Chapter 393: A 200 RMB Cheap Good (1)
Translator: StarveCleric Editor: StarveCleric
As Lin Jiage spoke, he began looking around the room as he remarked, “… I recall seeing Uncle Ge’s name on the list of guests. He’s a renowned appraiser in this field, so I believe that it would be best to seek his expertise on this matter. May I know if anyone has seen him around?”
The one who was responsible for determining the seating of the guests was Lin Jiage’s aunt, Lin Gunan. Upon hearing Lin Jiage’s question, Lin Gunan immediately replied, “He should be seated on the table close to the window along the first row.”
Lin Jiage had known all along that Uncle Ge was seated there, but he feigned ignorance and looked in the direction pointed out by his aunt. Upon spotting his target, he gave a nod of acknowledgment and said, “Ah, I see Uncle Ge. Sis, may I trouble you to invite Uncle Ge here for a moment?”
Lin Jiayi replied, “Sure.”
As she rose to her feet, she glanced at Lin Jiage and murmured beneath her breath, “It’s only on Yaoyao’s account that I’m running this errand for you for free. If it had been for anything else, you can be darned sure that you’ll be forking out a hefty sum!”
The sharp-eared Lin Jiage heard those words loud and clear. He looked at Lin Jiayi speechlessly, but he didn’t say anything.
Isn’t she far too obsessed with money? This is really getting terrifying!
Soon, Lin Jiayi returned with Uncle Ge.
Uncle Ge was on close terms with Lin Jiage’s father, Lin Gubei. After walking over, he first greeted Grandpa Lin and offered his well-wishes before trading some pleasantries with Lin Gubei. It was after all of this that he finally asked Lin Jiage what kind of assistance he could offer over here.
Lin Jiage first politely greeted Uncle Ge before explaining the situation concisely to him. After that, he finally got to the point and said, “Uncle Ge, the reason why I invited you is to have you appraise these two inkstones for us and determine which is the real one and which is the imitation.”
When Shi Yao heard those words, she nearly choked on her cake.
In the end, Lin Jiage was still going to get a professional appraisal to take a look at her inkstone?
But that inkstone she bought was just a cheap good she bought in the antique market with just 200 RMB! Was Lin Jiage trying to help her or sabotage her?
Shi Yao felt incredibly panicked by this turn of event. She hurriedly swallowed her cake so that she could stop what that was going to happen soon.
If Uncle Ge were to appraise her inkstone and deem it as a fake, wouldn’t that make the Lin Family more of a laughingstock?
However, as it turned out, Lin Jiage had no intention of letting her speak at all. He stuffed yet another slice of cake into her mouth as he said, “Uncle Ge, please give me a moment before you start appraising.”
Then, he turned to Liang Mumu and asked, “Miss Liang, may I ask which is your inkstone?”
Liang Mumu pointed to her own inkstone on the table and replied, “It’s this one.”
“Auntie Sun…” Barely after saying those two words, Lin Jiage suddenly stopped himself. There was a slight dramatic pause before he continued, “… Forget it, let’s not call for Auntie Sun. If Auntie Sun brings Miss Liang’s inkstone over, and the result isn’t to Miss Liang’s liking, I’m worried that Auntie Sun might be accused of tampering with the inkstone… So, in order to ensure that the results are accurate, Miss Liang, I’ll have to trouble you to bring your own inkstone over. Make sure to hold it properly so as to avoid accidentally dropping it.”
Faced with Lin Jiage’s mocking, an awkward look appeared on Liang Mumu’s face. Nevertheless, she still walked over to carry her own inkstone over.
Meanwhile, Lin Jiage went through everything in his mind once again, and after ensuring that nothing was wrong, he turned to Uncle Ge and said, “Uncle Ge, we’ll be troubling you then.”
In that instant, Shi Yao felt a shudder running through her body.
Why does it feel like a calamity is racing my way at full speed? At least give me some time to come to terms with it, will you?!
Shi Yao tried opening her mouth once more to stop whatever that was going on, but once again, before she could say a word, Lin Jiage had already leaned over to her ears to ask with a deep voice, “Do you still want more cake?”