Chapter 151: 【151】The world is really too small_1
“Master, all these custors were brought in by .”
Tang Feng’s face showed not a hint of taking credit, as though he was talking about sothing trivial.
Zhang Jicheng’s mouth fell open in sheer surprise.
Ya Garden had always been so-so due to a lack of good stock, and with the competition from Shengdingxuan Antique Shop across the street, business hadn’t been great.
They had never hosted so many custors at once before.
Forty or fifty people crowded in, imdiately filling the store to capacity.
How on earth had his treasured apprentice managed this?
Before he could ask, those people had already hurried to offer an explanation.
“Just now, Master Tang showed his might on the antique street. With just eight thousand yuan, he picked up a piece of calligraphy by Zhang Daqian. No one can match his eye for antiques.”
“Yeah, it was a painting within a painting. I have no idea how Master Tang saw that there was another piece hidden within that painting.”
“We believe that with Master Tang’s discernnt, the items at Ya Garden are definitely trustworthy.”
“Right, with a master like Tang Feng here, Ya Garden will be my first choice for buying antiques from now on…”
Hearing the buzzing discussions of the crowd, Zhang Jicheng roughly got the picture.
It seed that his prized apprentice had caught everyone’s attention on the antique street and that was what brought in the massive custor flow.
He didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.
Despite his reputation in the antique industry, he hadn’t been able to attract much custor flow to Ya Garden.
Yet his apprentice had rely taken a casual trip to the antique street and managed to fill the store to the brim.
Even if only one in ten of these people bought sothing, today’s sales would be extrely impressive.
“Welco, welco, please feel free to look around,” he imdiately recovered and hurriedly had the few staff mbers assist with welcoming the guests.
Then, he turned to Tang Feng with a serious face, “Co with .”
After saying that, he led the way to the back hall.
Tang Feng, clueless as to why, followed along.
“Where have you been these past few days?” As soon as they entered the back hall, Zhang Jicheng adopted the stern deanor of a master and glared at him displeasure.
“I had so matters to take care of these past few days,” Tang Feng said with an awkward smile.
“You still have the nerve to smile?” Zhang Jicheng beca even more irritated at his playful deanor. “You’ve just started working at the shop and there’s still so much to learn. How can you afford to be inconsistent?”
“Like what?” Tang Feng asked, rubbing his nose.
“Like…”
Zhang Jicheng suddenly found himself at a loss for words.
He genuinely didn’t know what else Tang Feng needed to learn.
The rules of the antique industry? He learned them on the first day.
The ability to appraise antiques? He went to the antique street once and ca back with a major score.
The skills to attend to custors? He easily brought a massive influx of patrons to the store.
What was there left for him to learn?
“Alright, Master, calm down. I will try to co to the shop more often from now on. If I suddenly can’t make it, I will be sure to notify you in advance. Is that okay?”
Tang Feng offered him a way out and personally brewed him a cup of tea.
Zhang Jicheng finally took the hint and nodded, “As your teacher, I don’t want to see you waste such great talent. Do you understand?”
“Understood, understood,” Tang Feng readily agreed.
Zhang Jicheng sipped his tea for a while until he rembered sothing, “I heard that Mr. Shen’s Lingxiu Residence was burgled last night. We at Ya Garden should be vigilant as well. We’ll need to keep the valuable items in the safe when closing up; it’s safer that way.”
Tang Feng was startled, “Lingxiu Residence was burgled? Did they lose anything?”
Zhang Jicheng shook his head, “It seems nothing was lost, which is strange. It’s as if the thieves were looking for sothing specific, didn’t find it, and then retreated.”
Tang Feng imdiately took the matter seriously.
Probably Wang Xiaodao and his group had started their move.
But Mr. Shen had already sold that bracelet to Qin Yanan ahead of ti, so the thieves definitely ca up empty-handed.
However, they would most likely continue their search, and it could very well lead them here.
It seed he should warn Qin Yanan to avoid coming to the shop for the ti being if possible.
“Oh, and later, a custor will co for an appraisal. You’ll handle it,” Zhang Jicheng changed the subject back from Mr. Shen’s issue and suddenly rembered sothing else.
“I’ll handle it?” Tang Feng was a bit surprised.
“Yes, consider it a test for you. If you can pass smoothly, your teacher will feel confident enough to hand over Ya Garden to you,” Zhang Jicheng said earnestly.
“Then I’d rather not pass, as I want Master to spend more ti in the shop,” Tang Feng said wistfully.
“You rascal, do you want to keep being an absentee shop owner?” Zhang Jicheng teased him with a smile.
As the two of them joked, a staff mber rushed in to report, “Mr. Zhang, there’s a young lady outside asking for an appraisal. She had made an appointnt earlier.”
Zhang Jicheng turned to Tang Feng, “She’s here, you go take care of it.”
Left with no choice, Tang Feng stood up and walked out.
“Wait a mont,” Zhang Jicheng suddenly called after him.
“Do you have any other instructions, Master?” Tang Feng stopped and turned to him.
“Let see that piece you picked up,” Zhang Jicheng motioned towards the calligraphy in his hand.
“Sure, if you have ti, could you help mount it?” Tang Feng knew that his master was not only strong at appraising but also skilled at mounting calligraphy and paintings.
“Off with you, are you really treating your master as a slave?” Zhang Jicheng glared at him with feigned annoyance, then began to carefully appreciate the calligraphy.
It was indeed an authentic work by Zhang Daqian.
To snag such a deal required not just skill but also luck not to be underestimated.
It seed his apprentice was destined for great fortunes.
The main hall was still bustling, and the usually idle staff mbers suddenly beca so busy that they were sowhat flustered.
As Tang Feng stepped out from the back hall, he spotted the custor his master was talking about amid the crowd.
Because she was too conspicuous.
No matter how many people surrounded her, she always stood out like a crane among chickens.
“Xinling?”
He was sowhat shocked when he saw the girl.
The custor his master had ntioned was actually Xu Xinling.
It had to be said, the world was truly too small.
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