The old lady pointed out to Chen Ran that the building was probably a bit old, and it should have been a family home in the early years. The environment was very poor, and there was a musty smell in the stairway.
Chen Ran walked up to the second floor. There was only one family on this floor, so obviously this was Old Man Lin's family.
Ding dong…ding dong.
Chen Ran took a deep breath, rang the doorbell, and waited outside the door.
The doorbell rang for a long time, but there was no reply. Chen Ran could only press it twice more.
"Who are you looking for?"
With a click, the iron door opened directly, and the person who opened the door was a young man about the same age as Chen Ran.
"Little brother, is this Uncle Lin's house?" Chen Ran asked directly.
The young man glanced at Chen Ran, nodded and said, "Look for my grandpa. He has gone out and is not at home. Are you okay?"
After receiving an affirmative answer, Chen Ran also became energetic. Regardless of whether he could get the two Flower God Cups in Uncle Lin's hand, at least he found the right person now and didn't run away in vain. As for how to get the two cups in his hands.
, let’s explore the situation first.
"It's like this. I heard that Uncle Lin likes to collect some old things. I'm also interested in this. I wonder if I can take a look at what good things Uncle Lin has collected..."
Chen Ran said as he thought, directly saying that he wanted to buy it would definitely not work. Uncle Lin has two Flower God Cups in his collection. This is not a secret. If Uncle Lin was willing to sell, he would have been snatched away by someone long ago. Why?
It's not his turn either.
"Are you collecting things?" Chen Ran didn't say that he wanted to collect things, but the young man said it in one breath. Chen Ran sighed. This scene clearly meant that he was not the only one who came to collect things. It was obvious that he wanted to get something from Uncle Lin.
It really took a lot of thinking to get two Flower God Cups in my hands.
Before Chen Ran could say anything, the young man shook his head and said, "My grandpa doesn't sell anything, so you'd better leave."
The young man was about to close the door as he spoke, but at this moment, a voice of inquiry suddenly came from inside the house: "Xiaoqiang, who is this?"
"Dad, I'm here to collect something." The young man replied without looking back, and with a click, the iron door was closed.
Chen Ran frowned and left like this. He was definitely not willing to leave. He wanted to at least meet Uncle Lin before talking about it. It was better to ask Uncle Lin when he would be back.
"Are you collecting things?" Chen Ran was about to ring the doorbell again when the iron door suddenly opened. This time it was a middle-aged man about forty years old, somewhat fat, with a crew cut, wearing big pants and a white shirt.
"It's not a matter of whether I take it or not. The main thing is that I want to take a look at Uncle Lin's collection. If Uncle Lin is willing, I will take a few back..." Although he could see that things were turning around, Chen Ran still didn't directly say that he wanted to take it back.
The person who was collecting the things said it as tactfully as possible.
"Then come in and take a look." The middle-aged man, Mr. Lin, looked Chen Ran up and down, pondered for a moment, and let Chen Ran in with a neutral expression.
"Keep it down, my mother is sleeping. Don't wake her up. If she wakes up, don't even think about it." As soon as he entered the room, Mr. Lin whispered to Chen Ran and followed him.
Xiaoqiang in the back also closed the iron door as if he was a thief and was too brave to show off.
Chen Ran's heart skipped a beat, his expression calmed, and he nodded calmly.
"Go and see if your grandma is awake?" Mr. Lin ordered Xiaoqiang and took Chen Ran into the bedroom next to the bathroom.
Entering this bedroom, you can see that the bed, table, bookshelves, cabinets, and floor are all filled with various antiques and sundries, most of which are strange stones, stamps, and coins. Only five items are placed on the bed.
Six porcelain vessels, including two pairs of moon vases and a pair of plum vases.
It seems that Uncle Lin has quite a wide range of collecting hobbies.
Chen Ran glanced around, but saw no sign of the Flower God Cup. He felt a little disappointed, but did not show it. Instead, he quietly observed these antiques and sundries.
As soon as Chen Ran took a look, the bedroom door was gently pushed open. He saw Xiao Qiang pushing the door in with hands and feet, and carefully closing the door. When Chen Ran and Mr. Lin looked at it, he shook his head.
After shaking his head, Mr. Lin felt relieved. When he saw Chen Ran turning his attention to the debris, he shook his head and said, "Don't even look at those broken stones. My dad picked them up from the river. They are not worth anything."
, the stamps and coins are not valuable either. My dad got them by himself. It’s not cost-effective to sell the small ones to you Xueer. You can also see that I sold them to you without telling my dad. Those gadgets are even sold to you.
You only have a few dozen yuan or a hundred and eighty yuan. When my dad comes back, he will definitely find out. I don’t know how to make trouble with me. It’s not worth it for these few small bucks. If you want to see it, just take a look at these.
Porcelain, it’s not worth the risk I took.”
As he spoke, Mr. Lin stretched out his hand to point to Chen Ran, and he pointed at the bottles on the bed.
"Dad, my grandpa said..." Seeing the porcelain that Mr. Lin was pointing at, Xiaoqiang couldn't help but lost his voice. However, before he could finish speaking, Mr. Lin glared at him and interrupted him: "Your grandpa
He said he won’t sell it, but if he doesn’t sell it, where can I collect the money from you to buy a house?”
After finishing speaking, he looked back at Chen Ran and found that Chen Ran was carrying him. He glared at Xiaoqiang fiercely and winked at Xiaoqiang twice.
Xiaoqiang looked at Chen Ran and then at Mr. Lin, not daring to say anything anymore.
Although Chen Ran didn't see the target, since Mr. Lin said so, he could only watch a few bottles on the bed. Although his target was the Flower God Cup, if he could find something good, then
Naturally, I won’t let it go.
Chen Ran observed all the bottles on the bed. With his eyesight, he could see that these bottles were fake without even using energy aperture detection.
Privately, he discovered that these bottles were fakes. On the surface, Chen Ran didn't show any abnormality. After thinking about it for a moment, he roughly guessed Mr. Lin's intention of letting him in. It was obvious that Mr. Lin had no intention of putting him in.
Just because I am young, I feel that I should not be able to tell whether these bottles are genuine or fake. I put myself in just because I want to use these bottles to fool myself. I have no intention of selling the treasures collected by Uncle Lin.
Chen Ran's impression of Mr. Lin was not very good to begin with, and now it is even worse. Of course, impressions are impressions, and business is business. These are two different things.
"Mr. Lin, these bottles of yours look pretty good, but these bottles are all ordinary bottles after all. I have a somewhat high standard. Just seeing these bottles will not satisfy me. As you said
, you are taking the risk of being criticized by Uncle Lin by transferring these things to me, and I am also taking the risk of being criticized. If this kind of thing spreads, it will have a great impact on my reputation in the antique world.
It has a big impact. The most important thing in antiques is character. If I just take these bottles back, it won’t be cost-effective. Do you think there are other better things?"
After observing several bottles, Chen Ran looked at Mr. Lin and said calmly.
"Yes, there are, but you are in vain if you look at them. My dad is very precious. He will not sell them, and I dare not touch them. If I touch them, he will definitely sever ties with me." Mr. Lin
After looking at Chen Ran for a long time, he thought for a moment and shook his head.
Chen Ran's heart moved: "Can I take a look?"
"It's okay to let you see it, but if you want to take it away, don't even think about it." Mr. Lin thought for a while and felt that if Chen Ran could see the old man's treasures, he might be able to fool Chen Ran.
Ran took away the bottles, so after some hesitation, he agreed.
Chen Ran nodded calmly.
Mr. Lin gave Xiaoqiang a wink and whispered an order in his ear. Chen Ran, who had better hearing, heard that Mr. Lin asked Xiaoqiang to go to Uncle Lin's room and steal the key.
Xiaoqiang was a little reluctant, but after being glared at by his father, he could only open the door and get out.
After Xiaoqiang went out, Mr. Lin walked to the bedside, squatted down, and pulled out a shabby old wooden box from under the bed.
The two waited for a while, then Xiaoqiang sneaked in and handed Mr. Lin a very simple-style key.
Mr. Lin asked Xiaoqiang if he had disturbed the old lady. After Xiaoqiang said no, he took the key and opened the box. In addition to a small box, there was a pile of broken porcelain pieces inside.
After Mr. Lin took out the small box, he put it on the bed. While opening the small box, he told Chen Ran: "You can only look at it, not touch it. This is a treasure. If it is damaged, you will not necessarily pay compensation."
I can afford it.”
Chen Ran ignored him. After he opened the small box, he quickly looked over and saw a pair of Flower God Cups.
One is for lotuses in June, and the other is for chrysanthemums in September.
Although Mr. Lin got out of the way for Chen Ran, he did not leave. Instead, he protected the small box. Looking at this posture, it was clear that he would not let Chen Ran get close.
"You can take the cup out of the box and put it on the bed, right?" Chen Ran frowned, and before he could answer, he released an energy aperture to detect it.
Although I knew that the two Flower God Cups collected by Uncle Lin should be authentic Flower God Cups from the official kilns of the Kangxi Dynasty, due to my impression of Mr. Lin, I still had to be careful to avoid being mistaken.
Mr. Lin placed two cups on the bed, and Chen Ran's energy aperture had also detected the results.
Yes, it is undoubtedly authentic!
"This pair of cups is pretty good, can you give it to me?" Chen Ran pretended to observe it, pointed at the two flower cups and asked.
When Mr. Lin heard this, he shook his head resolutely: "You can choose those bottles at will. I dare not sell this pair of cups no matter what. The old man is too precious to them. If I sell them, the old man will be angry to death."
No, you'd better look at other porcelain, and this pair of cups, you'd better not have any illusions."
Mr. Lin had a very firm attitude towards this pair of cups. When rejecting Chen Ran, he would always point to the bottles.
Chen Ran was a little reluctant. Compared with Uncle Lin, Mr. Lin's side was undoubtedly easier to break through. Although it was a bit unkind to do so, the most important thing was to compensate him more in terms of money.
"I really like this pair of cups. You can set a price. As long as it's not too outrageous, any amount is fine."
Mr. Lin waved his hands and said impatiently: "Why are you like this? If you say you won't sell, you won't sell. I don't want to make the old man angry to death..."
Before he could finish his words, he was suddenly interrupted by Chen Ran.
"I can offer you seven hundred thousand, what do you think?"
