He usually dealt with gold, and if he wore gloves while appraising antique gold filigree or similar items, poor-quality gloves could easily snag the threads.
Gold jewelry was inherently soft, and delicate items like gold petals were paper-thin and easily deformed by scraping, which would leave him footing the bill like some eccentric.
Master Hu was normally a man of few words who disliked dealing with people. Usually, his son handled communication with customers, but today his son was busy, so he had come himself.
Chapter 223