157: Antique or craft? A mystery lies within!

Backyard.

Fatty Wang Fan, with a basket on his back, looked exactly like a diamond bachelor who had struck it rich overnight.

Four people coincidentally gathered in the villa's yard.

They decided to first clean up the trash and scrap in the yard.

Fully immersing themselves in work.

Brother Su’s iron arm grabber swung... Clang!

A crisp sound was heard.

A large, black, and heavy oval-shaped iron lump was thrown into the basket.

“It’s quite heavy...” Brother Su scratched his head, puzzled: “Big Fatty, did your mother ever pick up something like this when she was alive?”

He pulled the iron lump out of the basket.

Under the sunlight, the iron lump was large and black, its surface covered with dirt and some kind of paint.

Hearing this, Fatty Zhang squinted, looking up and down: “No!”

“My mom was someone who couldn’t keep secrets, she was straightforward.”

“If she had found such a big iron lump, she would definitely have happily announced it...”

— — [Damn, as expected of Brother Su...]

— — [That’s not a small iron lump, this thing should be worth a lot of money, right?]

— — [I have to say, guys, don’t you think Brother Su is amazing? He just threw this several-kilogram iron lump directly into the basket with a parabola!]

— — [I dare say... if Brother Su participated in a competition, he could break all world records!]

— — [Hahaha, such a delightful iron lump, scrap collectors must love it, right?]

— — [Thinking back, Brother Su used to wander around everywhere just to find good scrap...]

— — [Is it possible that not letting Brother Su wander is because they’re worried he’ll dig out the Earth’s core?]

Whether picking it up or digging it up... Brother Su weighed the iron lump in his hand, lost in thought. It probably weighed several kilograms?

It was oval-shaped... The outer skin was dirty, making it hard to see clearly.

Fatty Wang Fan, seeing this, walked over curiously: “Brother, this thing is clearly an iron lump!”

“We used to dream of finding something like this, and now... it’s really great!”

He casually took the iron lump from Brother Su’s hand.

Although it looked effortless in Brother Su’s hand, it suddenly felt heavy in Wang Fan’s hand... “Goodness! It’s quite heavy!”

“Elder He, please take a look... How much is this iron lump worth?”

When he said this, Wang Fan didn’t think much.

He purely wanted to show off... similar to a scene where the big boss takes the spotlight, and the younger brothers must applaud and shout “Awesome.”

And so... the iron lump easily fell into He Zhendong’s hand, and his first reaction was: “It’s quite heavy!”

“Based on the market price of scrap iron, I feel it should fetch a good price!”

At this moment, Fatty Zhang was also beside him, listening happily: “Brother Su, you’re really amazing!”

“I never really heard my mom talk about it, so... it must be an inheritance she left for me!”

Money doesn't matter how much, and inheritance doesn't distinguish between types.

If it weren’t for his ex-wife’s infidelity, if it weren’t for that woman’s betrayal... perhaps Fatty Zhang would have kept this villa his entire life to store his mother’s relics.

Shaking his head, Fatty Zhang patted his chest and added: “Brother Su, I said before, whatever you find in the villa, you can take it all!”

“If my mom knows in the afterlife, I believe she would also be very happy.”

— — [Hmm... Big Fatty is a very filial child!]

— — [Give it to Brother Su, he’s a breath of fresh air in the scrap collecting world. Big Fatty’s mother, knowing this in the afterlife, would surely be very comforted!]

— — [Son... I am your long-lost father! Why don’t you come find me?]

— — [Guys, when Brother Su makes a move, it’s always a masterpiece! Is anyone bidding to buy it!?]

— — [Damn, why do you think the same way as me? I just wanted to private message Brother Su to keep the iron lump as a souvenir!]

— — [Let’s start the auction then! Whoever bids the highest gets the iron lump...]

A group of passionate fans appeared in the livestream room, believing: Whatever Brother Su finds is worth commemorating!

No matter what, it brings great face to talk about it!

And so, a group of old loyal fans began to bid in the livestream room... backyard.

Brother Su nodded at Fatty Zhang, not intending to be sentimental.

Iron lumps, plastic bottles, scrap... all served as his reward for this trip.

He Zhendong weighed the black iron lump in his hand and said: “I feel, with a family background like Big Fatty’s.”

“Besides plastic bottles and cans, something like this, black and with an unclear appearance, must contain hidden mysteries.”

“It might even be an antique collection with an internal mechanism...”

How to put it, as he weighed the iron lump in his hand, he always felt a little familiar.

Hearing this, Fatty Zhang laughed heartily and said: “I’ll say it again! Whether it’s an antique or a craft! As long as it’s found, I’ll give it to Brother Su!”

Fatty Wang Fan responded: “Good! Big Fatty, you’re sensible!”

“As Elder He said, let’s open it up and see if this iron lump is really an antique!”

“I feel it’s more like a smooth jade stone...”

Just like stone gambling, or stone cutting, a group of people looked for something to do, finding fun in boredom.

— — [Goodness! Guys, the price is going up!]

— — [Currently, the highest bid for the iron lump is 100,000 yuan! Is there anything higher?]

— — [It might be an antique, actually... Big shots, let’s take a gamble!]

— — [Eating melon, eating melon, I also think this iron lump is not simple!]

With He Zhendong’s statement.

Even Brother Su himself began to feel curious about the iron lump.

Could it be... truly an antique!?

To call it an iron lump, it didn’t quite look like it... because normal iron lumps are usually uneven, whereas the one Brother Su found was quite smooth.

A craft item is probably more likely, right?

As Brother Su thought this... soon, Fatty Zhang found a stone-cutting machine from inside the villa!

“Hehe... when the villa was renovated, I did some of the work myself.”

“It’s a good thing we have a cutting machine at home, otherwise... we would have had to leave with regrets today!”

“Let me cut it carefully, inside this iron lump... is there really a treasure?”

He picked up the cutting machine, plugged it in... Whirrrrr!

Just as the cutting blade was about to fall.

Brother Su suddenly thought of something: “Big Fatty, don’t be in such a hurry to cut it.”

“If it’s an antique, wouldn’t one cut damage it?”

“To be safe, I think... we should clean the dirt off the surface of the iron lump.”

“Hmm... you’re right, Brother Su is right!”

Fatty Zhang nodded and put down the cutting machine again.

It’s like stone gambling, what you play for is the excitement, the thrill.

Fatty Zhang was wealthy and didn't care whether it was an antique or not... even if it was, giving it away was just giving it away.

And so... the cutting machine was put back, and he took out abrasive paper used for renovation... Additionally, for cleaning, there was: dish soap, bar soap, hand soap, facial cleanser... Fatty Zhang chuckled: “I don’t know which of these has strong cleaning power, so I might as well take them all out!”

“Leave it to me... whether this pitch-black iron lump is an antique or a craft...”

“We’ll find out soon!”

Abrasive paper in hand.

Water was poured on the iron lump... Rub, rub, rub... After a fierce series of actions, a hint of the iron lump’s “true nature” was revealed.

It was dark green... a slightly deeper shade.

Fatty Zhang was overjoyed: “Wow! Elder He! You really guessed it right!”

“There really is a hidden mystery inside!”

— — [My goodness! Is Brother Su that amazing? He can just casually pick up an antique?]

— — [Dark green... looking at the quality, it should be good, right?]

— — [Is it possible... it could be a bronze ware!?]

— — [Damn! If it’s a bronze ware, the price would be too high!]

— — [Such a large, well-preserved bronze ware, Brother Su won’t have to worry for the rest of his life!]

Hundreds of millions of fans and netizens in the livestream room were astonished.

The desire to compete and acquire this treasure became increasingly fervent... Rub, rub, rub... With Fatty Zhang’s seasoned craftsmanship, his rubbing speed was fast, accurate, and decisive... From the initial small dark green spot, gradually, more and more dark green appeared... then, a smooth oval shape emerged, and further down... it was a letter!

Fatty Zhang exclaimed: “Holy cow! It’s a foreign item! A foreign craft!?”

From the moment a letter appeared, the antique transformed into a craft item.

The rubbing speed increased again!

When a row of clear letters appeared before everyone.

Fatty Wang Fan’s face fell: “Brother, this thing isn’t worth money...”

“Money, money... I want money!”

Regretful, bitter shouts echoed in their ears.

Fatty Zhang scratched his head: “I’m not very educated, does anyone know what it means?”

Brother Su glanced at it, his expression instantly becoming complicated: “Big Fatty, put... put it down...”

“What’s wrong, Brother Su? Don’t worry, I’m not tired... I’ll be able to rub out the full picture soon!”

Brother Su: “...”

Before he could say anything else.

Beside him, He Zhendong trembled all over.

Terrifying, hellish scenes from battlefields of the past flashed in his mind.

He suddenly shouted: “Big Fatty! Are you trying to get yourself killed!”

“Quick, stop rubbing...”