The last blue-and-white basin with dragon-and-phoenix designs from the Xuande period of the Ming Dynasty was not only exquisitely made, but also the most valuable of the three apology gifts from Chai Pingle. Chu Chen estimated that it was worth more than six million yuan.
The three items were worth over ten million yuan in total, so Chai Pingle's sincerity was unquestionable. Chu Chen was quite satisfied, though fortunately, it was him. If he had been dealing with someone less easygoing, then compared with Manager Zhang's gifts, Chai Pingle's apology would have cost him a fortune and gained him nothing.
After examining Chai Pingle's apology gifts, Old Xu took another look at the three items Manager Zhang had sent. When he was done, he said with a smile, "As the old saying goes, when the snipe and clam fight, the fisherman profits. The ancients certainly didn't lie to me! Still, it would be best to avoid this kind of thing in the future. Otherwise, if something this urgent happens again, my heart may not be able to take it!"
Chu Chen nodded repeatedly in agreement. Although he had gained some advantages from this incident and even made a new discovery, if the other side had succeeded, or if those manuscript volumes had been damaged, he would have been depressed to death.
The three of them chatted for a while. Then Old Xu invited the other two to his room to admire the apology gifts Manager Zhang and Chai Pingle had given him.
The apology gifts given to Old Xu were worth far less than Chu Chen's, but Old Xu was not particularly dissatisfied. In his words, he was already in his seventies or eighties and had no need to get angry over something like this. Besides, he was an old