But in reality, Jia Yuqiang's family simply did not have the means. Yu Renpeng estimated that his savings amounted to less than five million, and he still had payments for merchandise to handle. Under those circumstances, being cautious about buying antiques worth nearly six hundred thousand was perfectly normal.
However, seeing that Jia Yuqiang showed no remorse, it was obvious that even if they analyzed this reasoning for him, he probably would not take it in.
Jia Yuqiang continued, "Besides, I later sold some of my collection and bought the pair of porcelain pieces. Everyone who saw them said they were good. Doesn't that prove my eye for antiques? But just because I was a few days late paying, the price of the things went up by tens of thousands. So who's responsible for that loss?"
Yu Renpeng was somewhat surprised. "How come I didn't know about this?"
Jia Yuqiang chuckled. "I even called you last time, but you said the museum was very busy and turned me down. As for those items, a friend of mine took them all, and I had no chance to notify you..."
Yu Renpeng thought back and seemed to recall that there really had been such an incident. Then Jia Yuqiang said, "But I brought that pair of porcelain pieces today as well. Take a look and see whether they're a rare pair of fine ceramics."
As he spoke, he opened the leather suitcase, took out a brocade box, placed it on the table, and opened it.
Inside the box was a pair of blue-and-white dragon-and-sea-patterned table jars. Chu Chen was also rather familiar with the form and decorative characteristics of this pair of jars.
This type of jar had first appeared during the Yongzheng period and was popular during the Qianlong, Jiaqing, and