Siheyuan: Selling antiques? Only making 28,000 RMB from 30,000 RMB

"I know this is not an easy thing to do. But what can I do? We are old neighbors, so I didn't make any money from you. Why don't you believe me?"

"It's like this. I'm not saying that I don't believe you. The main reason is that when it comes to handwriting, many people say it's fake. Otherwise, how would I know?" Zhou Dong insisted.

After Zhou Dong finished saying this, he remained silent.

"Brother, you really have to believe me. If you don't, I think we really can't cooperate on this business. And we have signed a contract, so you can't destroy the relationship between the two of us because of a few gossips from others."

Xu Damao's words left Zhou Dong at a loss for words.

One day Zhou Dong ran into Uncle San. Uncle San saw Zhou Dong selling calligraphy and paintings at that place, so he asked him why he was selling calligraphy and paintings at that place and where did he get these things from?

"Where else could it be from? It must have been given to me by Xu Damao. What do you think of these calligraphy and paintings? Do you like any of them? If so, since we are neighbors, I can give them to you at a lower price."

Since the third uncle often works in the school, he is quite fond of calligraphy and paintings.

"I like it very much, but where did you get these things from? Why do I feel like they are a little unreliable?"

"What do you mean by this? Do you think that what I said could be false? Is that what you mean? If that's what you mean, just say that there's nothing to hide. We're all from the same courtyard, so why can't we say it face to face? Why do you have to beat around the bush? I think that's a bit inappropriate, isn't it?"

"Yes, yes, I want to say it directly, but I am afraid that you will be angry after hearing what I said, so I am embarrassed to tell you directly. Since you said so, then I will tell you now that these calligraphy and paintings are absolutely fake. I don't know where you got these fake things from. If you listen to me, then now you should return these fake calligraphy and paintings."

After hearing what the third uncle said, Zhou Dong said that he probably didn't know, and that these calligraphy and paintings were the result of a collaboration between him and his neighbor.

After Zhou Dong finished saying this, the other party said that what he had just said was a joke.

"Well, if that's the case, then I really don't know how to tell you what I'm saying now. Weren't you serious just now? Why are you suddenly telling me you were joking now? Are you just afraid that I'll go find him, so you said it was a joke?"

After Zhou Dong said this, the third uncle didn't say anything. He really didn't know what to say, because he felt that they were all people in the same yard, and if he offended everyone in his yard, it would really not be of any benefit to him.

After hearing what our uncle said, Zhou Dong became even more certain that the words were all fake. Since they were fake, he felt that he should return all the words to the other party. If the other party did not return the money to him, then he felt that he should file a complaint against the other party.

But when Zhou Dong really told Xu Damao about it, he felt that he really didn't have that ability.

He felt that he should join forces with Fatty Liu, otherwise, it would be hard to say.

"What do you want to talk to me about now? It's so late."

"There must be something wrong. If there was nothing wrong, why would I come to see you? It's like this..."

Zhou Dong then told the story between himself and Xu Damao.

"I know, I know. So should I go with you now? Because I think it wouldn't be a good idea for you to go alone."

"Yes, I'm telling you now. What I mean is that I want to go with you, because if I go alone, I don't think I can convince him. You know he's a very cunning man."

Zhou Dong and Fatty Liu went over and went straight to find Xu Damao.

"No matter what, you must return the money for this calligraphy and painting to me today. If you don't, I will make a big fuss about this matter and let everyone in our courtyard know about it, saying that you cheated me, a young man, out of my money."

"I'm telling you, why are you talking nonsense here? Who cheated you out of your money? I told you about these calligraphy and paintings at that time. I got them from my friends' families. Why do you say these calligraphy and paintings are fake just by listening to someone else's words? If you really understand calligraphy and paintings, I believe you will definitely not say such a thing."

Zhou Dong said that it doesn't matter whether these calligraphy and paintings are real or fake. Anyway, he really doesn't want to sell these things now, because he has other things to do now. The most important thing is that he feels that he can't complete his work well. If he spends all his time on these calligraphy and paintings every day, then he feels that it is not very cost-effective, because he feels that if he sells these calligraphy and paintings, he really can't make much money.

"In that case, I really don't want to say goodbye to you now, but if you want me to return the money to you, it's not impossible. But I want to tell you one thing, that is, if I return the money to you, then from now on, I will definitely not cooperate with you in any business."

After hearing what the other party said, Fatty Liu also helped Zhou Dong. Not to mention that he didn't want to cooperate with Zhou Dong in any business, even if he came to beg Zheng Dong to cooperate with him in business, Zhou Dong would not go.

"Okay, if that's the case, then I don't want to say anything else now. I will return the money for these calligraphy and paintings to you. It's not much, right?"

After Xu Damao said these words, he asked his wife to take some money from the drawer and return it to Zhou Dong.