Chapter 167 No Comparison, No Hur (1/2)
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The fat man raised the bracelet to his eyes and said, ”How much is it?”
As the young miss of the Qi family, Qi Waner had no talent for being a salesgirl except for her beauty. She answered impatiently, ”30 million. It's written on the tag, sir.”
”30 million! Are you guy`s robbers? Beautiful as you, miss, you can't make 30 million working on the streets even for another hundred years!”
After saying this, the fat man held the bracelet high and threw it on the floor. Obviously, he was there to make trouble.
Reckless and truculent, he intended to screw it up with Lin Momo because he had received a great deal of money from Lin Pingchao, who had also guaranteed him that he would get out of jail soon if he was put in.
To the man's surprise, there was no sound of breaking jades. He looked down, only to find that a foot caught the bracelet in the air safely and steadily.
Qin Haodong had experienced all kinds of things during the 500 years in the Cultivation World that he had known Lin Pingchao would play some tricks in the competition, so, he had kept an eye on the fat man after who entered the shop, and caught the bracelet with his feet when the fat man threw it.
He gave a kick in the air and caught the bracelet that flew to him with his hands.
At the same time, Qi Waner was in an outburst of anger for the fat man dared to talk her, an exalted young miss, as a whore. With a flash of her white, long leg, she landed a mighty kick on the man's belly.
”Ah...!” The man screamed in pain and was sent flying, and slammed on the floor at the door seven or eight meters away.
On hearing the noise, Zhang Tieniu, who was on standby with ten guards from Daddy Security Company under Qin Haodong's order, went up and grabbed the fat man by the collar. He slapped the man's greasy face and beat him up before kicking him out.
Qin Haodong put the bracelet back on the counter, glanced at Lin Pingchao, and said to Zhang Tieniu, ”Anyone dare to make a mess here, break off his legs.”
”Yes, boss.”
Zhang Tieniu and the guards answered with one voice. Hearing that, the fat man outside the door struggled up and ran away quickly.
Though his first plot failed, Lin Pingchao looked calm just like before.
The business in the shop went on, and about ten minutes later, a gentleman, wearing glasses and suits and seeming to be a successful man, walked in.
He first went to Pingchao Jewelry and cried in surprise when seeing the jades sold there, ”How beautiful are they! They look so exquisite and superior. I must buy one for my wife.”
After the words of admiration, the man finally bought a jade ruyi with 400 thousand yuan.
However, the man didn't leave after that but went to Daqin Jewelry.
This time, he had a totally different expression on his face. He looked at the jades in the counter, shaking his head, and said, ”Tsk-tsk, doing the same business, Pingchao Jewelry is much better than you. I can't believe you really sell these rough things at such a high price. It's cheating!”
At the moment, everyone present could tell this man was a shill hired by Lin Pingchao. Zhang Tieniu looked at Qin Haodong with querying eyes, and with a nod of whom, he would break off the man's legs.
Qin Haodong shook his head slightly, smiling. He could not have the man beaten just because the man, who was not a rogue as the fat man, said something to disparage his jades. If he did that, no one would dare to do business with him anymore.
He went forward and said to the man, ”Gentleman, buy it or not, you can't make irresponsible remarks. Quality prevails all in our Daqin Jewelry. You might think it expensive, but it worth the price.”
”Quality? Worth the price? Not at all!” The middle-aged man laughed out loud and said while pointing at the jade ruyi in his hand, ”Look at this. The pattern is so elaborate and beautiful. I could tell it's a masterwork.”
The man then pointed to a jade ruyi in the counter in Daqin Jewelry and scoffed, ”Then take a look at this one of yours, sir, it's totally a piece of trash. Obviously, you guys are trying to cheat your customers with this rough stuff.”
A scornful smile tugged at the corner of Qin Haodong's mouth as he thought, ”Obviously, this shill has a poor taste, knowing nothing about jades. Great art always conceals itself and is expressed naturally, just like this jade ruyi, a great piece of work from Master Su Haichuan, and an embodiment of whose super skills. It's superior to the one in his hand more than a level.”
As an expert of jades, Lin Momo could not help but chime in, ”Sir, save your breath please, or you will make yourself a fool. The jade ruyi in your hand may look nice, but it's nothing compared to the one of ours.”
”Are you trying to doubt my taste? Funny! I certainly have an eye for jades! Even those who know nothing about jades could tell the one in my hand is a piece of masterwork.”
After finishing his words, the man turned to a salesgirl of Pingchao Jewelry and asked, ”Girl, may I ask who made this jade?”
The girl answered, ”Master Zhou Hailiang, sir. If you doubt my words, I can invite this master out to meet you face to face.”
The middle-aged mand cried in excitement, ”Great! Please do it, girl. Let this well-known carver tell us who turns out to have no taste.”
Qin Haodong watched the man acting on the side in silence, and he knew Lin Pingchao arranged all this. Just as he expected, when the salesgirl led a man about 30 into the shop, four or five reporters immediately rushed in carrying their cameras, ready to cover the event.
Qin Haodong recognized one of them, Li Yuanyuan, whom he had met at the board meeting of Lin's Group.
When Zhou Hailiang stepped in, Li Yuanyuan interviewed him at once. ”Master Zhou, is this jade ruyi made by you?”