bookbashuk Chapter 30: A Reverse Bid of 3!
Chapter 30: A Reverse Bid of 3!
On weekends, the Wenchang Street Antique Market is packed with people, just like a train station during the Spring Festival travel rush.
Lu Jingchen's stall was so crowded that there was hardly any room to step.
Su Muyue stood in front of the stall, her eyes wide open, her face filled with disbelief.
She stared intently at the two jade pendants displayed on the black cloth, unable to come to her senses for a long time.
"I heard from the people around me that your jade pendant costs a million?"
Su Muyue finally managed to utter a sentence, her tone filled with shock.
Lu Jingchen looked up at the sound, his expression as calm as plain water, and nodded slightly.
"Yes, I'm short on cash lately and need it urgently."
"Otherwise, I wouldn't have thought of selling these two jade pendants."
Su Zhennan stood behind Su Muyue, his gaze fixed on the two jade pendants.
His pupils contracted sharply, and his grip on the cane tightened slightly.
"Young man, may I handle this jade pendant and take a look?"
Su Zhennan took a step forward, his tone filled with barely suppressed urgency.
Su Muyue quickly turned around and reached out to grab Su Zhennan's arm.
He smiled at Lu Jingchen and explained, "This is my grandfather."
Lu Jingchen looked Su Zhennan up and down, his mind clear as day.
His breathing was long and steady, and his spiritual power was impossible to hide; he was clearly a cultivator.
His gaze swept over Su Zhennan's dantian area, and he added a thought to himself.
Good heavens, he's reached the peak of the Transformation stage, just one step away from breaking through to the Golden Core stage.
Judging by his demeanor, he's probably from a family of cultivators on Earth.
Lu Jingchen nodded with a polite smile on his face.
"Of course, please feel free to look around, sir."
He casually picked up two jade pendants and handed them over.
Su Zhennan quickly extended both hands and respectfully accepted it.
They acted as if they were receiving some rare treasure, not daring to be careless in the slightest.
Su Zhennan twitched his fingertips slightly, channeling a wisp of his inner energy, and carefully probed into the jade pendant.
In the close-up shot, a fleeting, lustrous light flashed inside the jade pendant, so fast it seemed like an illusion.
"Great stuff! This is really great stuff!"
Su Zhennan's eyes lit up instantly, and he blurted out a word of praise.
He suddenly raised his head, looking at Lu Jingchen with excitement, his voice trembling.
"Young man, is it really true that this jade pendant is only worth one million?"
The surrounding onlookers exchanged bewildered glances, and a flurry of whispers erupted.
"Judging from the old man's tone, he thinks this price is too inflated, right?"
"Is that even a question? They're just two worthless rocks; only a fool would spend a million to buy them."
"This young man is just obsessed with money and only knows how to fool those who don't know anything about this."
"I think this old man is going to expose him on the spot; this is going to be good."
Su Zhennan ignored the surrounding chatter and gripped the two jade pendants tightly in his hands.
I was so excited I could hardly contain myself, and I started shouting wildly.
My God! This raw material is actually spirit stones!
The spiritual energy inside is pure and abundant; if one could absorb it slowly...
I can definitely break through the bottleneck that has been plaguing me for so many years!
Finally, there's hope for the Golden Elixir Path!
Lu Jingchen turned to look at Su Muyue beside him, a smile appearing on his face.
"If it's what you want, Mr. Su."
"I'll give you 1.6 million for both."
"After all, I'm your granddaughter's classmate, so I should at least give her that much face."
Upon hearing this, Su Zhennan's expression changed instantly, and he hurriedly waved his hands.
"No! Absolutely not!"
"Although I love my treasures, I would never betray a junior like you!"
"Besides, you're Yueyue's classmate, what kind of talk is this!"
Su Zhennan held up five fingers, his tone resolute, leaving no room for negotiation.
"I'll give you five million for these two jade pendants! Not a penny less!"
The air around them seemed to freeze the moment those words were spoken.
You could hear a pin drop clearly.
The onlookers were all gaping in astonishment, and the man who had been mocking the most was practically speechless with shock.
"Robbery? Five million?! Did I hear that right?"
"Are you crazy! Five million is enough to buy a small apartment in a first-tier city!"
"My CPU just overheated! This isn't bargaining, it's the absolute ceiling for price increases!"
"So we were blind just now, and it was the old man who had divine insight?"
Everyone stared intently at Su Zhennan as if he were a god.
I was stunned for a long time; my worldview was completely shattered.
Lu Jingchen looked at Su Zhennan, whose face was flushed with excitement, and shook his head helplessly.
His tone was absolutely firm, leaving no room for ambiguity.
"No need, just two million."
"I won't take even a penny more."
Su Zhennan looked at Lu Jingchen with clear eyes and an extremely firm attitude.
He held this young man in even higher regard; he was not greedy, had integrity, and was a promising talent.
He was overjoyed and burst into laughter.
"Alright! Great! I'll take these two jade pendants!"
Without saying a word, Su Zhennan took out his phone and quickly started transferring money.
Within two seconds, he looked up, grinning heartily.
"The money has been transferred! Please check your account!"
He carefully put the two jade pendants into his inner pocket.
He even patted his chest with obvious affection, as if afraid someone would snatch it away; he treasured it terribly.
The surrounding crowd erupted in a frenzy, their clamor nearly lifting the roof off.
"He really bought it! Wow! This young man really wasn't lying?"
"That old man is clearly a top expert in the field; he raised the price by several million."
"This proves it's a real treasure! We were completely blind to its value!"
Suddenly, everyone's eyes were focused on the old lady next to them.
That's the old lady in the floral shirt who was just lying on the ground throwing a tantrum.
"It was this old woman who just called the young man a swindler and tried to force him to buy it for 500 yuan."
"That's right, they were just saying that they were heartless, and they almost overturned their stall."
"I can't believe it. That old man bought it for five million right away, and she's haggling over eight hundred."
"They made an outrageous claim without even considering their own judgment, almost ruining someone's big business."
The mocking and disdainful voices around her drifted into the old lady's ears.
Her face instantly turned ashen, like a boiled pig's liver, and her facial skin twitched uncontrollably.
She looked at the payment notification on Lu Jingchen's phone, her voice trembling.
"Who, who knew this junk was really this expensive..."
The old woman felt the mocking gazes of everyone around her and wished she could disappear into the ground.
This is a complete social disaster; you could dig a three-bedroom apartment out of your toes.
Taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention to her, she quickly lowered her head and shrank her neck.
They slunk out of the crowd, like stray dogs, and ran away without looking back.
Lu Jingchen watched the old lady flee in panic, his expression completely calm.
He casually put his phone away without even lifting his eyelids.
Su Muyue stood to the side, watching this grand spectacle unfold, and remained stunned for a long time.
She nudged Lu Jingchen's arm, her eyes gleaming with gossip.
"Wow, Lu Jingchen, you've kept it well hidden!"
"How come I never knew you had this talent for appraising treasures?"
Lu Jingchen raised an eyebrow and shrugged with a smile.
"I just never had the chance to show off my skills before."
"By the way, thank you for helping me out of that situation earlier, Grandpa."
Su Zhennan waved his hand, smiling kindly.
"No need to thank me, no need to thank me. I'm the one who benefited."
"Young man, if you ever find anything good like this again, be sure to think of this old man first!"
Lu Jingchen smiled and nodded, just about to speak.
His phone suddenly vibrated in his pocket, and he took it out to look at it.
It was a message from Lu Qingyuan, asking him when he would be home for dinner.
Lu Jingchen put away his phone and smiled at Su Zhennan and Su Muyue.
"Excuse me, I have something to attend to at home, so please excuse me."
Su Muyue quickly waved her hand and spoke with a smile.
"It's alright, it's alright, you go ahead and get busy. See you at school when it starts!"
Lu Jingchen nodded and casually picked up the black cloth from the ground.
He turned and squeezed through the crowd, quickly disappearing into the flow of people in the antique market.
Su Zhennan watched his departing figure, stroked his beard, and looked at him with admiration in his eyes.
"Yueyue, your classmate is quite something."
"At such a young age, he has such talent and such integrity; he will definitely not be an ordinary person in the future."
Su Muyue blinked as she looked in the direction Lu Jingchen had disappeared.
A sense of unease began to creep into my mind.
Yes, Lu Jingchen was missing for more than three months. After he came back, he seemed like a completely different person.
How many secrets does he hold?