53: Unexpected windfall and romantic luck; fans: You call this listening to advice? I'd be a Buddha by now!

Seeing Xu Lu's magical maneuver, the fifty-something old Stall Owner looked shocked and muttered:

"You young man are truly..."

"Truly smart, right?"

Xu Lu smiled smugly and said:

"Boss, look, I really don't have much experience or discernment myself, but there are always people who do have experience and discernment.

So, I just need to secretly follow behind them, see what they are interested in, and then I can buy it without even looking.

It’s like going to the supermarket when you don't know how to pick vegetables; just follow behind an older woman—whatever she buys, you buy."

Was I trying to praise you for being smart?

I wanted to say you little brat are seriously sneaky! To come up with such a brilliant idea.

The old Stall Owner curled his lips, feeling speechless, but immediately continued:

"Young man, since you were just standing nearby, you should know I definitely won't sell it for ten thousand yuan..."

"Then give me a fair price. I'm not good at bargaining. If it's too high, I'm walking away."

Xu Lu continued.

Meanwhile, the fans in the live stream were momentarily stunned:

[What's going on? Why did the Streamer suddenly start bargaining with the Stall Owner? Didn't he say he wasn't going to buy anything?]

[Ten thousand yuan for a small bowl, my god, is this Streamer kid crazy, or is he paying in US dollars?]

[I'm numb. I now suspect that middle-aged man just now was a shill.

He first bargained with the Stall Owner for a while, then said the price was too high... Back and forth, they tricked our Streamer.]

[No way? The water runs too deep here then!]

[...I knew it. The Streamer shouldn't have come to this Antique Street today. Look... he got ripped off.]

[Maybe the Streamer actually thinks he spotted some treasure and is currently dreaming of getting rich!]

[It's over! The Stall Owner won't even sell it for ten thousand yuan. He probably rarely meets such a fool and is asking for thirty thousand.

Hiss! No way, no way, the Streamer actually bought it for thirty thousand directly. You... really don't know how to bargain...]

...Amidst the shocked expressions of the fans in the live stream, Xu Lu transferred thirty thousand yuan, taking the small bowl—oh, no, taking the 'jigang cup' into his possession.

The old Stall Owner, having received the money, was very satisfied. He pushed up his reading glasses and chuckled:

"Young man, only spending thirty thousand yuan to buy my small bowl, you really struck gold today.

Maybe you can flip it for hundreds of thousands or even millions. Remember to come back and patronize me then."

"Definitely, definitely. Not only hundreds of thousands or millions, but maybe even tens of millions!"

Xu Lu also said cheerfully.

This kid must be crazy for money. Tens of millions? That's not how you dream!

Young people are indeed young people; their temperaments are ultimately too flighty!

Although the old Stall Owner scoffed internally, being worldly and shrewd, he nodded in agreement and said:

"That's right, that's right. Never mind tens of millions, if you meet someone who truly loves it, they'd be willing to spend one or two hundred million!"

Xu Lu immediately nodded, beaming with joy.

He asked the Stall Owner for a bag and put the bowl inside.

Seeing that this young man was easy to deal with, the Stall Owner originally wanted to promote other items on his stall. Unfortunately, facing a pile of fakes, Xu Lu lost interest.

He repeatedly said that if others hadn't valued the items, he wouldn't dare to buy them. After giving a couple of perfunctory remarks, he left the stall, making the Stall Owner regret that such an easy mark had walked away.

"Sigh, it really is easier to earn money from young people. When that middle-aged man offered nine thousand, I almost couldn't hold back and agreed. I even felt sorry when he walked away.

I just didn't expect the surprise to come so quickly. In the blink of an eye, thirty thousand yuan was in the account. Business like this doesn't come often!"

Watching the young man's retreating figure, the old Stall Owner remarked.

In fact, Xu Lu, who had turned and left, was holding the heirloom-grade chenghua chicken cup, feeling as if he were in a dream.

"This is a bit unscientific. These Stall Owners don't recognize the famous jigang cup, calling it just a small bowl!"

Xu Lu felt puzzled internally.

He temporarily ignored the noisy live stream, took out his phone to search, and finally understood what was going on.

It turned out that in this world, the chenghua chicken cup hadn't become famous yet, nor had it made an appearance at major auctions.

However, Xu Lu felt it was a coincidence.

He discovered that at an auction tomorrow hosted by the Bifusu Auction House on Hong Kong Island, there was a chenghua chicken cup scheduled for auction!

Xu Lu looked at the pattern of the jigang cup in the auction catalog and found that while it was slightly different from the one in his hand, the style was the same.

"So, probably by this time tomorrow, the jigang cup in my hand will become valuable!"

Xu Lu chuckled, immediately feeling much lighter on his feet.

Although he was already well-off and didn't seem to lack money.

But Xu Lu actually had a long-term plan: he hoped to start his own film production company.

By that time, he could maximize the system's utility.

However, whether starting a company or making a movie, both require a large amount of capital, so this is a long-term plan... [It's over, the Streamer is addicted to squandering money! Thirty thousand yuan wasn't enough, and he's not even planning to leave!]

[Streamer, antiques are really not something you can handle. The water is too deep here; you can't grasp it.]

[Numb, numb. The Streamer is going his own way. I can practically imagine how regretful he'll be later!]

[Sigh, a bowl bought for thirty thousand yuan, if it can't even be sold for thirty yuan later, that would be hilarious...]

...Xu Lu didn't take the 'advice' from his live stream fans to heart at all.

Leaving aside everything else, just by using his skill to view his own destiny, he knew a windfall was about to come his way.

Because within his dense, far-beyond-ordinary white aura, there was a flicker of gold, and a hint of pink appearing and disappearing.

The flickering gold, needless to say, was the heaven-sent windfall.

As for the appearing and disappearing pink, Xu Lu guessed it might be romance luck.

Hmm... combining this with some recent signs, he thought it might very well involve Reba, that Little Girl.

"Heh, woman, daring to disrupt my Dao heart, I..."

Xu Lu was about to tease himself, but suddenly remembered something and thought:

"It's getting late. I promised to bring that Little Girl lunch yesterday. I can't forget today.

If I forget, that girl will definitely call Boss Yang to complain again, heh heh."

Thinking of this, Xu Lu immediately smiled at the live stream camera and said:

"Alright, alright, everyone stop scolding me. Can we leave now?"

"Don't you guys know me? My main feature is taking advice..."

The fans in the live stream, hearing this, almost choked:

[You've been wandering around for half the day and only now say you're leaving? You kid still dare to say you take advice?]

[Yeah, if you call that 'taking advice,' then I must be a Buddha!]

[Streamer, I advise you, kid, to behave yourself, reflect properly, and definitely not stray onto the wrong path...]

[Antique Street Stall Owners are weeping bitter tears: A big fat sheep just slipped away, what a pity, what a pity!]

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