After spending so much time together, Old Wu knew that if he helped Chu Chen buy this Yuan blue and white porcelain, Chu Chen would not treat him unfairly. Although the reward would not be as much as he could make by buying it himself, it should not be far off.
Besides, Chu Chen had fulfilled the promise he had made back then today and was preparing to move Old Wu's household registration to the capital. How could Old Wu have the nerve to keep that Yuan blue and white porcelain all to himself?
Chu Chen and Zhou Wenping more or less understood Old Wu's thoughts. However, Old Wu was not selling himself to Chu Chen. Even if he had bought the item on his own, Chu Chen would not have thought there was anything wrong with it, let alone now, when he had not done so.
Of course, even though they knew what Old Wu was thinking, they tacitly chose not to say it aloud. After all, some things were better left understood by everyone without being spoken. Saying them out loud could instead lead to misunderstandings and create a rift.
Now that he knew the item might be genuine, how could Chu Chen not take it seriously? He hurriedly asked, "Fifth Brother, where is it now? Could someone else have gotten there first?"
"That definitely won't happen!" Old Wu waved his hand. "I only saw the item yesterday afternoon, and I even paid the owner a deposit, asking him not to show it to anyone else for the next couple of days. As soon as my friend raises the funds, I can—"
Before Old Wu could finish, Zhou Wenping interrupted from the side. "Wait. Your friend is raising the funds? What's going on?"
"Oh! I didn't explain that