The next morning, Gu Mian accompanied Professor Wang to the lecture at the exchange meeting and got the news that a small competition would be held on the last day of the exchange meeting to promote everyone's friendship. (Cotton Candy)

  Although it's billed as friendship first and competition second, people from the same country basically gather together. The three professors on Gu Ming's side also brought their assistants to discuss with other professors.

  After all, this is an international exchange conference held abroad. The organizer said it was just a small competition, but the people present did not take it lightly and secretly wanted to show off their own country's skills and demonstrate their national strength.

  As Robert said, participants must be under 27 years old and they have to form mixed teams with the people who come to attend the exchange meeting.

  As soon as this rule came out, it suddenly increased the difficulty of the competition. Originally, the identification profession was mostly male and few female, but the organizer restricted both age and gender matching, which really made people unprepared. Many people didn't even bring a female assistant when they arrived, if they still want to continue participating in the competition, they have to find one from another country.

  Fortunately, this competition does not say that people from different countries cannot form a team to compete, otherwise it is not certain whether the number of participants can be gathered.

  This time's competition will have Xue Lao as the chief scoring judge, and the whole process will be carried out under everyone's gaze.

  The registration for the competition is based on voluntary principle, even if Professor Wang has not spoken yet, but Gu Mei can see from the expression in his eyes that he hopes she will participate.

  After the evening activities ended, Professor Wang specifically found Gu Mei to ask questions, wanting to see what Gu Mei had planned.

  Gu Ding thought for a moment, then turned to Professor Wang and said: "Being able to participate in the competition with so many people, and having Judge Xue among them, is a rare opportunity. I think it's better to participate, not just for the ranking, but also to gain more experience."

  "That's exactly what I think too." Professor Wang nodded, looking at Gu Mian with a somewhat relieved expression: "At first, I didn't expect such a thing to happen. The organizer of this exchange meeting had been keeping it under wraps, and there was no news about it at all. However, since you want to participate in the competition, the selection of personnel is very important. Have you made up your mind?"

  "Professor Wang, what do you think of Qin Sheng?" asked Gu Mei.

  "Qin Sheng?" Professor Wang slightly furrowed his brow, looking at Gu Mian and saying: "How did you think of choosing him? Although there's no rule that participants must be professionals like us, this is a two-person team after all. If Qin Sheng were to partner with you... it might not be quite right. I think Professor Guan's assistant would be better, his reputation has always been good."

  As for Xia Jun, Professor Wang didn't even think about him. People with problematic character have never been liked by Professor Wang.

  "I've seen the process chart of the match, it says two people per group, but it doesn't specify who's responsible for what. In other words, even if one person does it, it's fine. Qin Sheng may not be in our line of work, but he's been with Gu Hongzhai for so long, his eyes are also good. He's not worse than some professional staff. More importantly, I'm more familiar with Qin Sheng than anyone else, and it's better to be with him than with someone else." Gu Mian analyzed slowly.

  "But then your ranking problem..." Professor Wang hesitated, but after all, he still hoped that Gu Mian could achieve better results.

  "Professor Wang, you know more about Qin Sheng than I do. Don't you believe him?" asked Gu Mei.

  Although Qin Sheng is not a professional appraiser, he deals with antiques every day and has inevitably gained some knowledge. He rarely shows up for appraisals, but from several major decisions, it can be seen that Qin Sheng is not completely ignorant.

  Professor Wang indeed knows more about Qin Sheng than Gu Mian does. Thinking that it's better to find someone familiar rather than starting over with a stranger: "Since you think this is for the best, let's go with your suggestion. But have you discussed this with Qin Sheng? Is he willing to work with you?"

  "I've already discussed it with him and he's also quite interested in this competition." Gu Ming said with a smile.

  "Hmm." Professor Wang nodded and continued, "That Xia Jun will definitely not let go of this opportunity. We can't openly do anything to him, but this competition is a good chance to give him a hard time. I know your skills, and now you're even more mature and stable. Do well in this competition, it will definitely be helpful for your future."

  Professor Wang is just that kind of person. In the past, he liked to compete with Professor Liu, and now that he's not pleased with Xia Jun, he wants to win against Xia Jun to vent his anger for Professor Liu who is bedridden with illness.

  If it weren't for this competition having an age limit, Professor Wang would have even wanted to go down himself and teach that Xia Jun a lesson.

  Gu Mei had followed Professor Wang's studies for several years, how could she not understand his meaning? She nodded repeatedly, ensuring that she would never let Professor Wang lose face.

  After settling things with Professor Wang, she went to discuss specific matters with Qin Sheng. Apart from what she had told Professor Wang, she was willing to form a team with Qin Sheng. To be honest, there was also Robert's reason, after all, Robert had made the request first, and she had already decided to participate in the competition anyway, so agreeing to Robert would also be giving him some human feelings, and it would make things easier for Qin Sheng.

  Of course, whether she can get first place smoothly, she cannot guarantee it. Anyway, she just promised to help and did not promise anything else.

  Robert informed that Gu Mei and Qin Sheng had agreed to his request, then he sent some information about the competition for them to refer.

  The specific content of the competition is unknown from the materials, but the materials do detail the background information of potential participants in this competition, with Xia Jun still ranked among the top.

  Gu Meng and Qin Sheng analyzed it, according to the data display, this time there are several strong players in the competition. The most eye-catching one is Bill Green from Country M. This person, like Xia Jun, is a new star of this exchange meeting, but this new star has much more fame than Xia Jun. He also has some reputation in the industry and can be considered as young and promising.

  "You agreed so readily to be on the same team as me, aren't you afraid I'll hold you back?" Qin Sheng suddenly asked Gu Mian after they both roughly flipped through the materials.

  "Guhongzhai has developed quite well in your hands, and last time we went to that underground trading market, you managed to bring back a lot of things. I believe you have good taste." Gu Mei smiled and replied.

  "Don't need to try? Maybe I was just lucky that day." Qin Sheng felt a sense of relief in his heart after hearing Gu Mian's words, and whoever hears others believe in themselves is happy.

  "If that's possible, then it would be great. We can start by practicing." Gu Mian showed interest in Qin Sheng's words: "What is it? Do you have a good proposal?"

  "There are still a few days before the competition, anyway we also planned to go to the flea market, why not go tomorrow?" Qin Sheng suggested to Gu Mian.

  "Good!" Gu Ming thought that tomorrow didn't seem to have anything very important. Professor Wang had made an appointment with friends to chat, and even if she didn't go, it shouldn't be a big deal.

  The flea market abroad is actually similar to the second-hand market at home, where people sell things they don't need. It can get rid of things you don't need and also earn some money.

  It's just that this flea market isn't available every day, many flea markets are only available on weekends, and Gu Mian and Qin Sheng obviously can't wait for the weekend to start. However, this didn't deter Qin Sheng. He directly took Gu Mian to a small town not far from their hotel.

  "This flea market is usually concentrated in the morning and generally ends at one or two o'clock in the afternoon. We were lucky to have encountered this small town's annual flea market, which is not normally so large in scale." Qin Sheng found a car from somewhere and drove smoothly with Gu Miao to their destination.

  Gu Meng has been staying in the hotel and conference hall for the past few days without going out. Today, she suddenly saw a bustling flea market and felt a bit unaccustomed to it.

  In her opinion, it's better to call it a car boot market rather than a flea market. Most of the stalls have a vehicle behind them and the vendors' goods are all brought out from their cars.

  "This place can't compare to the market in New Caledonia, but it's still quite good. I've been here once before and gained a lot. There are also many people who like collecting antiques coming here, so if you can't find what you like, it's just bad luck." Qin Sheng carefully led Gu Mei inside.

  They got up around 5 o'clock this morning. It's not even 7 o'clock now, but there are already many people in the market, and it's bustling with people coming and going.

  Although there are many people here, the order is still good, and several police officers are patrolling nearby to maintain order.

  "Go take a look over there." Qin Sheng took Gu Mian to walk among the many stalls, directly skipping those clothing and household items, heading towards the stalls that were more likely to have antiques.

  Under Qin Sheng's lead, the two of them arrived in front of a stall selling all sorts of small trinkets. The items on display were all silverware, but because they hadn't been properly taken care of, they looked dull and grey, with some having oxidized severely.

  Today's protagonist is Qin Sheng, and Gu Mei naturally wouldn't rush ahead, instead gesturing for Qin Sheng to go first.

  Qin Sheng didn't say much and walked forward to carefully examine the things on the stall.

  While Qin Sheng was carefully observing, Gu Mei was not idle either. She was also sizing up the things on the stall. At first glance, the items on the stall didn't seem to be traditional Chinese silverware, but rather more in line with European aesthetics.

  However, during the Qing dynasty, there were also export silverware with hallmarks, and it is possible that these items were exported during the Qing dynasty.

  In a place like this, people who pick up leaks are the most welcome, regardless of whether they are big or small, as long as they are leaks, they are all things that make people happy. The only difference is that in the past, Gu Xiang saw that most of the people who picked up leaks were yellow-skinned and black-haired, while here, the majority of people coming and going are white-skinned.

  Qin Sheng, although not a professional, had a good eye for things. After taking a look around the small stall, he didn't find anything suitable and gestured to Gu Mian to go take a look at another stall.

  Just a few steps away, Qin Sheng grabbed hold of Gu Mian: "Look, is that person over there Xia Jun?"

  "It really is, isn't it? The one standing next to him seems to be Wang Juan?" Gu Mian said with some surprise, looking in the direction Qin Sheng was pointing.

  "It seems that those who want to come and try their hand are not just the two of us." Qin Sheng said with a low smile.

  Gu Mei nodded and looked over in the direction of Xia Jun and Wang Juan.

  Wang Juan and Xia Jun seemed to have not noticed Gu Mian and Qin Sheng, the two were standing in front of a stall filled with miscellaneous goods at this time, occasionally selecting something and then chatting with each other.

  "Isn't it Wang Juan who is preparing for the competition with Xia Jun?" Gu Mian looked at the movements of the two people not far away and raised an eyebrow.

  What's this? Birds of a feather flock together, or people with similar interests gather together? Or is it that the turtle and the green bean are a perfect match?

  Xia Jun is a white-eyed wolf, and Wang Juan is no better. These two people are together, and they seem to be a perfect match.

  Gu Meng couldn't help but secretly sigh, why hadn't she connected these two people before, what a mistake!

  But Wang Juan's actions are really fast, it's only been a few days. She has already hooked up with Xia Jun, no wonder I didn't see Wang Juan coming to her side to speak in a mysterious tone last night, it turns out she was busy communicating about the competition.

  "I remember. Judging from Professor He and Professor Guan's tone, it seems that they are preparing to let Wang Juan and Professor Guan's assistant form a team." Qin Sheng thought for a moment, then said to Gu Mian.

  "Let's get out of here, I don't want to run into them." Gu Mei pulled Qin Sheng and lowered her voice: "But your eyes are really sharp. Among so many people, you spotted the two of them at once."

  Qin Sheng heard Gu Ming's words that were close to praise, and the corners of his mouth slightly curled up. He pointed to his own eyes and said: "For those who do our line of work, having sharp eyes is a must."

  Gu Mei looked at Qin Sheng and saw him rarely show this expression, she smiled slightly and didn't continue the conversation.

  Two people walked in the opposite direction of Xia Jun and Wang Juan, seeing many interesting things along the way. Women are naturally fond of jewelry, and Gu Mei was attracted to a small stall filled with various styles of jewelry.

  Not only was she attracted to the stall, but also a number of white girls giggling and gathering on one side, who seemed to be students.

  It has to be said that European youths are really well-developed. Gu Qing looked at the beautiful young girl in front of her, with a clear distinction between her chest and waist, and couldn't help but wonder how old she was. The only thing that could be confirmed was that some aspects of her were indeed very precocious.

  She and Qin Sheng stood by the small stall for less than five minutes, and Qin Sheng had already received countless bunches of autumn cabbage. Even a bold little girl came forward to get close to Qin Sheng.

  Gu Mei originally wanted to see Qin Sheng's joke, but the other party was quite skilled in dealing with this little girl. In just a few words, not only did he easily get rid of the little girl, but also didn't offend anyone, and once again received many admiring glances.

  "How's it going? Found anyone you like?" Qin Sheng asked as he walked over to Gu Mei after skillfully extricating himself from the enthusiastic little foreign girl.

  Gu Mian hastily put on a dignified appearance and picked up a tortoiseshell-made flower-shaped brooch, looking at it. Although the workmanship of this brooch was not exquisite, it could be seen that it had been around for some years. After Gu Mian's left hand touched it, there was still a faint warmth, but the joy in her heart was scarce, and the voice she heard from the bottom of her heart was so small that it was almost drowned out by the noise of people talking outside.

  "Miss, this brooch was left by my grandmother. The style is very unique and it's most suitable to match with a sweater." Unexpectedly, the white girl who was in charge of the stall spoke fluent Chinese to Gu Yin.

  Seeing Gu Meng's astonished gaze, the girl revealed a shy smile: "My grandmother is Chinese, and our family can all speak Chinese."

  In a foreign land, he met a white girl who could speak Chinese, which was quite delightful. Gu Ming looked at the brooch in his hand, although it wasn't expensive, but it didn't look bad either. It was clear that the previous owner had taken good care of it. If he bought it as a gift for his mother, it would be pretty good too.

  Qin Sheng stood beside Gu Mei, and while watching her pick out things, his gaze also wandered back and forth over the stall.

  At this time, he noticed that there was a small box at the foot of the white girl and asked aloud: "Is what's in this box for sale too?"

  "Of course, sir, if you're interested, take a look." The white girl said as she brought the small box up and placed it in front of Qin Sheng, continuing to say: "This belongs to a friend of mine. Sir, please take a look."

  There were quite a few small trinkets scattered about in the box, looking somewhat cluttered. Qin Sheng glanced at them briefly before reaching out to pick through them.

  Inside were several necklaces, which were now tangled together and troublesome to untangle. Fortunately, Qin Sheng was patient and soon managed to untangle them all.

  "What did you pick out?" Gu Mian picked up the tortoiseshell brooch she had seen from the beginning, as well as a pair of small coral earrings. Neither item was expensive in RMB.

  "How's this?" Qin Sheng untied the entwined chains and pulled out a hairpin inlaid with pearls.

  It's obviously an Eastern-style hairpin. Gu Ming also became interested.

  This hairpin has a pearl at the top that's not too big, and then there's a smaller one hanging below it. When you hold it in your hand and shake it back and forth, it's really cute.

  "What's this?" Qin Sheng looked at Gu Mian and asked.

  Gu Mei examined the pearl hairpin carefully, and she really couldn't tell what era this ordinary thing was from. She stretched out her left hand to touch it, and immediately a wave of heat was transmitted into her hand, not scalding hot, but also showing that this hairpin had some age to it.

  "How did you spot this one at a glance?" asked Gu Meng.

  "Intuition." Qin Sheng replied.

  What a straightforward sentence!

  Gu Meng couldn't help but laugh. Whenever she didn't want to explain why she made a certain judgment about something, she would use the word "intuition" to fool others.

  Qin Sheng saw that Gu Ming didn't object, so he knew he hadn't picked the wrong thing, and very decisively bought the hairpin from the white girl. Just as he had just put away the hairpin, he felt a sudden movement in his eyes, as if he had seen someone.

  "Come with me." Qin Sheng looked at Gu Mian for a moment, thought about it, and finally leaned in close to her ear, lowering his voice.

  Gu Mei's ears were suddenly invaded by the hot air exhaled by Qin Sheng, and she couldn't help but blush slightly. Fortunately, her complexion was still normal, and after hearing Qin Sheng's words, she didn't ask any more questions, just following him to walk aside.

  "What's wrong?" Gu Mian found that Qin Sheng was taking her away from the bustling market, walking towards the residential area of the small town.

  Although there were fewer people in the town than at the market, it was still much livelier than usual. Moreover, since it was still relatively early, many people were having breakfast at small restaurants outside.

  "I think I saw an acquaintance." Qin Sheng didn't turn his head back, but his line of sight was always scanning the surroundings.

  Gu Mei heard Qin Sheng say that he saw a familiar person. She didn't speak again and quietly followed behind Qin Sheng.

  After a while, Qin Sheng seemed to have discovered something and led Gu Mei to continue walking into the town until they stopped in front of a small courtyard.

  Before Qin Sheng even knocked on the door, someone opened it. A Middle Eastern man with a long beard poked his head out from inside the door, his two eyes revealing an indescribable joy: "Qin Sheng, you're still as quick as ever!"

  "This is natural." Qin Sheng didn't bother with courtesy towards that man either.

  The man straightened up and opened the door, his gaze swept towards Gu Mian: "Who is this..."

  "My friend." Qin Sheng glanced at him sideways and didn't wait for his reaction, instead he took Gu Mian with him and walked into the house.

  "Old friend!" The man was about to say something else, but after receiving a warning glance from Qin Sheng, he touched his beard and obediently shut his mouth.

  Qin Sheng led Gu Qing to sit down on the sofa before he started introducing.

  The man with a mustache was named Yan Ling, a friend who had worked with Qin Sheng before.

  Gu Meng looked at the man in front of her with a rather rough appearance, and then glanced at Qin Sheng beside him with a refined face. She couldn't help but wonder how the two people had reached an agreement before. Could it be that this strict order was also related to the antique business?

  "How did you end up here?" Qin Sheng asked Yan Ling after everyone had settled down.

  Her stern gaze had been oscillating between Gu Miao and Qin Sheng, but upon hearing Qin Sheng's question, she reluctantly withdrew her gaze: "I'm a thorough patriot, being here is purely coincidental, I have relatives on this side, I just came to take a look."

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