I am doing well in the Siheyuan

“I never thought that Foley Auction House would have such a big problem!”

Guan's mother had a grim look on her face. Holding a copy of the "Sijiu City Daily" in her hand, she had to face reality.

After returning from the airport, they immediately went to the Foley Auction House to check, but saw only a deserted scene after it was sealed off.

After making inquiries from many sources, I still hope that the Foley Auction House can reopen.

Unexpectedly, just one night later, they saw such a report in the "Sijiu City Daily".

"Why don't we go to Dad's place and let him see if these antiques are real?"

Guan's father still had a glimmer of hope in his heart.

"You go if you want to go. We might be laughed at if we go there!"

Guan's mother said somewhat angrily.

When I first saw Mr. Guan at the auction, I thought I was dazzled. I didn't expect him to do such a thundering thing.

"My dad is such a fool. He knew that there was something fishy going on at Foley Auction House, but he didn't even inform us in advance!"

Guan's father began to weave his own story again.

It was obvious that he did not seek Mr. Guan's opinion before participating in the Foley auction, but now he is pushing all the responsibility onto the old man.

"It's all in the news. Dad spent a lot of money this time. Where did he get so much money?"

Hearing this, Guan's mother felt a little dissatisfied.

This clearly shows that they don't treat them as their own family and are hiding everything from them.

"And you saw what happened at the airport yesterday. The antiques couldn't get through customs. What do you think we should do?"

Guan's father threw out a new problem.

Fortunately, the customs determined yesterday that the items in their hands were handicrafts, otherwise they would have been in trouble.

"I don't know who made this policy, but it's clearly blocking our path to wealth!"

Guan's mother was full of complaints, but she could do nothing about it.

"I think the only way for now is to ask the old man for help."

"Didn't you see? The old man is as wary of us as if he were a thief. How about we give him this antique as a gift? It's a good intention after all."

Guan's mother no longer cared about the authenticity of the antiques. She just wanted to take this opportunity to get closer to the old man.

Now that the old man is in the news and has a reputation, naturally a lot of money will come rolling in.

She and Guan's father looked at each other, with a calculating gleam in their eyes.

At the same time, the Yan family was also caught up in disputes related to antiques.

"How come the Foley Auction House collapsed just like that?"

Yan Jiecheng stared at the newspaper in his hand, his face full of disbelief.

The Foley Auction House, which was thriving a few days ago, disappeared in the blink of an eye.

"So, is your Qing Daoguang Doucai Tuanlong Flower Mouth Vase real or fake?"

Yu Li didn't want to delve into the complicated details, she just wanted to get a definite answer.

"I'm still figuring it out!"

Yan Jiecheng was half lying on the bed, muttering to himself over and over again at the newspaper. He had read this newspaper several times, but he still could not accept the fact that half of the antiques were fakes.

"If you're not sure, I'll take it to Han Chunming next door for appraisal. I heard he's quite knowledgeable about antiques, and his master is even the director of a museum!"

Seeing that Yan Jiecheng was hesitating, Yu Li simply picked up the bottle on the table and was about to go out.

"Wait, why do you always want to ask outsiders for help with your own business?"

Yan Jiecheng felt a lot of pressure at the moment, and couldn't help but get angry because of Yu Li's disturbance.

"What's wrong? Are you bothering me now? What were you doing earlier?"

"You bought a bottle and made me worried. What did I say? Even the appraisal agency said it was fake. I asked you to sell it at the Foley's auction house, but you insisted on keeping it. Now that the Foley's auction house has collapsed, who can you complain to?"

"If you want to ignore it, I'm too lazy to care. You want to live a quiet life for a few days, right? Okay, I'll go back to my parents' house for a few days, you can keep this bottle!"

When Yu Li heard this, she immediately became furious.

She put the bottle on the table and turned to leave.

"Don't go, can we go to the market and sell the bottles?"

Seeing this, Yan Jiecheng quickly softened his attitude. The most important thing now was to get rid of the bottle as soon as possible.

The couple brought the bottle to Panjiayuan, holding the authentication certificate from the Foley Auction House tightly in their hands.

"A Qing Yongzheng powder green glaze Guanyin vase from Foley Auction House, with certificate, for sale at a low price of 100,000 yuan!"

"Look at this, a Qing Dynasty Yongzheng yellow-glazed string-patterned jar. You can take it away for only 80,000. It's authentic, but I'm short of money recently, so I want to sell it for some cash!"

"I also have a certificate from the Foley Auction House. You may want to take a look at my goods."

In Panjiayuan, many people tried to sell antiques that had flowed out of the Foley auction house, but Yan Jiecheng and his wife were not conspicuous among them.

They waited in the corner for a long time. Occasionally someone came to check out their antiques, but left after looking at them. No one made a bid.

All this seems to suggest that this piece of porcelain is not authentic.

A few hours passed and no one showed any interest, so the two returned home in frustration.

As soon as I entered the door, I saw Yan Bugui explaining today's newspaper to the third aunt.

“This is called losing something in one place but gaining something in another. Although we have no money, at least we don’t have to worry about being cheated.

See? Those who were cheated at Foley's auction house were all rich people!"

Yan Bugui had a gloating expression on his face. The moment he put down the newspaper, he happened to catch a glimpse of Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li walking in with the brocade box.

"What are you holding in your hands?"

Yan Bugui asked curiously.

"Nothing much, just bought a few books!"

Yan Jiecheng made up an excuse and planned to leave with the brocade box.

"Wait a minute, a book? Don't I know what you're thinking? You're still buying books! Put the brocade box on the table first!"

Yan Bugui decisively stopped Yan Jiecheng's action.

"Dad, it's really nothing important!"

Yan Jiecheng felt very guilty and dared not let Yan Bugui discover the secret in the brocade box.

"If you don't let it go, don't ever enter this house again!"

Yan Bugui’s words hit the nail on the head and firmly grasped Yan Jiecheng’s weak spot.

In desperation, Yan Jiecheng could only stop.

Yu Li knew in her heart that this matter would be exposed sooner or later. Not to mention 120,000 yuan, even if they sold their belongings, they wouldn't be able to raise the money.

"Dad, don't be angry when you see this."

Yan Jiecheng weighed the pros and cons again and again, and reluctantly put the brocade box on the table.

"I say, kid, what is it that you are hiding that you dare not show to others?"

The third aunt was unaware of the seriousness of the matter and opened the brocade box casually.

"What kind of bottle is this? It's quite exquisite!"

After seeing the bottle in the brocade box, the third aunt even gave it a compliment.

"What is this? Where did you buy it? How much did it cost?"

Yan Bugui frowned and asked questions rapidly.

"This is a Doucai Tuanlong Flower Mouth Vase from the Daoguang Period of the Qing Dynasty. I bought it at the Fu...Folley Auction House for only tens of thousands of yuan."

Yan Jiecheng answered vaguely.