80: The Fourfold Test (I)
“Thank you, President Qian, for the hundred Golden Sacred Dragons! Ting Quan has no way to repay you!”
Upon receiving a hundred Golden Sacred Dragons, Ting Quan’s smile was harder to suppress than an AK.
“Hahahahaha, just laugh if you want to, it’s so uncomfortable to hold it in.”
“If I could receive that many gifts, let alone laugh, I’d even run naked!”
“The person upstairs still can’t do it. I don’t even need a million, I’d run naked for five hundred thousand!”
“Five hundred thousand? I’ll do it for two hundred thousand!”
“I only need one hundred thousand!!”
“Damn, are you guys disrupting the market? I only need twenty thousand!”
“You’re awesome, upstairs!”
“Hello, Quan Ge.”
Li Youqian accepted the connection invitation from Ting Quan and greeted him first.
“Hello, hello, President Qian.”
“President Qian, please turn on your camera.”
“Tsk tsk, please turn on your camera~”
“Why aren’t you so polite to us?”
“Don’t you understand? It’s because we didn’t give enough!”
“I just like Ting Quan’s honest demeanor.”
“Okay, Quan Ge, wait while I find it.”
“Yuwei, come over and help me hold the phone.”
When connecting on Douyin and turning on the camera, it defaults to the front-facing camera.
So Li Youqian asked Lin Yuwei to take the phone; he didn't want to show his face in public yet.
“Mr. Li, you called me.”
“Yes, turn on the camera and point it at the empty space.”
“Okay.”
“Tsk tsk tsk, why is President Qian still hiding?”
“President Qian, this isn’t very nice, why are you playing these games with your brothers?”
“How about we pool our money to get President Qian to show his face?”
“Does President Qian even care about your measly offerings?”
“(75) Qing Jie entered the live stream through connected guest - Im Really Rich.”
“(75) Laoye entered the live stream through connected guest - Im Really Rich.”
“(75) Mei Niang entered the live stream through connected guest - Im Really Rich.”
“(75) Yingzi entered the live stream through connected guest - Im Really Rich.”
“(75) Qing Jie: “Hmm? Ting Quan? Little Qian Qian, you also like antiques?””
“(75) Laoye: “I thought President Qian was performing.””
“(75) Mei Niang: “I also have some antiques at home. If you like them, I’ll bring them to you next time.””
“(75) Yingzi: “I also have some that a friend gave me. I’ll bring them to you next time I go to Magic City.””
“Good heavens, are antiques just given away like that?”
“brothers, are we even from the same world?”
“Can this kind of thing just be given away casually? This isn’t a common cabbage!!”
“I’ve said the word ‘envious’ so many times it’s numb.”
“Holy cow! Beauty!!”
“Cough cough, President Qian, is this our sister??”
Ting Quan looked at Lin Yuwei, who suddenly appeared on the screen, and instantly became energized.
He hadn't expected that President Qian's house would have such a beautiful person.
“No, this is my housekeeper.”
“Hiss~ Such a beautiful housekeeper?”
“Good heavens, this housekeeper looks very capable!”
“Sure enough, rich people’s housekeepers are all beauties!”
“Upstairs, if you’re not rich, you can’t afford a housekeeper!”
“brothers, don’t make random jokes!”
“It’s President Qian’s business, let’s not ask too many questions.”
Ting Quan quickly stopped the live stream as it became more and more off-topic.
Although everyone knew these things, they generally wouldn't mention them openly.
“Mr. Li, it’s adjusted.”
After adjusting the angle, Lin Yuwei handed the phone to Li Youqian.
“Okay, Yuwei, don’t be busy yet, help me out.”
“Okay, Mr. Li.”
Li Youqian looked at the phone screen and said apologetically:
“Sorry, Quan Ge, it’s my first time doing this, so I’m not very skilled and it took some time.”
“No worries, no worries, everyone has a first time.”
Ting Quan waved his hand magnanimously. Let alone waiting for this short while, he wouldn't mind even waiting for an hour!
“Laoye, Mei Niang, Qing Jie, Yingzi, why are you four here?”
Li Youqian saw their floating comments and asked curiously.
“(75) Laoye: “I saw you were connecting, so I clicked in.””
“(75) Qing Jie: “I thought you were doing something bad, but it’s just this.””
“(75) Mei Niang: “Qing Jie said you were connecting, and I happened to be free, so I came to watch.””
“(75) Yingzi: “+1.””
“I just came to Ting Quan to look at some treasures. If you’re busy, you can go about your business, don’t mind me.”
Li Youqian was already used to these four appearing together.
“(75) Qing Jie: “It’s fine, let me take a look too. Last time I went to your house, I didn’t see any antiques!””
“(75) Laoye: “Qing Jie has been to President Qian’s house??””
“(75) Qing Jie: “Yes, last time I went to Magic City, I stayed at his house. Didn’t you know?””
“(75) Mei Niang: “Good for you, little Qing, backstabbing me, aren’t you!!””
“Quan Ge, today I’ve set up four challenges for you.”
“These four challenges get progressively harder, but completing each one will come with a corresponding reward.”
“Do you dare to accept?”
The four challenges Li Youqian mentioned were the antiques he had previously placed in four different locations.
The fake items on the floor, the two vases on the display shelf, the two bronze artifacts in the bedroom, and the nine cauldrons in the backyard.
“Of course I dare, President Qian! Your Ting Quan is nothing if not bold!”
“As long as Big Brother gives enough, there’s nothing your Ting Quan doesn’t dare to look at!”
At this moment, Ting Quan hadn't realized what was about to happen; he simply thought this was a little game from Li Youqian.
“Great!”
“Then let’s begin.”
Li Youqian walked through the screen into the house with his phone, and the luxurious construction of the villa made Ting Quan drool with envy.
“President Qian, are we at your own home? I love this design so much!”
“Would you mind telling me where this villa is located?”
“When Ting Quan gets rich, I’ll buy one too and be your neighbor, President Qian.”
Ting Quan had loved Chinese culture since he was a child; otherwise, he wouldn't have studied antique appraisal.
The Jiujiangtang style of decoration perfectly hit his aesthetic.
“No problem at all. It’s Jiujiangtang in Magic City. The price isn’t expensive, just a few hundred million will do. I believe in you.”
“Good heavens, President Qian, you’re really overestimating Quan Di.”
“The selling price of Jiujiangtang isn’t expensive, but that place isn’t somewhere you can buy just with money!”
“That’s true. As a Magic City native, I can responsibly tell everyone that Jiujiangtang is the most incredible villa in Magic City.”
“Although the location isn’t the most expensive, the people who live there are the most valuable.”
“Understood.”
“Uh… haha, a few hundred million, indeed not expensive, indeed not expensive.”
Ting Quan’s smile instantly froze. A few hundred million would cost him his old life!
“Alright, we’ve arrived. Let’s take a look at the first challenge.”
Li Youqian pointed the camera at the bottles and jars on the floor. Although he knew they were all fakes, he still held a tiny bit of hope.
What if?