Li Jinwen was somewhat puzzled and asked, "Honey, what's wrong with you?"
Lin Xiaoxiao also looked at him with a face full of curiosity, "What's up? Dad?"
Lin Mo had known all along that there were Guangxu Yuanbao among the copper coins, but he still pretended to be very shocked and said, "Let me see the copper coin in your hand!"
"Sure." Li Jinwen handed over the copper coin.
Under the illumination of the light, the dragon pattern on the copper coin full of verdigris seemed to emit a dazzling glow.
Over a million!
Even though he knew the price of Guangxu Yuanbao, the moment he took it, Lin Mo's hand still couldn't help but tremble slightly.
"Wife... if, if I'm not mistaken, this could be a very valuable coin. Hang on, let me check again more carefully!"
"Xiaoxiao, quickly bring over the printed materials about the copper coins!"
After getting the stack of materials Xiaoxiao handed him, Lin Mo quickly began searching through them.
Li Jinwen and Lin Xiaoxiao were both staring at him, their expressions filled with surprise and doubt.
The air in the cramped living room seemed to have frozen.
"This is it!"
Lin Mo slapped the found materials onto the ground and pointed at the data, saying, "Wife, this is a Guangxu Yuanbao made by the Imperial Mint, it can sell for over a million!"
"How much?"
Li Jinwen was taken aback by this unexpected figure, "A hundred and something?"
"Not a hundred and something pieces! It's a hundred and something million! Millions! Not pieces!" Lin Mo repeated.
Lin Xiaoxiao, already in the third grade and having a certain concept of money, also slowly formed an 'o' shape with her mouth when she heard over a million.
"You're joking, right? This isn't funny at all, don't make such jokes next time!"
"I'm not joking with you, look for yourself!"
"For real?"
"Yes, for real!"
Li Jinwen skeptically took the material Lin Mo had printed out earlier, carefully checked it, and found that it was indeed the Guangxu Yuanbao she held in her hand.
But...
How could she believe that such a tiny Guangxu Yuanbao could sell for so much money?
Wasn't this happiness too sudden?
No, that's not right!
There must be some mistake!
Li Jinwen, unable to believe it, asked, "Honey... this... this couldn't be fake, could it...can it really be sold?"
"You couldn't have been duped, right? It's not one of those scams where they pretend to sell you a bunch of stuff, and then after you discover a treasure, they tell you to auction it off and then charge you a hefty processing fee?"
After all, being a parent and in his thirties, he had to think more comprehensively about issues.
Moreover, over a million was a figure Li Jinwen had never encountered before, so her first reaction naturally was whether she could have been deceived.
And indeed, she had seen similar scams on TikTok before.
"No way, I wouldn't take it to an auction anyway!"
Lin Mo also knew that his wife might not believe such a thing in a short time, and continued, "Let's do this, we'll photograph all the copper coins later and post them on Xianyu to see if anyone is interested in buying."
"Oh, right, besides Xianyu, we should also post them on some antique appraisal forums, there might be more potential buyers there."
"You and Xiaoxiao go take the photos, and I'll handle the rest."
Lin Mo spoke very earnestly, but not only Li Jinwen but also Lin Xiaoxiao felt that this whole affair was simply too magical.
To use a popular internet phrase,
Poor people live with fear and trepidation, carefully navigating through life as if on thin ice, even their dreams are cautious.
Over a million falling from the sky?
Unthinkable even in dreams!
"Hurry up, what are you dawdling for? I'm not lying to you!" Lin Mo urged.
Seeing her husband so serious, Li Jinwen didn't say anything more, quickly picked up her phone, and with Lin Xiaoxiao, started photographing all the copper coins.
Meanwhile, Lin Mo was a bit shaky when he started opening the tube coins, for him, over a million was just as much an astronomical figure!
After roughly another hour of busy work, the Tube Coins were all opened, and the photos were all taken care of.
Now it was past 11 p.m.
Lin Mo looked at the Guangxu Yuanbao in his hand and said excitedly, "Wife, daughter, we're going to be rich! Once this Guangxu Yuanbao is sold, we'll buy a car!"
"Let's wait until it's sold," Li Jinwen couldn't help dousing the excitement with a dose of realism. After an hour of cooling down, she felt even more skeptical about a copper coin selling for over a million. Glancing at the time, she urged, "Xiaoxiao, come take a bath with me or you won't be able to get up tomorrow."
But in truth, although she voiced her disbelief, deep down she was filled with trepidation.
Lin Mo didn't bother to explain further; selling the coin would be the best explanation. He took on the cleaning of the house, washed the dishes, and made sure to store all the copper coins properly.
By the time he finished bathing and stepped into the bedroom, it was almost 12 o'clock.
At that moment,
Li Jinwen was lying in bed, intently staring at her phone screen.
[These Guangxu Yuanbao coins are worth so much, the last one sold for 23 million yuan...]
[Eighth place, Guangdong 'Shou' character Guangxu Yuanbao, mint standard one tael, estimated price 825,000 yuan...]
[You're from the Imperial Capital, right? Okay, I'll help you appraise it...]
[Buddy, your Guangxu Yuanbao is fake at first glance, we can't have that!]
Lin Mo didn't even have to look at his wife's phone to know that she was researching about Guangxu Tongbao; he could tell just by the sound.
He laughed and lay down on the bed, teasing, "Comrade Li, didn't you disbelieve? Why are you so seriously looking it up?"
"I'm afraid you'll be cheated!" Li Jinwen put down her phone and said. "Everyone online is saying Guangxu Yuanbao are valuable, but there are also many fakes, and most are obviously fake."
"Husband, I saw there are many appraisal broadcasters online, do you think we should find one on TikTok to help us take a look through a livestream?"
"I think this one named Hai Dong seems pretty impressive."
"Also, I saw you listed it for 1.4 million on Xianyu, isn't that a bit too pricey? Even if it's real, I think 1 million would be enough, right?"
Lin Mo stretched on the bed, casually hugging Li Jinwen's delicate body, and said, "If you want to connect for a live appraisal, just do it. But do you think they're even broadcasting at this hour?"
"Let's talk about it tomorrow. Besides, didn't we already list it on Xianyu and the antique forum? Maybe someone will buy it tomorrow."
Li Jinwen complained after opening the software, "It hasn't passed the verification yet, plus I always feel that people online aren't very reliable. Shouldn't we get a professional institution to authenticate it tomorrow?"
Common sense told Li Jinwen that such windfall was unlikely to land on her.
But who doesn't harbor a subconscious yearning for a sudden fortune?
Common sense and subconscious tugged at each other, creating a conflict that manifested as indecision.
Lin Mo, trusting the Intelligence System, naturally didn't have such conflicts.
However, Lin Mo completely understood his wife's state of mind at that moment. He nodded and said, "Okay, we'll see tomorrow. If we need to get authentication, we'll get it. Once the coin is recorded, the price might even increase."
"But that's all for tomorrow. There's no rush tonight."
"Wife, it's a beautiful evening; we can't let it go to waste!"
Li Jinwen shifted her body to dodge Lin Mo's restless hand, and said discontentedly, "Stop it, I'm really bothered right now."
"By the way, did you put that valuable coin away properly?"
Lin Mo pulled open the drawer of the bedside table, pointed inside, and said, "Here it is, right inside."
"You can't keep it there; give it to me, I'll put it in the pocket of my pajamas."
"Isn't that a bit much? Didn't you say you don't believe it?"
"Just in case, give it to me quickly."
"Alright, alright, here you go!"
After securing the two copper coins, Li Jinwen resumed scrolling through TikTok, occasionally checking whether the Xianyu and antique forum listings had been approved.
"Hurry up and sleep, silly girl; what's real can't be faked, and what's fake can't be real!"
Lin Mo turned off the bedroom light, looking up at the pitch-black ceiling, already contemplating which car to buy once the money was in his account.
Even though he urged Li Jinwen to sleep early, he himself was too excited to fall asleep.
That was a million yuan,
A million yuan,
A million yuan!!!!!!!!
[Ding.]
Just then, as the time reached midnight, the pleasant electronic sound of the system notification rang out in Lin Mo's mind....