Chu Chen and Uncle Wu returned to their seats, and it was Qi Baofu and Fang Jinbo's turn. The two eagerly hurried onto the stage, then excitedly and cautiously picked up the objects to examine them.
As soon as Chu Chen sat down, Zhao Xueyi, who had already appraised the objects, hurriedly asked, "Xiao Chen, what do you think of this set of divided dishes?"
Chu Chen said hesitantly, "How should I put it? Most of them are genuine, I suppose!"
"Ah!" Zhao Xueyi exclaimed in surprise.
"Keep your voice down!" Zhu Dafu reminded him.
Zhao Xueyi had been about to continue asking, but after Zhu Dafu's reminder, he noticed that everyone around them was looking at him curiously. Feeling somewhat embarrassed, he quickly smiled apologetically at those nearby.
Then Zhao Xueyi asked hesitantly in a low voice, "Xiao Chen, do you mean that one of them is a replica?"
Chu Chen nodded and replied, "I feel that one of the divided dishes has a problem. But there wasn't enough time just now, so I couldn't examine it carefully. I won't be able to confirm whether it's genuine until I look at it again."
In fact, Chu Chen had already determined that one of them was a replica. He had said this because the appraisal time had been too short, and he felt he needed to appear more cautious.
Zhao Xueyi said, "If that's the case, why didn't you examine it more carefully?"
"That was my fault." Uncle Wu smiled wryly. "I thought that set of divided dishes should be fine, so I hurried down."
Zhu Dafu said, "Old Wu, this should be considered an unavoidable mistake. If Chu Chen hadn't said that, I definitely wouldn't have believed there could be a replica among that set of divided dishes."
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