This doubt had been lingering in Gu Mian's mind, and no matter how hard she thought about it, she couldn't figure out a clue. (Cotton Candy)

  She went to Professor Wang's side to make some inquiries and confirmed that Professor Wang had not helped her arrange anything with Hai Yun, nor had anyone else she knew done anything about it.

  "Don't think about it, it's not a big deal anyway. You won't be at a disadvantage, maybe you really did well and they took notice of you. The auction is about to start, I see your side is getting busy too, you need to get energized." Bai Fangfang comforted Gu Mian who looked uncertain.

  "It can't be helped." Gu Mian sighed and nodded.

  "It's time, I have to go to work, or else I'll get scolded again." Bai Fangfang quickly shoveled a few mouthfuls of food from her plate.

  "I should be going back too." Gu Mei shook her head and stood up with Bai Fangfang to leave the restaurant.

  Bai Fangfang finally got rid of the days of sorting out documents all day, and in the past few days, she was busy helping to set up the venue. Although it was also tiring, she was full of energy.

  Since Gu Mei entered the appraisal room, things have been developing in a strange direction. She can clearly feel that Director Zhou is being too kind to her. The tasks assigned to her are all easy and can be used for training, much better than those given to other appraisal assistants.

  While others were busy running around to fetch materials and data, she followed the appraiser in circles, assisting on the side while observing the appraisal, absorbing all sorts of knowledge. This made several other appraisal assistants frequently glance at her, secretly guessing how powerful her background was.

  It feels terrible to be randomly guessed by others, and it's even more unbearable when you don't know what's going on yourself but are being speculated about. However, she can't come out and explain the situation, and even if she did say that she didn't understand what was happening either, others probably wouldn't believe her.

  "Be careful, if you break one, it's all over!" Gu Meng had just walked into the appraisal room and saw Director Zhou directing a few people to carefully put several pieces of porcelain that would be auctioned off at this auction into boxes.

  Of course, those that can be packed into boxes are all appraised by professionals, among which several pieces were still being watched by Gu Xiang while the appraiser was appraising.

  After several people had successfully put things in order, Director Zhou called Gu Mei to his side: "Gu Mei, on the day of the auction, you will assist the appraiser in preparing the items for auction. When necessary, be responsible for delivering the items to the stage. This task is very important, so be extra careful."

  Gu Mei almost couldn't believe her ears, following the appraiser around in circles for days. At most, she was arranged to write some written materials and make a record of the text, never having used her hands to touch those auction items.

  The appraiser at the auction house is very careful. For someone like Gu Xiang who has just come to intern and doesn't know if he's relying on connections, they maintain a cautious attitude, basically not allowing him to casually touch the items for sale, fearing that something might go wrong and it would be hard to explain later.

  Ke Zhou's words obviously gave her an opportunity for close contact. Moreover, this task is not only important but also a matter of face.

  But... it's obvious that this shouldn't be left to a newly arrived appraisal assistant like me.

  On the bright side, this is an opportunity for Gu Mianlu to gain face. It's a recognition of her abilities, but on the downside, if she makes any mistakes inside, it won't be easy to smooth things over.

  Gu Meng secretly glanced at Director Zhou in front of her, if she made any mistakes, Director Zhou who arranged this task for her would also be held responsible, it shouldn't be that he wanted to frame her, right?

  "Director Zhou, this burden is too heavy for me. I just arrived not long ago and don't have much experience. I think it's better..." Gu Mian felt that something was fishy about this matter and decided it was better not to get involved blindly.

  "It's okay, it's not like you have to go on stage. It's just that if necessary, that's all, don't worry about it. Basically, your help won't be needed, at most you'll just be assisting from the side, so they won't be too busy to handle it." Director Zhou waved his hand towards Gu Mian: "It's settled then, go take care of your own business!"

  Director Zhou did not allow Gu Mengru to refute and turned around to leave the appraisal room.

  Now that's good, as soon as Director Zhou left, Gu Mei immediately became the focus of everyone's attention, and the gaze looking at her was even more dazzling.

  Not enough manpower?

  Not to mention the staff of the auction house itself, but these newcomers who have just been recruited are not few. Why should such a good thing be taken by Gu Mian?

  Suddenly, a faint sour smell wafted through the air.

  "Manager Gu is really good to you." Tian Tian said with a sour tone.

  Gu Meng looked at Tian Tian's eyes and saw the envy and jealousy that she couldn't hide, and didn't know what to say.

  It's not just Tian Tian, the other appraisal assistants present also showed this emotion to varying degrees. Gu Mingzhen wanted to throw up her hands in frustration: Director Zhou, are you helping or harming her?!

  Director Zhou left the appraisal room and soon turned into a safe passage, picked up his mobile phone and quickly dialed a number.

  The other end rang for a few seconds before connecting: "Hello..."

  "It's all arranged." Manager Zhou said with a smile, his tone hinting at a subtle attempt to curry favor.

  "Thank you," he said in a low voice.

  "It's nothing, just a piece of cake, and there's no need to worry about the rest, I guarantee it'll be fine." Manager Zhou vigilantly paid attention to the surroundings.

  "Uh-huh." The other party responded.

  The director looked around and saw no one paying attention, then lowered his voice and said a few words to the person on the phone before hanging up and returning to normal, walking out.

  Although others were dissatisfied in their hearts, Director Zhou had already spoken up and only said that Gu Mei would help out on the side without specifically stating what position she would take, so everyone just muttered a few words under their breath while putting on an air of nothing being amiss.

  As the auction approached, the entire auction house became busy. The appraisal room received many items from others every day. Perhaps because Director Zhou attached great importance to Gu Qing, Gu Qing was treated coldly by some people in the appraisal room, and even Tian Tian became somewhat distant from her.

  Facing such a situation, she has trouble finding someone to help her with anything. Either this person is busy with their own tasks or that one has been assigned new duties, leaving her to complete some things on her own. She's busy from dawn till dusk like a spinning top, wishing she had three heads and six arms.

  It's just that there are also benefits to this, Gu Ming can clearly feel that she has made a lot of progress, except for the beginning when she was a bit flustered, but afterwards she was basically able to handle it, and those appraisers who had some opinions about her saw that she worked quickly and well, their attitude also became more gentle, and during the appraisal they would also give her a few more pointers.

  For the first time, she was allowed to touch an auction item, a Qing dynasty white jade gold-inlaid fish-patterned flower-shaped bowl.

  "This Qing dynasty white jade goldfish patterned bowl, with a length of 17.15 cm, width of 11.6 cm and height of 4.7 cm. Judging from the quality of the jade, shape and decorative style, it should be a Khotan jade ware. Do you know what Khotan jade ware is?" asked Mr. Feng, an appraiser, to Gu Xiang.

  "I know." Gu Ming nodded: "The production of ancient jade artifacts reached its peak in the Qing dynasty. Especially during the Qianlong period, the economy and culture were fully restored and developed, and the production of jade artifacts also appeared unprecedented prosperity. During the Qianlong period, apart from producing traditional Chinese jade artifacts, they also introduced and imitated foreign jade art pieces. The most famous one is Hitudusitan jade. Hitudusitan jade artifacts are actually Islamic jade artifacts or Muslim jade artifacts."

  The name of Khutan was personally examined by Emperor Qianlong, and in the Qing dynasty, Khutan was located in northern India. It included Kashmir and western Pakistan, and its jade materials were mostly Hetian jade and Yarkand nephrite from southern Xinjiang.

  Honduran jade carvers often use solid-colored jade to carve, one vessel in one color, especially white or light green jade with high transparency. This is in sharp contrast to traditional Chinese jade carvings which often retain the natural skin of the jade or use multicolored jade.

  Because locals believe that jade tableware can avoid poison, generally more practical bowls, cups, washbasins, plates and teapots are used for dining utensils, without the ritual jades and pendants commonly seen in Chinese jade.

  Due to its use of water grinding technology, the embryo is thin and has the saying "Xi Kun Yu Gong Qiao Wu Bi. Water grinding jade thin as paper".

  "No kidding, it seems you're quite serious about your studies in school. Rarely do I see you not busy. Tell me, what's your take on this bowl?" Mr. Feng said with a smile to Gu Mian.

  Gu Xiang knew that this bowl was not something sent by others for auction, but was collected by the auction house itself. It had been appraised a long time ago, and today was just a final check before the auction, and Mr. Feng just wanted to test her.

  "This bowl is made of white jade, semi-transparent and free of impurities. The bowl is shaped like a flower petal, with a double-ear shape resembling a lotus bud, and an oval-shaped foot. The inner wall of the bowl features a gold-painted small fish pattern, with some slight peeling off; the outer wall has raised teeth patterns and flower petal patterns on the upper and lower edges, while the abdomen is fully decorated with gold-painted branch and leaf patterns, exhibiting very obvious characteristics of Khitan jade ware." Gu Yan spoke in a low voice, unable to help but admire the exquisite craftsmanship of this bowl.

  She stretched out her left hand and lightly touched the side of the bowl, and a warmth immediately spread through her hand, not hot but much better than touching ordinary jade, joy arose in her heart, and from the bottom of her heart came the sound of water splashing as fish swam and flicked their tails, making one's spirit drift away.

  "The jade bowl feels warm and smooth to the touch, with a rich oily texture. There is a thin layer of glaze on the surface, although some of the gold foil has come off, but it doesn't affect its understated yet luxurious beauty. It's undoubtedly a fine piece." Gu Mei reluctantly put her hand back.

  "It's a great piece, I estimate this bowl to be worth at least 5 million, and the auction price will definitely be even better. It's one of the important items in this auction. When we first got this bowl back, I was the one who appraised it, what a beauty."

  "It's really beautiful." Gu Mian gazed at the bowl with a slightly dazed expression.

  Compared with the simple and unadorned ancient jade, Gu Mei actually prefers the exquisitely crafted Qing dynasty jade artifacts.

  Mr. Feng carefully placed the jade bowl into the prepared box, just locked it and put it aside, when his mobile phone rang. He made a gesture to Gu Xiang to wait for a moment, then turned out of the room.

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