Treasure Appraiser's Life
Chapter 817

Want to Return the Goods?

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Although some of his own things were missing, thirty thousand yuan was nothing significant to him. Still, this case of a fake turning out to be genuine had left Lin Shengfu extremely delighted.

"I remember that when I bought it, I only paid five hundred yuan. Being worth thirty thousand is already pretty good!" Lin Shengfu said with a broad smile.

Seeing this, Duan Kun poured cold water on him. "Boss Lin, the expert you hired isn't up to much. He actually mistook the real thing for a fake. Although this item is only worth thirty thousand yuan, among all your antiques, is this really the most valuable one?"

"That's true!" Lin Shengfu immediately frowned. "In theory, the man I hired is also a well-known expert in Shudu. How could he make such a mistake?"

"What? Do you think Brother Chu was wrong?" Duan Kun asked with a sly smile.

"Young Master Chu explained it so thoroughly. How could this thing possibly be fake?" Lin Shengfu hurriedly shook his head, indicating that wasn't what he meant.

Chu Chen smiled. "I'm guessing it might be because he noticed an inconspicuous black dot at the top of the pendant."

"What black dot?" Liu Sizhe hurriedly took the pendant and examined it. Beside the stylized lotus-petal pattern, he really did find an inconspicuous black dot.

Lin Shengfu also saw the black dot and said in astonishment, "Seriously? He concluded it was fake just because of a tiny black dot?"

This time, Chu Chen did not need to explain. Liu Sizhe said, "Because the craftsmanship of official kiln porcelain from the High Qing period was exceptionally meticulous. Products with even the slightest flaws were usually smashed. Although this black dot is small, it is still a genuine flaw. Your appraiser probably judged it to

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