Gu Xiangyi had just arrived and heard Han Lu's nonsense, and couldn't help but feel a bit dizzy. (Cotton Candy)

  Apart from identifying things, what else can she show off in front of others? But to show off in front of Mr. Xue, it's really a bit like bringing a knife to a gunfight.

  Gu Meng gave Han Lu a dark glance before walking forward to greet Mr. Xue and Mr. Qiao.

  Xue Lao responded to Gu Mian's greeting with a slight nod, just like last time at Shi Youcai's place, neither cold nor warm.

  Most people in the circle know that Xue Lao has a big reputation and some small habits, one of which is not talking to unfamiliar people. When Gu Ming arrived, he was surprised to see Han Lu chatting with Xue Lao.

  Another thing is that Xue Lao's temperament is a bit serious and conservative, he can't stand people who talk big but have no real skills, so generally speaking, people who know what's good for them won't easily provoke him in this aspect.

  Gu Meng muttered to herself that Han Lu probably didn't know this, or else she wouldn't have said something like that. If she had rashly agreed, her impression in Xue Lao's heart would likely be greatly discounted.

  "Gu Mian, take a closer look at these things and see if they're real or fake, what era they're from." Han Lu didn't know what Gu Mian was thinking, and directly got up to pull her over.

  "Xue Lao and Mr. Qiao are both here, what do you want me to see?" Gu Ming pinched Han Lu secretly.

  Han Lu took advantage of the opportunity when no one was paying attention to give Gu Mian a reassuring look, then smiled and said: "You've always admired Old Xue, today is a rare encounter, don't be shy, I just told Old Xue. You see things quickly and accurately, you can't make me lose face!"

  Shy?

  Han Lu is really talking nonsense with her eyes wide open, where does she have any shame!

  She had met Xue Lao before, but she hadn't told Han Lu about it. It seemed that Han Lu still thought this was her first time meeting Xue Lao, and was busily helping her create opportunities to show off.

  Faced with such a situation, she really didn't know whether to cry or laugh.

  "Come on, come on, take a look quickly." Han Lu saw that Gu Mian had no reaction for half a day, so she directly pulled Gu Mian to the side of the table and pointed at the things arranged on it: "Take a look, these things were brought by one of my friends. However, he doesn't understand these things very well, so he asked me to help ask around. You also know that I'm not too familiar with these things, so I thought of coming to find you."

  Gu Meng let out a soft sigh, glanced over at Xue Lao's direction, but it seemed like Xue Lao hadn't noticed anything. Her gaze shifted and landed on Qin Sheng not far away. When Qin Sheng saw Gu Meng looking over, he slightly tilted his head in the direction of Xue Lao. Then there was no further movement.

  Seeing Qin Sheng's hint, Gu Mei could only go along with it.

  Qin Sheng had never mentioned that Xue Lao would come here before, and it was unclear whether this was Qin Sheng's deliberate arrangement to let her get closer to Xue Lao.

  This approach is really too obvious. Xue Lao must have seen through it long ago.

  Gu Xiang couldn't help but glance at Han Lu, who had been making eyes at her to hurry up and get on. She looked away, focusing on the things on the table instead. Forget it. If Old Man Xue saw through it, then so be it. Anyway, she didn't have any intentions of doing anything, and Han Lu was just being kind.

  On the table were a few small pieces of jade, and after a rough scan, Gu Ming initially estimated that these things were all celadon jade.

  Gu Mei wasn't idle all these years by Professor Wang's side, at a glance, she immediately saw that the jade plaque placed on the far right was a modern imitation, the small holes on the plaque were obviously drilled out by a machine at high speed.

  "This is a new fake, and the small hole on it is clearly not right." Gu Mian said to Han Lu, then put the jade card aside.

  Han Lu nodded slightly and didn't say anything.

  Qin Sheng and Mr. Qiao shifted their attention to Gu Mei from the beginning, but Xue Lao still had an unmoved expression, making it impossible for people to tell if he had noticed Gu Mei or not.

  Holding a magnifying glass, Gu Qing continued to examine the other items, starting from the left. The first item was a flower and bird jade pendant. Judging by the carving technique, it seemed to be made using the method of the Qing dynasty, but the lines were not smooth enough, and the curves appeared slightly stiff. Although it looked very similar to an antique, upon closer inspection, it did not quite reach the level of intricacy of an antique, and was likely a modern reproduction with no collectible value.

  The second piece doesn't seem to be a jade pendant, it looks like some kind of inlay, with hollow-carved twining branch patterns on top. It does look like something, but no matter how you look at it, it just doesn't feel right, giving off an inexplicable sense of unease. She stretched out her left hand and lightly touched it.

  As expected, there was no reaction at all, it can be seen that this thing is also a fake.

  By the time it got to the third item, things were a bit different. This was a small jade pig, with the head and tail of the jade pig being full of cracks, while the body of the jade pig was smooth and unblemished, without any impurities. It's very likely that the body of this jade pig had been wrapped in gold foil all along, which is why it looked like this.

  Gu Xiang carefully examined it, and from the color of the jade, this pig should be at least a few hundred years old. However, its shape, pattern, and other decorations don't match up, clearly the person who faked the patina went overboard and didn't consider the actual situation.

  The last one left is even more unnecessary, with obvious artificial dyeing marks.

  At this point, Gu Mian couldn't help but glance at Han Lu with a resentful gaze. Did she have to bring out all fake things even if she wanted to help her?!

  It's so obvious that she can't even be bothered to extend her left hand to confirm.

  "These are all imitations, the order is wrong, the workmanship is not good, there's no spirit, the color is fake, and it's artificially dyed." Gu Ming paused for a moment, then continued: "Your friend needs to improve their eye for picking things out. In the future, don't be too impulsive when buying these kinds of things. You need to look carefully and learn more."

  "Yes." Han Lu heard Gu Mian say this and couldn't help but twitch the corner of her mouth.

  At this time, Mr. Xue stood up from his position, looked at Gu Ming and others for a moment, then slowly turned around and went downstairs.

  Mr. Qiao shook his head and said nothing, following them down the stairs.

  Han Lu never thought it would end up like this, staring blankly and unsure of what to say.

  "What did I do wrong?" Han Lu looked at Gu Mian with caution.

  "Idiot!" Gu Ming stretched out his hand and gently patted Han Lu's shoulder: "Even if you want to help, shouldn't you bring something with some level of quality? Why did you bring this kind of thing? Are you trying to show off or make a fool of me?"

  "Unqualified?" Han Lu was taken aback, then immediately spoke up: "This has nothing to do with me, I really just happened to bring these things today. It was a friend of Wang Feng's who asked me to come find you and take a look. He said these were all good things he had picked up, who knew it would turn out like that..."

  Gu Meng hummed softly and didn't respond.

  "Isn't this all for your own good? It's not often that you get to see your idol, and if I hadn't mustered up the courage to pester them, they might have left already. Would you have even been able to meet them?" Han Lu looked at Gu Mian with a hint of resentment.

  Gu Meng received Han Lu's gaze, lowered her head and waved her hand: "I really lost to you, clever and capable Miss Han, doing good but ending up with bad results is not the first time for you either."

  Skipping over Han Lu, Gu Qing looked at Qin Sheng and asked: "Why did Old Man Xue come here today?"

  "A few days ago, some new goods arrived at the store, and Mr. Qiao brought Xue Lao over since he didn't have anything else to do." Qin Sheng said with a smile.

  "Did you know beforehand?" Gu Mian asked again.

  "I don't know." Qin Sheng shook his head in denial.

  "Really?" Gu Mian looked at Qin Sheng with some disbelief.

  "Yes." Qin Sheng nodded solemnly.

  Xue Lao walked slowly out of Gu Hong Zhai, and didn't immediately get in the car to leave. He just strolled along the street, while Mr. Qiao quietly followed beside him.

  "Did you and Qin Sheng collude today?" Xue Lao suddenly spoke up as he walked ahead.

  What he said was a question, but his tone was full of certainty.

  Mr. Qiao smiled but didn't answer, instead saying: "Last time with the Golden Thread and Jade Robe affair, Gu Ming's judgment was very accurate, today is no exception."

  "If you really can't tell those few small things apart, it's better to change your ways early on." Xue Lao turned his head and glanced at Mr. Qiao.

  "You're absolutely right," Mr. Qiao nodded and said.

  "I know what you're up to, no matter why you want to do this, wanting to follow me, but it's not that easy." Xue Lao turned around and continued walking forward.

  Mr. Qiao didn't respond this time, and Old Xue didn't directly refuse, which actually means that there's hope for this matter. Besides, if Old Xue really didn't have any opinion about Gu Mian, why would he allow Han Lu to keep talking nonstop and even put on such an unimpressive show?

  Han Lu's intention was good, but unfortunately, the difficulty coefficient of the thing that came out was a bit low.

  Looking at the back of Mr. Xue in front, Mr. Qiao sighed and quickened his pace to catch up. His teacher was always like this, stubbornly so.

  Gu Mei accompanied Han Lu to pick out the things she wanted, and after tasting Qin Sheng's good tea, they were about to leave. Just as they hadn't yet walked out of Gu Hongzhi's room, two people rushed in from outside - a middle-aged man, one of whom was Old Xu, who had bought porcelain pillows from Gu Mei before.

  She still remembered that the person who wanted to take the fake Ding kiln porcelain pillow to Gu Hongzhai was brought by Old Xu, could it be that the other party found someone with good things today?

  Old Xu saw Gu Mian here, and his eyes also showed a hint of surprise. However, his surprise flashed by, and he turned to look at Qin Sheng, saying hastily: "Qin Sheng, where is Master Chen? Let him come over and take a look to see if this wrapped branch peony vase is fake or not?"

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