Chapter 2198
Please invite Xu Damao
He Yuzhu felt that he shouldn't have been curious. If he had softened his heart even slightly, Yan Bugui would have clung to him shamelessly.
In this respect, he is not as good as Xu Damao.
Look how dashing Xu Damao is.
After they tricked Yi Zhonghai and his men in the courtyard, none of them dared to cause him any trouble.
Thinking of Xu Damao, He Yuzhu gave him a call.
Before long, Xu Damao arrived at Chaoyang Hotel.
Why are you calling me?
He Yuzhu then told him about Yan Bugui's situation.
Xu Damao said in surprise, "That old bastard Yan Bugui has quite a deep pocket."
I thought this smuggling operation had wiped out all his savings.
He Yuzhu said, "Yan Bugui is such a shrewd person, he must have left behind some wealth."
This should be his last trump card.
Xu Damao nodded: "What about Yi Zhonghai? He should have some trump cards too."
This old guy is the most secretive.
When they divorced, the older woman only received 1,500 yuan.
So, this old guy actually managed to come up with 30,000 yuan to engage in smuggling.
“That money must have been left behind by the deaf old lady,” He Yuzhu said.
Aside from the deaf old lady, He Yuzhu couldn't figure out where Yi Zhonghai got the money from.
It's a pity he didn't know the specifics.
The deaf old lady used a house that offended people to help Yi Zhonghai trap Sha Zhu.
Everyone said that Sha Zhu got a huge advantage.
Yi Zhonghai even claimed publicly that he had given the deaf old lady's house to Sha Zhu.
But what no one knew was that Sha Zhu was just a target pushed out by Yi Zhonghai and the deaf old lady.
The one who truly benefited the most was Yi Zhonghai.
Only Qin Huairu knows exactly what the deaf old lady left for Yi Zhonghai.
Sha Zhu didn't know.
He Yuzhu had no idea. He wasn't greedy for the things, but he felt that Yi Zhonghai was too difficult to kill.
Despite being scammed so badly, they still manage to live a comfortable life.
"I called you here to help me get rid of Yan Bugui."
Xu Damao said, "Is that all? Wasn't he going to sell you the inkstone? Why don't you just buy it?"
He Yuzhu said, "He wants to sell me an inkstone that costs at most 80,000 yuan for 200,000 yuan."
"I'd be crazy to buy his inkstone."
Xu Damao chuckled: "Those guys like Yi Zhonghai, they really can't change their ways."
Even now, I still want to treat you like a fool.
How do you know the inkstone is worth 80,000?
He Yuzhu said, "Yan Bugui insists that his inkstone was used by Emperor Qianlong."
He then approached several people in the antique circle, hoping to sell it for a high price.
The antique circle is only so big, so they just told Han Bo directly.
Of course, I found out as well.
Xu Damao nodded: "That's right. Alright, leave this to me."
When is he coming?
"If he doesn't come tomorrow, he'll come the day after. You can just wait for him here at the restaurant."
Yan Bugui is the kind of person who takes advantage of others without holding onto it overnight.
If anyone mentions treating someone to a meal in front of him when they live in a courtyard house, he will absolutely force you to set a date for the meal.
Now that Yan Bugui wants to frame He Yuzhu, he certainly won't sit still.
After handing the matter over to Xu Damao, He Yuzhu ignored it.
He simply stopped coming to the Chaoyang Hotel altogether.
It wasn't that he was avoiding Yan Bugui, but rather that he was dealing with other matters.
He only had time to meet Yan Bugui these past few days because he was dealing with matters concerning the Soviet Union.
Otherwise, Yan Bugui would have no chance of finding his men.
Just as He Yuzhu had guessed, Yan Bugui couldn't sit still the next day and brought the inkstone to the Chaoyang Hotel.
It wasn't that Yan Bugui couldn't sit still; it was that the third aunt wanted to live.
The hospital is urging the three women to have the surgery again.
When the three aunties saw Yan Bugui, they pressured him to come find He Yuzhu. Xu Damao, on the other hand, was already waiting at the restaurant: "Hey, Uncle San, the restaurant isn't open yet, what brings you here?"
"I heard that the third aunt hasn't paid her surgery fees yet, and you're sneaking off to eat out like this, isn't that a bit inappropriate?"
Yan Bugui looked at Xu Damao with annoyance: "Why are you here?"
Xu Damao naturally wouldn't say that he had come specifically to wait for Yan Bugui.
Saying that would only give Yan Bugui an excuse to continue harassing them.
"I'm here to reserve a private room so I can treat my friends to lunch."
Okay, I shouldn't have told you that.
After saying that, Xu Damao hid to the side and found a place to sit down.
Liu Lan knew it was her turn to step forward, so she came out and said, "Xu Damao, the private room has been arranged for you. Just bring your people over at noon."
After saying that, she pretended to see Yan Bugui and asked, "Why are you here again?"
Yan Bugui, oblivious to their charade, said while holding the box containing the inkstone, "I've come to find He Yuzhu."
Liu Lan glanced at his inkstone and said, "Here to sell inkstones again."
Don't come again.
He Yuzhu said yesterday that he could only give you a maximum of 60,000.
"Sixty thousand? He was asking for ninety thousand yesterday," Yan Bugui exclaimed in dissatisfaction.
He didn't raise prices, but He Yuzhu actually lowered them, and by such a large margin.
Liu Lan said, "What are you shouting for? You treat a broken inkstone like a treasure."
Do you know how much money He Yuzhu can earn in an hour?
The time I've wasted on you could have bought so many inkstones.
Are you selling or not?
"If you don't want to sell, come back tomorrow, and I can only give you 50,000 yuan then."
These were all things that Xu Damao and Liu Lan had discussed and agreed upon.
When it comes to dealing with those beasts like Yi Zhonghai, Xu Damao is the one who truly matters.
Xu Damao walked over: "What inkstone?"
Liu Lan then cooperated and said, "This is not Yan Bugui. I don't know where he got this inkstone from."
Initially, they insisted that this inkstone was used by the Qianlong Emperor.
He didn't mention it yesterday, but he actually wanted to sell it for 200,000.
This is trying to make He Yuzhu a sucker.
"I didn't," Yan Bugui weakly defended himself.
Xu Damao said, "What kind of inkstone? I have a friend who just bought an inkstone a few days ago, which is also from the Qianlong period."
That inkstone only sold for 65,000.
"Yan Bugui, show it to me."
Yan Bugui said angrily, "Xu Damao, what do you know?"
Even if this inkstone wasn't used by Emperor Qianlong, it was still a reward he bestowed upon a meritorious official.
Xu Damao said, "My friend's piece was also awarded to meritorious officials. By the way, that piece was awarded to Fu Heng."
"You're a scholar, you should know who Fuheng is."
As soon as Fu Heng's name was mentioned, Yan Bugui's heart began to pound.
In his mind, Xu Damao was an ignorant and incompetent person. The fact that he even knew Heshen was already quite impressive.
Now that Xu Damao has mentioned Fu Heng's name, it's highly likely that what Xu Damao said is true.
Undeterred, Yan Bugui asked, "Do you know who Fu Heng is?"
Xu Damao said with a smile, "What a coincidence. When I asked, they told me that Fuheng was Emperor Qianlong's brother-in-law and came from the Fucha family."
They didn't lie to me, did they?
Upon hearing this, Yan Bugui believed it in his heart, knowing that Xu Damao even knew this.
Now he started to panic.
Fuheng and Heshen were both favored ministers of Emperor Qianlong, and their status was basically the same.
The rewards they received were certainly of the same caliber.
Yan Bugui forced himself to remain calm and said, "It's not bad that you know these things."
Mine is different; I specifically had several inkstone collectors examine it.
People say mine is well-preserved and valuable.
As for how tall, Yan Bugui won't say.
He wanted to use mystery to deal with Xu Damao. This was a tactic the three old men used to deal with the people in the courtyard.
Years have passed, and these people haven't made any progress at all. (End of Chapter)