The Man in Power After Being Married into Her Family novel Chapter 101

As soon as he heard the voice, Charlie turned around t o look for its source. 1

He saw a young man wearing a white linen suit and a pair of black cloth shoes walking toward the stall.

There were all sorts of bracelets on his hand, and as it was broad daylight and sunny, he was wearing an antique pair of gold-rimmed glasses with two round black lenses. The young man’s glasses looked like the type of glasses young children would wear during the Qing Dynasty in China. 2

About four to five bodyguards were walking behind the young man, and compared to the young master, the bodyguards looked more fierce and evil, driving everyone around to move away quickly in order to avoid causing any trouble at the scene. 1

"Oh, it’s Mr. Quinton!"

The owner of the stall widened his eyes and started smiling as soon as he saw the young man. After that, flattering words came out of his mouth as though he was a tap with running water flowing from it. "Mr. Quinton, why didn't you tell me in advance that you were going to be coming today? I would have gone out and walked you in." 1

"Don’t talk nonsense. I am just here to have a look around Antique Street today," The young man replied a s he waved his hand impatiently.

He strode forward before looking at the pebble in Charlie’s hand. He then raised his head and said," Zachary, pack this pebble up for me. I am buying it. I want to buy a paperweight for my father's desk, and this seems like the perfect fit."

"This..." The owner of the stall looked at Charlie in embarrassment before he continued speaking. "Mr. Quinton, this is really unfortunate, but this brother has already bought the pebble. In fact, there is nothing special about this pebble. It has only ever been used a s a paperweight and it does not hold any significance at all. I have specially reserved some better and more precious antiques for you. What do you see in that worthless pebble, anyway? You deserve something that is more befitting of your status." 1

Through this exchange, Charlie discovered that the name of the owner of the stall was Zachary. Also, it seemed as though he knew this young man very well.

Charlie was also very impressed with Zachary's ability to talk.

He could come up with all sorts of stories without even blinking an eye. 1

Zachary quickly picked up one of the jade horses that was made out of hardened plastic before holding it out in front of the young man. "Mr. Quinton, this is the beloved item belonging to one of the late imperial concubines in the palace. As you can see, the jade is crystal clear, and this means that it is a good and expensive jade. So, I do not need to explain any further. Since we are already such close acquaintances, I will sell this jade horse to you at the same price you paid for the celadon cups yesterday! Just nine thousand dollars!" 6

Zachary had no other choice and was left helpless, seeing as Charlie refused to give up the pebble.

After all, according to the rules in an antique trade transaction, the antique would always belong to the first person he was serving if that person chose to purchase the item. If he broke that rule, he would not b e able to continue setting up his stall on Antique Street. 3

Thus, Zachary turned around and lowered his head as he said, "Mr. Quinton, it seems as though there is nothing that we can do about the pebble. Regardless, i t is just a useless paperweight. Why don't I bring you something better from my house..." 1

Before he could finish his sentence, Mr. Quinton had already kicked Zachary in his waist as he started cursing at him. "When have you ever been so righteous?! I have already bought so many different antiques from you, yet now, you are actually turning your back on me because of a poor man?" 5

Mr. Quinton was glaring at Charlie as he spoke because he wanted to force him to hand over the pebble.

This was because he assumed that Charlie was not from a wealthy family based on his dressing, and so, h e figured that Charlie did not have much authority or power.