On the street, Xing Haodong let go of Jiang Mingxin's hand and stood under the shade of a tree with one hand in his pocket.
"You still say Bai Ruoxi couldn't possibly harm you? She just lifted your veil, it was obviously intentional."
Jiang Mingxin blinked with a complicated expression, remained silent for a long time, and sighed in frustration.
"Maybe it's because of my past with Gu Mingfeng. It's normal for Ruoxi to have a problem with me. Aren't you also upset about this?"
Xing Haodong looked surprised and slowed down his tone: "We were talking about Bai Ruoxi, why did you bring me into this?"
As God is my witness, he has never blamed Jiang Mingxin for this matter.
Jiang Mingxin was worried that she would be exposed and make more mistakes if she spoke too much, so she simply raised her lips and walked up to him, "Oh, let's not talk about the unhappy things just now. Making money is the most important thing."
She raised the two pieces of porcelain in her hand with a smile and said, "Guess how much money I can make from reselling these two pieces of porcelain?"
"Fifty?"
"It's too little. You're overestimating."
"one hundred?"
"It's too low, too low, and still too low. Can't you be a little bolder?"
"More than that? You're kidding me."
Although Xing Haodong participated in the operation to arrest tomb robbers, he actually did not understand the market situation of antique speculation.
He had always known that Zhou Kui had made a lot of money by smuggling unearthed cultural relics abroad, but he did not know the specific buying and selling prices of the cultural relics, and he did not know that some cultural relics had to be resold several times before they could flow abroad.
As soon as Jiang Mingxin saw his expression, she knew he was still a layman. She took his hand and walked forward, "Let me show you some new things today!"
She took him into an antique shop with familiarity, which was the Wanggu Pavilion where she had visited a few days ago.
When the shopkeeper saw that it was her, he smiled and called his apprentice over to make tea for them.
Jiang Mingxin frankly stated her purpose, and the shopkeeper did not hesitate to give her an estimate of the price of the two pieces of Qing Dynasty colored porcelain, and finally gave her a total of five hundred.
Xing Haodong was extremely surprised. After they left, he lowered his voice and said, "Just reselling, without putting in any effort, and you've made hundreds of dollars? No wonder so many people would go tomb robbing, even at the risk of their lives. This is simply a huge profit."
"Mingxin, I know you're insecure, so you're desperate for money, but... listen to my advice. This business is incredibly complex. If others knew you were so easily able to snag a bargain, they'd definitely see you as a thorn in their side. Either control them or get rid of them as soon as possible."
Jiang Mingxin's original intention was to show off his treasure appraisal skills, but he was unexpectedly poured a bucket of cold water, and his smile disappeared instantly.
"You think this is easy? If it were easy, wouldn't the streets be full of rich people? You don't understand at all. Finding bargains requires experience and vision. And no one can find bargains every day. It requires a lot of luck. There are those with vision but no luck, and those with luck but no vision. It's not something that can be done casually."
Seeing her excited reaction, Xing Haodong knew that he had said the wrong thing again.
He quickly adjusted his tone and said, "I misunderstood. Seeing you easily earn hundreds of dollars, I thought it was easy to find a bargain."
Jiang Mingxin's expression brightened slightly. "How is that possible? Picking up bargains requires extensive knowledge of appraisal. Only people with a true understanding of antiques and a rich cultural background can do it."
"Then how did you become so skilled?" Xing Haodong said curiously. "You...were in the countryside before, so you probably didn't have the chance to learn treasure appraisal."
Jiang Mingxin knew he would ask this question sooner or later, so he smiled and said, "There used to be a man called Chou Laojiu in Jiangjiatun. He was a cultured man, and I secretly studied with him for a while. He also had a lot of ancient books related to antiques. After he died, I secretly hid all those books, and Jiang Dawei didn't even know about it."
Xing Haodong had no suspicion of his own and just thought she was extremely talented.
"I see. Since you're so interested in antiques, are you planning on studying archaeology? As far as I know, Kyoto University's archaeology department is one of the best in the country."
With such a talent for making money, his family conditions certainly couldn't impress him, so he could only start from other aspects.
Jiang Mingxin couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and curl his lips: "Why, do you hope that I can pass the exam and go to the capital?"
"Well, if you can get into Peking University, my sister can take care of you. Although she's a surgeon, she can also take care of any headaches or fevers you have." Xing Haodong didn't hide his thoughts at all. "I have a few childhood friends who also work in Beijing. No matter what field you want to do, I can find someone to help you."
Jiang Mingxin was a little touched. This man really wanted to be with her, so he even considered the future.
"Besides, Beijing has Panjiayuan and Liulichang." Xing Haodong looked at her with temptation in his eyes, "There are plenty of places for you to find bargains."
Jiang Mingxin was indeed very tempted by his proposal.
But she hasn't made up her mind yet. Although going to a big city is inevitable, she still can't decide whether to go to Beijing, whether to apply to Peking University, or whether to study archaeology.
More importantly, does she really want to tie her future to Xing Haodong?
This road may seem easy and happy, but it may not be without obstacles.
This week, the verdicts on Jiang Dawei and Yan Laoer came out, and Bai Dingxian informed her through the landline phone of Fang Ge Bookstore.
One was three years and two months, the other was six years and seven months, both were within Jiang Mingxin's expectations.
Both of them will serve their sentences in Licheng Prison. Bai Dingxian has already informed the warden and asked him to keep a good watch on them and do his best to influence them.
Jiang Mingxin doesn't expect bad guys to turn good. Before these two people are released from prison, she will make as much money and read as much as possible to make herself stronger.
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