A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage)

Chapter 202 What Did You Mean?

As Qiu Mu-Cheng chatted with Su Yuan-Shan and the others, no one noticed Ye Fan frowning slightly.

Ye Fan looked around somewhat quizzically and with slight surprise. But if Qiu Mu-Cheng made eye

contact with Ye Fan now, she would have detected the faint light in his eyes.

After a long time, Ye Fan smiled unexpectedly, "I didn't expect such a use for the Book of Celestial

Cloud."

But now that he thought about it, if the Chus treated it as an heirloom for generations to come, it had to

be extraordinary.

"Mu-Cheng, look at that...driver of yours. He looks just like a villager who's entered the city for the first

time. I guess he hasn't seen anything like this in his life.” Su Qian looked at how Ye Fan was looking

around and smiling foolishly and found him contemptible.

Fortunately, she was quick-witted enough not to tell her father and older brother that Ye Fan was Qiu

Mu-Cheng's husband. Otherwise, his unworldliness would cause such an embarrassment.

Qiu Mu-Cheng didn't say a word. Su Yuan-Shan glanced at Su Qian instead, "How can you look down

on him? Mr Ye came from the countryside and it's only normal for him to react this way since it's his first

time at a place like this. Weren't you in shock yourself earlier?”

"How can you compare me to him? I'm appreciating the antiques, ok! He's more like some ugly toad

coveting these treasures and just drooling away," said Su Qian in disdain.

Qiu Mu-Cheng was already used to this.

It wasn't the first time Su Qian looked down on Ye Fan, and they seemed like natural enemies. Qiu Mu-

Cheng thought it would be wiser not to leave them alone.

"Ye Fan, if you like, you can go take a look around. I'll go look over there with Uncle, and we can meet

back here later," Qiu Mu-Cheng told Ye Fan.

Ye Fan nodded and agreed before walking to the front.

"Hey you! Just look but don't touch anything. These are all antiques, so you can't afford to pay if you

damage them," came Su Qian's scornful voice. But Ye Fan turned a deaf ear and ignored her.

"Mu-Cheng, do you think he'd steal something if he finds something good? I'm worried he'll create

trouble for you," reminded Su Qian.

"He'll be fine. Let's go."

Qiu Mu-Cheng and the others followed Su Yuan-Shan as he looked around in the antique showrooms.

At this very moment, Ye Fan had arrived at the center of the floor and was in the largest showroom.

On the side stood a vertical signboard for 'Eight Treasure Hall'. Although Ye Fan never heard of it, Eight

Treasure Hall must be quite renowned in the antique circles since it occupied so much space here.

It was full of bronze, jade, and porcelain objects from various dynasties.

"Oh? Shen Fei and his friend are here too?” Ye Fan raised his head to see Shen Fei inside too.

Inside Eight Treasure Hall.

Shen Fei and Han Shao-Jie were looking around inside Eight Treasure Hall. It wasn't time for rock

gambling yet, so they decided to go to the nearby antique showcases for a look.

"Shao-Jie, what do you think? Do you think there's anything good in here?"

"Eight Treasure Hall is a reputable name in Yuzhou's antique circles. The Tang Bo-Hu original that my

Dad gave as a gift came from this shop." They had been shopping for a long time. The quality of

antiques in the other shops was poor and inconsistent, so Han Shao-Jie didn't take a liking to anything.

In the end, Shen Fei brought Han Shao-Jie into Eight Treasure Hall to appraise it.

"Hmm," Han Shao-Jie nodded. "The things in this unit are quite good. Much better quality than those

stalls outside."

"Haha, that's great then! I'm counting on you to strike gold. Hurry up and pick something for me." Shen

Fei was unacquainted with antiques, but Han Shao-Jie was.

In the past, they made quite a killing when he brought Han Shao-Jie along to gamble rocks or look for

antiques.

So Shen Fei trusted Han Shao-Jie's opinion a lot.

"Oh, this blue and white porcelain piece isn't too bad. You can buy this," Han Shao-Jie stopped at a

blue and white porcelain piece and recommended it to Shen Fei after studying it carefully.

"Hoho, this gentleman has a keen eye," said the shop owner, Yang He, with a bright smile on his face

as he happened to walk over.

"This blue and white porcelain piece comes from the Yuan Dynasty in the Tang-Song era. Blue and

white porcelain produced in Jingdezhen back in the Yuan Dynasty were especially famous! This

particular piece you like was produced in that era. It's the best antique we have in Eight Treasure Hall.

In fact, we just obtained it from a Mongolian a few days ago. It originally belonged to a big local family

whose ancestors were Yuan Dynasty royalty."

"Before Ming Chengzu invaded the capital back in the day and destroyed the Yuan Dynasty, their

ancestors fled with their family and wealth. They sold their jewelry and used their wealth to survive.

Although their family fell many times over the years, they kept the blue and white porcelain from the

Yuan Dynasty all this time. As a royal relic, it's truly the best of its kind. On top of that, its origins are

clear and well-documented and was handed down through their generations, so it must be authentic,"

Yang He blatantly praised the blue and white porcelain nonstop.

In a moment, he had attracted the attention of many others passing by.

There were even a few wealthy men who were stunned.

"This blue and white porcelain has exuberant and vividly colored flower clusters along with a smooth

and bright texture and an especially majestic floral pattern. It's honestly a rare treasure."

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Shen Fei didn't say a word and just continued to look at Han Shao-Jie. "Fei, I checked this piece

already. It's authentic, for sure. You can go ahead and buy it.”

"Alright!" Shen Fei only had the assurance after Han Shao-Jie verified its authenticity again. Then he

told the shop owner that he was buying it and got him to pack it.

"Of course, Young Master Shen sure is generous!"

"One moment, please. I'll pack it right away,” the shop owner was naturally excited about making such

a huge sale. Then he asked for the blue and white porcelain to be wrapped and placed into a sponge-

lined wooden box before handing it to Shen Fei.

"Young Master Shen, here you are."

Shen Fei nodded in response and was about to pay when gentle laughter suddenly came from behind.

"If you don't want to waste your money, then I suggest you don't buy that blue and white porcelain."

Hmm?

This sudden voice stunned everyone.

In a second, everyone glanced over to see a skinny youth dressed in a simple outfit. He stood there

with his hands in his pant pockets as he looked at Shen Fei and spoke mildly.

"Where did this brat come from?"

"You don't belong here!"

"What's security up to? How can they let dubious people in?" Yang He berated him right away when he

saw how poorly Ye Fan was dressed.

Ye Fan remained silent. Shen Fei was shocked instead, "Mr Ye! What brings you here? Come and

have a seat inside quickly."

When Ye Fan came in, both Yang He and Han Shao-Jie's expressions darkened at the same time.

"So you're Young Master Shen's friend. It was a misunderstanding then. I hope you don't take it to

heart. But what did you mean by that, young man? Are you saying that Eight Treasure Hall is selling

fakes as authentic pieces?” asked Yang He in a deep voice as he looked at Ye Fan with a chilliness in

his tone.

Han Shao-Jie looked displeased as well as he looked at Ye Fan coldly.