Siheyuan's Journey Through the Ages

Chapter 111 Super Double Happiness
The old man Zhao Dongyuan pretended to think for a while, then said, "Mr. Ma, I really can't tell what you two are saying. I'm afraid this matter is going to be troublesome."

"No trouble, no trouble. Since Mr. Zhao wants to play, I will play with you." Ma Qing said confidently.

Ma Qing looked at his lawyer. Liang Haowen understood immediately and took out the certification documents he had prepared from his briefcase, but his heart was beating fast.

He pulled Ma Qing over and whispered in Ma Qing's ear, "This is going to be difficult. We were in a hurry at the time and didn't take a photo of the necklace. We only had a description of its features. Now it's hard to argue with the excuse they gave us."

Ma Qing patted Liang Haowen's arm and said, "It's okay, just take it one step at a time."

Zhao Dongyuan took the document, read it carefully, asked for Ma Qing's necklace, and carefully compared it with the text in the document.

"Mr. Ma, this doesn't explain anything. It's just a text description, and the characteristic flaws are basically on the necklace, but there is no description of the main body of the ruby. It's difficult to deal with."

"Haha, old man, actually you know very well what's going on here. If you say so, I have nothing to say. But do you really think I don't have photos? Do you want to take a gamble?" Ma Qing laughed.

"I'll give you two options. One is to buy this necklace for 15 yuan and I'll pretend nothing happened. If you insist on seeing the evidence, then the price is not just 15 yuan." Ma Qing began to make his point.

Zhao Dongyuan was in a dilemma at this time. The other party's lawyer did not produce any strong evidence. Logically speaking, this guy should not have any evidence in his hands, but he seemed so confident. What choice should he make?

“What the hell do you want? 15, or even a higher price. Who do you think you are? I advise you to leave the necklace and take the 3000 yuan and leave. Otherwise, I won’t even want this broken necklace of yours, and I will put you in jail.” Qian Kun was really proud of himself at this time. He suddenly realized that he was so smart.

Ma Qing ignored him, pretending that this stick didn't exist, and looked at Zhao Dongyuan steadily, waiting for his reply.

Zhao Dongyuan thought for a long time, raised his head, and said with a smile, "Mr. Ma, as a businessman, I have always had a gambling nature. You see, I built such a big jewelry business through repeated struggles."

Ma Qing laughed out loud. Zhao Dongyuan was playing his cards openly. He had some morals but not much, and some bottom line but not high. If you have evidence, I will admit defeat. If you don't have evidence, I'm sorry. Just do what you have to do.

Ma Qing was too lazy to say anything else. He took out a few photos from his pocket and threw them on the table. These photos captured Ma Qing's necklace from 360 degrees without any blind spots. There were also clear photos of Ma Qing holding and wearing the necklace.

These photos were of course taken by Ma Qing in the space at the very beginning and developed using the photo paper of that era. Ma Qing has always been a cautious person, but he did not expect that they would come in handy at this time.

Zhao Dongyuan looked at the photos and his eyes twitched slightly. "Mr. Ma, please tell me your conditions. This necklace is indeed yours. I didn't expect my son-in-law to do such a thing. It is really a misfortune for our family. If it really doesn't work, I can send him to jail. I can't let his bad name ruin the reputation of my Zhao Jewelry Store."

"Did you hear that, my General Manager Qian? Your father-in-law said you are a bad apple." Ma Qing turned and said to Qian Kun.

"You..." Qian Kun was so angry that he couldn't speak.

Zhao Dongyuan's words were even colder: "He is not the general manager of Zhao's Jewelry Store. He was just an ordinary manager before. After this happened, he will have nothing to do with Zhao's Jewelry Store." "Dad..." Qian Kun shouted, but was interrupted by Zhao Dongyuan's vicious eyes.

Ma Qing didn't care about that. Although Zhao Dongyuan showed his attitude that Ma Qing shouldn't go too far and that he would at most send his son-in-law to jail, he still held up three fingers and said, "Three hundred thousand. This ruby ​​necklace made in the Russian court is sold to you."

"This price is too high." Zhao Dongyuan said with a frown.

"I'm willing to accept the loss, Mr. Zhao. I think you are also a person who knows the value of things. The market price of this necklace is at least 4 US dollars, but if you tell a good story, you can sell it for 10 US dollars. This kind of thing can be a family heirloom."

Ma Qing really didn't want to find another store to sell this troublesome necklace, so she handed the necklace to Zhao Dongyuan and said, "You may make less money at this price, but you will definitely not lose money. Why don't you take another look? I think, with the reputation of Zhao's Jewelry Store, you will not miss this price."

Zhao Dongyuan also understood the hidden meaning of Ma Qing's words and sighed, "Okay, but we have to sign an agreement. What happened today cannot be known to others."

Ma Qing refused directly. "Mr. Zhao's idea is really naive. How could I sign any agreement? So many people saw what happened today, and you still want to block the news. It's ridiculous. I can only make a gentleman's agreement with you. I will not take the initiative to tell this matter. As long as you don't cause trouble for me, I don't want to cause trouble either."

"Actually, I came here to sell this necklace today just to get some money to start a new life in Hong Kong. Who could have thought that your son-in-law would do such a thing? Fortunately, I was prepared. People are evil. Such an agreement is useless."

Zhao Dongyuan had no choice. In this situation, he just wanted to solve the matter as soon as possible. He ordered: "Old Zhao, go find the accountant and complete the transaction. I'm tired, so I'll go back first."

After saying that, Zhao Dongyuan glared at Qian Kun fiercely, and the two of them left the reception room.

Ma Qing patted Liang Haowen and said, "Lawyer Liang, I'm leaving this transaction to you. You have to make it clear to me. Don't leave any tails for me."

"It's a small matter. Leave it to me." Liang Haowen nodded, and left the reception room with the appraiser Lao Zhao to complete the final transaction.

"That's it. It's really boring." Elizabeth, who watched the whole show from beginning to end, complained.

"I didn't expect Miss Elizabeth could speak Chinese." Ma Qing finally reacted at this time. If this foreign girl didn't understand Chinese, how could she watch this farce with such interest from beginning to end.

"Tsk, I grew up in Hong Kong, and my Cantonese is better than yours."

"So that's how it is. I was wondering why a foreigner like you is so gossipy. It turns out it's because you grew up drinking Hong Kong water." Ma Qing said as he looked at Elizabeth's freckled face, thinking to himself, it's a pity that your face is still a typical foreigner's, what a pity.

(End of this chapter)