Sending a "Pillow"

Such a rare small purple-bronze Arhat statue from the mid-Ming period was naturally something Chu Chen wanted to add to his collection. However, he didn't dare show too much enthusiasm. Otherwise, if Shi Bapi realized what he was thinking, forget getting it cheap—he'd be lucky not to spend a fortune! Hadn't this fellow even tried to buy the watches people were wearing?

Seeing Chu Chen calmly put the item down, Shi Bapi couldn't help feeling puzzled. Could it be that he didn't even like such a fine piece?

As mentioned earlier, although Shi Bapi was stingy with buyers, he was fairly honest with fellow dealers. Of course, that honesty was relative. It was extremely difficult to take advantage of him.

Still, although no one could get much of an advantage from him, generally speaking, he rarely lied about things like an item's origins.

He believed Chu Chen knew that as well. Besides, even he thought this piece was excellent. He had asked a friend to examine it yesterday, and the other man had praised it without end. If his friend hadn't been short on cash, he would have bought the Arhat statue on the spot.

That was precisely why Chu Chen's calm expression seemed so strange to him. If Chu Chen doesn't even like something of this quality, aren't his standards a little too high?

"Boss Chu, what do you think of it?" Shi Bapi asked hurriedly.

"It's not bad! It just feels a little small," Chu Chen replied.

Shi Bapi was an old hand. The moment he heard that, he knew Chu Chen really intended to buy it. Saying this was merely his way of finding a flaw so he could bargain. This relieved Shi Bapi, but he also thought, *It seems Chu Chen acted so calmly just now