"Boss, how much is this?" Chen Yiyang pointed at a glass cup on the stall and asked.

"This one?" The boss gave Chen Yiyang a strange look, "Why do you want this thing? I use it to press the cloth on the ground, otherwise, it'll get blown away by the wind."

"I feel like this was polished from a stone by someone, I want to buy it back and study it." Chen Yiyang answered calmly.

"I think so too; otherwise why does this cup look so strange? If you want it, give me ten yuan and take it." The stall owner said.

"Six yuan, make it a lucky number." Bargaining at such little stalls has become instinctual for Chen Yiyang.

But here, if you don't bargain, whatever price they say, you just accept it.

It would actually make others feel odd.

"Alright, alright." The boss didn't expect to make money off this thing anyway and completed the transaction with Chen Yiyang directly.

And thus, a treasure worthy of being placed in the National Museum fell into Chen Yiyang's hands.

Of course, it's really not the boss's fault for selling this treasure so cheaply.

You could only say this Warring States Crystal Cup really doesn't look like it's from the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Period.

Warring States Crystal Cup image.

Besides the Warring States Crystal Cup in Chen Yiyang's hands, currently, Huaxia has only one other known example—the treasure at the Lin'an Museum.

And the Warring States Crystal Cup at Lin'an Museum has a rather outlandish origin.

Because it was picked up by archaeological staff from a severely looted tomb.

That's right.

As a burial item, this Warring States Crystal Cup was left solely behind after all other burial items in the tomb were stolen by grave robbers.

Moreover, when archaeological staff first arrived and surveyed the looted tomb, they hardly thought this thing was a product of the Warring States Period.

The archaeological staff even thought it was a cup left behind by the grave robbers for drinking water, casually discarded in the tomb.

But the archaeological staff realized afterward.

Considering the age we live in, who would carry a glass cup for drinking water anymore when you could just buy a bottle of mineral water?

Thus, the archaeological staff took this item for carbon-14 dating, and ultimately confirmed that this cup, which in appearance looks no different from a modern glass, was a hand-polished crystal cup from the Warring States Period.

And because it was hand-polished, the cup's walls are very thick, making it appear double-layered, though it's actually single-layered.

You could only say, things like cups are like axes. No matter how technology develops, the fundamental shape remains almost unchanged.

Chen Yiyang took the cup to meet with Yang Chengru.

Yang Chengru had recently arrived in Lin'an and lived in a single-person apartment arranged by the organization.

Holding the crystal cup, Chen Yiyang knocked and entered directly.

"What's with the glass cup in your hand?" Yang Chengru asked curiously, looking at Chen Yiyang.

"Just bought it from a street stall." Chen Yiyang casually placed the cup on the table.

"You bought a glass cup from a stall?" Yang Chengru, knowing Chen Yiyang has quite some achievements in antiques, curiously picked up the glass cup and looked at it for a while.

"This doesn't look like an antique, does it?" Yang Chengru expressed his doubt.

The appearance of this Warring States Crystal Cup is indeed quite misleading.

"Haven't you visited the Lin'an Museum after being here for so many days?"

"Not yet, I've got a heap of things. I was parachuted here and have a lot to handle. Lin'an is now emphasizing development based on technology and internet enterprises, whereas I've always been in charge of physical factories. I'm not very familiar with this area, need to learn."

"I see." Chen Yiyang nodded, "Then when you have time to visit the museum, you can take this crystal cup with you."

Chen Yiyang directly left the crystal cup with Yang Chengru.

Because for something of such value, leaving it here is actually safer.

Who would dare steal from the district chief's apartment?

Yang Chengru realized from what Chen Yiyang said that this crystal cup is likely not simple.

But the two had more important things to discuss, so they temporarily set the crystal cup matter aside.

For politically driven people, besides the Heirloom Seal of the Realm, no other antiques make much difference to their eyes.

"I've heard you're doing quite well in the game field now."

"I own a game publishing company and a brokerage firm," Chen Yiyang briefly introduced the situation of these two companies.

"Move here, I'll get you tax benefits and good policies."

"Benefits and policies aren't necessary," Chen Yiyang said, "But I've recently had a minor conflict with Tengxu's game department and need some protection."

Chen Yiyang subtly hinted.

Actually, the conflict between him and Tengxu's game department isn't enough for Tengxu to attack him legally.

However, Chen Yiyang said this to hopefully get some early protection.

Now, he's quite a big deal. His presence on the internet is continuously increasing along with his growing assets.

Inevitably, he'll be targeted in the future.

If no one at the top provides clear protection and he gets captured, that wouldn't be fun.

Chen Yiyang's online reputation is currently not that significant, without enough means to protect himself.

Yang Chengru listened to Chen Yiyang's words.

After a few minutes of silence.

He suddenly stretched out his hand to Chen Yiyang and said, "Let's take care of each other in the future."

"Through fortune and adversity, together." Chen Yiyang and Yang Chengru shook hands.

After leaving Yang Chengru's place, Chen Yiyang returned to the hotel.

He was staying in a suite of a five-star hotel, renting it for three months at once.

Of course, compared to the hotel, he still prefers an apartment a bit more.

But for a moment, he hasn't found an apartment he likes.

So he rented several large safes in the hotel suite for now, planning to move when he buys an apartment or villa later.

The reason for not buying now is that Chen Yiyang thinks the housing prices in Lin'an are somewhat inflated; he doesn't want to take that on.

Just as he was saying he didn't want to buy property.

The next morning, Chen Yiyang looked at today's information when he woke up.

The information showed there was a cheap judicial auction villa available, priced about thirty percent lower than the normal market rate.

So Chen Yiyang let his accountant go and buy this property, while he was too lazy to deal with such matters.

After all, unlike antique hunting, letting others help with bargain hunting too frequently would raise suspicion, needing personal involvement.

But waking up early, Chen Yiyang wasn't in a good mood and didn't want to handle these minor matters.

The reason for his bad mood was that he was inexplicably posted and cursed online by someone.

The one cursing wasn't anyone else; it was a junior editor at Tengxu News, and the entire article was posted on Tengxu News's website.

If someone hadn't forwarded the link to him, Chen Yiyang wouldn't have known.

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