Tang Qi walked up to Wu Tian, her exceptionally beautiful face filled with gratitude.
She placed her hands in front of her and bowed slightly to Wu Tian, saying softly, "Sir, thank you."
"If it weren't for you this time, I would have been deceived."
Seeing Tang Qi's politeness, Wu Tian's good impression of her deepened considerably.
He nodded and said, "It's nothing. You're an outsider, and it's normal to be deceived."
"Next time you want to buy antiques, find someone to appraise them first. It's much better than looking by yourself."
"Yes, I understand."
Tang Qi said, seeming to hesitate for a moment, then added eagerly, "In that case, may I ask you to appraise them for me?"
"Ah?" Hearing this, Wu Tian couldn't help but be startled. "Ask me to appraise them for what?"
Tang Qi said a little shyly, "It's like this, my grandfather's birthday is today. He likes antiques, so I planned to buy him a birthday gift. I didn't expect to run into a dishonest merchant."
"The antique world is too deep, and I'm worried I'll be deceived again, so I want to ask you to help me appraise them."
After speaking, Tang Qi handed Wu Tian a delicate business card.
Wu Tian looked at the business card and was surprised. Tang Qi had an extraordinary background; she was the general manager of Tang Ren Catering.
Tang Ren Catering primarily operated high-end restaurants and was a major enterprise nationwide.
Wu Tian hadn't expected to interact with someone of this caliber.
Although he wasn't someone who fawned over others, nor was he easily swayed by beautiful women, he was quite bored at the moment, so he nodded and said, "So that's how it is. Alright, I'll help you with this."
Tang Qi was immediately delighted upon hearing this.
Afterward, Tang Qi got her money back for the gold chopsticks from Liu Yun and then followed Wu Tian to continue browsing the antique street.
A great beauty like Tang Qi was the focus of attention wherever she went.
Many people envied her long, swaying legs and cast envious and jealous glances at Wu Tian.
"Where are we going?" Tang Qi asked Wu Tian.
"Where else? Just browsing around here," Wu Tian said.
Tang Qi looked around. "But why aren't we going into the shops? Can there be any good antiques at these small stalls?"
Wu Tian smiled and said, "You don't understand. If you want to find treasures, small stalls are the best!"
"Although small stalls have many fakes, they are the most likely places to find treasures."
"There was someone in our neighboring village who bought a vase casually at a small stall, and it turned from a hundred yuan into over ten thousand yuan!"
"Is that so?" Tang Qi exclaimed in surprise and didn't ask further.
Wu Tian wandered through the antique street, looking here and there, but didn't see anything good.
"Could it be that my luck is so bad today that I can't even pick up a bargain?"
Wu Tian thought this and looked around again.
At this moment, a faint stream of light flickered in his penetrating eyes.
He looked at a small stall and then walked directly towards it.
The small stall had many trinkets displayed, the largest being an oil painting.
Wu Tian pointed at the oil painting and asked, "Boss, how much is this painting?"
Seeing a customer, the boss immediately stopped watching his live streaming.
He put down his phone and quickly stood up, saying, "Hey, esteemed customer, your taste is truly unique!"
"This oil painting is a masterpiece by a foreign master, and it's also our family's heirloom!"
"If it weren't for needing money, I wouldn't be willing to sell it!"
Wu Tian paid no attention to such obviously fake words.
He knew that no matter which stall he went to, the words were basically the same, sounding very practiced.
He took the oil painting and examined it.
The oil painting was actually painted quite ordinarily. Even an amateur could tell it wasn't worth much.
But Wu Tian directly asked, "How much is this painting?"
The boss quickly said, "Originally, I really didn't want to sell it, but since we have fate, how about this, five thousand yuan, and you can take it!"
"Five thousand yuan?" Wu Tian pondered for a moment, then readily agreed, "Okay, five thousand it is. I'll take it!"
Tang Qi was a bit confused when she heard this.
She had studied oil painting and could tell at a glance that the quality of this oil painting was not high and it was by no means a master's work.
She whispered to Wu Tian, "Wu Tian, did you make a mistake? This oil painting isn't a good piece!"
The boss chuckled upon hearing this and said, "Miss, with all due respect, I'm opening for business. Would I sell you fake items?"
"Don't worry, everything here is genuine, without any problems!"
As he spoke, he glanced at Tang Qi a few more times, silently swallowing.
This was much better to look at than those beautiful streamers...
Wu Tian smiled and said, "Ms. Tang, since the boss says so, there must be no problem!"
"Trust me, just buy this painting, and you definitely won't regret it!"
Tang Qi was still hesitant, but since she had entrusted Wu Tian to appraise it, she naturally couldn't say much more.
So, she could only pay for the oil painting.
The boss was overjoyed. He had bought this oil painting for twenty yuan at a second-hand market.
He had initially thought of selling it for a little over a hundred yuan, but he never expected to sell it for such a high price.
After finishing this deal, he could rest for the day. Tang Qi's graceful figure had aroused his desires, and he needed to find a beautiful woman to relax with.
After buying the painting, Wu Tian and Tang Qi left the antique street.
Wu Tian said to Tang Qi, "Just give this painting to your grandfather. I guarantee it will be a big surprise."
Tang Qi, holding the oil painting, was still a bit dazed.
She asked with some concern, "Is this really okay?"
"I've studied painting, but no matter how I look at it, this painting has no artistic value!"
Wu Tian smiled mysteriously, "Didn't I say it's a surprise? Its secret can't be seen just from the surface."
"I can't tell you now, or it wouldn't be a surprise."
Listening to Wu Tian's words, Tang Qi was still half-believing.
She thought for a moment and then said to Wu Tian, "Wu Tian, why don't you come with me to the birthday banquet!"
"Ah?" Wu Tian was surprised. "I don't know your grandfather. What would I do going with you?"
Tang Qi's eyes flickered as she said, "You helped me, so isn't it only right that I invite you?"
Seeing Tang Qi's hesitant look, Wu Tian knew that Tang Qi was still worried, which was why she wanted him to go.
He thought, helping someone to the end, it wouldn't be a big deal to go.
So, he nodded and said, "Alright, I'll go with you."