Super-rich: Spending money is just a job!

Xiaomeng lifted the small lid and found that there was a grinding trough inside.

If someone has never seen it before, they really wouldn't be able to figure out what it's used for.

Charlie asked her, "Dream, what is this? It doesn't seem to be a box for storing things."

"This is a tea grinder, used to grind tea cakes." Xiaomeng didn't mention which dynasty it was from, but it was an antique. "You're missing a matching part; without the grinding wheel, it's useless."

Xiaomeng found a picture of a Chinese medicine grinder and explained to the family how to use it. Charlie's family all exclaimed how exquisite the tea-drinking utensils were.

Xiaomeng picked up the silver box next to the tea grinder. The pattern looked like a set, so it must be a tea box. It also had a silver base with gilded patterns.

Charlie asked about the value of the item, and Xiaomeng shrugged, “This kind of silverware is too niche; even in our country, very few collectors are interested in it.”

Moreover, judging from the pattern, it's not something used by the imperial court.

Even if it's just a regular antique silver item, it's probably worth a few thousand pounds.

Charlie was a little disappointed. "Only a few thousand pounds?"

"Otherwise, what do you think it might be worth more? If it were antique jewelry or something belonging to the concubines in the imperial harem, it might be worth a little more."

The domestic antique market has not been doing well in recent years.

"Many things won't fetch a good price at auction, you should hold onto them for a while longer." Xiaomeng explained to him.

Xiaomeng was worried that they wouldn't understand the market for antiques in China, so she took off her gold and silver filigree and gemstone-inlaid headdress and explained it to them.

Tell them just how exquisite real court jewelry can be.

Tell them about the techniques used and the amount of manpower required, so they can experience the intricacy of the headdress with their eyes and touch.

When they saw the intricate openwork details of the jewelry, they were stunned. Without careful observation, they would never have known that genuine Chinese aristocratic court jewelry was like this.

None of their family's antique collections can compare to the casual item on Xiaomeng's head.

“No wonder you looked down on that porcelain plate. You’ve really seen too many good things,” Charlie said in a complicated tone.

"Hehe, these are all the fruits of the wisdom and hard work of the working people." Xiaomeng felt quite proud to see that they knew their stuff.

Mrs. Charlie asked, "Can you order this kind of gold hairpin from the jewelry company you just mentioned?" Mrs. Charlie was really tempted.

Xiaomeng assured, "Yes, we do have some, but there aren't many styles."

This headdress was custom-made by a specialized intangible cultural heritage studio. If you foreigners want to buy the same one, it might be a bit difficult.”

"Haha, I knew it! You guys always keep your high-end luxury goods hidden from us. Just like your premium tea." Charlie was quite knowledgeable. "I even saw it on TikTok."

Xiaomeng immediately retorted, "Nonsense, I'll definitely sell it as long as you pay me, I'm just afraid you'll think it's too expensive."

"The problem is, we've never even heard of it, so how are we supposed to buy it? We also have absolutely no idea what your so-called intangible cultural heritage studio is. Even luxury brands in our country advertise regularly. You don't even advertise. How are we supposed to know about you or buy from you?"

“What you said makes sense, but good things from our area don’t have trouble selling anyway. Everyone’s handmade orders are booked for months ahead, so it doesn’t seem like we need to do any advertising.”

This gave Charlie something to use against them. "See? I told you, you just didn't want to sell."

Tsk, Xiaomeng thought about it carefully and realized that what the foreigner said actually made some sense.

"If I opened a shop here that specializes in selling Chinese luxury goods, would you be willing to buy from it?"

"Of course we'd love to know what luxury items you all own."

"I need to give you some background information first, but it's okay. I'm already planning to open a museum there, and I can sell some merchandise on the side."

……

Without hesitation, Xiaomeng contacted a friend, bought a small building in the Windmill Country, and renovated it into a museum. She also hired local international students to work as guides.

The museum is dedicated to exhibiting exquisite intangible cultural heritage items such as traditional Chinese embroidery, jewelry, and bags. All of these items were brought from China.

These are all high-quality items that she collected at high prices from her young friends in China who are engaged in intangible cultural heritage creation.

The prices are certainly not low, but good things are good things, you can tell with the naked eye. Not to mention those who can handle them themselves.

Those luxury goods are completely different from modern industrial products.

Xiaomeng brought many treasures to her family museum, including a double-sided embroidered screen worth millions, a performance-grade yaoqin worth 1.7 million, and a cloud-winged phoenix-tail fan, among others.

It also contains various oriental-style jewelry, but of course there are no antiques; all of them are works passed down by modern artisans.

These items would be worth millions in China, but they're displayed in Xiaomeng's museum. If anyone wants to buy them, the price must be the same in Euros.

Xiaomeng's museum isn't open to just anyone; you need to buy a ticket to enter.

But there are really a lot of beautiful things inside.

Xiaomeng also set up a shop next to the museum to sell souvenirs. Things like Zhuang brocade handbags, exquisite porcelain cups, and small jewelry that cost a few hundred yuan in China can be sold for hundreds or thousands of euros in this shop.

She also spent money to create a website for the store to sell domestic intangible cultural heritage products, directly selling these Chinese "luxury goods" online.