't even eat now." Gu Zhengping stepped aside and said, "I brought two distinguished guests with me this time. I wonder if they can make it in time to attend this season's auction?"
The clerk recognized Qin Shu at a glance as the big customer who had come a few days ago and spent more than one million yuan. The smile on his face became more genuine.
"The auction will begin soon. Come on, VIPs, please come in. I'll arrange the best seats for you!"
After many twists and turns, the group was finally brought to the auction site.
The place was already full of people, so the clerk had someone add a few chairs and a table in the front.
Qin Shu was very satisfied with this position. She took out a hundred-dollar bill and stuffed it into the clerk's pocket.
"Thank you very much—"
The clerk is used to receiving tips, but it is rare for someone to give him a hundred dollars at once. He was so excited that a smile kept coming off his face.
He put the price tag in his hand on the table respectfully with both hands: "Thank you for your gift, sir. This is your price tag. I'll have someone make you a pot of West Lake Longjing tea. That's our boss' favorite tea!"
Qin Shu sat down and nodded slightly: "Thank you for your hard work."
Someone on the stage brought a jade plate and placed it on the table very gently: "Our first auction item today is a jade plate from the Western Zhou Dynasty. The starting price is twelve thousand."
The jade plate from three thousand years ago contained spiritual energy and white mist so thick that it hurt Qin Shu's eyes.
When Gu Zhengping saw the jade plate, he said with a hint of excitement, "Boss Min is very generous. This jade plate is in good condition, and the patterns on it are exquisite and perfectly preserved. It is definitely worth more than 12,000 yuan. I'm afraid there are some small flaws."
Qin Shu looked through her eyes and clearly saw that the white mist in the corner of the jade plate had become lighter.
She glanced at Gu Zhengping meaningfully, showing a look of satisfaction.
"Thirteen thousand!"
"Fifteen thousand!"
“…”
"Two hundred and sixty thousand!"
When Qin Shu and the others were not bidding fiercely, she raised the sign with severe friction marks in her hand.
"I'll give you thirty thousand!"
The jade plate placed on the table could probably be sold for millions or even tens of millions in later generations. It would definitely be worthwhile to buy the jade plate for less than 100,000 yuan.
Qin Shu had just finished bargaining when a pretentious, deliberately low-pitched voice rang out.
"I'll give you fifty thousand——"
Qin Shu turned around and looked at the person who was bidding the price. Her eyes became fierce and a murderous intent flashed in them.
She reached out and grabbed Xie Lanzhi's sleeve, and asked in a cold voice: "She was arrested, why is she here and sitting next to my brother!"
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