Chapter 33: If you can find it, I'll take your surname

  "Huh?" Looking at Zhang Zhonglin's confident appearance, Ren Liheng smiled faintly, neither refuting nor affirming, but in his heart, he was somewhat puzzled - who is this guy, anyway, to be so arrogant?

  He then said to Ren Li Juan, "How come, I've been chasing you all the way here, and you still want to keep it a secret? You won't even give your own brother some face?"

  "Hehe, I won't tell you." Ren Lijuan made a silly face, looking very cute. Just as Ren Liheng rolled his eyes at this sentence, and even Mengru on the side couldn't help but laugh and cry, Ren Lijuan reluctantly said, "Okay, okay, I'll tell you, but you mustn't tell Grandpa beforehand, or there won't be any surprise."

  She smiled lightly and said, "It's a Huanghuali armchair from the late Ming dynasty. Last time I went to select it with Dandan, Zhang Zong, and Mr. Zhou."

  "Huh? Yellow Flower Pear Chair? Where is it?"

  When Ren Liheng heard this, he was suddenly shocked and then showed some joy. In terms of antiques, he is much more reliable than Ren Lijuan. He knew that the price of Huanghuali armchairs varies from expensive to cheap, and it's unlikely that Ren Lijuan bought a very expensive one because she doesn't have that much money to spend. However, the number of Huanghuali armchairs passed down from ancient times is very small, with only over a hundred in the world. Adding its unique cultural connotation, if the armchair is genuine, it's also a pretty good gift.

  "Don't let Grandpa know when you're in my room." Ren Lijuan smiled again, then turned around and headed towards the villa.

  Zhang Zhonglin, who was on the side, seized the opportunity and quickly interjected, "Heng Shao, that chair must be genuine. I've also done some research on Huang Huali chairs..."

  He was suspicious of the authenticity of the chair, and he wouldn't miss this opportunity to show off, so he quickly came to Ren Liheng's side to explain. He only chose simple words to narrate the key points, detailing the characteristics of Huanghuali wood and the style of Ming dynasty armchairs, still exuding a strong professional aura.

  In a short moment, Ren Liheng, who was walking, nodded from time to time, very satisfied.

  Not bad, this Zhang Zhonglin seems to have some skills after all. What the other party said is consistent with what he knows. This chair is probably 80% genuine.

  And it was during the explanation that the group stepped into the second floor of the villa.

  At this moment, in Erliu's room on the second floor, a Huanghua pear wood armchair was quietly placed.

  As soon as he saw the chair, Ren Liheng's eyes revealed a hint of surprise, and just by looking at it from the outside, this armchair was really beautiful.

  Followed Ren Liheng to move forward again, and began to appreciate carefully. Ren Li Juan, Yang Dan and Meng Zhu were standing outside the house, laughing and chatting, but they didn't gather around because they didn't understand it at all.

  Only Zhang Zhonglin and Zhou Ming fell forward a bit.

  Appreciation, a thorough appreciation that lasted for over ten minutes, before Ren Liheng finally stood up with a smile, having put his mind at ease.

  This chair is indeed as Zhang Zhonglin said it should be genuine, then he can rest assured to let Ren Lijuan send it to Grandpa.

  However, Ren Liheng still smiled and turned his head towards Zhou Mingluo, "Mr. Zhou, what do you think of this chair?"

  In the previous conversation between the two, Zhou Ming Luo didn't say much from start to finish, but Ren Li Heng also remembered that Ren Li Juan said it was him and Zhang Zhong Lin who chose together at first, so the other party should also be an expert.

  "This..."

  This question made Zhou Mingluo hesitate, should he tell the truth or not?

  Just as he was hesitating, Zhang Zhonglin suddenly sneered and said, "Heng Shao, perhaps Mr. Zhou's vision is good, but this time he has misjudged."

  Joking, this is an opportunity to show his face in front of Ren Liheng, how could he share the credit with Zhou Mingluo? Didn't Ren Li Juan say before that it was him and Zhou Mingluo who went together to help choose, if Zhou Mingluo nods now, half of the credit would be taken away by him.

  Among the sneers, Zhang Zhonglin continued, "Mr. Zhou said that he was very supportive of my words at the time, but he felt that the chair was fake. To judge whether an antique is genuine or not, relying solely on intuition can dismiss all professional opinions, which is a bit too arbitrary."

  That's not just arbitrary, it's utter nonsense.

  Ren Liheng's face suddenly turned strange, and when he looked at Ren Li Juan and Yang Dan, he found that the two women also had a strange expression. His heart suddenly felt depressed, it seemed what Zhang Zhonglin said was true.

  However, Zhou Ming Luo didn't respond to Zhang Zhong Lin's sarcasm or the strange expressions of several people. Instead, he glanced at Yang Dan behind him and spoke again, "Yes, I said that back then, and it's still the same now. This chair is fake because it doesn't feel right, lacking a unique charm."

  In his heart, Zhou Ming fell into a helpless sigh. If it weren't for Yang Dan's face, he wouldn't bother with this kind of nonsense.

  "Hah~" This remark made Zhang Zhonglin laugh again, with a very strange smile. His gaze at Zhou Mingluo was also full of disdain. Unbelievable, this guy is still pretending, what kind of taste is this? Truly inexplicable.

  Even Ren Liheng furrowed his brow, feeling that this thing was really a bit far-fetched. It seemed that Zhou Mingluo was indeed unreliable.

  Although this chair was made at the first time, those counterfeiters took it to prepare for cheating Ren Zhongshan. At that time, not only one person in the antique circle knew about this chair, but a group of people did.

  But don't wonder why Ren Liheng didn't think of it, he had long since cleaned up this thing.

  Because he is the young master of the Xin Chuan Far YANG Group, he is already busy with the group's affairs on a daily basis. Managing such a large enterprise is already a difficult task. For antiques, it is just his hobby, and his hobbies are not limited to this one. At his age, he loves luxury cars and beautiful women even more.

  His professional level is actually no better than Zhang Zhonglin's, and even slightly inferior.

  How could he possibly remember a trivial matter from a year ago? After all, he wasn't even present at the time.

  "Alright then, thank you Mr. Zhang. Lijuan, before the banquet starts, please personally deliver it to Grandfather, I'm sure he'll be very pleased." With a frown on his face, Ren Liheng no longer looked at Zhou Mingluo with a straight face, but instead smiled slightly at Zhang Zhonglin.

  "Haha, Heng Shao is too polite, it seems that Heng Shao is also very knowledgeable about antiques. Unlike some people who don't understand anything but still pretend to be connoisseurs." Zhang Zhonglin was overjoyed, Zhou Minglai was a total idiot, still babbling nonsense till now, what a troublemaker!"

  Isn't this obviously recruiting people?

  Zhang Zhonglin's words finally made Zhou Mingluo, who had only been facing Yang Dan, feel a surge of anger. After all, this was not the first or second time he had been ridiculed by his opponent. In the past, his subtle jabs and sarcasm had been somewhat veiled, but now they were openly directed at him. He wasn't made of clay, after all, and as a human being, he too had a temper.

  However, even with a fiery temper, Zhou Ming Luo calmly retorted, "I may not understand much, but my eyes are still here."

  "What? Are you saying I'm blind?" Zhang Zhonglin was taken aback, and then he burst into a rage. How dare this fool retort him! He was also somewhat shocked, because he didn't dare to believe that Zhou Mingluo had the courage to refute him so openly. This was indeed the first time the other party had spoken out against him, but just this once was enough to make him lose face.

  He was actually scolded by a rookie who knew nothing in front of so many people, saying that he had eyes but no beads, and it was still in the presence of Ren Liheng, Ren Lijuan and others?

  He's lost face!

  "You know it yourself." Zhou Mingluo remained indifferent, but his counterattack made Zhang Zhonglin furious again. His face turned red like a pig's liver, and he laughed angrily, "How ridiculous! With your level of intelligence, you dare to say such big words without shame? Aren't you afraid that the wind will blow away your tongue? You said this chair is fake, what evidence do you have? Don't just talk nonsense that even a three-year-old wouldn't believe. Anyone can say those kinds of things! If you can find proof, I'll follow your surname!"