The old lady thought for a moment before saying, "Young man, just name your price."
Chu Chen smiled when he heard this. "Auntie, aren't you afraid I'll cheat you?"
The old lady beamed. "Young man, I brought you here to look at the goods because I could tell you were an honest person. Otherwise, how could an old woman like me dare bring you here? Besides, since you put it that way, I'm even less inclined to believe you'd cheat me."
"Then I'll give you a fair estimate: one and a half million. What do you think?"
After thinking it over, Chu Chen straightforwardly stated the price he had calculated earlier. It wasn't that he had too much money to spend. Rather, when he had passed the well in the courtyard, he had already used his special ability to inspect it. Not only was something hidden inside, its value was far more than one and a half million. Since that was the case, it didn't matter if he took a small loss on the furniture.
Actually, it wouldn't have mattered even if he had offered a little more. After all, he had already eaten so much meat; it was only right to leave some soup for the others. However, they were neither relatives nor acquaintances. If he acted too generous, the old lady would certainly find it very strange and might even suspect some kind of ulterior motive.
Not to mention offering more—even one and a half million had already left the old lady utterly astonished. With an incredulous expression, she asked, "Young man, did I hear that right? These few pieces of furniture are actually worth that much?"
Chu Chen smiled faintly. "How could I deceive you? Don't be fooled by how ordinary these pieces of furniture look. Their