Lu Chen was extremely furious.
That was an actual chalice. Not only that, it was a chalice from the Southern Song Dynasty.
Yet, Wang Xue actually broke the glass. Moreover, she even reprimanded him for using a replica and that he had poor moral standing.
Lu Chen took a deep breath as he stared at the chalice that smashed into pieces. He was trying his best to suppress the boiling anger within him.
Lin Dahai was also extremely furious.
He was an archaeologist after all. Despite the fact that he was not as famous as Yu Zhengtao, he still had the ability to differentiate between a true artifact and a replica.
When Lu Chen took out the chalice coupled with the fact that Yu Zhengtao gave him a call today with the news that a young man bought a chalice from the Southern Song Dynasty, he knew right
away that the young man was Lu Chen. Yu Zhengtao also informed him that Lu Chen bought the wine glass that was worth 5 million for 2,000 in an antique shop. As such, the glass that looked extremely shady to others was the chalice.
He merely hesitated for a few seconds and before he knew it, the glass was smashed to pieces by his wife.
He was so mad that he almost burst a blood vessel.
"Father, you are an archaeologist. It
won't be difficult to examine the authenticity of the chalice from the
Southern Song Dynasty. I'm sure you'll be able to figure out if I was lying or not. Since mother has said that I am not allowed into your home in the future, I have the same intentions as well. Goodbye." Casually, Lu Chen carried an innocent-looking Qiqi in his arms before turning away to leave.
Since the Lin Family does not welcome him, he had no intention of ever
returning in the future.
"How shameless of him! Even a blind
person could tell that this is just a cheap piece of glass. Why is there even a need to prove anything? What a piece of trash! Doesn't he have any idea how useless he is? A chalice from the Southern Song Dynasty would cost at least a few 100,000 in order to get your hands on it. He is already in so much debt, yet he still said that he managed to purchase this expensive chalice. Does he think that we're idiots?" Wang Xue sneered as she looked on at Lu Chen's disappearing silhouette. She only stopped after Lu Chen walked out the door. Then, she turned around and looked at Lin Yijun who had an extremely awkward expression on her face.
"Yijun, back then, you didn't know that he was a person with such poor character and I never made any comments about it. But now, you saw how rude he was. Not only would you be in trouble if you stick around with him, Qiqi would also be hurt in the process.
Chapter 24 Now this is my Great Son-in-Law!
You should get a divorce. Someone of your caliber would still be able to find a husband that is way better than him despite being a divorcee," Wang Xue angrily said.
Lin Yifun felt rather uncomfortable as well. Lu Chen had really been letting her down recently.
Although Yu Zhengtao, Professor Yu was willing to pay 150,000 for it, the cup did not look like a valuable chalice at all.
Even if you wish to compare yourself with Hu Hong, at the very least, you should look for a better excuse.
You had to mark up an object that cost a few 100,000 to a valuable treasure that cost 5 million. How would that make any sense?
On the other hand, Lin Dahai could not stand it anymore. He smacked down hard on the table and roared, "Enough! You crazy woman! Do you have any idea how dumb you were just now?"
The wine glass that Lu Chen gifted could easily fetch at least 5 million in an auction. However, the wine glass was slapped onto the ground by his wife and it shattered just like that.
How could he not be furious?
"Y-You, what did you say?" Wang Xue shuddered. She turned around immediately and stared at Lin Dahal with a frosty look.
She had not expected that her husband, who had never gotten mad at her, would shout angrily at her for the very first time over a useless son-in-law with poor moral standing.
As such, she was stunned and could not react.
"I said you are a crazy woman! A dumba**! Lu Chen was telling the truth. This glass is a chalice from the
Southern Song Dynasty. Let me prove it to you right now!"
Lin Dahal angrily opened up a glass of
red wine and poured all of it into a bowl. Then, he picked up the broken shards of the wine glass on the floor and soaked it in the bowl of red wine.
Upon seeing that Lin Dahai was serious about it, Wang Xue snorted and suppressed the anger within her. She wanted to wait and see how Lin Dahai could come up with an explanation.
Lin Yijun and the rest of them also stared curiously at the shards of the wine glass that was soaked in the bowl.
Two minutes later, the broken shards of the shady glass actually magically transformed...
Such a scene resulted in everyone around holding their breath in.
Four minutes later, the broken shards of wine glass soaked inside the red wine had completely turned emerald green from its original dusty grey color. Not only that, under the complement of the red wine's bright color, the glass looked green with a little hint of redness in it which made it even more striking.
Lin Yijia could not help but exclaim in awe, "This is really a chalice made out of extremely valuable emeralds!"
Everyone else also took a deep breath.
At this point, it did not matter if the chalice originated from the Southern Song Dynasty.Purely by the fact that the wine glass was made out of extremely valuable emeralds was already a sign of
its worth.
Even if it was not from the Southern Song Dynasty, based on the pure value of the extremely valuable emeralds, it would be able to fetch around a few 100,000.
At that moment, nobody doubted Lu Chen anymore.
Lin Dahai looked at Wang Xue unhappily and said, "Dumba**! Now, do you know how much money you wasted just from that slap?"
Wang Xue was speechless as she felt extremely regretful. The chalice was worth at least 5 million and I threw a few million away just like that! Her heart was also bleeding in pain.
Lin Yijia looked at Lin Yijun and curiously asked, "Sister, where did brother-in-law get so much money from? The chalice was a precious treasure that was worth 5 million!"
Even if Lu Chen knew the CEO of New Skylight Mall, there was no way he had so much money.
Lin Yijun said, "This chalice was bought for 2,000 and back then, he even told me it was a waste of money. Yet, who knew Professor Yu would actually put out a bid of 150,000 on the glass and requested us to sell it over to him. However, the offer was turned down by Lu Chen. Lu Chen told him that it was his father's birthday, so no matter what, there was no way he would sell the gift. 2,000?
Both Lin Yijia and Hu Hong's eyes popped out at the same time. They heaved a sigh of relief while being amazed by the extraordinary luck that Lu Chen had.
As long as Lu Chen did not spend 5 million on the glass, he would forever remain as a worthless person in their eyes.
"Now that is my great son-in-law!" Lin Dahai could not help but sigh as there was nothing else he could do now other than sigh.
Lin Yijun felt better upon hearing her father's words.
On the other hand, Lin Yijia and Hu Hong looked a little awkward and hated Lu Chen even more.
You already said that you'd scram, yet you still stole the limelight from us. How dare you pull such a stunt!
Once Lu Chen stepped foot outside of the Lin residence, he gave Lu Zhong a call.
"Uncle Zhong, could you help me to look into Hu Juncheng. Yes, the one that opens supermarkets. Both him and his son impersonated that they knew you and used it to lie to my wife. Please help me to give them a warning." Lu Chen then hung up on the phone.
Even though he did not expose Hu Hong on the spot, it did not mean that he would forget about the matter.
He could ignore the fact that Hu Hong lied to Lin Yijia and Wang Xue. However, since Hu Hong lied to his wife, he had no choice but to interfere.
On the other hand, shortly after Lu Chen hung up the phone, Hu Hong, who was enjoying his meal with the Lin Family, received a phone call.
When he saw that the call was from his dad, he answered the call right away. He even turned on the loudspeaker.
With the built up of the previous stories he lied about, Hu Hong felt like it was something to brag about whenever he received a phone call from his dad in public.
Hu Hong chewed onto his food while saying, "Dad, what's up?"
Hu Juncheng angrily shouted, "You bastard! Do you have any idea what kind of trouble you brought upon me?"
Hu Hong was dumbfounded and could not react. He had no idea why his dad screamed at him all of a sudden.
Hu Juncheng continued to shout angrily, "Just now, the secretary of Tycoon Lu called me. He informed me that you misused Tycoon Lu's name and cheated Wang Xue as well as Lin Yijun. If you do not apologize to them right away and attain their forgiveness, not only would Jun Yue Group make our family business go bankrupt, they would also prosecute us for lying and cheating!
Therefore, I don't care what you have to do but you better apologize to Wang Xue and Lin Yijun right now, right away! You have to get them to forgive you at all cost!"
The entire Lin Family heard the furious voice of Hu Juncheng. Right then, all of their expressions changed and they all stared angrily at Hu Hong.