Chapter 260: Chapter 260: Appraisal Event Slap in the Face (3) Chapter 260: Chapter 260: Appraisal Event Slap in the Face (3) Qin Jingchen paid.

Therefore, all the various people who had been waiting for Deng Hui and Ding Xuexue to come before they were willing to take out the treasures they had brought began squeezing their way towards Jiang Zhe, asking her to have a look.

True antique relics are actually becoming rarer and rarer among the people these days, and most are brought in by those trying their luck without knowing where they came from.

With dragons and snakes mixed in, it’s very difficult to distinguish.

Therefore, those who can work as appraisers are mostly from families with long traditions or come from affluent backgrounds. Otherwise, having seen too little, how can they talk about appraisal?

Sitting here originally in her school uniform, Jiang Zhe was unnoticed, but at this moment, it was as if her threshold was besieged.

Jiang Zhe was quick at examining items, her gaze playful yet her attitude was nonchalant.

Her demeanor, with a leisurely stride, was elegant and dashing, exuding a natural culture and temperament.

As she examined items, Qin Jingchen just sat beside her watching her, exactly like that poem, “You stand at the bridgehead looking at the scenery; the people on the tower watch you. The bright moon adorns your window; you adorn other people’s dreams.”

Sometimes, when Jiang Zhe took a liking to something, she would directly ask the other party if they were willing to sell. If they agreed, Qin Jingchen would directly pay.

If they didn’t want to, that was the end of it.

But seven or eight times out of ten, Jiang Zhe would just glance at an item and shake her head, moving on to the next.

Even so, within a short period of sitting there, she had already bought dozens of items.

The staff nearby couldn’t help but crane their necks to look. These staff often attended such events and knew that even if Deng Hui personally came to inspect, sometimes she wouldn’t buy more than two or three items by the end.

There were also times when they left empty-handed.

This was all because good items were not plentiful, and appraisal and examination took a long time.

And when a decent item was spotted, the starting price was often in seven figures, and both buyer and seller needed time to consider.

Nothing like Jiang Zhe’s current situation, calling out a price, and if there was hesitation, she’d let it go. If the other party agreed, millions flowed out as if they were water.

Moreover, the items Jiang Zhe priced started at several hundred thousand and went up to over a million.

Adding it up, she had already spent tens of millions on that pile of items.

The staff were astonished and hurriedly phoned Ding Xuexue.

Ding Xuexue, having waited for so long, was planning to come over anyway. Hearing that Jiang Zhe had bought so many items, she couldn’t help frowning.

Where did she get all that money?

Could it be from Jiang Yaowang?

And besides, spending so much money to buy so many items, what if they were all junk?

For every penny Jiang Zhe wasted, it meant a penny less for her own share in the future.

Ding Xuexue hurried over and just as she reached the door, she ran into Deng Hui, the country’s master of antique appraisal and her mentor whom she had followed for over a decade.

“Xuexue, why did you only arrive now?” Deng Hui was somewhat surprised to see her.

“Sorry, Teacher Deng, I had some last-minute matters at home today and came a bit late. But fortunately, we have a cousin here, the one I mentioned to you the other day, Jiang Zhe.”

Deng Hui nodded, “Let’s go up first.”

“Okay, Teacher Deng, I might need your help with Jiang Zhe later. I just heard that she has already bought dozens of items.”

Deng Hui immediately frowned. True antique relics are treasures that come by chance, not choice, and sometimes even require fate to come across.

Getting them into one’s hands is far from simple.

In his entire life handling countless collections, he had never once straight-up bought dozens of items at a time.

Moreover, it was within just a mere two hours.

It’s quite a farce.

The two of them went up the stairs together, and there were already many fewer people in front of Jiang Zhe’s spot.

Most of the people who had come today had already passed by her.

Jiang Zhe was somewhat tired as well, and naturally took the cup of water Qin Jingchen handed her, taking a couple of sips.

Ding Xuexue spotted at a glance the person sitting next to Jiang Zhe, it was actually Qin Jingchen!

She was greatly surprised, so he had come today!

Immediately, she regretted arriving late, but how could she have expected Qin Jingchen would come?

At the same time, Ding Xuexue began to regret that she had almost had a falling out with Jiang Yaowang, and missed the chance to meet Qin Jingchen.

But fortunately, it’s never too late to mend.

“Mr. Qin,” Ding Xuexue approached to greet him, “I didn’t expect you would attend our event, your presence really adorns it. I’m the appraiser for this event, my name is Ding Xuexue. Thank you for gracing us with your presence.”

She intended to reach out her hand, but seeing Qin Jingchen’s amiable yet indescribably distant expression, she didn’t dare to.

Qin Jingchen nodded his head as a greeting.

Ding Xuexue was both nervous and excited. Deng Hui at her side was also a bit surprised – Qin Jingchen actually came here?

He immediately became much more earnest about this event.

Ding Xuexue couldn’t discern what Qin Jingchen’s current attitude was.

But no matter what, showcasing one’s talent was always correct.

Only then did she seem to notice Jiang Zhe, walking over and saying, “Xiaozhe, sorry, I was supposed to come with you today, but something came up midway and I couldn’t make it on time. Luckily you were here to hold the fort, otherwise, I was really worried the event would be a flop. By the way, I heard you’ve identified quite a few good pieces already, why not show them to Teacher Deng and me?”

“They’re all here.” Jiang Zhe pointed to a box under the table.

As if these items weren’t that important, all casually placed in there.

Seeing this made Ding Xuexue shake her head inwardly.

Teacher Ding felt it was somewhat a waste to see her placing things like that.

Ding Xuexue first took out the blue-and-white porcelain vase and could tell at a glance it was so obviously fake, she wondered how Jiang Zhe could have bought something like this.

She purposefully asked, “Xiaozhe, how much did you pay for this?”

“Oh, that? Five hundred thousand,” replied Jiang Zhe with a number.

“But…” Ding Xuexue said softly, “This blue-and-white porcelain vase, it clearly looks like the kind you find on websites, selling for just a few hundred at most. I shouldn’t be mistaken, what do you think, Teacher Deng?”

Deng Hui saw at a glance that the blue-and-white porcelain vase was fake. Those uneven colors were entirely modern craftsmanship, churned out by those factories with no strict quality control whatsoever.

“Jiang Zhe, is it?” Deng Hui said quite earnestly, “This item is indeed fake. I’ve heard you like antiques and ancient paintings, having such a hobby is good, but you indeed need to observe and learn more and not be too hasty.”

Although he wasn’t familiar with Jiang Zhe, his advice was well-intended.

Jiang Zhe looked at him and nodded, “I understand.”

Seeing she was open to advice, Deng Hui decided to properly guide her and continued to take out the items inside to have a closer look.

To prevent young kids from being deceived.

Later, he would give her a copy of his compiled notes, to build a firm foundation first, and then move on to further benefit.