C11 Bamboo Man

When he returned to the Gu De House, the door was already open. Yang Bo was not too surprised, and even his state of mind was calm.

"Yang Bo, where did you go?" Grandet Guo sat in the middle of the hall and asked with a cup of tea in his hand.

"Oh, I went out for a walk. I feel a little suffocated staying in the room all day." Yang Bo explained.

Grandet Guo was slightly startled. Normally, if he asked Yang Bo a question, he would most likely reply with a weak tone. He would not be as calm and composed as he was today!

Yang Bo walked upstairs, wanting to put the Pattern Cup in his hand on the table.

Grandet Guo's eyes were sharp, and he noticed that Yang Bo was holding a rusty object in his hand. He hurriedly stopped him and said, "Yang Bo, wait a moment!"

When he saw Yang Bo stop, he smiled and said, "What kind of rare thing is in your hand? Can you let me take a look?"

Yang Bo hesitated for a moment, then placed the Pattern Cup on the table.

Grandet Guo's face was smiling, "You've been in the shop for two years, and this is the first time you have made a move, right?"

Yang Bo did not respond, and did not comment.

Grandet Guo did not mind, and even felt that this was normal. He rolled up his sleeves, took out a magnifying glass, and stared at the Pattern Cup carefully.

The Cup was an instrument used to drink wine, which was equivalent to the current wine cup. However, the Cup's shape was more exquisite, and the Pattern Cup that Yang Bo had obtained had an egg-shaped abdomen, with a pouring stream in front, a pointed tail behind, and a handle beside it. There were also two fungus stalks beside the pouring stream, and there were three prismatic feet under the abdomen.

Grandet Guo stared at the green rust for a long time before raising his head, "I don't know much about bronze, but I really like it."

Yang Bo had known Grandet Guo for two years, so he could guess what Grandet Guo was thinking. When Grandet Guo spoke just now, his left eyebrow was raised, which meant that what he said was not true.

However, Yang Bo did not want to talk about this matter with Grandet Guo. He only wanted to earn 850,000 as soon as possible so that his father could recover earlier. So when he heard Grandet Guo finish speaking, Yang Bo picked up the Pattern Cup and nodded. He turned around and was about to walk upstairs.

Grandet Guo saw that Yang Bo did not pay attention to him and became a little anxious, "Ah, I can't tell, but I have a friend who can tell. Why don't you give this item to me? I'll help you sell it."

Yang Bo had already stepped onto the stairs. When he heard Grandet Guo's words, he turned around and said, "No need, I'll take a look again!"

Grandet Guo quickly said, "Sigh, you child, to be honest, I feel that this Pattern Cup is very likely to be a genuine item, so I want to find a friend to take a look. You also lack money now. If it's really a genuine item, I can help you sell it!"

Yang Bo looked at Grandet Guo and did not speak. He did not believe that Grandet Guo was so kind!

Sure enough, he heard Grandet Guo continue, "You know that I have a wide network. For such a small matter, I can find a friend to settle it in minutes. If it's a deal, just give me 10% of the money."

Yang Bo's eyes immediately widened. If he was not mistaken, this Pattern Cup should have been from the Shang Dynasty. Even if it was not easy to sell bronze artifacts nowadays, it should still be able to sell for ten to twenty thousand. Ten percent was one to two thousand. This was something he absolutely could not tolerate. After all, in order to save five yuan, he had eaten half a year of Egg-Fried Rice!

Yang Bo shook his head, "No need, I'll do it myself!"

Grandet Guo was anxious after being rejected again and again, "What's wrong with you? I'm helping you to sell Xian'er, so why are you not willing to accept a little bit of hard-earned money? It's hard to say whether this Pattern Cup is a fake or not. Even if it is a genuine item, I, Grandpa Guo, might not be willing to say!"

Yang Bo stared at Grandet Guo and smiled, "Anyway, Boss, you're not willing to do it, so forget it."

Grandet Guo was dumbstruck. He could not understand what was wrong with Yang Bo. Could it be that he didn't want to do it anymore?

As the two of them were talking, a thin man walked in. When he saw the two of them confronting each other, he was stunned.

Grandet Guo reacted extremely quickly and shouted at Yang Bo, "Yang Bo, serve the tea, good tea!"

After saying that, Grandet Guo greeted Yang Bo with a face full of smiles, "Professor Cao, what wind has blown you here today?"

The bamboo man looked in Yang Bo's direction and smiled. Just as he was about to greet Yang Bo, he saw Yang Bo shake his head. He was shocked and could only laugh with Grandet Guo, "Boss Guo, I have nothing to do on the weekend. I want to take a look around, and I also hope to buy some toys!"

"Professor Cao, look at what you said. If what you found are just some small things, then what we found are not small things!" Grandet Guo said a funny joke, but he was a little proud in his heart. His own store was quite famous, and it actually attracted Professor Cao Yuande to come.

Yang Bo's heart was surging. He did not expect that it was the bamboo man he saw in the Gathering Hall that night. The plan of eight hundred and fifty thousand yuan had not been completed yet, so he was not willing to expose himself. He did not even want Grandet Guo to know about this. After spending two years together, it was just like how Yang Bo understood Grandet Guo, and Grandet Guo also understood Yang Bo's habits. Suddenly, he became rich and picked up lots of things one after another, which inevitably made others suspicious. This was something he did not want!

After taking a pot of Longjing, Grandet Guo waved at Yang Bo, "Go, go and clean up. Professor Cao is a guest from afar. Today, he wants to visit our store, so you must leave a good impression on him!"

Yang Bo was not willing to stay any longer, and he wanted to take this opportunity to leave.

He did not expect that Cao Yuande would actually say, "No need to be so polite. It won't be too late to clean up later. I think young people should exercise more and get to know more about cultural relics."

Grandet Guo hurriedly replied, "Yes! Yes! Professor Cao is right. Young people should learn more!"

"Quickly thank Professor Cao!" Grandet Guo said sternly to Yang Bo.

Grandet Guo was respectful and arrogant at the same time. The contrast between the two was extremely obvious, causing Cao Yuande to frown. He could not help but look at Yang Bo, wanting to ask what the relationship between the two was.

Yang Bo did not leave. He was extremely unwilling in his heart, so he could only stare at Cao Yuande.

On the other hand, Cao Yuande felt a little embarrassed. "Boss Guo, it is better to educate young people."

After saying that, he did not wait for Boss Guo to speak. He asked again, "Just now, when you were standing outside and listening to the conversation between the two of you, it seemed to be talking about Pattern Cup? Is it the Bronze Pattern Cup? Of course, I didn't intentionally eavesdrop. I just happened to hear it outside the door."

Grandet Guo was stunned and felt a little unhappy. He originally thought that his antique shop had attracted Professor Cao over, but he didn't expect that it was actually because of a random mention of Pattern Cup.

Yang Bo was also surprised and felt helpless in his heart. He had originally planned to bring the Pattern Cup to the Juya Clan, but he didn't expect that the bamboo man would enter the shop for the Pattern Cup.

Chapter 12 – The Pattern Cup