I am doing well in the Siheyuan

Cheng Jianjun nodded in confirmation.

He had long anticipated that Su Meng might host the banquet for free in order to show sincerity.

By cleverly taking advantage of information asymmetry, they made an easy profit, and Cheng Jianjun was quite proud of it.

"You are really clever!"

Qin Jingru also praised it. She was also happy about getting some money for free.

On the other hand, Su Meng also told Uncle Liu the information she got from Cheng Jianjun, and explained her decision at the same time.

"Well done, you do have a knack for business, as I said before."

Uncle Liu agreed with Su Meng's decision.

Although a dinner may only cost a few thousand dollars, it can help you expand your network of contacts.

"I have to mention that Li Huaide is truly a genius. He was able to come up with a banquet strategy, which is undoubtedly equivalent to tying this group of wealthy people to his chariot!"

Uncle Liu thought back on the arrangements for the auction banquet and couldn't help but admire it.

"Uncle, I always feel that participating in the internal auction will not be of much help to us!"

Su Meng frowned again at this moment.

Since it is an internal auction, the participants are all wealthy people who bid for the items in the last auction, so the competition must be fierce.

"Mengmeng, you misunderstood. Our goal has always been to get to know Li Huaide. Just becoming familiar with him at the banquet will be enough!"

Uncle Liu corrected Su Meng's point of view. He thought that Su Meng was still too eager for success and that doing business requires steady and cautious progress.

“This banquet must be held in a decent manner. Although the auction items are the highlight, the delicious food can also leave a deep impression on the guests.

There are still more than ten days left, so you should start preparing!"

Uncle Liu specifically reminded me.

"Okay, I know!"

Su Meng agreed.

A day later, Cheng Jianjun brought a reply to Su Meng, saying that Mr. Li agreed to hold the banquet at Jinchangsheng.

"By the way, Su Meng, Mr. Li is worried that your banquet isn't high enough, so he wants to give you a deposit first. What's your bank card number? I'll tell him to transfer the money to you!"

When seeing Su Meng's face full of expectations, Cheng Jianjun poured a basin of cold water on her at the right time and conveyed Li Huaide's doubts about Jin Changsheng to the other party.

"No need, just tell Mr. Li to rest assured, my uncle and I will prove our sincerity with practical actions!"

Su Meng waved her hand, with a hint of arrogance in her tone.

The more the other party looked down on her, the more she wanted to prove her strength.

"Well, considering our friendship, I will go to Mr. Li and explain the matter clearly. I believe he will understand!"

Cheng Jianjun watched Su Meng step by step into the preset predicament, his eyes becoming increasingly calm and composed.

After learning that Li Huaide's trust in them and his uncle had wavered, Su Meng was inevitably frustrated.

It is indeed difficult for Jinchangsheng Restaurant to support the successful hosting of this dinner with only its existing waiters and employees.

Therefore, Su Meng immediately called together all the employees of Jin Changsheng and held a meeting to mobilize them to actively recommend more people to join.

At the same time, Sha Zhu also received an order to purchase a batch of precious ingredients in advance, such as sea cucumbers, abalone, etc., and make sure they are all prepared.

After Li Huaide confirmed the location of the dinner, he also began to prepare the invitations.

After the invitation was sent out, it received quick responses from all parties.

The Lantern Festival auction dinner fully took their needs into consideration. Enjoying delicious food while bidding for treasures was obviously much easier than the fierce competition in a formal auction.

On the other hand, Nagasawa Appraisal Office reopened after the Spring Festival holiday.

Han Chunming kept in mind the promise he made to his second brother Han and came to the appraisal company with his whole family.

Faced with his stubborn older brothers and sisters, he decided to let them experience it for themselves.

After entering the appraisal office, everything is carried out according to the established process.

Because it operates through internal relationships, identification results can be obtained more quickly.

Despite receiving the appraisal conclusion from Han Chunming, the faces of the sister-in-law, eldest sister and others were still full of tension.

Han's mother had a serious look on her face. She was the only person in the family who completely trusted Han Chunming.

In order to convince his family, Han Chunming also explained in detail the appraisal process within the appraisal industry: what steps an antique needs to go through and which professionals will handle the process.

At the same time, the walls are covered with detailed information about antiques and how to identify antiques. A literate person can spend a while reading here and will be able to tell a thing or two about antiques when they encounter them.

The male is a phoenix, the female is a phoenix! How to distinguish the various glaze colors? Inventory of antique counterfeiting techniques: old tires with new bases, old tires with new glazes, old tires with new colors, old tires with new styles... These contents are prominently displayed on the wall.

When Han Chunming compared the contents on the stickers on the wall and repeated them to his brothers and sisters, they had complicated expressions on their faces.

Time quickly slipped to noon.

After undergoing a complete identification process, several so-called antiques were undoubtedly determined to be works of art.

"How could it be fake?" On the way out of the appraisal shop, Brother Han was still puzzled. He was not questioning the authenticity of the elephant leg bottle, but was entangled in the entire process of purchasing the antique.

I clearly saw that the seller was from Foley Auction House, so how could it become a fake when there were so many buyers competing for it?

Sister Han and Sister-in-law Han remained silent. They were both deceived by sweet talk on the street.

When they returned home, the brothers and sisters saw that Han's mother had a gloomy face, so they wanted to find an excuse to leave.

"Everyone sit down!" Han's mother's voice was stern.

Hearing this, the older brothers and sisters had no choice but to sit at the table obediently.

"Now you know how much you are worth, right? Do you believe what others say? Now I give you a chance. Tell me where the money for buying antiques came from?"

Normally, Han's mother seldom asked her children about the source of their money, but this time the amount involved was as high as thirty or fifty thousand yuan, so she had to get to the bottom of it.

"Borrowed...borrowed."

“I borrowed it, too.”

"This is the money I saved to marry my wife, including the dividends given by Wu Zi!"

When she heard that the money was borrowed, Han's mother became even more furious.

When the hotel asked to borrow money before, they all refused to do so. Now they are borrowing money to buy antiques and they are being cheated.

Seeing this, Han Erjie secretly felt lucky to be away from trouble.

She had asked Chunming before, but he advised her not to get involved in antiques, so she didn't.

"Wu Zi, bring the feather duster over here. Today I'm going to show them what it means to be beaten before you can achieve success!"

Han's mother stood up, getting angrier and angrier the more she thought about it, and decided to let her children suffer a little to deepen their impression.

"Mom, I was wrong..."

"It's New Year's Day, it's unlucky to hit someone..."

"Mom, I didn't borrow the money."

Seeing that Han's mother was about to take real action, several people quickly begged for mercy.

"Whoever dares to hide, don't enter this house anymore!"

Mother Han gave the order with a serious face, and the brothers and sisters immediately accepted the reprimand obediently.

Just as the Han family was in turmoil over the punishment of their children, news of the appearance of fake goods at the Foley Auction House spread among the people.

Fake antiques are increasingly rampant in the market, and the truth can no longer be covered up. Antiques with authentication certificates from the Foley auction house have also been found to have problems, and the situation has rapidly deteriorated and is out of control.