"Alright!"
As soon as Wu An said that—
The entire crowd was dumbfounded!
Every face was filled with utter disbelief!
He agreed?
This young man...
Actually agreed to Boss Chen's terms?
How...
Did he dare agree?
Couldn't he see that Boss Chen's set of bracelets was clearly extremely valuable?
Everyone found it absurd!
"Young man, you were too impulsive..."
"That's right, I remember Boss Chen's bracelet set!"
"He bought it at an auction!"
"The starting bid was two million!"
"In the end, Boss Chen won it for the steep price of five million!"
"Five million? My God, I've never seen that much money in my life!"
The crowd discussed it heatedly!
"It's over!"
"It's really over!"
Xu Qing's heart sank!
She had not expected Wu An to agree so quickly!
She did not even have time to stop him!
Xu Qing knew Wu An's financial situation!
Even counting his scholarship and the savings he had earned from part-time jobs, he only had a few thousand yuan!
He did not have any valuable possessions on him at all!
Besides, since Boss Chen dared to bring out that bracelet set, he was naturally very confident in it!
So how could Wu An compete with him?
"Are you sure you're choosing this bracelet set?"
At that moment, Wu An glanced at Boss Chen and spoke indifferently!
Wu An felt utterly unconcerned!
After all, ten crates of jewelry were still sitting in his system space!
Those ten crates of jewelry came from the world of One Piece!
Every crate was worth several billion!
And they were priceless treasures that could not be bought even with money!
As for the bracelets in Boss Chen's hand, compared to those ten crates of jewelry, they were simply trash!
They did not even qualify as trash!
"Oh? You think my bracelets aren't worthy of your attention?"
Boss Chen laughed in anger!
He was not an idiot!
Naturally, he could hear the implication in Wu An's words!
Are you sure you're choosing this bracelet set?
That was clearly looking down on the bracelets!
Not only Boss Chen, but everyone else was completely dumbfounded as well!
This young man...
Was far too arrogant!
No matter what, Boss Chen had paid five million for that bracelet set back then!
It was not something a young man like him could look down on!
"Wu An, should we apologize instead?"
Xu Qing's pretty face had gone Haku!
"Sister Qing, don't worry!"
"His bracelets are only so-so!"
Wu An smiled boldly!
"But..."
An anxious look appeared on Xu Qing's face as she was about to say something!
Suddenly—
"What's going on here?"
"Why are you all gathered around?"
A somewhat imposing voice rang out!
An elderly, thin-framed man walked over!
His hair was completely Haku, and he had no particularly imposing aura, looking just like an ordinary old man!
Yet when everyone present saw the man, their expressions changed drastically!
Not only that!
Even Boss Chen, whose face had been full of pride, had his pupils contract!
"Master Qian!"
"Why are you here?"
Boss Chen bowed slightly, his face full of respect!
As soon as those words were spoken—
The entire crowd fell silent!
Because the thin elderly man who had arrived...
Was Master Qian!
The reason Ye Jewelry could become the leader of the entire jewelry industry was inseparable from the contributions of appraisal masters led by Master Qian!
In the jewelry business!
Suppliers and connections were certainly important!
But equally important was having sharp enough judgment!
The ability to pick out—
The most valuable one from among countless pieces of jewelry! Master Qian was precisely such a person!
Over the years, without him, the Ye Family could never have developed so quickly!
In just a few short decades, they had risen to become Eastsea City's leading jewelry business!
As Master Qian had grown older, he no longer handled jewelry appraisals!
Yet even so, many of the Ye Family's senior executives held Master Qian in the highest regard!
Even Elder Ye of the Ye Family often invited Master Qian to play chess!
"What exactly happened here?"
Master Qian frowned as he looked at Boss Chen!
Boss Chen's expression stiffened!
Though he was a real estate developer, he was nowhere near comparable to Master Qian!
After all, Master Qian had the Ye Family backing him!
And before a business giant like the Ye Family, what did a small developer like him amount to?
"Master Qian, it happened like this..."
Boss Chen braced himself and explained what had just happened!
He emphasized that Wu An had been the one to provoke him first!
"You want to compare the value of jewelry?"
Master Qian was slightly taken aback, then became interested!
"If you don't mind, how about I serve as the referee and appraise the value of the jewelry you bring out?"
Master Qian's hands were itching to get involved!
"Of course!"
Boss Chen was stunned for a moment before immediately replying!
What kind of joke was that?
How could he dare refuse Master Qian's request?
Besides, Boss Chen was very confident in his bracelets!
He did not believe Wu An could produce anything valuable!
When the surrounding people heard this, they immediately erupted!
"What? Master Qian is going to appraise treasures?"
"My God, it's been years since we last saw Master Qian appraise something for someone!"
"Getting to see Master Qian in action is such a treat!"
"That's right, Master Qian is one of Eastsea City's foremost treasure appraisal masters!"
The surrounding crowd was in an uproar!
Only Xu Qing's pretty face grew increasingly Haku!
"Master, please take a look at my bracelets!"
Boss Chen handed over the dark green bracelet set!
"Hm?"
Master Qian's eyes lit up. He put on specialized gloves and carefully accepted them!
"This bracelet set should date back to the late Qing Dynasty, around a hundred years ago!"
"At the time, the Qing Court was on the verge of collapse, and countless pieces of jewelry flowed out from the imperial palace into the common folk!"
"Judging from its style, this set should have been used by a noble lady in the palace!"
"And that noble lady held no low status within the palace!"
Master Qian spoke slowly!
"That's right!"
"Master Qian, I, Chen Wu, am impressed by your discerning eye!"
Boss Chen gave him a thumbs-up!
For antique bracelets like these, even professional appraisers—
Would need to spend a great deal of time examining them!
Yet Master Qian had merely taken a few glances and already described most of their origins!
He truly deserved to be Ye Jewelry's appraisal master!
"What a pity..."
Just then, Master Qian let out a long sigh!
"What's wrong?"
Boss Chen immediately grew anxious!
Everyone else pricked up their ears as well!
"This bracelet set is incomplete!"
"It is missing a small accessory!"
"Otherwise, its value could have doubled!"
"As it is now, it is worth roughly between four and five million!"
Master Qian said regretfully!
"I know that too!"
"But there's nothing I can do about it!"
Boss Chen was somewhat helpless as well!
If it had been a complete set, he might not have been able to afford it either!
Back then, spending five million on this bracelet set had already cost him dearly!
If the price had been any higher—
He really would not have bought it!
"Alright, young man!"
"Your turn!"
At that moment, Master Qian looked at Wu An!
"Can we... give up..."
Xu Qing's pretty face was Haku as paper as she spoke softly!
When she said this, she had mustered all her courage, afraid that the other side would refuse!
She had not even finished speaking...
"Sister Qing, take out the sapphire I gave you!"
Wu An smiled calmly.
There were too many people around now, so it was inconvenient for him to take things out of the system space.
So Wu An decided to use the gemstone he had given Xu Qing.
He only needed to take it out and let someone appraise it.
"Ah?"
"That gemstone?"
Xu Qing froze for a moment, her face full of confusion.
"Yes!"
Wu An answered with certainty.
Then, under Xu Qing's suspicious gaze, he took out the deep-blue gemstone.
"Heh, you actually dared to take it out!"
Boss Chen's face was full of mockery.
The others could not help shaking their heads as well.
Just now,
Master Qian had already made it so clear!
And you still dared to take out a worthless gemstone?
Could it be that you thought this gemstone was worth more than that bracelet?
What no one noticed, however, was this:
The instant Master Qian saw the gemstone in Xu Qing's hand, he froze.
"Th-this, this..."
Immediately afterward, Master Qian stared fixedly at the deep-blue gemstone, his face filled with disbelief...
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