Lin Yi turned around and saw a man next to him. He was wearing a decent suit, about 37 or 8 years old, wearing glasses, and looked very elegant. No matter how he looked, he looked like a very well-educated and tasteful person, but how could he do such a tasteless thing?

You should know that there are many rules for buying and selling old books. One of them is that if you read a book and someone happened to be bargaining with the boss, you can't interrupt. Even if you want to buy it, you have to wait until the negotiation with the boss. As for whether the book you like was finally bought, it depends on your luck.

It can be said that not interrupting casually or interrupting casually is a "rule" or "tradition" in the old book industry. Scholars pay attention to etiquette, and businessmen pay attention to loyalty. These two points can be reflected in the buying and selling of books. Therefore, in the old book market, you rarely see a few people competing for a book together, unless it is at an auction.

Therefore, Lin Yi felt that he was intercepted halfway, and the situation was very bad. Moreover, the other party did not say hello and increased the price without saying hello, from 100 to 200. I think you have too much money or not...

Of course, Lin Yi would not say these words, nor could he show an angry look, because the "old fox"'s triangular eyes were rumbling and staring at him. Even when Lin Yi could not calm down, he tried hard to increase the price.

There is no way, this is how these business people do business. I wish all buyers in the world compete to make a fortune.

Sighing, Lin Yi said to the man with a smile: "Since my friend likes this book so much and is willing to pay more money to buy it, I will thank you for the boss. I will give this book to you."

Lin Yi must do this.

Because he knew clearly that if he continued to fight with this person, neither of them would benefit, and the only one who got the benefit would be the store owner. Even if the price was increased to the end, the store owner would be suspicious, and he would not say that he would not sell it directly, so he would go back and study the selling price again; let alone a gentleman would not win over what others love - although the other party took him first, Lin Yi still couldn't do such a thing as competing with others for extra money to compete for a book, which was too unsatisfactory.

Lin Yi's generosity couldn't help but not make the other party grateful. The man smiled and said, "You gave it to me, where did you start? First, you didn't pay the bill, and this book belongs to the boss; second, I didn't ask you to give it to me, why do you have to be self-indulgent? Third, I understand that a gentleman does not take away what others love, but only what you get is the treasure, right?"

Lin Yi frowned. These fallacies sounded somewhat reasonable at first glance, but when you look deeper, they were just improper words.

The old man next to him couldn't wait to intervene, "Yes, yes, this book is still mine now. Both of you customers can compete. Whoever bids higher will sell it to whom, hehehe." The philistine's face was undoubtedly exposed.

Lin Yi really didn't want to get involved anymore, so he spread his hands and said, "I'll give up, right?"

The old man was a little unwilling to give up, but he immediately remembered something and muttered: "Oh by the way, you only brought about one hundred yuan... What a pity." I don't know if it was a pity for Lin Yi to fail to compete for this book, or if he couldn't make more than a few hundred yuan.

Lin Yi felt that there was nothing to be a pity and was unwilling to stay here again, so he smiled and left the antique shop.

The man behind looked at Lin Yi's failed figure, and a smile appeared on his face. He turned around and said something to the store owner for some reason, and vaguely heard: "Pack it up for me."

...

Lin Yi left the antique shop and breathed a sigh of luck. He was unlucky. He was originally looking at this rare book "The Narcissus" but he was not afraid of being intercepted and found a bargain.

"The Legend of Narcissus", but it's hard to get it. Lin Yi even regretted that he would maintain his demeanor, and he might as well have snatched it from the opposition just now. No matter whether he collapsed or not, will the boss hold on and not sell it----oh, I've thought too much.

Looking around, there were no shops, and there were no old books to read. I thought I should go back, at least I had some gains. Lin Yi felt a little excited when he bought "Night Ship" and "Zhang Dai's Collection of Poems and Essays".

Then I thought that Zhang Dai and Liang Zongdai were met by himself one day by the works of two great writers, and the name "Dai" is also amazing.

Just as Lin Yi was thinking randomly, someone suddenly said behind him: "My friend, please stay."

Lin Yi looked back and saw that the enemy was narrow. Who would have been the one who was not the very tasteless guy just now?

Lin Yi was angry, but still had a smile on his face, and asked lukewarmly: "I wonder what happened to my friend? Should I ask me to congratulate you on getting a rare book, or do I have other advice?"

The man was also very thick-skinned, ignoring Lin Yi's sarcasm and laughing: "The reason I called you was to make friends with you."

"I dare not take it, how can I call you brothers and brothers?" Lin Yi was not cold or hot.

"Haha, it's very simple. You like old books, and I like old books, you like to buy old books, and I like to buy old books, we have the same hobbies and the same interests. Isn't these enough?" The man was really thick-skinned and three-foot-foot-sized city wall.

Lin Yi said, "After that being said, I think I'd better forget it. Not all people with the same hobbies can be friends."

"Why, my friend is angry?" the man suddenly asked.

"What's the solution?"

"I'm so angry that I snatched the book you're interested in?"

"I'm not so stingy." Lin Yi said this, but his face turned red, feeling that he was quite hypocritical, so he said again: "Yes, I'm quite angry. Since my friend likes to buy old books, don't you know the rules of this industry? I've negotiated the price with the boss, but you came out halfway. What's the point?"

The man looked at Lin Yi, smiled, and then replied confidently, "Because I did it on purpose!"

...

Lin Yi was simply unimaginable. There were such shameless people in the world. Not only did they not follow the rules, but they also said so well-sounding.

Damn, you deliberately fooled me, right?

Seeing that Lin Yi seemed really annoyed and his face suddenly changed, the man said again: "Aren't you curious about why I did this?"

Lin Yixin said, "You're so cheap, what else can you do?" He still suppressed his anger and said, "Yes, I'm quite curious. Why do you want this?"

The man smiled strangely and said, "Because you were sorry for me first."

Lin Yi was confused when he heard this, "What do you mean? Why am I sorry for you? I don't know you at all!"

The man took out a business card from his pocket and handed it over, "That's great, let's get to know each other now--my name is Jiang Lifu, and I'm a reporter!"

Lin Yi: “…”
Chapter completed!