“See? I told you earlier that these were Han white jade bracelets. Now you believe me, right?”
Su Gangcheng naturally seized the opportunity to chime in, but Xu Fei just smirked coldly again.
“You say it’s Han white jade, so it is? Why should I believe you? This is all too ridiculous.”
Hearing that Xu Fei still didn’t believe him, Brother Zhuang cursed inwardly, wondering why this guy was so hard to fool. He quickly grew impatient.
“Hey, kid, don’t think just because I can’t beat you that I’m afraid of you. Everyone around here knows Old Master Zhou is an expert in antique and jade appraisal. If you don’t believe me, ask anyone!”
At this, Old Master Zhou naturally responded with a smile.
“It just so happens that I am indeed an expert in jade appraisal. If you don’t believe me, I even have a certificate to prove it! It bears an official seal!”
As he spoke, Old Master Zhou pulled out a certificate from his pocket. Xu Fei took it and glanced at it, noticing the signature of the “Treasure Appraisers’ Guild” at the bottom.
“Hmph, what ‘Treasure Appraisers’ Guild’? I’ve never heard of such an organization. You can’t fool me. Besides, your so-called appraisal is just a trick to deceive amateurs!”
Xu Fei smiled faintly, calmly returning the certificate, and then said, “Since Old Master Zhou has finished his appraisal, it’s my turn now!”
With that, Xu Fei raised the ceramic spoon high above his head and let it go.
*Thud!*
When Xu Fei released the spoon, it fell to the floor but remained completely intact.
“Mr. Yang, which do you think is harder—ordinary jade or ceramic?”
“Uh… well…”
“You can’t even answer such a basic question? It seems your knowledge isn’t even as good as some random netizens!”
“Let me answer for you. The hardness of jade is generally around 8, just two points below diamond, the hardest material.”
Xu Fei then pointed at the intact ceramic spoon on the floor.
“With such a thick carpet cushioning the fall, and it only slipped from my hand, the ceramic spoon, which is less hard than jade, didn’t break. So how could a Han white jade bracelet shatter so easily?”
At this, Su Gangcheng and Brother Zhuang, both amateurs in this field, exchanged uneasy glances, unsure how to respond. They immediately looked to Old Master Zhou for help.
“Well… perhaps it’s because Han white jade is naturally fragile. That’s a possibility, isn’t it?”
Feeling the pressure from Su Gangcheng and Brother Zhuang’s desperate looks, Old Master Zhou scrambled to come up with an excuse, no matter how flimsy.
“Still not giving up, huh? Fine, I’ll keep going until you admit defeat!”
Xu Fei then took out his phone, opened a search engine, and turned on the flashlight function, shining it on the so-called Han white jade. He also closed all the curtains in the room.
“Come on, everyone, take a closer look. What do you see?”
After Xu Fei did this, everyone gathered around and clearly saw the fine cracks illuminated by the flashlight.
“Old Master Zhou, as a veteran in the industry, surely you know what this is, right? Online forums say this is called ‘spider webbing,’ a unique pattern formed during the electroplating of fake jade!”
After Xu Fei said this, even Old Master Zhou fell silent, lowering his head and avoiding eye contact.
