After hearing Xu Fan's words, everyone couldn't help exchanging bewildered looks.
After a long while, Han Yu Song came back to his senses and said, "That person came to buy something, not sell anything. Old Xu, you couldn't have gotten it wrong, could you?"
Xu Fan was also very surprised by this answer. He shook his head. "It's not like I'd mistake someone I met a few years ago. Besides, I even greeted him at the door just now!"
Hearing this, everyone found the person's behavior difficult to understand. Could it be that he had sold this Eastern Han jade bear paperweight cheaply so he could buy He Shaoji's calligraphy and paintings?
Han Yu Song thought for a moment before asking an important question. "When he sold the jade bear to you, did he mention He Shaoji's works?"
"No." Xu Fan immediately shook his head.
"Then something doesn't add up. If he really sold this paperweight so he could buy antiques, why didn't he ask you about them?" Han Yu Song felt that the man's behavior was completely unreasonable.
At that moment, Chu Chen said, "Could he happen to have a work by He Shaoji that he wants to sell, and be afraid of taking a loss, so he came to ask about the price first?"
Everyone thought it over and felt that this possibility was indeed quite likely.
Qiao Qingtai said with sudden realization, "I don't know if you noticed, but he kept saying how much he liked He Shaoji's things. Yet when he looked at this piece just now, he didn't show any sign of liking it. I estimate Little Chu's guess is probably very close to the truth."
Han Yu Song frowned. It was inevitable to encounter people asking about market prices while doing business, but it