Reincarnation Of The Businesswoman At School - Chapter 68

Chapter 68

Chapter 68: A Battle for the Ink-slab

“Em, not really,” Gu Ning said .

“Then why did you buy this ink-slab without second thought?” Master Fu criticized . He expected better from Gu Ning .

“Because of my instinct . May I invite the two masters to have a cup of tea? Master Yan, could you please help me identify this object?” Gu Ning said .

Master Yan was an expert of antiques . He had a special feeling for antiques, and never said no to identifying an object .

He only thought it wasn’t necessary to have tea .

But seeing Gu Ning being so confident, like this ink-slab was a real one, Master Yan was more curious now .

If the ink-slab had been real, it was inconvenient to identify it here . Thus Master Yan answered, “Fine . ”

They went towards a nearby tea house .

They had a private room since they were all important figures .

Before they sat down, Master Yan opened his mouth eagerly . “Girl, let me have a look now . ”

The ink-slab was held in Gu Ning’s hand . Once Master Yan opened his mouth, Gu Ning handed it to him directly .

Master Yan took the ink-slab, and was absorbed in identifying it .

Both Master Fu and Gu Ning stayed quiet, tasting the tea .

Master Yan kept on observing, touching and cleaning it for a while . At the end, Master Yan’s eyes lit up with delight and excitement . “It’s real . It is real! This is an ink-slab from the Qianlong period . It belonged to the famous poet, book painter and Laizhou prefect, Zhang Wentao . It must be old-pit species too!”

“What?” Hearing that, Master Fu was also surprised as well as excited .

Such a precious antique was found by a young teenage girl, which surprised Master Yan more . He asked, “Girl, did you really find this out by your instinct?”

To be honest, Master Yan didn’t believe it was that simple . Gu Ning had been so confident, as if she already knew it was a real one .

Gu Ning also understood her excuse wasn’t persuasive, but she didn’t know anything about antiques . Thus she had to stick to her excuse . “Yes . ”

Master Yan and Master Fu still couldn’t believe it, but since the girl said so, they didn’t want to ask for more .

Master Yan looked at the ink-slab in his hands . He was growingly thrilled . “Girl, do you want to sell it? If you want to, I can pay you the market price,” Master Yan said .

Not only was Master Yan an expert of antiques, he was also an expert of calligraphy . He loved those tools for calligraphy .

“Well, Master Yan, I knew Girl Gu before you . If she wants to sell it, I must be the first buyer . You, you can’t grab it from me!” Master Fu immediately stood up wanting to snatch the ink-slab .

Although Master Fu wasn’t as professional as Master Yan, he was an aficionado .

He didn’t like calligraphy, but he loved to collect ancient objects .

Gu Ning felt embarrassed . She didn’t want to see those two respectable seniors to have a battle over a ink-slab .

Gu Ning understood Master Fu wanted to have priority because they met first .

Master Yan, on the other side, protected the ink-slab tightly in his arms at once . He looked at Master Fu in an aggressive way . “Master Fu, you don’t like calligraphy at all . Why do you need it?”

“I don’t like calligraphy, but I love ancient objects!” Master Fu said .

Master Yan was truly afraid Gu Ning would sell the ink-slab to Master Fu because the two had met each other before him . He had to use his ace in the hole . “If you don’t compete with me, I’ll give you a bottle of peach-blossom wine of 10 years,” Master Yan said to Master Fu .

Hearing that, Master Fu’s eyes were bright . He stopped competing for the ink-slab, but bargained, “Two bottles . ”

Master Yan frowned . He was reluctant to do that .

But for the ink-slab, he compromised at the end . “Fine, two bottles . ” Master Yan clenched his teeth .

After that, Master Fu was pleased . He went back to his seat .

And Master Yan then realized Gu Ning hadn’t agreed to sell the ink-slab yet .

“Well, girl, could you please sell it to grandpa Yan?” Master Yan looked at Gu Ning with sincerity . It seemed the ink-slab was a part of his body . If Gu Ning took it back, it would be like cutting meat from his flesh .

Master Yan right now was completely different from that serious old man before .

Actually, the reason why Gu Ning invited Master Yan to identify the ink-slab was that she intended to sell it to him .

She wasn’t sure Master Yan would want it, but since he was an expert of antiques, he probably wasn’t willing to miss a real antique .

“Of course,” Gu Ning replied .

Master Yan was more than happy now . “Very well, girl! I’m not going to lie to you either . This ink-slab is from the Qianlong period . It belonged to the famous poet, book painter and Laizhou prefect, Zhang Wentao . It is worth around five million yuan . I’ll pay you five million yuan . It’s an acceptable price for both of us . ”

“No problem,” Gu Ning agreed without hesitation . She didn’t care about the price as long as it was acceptable .

“Girl, if you’re lucky again next time, you must sell it to me first!” Although he stopped competing with Master Yan, Master Fu was still a little displeased .

Gu Ning smiled slightly . “Grandpa Fu, you’ve abandoned the ink-slab for two bottles of peach-blossom wine . I assume you must be a wine lover . I have a wine cup with me here . Do you want to have a look?”

Saying this, Gu Ning then took out the wine cup from her backpack .

Both Master Yan and Master Fu were struck dumb for a second . They all thought to themselves: is she being lucky again?

If she had been lucky again, she must be a lucky girl indeed! Or, she must have her own ability .

Master Fu sat close to Gu Ning . Once she pulled the cup out, Master Fu grabbed it and stared at it .

But he wasn’t an expert after all . He then immediately gave it to Master Yan . “Master Yan, take a look now . ”

With doubts in heart, Master Yan took the wine cup from Master Fu at once .

The wine cup was round, straight, covered with a deep abdomen, a beast ring and three feet . It was the shape of the wine cups from the Tang Dynasty .

Then Master Yan focused on its material and marks .

Master Fu sat aside looking at Master Yan with anxiety . He opened his mouth several times, wanting to ask for the result, but didn’t want to bother him as well .

Master Yan was increasingly excited . “It’s real! It’s from the Tang Dynasty . It’s a royal wine cup from the Wu administration . ”

“What? Really?” Master Fu jumped up from his seat out of excitement .

Seeing that, Gu Ning felt worried for Master Fu . She didn’t want to see him fall .

“Yes! It must be a real one . There are several royal wine cups in the museum too . I’m familiar with them,” Master Yan replied .

“Ha-ha, Ha-ha! I like it!” Master Fu laughed out loud in happiness . He was afraid Master Yan would compete with him, so he grabbed the wine cup back . Both Gu Ning and Master Yan were speechless .