He's Actually A Sexy Girl? I Erected!

Chapter 362: 【362】So I take it this zither is now mine? _1

“To hell with that, do you really take me for a fool?”

Xu Xinling was first stunned, then cursed with a laugh.

“It seems you’re not that dumb after all, but why do you like doing dumb things? Don’t you know that girl was scamming you?” Tang Feng couldn’t help but complain.

Xu Xinling shrugged, “Actually, I had my suspicions early on that she was scamming me. But then I thought, that bit of money doesn’t mean much to me. What if she really has her difficulties? So, I thought I’d help however much I could.”

Tang Feng couldn’t help feeling impressed, “I didn’t expect beneath your devilish exterior, there actually lies a heart of a Bodhisattva.”

“Who are you calling a devilish exterior?”

Upon hearing this remark, Xu Xinling started to get worked up again.

The two of them horsed around as they meandered from stall to stall and soon arrived at a small booth.

The stall owner was a middle-aged man in his fifties, wearing glasses, appearing refined and scholarly.

On his booth, there was only one ancient guqin.

The guqin was pitch-black all over, its lacquer peeling off in some places, not looking particularly appealing.

Next to it, a piece of paper weighted down by a rock, was covered in writing that explained why he was selling the qin.

It briefly stated that his son had gotten into a fight with some hooligans and stabbed two people.

Now those two families were demanding a compensation of half a million for medical expenses, otherwise his son would face imprisonment.

Therefore, he put up his family heirloom guqin for sale, priced at 500,000.

A crowd had gathered around, yet no one seemed to want to buy.

However, the moment Tang Feng approached the guqin, his system suddenly issued a prompt.

“Ding, system has scanned a Lu Wang Zhi Zhong He Qin!”

“Item name: Zhu Changfeng Lu Wang Zhi Zhong He Qin

Appraisal: Genuine

Era: Ming Dynasty Wanli Era

Estimated value: 10 million

Item details…”

When he saw the system’s scan information, he was utterly astounded.

Who would have thought that this unremarkable guqin was actually an invaluable treasure.

As he was discreetly examining the guqin,

Xu Xinling, who had been through several scams earlier, became wary and scoffed softly, “Another scam.”

Onlookers nearby nodded in agreement, clearly sharing her sentiment.

Yet the bespectacled middle-aged man merely glanced up at her and said nothing in defense, continuing to sit demurely.

Seeing that he didn’t even dare to retort, Xu Xinling was even more certain she was right.

She then looked towards Tang Feng triumphantly. Though she said nothing, her meaning was clear.

She was obviously saying, “See, I’ve gotten smarter, right? Praise me.”

Tang Feng was rendered completely speechless by this self-righteous foolish woman.

She would surely marry someone very rich because if he wasn’t, he might be ruined by her spending.

Not bothering to correct her, he slowly crouched down and was about to pluck the strings of the qin.

But the man grabbed his wrist before he could touch it, “What are you doing?”

Tang Feng looked up with a smile, “I need to verify the merchandise first to know if it’s worth 500,000.”

However, the man stubbornly shook his head, “This qin is only for those who are destined to have it; you can look but cannot touch.”

Tang Feng finally understood why everyone around was watching but no one was asking the price.

It was too unreasonable.

After all, asking for 500,000 was no small amount.

Look but can’t touch, who would dare to buy it?

“This is obviously a scam, why else would he be afraid of people touching it? We’re not going to be the suckers here, let’s go.” Xu Xinling tugged at Tang Feng’s clothes.

But the middle-aged man remained unmoved, with an indifferent take-it-or-leave-it attitude.

After a brief contemplation, Tang Feng made a firm decision, “Alright, I’ll buy it for 500,000.”

Xu Xinling immediately panicked, “Are you crazy? Didn’t you say these sob stories are always scams?”

Tang Feng simply smiled at her, “If it’s a scam that even you can spot, then it’s most likely not a scam.”

This statement was somewhat confusing, and Xu Xinling’s brain couldn’t quite process it in time.

What does it mean that if I can spot the scam, then it’s probably not a scam?

Is it a scam or not?

Not just her, but the surrounding spectators were also discussing amongst themselves.

“This guy is too impulsive; this is clearly a trap and he’s jumping straight into it.”

“Heh, the one thing there’s no shortage of in this world is fools; there’s always someone who thinks they’re the only sober one amongst drunks.”

“It’s obvious that this guy is a country bumpkin who’s never seen this kind of trick before; he’s probably going to get utterly swindled.”

“Sigh, it’s not easy for rural folks to scrape together 500,000, that’s probably all the savings from his family.”

“Hmph, greed gets you nowhere; if he gets scammed, it serves him right…”

Even the bespectacled middle-aged man looked at Tang Feng with a hint of surprise.

He had planned to take the qin to a TV show today for an expert valuation.

But, to his dismay, the show required a security deposit of 10,000 yuan.

Being broke at the time, he had no money to pay the deposit, so he decided to sell the qin at the market.

This qin was a family heirloom, and he didn’t know its exact value.

In any case, he needed 500,000 yuan to cover the medical expenses demanded by the families of those his son had injured.

So he just tagged it at 500,000 yuan.

He was an educated man and didn’t want to garner sympathy by selling a sob story like others, so he had written the backstory on a paper.

Yet all morning, there had been little interest.

On the rare occasion someone did show up, he wouldn’t let them touch the qin, and they left cursing and ranting.

Tang Feng was the first to make a direct offer, which surprised the man greatly.

“Are you sure you saw it clearly? I’m asking for 500,000, not a cent less.” The man was worried that Tang Feng hadn’t seen the price clear or was planning to haggle, so he reminded him.

“I saw it, 500,000, not a cent less. Do you want cash, or should I transfer it?” Tang Feng asked nonchalantly with a smile. @@novelbin@@

“Transfer… transfer it,” the middle-aged man gave him an account number.

Tang Feng, without any hesitation, took out his phone, promptly operated it, and transferred 500,000 to him.

After a while, the man received a text message from the bank on his phone.

He was so afraid of misreading it he checked several times to make sure it was indeed 500,000 that had been transferred before he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

His son was finally going to be saved.

“So… this qin is mine now?”

Tang Feng tentatively asked.