I am doing well in the Siheyuan

Although Sha Zhu has established himself as a chef in Jin Changsheng, Jia Zhang's health is worrying, so the family's income and expenditure can only barely balance.

On Yi Zhonghai's side, because of the presence of the stingy Jia Zhang, even asking Sha Zhu to help with cooking became a difficult task.

As for Banggeng, he has not found a stable job yet and can only do odd jobs to make a living.

After hearing that he could make money in antique trading, he began to get eager to try his luck again, but he was troubled by the fact that he had no extra funds to invest.

During the New Year, most families, regardless of their wealth, are in a happy mood. After dawn, the sound of New Year's firecrackers can be heard again.

On the morning of the first day of the New Year, people go out to visit relatives and friends, using this opportunity to build closer relationships.

Ye Ming had already visited the senior leader yesterday, so he had no plans to join in the fun today.

He had already dealt with other social engagements in advance, so compared to the constant stream of people from other families in the yard, Ye Ming's home seemed quite quiet.

In contrast, the Su Meng and Cheng Jianjun families had a lot of visitors, and many people came to visit.

Naturally, these scenes did not escape the eyes of everyone in the yard. Everyone discussed it privately, speculating that Ye Ming might not be able to stay in the position of deputy director for long.

Although no one in the yard dared to provoke Ye Ming directly, they would still take advantage of him with words.

Many strangers have come to the Han family recently, hoping to appraise antiques.

As Han Chunming's master, the news spread quickly.

Since they didn't have the courage to go directly to Uncle Guan, these people found Han Chunming with gifts.

When the Han family's brothers and sisters saw the gifts, they were so jealous that they seemed to have seen a way to get rich, and they accepted almost all of them.

Although Han Chunming accepted the gift, he had to agree to help with the appraisal, but he did not speak too directly about the authenticity of the antique.

If someone insisted on getting to the bottom of the matter, he would recommend them to Nagasawa Appraisal Office.

In his opinion, the results obtained by Changze Appraisal Company with the help of precision instruments are more convincing.

During the Spring Festival, he encountered many situations similar to Han Erge's. They took an appraisal certificate, only to find that the antiques they brought were fakes.

Some of the certificates even had signatures and seals, but they were issued by the Foley auction house, which made him suspicious.

After the New Year, he immediately rushed to Uncle Guan's house.

"Brother Ye, you are here too!" Han Chunming was a little surprised to see Ye Ming there.

"Boy, it seems like you have something to ask me, so tell me!" When Uncle Guan saw Han Chunming's appearance and movements when he walked in, he had already guessed his purpose.

But this time, Ye Ming came specifically to have a drink with Uncle Guan, as if he knew that he had not had a very good year.

During the Chinese New Year, Guan's father and mother tried their best to show their support, but Uncle Guan was not impressed.

"Many people heard that I was your apprentice, and they brought antiques to me for appraisal during festivals. There were very few genuine items, but there were a lot of fakes. Guess what, I also saw a bunch of fake antiques with certificates attached."

Han Chunming said sarcastically.

When Uncle Guan heard this, he turned his gaze to Ye Ming.

Ye Ming's face was calm and there was no disturbance at all.

"Then do you see any clues?"

Uncle Guan understood that if Han Chunming hadn't noticed something, he wouldn't have come to discuss this matter.

In his remarks just now, Han Chunming was communicating more with Ye Ming.

After all, Ye Ming is the actual manipulator behind the auction house and the museum, and he is involved in this matter.

"These certificates are all related to the Foley auction house, and there are several types of appraisal certificates. I don't know if this is intentional to confuse people."

Han Chunming revealed his discovery, with a hint of confusion between his brows.

Uncle Guan turned his gaze to Ye Ming again.

The predicament faced by the Foley auction house is undoubtedly damaging its reputation.

On the surface, Nagasawa Auction House, which seems to be in fierce competition with it, is highly suspicious.

But Uncle Guan knew that this was definitely not Ye Ming's work, and he disdained to use forgeries to damage the reputation of the Foley Auction House.

So, who is behind all this?

"This is a play they wrote and directed themselves. I'm afraid they will continue to throw mud at us. When the time comes, the truth will naturally come to light."

Ye Ming noticed that Uncle Guan was looking at him, so he explained.

"Hey, everything is ready, except for the finishing touch!"

When Uncle Guan saw Ye Ming's calm and composed look, he realized that Ye Ming had already seen through the situation, but had not yet obtained any substantial evidence.

Now we just need to wait for the right time to expose its disguise in one fell swoop.

After Han Chunming talked to Uncle Guan about the situation, he only gave a brief reminder at home and did not publicize it.

Inside the Foley Auction House, the New Year atmosphere had not yet dissipated, and Li Huaide gathered everyone together to discuss the matters concerning the second auction.

The new year has begun and everything is new, which is a good time to hold a new auction.

"It's time to schedule our next auction."

Li Huaide, with a look of New Year's joy on his face, looked at Xu Damao, Cheng Jianjun and others sitting opposite him.

"I think, how about setting it on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month? It's the Lantern Festival."

Xu Damao suggested that holding an auction during festivals might attract many family participants, making the scene more grand.

Li Huaide nodded slightly, quite tempted by this suggestion, and turned to look at Cheng Jianjun.

"Jianjun, can you prepare enough items for auction within this period of time?"

"I have stored some before, it should be enough."

Although Cheng Jianjun nodded in agreement, he looked worried.

"But I think that's too hasty."

Li Huaide was a little surprised and motioned Cheng Jianjun to continue.

"The Lantern Festival is a good day, why do you have such concerns?"

"Don't forget, the last time we held the auction we held it a week before New Year's Eve, and now it's on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, less than a month apart."

Xu Damao was puzzled: "Everyone can understand during the Chinese New Year, and this is the only way to make money as quickly as possible!"

Cheng Jianjun glanced at Xu Damao and secretly despised him in his heart.

After spending some time together, he has seen through Xu Damao's true nature - he is profit-driven, clever but incapable of accomplishing anything.

"After the last auction, we also had a large number of fakes flow out privately. With this one, it's almost like we held three auctions in one month."

After listening to Cheng Jianjun, Li Huaide felt that what Cheng Jianjun said made a lot of sense.

Although they have tampered with the certificates, there is still a risk in frequently trading counterfeits in a short period of time.

“For most people, antiques are for collection, but now some people are pursuing short-term profits. Once antiques start to circulate, fakes are easier to detect.

Therefore, we need to sell fakes in a targeted manner, to those who really want to collect them.”

Cheng Jianjun's words were a bit profound, leaving Xu Damao speechless for a moment.

Liu Haizhong listened attentively, as if trying his best to figure out the deeper meaning.

"So, you are confident?"

Li Huaide understood Cheng Jianjun's intention and saw that the other party had already made plans.

"I suggest that we not hold an auction on the Lantern Festival, but instead hold a banquet and invite the wealthy people who previously participated in the antique auction to come again, so that they can digest this batch of goods privately!"