The Arhat Bracelet (Continued)

Actually, Nan Nancai had already guessed Chu Chen's answer the moment he finished speaking. If he had just obtained such a treasure himself, he definitely would not have been willing to let it go either. Even so, when he saw Chu Chen's refusal, the regret on his face was impossible to hide.

Nan Nancai still refused to give up and told Chu Chen to think it over again. He could bring out something of equal value to exchange for it, but Chu Chen remained unmoved.

Seeing this, Nan Nancai sighed inwardly and carefully examined the bracelet. The more he looked at it, the more he liked it, until he could hardly bear to take his eyes off it. At first, he had viewed the bracelet from a businessman's perspective, but after appraising it carefully, he had come to genuinely love it.

Yet Chu Chen's resolute attitude still left him somewhat discouraged.

After turning the matter over in his mind, Nan Nancai finally gritted his teeth and decided to take out something of considerable value in the hope of exchanging it for the bracelet. Unfortunately, several of the porcelain treasures in his collection had been bought by a customer just yesterday. Now, he did not know whether Chu Chen was interested in other antiques.

"Forget it. Let's appraise the remaining two items first, then we'll talk..."

While Nan Nancai was deep in thought, Chu Chen also picked up the items Nan Nancai had brought over earlier and began examining them.

Nan Nancai had asked Chu Chen before what categories he collected, so all three pieces he had brought over were porcelain. One was a pink-ground famille-rose bowl decorated with peonies from the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty. Its painting and workmanship both exuded an unmistakable imperial air. After examining it