56: First character notification?
"What?" Liu Yunshang said in surprise, suddenly turning her gaze toward Chen Kai.
"Is it the harry potter signed book, yuan shikai silver dollar, and things like that that my husband sold at the shop?"
"Yeah! That's him!"
Zheng Liu Chang smiled helplessly, thinking to himself that he really had managed to hook up with his icy Female Boss.
Chen Kai chuckled upon seeing this, "Just lucky. It just so happened that my Brother worked at the Pawnshop, so I went there to sell them. I didn't expect the owner behind the scenes to be you."
"I knew it. I had just seen you Score a Bargain on an Hermès bag, and the very next day, an Hermès bag appeared in my Pawnshop."
Liu Yunshang pouted, knocked on Chen Kai's head in shock, and stared at him with a hint of resentment.
Chen Kai chuckled and quickly changed the subject, "Let's go inside and take a look around together."
"Forget it! I won't go! I'm relieved with you accompanying her. Your eye for this has been quite impressive lately, and I don't know the first thing about Jade Rough Stone anyway."
Zheng Liu Chang waved his hand and winked at Chen Kai, "I won't disturb your married life anymore. I'm going back to watch the shop. Take good care of my boss!"
Chen Kai made an OK gesture, "Don't worry, your boss is my wife. How could I not take good care of her?"
He said jokingly, pulling the giggling Liu Yunshang into the Jade Rough Stone exhibition hall, though he still felt a bit of pressure inside.
"What did you call me just now? Say it again." Liu Yunshang's lips curled upward, unable to suppress her smile.
"Huh? I didn't call you anything!" Chen Kai scratched his head, feigning ignorance, "How did you introduce me to Zheng Liu Chang earlier?"
"Oh~ I said this is my husband. Brother, are you not willing?" Liu Yunshang asked with a smile.
"I'm willing!" Chen Kai chuckled and pulled her slowly into the exhibition hall.
As soon as he entered the Jade Rough Stone exhibition hall, Chen Kai was shocked by the variety of Jade Rough Stone on display. The venue was huge, practically a small museum.
The entire exhibition hall was divided into three areas: the defective Jade Rough Stone area, the low-price area, and the high-price area.
In the very center of these three areas sat a row of large Jade Rough Stone, which was the top lot area.
The stone-cutting area was at the very edge of the venue, with three stone-cutting machines set up, and people were constantly lining up to cut their stones.
"Brother, let me take you around first. The top lot auction won't start for a while. Let's see if we can Score a Bargain on anything else first?"
Liu Yunshang rubbed her hands excitedly. In her mind, she couldn't help but imagine the scene of discovering Imperial Green from the defective area while gambling on stones.
"Yeah! Let's walk around for a bit." Chen Kai said calmly, scanning his surroundings, preparing to circle the defective area first.
Although he couldn't tell anything, he couldn't just stop acting; he had to put on a show, otherwise, it would look like he already had inside information and walked straight to the Waste Stone Pile.
Normally, one wouldn't try to Score a Bargain in the Waste Stone Pile, especially with pieces that had already been cut halfway.
He pulled Liu Yunshang toward the defective Jade Rough Stone area, and what met his eyes were strange-shaped little stones scattered all over the floor.
The largest one was too big for an adult to wrap their arms around, and the smallest was barely bigger than a finger.
All the stones were placed on the ground, with small tags attached to them indicating their respective prices, ranging from three or four hundred to no more than two thousand at the most.
He scanned the defective area a few times and randomly squatted down to pick up a stone by his feet.
It was clearly a defective area; other Jade Rough Stone were placed on tables, but here, they were simply piled on the floor to see if any big sucker would buy them.
After all, in the antique and jade business, who doesn't dream of becoming rich overnight by Scoring a Bargain?
Chen Kai picked up a palm-sized rough stone and shone his phone's flashlight on it a couple of times.
He didn't know if the crust was thick or if it was just pure marble inside, but there was no sign of anything.
Normally, a rough stone that could yield something would show green light penetration when a light was shone on it.
He crouched down and picked up a few more stones in succession, but it was the same; there was no reaction at all.
"Brother, any discoveries?" Liu Yunshang asked curiously, crouching beside him and looking at him excitedly.
"No, this is really just a pile of junk. Let's look at the low-price area." Chen Kai shook his head and pulled her hand to weave through the crowd.
Walking through a glass door, the stones that came into view were much higher quality, at least they were placed on tables.
There were also quite a few more people compared to the previous area.
Many people in formal wear, holding flashlights and magnifying glasses, were picking and choosing.
"Brother, these people all want to Score a Bargain. If there is a bargain, remember to give me a signal." Liu Yunshang whispered in his ear, already clenching her small pink fists in excitement.
Chen Kai nodded. Most of these people were between experts and amateurs, just like him.
It couldn't be ruled out that there were real bargains to be found; sometimes the organizers would put out a small bargain to attract people to come back next year.
He held Liu Yunshang's hand and walked around a few times, but it was just symbolic; he really didn't understand much.
"Liu Yunshang? You're not going to see the top lot? You're here playing around trying to Score a Bargain with us."
Chen Kai turned his head sharply and saw a man in casual clothes, looking a bit shifty, smiling and approaching them.
"Yeah, I'll go in a bit." Liu Yunshang said calmly, then held Chen Kai's hand.
"Hiss... and this is... your man? Does he know a lot about Jade Rough Stone?"
The man's eyes darted around, looking at the stone in Chen Kai's hand, and he frowned almost imperceptibly.
"He does. My man is very capable." Liu Yunshang shrugged indifferently.
In contrast, Chen Kai frowned deeply. Because beside this man, there was a system prompt!
[Zhou Haoyu, male, 26 years old, eldest son of the owner of Tong Sihai Pawnshop. Appraisal proficiency level: 7, (max level 10)]
Chen Kai looked at this personal profile, and his frown deepened.
Zhou Haoyu, this was the first person the system had actively alerted him about, and with a maximum score of ten, his Appraisal proficiency level was seven. That was quite unusual.
"Is that so? Haha... I originally wanted to help you advise on that top lot, but since you brought someone with you, forget it then."
"But I came alone and wanted to Score a Bargain, it's quite boring. How about I join you guys?"
Zhou Haoyu smiled sheepishly. When Liu Yunshang wasn't paying attention, a cold glint flashed in his eyes, and his gaze toward Chen Kai became increasingly hateful.
"No need." Liu Yunshang immediately refused, "I just want to spend some alone time with my little man and chat. I don't want anyone else butting in."
She turned to look at the expressionless Chen Kai, stood slightly on her tiptoes, placed her jade-like hands on his shoulders for support, and secretly whispered in his ear, "Brother, are there any bargains?"
Chen Kai shook his head, "No, I haven't seen anything worth Scoring a Bargain on yet."