Insufficient balance

  Qin Tian helplessly shook his head and turned around to leave.

  Du Lao quickly followed up as Qin Tian was about to leave, and said with a sly tone: "You're not interested in antiques, that's okay. You just need to know that antiques can make you rich. You can't be uninterested in money, right?" He looked at Qin Tian with satisfaction, waiting for him to acknowledge his master.

  Qin Tian was a bit annoyed and retorted, "If you say I'm that kind of legendary person, then what's the point of me learning from you? I might as well just read two books about antiques myself."

  Du Lao was blinded again, thinking: "Let you talk too much, this time you've got a bitter head, such a good apprentice, it's about to fly away, no way, this kind of extraordinary good apprentice, if missed, it will be a lifelong regret."

  "After thinking for a moment, he said 'Reading books can't compare to me personally teaching you. I'm a master-level figure, so I definitely won't lead you astray and will let you avoid some detours.' His tone was somewhat unconfident, so his voice was slightly low."

  Qin Tian smiled slightly and said, "Didn't you say I'm that kind of legendary person, born with the ability to judge the authenticity of antiques? As long as I know it's real, that's all that matters. At most, I'll be cheated out of some money, but I'll still make a profit."

  Du Lao finally said with a serious tone: "I have a granddaughter who is only a few years younger than you, and she's incredibly beautiful. If you become my apprentice, I'll introduce you to her. You should know that my granddaughter listens to me the most, and if I put in a good word for you, who knows, you might just win her heart." He then looked at Qin Tian with an expression as if he was doing him a huge favor.

  Qin Tian...

  He really didn't know what to say, this old Du, in order to take him down, even used the beautiful woman trick. Qin Tian thought "I wonder if the old man's granddaughter is pretty or not, if she is, then agreeing wouldn't be a problem." But his mouth said: "Sorry, I have a girlfriend already, and she's very pretty, at least campus belle level, besides, your granddaughter I haven't even seen, who knows if she's pretty or not?"

  As soon as Du Lao heard Qin Tian say that his granddaughter was not beautiful, he suddenly became anxious. This granddaughter had always been his heart's desire, and this time he agreed to introduce her to Qin Tian with some regret. He had just met Qin Tian for a short while and wasn't familiar with his character yet. What if he turned out to be a scoundrel? Just as he was thinking of backing out, he heard Qin Tian say that, and his heart suddenly relaxed. Then a fire rose up in him. "You said she's not beautiful, huh? Well, I'll introduce her to you anyway. If you fall for her, I'll put on airs and make you beg me." Du Lao thought to himself with a pleased heart.

  Qin Tian saw Du Lao's changing expression, one moment angry and the next laughing, and thought "He can't have gone crazy, it has nothing to do with me, I'd better get out of here." Then he turned around and tried to escape.

  Nai Dou Lao saw that Qin Tian was about to escape, so he immediately woke up from his YY and shamelessly followed Qin Tian, insisting on making Qin Tian acknowledge him as his master.

  Qin Tian was getting annoyed with Du Lao's repeated suggestions, but he couldn't do anything about it. The old man didn't have any other intentions, just wanting to take Qin Tian as his apprentice. According to what the old man said, he was quite prestigious in the antique industry, belonging to a small number of master-level figures. If it were someone else, they would definitely agree immediately, as being able to learn from a master-level figure would save them from taking many detours and paying a lot of tuition fees. But Qin Tian was different; he wanted to know whether it was true or false, so he used his "Insight Technique" to test it out, rendering Du Lao completely useless to him.

  So, Du Lao followed Qin Tian as he wandered around the streets, and Qin Tian was so scared that he didn't even dare to go home. According to the old man's attitude, if he knew where his home was, he would definitely come to his doorstep every day, and Qin Tian deeply believed this.

  Qin Tian walked to wherever Du Lao followed, and while walking, he would say something about antiques to Qin Tian. Looking at this situation, it seemed that he wanted to arouse Qin Tian's interest in antiques. Later on, his throat became a bit hoarse. Qin Tian saw Du Lao's appearance and felt a little sympathy for him. After all, the old man wasn't a bad person; he just wanted to take Qin Tian as his apprentice. So they walked into a small teahouse, ordered a pot of cool tea, and gave it to the old man to quench his thirst. The old man saw the tea and immediately stopped talking, gulping down three large bowls in succession before putting down the cup. He sighed, "I've been drinking tea for a lifetime, but this is the first time I think the cool tea sold on the street tastes so good."

  "This is what Qin Tian said: 'You're being too anxious, that's why you think so.'"

  "It's all because of you, I said let you be my apprentice, how did it turn out? You're like a sore loser, refusing to do anything. Otherwise, would an old man like me suffer so much?" He finished speaking and gave Qin Tian a resentful glance.

  Qin Tian was looked at by the old man with a chill, couldn't help but shiver, and goosebumps rose to a layer, but didn't say anything.

  "Now, let's do this: you come with me to the antique street today and I'll let you experience the fun for yourself. You can't refuse, or else I'll stick to you like a nuisance."

  Qin Tian also wanted to get rid of Du Lao's entanglement, and he also wanted to use [Insight Technique] to make some money, so he nodded.

  Du Lao looked at Qin Tian and nodded, suddenly delighted, his expression more joyful than winning 5 million, of course, with Du Lao's net worth, 5 million was nothing to look at.

  Hurry up and pay for the tea money, grab Qin Tian's hand, afraid he would run away, hail a taxi, and rush to the antique street.

  When they arrived at the antique street, Qin Tian looked at the bustling crowd and became slightly interested. He didn't need Du Lao to pull him along; he walked in on his own. Seeing Qin Tian's expression, Du Lao smiled complacently: "Ah, now that you're interested, it's easy to handle. I was worried you wouldn't be interested. Ha ha, once we're on the antique street, it's like being on my home turf. You're still too young to compete with me, old man. Sooner or later, I'll make you call me Master." He closely followed behind Qin Tian, afraid that if he wasn't careful, he would lose him.

  Qin Tian looked at the so-called antiques on the small stall and couldn't help but use his "Insight Technique" to examine them.

  High imitation of Ming Dynasty vase Modern handicrafts High imitation of Tang Dynasty jade pendant

  As Qin Tian's frown deepened, Du Lao looked at his expression and asked in confusion: "What's wrong? Your brow is furrowed so tightly, is there something unhappy that you're not telling me? Speak up and let me hear it. This old man still has some ability left, maybe I can even help you?"

  "Grandpa Du, how come these so-called antiques are all fake? Either they're high-quality imitations or modern handicrafts, there's nothing genuine here."

  Du Lao was taken aback by Qin Tian's words and said with a surprised face: "You don't need to touch, you don't need to judge, just take a look from afar and you'll know?"

  "Uh-huh." Qin Tian nodded matter-of-factly.

  "I... I'm speechless, it's really true that some people are more infuriating than others. Is this world even allowing people like you to exist? Are you even letting others live?" Du Lao said with a hopeless tone after seeing Qin Tian nodding.

  Qin Tian...

  Fortunately, Du Lao thought openly "As long as this kid becomes my apprentice, it's all my credit." With that in mind, Du Lao's mood improved a lot. He explained: "You're right, but although most of these are fakes, there are also people who don't know the goods and mistake good things for fakes and sell them at low prices. We find good things among a large number of fakes and buy them at very low prices. This is called picking up leaks. Once we succeed in picking up leaks, we may make a profit of several tens or even hundreds of times. That sense of pride, don't mention how cool it is."

  "If it's a mistake, what if I bought a fake one?" Qin Tian asked in confusion.

  "You bought the wrong one, it's a waste of money, just consider it tuition fees. Why do you want to try?" Du Lao said strangely.

  "Hmm, I'm getting interested." Qin Tian nodded.

  "Oh, okay then, go take a look. Old Du will give you a thumbs up." Old Du urged, thinking to himself: "Buy it, and after getting cheated a few times, you'll know how lucky it is to have a good master."

  "Ah, thank you." Qin Tian glanced at Old Du and said politely, but in his heart he thought "Just wait and see, I can still give you a good scare, haha, hope you won't be frightened out of your wits later."

  Then he walked towards the crowd, and Du Lao followed with an excited face, waiting for Qin Tian to come and ask him, at which time he could take advantage of the situation and accept Qin Tian as his apprentice. Just thinking about it made Du Lao feel like he was savoring honey.