Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Shen Qianshu looked at the expression in his eyes as if looking at a mentally disabled, hurting his self-esteem.
“After visiting all the stalls, I’ll find the manager of the Spring Court Fair and show my credentials. Then, I’ll ask for a sample to investigate. That’ll do.”
“There’s still such a way.” He was really ignorant, but he could not be blamed. Difference in profession made one feel worlds apart. If he were to ask Shen Qianshu about the way celebrities present themselves, speak in public, or about publicity, she would probably not know either.
Shen Qianshu and Li Zhiyuan continued shopped around, and Shen Qianshu noted down the retailers she found suspicious. Li Zhiyuan said, “All you jewelry appraisers have such an interesting job, huh?”
“It’s not interesting at all. Most of the time, we are in a white coat in the laboratory appraising. It is very boring and repetitive. Taking samples, appraising, and putting the items back. When I was an assistant, I had to look at over two thousand samples. I almost went blind.” Shen Qianshu’s last sentence was purely out of resentment. Li Zhiyuan could hear the sarcasm. They looked at each other and smiled, and the distance between them grew smaller.
“Old Master, this is a one-carat diamond. Twenty thousand is a steal.”
Shen Qianshu and Li Zhiyuan stood opposite of each other, looking at the topaz. A sharp voice from a lady came by. Shen Qianshu turned around and saw an old couple. The old man put a big diamond ring onto the frail fingers of an old lady in a wobbly fashion. They were both old. The man had a hunchback, and the lady was as slim as a matchstick. Shen Qianshu puckered and looked over to them. The lady said, “Sir, twenty thousand for a one-carat diamond ring is really worth it.”
“Twenty thousand is a little expensive. Offer a lower price,” the old man said with a shaky voice, revealing that he came from a poor family and was slightly distressed. The old lady beside him complained that it was expensive and said, “Honey, I don’t want it anymore. It’s too expensive.”
The lady with the sharp voice said, “this is a one-carat diamond ring. Twenty thousand is expensive? Wow. Seeing that both of you aren’t young, I’ll lower the price slightly. Nineteen thousand.”
Shen Qianshu put down the topaz she was holding and walked over. She smiled and held onto the old man. The old man was about to take out his money. “Grandpa, Grandma, where did both of you walk to? I’ve been looking around for both of you.”
Both the old couple and the retailer were shocked. “Who are you?”
“Grandpa, are you buying a diamond ring? Let me take a look.” Shen Qianshu said smilingly. Her voice was sweet, and she was pretty and amiable. She was very popular with the elders, and the old man passed her the ring wobbly.
Shen Qianshu took a look at it and was infuriated. This heartless retailer!
Usually, she would not care if fake goods were sold, but she could not accept it when old people were cheated of their money. This old couple did not seem wealthy. They could have saved for a long time to have twenty thousand.
This one-carat diamond had a lot of impurities. Just from bare eyes, pale yellow impurities can be seen. They might not even be of p3 quality and could be sold as industrial diamonds. Twenty thousand for that?
Are you kidding me?
“Hello Ma’am, are you cheating my grandparents? Do you think they don’t know about diamonds? This could be sold as industrial diamonds. Even five thousand would be considered expensive.”
The lady knew that Shen Qianshu knew the ropes. She humphed and took the ring back. “If you can’t afford it, then don’t buy it. Nobody asked for your opinion!”
Shen Qianshu clenched her teeth and said, “This is clearly a severely defective good. Do you have the heart to cheat an old couple in their seventies?”
“You little hussy, how is this your problem?”
“It’s fake?” the old man looked upset, and the old lady was disappointed.