A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage) novel Chapter 203

He was the one who selected the blue and white porcelain. Ye Fan was not only questioning Eight Treasure Hall's reputation but also Han Shao-Jie's judgment.

So when they heard Ye Fan's words, they were naturally unhappy.

"That's right, Mr Ye. What did you mean by that? Why would I lose all my money by buying this piece?" asked Shen Fei quizzically.

Ye Fan laughed softly, "Why else? Of course, it's because this thing in your hands isn't an authentic piece from the Yuan Dynasty. It's probably worth far less than you paid. In other words, it's a fake."

What?

Everyone was shocked by Ye Fan.

Yang He was even angrier. "That's nonsense!"

"Eight Treasure Hall is reputable in the antique circles and everyone in Yunzhou's antique circles knows how trustworthy Eight Treasure Hall is! The year before, when a Tang Yin original emerged and shocked all the collectors of Yunzhou, Eight Treasure Hall was the one who sold it. Last year, the copybook that got sold at an astronomical ten million at the Yunzhou auction came from Eight Treasure Hall too. Just last month, Eight Treasure Hall sold a perfectly maintained cloisonne from the Guanxu era."

"We have proven over the years that Eight Treasure Hall sells only authentic pieces and welcomes its customers to check them. Eight Treasure Hall is a 100-year-old establishment, and our repute is everything to us. Even if we have nothing to sell, we'll never stoop so low as to sell fakes as genuine pieces and wreck our honor! How can a youngster like you who doesn't know better say such nonsense! How can you accuse us of passing off counterfeit goods as genuine antiques? If you don't explain yourself now, I'll not let this slide even if you're Young Master Shen's friend!" Yang He was so livid that his fury shot sky-high.

His angry words were like a tidal wave and clanged as loudly as shocking thunder as he scolded Ye Fan ferociously. His ice-cold furious voice reverberated through the sixth floor.

The reason Eight Treasure Hall could stand on their own two feet in the antique circles was because of their brand reputation.

Eight Treasure Hall had clear lines between authentic pieces and fakes.

But Ye Fan was eroding the very foundation that Eight Treasure Hall relied on to survive, it was only natural for Yang He to be furious.

Shen Fei also looked at Ye Fan and said, "Mr Ye, are you mistaken? The boss is right about Eight Treasure Hall's reputation. My father bought that Tang Yan original from here too. How can this blue and white porcelain be fake?”

The commotion attracted Su Yuan-Shan and the others to come over.

At first, they were curious about what made the shop owner so mad.

Then when they saw Ye Fan among them, Qiu Mu-Cheng and Su Qian almost went insane.

"Damn it, it's him again! What is wrong with this stupid country bumpkin?! Is he deliberately stirring trouble for us?” Su Qian spat angrily.

Qiu Mu-Cheng was both worried and upset. She hurried over to pull Ye Fan back. At the same time, she looked apologetically at Yang He as she apologized profusely, "I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. He really doesn't mean to offend you. I'll take him away now."

Qiu Mu-Cheng's little face went pale. After she apologized to Yang He, she dragged Ye Fan out.

"Why aren't you moving? Can't you even stay out of trouble for a moment? Do you even know anything about antiques? If you don't know anything, then are you embarrassing yourself on purpose?"

Qiu Mu-Cheng was genuinely infuriated too.

She couldn't believe there was a man like this who went around making trouble and acted like he knew everything.

Women got married in the hope of finding refuge from wind and rain. Not so that her husband could go around and cause trouble.

But Ye Fan had no intention of leaving. He only looked at Qiu Mu-Cheng and said calmly, "Do you think I am saying nonsense too?"

"If not?! Don't tell me you're a master appraiser?" shouted Qiu Mu-Cheng with her eyes red.

She didn't expect Ye Fan to continue saying such things at this point in time. He made Qiu Mu-Cheng even angrier now.

At first, Ye Fan remained expressionless, then he laughed bitterly at himself. "Then again, in your eyes, I'm just a driver from the countryside. But Qiu Mu-Cheng, I'm going to prove who's really lying."