"Yes." Mr. Wu nodded his head.

  Gu Mei stretched out her fingers, gently stroking the body of the wrapped branch peony bottle, and looked up at Mr. Wu: "This wrapped branch peony painting has a strong artistic charm, and the blue and white glaze seems to be the kind of bright and refreshing light blue cobalt material used in the early Ming dynasty. However, it is not actually that, but rather a colorant that imitates it very well. Real blue and white porcelain will not fade, while your wrapped branch peony bottle does have fading, which is why you feel something is off about it - its color has gradually lightened over time, only the process is very slow, and since you face this wrapped branch peony bottle every day, you haven't noticed."

  "No wonder..." Mr. Wu murmured, moving his lips slightly.

  Old Xu heard that Gu Mei confirmed the wrapped branch peony bottle was fake, and immediately got angry, slapped the table and shouted: "What kind of friend is this? Is there a friend who deceives acquaintances like this?"

  "This kind of thing is sometimes only possible by cheating those who are familiar with you." Qin Sheng glanced at Mr. Wu and continued, "Mr. Wu, I don't know where you met this friend or how long you've known him."

  Mr. Wu slumped into a chair on one side, hearing Qin Sheng's question, and replied with a strong spirit: "The friend who pawned the wrapped branch peony bottle to me was met at an exchange meeting last year. We both like collecting porcelain, so we talked more, didn't expect..."

  At this point, Mr. Wu suddenly stood up from his seat and walked several steps to the table where the wrapped peony vase was placed. With a ferocious expression, he grabbed the vase as if it were an enemy with a deep-seated grudge, ready to smash it to the ground.

  Han Lu, standing beside Gu Mian, saw Mr. Wu's actions and couldn't help but let out a brief cry of surprise, while Gu Mian was startled by Mr. Wu's sudden movement.

  "Halt!" Qin Sheng shouted loudly and took two steps forward, stopping Mr. Wu's action of smashing the bottle.

  Mr. Wu's eyes turned red, his chest heaving violently out of control, staring at Qin Sheng and saying: "Get out of the way, I'm going to smash this damned thing!"

  Qin Sheng shook his head and didn't retreat, instead saying: "Mr. Wu, don't be impulsive for now, let's think of a solution, maybe we can resolve this matter." (Cotton Candy)

  "It's clear that the person intentionally brought a fake wrapped plum bottle to cheat money, and now he can't be found. Even if we want to find him to settle accounts, there is no way. What else can we think of?" Old Xu said this with his mouth, but his body leaned in closer to Mr. Wu, cooperating with Qin Sheng to take the wrapped plum bottle from Mr. Wu's hand and put it away safely.

  Qin Sheng has always had a lot of ideas, and if he can really think of a good way to get back the borrowed money, that would be great.

  "Now the key to the problem is that the person who borrowed the money has disappeared. If he doesn't return the money on time, according to the agreement, this wrapped peony vase will become Mr. Wu's property. If we can make him appear voluntarily, there must be a way to get him to spit out the money." Qin Sheng walked over to the wrapped peony vase and gently tapped the body of the vase.

  "It's easy to say, since he has made up his mind to deceive people, how can he possibly take the initiative to show up!" Old Xu muttered.

  Mr. Wu also nodded in agreement, but his eyes still held a hint of expectation, hoping that Qin Sheng would come up with a good solution.

  "If that person is intentionally coming to cheat for money, what kind of characteristics will he have?" Qin Sheng looked at the crowd and his gaze swept over Gu Mian, pausing slightly before quickly moving on.

  What's special about it?

  Gu Meng lowered her head and thought for a moment, thinking that Qin Sheng's intention was to come up with a countermeasure based on the characteristics of that person. But that person was obviously a swindler, what kind of characteristic could they have that would allow them to break through?

  Wait, you scoundrel...

  "He is greedy and likes to take shortcuts to gain without effort." Gu Ming looked up at Qin Sheng, who was waiting for everyone's response.

  Qin Sheng's eyes lit up slightly, and he smiled at Gu Menglu: "Right. He's greedy. As long as we grasp this point, it's very likely that we can make him spit out the money he cheated."

  Mr. Wu heard Qin Sheng say this and didn't bother to worry about it anymore. He looked at Qin Sheng excitedly and said, "Is there a way? That person used this twisted branch peony bottle as collateral for 500,000 yuan here with me. If I can get the money back, I will definitely thank you!"

  "This isn't difficult." Qin Sheng walked over to Mr. Wu's side and whispered a few words in his ear.

  Mr. Wu initially furrowed his brow, with some confusion in his eyes, but as he listened, his eyes grew brighter and the previous despair completely disappeared, replaced by an excited eagerness to try.

  Gu Mei heard Qin Sheng's so-called solution and couldn't help but acknowledge Professor Wang's evaluation of him once again, he was indeed a sly guy like a fox!

  In just a few days, Mr. Wu sent out invitations to people in his circle who had connections with him, saying that he had obtained a rare and precious coiled branch peony vase and hoped everyone would gather together to appreciate it.

  Gu Mengqin, Qin Sheng and others were all within the scope of the invitation. Han Lu thought there would be a lively scene to watch, so she also participated in Mr. Wu's gathering.

  The day the party started, almost everyone who had some acquaintance with Mr. Wu came, and of course, Mr. Wu also sent an invitation to the person who pawned the branch peony bottle here, but after sending out the invitation, it was like a stone sinking into the sea, without any response.

  "Old Wu, stop stalling here! Aren't you going to take out your new treasure and show it to everyone? How can you keep us in suspense like this?" Just as the last of the expected guests had arrived, someone let out a dissatisfied protest.

  Mr. Wu heard this urging, smiled slightly with a hint of apology: "Sorry, I'm really too excited, so I got a bit carried away. Since everyone is almost here, I'll take out the things and let you all see."

  Gu Mian stood not far from Mr. Wu, and after Mr. Wu carefully placed the wrapped peony bottle, he glanced at Gu Mian quietly, while Gu Mian gave him a reassuring look.

  Having received Gu Mei's gaze, Mr. Wu steadied his nerves and re-exposed a smiling face, using a slightly proud tone to introduce the wrapped branch peony vase to those who came to admire it.

  Most of the people who came today, like Mr. Wu, are fond of collecting antiques. When they saw the wrapped peony vase brought out by Mr. Wu, many people showed a moved expression, and basically no one showed a suspicious look.

  This is not hard to understand, Mr. Wu was famous for his good eyesight, every time he got something new, he would invite everyone to come and appreciate it, at first, some people still held a skeptical attitude, but later they all proved that the things Mr. Wu brought out were real, and over time, the number of skeptics decreased, and Mr. Wu's reputation gradually increased.

  "This twisted branch peony vase seems a bit off, is it really a Qinghua porcelain from the end of Yuan and beginning of Ming?" Someone raised such a question when everyone was indulging in the beauty of the twisted branch peony vase.

  In an instant, the originally lively room fell silent, and everyone turned their heads to look at the person who had spoken these words.

  The person who said this sentence was none other than Gu Mian.

  Although Gu Mian is a new face, with Qin Sheng's introduction, everyone knows that although Gu Mian looks very young, he has already entered the government unit and is a professional appraiser with a high level.

  When a professional appraiser who was not very familiar with us expressed doubts about Mr. Wu's wrapped branch peony vase, everyone looked at each other without saying a word.

  Just because others didn't speak up doesn't mean Mr. Wu wouldn't, he heard Gu Mei's words and the smile on his face faded a bit, looking at Gu Mei: "Miss Gu, this wrapped branch peony vase was obtained from a friend of mine, why do you think there's something wrong with it?"

  "I said it had a problem, not talking nonsense, you see..." Gu Mei walked forward a few steps and came to the front of the wrapped branch peony bottle. Then she repeated what was said that day at Gu Hong Zhai, letting everyone carefully distinguish.

  At first, everyone was still somewhat skeptical, but the more they listened to Gu Meiyan's words, the more reasonable it seemed, and some even suggested that Mr. Wu bring out the other Qinghua porcelain for comparison.

  Mr. Wu's face didn't look too good, and in the end he couldn't resist everyone's opinion, so he found another Qinghua porcelain of a similar age to compare with.

  After comparison, many people looked at Mr. Wu with sympathetic eyes and secretly sighed that Mr. Wu's vision was accurate, but this signboard was a waste of money.

  Mr. Wu immediately got angry, and without saying a word, he smashed the wrapped branch peony bottle into pieces on the spot, then forced a smile to invite everyone to admire his other collections.

  The next day, the news spread throughout the circle. Mr. Wu rarely lost his temper and had received a fake wrapped peony vase, which he smashed in front of everyone in a fit of rage.

  It was unexpected that Gu Mei was the first to spot the problem with the wrapped stem peony bottle, which left a pretty good impression on many people's minds. Even several of them exchanged business cards with Gu Mei that day and made plans to meet up when they had time.

  Mr. Wu seemed to be so ashamed of having made a fool of himself at the party that he stayed at home for several days, sulking and refusing to see anyone who came to visit him on the pretext of being unwell.

  It wasn't until the fifth day after the party that Mr. Wu's long-lost friend miraculously appeared, bringing many gifts to Mr. Wu's home and expressing his gratitude to him in many words.

  If it weren't for Mr. Wu's willingness to lend him money, he would have had no way to get through this difficult time.

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