??Chapter 258: Chapter 258: Appraisal Event Slap in the Face (1)
Chapter 258: Chapter 258: Appraisal Event Slap in the Face (1)
“I’ll call!” Song Xingyu declared with a face full of righteousness.
The key point was that even if he wanted to call Qin Jingchen brother-in-law, he wouldn’t dare.
With an air of politeness, Han Dongliang said, “Sister-in-law, please notify us early for your birthday next year, we’d all like to co again.”
Everyone joined in to joke, and Jiang Zhe raised an eyebrow, “Next ti, I’ll only accept gifts without returning any.”
“Do we care about the return gifts? What we care about is the chance to celebrate the sister-in-law’s birthday!” Liang Tian quickly added on.
Amidst the laughter, the dishes were served and everyone started to eat.
Fen Ye asked Xun Yining, “Are you staying for a few more days, or planning to leave soon?”
“I need to leave soon, I still have to prepare for the finals of the fashion competition.”
Fen Ye then rembered the issue, “The finals haven’t taken place yet?”
“It’s scheduled for early spring,” Xun Yining explained.
“Oh, that’s a pity, I could’ve stayed a few more days,” Song Xingyu imdiately said.
“Stay a few more days and have a good ti. If you want to go sowhere, just look for ,” Liang Tian, who already knew him, said while patting his shoulder.
Song Xingyu glanced at Song Xingming, “It’s not really for playing, my older brother is staying to help my dad with so matters. We’re looking to see if there are any antiques and paintings around, the more authentic the better.”
At this, He Zizhou looked at Qin He, “Didn’t you buy so really good antiques last ti? Where did you get them?”
“I found them in Jincheng last ti, but it was Miss Jiang who helped
pick them. What do I know about these things?”
Song Xingyu’s eyes lit up, “Xiaozhe, you know about this stuff?”
“Just randomly picked for fun,” Jiang Zhe said indifferently, continuing to eat as she responded.
But even though she said that, Qin Jingchen didn’t believe her.
Randomly picked?
Everything Jiang Zhe did could almost hit full marks.
“Will you co with
to pick so?” Song Xingyu asked.
Song Xingming interrupted, “Jiang Zhe might not have that much ti; don’t inconvenience her for no reason.”
“I have the ti, it just depends on where we’re picking from. Without the ocean, you can’t expect to find sea sand,” she replied.
Qin He recalled sothing Ding Xuexue had ntioned and said, “Actually, I have a friend who’s about to attend an antique painting appreciation event. It’s been held many tis, providing services to both buyers and sellers, with experts on-site for appraisals. They purchase all the high-quality items, and sotis, shortly after acquisition, sellers would spot and take them away. There are often so really fine pieces there. The last ti I wanted to buy a gift, I was unlucky with the timings and missed their event; perhaps Miss Jiang might have found even better items if she’d accompanied
to it.”
Song Xingyu was imdiately interested, “Then take us there.”
“I’ll talk to my friend about it.”
“I’ll go too,” Jiang Zhe spoke up.
Qin He naturally had no objections.
Fen Ye was the first to speak up, “Looking at those things is quite boring, isn’t it? I’ll pass on this one.”
He Zizhou and the others also made excuses about having other things to do, not wishing to deal with such dull stuff.
So, only a few people remained interested in going.
Qin He checked the specific ti with Ding Xuexue on WeChat.
Ding Xuexue quickly replied, “The day after tomorrow.”
“I’m coming over with a few friends, is that okay?”
Ding Xuexue had initially brought up the topic herself, and she had been worried that Qin He wouldn’t co.
When Qin He ntioned he would bring friends, she was naturally overjoyed. She promptly inquired about the number of people and sent over the details of the event’s schedule.
Upon receiving it, Qin He told everyone, “The event is like this: my friend, along with her teacher, will appraise items that buyers bring on the spot. Then they will make an offer to purchase them there and then. This ti it’s her solo assignnt, with the teacher only overseeing afterwards.”
“Wouldn’t that an wasting a lot of money if they misjudge?” Xia Enci calculated the financial risks.
“That’s why it’s quite a test of one’s judgnt,” Qin He said.
Qin Jingchen turned his head and asked Jiang Zhe, “Do you want to give it a try, help with the appraisals?”
“Didn’t I just hear it’s easy to waste money?” Jiang Zhe tilted his chin up slightly.
“If there’s a loss, it’s on . Any profit is yours,” Qin Jingchen declared generously.
Jiang Zhe chuckled, and the others beca interested, “Sure, sister-in-law (Xiaozhe), go for it! We’ll wait and see!”
Hearing that Jiang Zhe likely had the ability for such appraisal from their last antique encounter, Qin He encouraged her, “Miss Jiang, if you earn from it, you’ll have to treat us to a al!”
“Okay then. Qin Jingchen, don’t be heartbroken when the ti cos,” Jiang Zhe cast a sidelong glance at him, her fox-like gaze inherently enticing, even if tinged with a hint of resentnt.
Qin Jingchen laughed, “Just try to find out where my bottom line of heartache is.”
Turning to the others, “Even if your sister-in-law ends up wasting money, I’ll treat you all to a al afterwards.”
Since both Qin Jingchen and Jiang Zhe were planning to participate, Fen Ye and everyone else no longer complained about the event being dull and expressed eagerness to join as well.
Qin He therefore inford Ding Xuexue that he would be bringing a few additional friends.
He also casually asked if it was okay for one of his friends to help with the appraisal.
Ding Xuexue agreed without hesitation, “Of course! Your friend can appraise with , and afterward we can exchange our insights. Tell
her na, and I will add it to the list at the event.”
“Jiang Zhe.”
After hearing the na,
Ding Xuexue was taken aback for a long ti.
Qin He hadn’t been this enthusiastic with her for a long ti, engaging in such a prolonged conversation, and she hadn’t expected that his eagerness this ti would be to assist Jiang Zhe.
A sour feeling unavoidably surged in her heart, that sentint of Jiang Zhe being everywhere, while she herself could only be overshadowed, particularly irritated her.
But having already agreed, Ding Xuexue certainly wasn’t going to pass up the opportunity for more contact with Qin He because of Jiang Zhe.
She did not show her disappointnt and instead asked, “Does your friend really want to co? Does she know who I am?”
Only then did Qin He rember he hadn’t yet asked Jiang Zhe.
He looked up and inquired, “Xiaozhe, the friend handling the appraisals at this event is called Ding Xuexue, I wonder if you’ve heard of her?”
At this, Xia Enci had sothing to say, “Oh, it’s her.”
Hearing her tone, Qin He slowly began to realize and inwardly cursed. Could it be that Ding Xuexue is the sa Ding Xuexue Xia Enci and Xiao ng were complaining about last night, the one who had offered to help organize Miss Jiang’s birthday banquet but then didn’t show up?
No wonder he hadn’t connected the dots; Qin He had never really thought about Ding Xuexue. Though the two families were long-ti acquaintances, there was a period when the Qin Family faced hardship and their interactions with the Ding Family waned.
Later, when Qin He started working with Qin Jingchen, their relationship resud, but Qin He no longer kept close ties with the Ding Family.
Over the last few years, things had improved, but they rely interacted as ordinary friends.
“So Miss Jiang, what do you think…” Qin He regretted a bit for having taken on such a situation too hastily, causing such trouble for Jiang Zhe. How was he going to explain this to Mr. Qin?
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