When he walked into the main room and saw the food on the table, he was immediately surprised and said, "You really haven't eaten yet? Oh, you even poured some wine. Are you going to drink it by yourself?"

Zhou Chen waved his hand impatiently: "Stop talking nonsense, go to the kitchen and get a wine glass and a pair of chopsticks, and have a drink with me."

Han Chunming didn't bother to be polite. He ran to the kitchen with a smile, got a set of bowls and chopsticks, and sat down in front of Zhou Chen.

Zhou Chen poured a glass of wine for Han Chunming, and the two clinked glasses. Then he asked, "You haven't looked for me since you came back. You came to see me today. There must be something wrong, right?"

Han Chunming chuckled and said, "You know me. I came to see you because I have something to ask, but don't worry. What kind of work did your family arrange for you after you came back?"

"I haven't found a job yet, what's the matter?"

"no job?"

Han Chunming looked at Zhou Chen in astonishment. He knew that Zhou Chen had an uncle who was an official. Logically speaking, it should be easy for him to find a job. How come it has been three months and he hasn't started working yet?

If Zhou Chen didn't have a job, he would be too embarrassed to ask.

As soon as Zhou Chen saw Han Chunming's expression, he knew what was going on.

"There's no rush for work. After working in the queue for so long, it's normal for you to come back and recuperate for a few months. Don't be polite to me, kid. Tell me why you're here. You're not here to borrow money from me, are you?"

Han Chunming gave a thumbs up: "You are amazing. You saw through me at a glance. Yes, I came to borrow money from you."

When most people borrow money, they will definitely be very humble and feel very embarrassed.

But this guy was different. He clearly came to borrow money, but he didn't feel embarrassed at all. Instead, he was very open and even a little righteous.

But Han Chunming changed the subject: "But since you don't have a job yet, forget it."

"Okay, stop pretending in front of me. I know who you are better than anyone else. Tell me how much you want to borrow."

Han Chunming rubbed his hands together and said with a chuckle, "Then I'll tell you straight away. A few days ago, when I was out, I passed by a family and saw their children playing with copper coins."

Zhou Chen's eyes suddenly lit up and he asked, "Ancient coins?"

"Yes, I took a quick look and one of them should be from the Jiaqing period."

Zhou Chen naturally knew who Emperor Jiaqing was. He was the son of Emperor Qianlong. Although he was not as famous as Qianlong, he was also an emperor for more than 20 years.

However, although he knew Emperor Jiaqing, he really knew nothing about the copper coins of the Jiaqing period.

"Very rare? Very precious?"

Han Chunming thought for a moment and said, "If you want to say it's precious, it's not really that precious, but it's also worth collecting. The reason I came to you to borrow money is because I talked to that family and they have a lot of similar copper coins. But after they knew I wanted to buy them, they didn't want me to choose and insisted on selling them all to me. But I don't have enough money on me and I don't dare to ask my family for money, so I came to you to find a solution."

Zhou Chen frowned slightly. The collection task assigned to him by the system was to collect precious antiques. If he followed what Han Chunming said, he might not be able to meet the system's evaluation standards.

Seeing that Zhou Chen didn't say anything, Han Chunming thought that Zhou Chen had some ideas, so he spoke quickly.

"You lend me the money. At worst, I'll show it to you after I get it and let you choose a few."

Seeing Han Chunming's painful expression, Zhou Chen snorted disdainfully: "I don't like ordinary things, but if I like something, you can't cheat me, right?"

Han Chunming was shocked and asked quickly, "Zhou Chen, I only heard you say that you are interested in old things, so how good are you?"

Zhou Chen asked: "Why, are you afraid that I am better than you and will snatch things from you?"

"Hey, don't get me wrong, that's not what I meant."

"Don't I know who you are? Just tell me whether you agree or not. Buy the things and bring them to me for me to choose. If I like them, I will take a few and I won't have to pay you back. If I don't like them, I will give them all to you, but you have to pay back the money you borrowed."

"This……"

Han Chunming was very hesitant, mainly because he had no idea about Zhou Chen's treasure appraisal skills. If Zhou Chen's skills were very high, wouldn't he snatch all his treasures away?

As for selecting the items himself after purchasing them and then helping Zhou Chen choose, he couldn't do that.

"Why, you don't want to, do you think I'm trying to trick you?"

"No, how can that be? What is our relationship? I believe you are not that kind of person. I will do as you say."

Han Chunming clapped his hands and made a decision. He felt that even if Zhou Chen picked first, he would not be able to take away all the treasures.

"Okay, that's a deal. Come, have a drink."

Zhou Chen picked up the wine glass and clinked it with Han Chunming again. Han Chunming was not in a hurry to say how much he wanted to borrow. He drank and ate meat with Zhou Chen, and only spoke after the conversation was over.

"Zhou Chen, how much do you have?"

"Why, how much more do you want?"

Han Chunming raised five fingers: "Fifty."

Zhou Chen's eyes widened immediately and he asked in surprise: "Fifty? Are you sure?"

To him, fifty dollars is nothing, but the problem is that this is not decades later. As things stand now, antiques are worth very little unless they are in the hands of experts.

What does fifty yuan mean? It is an apprentice’s three months’ salary in the factory.

Han Chunming said: "I can't do anything about it. I wanted to play hard to get, but they saw what I wanted and didn't fall for it. But I checked and they do have a big bag of copper coins. Even if we only find a few, we won't lose anything."

"How do you know they didn't set you up?"

Although Zhou Chen has never dealt with antiques, he has watched similar TV dramas and read novels. Traps within traps are everywhere in the antique business.

Han Chunming said firmly, "It's impossible. I know that family and have lived in that alley for many years. It can't be a trap. I'm not stupid."

Zhou Chen nodded. He just mentioned it casually. Since Han Chunming was so confident, he felt relieved.

Han Chunming is a very smart guy. Except for the fact that he doesn't use his brains when it comes to Su Meng, he is very reliable at other times.

After the meal, Zhou Chen took out five Great Unity tickets and gave them to Han Chunming.

"Want me to go with you?"

"No, I finally made an agreement with them. If you go, it will be troublesome if they change their mind."

Han Chunming rejected Zhou Chen's kindness, took the money, and wanted to leave in a hurry.

"and many more."

Zhou Chen called Han Chunming and pointed outside the yard and said, "Don't hurt your legs. I have a bicycle. You can ride it. It will be faster."

Han Chunming's eyes suddenly lit up and he ran to the bicycle.

"Oh, a new car, you are so happy, you eat good food, drink good drinks, use good things..."

He was really envious. Look at the courtyard house where Zhou Chen lived. There were so many rooms and he could live wherever he wanted. He could have braised pork and wine for lunch and ride a bicycle when he went out.

Life is like this, it's really frustrating to compare yourself with others.

"The keys are in the car."

"Okay, I'll ride away then."

Han Chunming didn't hesitate, picked up the key, pushed his bicycle and left.

Han Chunming took the money and rode his bike, but he did not go to the destination to buy copper coins immediately. Instead, he prepared to go home first to tell his mother.

Because after he gets the copper coins, he will go to Zhou Chen, and he doesn't know when he will return at night.

Just as he reached the gate of the courtyard, a voice suddenly rang out.

"Han Chunming."

When Han Chunming heard this, he immediately smiled. He turned around and saw the goddess in his heart looking at him with a smile.

"Su Meng."

The woman who called Han Chunming was Su Meng. She and Han Chunming lived in the same courtyard. Han Chunming lived in the front yard, and theirs lived in the back yard.

Su Meng is two years younger than Han Chunming. She is young and beautiful, full of girlish liveliness and has a pretty face.

The two grew up together and have a crush on each other, but Su Meng's family is against it. Su Meng herself is also overconfident and dissatisfied with Han Chunming's lack of ability, so she is hot and cold towards him.

But even so, Su Meng still likes Han Chunming and wants to be with Han Chunming.

"Hey, Han Chunming, where did you get this bicycle? Is it new? Is it your brother's or sister's?"

Su Meng knew Han Chunming's situation very well. He hadn't found a job for several months after returning from the countryside, so how could he get the money to buy a new bicycle?

Han Chunming said with a smile: "Of course I can't afford a new bike, and it's not my brother's or sister's. This is a classmate's bike, and I borrowed it to ride for a day."

Su Meng looked doubtful: "Classmate? Which classmate can lend you a new car?"

Nowadays, a bicycle may not be considered a lifeline, but a new one is definitely the treasure of every household. It’s ok for one family, but outsiders are rarely willing to lend it.

"Really? It's my classmate Zhou Chen. He's in the same class with me. Do you have any impression of him?"

"Zhou Chen? I seem to have some impression of him."

Su Meng is two years younger than Han Chunming and Zhou Chen. She was a well-known figure in school and many people knew her.

On the contrary, Zhou Chen is not a prominent figure, and Su Meng has very high standards, so she doesn't take ordinary people seriously at all.

"Zhou Chen lent it to me."

"Then take me for a ride."

"what?"

Han Chunming was shocked. He didn't expect Su Meng to say such a thing. If it were usual, he would definitely agree without hesitation.

But the problem is, he has something else to do today.

Su Meng glared: "Why, you don't want to?"

Han Chunming quickly apologized with a smile: "No, no, I'm just afraid that your grandma will find out."

"You know the truth."

Su Meng then smiled, approached Han Chunming, and said slyly: "Let's do it secretly, just don't let my grandma find out."

"really?"

Han Chunming was overjoyed. The goddess had made an appointment with him. Why should he care about copper coins at this time? Is it important to have the goddess?

"Of course it's true, let's go now."

"Okay, let's go now. Come up quickly."

Han Chunming's mind was completely dominated by hormones and he couldn't care about anything else. After Su Meng sat on the back seat, he immediately pedaled and started riding.

At this time, Cheng Jianjun just walked out of the yard. He was shocked to see Han Chunming and Su Meng together, and Su Meng was sitting in the back seat of Han Chunming's car.

"Hey, Chunming, Sumeng, where are you going?"

When Han Chunming heard Cheng Jianjun's call, he wanted to stop and say hello, but Su Meng patted his back hard.

"Ignore him, he's annoying. Go away, go away."

Han Chunming is now Su Meng's puppet. As soon as Su Meng spoke, he didn't even bother to say hello to Cheng Jianjun and left quickly.

Cheng Jianjun was so angry that he kept stamping his feet. When he could no longer see Han Chunming and Su Meng, he still looked unhappy.

"Where are they going? Also, where did Han Chunming get his bicycle? Why did Su Meng leave on his bike?"

In the same compound, not only Han Chunming has feelings for Su Meng, Cheng Jianjun also has feelings for Su Meng. However, it is not to say that he likes Su Meng very much.

It's just that he has been competing with Han Chunming since he was a child, and he has to be better than Han Chunming in everything he does. He knows that Han Chunming wants to pursue Su Meng, so he also wants to pursue Su Meng. He thinks that if he can pursue Su Meng, he will have completely defeated Han Chunming.

The scene just now made him feel disappointed, but he was also a stubborn person. Even though he knew that Su Meng had a good impression of Han Chunming, he still didn't think of letting go. Instead, his face looked grim.

"We can't let Han Chunming get so proud. We must teach him a lesson. Su Meng must be mine."

A sinister idea came to his mind. He sneered, turned and walked into the yard, and walked towards Su Meng's house in the backyard.

"Grandma Su, Grandma Su."

There are four people in the Su family, Su Meng, her parents, and her grandmother.

At this time, Grandma Su was mending clothes at home. When she heard Cheng Jianjun's call, she came out in surprise.

"Jianjun, it's you, what's wrong?"

Grandma Su didn't look very old and was in very good spirits. When she saw Cheng Jianjun, she frowned unconsciously.

Having lived in the same yard for so many years, she knew a lot about what kind of people the neighbors in this yard were like.

There are a total of six households in their yard, three in the front yard and three in the back yard, and there are many children of similar age.

Grandma Su has watched these young children grow up, so she has some understanding of what kind of people they are and what kind of people they are.

For example, Cheng Jianjun in front of her looks good, but she just doesn’t like him because she knows that Cheng Jianjun is a hypocritical person.

Even though she doesn't like Cheng Jianjun, she won't show it.

Cheng Jianjun said anxiously, "Grandma Su, when I came back just now, I saw Han Chunming riding a bicycle and taking Su Meng away. Do they have something to do?"

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