Chapter 97

Anyone could tell at a glance that both pieces were unmistakably genuine.

"What do you think, brother-in-law?"

Yan Ren asked teasingly.

Gu Jinshui set down the plate, full of admiration. "Grandma Yan, that old friend of yours didn't cheat you. Both pieces are clearly genuine. This blue-and-white plate on the left dates to the Qianlong era. The porcelain is fine, the blue has real depth, and just look at that glaze—it's completely natural. The only pity is that it's damaged in one spot. This large Eight Immortals Birthday Celebration plate is a fine piece too, from an imperial kiln in the Shunzhi era. Unfortunately, it has a major crack, and a piece is missing here."

Everyone's hearts rose and fell with his words.

When he praised the plates, they were secretly delighted. When he mentioned their flaws, their hearts clenched again.

Yan Chengzhi had been worried Gu Jinshui would ruin his plans, but to his surprise, Gu Jinshui was playing along.

He couldn't help saying smugly to Grandma Yan, "Grandma, hear that? I wasn't lying. If someone's willing to pay three hundred for these two plates, it's only because of me."

"Wait. How much did you say they'd pay?"

Gu Jinshui looked at Yan Chengzhi in surprise.

"Three hundred yuan," Yan Chengzhi said without thinking. "What about it?"

Gu Jinshui stared at him for a moment, then burst out laughing. "Grandma Yan, I'll tell you the truth. If you're willing to sell these plates, don't let that buyer have them for a cent less than three thousand!"

"Three thousand?!"

Grandma Yan was startled by the figure.

She wasn't short of money and received a pension every month, but it was only seventy or eighty yuan. Three thousand yuan was more than she could save in several years!

Liu Yulan's face