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Chapter 448 Jade Pendant
Mr. and Mrs. Smith are tourists from Germany. They have been in China for a week and have seen some of China's customs and people, but what interests them more are China's antiques and treasures.

They had often studied oriental antique culture in Germany before, and were not completely ignorant of antiques like other foreigners, so the Smiths immediately returned to their hotel in surprise.

"Smith, Laura, where have you been today?" His companion Carl looked at the Smiths in surprise. "I've been looking for you for most of the day."

"Carl, we have found a treasure this time." Laura looked at Carl in surprise and explained, while Smith was carefully opening the box.

"Oh? What treasure?" Carl is a professor at the University of Hamburg in Germany. Like the Smiths, he has always been fond of Eastern civilization. Looking at Smith's pilgrim expression, he already had some guesses in his mind.

“Yuan blue and white porcelain!”

"What? It's actually Yuan blue and white porcelain!" Carl looked at the Yuan blue and white plum vase in surprise, revealing its true appearance.

"Yes! It only cost $100,000." Smith said proudly.

"Oh! My God! You are so lucky." Carl looked at Mr. and Mrs. Smith in front of him with envy.

"Haha, as soon as we walked into that antique shop just now, we fell in love with this Yuan Dynasty blue and white plum vase."

Carl picked up the plum vase carefully and examined it carefully. He soon found that it was consistent with his knowledge of Yuan blue and white porcelain. "Smith, you are so lucky."

“Karl, do you also think he is the real thing?”

"Well, it's almost certain." Carl nodded after thinking deeply, and then explained to the excited Smith, "My grandfather passed down a Yuan Dynasty blue and white bird food jar, which has the same characteristics as this plum vase. This plum vase is definitely a genuine Yuan Dynasty blue and white porcelain."

"Haha, that's what I said! Laura and I are still very lucky."

"Smith, where did you buy it?" Carl looked at the Smiths curiously.

"Panjiayuan Flea Market, a newly opened antique shop called 'Gu Bo Xuan'."

"Oh! What a pity! I have already sent the translator back, otherwise I could go buy two treasures now." Carl said to the Smiths with a look of regret.

"Karl, the owner of Guboxuan speaks excellent English. I feel it's much better than your translation. At least I don't need to listen very carefully to understand."

"Oh? Smith, you didn't lie to me?" Carl couldn't help but be surprised.

“Haha, Karl, just let Laura accompany you on a trip.”

"Thank you so much, Laura, my Smith." Karl looked at Laura beside him in surprise, but asked Smith with a puzzled look on his face, "But why are you staying here?"

"Carl, I want to stay and admire this plum vase. It's so perfect." Smith stroked the plum vase with an obsessed look on his face.

Next, Laura brought Carl to Panjiayuan again, and then she contentedly selected a few collections from "Gu Boxuan", left behind tens of thousands of US dollars in foreign exchange coupons, and left happily.

Da Jin Ya and others who had been following "Gu Boxuan" were all stunned. They really didn't expect that a talent who could speak foreign languages would be willing to go to Panjiayuan to be a small self-employed person.

Nowadays, self-employed people like those in Panjiayuan are almost all supported by foreign tourists. In the early 1980s, there were very few foreign tourists coming to China. It was impossible for the streets to be filled with blondes and blue-eyed people like in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou in later generations. So Da Jin Ya and others were extremely jealous.

Some conceited individual entrepreneurs have considered hiring translators, but their own collections are of such poor quality that it is difficult to fool savvy foreign tourists.

"Big Gold Tooth, our business is almost being taken away by this guy named Su!" said the owner of an antique shop angrily.

"Old Sun, what do you want to do?"

"How about we find someone to secretly visit Gu Boxuan in the middle of the night?" Old Sun suggested with a sinister look on his face.

"Lao Sun, are you sure about the origin of this Suning?" Big Gold Teeth looked at Lao Sun in surprise.

"Huh? He's so mysterious, I really don't know."

"Old Sun, you know nothing, yet you dared to run up there so foolishly?" Big Gold Teeth sneered at Old Sun, suddenly feeling that Old Sun was a little greedy. "You know, he can open a shop in Panjiayuan and easily get so many fine collections. Do you really think he is a simple character?"

"Huh? Boss Jin, do you know where Suning came from?"

"Oh! I don't know either, that's why I continue to observe patiently." Big Gold Teeth said distressedly.

In the days that followed, "Gu Bo Xuan" immediately gained popularity among foreign tourists because of its good service and high-quality collections, and gradually gained a good reputation among foreign tourists.

At this time, Suning came to an inconspicuous courtyard near Peking University, looked up at the herbal tea stall opposite the courtyard, and then walked straight in. A little old man in the courtyard looked at Suning puzzledly, "Comrade, who are you looking for?"

"Hello, is Professor Chen here?"

"Huh? I'm Chen Liren, comrade, who are you?"

"Hello, Professor Chen!" Seeing that this person was the target of his trip, Su Ning introduced himself with a smile, "I am Su Ning, the owner of Panjiayuan's Guboxuan. I am particularly interested in Western Region culture and would like to sponsor you, Professor Chen, to form a Western Region archaeological team."

"Ah? Great. Comrade Su, please come in and discuss the details."

"Haha, thank you Professor Chen." Seeing that Professor Chen, a great intellectual, was so arrogant at first and then respectful, Su Ning followed him into the room without any concern.

At this time, another middle-aged man who was slightly younger in the room adjusted his black-framed glasses and looked at the unfamiliar Su Ning with a puzzled look, "Professor Chen, who is this?"

"Haha, Aiguo, this is the investor who came to fund us."

"Ah? That Chinese American?" Hao Aiguo couldn't help but be surprised.

"No! He's the owner of Gu Bo Xuan in Panjiayuan."

"what?"

"Comrade Su, please sit down!" Professor Chen greeted Su Ning with a smile, then looked at the stunned Hao Aiguo and said, "Aiguo, quickly pour Comrade Su a glass of water."

"Eh? Okay."

"Comrade Su, I wonder if you have any specific goals for Western culture?" After Hao Aiguo went downstairs to pour water, Professor Chen looked at Su Ning with a smile.

"A specific target?"

"Oh, that's right. Many sponsors are particularly interested in certain cultures." Seeing Su Ning's confusion, Professor Chen quickly explained, "For example, recently a Chinese American has shown interest in the ancient city of Jingjue in Western Region culture. So she plans to fund Chen to organize an archaeological team to go there."

At this time, Hao Aiguo ran over with a glass of water, handed it to Su Ning and said, "Comrade Su, please drink some water."

"Thank you." Su Ning glanced at Hao Aiguo, then explained to Professor Chen, "Well, I don't have any specific goals. I just like the excitement of adventure and the fulfillment that Western culture brings."

"That's easy. Comrade Su can work with another sponsor to fund us to set up a Western Region Culture Archaeology Team. This way, the pressure on both of you will be much less." Professor Chen said to Su Ning in surprise.

"Alright!" Seeing that they had finally connected with the Jingjue Ancient City archaeological team, Su Ning nodded with a smile, then took out 100,000 yuan in cash and placed it in front of Professor Chen. "Professor Chen, this is 100,000 yuan, which is half of my funding. I'll give you another 100,000 yuan when the archaeological team is officially established."

"Haha, thank you very much, Comrade Su." Professor Chen took the 100,000 yuan with surprise, and then offered to issue a receipt. "Comrade Su, please wait a moment. I will issue you a receipt."

Professor Chen quickly produced a receipt and handed it to Su Ning. "Comrade Su, once the formation of the archaeological team is finalized, we will go to the Guboxuan in Panjiayuan to inform you." "Okay! Su will be waiting for your good news."

"Aiguo, please see Comrade Su off for me."

"Haha, Comrade Su, I'll take you there."

Da Jin Ya observed Suning for a long time, but the more he observed, the more mysterious Suning seemed to him. Seeing that it was impossible to find Suning's weakness, he simply ran to Suning and asked him in person.

"Boss Su, your business is booming recently!"

"Haha, this is all thanks to you, Boss Tojin. I just opened my business a few days ago, and you came to congratulate me. Isn't this just a blessing of money rolling in!"

"Boss Su, can you share your source of goods?"

"That's really not possible! Boss Jin, if you really want them, just pick a few from my collection and I'll give you a 40% discount."

"60% off?" Big Gold Teeth was so surprised that he almost bit his tongue.

"Yes! It can be considered as a good relationship with you, Boss Jin."

"Haha, Boss Su, I don't know how to thank you." Big Gold Teeth laughed in surprise, revealing his iconic enamel gold tooth.

"Boss Jin, I heard you recently received a very nice piece of jade. I wonder if you can part with it?"

"Ah? Boss Su, you are well-informed!" Big Gold Teeth looked at Su Ning in surprise.

"Well, our antique business relies on information to survive. Boss Jin, you should know this."

"Boss Su, I bought this jade for three hundred yuan. If you really like it, just give me one thousand yuan." Da Jin Ya had just received a huge benefit, and he immediately handed the jade sold to him by Wang Kaixuan to Su Ning.

"Haha, thank you very much, Boss Jin, for giving it up."

"Haha, let's all make money together. I hope Boss Su will take good care of me in the future!"

"Haha, of course." After getting the jade so easily, Suning couldn't help but feel surprised.

Although Wang Kaixuan's jade is inconspicuous, it is the key point throughout the entire drama of "Ghost Blows Out the Light: The Lost Tomb". As two of the three destined sons of this world, Hu Bayi and Wang Kaixuan are the main characters of Ghost Blows Out the Light.

In fact, Da Jin Ya didn't think too much of this jade, although it could be sold for three or four thousand yuan with his help. But since Suning really liked it, it would be better to have a good relationship with the mysterious Suning.

In the future, when Da Jin Ya has these super high-quality imitation collections, he can treat them as his own precious collections. When he meets foreign "rich men" again, he won't have to rely solely on his empty talk to fool them.

The deal between Suning and Da Jin Ya can be said to be a win-win situation for everyone. Both parties got what they wanted, and Da Jin Ya felt much more favorable towards Suning when he looked at him again.

Then Da Jin Ya selected ten collections from "Gu Bo Xuan". It was not that he did not want to take more pieces, but his hands were really too full to carry them all. After deducting the one thousand yuan for the jade, Da Jin Ya still had to pay Suning more than two hundred thousand yuan for the goods.

Ever since Da Jin Ya got ten high-quality imitation collections from Suning, after he carefully packaged them, they immediately became what he called family heirlooms. However, he was much more cunning than the "honest" Suning, and he fooled his customers.

Hu Bayi and Wang Kaixuan entered a hot pot restaurant near Panjiayuan and had just sat down when they noticed Da Jin Ya, who was talking eloquently and fooling foreigners.

Wang Kaixuan saw the "enemy" he had been searching for for so many days, and immediately could not contain his anger. He explained to Hu Bayi beside him, "Old Hu, it was this Big Gold Tooth who deceived me so badly!"

"Fatty, what's going on?" Hu Bayi grabbed Wang Kaixuan who was about to get furious.

"Some time ago, my tricycle was temporarily confiscated by the Industrial and Commercial Bureau in Panjiayuan. Then I met this unscrupulous businessman, Da Jin Ya. He ended up cheating me out of the jade my father left me for 300 yuan. Now I know that jade is actually worth at least 3,000 yuan."

"Huh? Fatty, be patient for a moment. Let's go talk to him."

"Hmph!" Wang Kaixuan nodded in agreement with his eyes blazing.

Just when he was about to reach a deal with the foreigner and would soon get the lovely "US dollars", Big Gold Tooth saw two Cheng Yaojin suddenly appear.

"Brother Kaixuan, why is it you?"

"Big Gold Teeth, I finally caught you." Wang Kaixuan looked at Big Gold Teeth while suppressing his anger.

"Huh?" After spending so much time in Panjiayuan, it was easy to tell that this person was looking for trouble. "Brother Kaixuan, and this brother, could you please let me finish my business first, and then we can discuss our own affairs?"

"I"

"Fatty!" Hu Bayi was much more rational than Wang Kaixuan. He knew that depriving someone of their money was like killing their parents. He quickly stopped Wang Kaixuan from getting furious. "Boss Jin, do as you please."

In the original drama, Da Jin Ya was trading a jade pendant with a foreigner, so Hu Bayi and Wang Kaixuan came to make trouble regardless of the consequences. Now Da Jin Ya and the foreigner are trading a horse-shaped Tang Sancai, and Hu Bayi has no reason to cause trouble for the time being.

Without the interference of Hu Bayi and Wang Kaixuan, Da Jin Ya quickly reached a deal with the foreigner and was surprised to put the three thousand US dollars of foreign exchange certificates into his arms.

Hu Bayi and Wang Kaixuan, who had been keeping an eye on Big Gold Tooth, were truly envious and jealous at this moment. It was not until this time that Big Gold Tooth slowly came up to Hu Bayi and Wang Kaixuan.

"Brother Kaixuan, why don't you guys order any food?" Big Gold Teeth looked at Hu Bayi and Wang Kaixuan smugly, then shouted to the chattering waiters, "Waiters!"

"No thanks!" Hu Bayi quickly stopped Da Jin Ya, then looked at him seriously, "Boss Jin, let's talk about our business first!"

"Brother Kaixuan, who is this?"

"Da Jin Ya, give the jade pendant back to me!" Wang Kaixuan was already extremely anxious at this time. He had no time to introduce Da Jin Ya to him. He immediately slammed the table and looked at Da Jin Ya angrily.

"Brother Kaixuan, you are too late. I have already sold the jade pendant." Da Jin Ya spread his hands and said shamelessly.

"what?"

"I won't hide it from you. I bought it from you for three hundred yuan, and then sold it to someone else for one thousand yuan." Looking at the surprised Hu Bayi and Wang Kaixuan, Da Jin Ya explained with a wry smile.

"Impossible! My jade pendant is worth at least three thousand yuan."

"That's right! But I owe someone a favor, so it can be considered as half selling and half giving it to them." Big Gold Tooth was very honest at this time.

"Boss Jin, this jade pendant is a souvenir left by Fatty's father. I hope you can tell us who you sold it to." Hu Bayi said to Da Jin Ya at this time.

"this."

"If the mountains don't move, the water will move. If the water doesn't move, people will move. I hope Boss Jin will give me some face." Hu Bayi bowed to Da Jin Ya and said.

"Okay! The buyer is Su Ning, the owner of "Gu Bo Xuan" in Panjiayuan." Da Jin Ya thought that he was not the one in trouble anyway, so he directly gave up Su Ning.

"Gu Boxuan?" Hu Bayi and Wang Kaixuan looked at each other in surprise.

"That's right! Guboxuan's owner, Su Ning, is no ordinary character. Not only is his background mysterious, but he's also fluent in various foreign languages." Looking at the two surprised people before him, Big Gold Teeth explained with a wry smile, "Ever since he arrived at Panjiayuan, he's taken away all our business. Today, I finally managed to contact a foreigner, but you almost ruined my plan."

(End of this chapter)