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The ostentatious displays on the streets are merely appetizers; the real feast is served in the courtyard houses.

Xu Damao carried the chair into the courtyard, then sat down at the chessboard and watched Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui play chess.

The two of them had already seen the commotion he made.

Liu Haizhong asked curiously, "Da Mao, what are you sitting on?"

Xu Damao smiled and said, "Teacher Yan, let me test you. Do you know what this is?"

Yan Bugui tilted his head and examined it for a while, but still couldn't guess what it was.

Although he was a scholar, he had never studied furniture and couldn't recognize it.

"Stop keeping us in suspense. We're not selling furniture, how would we know what this is?"

Xu Damao said with a smile, "Is there anything you don't know?"

Yan Bugui blushed slightly and stubbornly said, "I'm not omnipotent, so I don't know what's so strange about it."

I don't believe you could know.

Xu Damao once again showed off his knowledge of the sir's chair.

When Liu Haizhong heard the phrase "sitting in the first seat," he felt an urgent urge to buy one.

Becoming an official was his dream.

He should naturally be in the top position.

He even thought that if he had held this position back then, he wouldn't have been overshadowed by Yi Zhonghai.

Yan Bugui's focus, however, was on the price.

"You said this chair costs 150?"

Xu Damao said, "That's right, so what if it's 150? This is top-quality rosewood. They're all for export."

Yan Bugui's eyes lit up; he wished he could make hundreds of these chairs and sell them.

Upon hearing this, Liu Haizhong immediately thought to himself that he should buy the chair.

"Da Mao, I'll give you 150 yuan, sell me this chair."

Xu Damao had no idea what he was thinking and said, "Uncle Liu, if you want one, just have Guangtian go to Longshun City to buy one, that's all."

I still need to sit here.

Liu Haizhong disagreed and insisted on taking Xu Damao's turn.

The chair that Xu Damao brought back was the first chair in the courtyard.

There's a saying that goes, "If you're going to sit, sit in the top seat."

As the second oldest man in the courtyard, and the richest of the three, he naturally deserved to sit in the top seat.

It won't work to have Liu Guangtian buy it.

Because even if Liu Guangtian bought it, he would only be the second-in-command, not the first.

"I'll pay you two hundred yuan to sell me this chair. If you want to sit on it, you can buy another one."

Xu Damao was unaware of Liu Haizhong's feelings and was unwilling to sell.

"No, if you want it, just go to Longshun City to buy it. It's not like they won't sell it."

Upon hearing the number two hundred, Yan Bugui lost his balance and fell to the ground.

He didn't care about being embarrassed and quickly got up: "Old Liu, if you want one, I'll go buy you one."

You don't need to focus on Xu Damao's move.

Look, Xu Damao just bought it and doesn't want to sell it.

"Da Mao, tell me, are you unwilling to sell?"

Liu Haizhong's thoughts are hard to guess, but Yan Bugui's thoughts are all too easy to guess.

Xu Damao originally didn't plan to sell, but now he's changed his mind.

He brought the chair over just to show off. Once he'd done showing off, he'd achieved his goal.

As for sitting in this chair, he wasn't that interested.

"Alright then. Second Uncle, I was reluctant to sell it at first. But seeing how sincere you are, I'll sell it to you. Two hundred yuan, don't say I'm ripping you off."

Liu Haizhong was overjoyed when he heard Xu Damao agree.

"This is something I did voluntarily. Your second aunt will give you the money in a bit."

"Da Mao, look, this chair is mine now, you should give it to me."

Xu Damao tactfully stood up and offered the chair to Liu Haizhong.

Liu Haizhong kicked away the chair he was sitting in, then moved the armchair over and plopped down in it.

Yan Bugui was dumbfounded and quickly said, "Old Liu, don't be confused. This chair is clearly not worth two hundred."

Xu Damao bought it for 150 yuan. If I had bargained, I could have gotten it for 100 yuan. You lost money.”

Liu Hai sat there contentedly, adjusting to the most comfortable position.

"You don't understand. If you're going to sit, sit here. I don't care about the others."

"why?"

"Because this is the most important seat in our compound. A real man should sit in the most important seat."

This reason stunned everyone in the courtyard.

Even if you beat them to death, they would never guess that this was the reason Liu Haizhong bought this chair.

Xu Damao felt a pang of regret. If he had known Liu Haizhong's intentions, he definitely wouldn't have sold it so cheaply.

Now that the goods have already been sold, he feels too embarrassed to go back on his word.

Yan Bugui regretted it even more than he did. He should have realized Liu Haizhong's intentions much earlier.

If he could get the position earlier than Xu Damao, he would definitely earn more.

But it's not too late, he still has a chance.

"Old Liu, if that's your opinion, then you shouldn't have bought this. You should have bought an ancient folding chair, especially one that high-ranking officials had sat in, to show off your status."

Liu Haizhong felt that Yan Bugui's words made some sense, so he asked, "Can you find the seat where the high-ranking officials sit?"

Yan Bugui had no idea where to go, but he wouldn't give up easily: "I'll use my connections to find someone for you."

Xu Damao was immediately displeased when he saw that Yan Bugui dared to undermine him.

"Uncle Liu, don't believe him. Things left over from ancient times are rare and expensive."

Ordinary people like us simply can't afford it.

Besides, who can guarantee that those chairs were actually used by high-ranking officials?

The chair I brought back is different.

This was made by hand by an eighth-grade craftsman from Longshuncheng.

You're a level seven craftsman, come and look at this workmanship, and look at this pattern..."

Hearing that it was an eighth-level job, Liu Hai felt a sense of satisfaction.

He was a skilled worker and quite knowledgeable about technology. After carefully reviewing it, he nodded in satisfaction: "It's really good."

Da Mao is right. Who knows which high-ranking officials sat on those ancient chairs?

I want this one.

Actually, the main reason is that this chair is cheap.

Since the news of He Yuzhu collecting antiques spread, Liu Haizhong had also learned some about it.

He knew that anything labeled "antique" would be exceptionally expensive.

He doesn't have that much money.

Yan Bugui was disappointed when he saw that Liu Haizhong had made up his mind. He glared at Xu Damao with hatred in his eyes.

If it weren't for Xu Damao's interference, this opportunity to make money would have been his.

Does Xu Damao care about his hatred?

not give a damn about.

He deliberately provoked Yan Bugui: "Uncle Liu, you're right. This chair should be yours."

Liu Haizhong was laughing heartily, and had lost all interest in playing chess.

He moved a chair and deliberately sat in a conspicuous spot so that everyone could see him.

At the same time, he deliberately pulled Xu Damao aside to discuss the matter of the head seat. He was determined to let everyone in the courtyard know that he had taken the top seat in the courtyard.

Regardless of what the people in the courtyard thought, they all flattered him.

When the news reached the Intermediate People's Court, Qin Huairu felt a pang of disappointment.

She had thought of everything that Yan Bugui could think of.

Unfortunately, such an opportunity only comes once.

She quickly came to her senses, went into Yi Zhonghai's room, and told him what had happened.

Yi Zhonghai felt a surge of anger; even at this point, Liu Haizhong was still plotting to take his place.

He pretended not to care: "He's just obsessed with officialdom, thinking that just by sitting in a chair, he can become an official."

Doesn't he even look at what time it is?

Huairu, you must behave well and let everyone see your filial piety. (End of Chapter)