I traveled through time without patched pants, I was the richest man in the Republic of China

Ellie's pretty face was a little unhappy, and she said to the man rudely:

"Then why don't you just send him away?"

The man nodded enthusiastically, and when he turned to look at Wei Miao, a hint of pride flashed across his eyes.

"Ms. Ellie, long time no see." Wei Miao's voice was cheerful and crisp, and when Ellie looked over, he revealed his two signature dimples.

Ellie blinked her big blue eyes and thought for a while, then suddenly smiled:

"David, long time no see."

The man watched Wei Miao and Ai Li enter the office with a look of shock on his face.

Several other colleagues at the nearby workstations looked at each other with a hint of contemptuous pleasure on their faces.

Wei Miao entered the office and saw a middle-aged bald man sitting behind the desk smoking a cigar.

Charles was examining a small bronze trinket in his hands.

"LUKA, are you sure this is worth five hundred dollars?"

"Five hundred dollars is just the price for domestic transactions. If I return to Britain and meet someone who knows about collection, the price will increase tenfold."

The young man who spoke was the young master of the Lu family whom he had met on Wumazhai Street before.

Charles' eyes lit up after hearing this, and the look he gave Lu Pingsheng was no longer as arrogant as before:

"Okay, dear Luca, you are really my good friend."

Lu Pingsheng also smiled happily and said sincerely:

"Charles, I am honored to be your friend."

Lu Pingsheng smiled on the surface, but he was actually feeling proud in his heart: I spent three dollars to buy this fake, and I'm selling it to you for five hundred dollars, so I have a conscience.

After the two of them happily shook hands and hugged each other, Charles noticed Elsa and Wei Miao standing at the door.

"Good morning, Mr. Charles."

Wei Miao ignored Lu Pingsheng's scrutinizing gaze and walked forward to greet Charles.

Charles had an impression of this child. Early one morning, she came to him for help with a letter from her aunt, whom her family had not contacted for a long time.

With more than twenty dollars in her hand and speaking fluent foreign language, people ignored her tattered clothes and short stature.

"David, it's been a long time since we last met. Is your family feeling better?"

Charles was obviously not very enthusiastic, but out of his British gentleman upbringing, he greeted politely.

Wei Miao bowed sincerely to Charles and said:

"Mr. Charles, thank you for your generosity that morning. My family is feeling much better."

Charles didn't care what illness the Chinese child's family had.

Wei Miao handed over the thing in his hand.

"This is a beautiful snuff bottle I came across when I was at Wumalu. When I saw it, I thought you would definitely like it."

Wei Miao bought the snuff bottle for one dollar at a small stall when he was strolling around Wuma Street.

A famille rose copper snuff bottle depicting the Virgin Mary, a Western Catholic image.

Snuff bottles were once exclusively used by royal nobles of previous dynasties, and their prices have been very hot in the recent antique market.

Charles is a businessman. Although he is engaged in foreign trade, he is involved in any industry that can make money, so he has some knowledge about antiques.

Charles was attracted by the small object in front of him at first sight. He played with it in his hands for a while and liked it more and more.

Finally, he handed it to Lu Pingsheng who was sitting next to him and said, "Luka, you are really good at this."

Lu Pingsheng withdrew his gaze from Wei Miao and took the snuff bottle handed to him by Charles.

He first looked at the blue signature on the bottom of the snuff bottle. When he saw the blue words "Made in the Qianlong Period" on it, his eyes narrowed slightly.

Does this kid have good vision or is he just lucky? This little thing is neither too valuable nor too cheap nowadays, and it can really make people happy as a gift.

Lu Pingsheng studied it carefully for a while and said with a smile:

"Charles, this is real, and it's for the royal palace. If you want to sell it, I'm willing to pay one thousand dollars."

After hearing this, Charles laughed with a gleam in his eyes, "Luka, I like this very much, so I won't sell it."

After he finished laughing, he looked at Wei Miao in a very good mood.

Charles noticed that the kid's expression didn't change at all when he heard the one thousand dollars, and his face became more friendly.

Lu Pingsheng was also secretly surprised in his heart. After the last incident, he reviewed it and thought that this kid and the old guy must have set up the scheme because they were short of money.

Now, faced with a thousand dollars, he gave it away without blinking an eye. Could it be that he misunderstood him?

Lu Pingsheng glanced at his watch and said to Charles, "Charles, I have to go home first and visit you next time."

Charles said, "Okay, my friend, next time if you have something good like this, please think of me first."

After Lu Pingsheng left, Ellie brought Wei Miao a glass of orange juice. Charles played with the snuff bottle and asked her:

"David, this doesn't look like the work of a kid like you. They sent you to me not just to thank you, right?"

Looking at Charles's worrying bald head, Wei Miao showed a little surprise on his face, then nodded honestly and said:

"Mr. Charles, I am here to discuss a business deal with you as your representative."

Charles caught Wei Miao's subtle expression, which made him very pleased.

So he relaxed a little, leaned back in his chair, picked up the cigar in his hand, and Ellie beside him quickly lit it for him.

"Go ahead, my little Chinese friend." Charles blew out a smoke ring and waited patiently to see who would be willing to please him in this way.

"Mr. Charles, I had the honor of visiting your warehouse last time and saw a lot of backlogged goods inside. The person behind me is very interested and wants to take over a batch."

Charles looked as if he knew it was true.

He shrugged and said shrewdly, "They are all good stuff I brought from the West. Not only will the price not be cheap, but many of the goods have already been booked."

Although Wei Miao had never experienced such a scene, she could tell the good from the bad. She looked at the snuff bottle in Charles' hand and said nervously:

"Mr. Charles, this is why we spend a lot of money to give you gifts."

Charles was amused by her serious look, and laughed happily, "I knew this was not a thank you gift for giving you the medicine."

Wei Miao was surprised. This was indeed not the case, because she had already paid in full for the medicine.

"Mr. Charles, we want these goods."

Wei Miao handed the list in his hand to Charles.

Looking at the types of goods above, Charles' brows furrowed at first, and then relaxed.

"Are you sure you want these things?"

Wei Miao nodded and said with certainty: "Yes, that's what we want."

Charles looked at the various items on it, all of which were cheap and not very popular products from Europe and the United States.

It was transported thousands of miles to the East, but now it is gathering dust in a warehouse.

Charles' eyes fell on the word "sulfa", frowned slightly and asked Ellie:

“What is sulfa?”