Rebirth 81: Being forced into marriage by my sister’s best friend at the beginning

On the surface it was a greeting, but in reality it meant not letting him leave.

Mr. Lei was really not afraid. He didn't believe that Lin Ran could call Mr. Chen here.

The teahouse owner invited Lin Ran into the office and praised him: "Brother, you have a certain level of appraisal, but Mr. Lei is a figure in our area. If you can't bring it up, Mr. Chen, don't blame me for being rude. "

Lin Ran nodded, picked up the phone and dialed Tang Lanxuan's number.

"Hello? Teacher, do you have Chen's home phone number?" Lin Ran asked.

Tang Lanxuan was handling official business. When he heard Lin Ran looking for Mr. Chen, he asked doubtfully: "Yes, yes, but what do you want to see him for?"

In the museum, they would occasionally discuss the background of cultural relics, and with Tang Lanxuan's relationship, they could be considered friends who talked about everything.

Lin Ran told Tang Lanxuan what he had met on Sanhe Street in Yanjiao, and he couldn't help but laugh: "Even I don't know that I have a junior brother named Lei. It's a pity that I'm not in Yanjiao, otherwise I really want to meet him."

"Yes, teacher, only Mr. Chen can reveal his identity now."

Later, Tang Lanxuan told Lin Ran Mr. Chen’s phone number.

"Little Master Lin, when did you come to Yanjiao? Why don't you come to my house?" When Mr. Chen learned that it was Lin Ran, he also warmly invited Lin Ran to his home.

Lin Ran said: "Mr. Chen, I have something to ask you now."

While talking on the phone, the teahouse owner was watching.

Although I couldn't hear clearly, I could tell it was an old man's voice on the phone. It was rich and calm, not like a scammer calling at last minute.

Mr. Chen thought to himself that Lin Ran's level of appreciation was almost as good as his. Today, he actually had something to ask him for advice. He couldn't help laughing and said: "Little Master Lin, it's okay to say it."

"Do you know a professor named Lei Jiangtao?"

Lin Ran pressed the hands-free button to let the teahouse owner hear clearly.

There was silence on the phone for a while, Mr. Chen recalled it carefully in his mind, and then said in a firm tone: "No, I have never heard of a professor named Lei, at least not in the capital."

"Yes." Lin Ran saw the thoughtful expression of the teahouse owner, and he continued to ask: "So, Mr. Chen, do you know the Yongfu Teahouse on Sanhe Street?"

"You know, it's the best teahouse in Yanjiao, right? Why do you ask?" Mr. Chen originally thought that Lin Ran wanted to discuss academic matters with him.

But he didn't expect that his two consecutive questions had nothing to do with cultural relics, and he couldn't help but murmur in his heart.

Lin Ranyun said calmly: "Mr. Chen, in Yongfu Tea House, there is a man named Lei Jiangtao, who claims to be Tang Lanxuan's junior brother, and has a close friendship with you. Is this relevant?"

In fact, the teahouse owner already knew it.

He didn't say hello in advance, but the answer on the other end of the phone was fluent.

Obviously genuine.

Who is the child in front of me?

On the phone, Mr. Chen thought for a while again, and then replied: "When you mentioned it like this, I remembered something."

"What's the matter?" Lin Ran asked quickly. Could it be that Mr. Chen really knew this liar?

"At the end of last year, I attended the Eastern Zhou Bronze Appreciation Conference in Yanjiao, and a businessman who called himself Lei Jiangtao came up and had a few words with me."

"I asked him about the characteristics of bronzes from the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. Because he was very polite, I gave him some pointers."

"The reason why I was so impressed was because he introduced himself when he came up, and most of the people attending the conference were staff from various museums. Businessmen like him are relatively rare."

Mr. Chen's memory is really good. He memorized this man's name just by chance.

Lin Ran already knew it in his heart. He smiled slightly and asked, "Mr. Chen, if you are free now, can we come to Yongfu Tea House to get together?"

"Haha, Mr. Lin, please invite me to drink tea. Of course I will accompany you at any time. However, can you tell me what you meant by what you just asked me?" Mr. Chen thought Lin Ran's question was strange.

Lin Ran naturally did not intend to hide it from him anymore, and answered truthfully: "Lei Jiangtao used my teacher's name to cheat on Sanhe Street. Now only you can expose his identity, so."

There was silence on the phone.

Then, Mr. Chen actually said in a slightly excited tone: "This is unreasonable! He actually used his name as the director of the National Palace Museum to lie to people! Mr. Lin, are you at Yongfu Teahouse now? I'll be right over."

"Okay, I'm here to welcome Mr. Chen." Lin Ran said loudly on purpose, and then hung up the phone.

Mr. Chen promised that he would come, so he would definitely not break his promise.

The teahouse owner was stunned and speechless.

If Lin Ran had not deceived himself, he would be able to meet the legendary Mr. Chen soon.

That was a legendary figure in the Yanjiao literary and entertainment circle.

He still had to prepare properly.

"Little brother, you didn't lie to me?" The teahouse owner still felt a little unbelievable.

The young man in front of me is 20 years old at most.

But the tone of his conversation with Mr. Chen just now was as if he was an old friend.

What's more, he just mentioned the word "teacher" on the phone.

In an instant, the teahouse owner felt as if electricity was flowing through his body.

"Are you Tang Lanxuan's disciple?" As a businessman, he can naturally hear the hidden meaning of the words.

Lin Ran nodded, and then said to the teahouse owner: "Actually, Lei Jiangtao is not a professor in any school at all, he is just a charlatan."

"Today he appraised the Longxing Jade Pendant, and that person is his accomplice."

"They deliberately represented the imitated cultural relics as genuine, and then used various reasons to rush to sell them to deceive the onlookers into buying them."

Lin Ran saw it.The boss already believed what he said, so he told the boss his speculation.

The teahouse owner thought for a moment. Recently, Lei Jiangtao had been setting up a stall in front of his shop. Originally, he was just using his gimmick of helping people identify for free to accumulate onlookers for himself, thus converting them into actual customers.

But after watching the appraisal for more than a week, he couldn't help but feel itchy.

There are a number of old cultural relics in his main house that he has never been willing to throw away, so he plans to establish a good relationship with Lei Jiangtao and ask him to help him identify them.

I didn’t expect to be fooled!

Suddenly, the teahouse owner looked grim.

"Little brother, let's go back to the lobby and wait." He decided to meet Mr. Chen first before making the final decision.

They didn't have to wait too long.

In about 10 minutes, a distinctive Phoenix car stopped at the door of the teahouse.

People who can drive in this era are usually of high status.

Therefore, it attracted the attention of many people.

First, a young man got out of the driver's seat. After he stopped the car, he immediately opened the back seat door and helped an old man with gray temples get out of the car.

"I'm not that old yet." Mr. Chen said with a smile to the young man who helped him.

The young man said somewhat unhappily: "Grandpa, it's not like we don't have tea at home. Why are you here?"