74: Gold Bead Buyer

In the evening, after finishing dinner at his rental apartment, Ye Su was preparing to head back to school when he unexpectedly received a message from Wan Yuanliang.

[Wan Yuanliang: There's a buyer for that golden pearl, forty thousand.]

[OK]

[I'll bring the item to the shop tomorrow.]

[Wan Yuanliang: Tomorrow at 3:00 PM, is that okay?]

[No problem.]

[Wan Yuanliang: You need to be on time this time.]

[Got it.]

Ye Su didn't know why Wan Yuanliang specifically emphasized being on time, but he didn't take it to heart. He tucked the two boxes containing the silver coin and the golden pearl into his pockets and returned to school.

...

After finishing his classes on Friday morning, around 3:00 PM in the afternoon, Ye Su appeared at Bowen Antique Shop.

Just as he stepped through the door, Ye Su noticed that besides Wan Yuanliang, there was a woman sitting in front of him.

With long hair cascading down to her waist, just from her back profile, she gave Ye Su the impression that she was a beauty.

Hearing the movement behind her, the woman turned to look at Ye Su, which perfectly confirmed Ye Su's intuition from just a moment ago.

As their eyes met, Ye Su instinctively locked onto her gaze.

Her already bright eyes, set off by long, slender eyelashes, were as clear as glass. Combined with a high-bridged nose, red lips, and exquisite makeup, Ye Su gave this woman a high score at first glance.

Truth be told, looking solely at her appearance, this woman and Chen Xinyi were about on par.

However, Ye Su could tell that her family background must be very impressive; wealth fosters elegance. In terms of noble Charm, she was indeed a cut above Chen Xinyi.

With both Charm and beauty, Ye Su couldn't help but admire her inwardly, but that was all. He wasn't the type to be unable to move just because he saw a pretty woman.

Nodding as a greeting, Ye Su noticed the woman was holding a painting, presumably in the middle of discussing business with Wan Yuanliang.

"Brother Liang, do you have a guest? If so, you should finish up, and I'll come back later?"

"No need," Wan Yuanliang called out to stop Ye Su. "She's just here to look at paintings and, incidentally, to buy that golden pearl of yours."

Ye Su was surprised; he hadn't expected this beauty to be the buyer.

"Hello, my name is Ye Su."

He walked over, pulled out a chair, and kept a social distance from the beauty while taking the opportunity to greet her.

"Hello, my name is Li Mengyao," the beauty responded with a faint smile, looking at Ye Su with interest.

So this is the friend Wan Yuanliang mentioned—not very old, yet knowledgeable in everything from antiques to jade, and someone even Wan Bowen couldn't stop praising. He's actually quite good-looking, too.

After looking him over for a few moments, Li Mengyao withdrew her gaze as Ye Su sat down.

Sitting down and looking from the side, Li Mengyao's physique was stunning, which directly triggered Ye Su's auto-aim.

Fortunately, it turned off as soon as it turned on. Ye Su hurriedly averted his gaze, his eyes landing just right on the painting in Li Mengyao's hands.

Isn't this the hundred butterflies through flowers painting he sold to Wan Bowen last time?

The smaller one on the table, isn't that the golden beak holding pearl painting from the interlining?

By the time Ye Su sat down, the two's transaction was nearing its end.

"Alright, I'll take these two paintings."

"Pleasure doing business with you."

When he sold the two paintings to Wan Bowen, Ye Su had asked for 260,000. Even assuming the father and son only made a 30% profit, it would be over 300,000 now.

Buying the two paintings without batting an eye gave Ye Su a new understanding of Li Mengyao's financial strength.

She was definitely a wealthy beauty.

Her being rich was none of his business; the important thing was to sell the golden pearl as soon as possible.

Taking advantage of the moment Wan Bowen and the other person were rolling the paintings back up and putting them into long boxes, Ye Su also took out two boxes, preparing to let both parties inspect them.

"Boss Wan, while you're at it these next few days, could you keep an eye out for some high-quality aged Moutai? Preferably 25 years or older. I'd like to get some to give to my dad."

Aged Moutai?

Hearing this, Ye Su paused his movements.

Didn't he happen to have two bottles of aged Moutai on hand?

"No problem," Wan Yuanliang agreed. "But since you need them urgently, there will be a bit of a premium."

"That's fine, as long as the price isn't too outrageous."

"How many bottles are you planning to get?"

"Two bottles will be enough. If I buy too many, he'll just end up drinking too much again."

"Alright, I'll keep an eye out for you."

During their brief conversation, Ye Su opened the two boxes, confirmed what was in each, and once the scrolls were put away, he pushed them in front of the two.

"You two can take a look yourselves."

"Alright."

To Wan Yuanliang and Li Mengyao, both items were just trifles. Neither of them was overly cautious and picked them up to inspect them casually.

Taking this opportunity, Ye Su took out his phone and sent a message to Wan Yuanliang.

[I happen to have two bottles of 30-year-old Moutai on hand.]

Li Mengyao was Wan Yuanliang's customer, and it was in his shop that she had asked Wan Yuanliang to help find two bottles of aged Moutai.

Ye Su wouldn't go so far as to poach his business right in front of Wan Yuanliang just to earn a few extra thousand yuan.

He wouldn't hesitate to let Wan Yuanliang make the money he deserved.

"The items are fine. Let's go with the price we agreed upon earlier."

Wan Yuanliang subconsciously trusted 70% of what Ye Su brought. He took the silver coin, checked it symbolically, and confirmed that what Ye Su brought was indeed authentic.

[OK.]

Since he still had to collect a commission for selling the golden pearl, Wan Yuanliang didn't immediately transfer the money to Ye Su.

Noticing his phone screen light up—someone had sent a message—he placed the silver coin back into the box. Without waiting to prepare the sales contract, Wan Yuanliang picked up his phone first to see if more business had come knocking.

When he saw it was a message from Ye Su, Wan Yuanliang was a bit surprised, not knowing what he was up to with this.

He was hiding two bottles of 30-year-old Moutai?

Wan Yuanliang gave Ye Su a subtle and surprised look.

How does this guy have everything?

No matter how you look at Ye Su, he doesn't seem like the type who would drink Baijiu, right?

Could it be another lucky find he picked up somewhere?

Silencing his phone, Wan Yuanliang replied to Ye Su.

[Wan Yuanliang: Are you sure they are authentic?]

[Yes.]

[Wan Yuanliang: How is the quality of the liquor? Has it evaporated?]

[No, they are still full bottles.]

[Wan Yuanliang: Alright, I understand.]

After replying to the message, Wan Yuanliang gave Ye Su a wink, then stood up to prepare the contract.

Meanwhile, Li Mengyao, having confirmed that the golden pearl Ye Su brought wasn't some technological trick or artificially cultivated by implanting a pearl nucleus, nodded at Ye Su:

"Mr. Ye, this is indeed a natural South Sea golden pearl. I can accept the price of forty thousand."

Ye Su's asking price of forty thousand was very accurate. Li Mengyao knew the other party was an expert, so there was little hope of bargaining. She simply skipped the unnecessary back-and-forth and agreed to the price of forty thousand.

"Great, pleasure doing business with you." Ye Su was not the least bit surprised by this result.

He symbolically shook Li Mengyao's extended hand, and the deal between the two was concluded.

Two paintings plus a golden pearl—this person must have spent four hundred thousand in one go today, right?

Ye Su clicked his tongue inwardly.

Relying on his system, it took him two months to earn a few hundred thousand. Yet this woman, who looked only a few years older than him, spent four hundred thousand in a single trip to the antique shop.

Is this the disparity between people?

Of course, Ye Su didn't feel any strange emotions about the huge gap between them.

With the intelligence system on his side, given some time, he would definitely become the kind of rich person who could spend hundreds of thousands without batting an eye, making others grit their teeth with envy!