108: Flowers in full bloom

After deciding how to split the loot, Chen Xinyi put the bracelet back into the box and suddenly remembered a question:

"What if this bracelet was left behind by the landlord or the previous tenant, and they come looking for it later? What should we do then?"

"You're so silly." Ye Su tapped Chen Xinyi on the head lightly:

"This bracelet is worth at least seventy thousand. If you were the landlord, would you hide something like this in a rental property? If you were the tenant, would you leave such a valuable bracelet behind when moving out?"

Chen Xinyi covered her head and nodded blankly: "What you say makes sense, but then how did the bracelet get hidden in this wardrobe?"

"Someone must have hidden the bracelet in the secret compartment first. The original owner didn't know about it and got rid of the wardrobe, which was then bought as second-hand by the landlord or a tenant. Look at the condition of the secret compartment and the partition; you can tell that no one has touched the drawer for a very long time."

Ye Su's analysis was logical and sound, and Chen Xinyi finally felt at ease about keeping the bracelet for herself.

"That's not right either. So many people didn't notice the secret compartment in this drawer, so how did you find it?"

"The screw acting as the latch was magnetic. When I closed the drawer, it just happened to vibrate the screw out, and that's how I discovered the secret compartment."

Chen Xinyi did not doubt Ye Su's words. If it wasn't an accidental discovery, it couldn't be that Ye Su had foreseen it and knew there was a secret compartment in the wardrobe.

"Then hurry up and ask if Wan Yuanliang would buy this bracelet!" Chen Xinyi urged Ye Su impatiently.

"Don't worry. It's not easy to come across a Qiu Jiao bracelet in such good condition; he will definitely buy it. If you want to sell it, I can take it over for him to see."

Chen Xinyi naturally agreed with Ye Su's plan, wanting to turn the item into money quickly: "You go ahead, I'll have dinner ready when you get back." After saying that, she excitedly kissed Ye Su: "I feel like you're getting more and more handsome."

The speaker spoke without intention, but the listener heard it with meaning. Ye Su didn't know if Chen Xinyi's sudden thought was due to the unexpected gain of the bracelet or if the point of [Charm] added in the early morning was taking effect.

"I'm leaving now."

Without Chen Xinyi tagging along, Ye Su naturally returned to his rental room first, intending to bring those few items along to show Wan Yuanliang.

But when Ye Su returned to his rental, he discovered that the mutant rose had bloomed at some point.

After it bloomed, the other two colors inside the flower were revealed. Unlike other multi-colored flowers, this three-colored rose had petals that were each a solid color. These solid-colored petals formed a naturally transitioning three-colored flower with a white center, a pink middle ring, and a red outer ring.

"The intel said this flower has research value and can sell for sixty thousand, so there shouldn't be a mistake, but how do I find a research institution to take it?"

Ye Su had thought about it for several days without coming up with a concrete solution. "Since I'm going to Wan Yuanliang's place anyway, I'll first see if he knows anyone in this field. If not, I'll take the flower to a professional institution for appraisal and use them to get the word out."

After finalizing the plan, besides the bracelet and the folding fan, Ye Su also took photos of the table clock and the lamp, then sent them to Wan Yuanliang to see if he could help dispose of those two items as well.

It didn't take long for Ye Su to receive a reply from Wan Yuanliang, saying he could bring all four items to the Bowen Antique Shop. "Done."

Ye Su packed the folding fan and the bracelet into a bag, then held the table clock in his left hand and the lamp in his right, looking like someone returning home for the Spring Festival rush in a movie, and took a taxi to the front of the Bowen Antique Shop.

Seeing Ye Su arrive so sloppily with over a hundred thousand worth of items, Wan Yuanliang couldn't help but make a snide remark: "Your business is getting wider and wider these days."

Being teased by Wan Yuanliang, Ye Su felt a bit embarrassed, and it also strengthened his resolve to buy a car.

After getting his driver's license, Ye Su's only opportunities to drive were when he went home each semester, occasionally driving the family car; the situation was not much different from [two tanks of gas a year].

Therefore, Ye Su's plan was to first buy a cheaper second-hand car so that if it got scratched or bumped, he wouldn't feel bad about it.

Once he had a car, it would at least be more convenient when running around on rainy days. Like now, bringing big and small items to Wan Yuanliang's shop wouldn't require him to carry everything in his hands all at once like he was going to a market.

After putting the items on the table, Ye Su complained: "I have no choice. I'm not like you, having a shop here to sit in, drinking tea every day while business comes to your door. With my hardworking life, I have to expand my business to earn a little hard-earned money."

Wan Yuanliang had already assumed that Ye Su came from a well-off family and that he flipped items not just for money but also out of interest; he didn't believe a word of his [hardworking life] or [wanting to earn some hard-earned money].

"Alright, let me look at the items first. You can brew the tea yourself." "OK."

Ye Su didn't stand on ceremony; while he started boiling the water, he chatted with Wan Yuanliang: "I've been here a few times and haven't seen Uncle Wen. Is he planning to hand the shop over to you completely?"

"Don't even mention it!" Once this topic came up, Wan Yuanliang got annoyed: "That old... old man keeps shouting every day about wanting to retire. He used to say he would take shifts watching the shop, but now he just dumps the shop on me at the drop of a hat and travels the world with a fishing rod!"

"Doesn't that just show that you've already completed your apprenticeship and he can safely hand the shop over to you?"

"I thought so too before." Wan Yuanliang wound the table clock and, after confirming it still worked, looked up at Ye Su: "But ever since I met you, I've started to doubt whether my skills are really up to par."

"Hey, stop praising me. If you keep praising me, I'll really get carried away." Ye Su was humble in his words, but his face was full of smugness.

After getting to know each other, Wan Yuanliang also discovered that Ye Su was occasionally a bit annoying, and he couldn't be bothered to pay him any mind.

After checking the table clock and the lamp, Wan Yuanliang didn't ask Ye Su for a price: "Five thousand for the clock, one thousand for the lamp, how about that?" The price was fair, so naturally, Ye Su had no objections: "Deal."

He bought the two items just to fill up some space in the shop; it didn't matter if they didn't sell. Wan Yuanliang naturally didn't care much and focused his attention on the two main attractions.

After checking the bracelet with a flashlight and inspecting the details of the fan bone carving with a magnifying glass, Wan Yuanliang confirmed that Ye Su hadn't tarnished his reputation and that everything he brought was genuine: "A Qing Dynasty mid-period Qiu Jiao bracelet, and a fan bone carved by Master Jin himself. It's not easy to find even one of these usually, yet you managed to find two at once. You are truly something!"

After saying that, Wan Yuanliang gave Ye Su a thumbs up.

"Actually, only the folding fan was something I picked up in a second-hand group. That Qiu Jiao bracelet is just something I'm helping a friend sell." Ye Su was telling the truth; the Qiu Jiao bracelet was indeed something he was helping Chen Xinyi sell, it's just that he would also get half of the money from the sale.

"So that's how it is." Out of the two items, only one belonged to Ye Su; this result made it somewhat easier for Wan Yuanliang to accept.