It had started as a simple transaction. But after Wang Yue paid and picked up the tea set to take home, Old Man Guan, who had been sitting at the alley entrance the whole time, suddenly said,
"Little Yue, that tea set of yours is fake!"
Wang Yue rarely spoke to Old Man Guan, mainly because the old man wasn't much for talking to others and especially liked Han Chunming.
Since Wang Yue was at odds with both Han Chunming and Cheng Jianjun, he hadn't bothered with Old Man Guan either.
Now that Old Man Guan had taken the initiative to warn him, Wang Yue was curious about why he'd decided to speak to him.
After thinking it over, Wang Yue suspected it had something to do with the geared bicycle, though he wasn't sure. So he simply asked, "Sir, why didn't you warn me when I was paying just now? What's the point of telling me now?"
Old Man Guan shook his head. "Every trade has its own rules. While you were negotiating, I couldn't say anything."
Seeing how patient Old Man Guan was being today, Wang Yue didn't think the old man had suddenly grown kindhearted. He smiled and asked, "Old Man Guan, come on. Is it because Xiaoguan wants a geared bicycle? Is that why you're willing to talk to a junior like me?"
Old Man Guan hadn't expected Wang Yue to catch on so quickly. He couldn't help laughing, but even after he stopped, he still didn't admit it. Instead, he asked curiously, "You're so clever. You must've realized the tea set was fake. Why did you still buy it?"
Wang Yue glanced at the tea set in his hands and shook his head. "I wasn't sure if it was real or fake. It looked nice,