Xu Fei pointed at the two items, objects from the Kangxi and Qianlong eras, which Su Yu had eagerly brought out.
If Su Yu had truly accepted everything at face value, she’d be a legend in the antiques world, though not in a good way, losing tens of millions on her shop’s first day would make her the first of her kind in history.
Even with her father Su Hong’s vast wealth, he’d probably spit blood upon hearing this news.
“Here’s the ledger, take a look…”
Su Yu had no idea what she’d done wrong, but seeing Xu Fei’s grim expression, she could only speak timidly.
Xu Fei took the ledger, skimmed through it, and let out a sigh of relief.
It turned out that Su Yu’s so-called “accepting all at listed price” averaged between a few hundred to a thousand yuan each. Clearly, the morning rush consisted of people who didn’t know better, probably thrilled that items they bought for dozens of yuan on the street could fetch hundreds here.
Otherwise, the losses would have been astronomical.
Then Xu Fei directed four bodyguards to sort everything out, even pulling a few Republic-era pieces from the pile. Selling those might recoup a decent amount.
“Alright, alright, stop looking at these. I’ll figure out a way to sell them for you!”
Su Yu nodded hurriedly, terrified that her father would find out about her losses and scold her.
Little did she know, Xu Fei was using this as an excuse to slip away.
With his accumulated wealth, the money Su Yu lost was mere pocket change.
To avoid arousing Su Yu’s suspicion, Xu Fei made a show of having a few antiques packed up for himself before heading to the door.
“Master, come back soon after you’re done,” Su Yu called out as Xu Fei was about to leave. He nodded quickly and said, “Don’t worry, I’ll be back soon!”
Then Xu Fei left with the antiques and hailed a taxi.
“Where to, young man?” the driver asked as soon as Xu Fei got in.
Xu Fei, finally free from the Su family, couldn’t help but grin and say, “Driver, just drive! Anywhere’s fine, as long as it’s far from this street!”
The driver initially thought he’d picked up an odd passenger and was about to grumble.
But when he saw the stack of hundred-yuan notes Xu Fei handed over, he said nothing, floored the accelerator, and sped off.
“Hey, Bai Zhan? How’s things on your end?” Xu Fei immediately contacted Bai Zhan after leaving the antique shop.
Bai Zhan quickly responded, “Reporting to Young Master Jun, I was just about to update you. We’ve caught Old Zhang, but he says he has something to tell you.”
Hearing this, Xu Fei frowned but didn’t say much, only nodding, “Put him on. I want to hear what he has to say.”
Bai Zhan handed the phone to Old Zhang, who was standing in front of him. What Old Zhang said next took Xu Fei by surprise.
“Young man, I don’t know who you are, but I can tell you’re no ordinary person. If you’re willing to send people into the mountains to find me, you must have guessed there’s a secret hidden there.”
“I’m indeed in the know, but I’ve made a mistake. You need to help me retrieve the Tai Sui I sold, or lives could be at stake!”
“If you can do this, I’ll take you into the mountains.”
This response was completely unexpected for Xu Fei, but he felt the request wasn’t unreasonable.
After all, saving lives wasn’t a bad thing.
