Anyway, staying here with Gu Mei doesn't have anything to do, rather than staring at Tang Ming and having an awkward conversation, it's better to do something interesting.
Now that the other party has actively invited her to take care of things, she will certainly not refuse.
She had actually discovered that since her left hand developed its strange abilities, her resistance to those so-called good things had been getting lower and lower, and she often yearned to touch antiques that could make her left hand feel hot, sending out various different sounds or sensations from the bottom of her heart.
Unfortunately, she was just an undergraduate student and didn't have many opportunities to get close to various antiques. It wasn't until she started working at Jibao Mountain House that her inner desire was slightly alleviated.
With Tang Ming's appearance, he can make him say that it is a good thing, and it must not be an ordinary goods that can be easily seen. Just this point is enough to arouse her interest.
Before long, the butler led two people in. The one walking in front was a beautiful woman wearing a dark purple skirt that reached her knees, looking around thirty years old. Behind her followed a middle-aged man who looked quite scholarly.
At a glance, Gu Meng knew that the beautiful woman behind her must be an appraiser or someone of that sort.
Tang Ming saw two people coming in and didn't intend to get up. He pointed directly at a vacant sofa beside him: "Please sit down."
That beautiful woman was not angry at all about Ming's attitude, but instead smiled and looked at Tang Ming: "I'm really sorry, we're late."
"It's okay, it's rare for Manager Liu of Yuetai to come out in person, so even if we have to wait, it's worth it. But did you bring what I wanted?" Tang Ming smiled slightly at the beautiful woman with a somewhat nonchalant attitude.
Jù Yǎ Táng
Gu Xiang quietly sized up Liu Manager without making a sound. The two most powerful antique shops in the city were Boya Zhai and Juyatang.
Unexpectedly, this woman who looked young and very beautiful turned out to be the manager of Juya Hall.
"What Mr. Ming wants is naturally what we've prepared with all our might. Originally, such things are hard to come by, fortunately, we happened to have encountered them again, otherwise I really don't know how to explain it to Mr. Ming." Manager Liu's charming smile revealed the elegance of a mature woman, causing Gu Xiang sitting next to her to steal glances at her several times.
"Never mind about that, let's take a look at the stuff first. Robert happens to be home today." Tang Ming said, sitting up straight.
Gu Mei noticed that when Tang Ming mentioned Robert at home, the beautiful Liu manager's eyes flashed with a hint of joy, and the smile on her face became even more sincere.
Manager Liu nodded slightly at the middle-aged man who followed her, and the man carefully placed a box on the coffee table.
After opening the trunk, a wooden box fixed inside the trunk was exposed.
Manager Liu carefully took out the wooden box from the trunk and gently opened the lid, smiling at Tang Ming: "Mr. Tang, please take a look, this is what we've prepared. A rare Kangxi period cloisonné enamel porcelain bowl."
While Manager Liu was speaking, Gu Mian had already clearly seen what was inside the wooden box.
It was a blue ceramic bowl about the width of one palm.
Gu Mei's pupils involuntarily contracted, staring tightly at the enamel porcelain bowl in the wooden box.
This bowl... why does this bowl look so much like the super-high imitation porcelain ceramic bowl she once saw in Jingdezhen?
No. Rather than saying it's similar, it would be better to say that the two bowls are almost identical. Whether in terms of color, size or pattern, there is hardly any difference, which makes her wonder if this bowl might actually be the one Qin Sheng gave up buying from Jingdezhen.
Although it's been a while, she still remembers that valuable ceramic bowl very clearly. Moreover, it was because of that bowl that she first met Qin Sheng, and they had many encounters after that. Qin Sheng even helped her at the Hai Yun auction house. All these things constantly remind her of the ceramic bowl from various aspects.
Tang Ming did not notice Gu Xiang's abnormality until he saw the so-called cloisonné enamel bowl in the wooden box. His attention was completely drawn to it at that moment.
He carefully took the enamel porcelain bowl out of the wooden box and held it in his hand, not saying a word, but gently stroking it as if savoring it.
Gu Mei stared intently at Tang Ming's movements, her eyes wide with careful observation of the bowl in his hand. Comparing the bowl in front of her to the one in her memory, she felt all the more that the bowl in Tang Ming's hand was indeed the same one she had seen in Jingdezhen.
Perhaps it was Gu Mei's gaze that was too intense, Tang Ming withdrew his line of sight from the porcelain bowl and turned to Gu Mei: "Miss Gu seems to be very interested in this, would you like to take a look?"
Tang Ming's proposal was right up Gu Qing's alley, and she was curious about the porcelain bowl in front of her, eager to get a feel for it.
Jian Gu Mian indeed had a clever idea, Tang Ming didn't hesitate and directly put the bowl back into the wooden box, gesturing for Gu Mian to come forward and observe.
It wasn't until then that Manager Liu formally took notice of Gu Mian. At first, she saw a young and pretty girl sitting next to Tang Ming and thought it was just another young woman clinging to a rich man.
For this vase with a hollow brain and an empty head, she has always been too lazy to pay attention to it. Moreover, Gu Xiang is not considered particularly beautiful, and compared to the woman who was with Tang Ming some time ago, she is somewhat inferior in appearance, but only slightly different in temperament.
Now seeing Tang Ming actually letting the girl hold the enamel porcelain bowl she brought, this made her somewhat surprised, and she couldn't help but take a few more glances at Gu Mian.
Maybe she guessed wrong, and he's actually a rich man's boyfriend?
Considering this possibility, Manager Liu's gaze at Gu Bao immediately changed. After all, Robert's villa wasn't a place just anyone could come to; if the other person wasn't Tang Ming's little girlfriend, then they were probably here as a guest.
Gu Mei didn't decline and calmed her own mind, then carefully reached out to take the bowl.
This touch, her left hand didn't feel any warmth at all, and immediately made her determine that this enamel porcelain bowl was fake!
Straining to maintain a calm expression on her face, Gu Mei carefully observed the porcelain bowl in her hand. If she had only suspected before that this bowl was the same one she saw in Jingdezhen, now she could be completely certain that the two bowls were indeed the same one.
To this extent of high imitation, it is almost impossible to completely imitate two identical fake products.
"This enamel porcelain bowl is exquisitely crafted and well-preserved, it's almost impossible to find on the market. Things of this type are either collected by national museums or antique enthusiasts. I'm lucky to have found this bowl, it can't be said that I don't have good luck." Manager Liu saw that Gu Mian was examining it carefully, not like an outsider who didn't understand anything, and became even more convinced that Gu Mian was a guest who had come here to appraise the item, perhaps even an expert invited by Tang Ming.
But if we're talking about a master appraiser, this girl seems a bit too young.
Luckily, good luck and bad luck are about the same; after messing around for half a day, I ended up with a fake product, what a hollow joy!
Gu Meng couldn't help but mutter to herself in her heart.
After confirming that the enamel porcelain bowl in his hand was fake, Gu Ming lost interest and carefully put the bowl back into the wooden box. He then sat quietly on one side, letting Tang Ming and Manager Liu talk between themselves.
The middle-aged man who came with Manager Liu was not a fool either, and he carefully explained the enamel porcelain to Tang Ming on the side, hinting in his words that if they missed this village, there would be no such store, hoping to arouse Tang Ming's desire to buy.
Tang Ming returned to the same arrogant demeanor as when he first met Gu Qing, but now with a hint of a smile at the corner of his mouth, watching Liu Manager and the middle-aged man introduce themselves non-stop, without saying a single word himself.
"What do you mean, Ming Shao?" After a long time, facing the silent Tang Ming, Manager Liu's face also became somewhat unbearable.
Tang Ming raised an eyebrow, not responding to Liu's question, but instead turned to Gu Mian: "Miss Gu, I remember you're quite knowledgeable about ceramics, do you have any opinions on this?"
Gu Mei didn't expect Tang Ming to ask her such a question in front of Manager Liu, and for a moment she was still somewhat taken aback.
"Miss Gu doesn't need to worry, while Robert hasn't come down yet, we're just casually chatting. I'm an outsider, but as far as I know, Miss Gu is a professional, you must have your own opinions on this, I hope you can give me some advice." Tang Ming continued.
As soon as Tang Ming's voice fell, Manager Liu and the middle-aged man simultaneously shifted their gaze onto Gu Mian.
"Mr. Tang is overpraising me, with my level of skill I shouldn't be able to keep up in this class, I believe Mr. Tang himself will have a clear judgment." Gu Mian kicked the ball back to Tang Ming's side.
Today, she didn't have any leverage over Tang Ming, no need for him to let her appraise it, and she would obediently do the appraisal. She didn't believe that for something worth tens of millions, Tang Ming wouldn't find a professional appraiser to come over.
"But I just want to hear Miss Gu's opinion." Tang Ming looked at Gu Mei unyieldingly.
Facing such a Tang Ming, Gu Mei couldn't help but feel a little strange. She and Tang Ming had met a few times, but they weren't familiar with each other, nor did they have any grudges. And from Tang Ming's behavior, it seemed that he didn't have any intention of targeting her because of the Zhou Tao incident either.
The other party now had an expression that seemed to say "I must hear her opinion", which was really puzzling. Thinking of this, Gu Mei couldn't help but sneak a glance at the porcelain vase quietly lying in the wooden box.
It seems that Tang Ming has seen something?
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