Chapter 99
The next day was already the weekend. 1
Jacob dragged Charlie out of the house and they drove to Antique Street early in the morning. 2
The old man looked very refreshed and energetic, and upon stepping out of the car, Jacob waved
his hand at Charlie as he said, "Come! Let me show you how you can pick up a good product!" 1
After that, both of them started walking down Antique Street. 1
Charlie had to walk quickly to keep up with Jacob. Regardless, he continued to look around him as
he walked along the street. 3
Since it was the weekend, there were a lot more people on Antique Street aspared to usual.
Antique Street was very dense on both sides of the street as there were many vendors who came
out to set up their stalls during the weekend, and so, the whole street was very packed. 2
Many vendors simply ced a stic sheet on the ground as they weed guests and customers
to check out all the various kinds of antiques and jades ced on the ground. 1
Charlie looked around casually and realized that there were barely any genuine products in the
entire
market. In fact, most of the vendors here set up their stalls to trickymen, tourists, and foreigners.
1
Most of the tourists who bought the antiques did not know the value of the item, and they would
often be grinning as they held the imitation product in their hand, thinking they had gotten a good
bargain for themselves. 2
"Over here!” 1
Jacob stopped in front of a simple stall, his face filled with excitement and expectations.
A few tourists were standing around the stall at this time, looking through the variety of antiques.
Jacob quickly joined the crowd because he was afraid that h e might lose out on a good deal. 2
Charlie took a good look around the stall. The stall was nothing more than a piece of oiled paper
that had been spread over the ground with several dozen mud-stained antiques ced on it. There
were blue and white horses, some copper coins, copper wine cups, jade bracelets, and yellowed
calligraphy paintings. 1
Even though there was a dazzling array of items, Charlie could tell that it was all fake just by
ncing a t the items. 1
The owner of the stall was a skinny and dark-skinned man who was dressed in a simple and casual
dark blue t-shirt. His hair was very greasy and disheveled, and yet, he had a straightforward and
honest appearance. 4
"Look at this!” Jacob said to Charlie excitedly as he pointed at a colorful bottle that had a big mouth.
He then spoke in a low voice, "This is the wine bottle that willplete my cdon cups! If I buy
this wine bottle today, I can make my cdon cups a set so that the price can be doubled!” 3
Charlie nced at the wine bottle before picking it up and turning around to face the owner of the
stall.
"How much is this?”
The owner of the stall stared at the wine bottle before replying, "Well, my father said that I could
only sell that for at least twenty thousand dors and not a cent less!"
Jacob almostughed out loud when he heard the price of the wine bottle. Subsequently, he quickly
said t o Charlie, "The owner of the stall does not even know the value of the antiques that he is
selling! Let''s hurry up and buy it before anyone else does.” 5
After he was done speaking, Jacob hurriedly took some money out from his pocket.
At this time, Charlie quickly stopped Jacob before he smiled and said, "Dad, this thing is definitely
not
worth twenty thousand dors. We are not buying it." 1
"What?" Jacob was taken aback. "Then... how much do you think it is worth?”
Charlie stretched out his hand before shaking his hand in front of the owner. "This number."
"Five thousand dors?" The boss asked as he stared a t Charlie. 1
Charlie shook his head. "No. Fifty dors at most." 1
The owner of the stall stared at Charlie as though he was looking at an alien before he suddenly
shouted, "D o you even know the value of antiques? This is an antique that was left behind by my
grandfather! It is a rare piece of treasure that you cannot find anywhere else today. Are you trying to
bully me just because you are from the city?!" 2
Jacob became anxious and tried to stop Charlie from challenging the owner of the stall. "Charlie,
don''t talk nonsense. You are interfering with his business." 1
Charlie smiled before raising the wine bottle and turning it around. After that, he wiped the yellow
mud stain from the bottom of the wine bottle with his hand and pointed to the wordings at the base
of the wine bottle. "Dad, take a look at this."Content is ? by N?velDrama.Org.
The wordings were very small, and an ordinary person would not have noticed it if Charlie had not
pointed it out. There were a few words written in English at the bottom of the wine bottle.
"Made in China." 2
Jacob was so stunned that he froze in ce for a brief moment, at a loss for words.
After a short while, he regained hisposure and his face flushed red as he yelled and pointed his
finger at the owner of the stall. 3 "You... you cheater!"
Charlie took the wine bottle and waved it in front of the owner of the stall before saying, "The
manufacturer will not tantly allow the sale of fake antiques, and that is the reason why they
printed this i n the fine print. You are quite clever to cover everything with mud. Will you sell this for
thirty dors now?" 4
"This..."
The owner of the stall was stunned for a moment before the smile on his face disappeared
completely.