Hidden Master: starting by canceling ten marriage proposals

Yin Tian turned his head and saw Wang Dong with a smug look on his face.

The box was divided into two parts, with the top part being elaborately crafted, while the bottom seemed utterly plain in comparison.

As soon as the antique shop owner saw Wang Dong approaching, he started to flatter him immediately, "Mr. Wang is here! For you, I'll charge just the cost price – five thousand yuan will do."

Wang Dong snorted at Yin Tian and swept the money over.

He picked up the wooden box and raised an eyebrow at Yin Tian.

Yin Tian smiled, "Then sell me this wooden base."

"For you, two hundred yuan will be enough," said the owner nonchalantly.

Yin Tian tossed over two hundred yuan and picked up the wooden base.

Wang Dong scoffed from the side, "You took away my wooden box, now you have to save face with this wooden base?"

Yin Tian smiled and looked at Wang Dong, "Who says I wanted that box?"

He turned to Xia Nianbing and said, "That box is nothing but an industrial defect from last week, what I wanted was this base."

"At first glance, the base looks like ordinary pine, but if you look here, at this pattern, it should be blood sandalwood, just too dirty to make out."

"Once I make a couple of small ornaments, not only will they help with concentration, but since a gram of blood sandalwood is worth a gram of gold, this is where the real profit lies!"

Upon hearing Yin Tian's words, Wang Dong was already dumbfounded on the sideline.

He had been in the antique business for many years, even founding this antique street.

Now, upon hearing Yin Tian, he immediately realized—he had been a huge sucker.

Earlier, in his haste, he hadn't examined it properly, but now upon a closer look, it was indeed as Yin Tian had described.

The base was indeed made of blood sandalwood, even the grain and color looked exquisite.

And that wooden box he held was actually of no value!

Twice in a row, he had acted like a complete fool.

It was a slap in the face!

Wang Dong's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot.

Yin Tian stood up, patted his shoulder, and said, "Kid, you still have a long way to go!"

After speaking, he turned and left with Xia Nianbing.

Wang Dong was shaking with anger on the spot.

He who had been steeped in antiques for so many years had been played by Yin Tian!

But by the time he came to his senses, Yin Tian was already far away.

"I didn't expect you to be into antiques..." Xia Nianbing said with a gleam of amusement in her eyes.

Looking at the two items in her hands, she continued with a smile, "Who would've thought, you not only rescued me today but also gave me two gifts."

Yin Tian smiled and started chatting with Xia Nianbing.

The two did not part ways until evening.

Yin Tian hailed a taxi and went back to Jin Garden Villa Area.

The Jin Garden Villa Area was huge; Yin Tian walked inside for a long time after getting off the taxi, nearly getting lost before he finally found the Su Family's villa.

Standing at the entrance, Yin Tian had a strange expression on his face.

Although he lived with the Su Family, he didn't have the keys to their home.

He stood at the door, hesitant about whether to ask Su Qinwei to come down and fetch him, when the villa's door was pushed open.

The housekeeper, carrying a bag of trash, stood at the door, facing Yin Tian.

After a few seconds of shock, the housekeeper suddenly turned and ran back inside, "He's back... he's returned!"

Yin Tian, not understanding the commotion, was about to follow inside when a lot of people rushed out.

Su Changhe, Su Changliu, and other elders were all standing in front of Yin Tian, and the way they looked at him made him feel like a lamb to the slaughter.

"You're back, come in, come in."

As Su Changhe spoke, he reached out and pulled Yin Tian into the villa.

Yin Tian stood confused.

It was only after he saw the look of awe in Su Qinxue's eyes that he began to understand what had happened.

Su Qinxue must have told the others about earlier events, which was why the Su Family's attitude toward him had changed so drastically.

"Tian, as your future father-in-law..."

Just as Su Changhe began speaking, Su Qinwei who was sipping water on the couch suddenly choked and began coughing.

"You have something to say?"

Yin Tian asked indifferently, looking at Su Changhe.

"Nothing much, what's the deal with you, Lord Long, and the Xia Family?"

Seeing everyone anticipating his response, Yin Tian suddenly felt the urge to play a prank.

"Nothing much,"

Yin Tian shrugged at the crowd, "Lord Long was backing up Mr. Xia, I was just swaggering by his side."

"Then why were you together with Xia Nianbing of the Xia Family?"

"Her dad had a car accident; they couldn't find the car so I went to pick her up. Mr. Xia wanted to thank me, so she treated me to a meal."

After hearing Yin Tian's explanation, everyone exchanged glances.

They had thought that the Su Family might rise to great heights because of this, but Yin Tian's explanation didn't match up with their expectations.

What they completely missed was the most crucial point.

If Xia Nianbing couldn't find the car, why would she turn to Yin Tian?

However, having swung from joy to despair, their minds evidently couldn't stretch that far.

"Is it really just that?"

Su Changhe looked at Yin Tian dubiously.

"What else?"

Yin Tian spread his hands, "What good does lying to you do me?"

As Yin Tian finished speaking, he could clearly see everyone in the room seemed to sigh in relief.

"Hmph, I knew it, how could this kid have the capability to dine with Miss Xia and have Lord Long intervene on his behalf?"

"And this 'Little Divine Doctor' business—what a joke!"

Su Changliu and others started to mock Yin Tian.

Even Su Changhe looked at Yin Tian with disdain, "Yin Tian, from now on, you better behave. Avoid associating with those people. They could obliterate the Su Family with a flick of their finger."

"Who do you think you are to mingle with them?"

"You're an outsider, don't cause trouble for our Su Family!"

Yin Tian's mouth curled up slightly.

A moment ago it was father-in-law and son-in-law, now they were back to addressing him by his full name.

Then, Yin Tian's gaze inadvertently caught a mahogany dressing table not far away, and his brow furrowed.

He raised his hand, pointing at it.

"Where did that come from?"