Chapter 10
If it had the power, it must be an authentic one . Gu Ning was happy, but didn’t show her happiness on her face .
Gu Ning walked to the stand . The stand owner ignored her because she was a teenage girl in an ordinary clothing, and seemed poor .
Gu Ning didn’t care though . She pointed directly at the bracelet, “How much is this one, please?”
The stand owner took a glance at the bracelet, then frowned with disdain .
Why? Because in his eye, this bracelet was fake . He even intended to throw it away .
But since there was a buyer for it, he opened his mouth, ” 50 yuan . ”
Fifty yuan were merely much, but it was still a lot for Gu Ning . However, Gu Ning wasn’t willing to miss any chance to win money .
She didn’t want to show her real intention at the very beginning, so she bargained, “Could you please sell it for a cheaper price? I’m just a student with less money . ”
“Then 40 yuan, that’s all . ” The stand owner agreed . He still believed the bracelet was a worthless junk .
Gu Ning pretended to hesitate for a second, then said, “Great, I’ll take it . ”
Then she gave money to the stand owner .
The stand owner took the money and gave the bracelet to Gu Ning .
Gu Ning went straight to the appraisal center with the bracelet afterwards .
She went to the appraisal center not to identify the bracelet, but for money . Only with money that she was able to do other things .
There was a monthly large fair in the antique market with many visitors . In a normal day, many visitors would come and make deals, but the price wouldn’t be high because dealers were not adequate .
When Gu Ning arrived at the appraisal center, there was already someone in there to identify antiques . Bystanders stood around . Someone were here just for fun, while some were here for the results . If there was a real one, they would bid .
Those appraisers were all experienced, and the appraisal center had its own rules . If it was a fake one, they would not charge for it . If it was a real one, then you need to pay for the service . If the antique was sold on-site, the service price would be higher .
The rules were quite acceptable .
Gu Ning walked to the table of appraisal . There was a appraiser in the middle of identification . It was a delicate snuff bottle, and looked like an authentic one .
Gu Ning used her Jade eyes . She didn’t see any fog around it . It was fake .
“It’s fake . ” It only took the appraiser around 10 minutes to have the result .
“What? It’s fake?” A male voice sounded in shock among the crowd . The man wore an astonished face, “It’s impossible! How could it be fake!”
“Are you questioning me now?” The appraiser wasn’t happy to be questioned .
The man explained at once, “No, no, but it’s an heirloom from my grandpa to my father and to me . I can’t accept it’s fake . ”
The rest of the people in the center showed their sympathy .
“Bro, even if it’s an heirloom, it could be fake . ”
“True!”
“Probably your grandfather had made a mistake . It’s quite normal . ”
Others echoed .
The man wore a displeased face . He left swiftly with his heirloom . He had believed it must be a real antique, and wanted to sell it, but to his surprise, it was fake .
Then, there were more fake ones, but no one felt disappointed because the owners didn’t pay much for their “antiques” .
“Hi, could you please identify this bracelet for me?” It was Gu Ning’s turn . She handed over the bracelet she had just bought .
Gu Ning’s appearance raised discussion among the crowd .
“Gee, where did she get this dirty thing? It’s so ugly . ”
“This little girl must be crazy about money . It’s apparently fake . ”
Others echoed .
Gu Ning ignored all of them . Let’s see . She thought to herself .
Though the appraiser didn’t believe it was real neither, he did his work though .
When he took the dusty bracelet over, he almost hated it at the first look . However, while he was cleaning the stains by a napkin, the real color of the bracelet appeared .
It was white and blue in random order, and it was made of china .
The appraiser frowned a little . He thought it was merely a modern artwork . In the ancient time, no one would use china to make bracelet .
But since he had begun, he decided to finish his work .
Then, he kept on cleaning the bracelet . After a while, he felt something was unusual .
Others asked immediately .
“What happened?”
“Is it real?”
The appraiser stayed silent, focusing on his work . Before long, the bracelet was clean and shiny .
Everyone now discovered that the bracelet was made of china . All of them were assured that it must be fake, because no one had ever heard a china bracelet could be made in the ancient time . It must be a modern artwork .
While the appraiser thought otherwise . He now was astonished and super excited .
“The china is blue and white porcelain from Ming and Qing Dynasty . ” He suddenly said .
“What?”
“Really?”
Everyone was shocked .
Blue and white porcelain from Ming and Qing Dynasty . Then, it was a real one?
Though blue and white porcelain in Ming and Qing Dynasty wasn’t as expensive as in Yuan or Tang Dynasty, it wasn’t cheap at all .
All of a sudden, everyone looked at Gu Ning in jealousy . Instead, Gu Ning was as calm as usual, which made people wonder that she had known it already .
Actually, Gu Ning only knew it was real, but had no idea what it was exactly .
“It is blue and white porcelain from Ming and Qing Dynasty . I suppose the original one is broken, and somebody has made it into a bracelet . ” Or, no one would intentionally break a valuable blue and white porcelain to make a bracelet .
“Hey young girl, where did you get this bracelet?” someone asked .
“I just bought it from a normal stand,” Gu Ning told the truth .
“What? You picked it up by accident? What a lucky girl!”
Everyone agreed .
“Young girl, do you want to sell it? I’ll give you 30 thousand . ” A middle-aged man in a suit made a bid without any delay .
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