A wealthy family recognizes my relatives? But I am already a billionaire.

Xu Youyou generously handed him the photos she had taken with her phone, then glanced at Lu Jingyao and said, "Mr. Lu paid for this birdcage."

Wang Huaigu looked at the photo and said, "Looking at the quality, it's probably worth over 10 million."

Xu Youyou nodded gently: "Sixteen million after tax."

Regret welled up on Wang Huaigu's face again. After all, he was just a little bit away from owning the birdcage. If he had spent an extra ten thousand yuan, he could have asked Lao Zhang to give him the birdcage.

"You young man are really sharp-eyed. You could tell this was a treasure right there in the store." Wang Huaigu sighed, then couldn't help but laugh. "I'm going to have a good talk with Old Zhang about this later. He'll tell him he's such a ruthless person who only wanted to cheat people out of their money. He didn't expect that he was the one who suffered the biggest loss!"

"Mr. Wang, there is something here that I would like you to take a look at." Suddenly someone ran over to invite Wang Huaigu.

Wang Huaigu wanted to talk to Xu Youyou for a few more words, but after taking a look at the person who invited him, he could only apologize to Xu Youyou: "Miss Xu, let's talk in detail later."

Xu Youyou nodded slightly.

Wang Huaigu was dragged into a room.

As Lu Jingyao watched more and more people enter the courtyard, he took the initiative to say, "You like porcelain. Porcelain is usually in Hall No. 1."

The nameless villa was divided into small halls according to the types of antiques. Lu Jingyao was very familiar with this place and took her straight to the open hall at the front.

From a distance, I could see people moving around inside.

Xu Youyou looked up at the plaque above the door, which read: "Shengxue."

"The white bowls in your home are more delicious than frost and snow, but it's pitiful to send them to my thatched cottage in a hurry. It's a poem by Du Fu." Xu Youyou said.

Lu Jingyao nodded: "This plaque will be changed at every exchange meeting, but the one in Hall No. 1 is always porcelain."

Xu Youyou asked, "Does the Lin family admire porcelain?"

Lu Jingyao said, "The Lin family has a long history of learning. It is said that his great-grandfather made his fortune by finding a Ru kiln piece on a street stall."

Ru kiln is the most valuable of the five kilns in the Song Dynasty. There is a saying that "even if you have a fortune of millions, it is not as good as a piece of Ru kiln", which shows how precious Ru kiln is.

As Xu Youyou entered the hall, she immediately saw a group of people surrounding a place. When she moved closer to take a look, she saw a glass isolation similar to that in a museum, with a piece of porcelain placed alone inside.

The whole thing is azure in color, so beautiful that one loses all words to describe it.

"This is the Lin family's ice-crack Ru kiln celadon washbasin. They made their fortune with it, and later when the Lin family became rich, they bought it back with a huge sum of money." Lu Jingyao explained.

The exhibition of this precious collection has become a regular feature of all previous antique exchange fairs.

"It's so beautiful, no one wants to buy it?" Xu Youyou asked.

Lu Jingyao said, "Some people offered exorbitant prices, but the Lin family's grandfather gave instructions before his death. The Lin family dared not disobey and refused to sell it no matter what."

Someone nearby heard the two talking about this and took the initiative to speak up: "Every antique family has its own treasures that have been passed down, and they are all kept for worship. Except for the He family, no one would throw heirlooms around."

Xu Youyou couldn't help but become curious after hearing this and asked, "Throwing away heirlooms? Why is that?"

"Why else? He's sick. The He family is like this, always talking nonsense and acting crazy." The man said.

Seeing that he was unwilling to elaborate, Xu Youyou looked at Lu Jingyao for help.

Lu Jingyao had only heard of the He family, but didn't know much about them. "The He family is now one of the four great antique families. Although it ranks last, it has the longest heritage and has never fallen out of the list."

When Xu Youyou heard this, she immediately understood that although the He family was not the strongest, it had always been strong.

She became curious about another question: "Are these four great families constantly changing?"

Lu Jingyao nodded: "This title is self-proclaimed. Whoever is stronger gets it. Before, there was that small, low-ranking family that clamored to create ten aristocratic families."

Xu Youyou: ...

The top ten aristocratic families seem to have become low for some unknown reason.

"Apricot Grove Spring Swallows, an enamel painting made by Emperor Qianlong, this is so beautiful!"

It was rare for Xu Youyou to hear noise in the quiet exhibition hall.

No matter how beautiful the Ru kiln is, it can only be viewed from a distance every year. However, the newly delivered porcelain may be put on the auction table, and may be bought by someone and hidden away. Naturally, people are more interested in the new treasures.

Xu Youyou and Lu Jingyao inevitably turned their heads, and when they got closer, they saw that the centerpiece was a small white bowl.

The shape of the vessel is elegant and the body of the bowl is fine. There are patterns of spring scenery of apricot forest and two swallows flying side by side painted on the bowl, which looks very interesting.

On the other side are two lines of poetry: "The jade scissors pierce through the flowers, and the colorful clothes return with the moon."

"It's a poem by Shen Shixing of the Ming Dynasty. It fits perfectly with the painting on this bottle when placed here." Xu Youyou said softly.

As he was speaking, the person showing the enamel bowl turned it over in his hand, revealing the blue signature on the bottom: "Made in the Qianlong Period".

Xu Youyou wanted to try it, but there were many people queuing up. Her porcelain identification skills had been maxed out now. If she took a closer look, she would know that such an interesting and vibrant pattern could not be imitated by a fake.

"A rare heirloom." Xu Youyou concluded.

Lu Jingyao nodded: "If you think it is good, then it must be right."

Xu Youyou asked, "Do you want to buy it?"

Lu Jingyao shook his head and pointed to Xu Youyou at the middle-aged man who was carefully examining the porcelain.

"With this gentleman here, the porcelain from the Qianlong period will not fall into the hands of others."

Xu Youyou asked, "A master of porcelain?"

Lu Jingyao shook his head: "He personally loves collecting Qianlong antiques."

Xu Youyou thought of Qianlong's farmhouse aesthetic. Although the porcelain craftsmanship in the Qianlong period had reached perfection, it was mostly for showmanship, and aesthetics was a matter of personal opinion.

The middle-aged man in front of him, who is obsessed with collecting Qianlong antiques, has a handsome face, elegant temperament, and simple clothes. He looks like the handsome uncle who was once popular.

Xu Youyou found it really hard to imagine that such a person could have such a crazy resonance with Qianlong. After all, from the outside, he looked like someone who loved Yongzheng porcelain.

"This piece of porcelain from the Qianlong period is particularly simple and elegant, and is very worth collecting," said Xu Youyou.

Lu Jingyao nodded in agreement.

Xu Youyou continued to look at the collections brought by others, but she finished quickly. In addition to the small Qianlong enameled bowl, there was also a Yongle blue and white jade pot vase.

Apart from this, there was no other porcelain in the small hall.

Xu Youyou looked at Lu Jingyao with a puzzled look. It was such a big hall, but with only a few porcelain pieces, it looked quite deserted.

Lu Jingyao explained, "It's better to have less than too much. Every year, guests usually bring no more than five pieces of porcelain. If it's not top-quality porcelain, collectors won't bring it at all."