"First come, first served." Dazhuang held out his hand, showing five fingers. "It'll cost you 500 yuan."
"Okay." Liu Tianjing was worried that the old gentleman beside her might be unhappy, so she quickly paid.
The old gentleman frowned unhappily and grumbled, "You said you didn't want it just now. As soon as I wanted to take a look, you bought it. Sigh..."
"Sorry about that."
Although Liu Tianjing was apologizing, she didn't feel the slightest bit sorry in her heart. Instead, she thought the old man was just picking on her.
The old man didn't argue with Liu Tianjing. He turned to look at the pile of bracelets beside him. A gold bracelet inlaid with sapphires caught his eye.
Although the gold bracelet was covered in a lot of dust, there were six intertwined longevity characters arranged at intervals on it, which was extremely auspicious.
Among the same dusty bracelets, it had a unique charm.
Based on his years of experience, he was sure that this gold bracelet must be a treasure.
"Boss, I'd like to take a look at this gold bracelet."
Having learned his lesson from before, the old gentleman didn't ask Dazhuang to pick up the gold bracelet for him. Instead, he picked it up himself and examined it carefully.
When Dazhuang turned around, the old man was looking at the bracelet with a magnifying glass in the sunlight.
Oh no!
Dazhuang's heart skipped a beat. This gold bracelet was also one of the antiques prepared for Liu Tianjing to cheat with, and now it was in the hands of this old man!
The strong man winked at Liu Tianjing, pointed at the gold bracelet in the old gentleman's hand, and mouthed silently, "This bracelet was also arranged for you!"
Liu Tianjing understood and thought it was bad.
It was something she had pre - ordered at a high price. She definitely couldn't let this old man take advantage of it!
The more the old gentleman looked at the bracelet, the more satisfied he was. "Not bad."
"Grandpa, I've also taken a fancy to this bracelet. Please give it to me." After saying that, Liu Tianjing unceremoniously reached out to grab the bracelet from the old gentleman's hand.
Hearing such a shameless remark, the old gentleman was stunned. He put down the magnifying glass, and his face looked a bit unpleasant.
"I had my eye on that vase just now, but you snatched it away. I didn't argue with you. But I saw this gold bracelet first. Don't even think about snatching it."
After saying that, the old gentleman held up the gold bracelet and asked for the price. "Boss, how much is this gold bracelet?"
Dazhuang's face looked a bit unpleasant. He coughed. "Sorry, this gold bracelet is not for sale anymore. Please put it down!"
"Why?" The old gentleman frowned.
"What do you mean why? I don't want to sell it, so I won't." Dazhuang said impatiently.
The old gentleman had no choice but to put down the gold bracelet and turn to leave. But he was on his guard. He didn't go far before turning back. Sure enough, he saw the gold bracelet in Liu Tianjing's hand.
"You're all in this together to deceive people!"
The old gentleman was so angry that he stammered.
"I saw this gold bracelet first, but you refused to sell it to me and sold it to her after getting me out of the way!"
Liu Tianjing held the bracelet tightly in her hand and glanced at the watch on her wrist. It was already 11:40.
She had to hurry to find Old Liu. She didn't have time to argue with this old man.
"You clearly didn't want it, so I bought it. How can you slander me?" Liu Tianjing shifted the blame.
"You..." The old gentleman was extremely angry. He blocked Liu Tianjing's way and wouldn't let her go.
"Either explain it clearly, or none of us can buy it!"
His tolerance didn't mean he was weak!
During the stand - off between the two, many passers - by recognized that this old gentleman was Wang Lide, a well - known figure in the archaeological field.
"Oh my god! Isn't this Professor Wang Lide? I heard he discovered an unprecedented relic a few days ago!"
"I didn't expect to see Professor Wang at this treasure - hunting competition. Is he also here to hunt for treasures?"
More and more people recognized Wang Lide and stopped to watch the argument between Wang Lide and Liu Tianjing.
"You haven't paid yet. Give this bracelet back to me." Wang Lide reached out his hand to Liu Tianjing.
In the antique world, there was a rule of first come, first served, and he really liked this gold bracelet.
Liu Tianjing held the bracelet tightly and refused to let go. "The stall owner sold this bracelet to me. I'm not giving it!"
Are you kidding!
This was the treasure she was going to use to win the championship. She had paid a high price for it. How could she just give it to a strange old man?
"Fine, then let's check the surveillance and let everyone judge who this bracelet should be sold to." Wang Lide was stubborn. Once he made up his mind, he wouldn't change it.
"No!"
As soon as they heard about checking the surveillance, Liu Tianjing and Dazhuang panicked. If they checked the surveillance, they would be doomed!
At this time, the stall owner from the next stall came over to watch the excitement. When he saw that it was Dazhuang behind the stall instead of the original boss, he was stunned for a moment and shouted.
"This guy isn't the boss of this stall!"
"You're not the boss of this stall?" Wang Lide looked sharply at Dazhuang. The strong man actually trembled a bit and felt a chill.
"If you're not the boss of this stall, why are you making decisions on behalf of the boss? Where's the boss? I want to see the real boss!"
Wang Lide saw something fishy in Dazhuang's eyes. He slapped the table, which made Dazhuang and Liu Tianjing tremble.
"The boss is feeling unwell and went to the toilet. He asked me to sell on his behalf. Is there a problem?" Dazhuang was still relatively calm, but his voice was a bit shaky.
At this time, Xu Qingqing and Father Lu were on their way back. They saw that the place was blocked by people. Curiously, they squeezed in to see what was going on.
Seeing the back of the old gentleman arguing with the burly man, Xu Qingqing thought the back looked a bit familiar. She recognized him when she saw Wang Lide's side face.
"Teacher Wang, what are you doing here?"
Xu Qingqing squeezed through the crowd with difficulty and walked to Wang Lide's side. "What happened?"
"Qingqing, you're also participating in the treasure - hunting competition."
When Wang Lide saw Xu Qingqing coming, his face softened a bit, but he was still very angry. He pointed at Liu Tianjing and said to Xu Qingqing.
"I had my eye on this gold bracelet, but they bought it by force."
Xu Qingqing looked up and saw that it was Liu Tianjing, the granddaughter of Father Lu's friend. So she spoke more politely.
"Miss Liu, please return this to my teacher. In the antique world, the rule of first come, first served is of great importance."
Liu Tianjing's face turned ashen. The gold bracelet in her hand felt like a hot potato burning her palm.
Damn it!
She was almost successful in getting it, but it was all thanks to Xu Qingqing and this old man for ruining everything!
She was so angry!
Just as Liu Tianjing was thinking about whether to run away, Old Liu came over supporting a middle - aged man whose legs were trembling. He asked the onlookers to make way.
Old Liu asked the man he was supporting, "Is this your stall?"
"Yes, sir. Thank you for bringing me back." The boss looked gratefully at Old Liu.
The boss didn't eat breakfast on purpose so that he wouldn't have to go to the toilet while setting up his stall. His stomach was empty, but Dazhuang had given him a strong laxative. His body simply couldn't take it.
He fell to the ground on his way back. Fortunately, Old Liu supported him and brought him back.