Shocking! This student is phenomenal!

"Hmm?" Upon hearing Su Jiang's words, the boss looked over with interest.

Su Jiang was just an ordinary-looking young man.

I instantly perked up.

Those who collect antiques know that the younger the man selling the item, the higher the chance that it is genuine.

Many of them secretly sold their family's old treasures because their families didn't provide them with money; others sold things that had been passed down through generations and they were in urgent need of money.

Of course, as an antique collector, whether he gets a good item or a fake, he always wears the same expression and doesn't let anyone see his inner thoughts.

"Can I take a look?" The boss stood in front of Su Jiang, glanced at him for a few moments, and asked as usual.

Su Jiang handed the box to the boss.

The three people who were shouting inside the store just now all quieted down.

Looking at the black wooden box in Su Jiang's hand, a lot of curiosity flashed in his eyes.

One of the dark-skinned, thin men stared blankly at the black wooden box.

He felt that it looked familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere before or handled it before.

Soon, after the shopkeeper took the black wooden box, he examined it with a magnifying glass, held it up to the sunlight, and carefully poked at it with his hands. After a long time, his brows began to furrow.

"If that were the case, it should be red and purple, not black."

The boss muttered to himself.

Somewhat disbelieving, he examined the black wooden box again more closely.

Just as the boss finished speaking...

Among the three people at the table, the thin, dark-skinned man's eyes lit up instantly.

"Holy crap! Kid, did you buy this black wooden box from Zhang Liang?"

The dark-skinned, skinny guy slammed his hand on the table and shouted loudly.

In the quiet antique shop, this guy's voice, coupled with the action of slamming the table, came as a complete surprise.

Su Jiang was also startled by the voice coming from the side.

Before Su Jiang spoke, the guy playing with walnuts was probably the leader of the three.

He slapped the skinny, dark-skinned man across the head: "What the hell are you yelling about? You almost scared me so much I crushed these two walnuts!"

The skinny, dark-skinned man shrank his neck and said, "B-Big brother, you can't crush a walnut with your arm strength."

Just as the leader was about to continue beating him, he added, "And this black wooden box, wasn't it something we bought before, but it turned out to be junk, so we gave it to Liangzi's hot pot restaurant as decoration?"

As they were talking, the leader took a closer look.

Hey!

It really is!

"Let's see if this boss can tell whether this thing is real or fake."

The eldest brother chuckled wickedly and said to his two brothers, then continued to crunch on the two walnuts in his hands.

He looked ready to watch the show.

Of course, the shop owner must have heard what the group was saying, since the shop was so small and the group was speaking very loudly.

So, the boss, who was still studying the black wooden box, quickly put it down.

He shook his head and said.

"Young man, I can't figure this out. You should ask someone else."

As he spoke, he placed the black wooden box back into Su Jiang's hands.

Because this thing seemed both real and fake, and considering what the others had just said, he decided to classify it as fake.

"Hahaha, young man, did you get tricked by that Zhang Liang guy?!" the dark-skinned skinny man said with a hint of mockery when he saw this scene.

"I can tell you this without hesitation. Zhang Liang is our friend. We gave him this as trash!"

As they spoke, the three of them burst into laughter.

The leader seemed to have forgotten that he and his group had also suffered losses because of this black wooden box.

Seeing Su Jiang suffer a loss, they found it quite amusing.

He added jokingly, "Young man, I have a lot of this kind of junk over there. Do you want to buy it all? I was wondering why Zhang Liang came to me for those junk antiques a few days ago. Turns out you bought them all."

Hearing their mockery, Su Jiang wasn't angry at all; instead, he found it quite amusing. Based on his understanding of the system, he was certain that his national-level treasure appraisal skills were accurate. He just hadn't met anyone who recognized their value yet. Once he did, those three idiots would be crying.

Or perhaps it's time for me to uncover the secrets of this box myself.

He grinned and said to the group, "You guys think this thing is trash? I think it's a treasure."

But even the boss couldn't stand it anymore.

The shopkeeper took off his reading glasses and held them in his hand: "Young man, I'm not trying to be mean, but this thing isn't really that amazing. It does look a bit like the real thing, but actually, the color is definitely wrong. Maybe the guy who made this replica made it black to make it look more like an antique."

"And this is also its flaw. This wooden box should be a dressing case, which was used by some officials in ancient times to store large pearls or luminous pearls. It was usually made of rosewood, so the color should be bright red."

"The reason I'm not sure is because it does have some red in it, but it's mainly black, so I don't quite understand it."

The boss also felt that Su Jiang was definitely the kind of newbie who got scammed because he was greedy for cheap deals.

But seeing that Su Jiang looked somewhat familiar, he kindly offered a reminder.

only.

As soon as he finished speaking, the leader of the three men chimed in.

"I've sent this wooden box to many shops before and consulted many experts. They all agreed that it's a modern imitation, so it can only be described as worthless."

"You little brat, what do you know? Do you think your mouth is the mouth of God, that just because you say it's a treasure, you can change its properties and turn it from a fake into a treasure?"

The shop owner said with some regret, "You should still be a student. The antique business is very complex and not something a young person like you can handle. Without at least ten years of experience, you definitely won't be able to judge the authenticity of antiques with your eyes."

Hearing the laughter of the others and the boss's admonitions.

Su Jiang smiled and said, "Boss, this box is red."

He was ready to uncover the secret himself.

"Hahaha!"

Instantly, the three men burst into laughter, bending over with ecstasy.

"Are you a pervert? Can't you even tell the color?" The leader laughed so hard that saliva was dripping from his mouth.

The skinny, dark-skinned man quickly reminded him, "Brother, he's colorblind, not a pervert!"

"Get out of here! I was just talking about a pervert!" The leader slapped the skinny, dark-skinned man on the head again.

They ignored them.

Just as Su Jiang was about to ask the boss for something to prove that the black wooden box was actually red.

A faintly aged voice rang out from the doorway.

"You know what, this little gadget might actually be a treasure!"