Mr. Zhou didn't pay attention to the man's outburst, his eyes were as sharp as a knife, "That's not what your Grandpa Mu heard."
"ah?"
The young man was stunned.
Then his heart started beating wildly.
What's the meaning?
Why is Grandpa Mu involved again?
.......
"Where is the wood carving that your grandpa Mu gave you?"
Zhou Lai changed the question again, "It's the wood carving I gave you on your birthday."
The young man swallowed hard.
I want to suppress my heart that is almost jumping out of my throat.
"Wood carving..."
Mr. Zhou looked at him quietly.
The young man couldn't help but clasping his hands tightly together, and seemed to get some support from this, and he opened his mouth.
"......at home."
The Zhou family does not live in the antique shop, but has another residence.
It's only ten minutes away from the antique shop.
"bring here."
Mr. Zhou's tone was a little more relaxed.
If the wood carving is really what the child said, at home...
So, what Lao Mumu heard were just rumors, and his children did not do anything so extreme...
"What are you still standing for?"
Seeing that his son was motionless in front of him, Mr. Zhou urged him, "Hurry up and get the wood carving from home."
"......Why?"
The young man's nails dug into the back of his hand, "What a troublesome thing."
"Take it when I tell you to."
“Where do so many come from and why?”
Mr. Zhou's face darkened, "Hurry up."
"..."
The young man lowered his head and remained silent.
In this situation, he no longer knew what to do.
"You're not going, are you?"
Mr. Zhou was about to get up and said, "I'll go."
"Where do you put it?"
"Is it in your house?"
...
"dad!"
"Old Zhou."
The young man and Mu Lao spoke out almost at the same time.
The young man glanced at Mu Lao.
Mu Lao also looked at the young man.
For some reason, the young man subconsciously looked away.
"Old Zhou, don't waste your efforts."
Regarding Mr. Zhou's unwillingness to give up, Mr. Mu sighed inwardly.
He had remained silent until now, allowing the father and son to communicate.
However, Lao Zhou was really too late.
Xiao Zhou's performance was obviously obvious.
It's not that he doesn't understand Lao Zhou's mood.
But the other party must also understand his eagerness to confirm the truth, and the most important wood carving must be returned as soon as possible.
The longer time passes, the more uncontrollable factors there will be.
And he doesn't like surprises.
"The wood carving isn't at home at all, is it?"
Mu Lao waved his hand to interrupt the young man's answer, "Listen to me first."
"Do you know why I'm here?"
"Because someone told me..."
...
"That's just the way it is."
"Now let me ask you, is everything he said true?"
"Did you really sell my wood carvings and then charge a sky-high price by claiming they were the work of a master from the Qing Dynasty?"
The price of Gumuxuan's wood carvings is not low.
After all, they were all carved by the old man's own hands, spending a lot of time and energy.
However, it only depends on the size and the value of the material, ranging from a few hundred to several thousand yuan.
There are even tens of thousands.
Those are large parts, or they are carved from more precious wood materials.
After all, his shop is not well-known enough, and no customers will come to him with precious wood materials.
No matter which one, it is a rare order to receive.
Xiao Zhou resold his wood carvings for 500,000 yuan, which was really a sky-high price for him.
...
"I-"
Young men subconsciously want to explain.
"to be honest."
Mr. Zhou interrupted his young son's words and said with a serious face, "Don't add to your mistakes."
"I don't!"
How could the young man admit it?
He didn't know what Mu Lao's purpose was.
If he had to spend the money from selling wood carvings, he would have spent almost all of it.
Where can I get him so much money?
Besides, this wooden carving was given to him, so it’s up to him to decide what to do with it.
...
"Alas~"
Mu Lao sighed,
"Xiao Zhou."
He looked at the young man in front of him and said, "If you just changed hands and sold the wood carving I gave you, although I would be angry because it was my birthday gift after all, I wouldn't say anything more."
"I won't even come here today."
"After all, just like you said, I also know that everything has been given to you, and you are free to do with it what you want."
"It doesn't matter if you keep it well, or if you want to resell it."
"It's up to you."
"but-"
The old man paused and clenched his hands into fists, "You shouldn't lie to people and say this is the work of a Qing Dynasty woodcarving master."
"You are destroying my reputation and the reputation of my Gumuxuan!"
The old man became excited.
"Old man."
The old lady patted Mu Lao's hand gently.
...
"Others don't know-"
The young man closed his mouth.
He really just argued subconsciously.
However, it's already too late.
"Other people don't know that I made the wood carving, right?"
Mu Lao took over the young man's unfinished words and seemed to want to laugh, but he couldn't, causing the expression on his face to become somewhat distorted.
...
"Zhouzhou, you..."
Mr. Zhou's heart was filled with mixed emotions.
It’s actually true?!
This kid actually did such a thing?
How could he?!
...
"no."
The young man also wanted to quibble, "I am thinking from the perspective of an ordinary person."
"It's not that I did it..."
"If you tell someone else about this, his reaction will be similar to mine."
"If you don't believe it, you can try it."
...
Mu Lao shook his head and did not pay attention to the man's excuse.
Instead, he continued speaking.
"There is no airtight wall in the world."
"Nothing can be hidden forever."
"Why am I here today?"
"Someone discovered the wood carving you sold to others, took a photo and told me."
...
"You tell that person that the wood carvings are the work of masters from the Qing Dynasty."
"How do you know he doesn't have anyone who really knows what he's doing?"
"How do you know that he never discovered that the wood carvings he spent a lot of money to buy were not the works of Qing Dynasty masters at all?"
"Five hundred thousand."
"I don't know how rich your buyer is."
"But even if they don't care about the money, most people don't like to be deceived."
"When the time comes, he will find you."
"I will also anger Gumuxuan."
"The wood carvings are made by me, from Gumuxuan."
"Even if you explain to him that this is just your own behavior, will he believe it? What will he think of Gumuxuan?"
"He will feel that Gu Muxuan is an accomplice."
"He will think that Gumuxuan is not a regular store."
"He would feel that Gu Muxuan might be doing these deceptive things in private."
"Reputation... once there is a flaw, it is difficult to make up for it."