NOVEL NEXT Chapter 96 - 96: [96] I attest that everything he said is true! _1
Chapter 96: [96] I attest that everything he said is true! _1
A group of classmates asked about Tang Feng’s current situation with apparent concern.
But even a fool could tell they were only looking for a sense of superiority from him.
It was a chance to prove they weren’t the worst off among their peers.
After Li Wenxuan spoke, he elegantly swirled his wine glass, his eyes glinting with schadenfreude.
Dare compete with me for a woman? Don’t you even look at what you’re capable of.
Fang Hongbin was secretly delighted.
This could be considered helping Li Wenxuan, and he should be able to curry favor with him.
Jiang Zi looked worriedly at Tang Feng, fearing he would become so embarrassed that he’d resort to violence.
But Tang Feng wasn’t as thin-skinned as she had imagined.
He was just curious about how Li Wenxuan knew he had been fired?
He didn’t seem to have mentioned it in the class group.
At once, he activated the scan system, curious to see what kind of powerful background this most glamorous classmate had.
“System scanning…”
“Name: Li Wenxuan
Gender: Male
Height: 182 centimeters
Weight: 76 kilograms
Assets: 19,824 yuan
Background…”
After reviewing Li Wenxuan’s information, Tang Feng’s face revealed a bizarre smile.
He never expected his old classmate to have such a colorful history.
Li Wenxuan’s college entrance exam scores were not ideal, and he only attended a tier-three university.
In his junior year, he managed to join a modeling agency thanks to his good looks.
After not working there long, he was taken care of by a wealthy woman over thirty years his senior, living a shameless life as a kept man.
Moreover, that wealthy woman seemed to have some perverse preferences…
With his medical skill and physiognomy skill, Tang Feng also detected many injuries and illnesses on Li Wenxuan.
After seeing this information, Tang Feng felt like his worldview was collapsing.
Even if he had been doing poorly before, he never thought of doing such lowly things.
Of course, a big reason was that he had no connections.
Otherwise, he might have indeed ended up on an irreversible path of selling his charms.
But he had no intention of discriminating against Li Wenxuan. Everyone has their own choices, and he didn’t want to expose him.
Seeing the classmates’ concern for him, whether genuine or feigned, he immediately gestured with his hand and explained, “Don’t worry, everyone, I’m not as bad off as you think. I’ve just found a job sufficient to support myself.”
Fang Hongbin had already made up his mind to ingratiate himself with Li Wenxuan and spoke up again, “Tang Feng, stop deceiving us. You were fired by that real estate company; how could you have found a job so quickly? You aren’t lying to us just to save face, are you?”
“We’re all old classmates here. Be honest with us, and if you need our help, we’ll definitely not refuse.”
The other classmates also nodded in agreement.
Tang Feng glanced at him and smiled mockingly, “I’m not lying to anyone. I’m now working as an appraiser in an antique shop. The salary isn’t high, but I’m not yet in need of charity.”
“Not high? How much is it?” Li Wenxuan asked this question while sizing Tang Feng up with a scrutinizing gaze, trying to determine whether he was lying.
“100,000 plus commission,” Tang Feng honestly replied.
“Annual salary?”
“Monthly salary.”
“Hiss…”
The classmates all took a sharp breath.
“For real? A monthly salary of 100,000? Plus commission? That would be over a million a year, right?”
“Can appraisers really make that much money? This is the first I’ve heard of it.”
“Of course they do. I have a friend who’s an antique appraiser, and though his salary isn’t as high as Tang Feng’s, he still earns thirty to forty thousand a month.”
“Damn, so Tang Feng is the real hidden tycoon? That’s way too low-key, right?”
“Yeah, looking at it this way, besides Li Wenxuan, Tang Feng is the most successful among our classmates…”
Everyone looked at Tang Feng with envy.
In their class, Li Wenxuan and Tang Feng were the most handsome, and now they were also the most successful, truly envy-inducing.
Li Wenxuan’s face turned sour when he heard everyone praising Tang Feng, “What’s the name of your antique shop? Where is it?”
Tang Feng answer unabashedly, “Ya Garden on Wanchun Street, near Old City Antique Street.”
Li Wenxuan was stunned by his quick response, then continued to inquire, “When did you learn antique appraisal? How come we didn’t know?”
The rest of the classmates found his question reasonable.
With a monthly salary of 100,000, his appraisal skills must be strong.
But they had never heard of Tang Feng studying antique appraisal.
They again looked at him, expecting an answer.
“Actually, I’ve been self-studying antique appraisal for years, it’s just that you all didn’t know about it,” Tang Feng improvised, hoping to brush off the question.
But Li Wenxuan wasn’t willing to let him off the hook so easily, “As far as I know, many veteran appraisers do not make 100,000 a month. You’re earning that much just by self-study? Then you must be a genius!”
Although he sounded like he was praising Tang Feng, the sarcasm in his voice was unmistakable.
Many appraisers work their whole lives and may never earn as much.
And yet Tang Feng claimed to earn 100,000 only through self-study.
It sounded like a lie to anyone who heard it.
“I wouldn’t say I’m a genius, but my master told me I was a prodigy and indeed very talented in antiques,” Tang Feng casually filled his mouth with food, watching Li Wenxuan without turning away.
“I’m not unfamiliar with the antique world either. May I ask, who is your respected master?” Li Wenxuan stared at him intently, eager to expose his lies.
“Master Zhang Jicheng, quite influential in the antique world. Since you’re not unfamiliar with the antique business, you’ve probably heard of him, right?” Tang Feng retorted without backing down.
“Ahem, this…”
Li Wenxuan immediately stumbled over his words. In truth, he knew nothing about the antique circles; his intent was merely to intimidate Tang Feng.
Now with Tang Feng kicking the ball back to his court, he truly didn’t know how to respond.
If there indeed was such a person of note in the antique world and he said he hadn’t heard of him, wouldn’t that testify to his ignorance?
But if he acknowledged hearing about him, wouldn’t that affirm the veracity of Tang Feng’s statement?
Caught between a rock and a hard place, Jiang Zi suddenly spoke up, “I can confirm that everything he’s said is true!”