That is to say, the official had forged the emperor's fishtail colored vase and taken it into the tomb.
Fang Qing carefully compared the fake fishtail colored vase with the one the customer had sent for restoration. She simply couldn't tell which was the real one and which was the fake.
After all, it was fired in an ancient imperial kiln. Whether it was the color of the fish scales on the vase or the sense of historical age, it was extremely lifelike.
Unless someone had superhuman eyesight, they could tell it was a fake. Otherwise, even an appraisal master wouldn't be able to recognize it.
Fang Qing intended to use this fake fishtail colored vase to set a trap. After the vase was repaired, she would go to Lu Qi's shop to make a scene and force Lu Qi to hand over the genuine one.
"But even if mine is a fake, it's still worth quite a bit since it came from an imperial kiln. Don't forget to pay me," Li Zhengyi emphasized. He was particularly concerned about money.
Fang Qing rolled her eyes and slapped the table. "Do you have any conscience? I've been working for you here and taken on so many jobs. The money I get is so meager, and you still want money!"
Li Zhengyi spread his hands, looking innocent. "I didn't ask you to take those jobs. You're just hell - bent on competing with Lu Qi."
He opened this shop just as a place to stay.
"Don't give me that. You have to pay every cent you owe." After saying that, Li Zhengyi turned around and went into the house, leaving Fang Qing stamping her feet.
"How annoying!"
It was just a fake and wasn't worth much.
"Sister Xu, this is what the boss asked me to bring to you." The little girl carefully held the wrapped package and placed the porcelain on Xu Qingqing's worktable.
Xu Qingqing took off her glasses and said with a smile, "Just put it there. I'll take a look after I'm done with my work."
"Okay."
Lu Qi, who had just negotiated the price with the customer, walked over with a big smile. "Qingqing, you have to repair this carefully. It's a fishtail colored vase from the Kangxi era. I've appraised it, and it's genuine."
Xu Qingqing quickly finished the final touches and was taking off her mask. "A fishtail colored vase from the Kangxi era? Really genuine?"
"Yeah, come and take a look." Lu Qi stepped forward and unwrapped the cloth bag. He let out a series of exclamations. "Look, what the emperor used is really different. The patterns are so beautiful!"
It had a flared mouth, a tightened and straight neck, a flat belly like a fish's body, and the fish scales looked bright in color.
Xu Qingqing took a casual glance, threw her mask into the trash can, and said, "It is really beautiful. I'll appraise it."
Xu Qingqing washed her hands and felt the fragments of the vase, carefully feeling each piece.
"I've already appraised it. It's real," Lu Qi said with his arms crossed.
"Lu Qi, do you still remember what the customer who brought the vase looked like?" Xu Qingqing's eyes turned slightly cold.
Lu Qi nodded. "I still remember. He was at least 1.8 meters tall, had a crew cut, was wearing a black leather jacket, and was about 30 years old."
"Why do you ask?"
After hearing Lu Qi's description of the man, Xu Qingqing raised her eyebrows. "That's right. This is a fake!"
Lu Qi was stunned and put down his arms. "Impossible. This must be real!"
"The genuine one is in the collection of a friend of my father. I've seen the real one."
"This is a fake. Compared with the genuine one, the body of this vase is 5 millimeters thicker."
Lu Qi was once again amazed by Xu Qingqing. He looked at her like she was a monster. "Damn! You can even tell the thickness of the vase wall just by feeling it!"
"After all, I've seen the real one," Xu Qingqing said with a smile.
"What should we do now? I even told the customer it was genuine."
Lu Qi was worried.
"Who would have known the fake could be so realistic."
"Don't be nervous. Just return it to him after it's repaired," Xu Qingqing said as she took a sip of water.
Su Xiaoyue handed the collected autumn outing fees to the kindergarten principal. The principal joked with a smile, "You collected the fees so quickly this time. Liang Qiutong's mother didn't procrastinate again."
Su Xiaoyue said impatiently, "A kind - hearted person in our class paid the fee for her."
"Who?"
"Xu An'an's mother."
"Xu Qingqing. She's really a kind - hearted person," the principal praised and then scolded Su Xiaoyue.
"How can you say she's being falsely kind? She helped Liang Qiutong pay the fee, and you've collected all the fees. You should thank her."
"Thank her for what? If Liang Qiutong's mother doesn't pay back the money, I'll definitely have to mediate. It's so troublesome. I'd rather wait for a while."
Su Xiaoyue was ungrateful and looked ugly.
So what if she had a bit of money!
Hearing this, the principal took the matter on herself. "Don't worry. I'll go and ask Liang Qiutong's father for the money."
Su Xiaoyue was happy not to deal with Liang Qiutong's mother. "Okay. Then I'll leave it to you, Principal."
"Yeah. You should respect the parents' kindness in the future. In our prestigious kindergarten, if the teachers do anything wrong, the parents will file a complaint. Then I won't be able to keep you."
Su Xiaoyue snorted in her heart. The principal just thought she wasn't respectful enough to Xu Qingqing. Besides her family background, what did Xu Qingqing have that was better than her!
Moreover, her most proud identity as Lu Chuanbai's wife was fake!
Su Xiaoyue wanted to expose Xu Qingqing, but then she remembered Lu Chuanbai's warning not to tell anyone, so she kept her mouth shut.
Lu Chuanbai must have trusted her to tell her this secret. She couldn't let Lu Chuanbai down.
"I know."
After Su Xiaoyue left, the principal called Liang Qiutong's father during the idle time at noon.
Liang Qiutong's father had just finished a meeting and frowned when he saw the call.
Hadn't he said to call his wife instead of him?
But in order to maintain his image as a good father, Liang Qiutong's father still answered the call.
"Hello. Are you Liang Qiutong's father?" the principal asked politely.
"Hello, Principal. What's the matter?" Liang Qiutong's father put his feet on the table.
"I want to tell you that Qiutong's mother forgot to bring the autumn outing fee this time. It was Xu An'an's mother in their class who lent her the money."
"Do you know Xu An'an's mother? She's Lu Chuanbai's wife."
"Lu Chuanbai's wife!" Liang Qiutong's father's attention was completely focused on this.
He had seen the news the day before that Lu Chuanbai was single and was ranked first on the list of the most desirable men to marry. How could he suddenly have a wife, and their child was old enough to go to kindergarten?
"That's right. I hope you can..." The principal's words were euphemistic.
How could Liang Qiutong's father not understand what the principal meant? He was grateful to the principal for calling to inform him.
After all, it was the Lu family. It was better not to provoke them if possible, and if there was a chance to get on good terms, one should seize it.
"Principal, don't worry. I'll... no, I'll go and return the money to Xu An'an's parent myself this afternoon after school."
"That's good. I'll hang up now," the principal said with a smile and hung up the phone.
By doing this, she not only wouldn't make Liang Qiutong's father angry, but he would even thank her.
In the afternoon, Xu Qingqing went to pick up the two children from school.