Chapter 37: The Mysterious Qinghua Porcelain (Three)

  The appraisal has come to an end, but the gambling is still ongoing. Before Qu Wen could even open his mouth, the crowd at the scene had already loudly shouted: "Strip dance, strip dance, strip dance!"

  Hearing the shout, Chen Jun and Ling Kai's faces turned pale.

  They were all rich and wealthy young masters, although they were only seventeen or eighteen years old, but they had been to many adult places with their elders, and were used to seeing others strip dance, who would have thought that today it would be their turn.

  Previously, they were so arrogant and intimidating, but now they have become a deflated balloon. Dancing striptease in front of everyone is already a very embarrassing thing, if someone has the audacity to take a video of the two dancing striptease and post it online, how can they show their faces in the future?

  Although mobile phones in 2002 did not have camera functions, rich kids had already started playing with MVs and liked to use small cameras to take pictures. There were at least seven or eight cameras in this house, and as long as you pressed the button, you could record the wonderful shots of two people into a video, which was then circulated among friends, and even posted online.

  After hesitating for half a day, Ling Kai suddenly let out a loud roar: "Jumping is just jumping, isn't it just showing off a few pieces of flesh? What's the big deal? By the way, I'll show you what a man's masculine beauty looks like!" After finishing speaking, he turned around and asked Qu Wen with a shy face: "Brother Wen, did you say earlier that you would leave me a pair of underwear? Is it still valid?"

  Qu Wen was amused by his words, and unexpectedly Ling Kai had some masculine charm, yet still retained a bit of youthful cuteness. Smiling, he replied: "Alright, but I have an even better suggestion that can spare you from this striptease show."

  Ling Kai immediately transformed into a well-behaved little sheep, ran to Qu Wen's side and asked in a low voice: "Brother Wen, you say, as long as I don't have to do striptease, I'll do whatever."

  "Is that so?" Qu Wen's face showed a sly expression: "As long as you're willing to spend a little money, consider it compensation for this striptease show."

  Ling Kai's poor academic performance doesn't mean he's stupid, he understands things very well. Upon hearing this, he nodded repeatedly: "Brother Wen, name a price, as long as Xiao Neng can afford it, there won't be any nonsense!"

  Qu Wen nodded and turned to Zhang Chen: "Sorry, we need to change the betting agreement privately, won't that ruin everyone's interest?"

  The whole thing was originally a competition between Qu Wen, Chen Jun and Ling Kai, with Zhang Chen only providing some items as an intermediary. Qu Wen asked him questions, showing respect for him, giving the host face.

  Moreover, Zhang Chen was then sincerely convinced of Qu Wen's ability to appreciate the lyrics and would not offend him. He just gave in and saved face: "Since Brother Qu Wen and Ling Kai do not object, we naturally have no opinion either."

  "Alright, give me 50,000 yuan and this striptease is off." Qu Wen turned his head towards Ling Kai.

  Ling Kai was young, but his family was wealthy and his parents doted on him, so 50,000 yuan was still manageable. He nodded repeatedly in gratitude: "I don't have that much cash on me, let's sign a receipt first as proof, and I'll transfer the money to Brother Wen later." After finishing speaking, he asked Zhang Chen to bring over paper and pen, and wrote an IOU on the spot, thus avoiding a humiliating striptease show.

  Ling Kaihua easily passed the 50,000 yuan mark, and Chen Jun also had an idea. Rarely putting aside his pride, he walked to Qu Wen's side and asked in a low voice: "Brother Wen, what if I also put out 50,000 to cancel this bet?"

  "No way!" Qu Wen blurted out without thinking: "What's your status, what's Ling Kai's status? He's driving an old Mercedes-Benz, you're driving a limited edition Bentley. And Ling Kai looks like a sports star, robust and toned all over, with a masculine beauty when he dances. But you, clearly a young man, are dressed up like a butterfly, soft and weak all over, can't even tell if you're male or female from afar. You're going to do a striptease dance? I'm afraid of losing face, not to mention having nightmares!"

  "At least 500,000 just for your appearance!" Qu Wen snorted and stretched out five fingers.

  "You, don't be too outrageous." Qu Wen's words made Chen Jun so ashamed that he glared at him as if he wanted to bite a piece of flesh off him.

  "I'm bullying you, so what? What if I lose, are you going to be more merciful than me? If there's anyone to blame, it's you for being too stupid. Why did you have to bet on someone else's strong suit? Why not challenge Jordan to a game of basketball or Tyson to a boxing match?! If you're not willing to pay up, I'll just borrow Zhang Chen's camera and take some extra photos of you, we can hang them on the door as a talisman for the new year. I bet that'll scare off any bad guys and make them sick!"

  The crowd burst into laughter. The dignified young master of the Chen family was actually played to this extent, and this guy named Qu Wen was quite bold and humorous.

  "Ah..." Chen Jun really wished he could take a knife and stab Qu Wen.

  "You, you, you. What's with the 'you's? Either pay up or dance. I'm willing to admit defeat if everyone else does, but I didn't force you." Qu Wen spread out his hands in a gesture of nonchalance.

  Chen Jun's father is the boss of Dongfang Pipe Industry, a company mainly engaged in contracting concrete prefabricated components, municipal road construction, and pipeline installation. Last year, the company successfully went public, with its total assets increasing by over 2 billion yuan overnight, making it one of the leading private enterprises in China. If he knew his son had done something so absurd, he would be furious to the point of vomiting blood.

  Don't just look at Chen Jun's dad being rich, but he doesn't have only one son, and Chen Jun is still young, only 17 or 18 years old, can't give too much money. Asking Chen Jun to take out 500,000 yuan all at once is really making things difficult for him.

  He gritted his teeth and said, "Fine, 500,000 is 500,000. Give me half a month's time."

  It's said that a cornered dog will jump over the wall, Qu Wen also knew this principle, so she didn't force Chen Jun anymore, and let him leave the hall with a huff.

  Chen Junyi left, Qu Wen turned around and asked Zhang Chen: "Zhang Chen, I want to ask you something. Do you know that Qinghua vase? Are you willing to sell it or transfer it?"

  "Oh, Brother Quwen is interested in that Qinghua piece. Is there something special about it?" Zhang Chen asked curiously, thinking that Quwen had discovered something.

  "There's nothing, just that this Qinghua porcelain is made extremely well, I want to buy it back and study it carefully, see how the person made it. Even the glaze is made so realistic, almost like the real thing."

  The words are false, the research is true, but it's just that I want to study the strange aura on the Qinghua flower, why can't his spiritual awareness absorb it? Of course, this can't be said in reality, so I made up a reason.

  Zhang Chen thought for a moment: "This matter should be asked of my father, why don't I help you pass on the message? If he's willing, I'll call you again. What is Qu Wen's cell phone number?"

  "Cell phone number!" In '02, cell phones were just starting to become popular, beepers were still in use, and many ordinary people hadn't used a cell phone before. Although Qu Wen had made quite a bit of money, he never thought of buying one. He scratched his head and chuckled: "I don't have a cell phone, and I might be leaving soon, so I didn't think to buy one in Beijing."

  "Really? Well, I have some news and I'll get Xiaolin to pass it on to you."

  "Go ahead, I'm waiting for your good news."

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  Introduction to the book "Mí Tiān Xuě" (Heavenly Blood) written by Tú Suò Jì