The Hidden Dragon In-Law

As soon as they heard that Susan Liu's father was an antique appraiser, the classmates present all cast disdainful yet sympathetic glances at James Ye.

They felt James was really unlucky!

Trying to show off, only to run into an expert in the field—wasn't this just asking for trouble?

If Susan's father, Jeffrey Liu, came down later, wouldn't James be utterly humiliated?

Mary Xiao also felt a bit embarrassed and whispered to James, "James, with so many classmates watching, don't be so stubborn. Otherwise, it'll be really embarrassing!"

Before coming here, James had mentioned buying a painting, but he said it wasn't worth much. Now he claimed it was worth tens of thousands. Mary was a bit uncertain, thinking James might be lying for the sake of face.

But James didn't care at all and said, "Since none of you believe me, let's have a professional appraise it."

He continued, "By the way, don't forget, Paul Wang stubbornly swore an oath earlier. This time, he promised to eat the table."

Thinking about his car being burned earlier, Paul gritted his teeth and cursed, "James, fuck you! You tricked me with that race! I already admitted defeat! This time, I'll admit defeat again! If that painting you gave is really worth tens of thousands, I'll eat the table right here! If it's not, will you eat it?"

James nodded and said, "Sure, if it's not worth it, I'll eat it too."

Although the painting wasn't a famous piece, it was indeed a work by Qing Dynasty painter Huang Shen. Moreover, the antique shop was a national chain with a genuine product guarantee and a tenfold compensation policy for fakes, so the painting couldn't possibly be fake.

Mary wanted to stop James, but before she could react, he had already agreed. Helpless, she could only sigh quietly.

Linda Dong was also a bit surprised. How could James be so confident?

Actually, if you looked closely, this guy was quite mysterious. That day at Tianxiang Mansion, even the famous Lord Hong was nodding and bowing to him. Why was that? She still hadn't figured it out.

But she was sure that James definitely had some secrets!

Paul felt he finally had a chance to turn the tables and immediately said, "Alright, everyone here will witness this. Let's have Susan ask her father to come down and appraise it for us!"

In front of everyone, Susan directly dialed her phone and said, "Dad, can you come down for a moment? Michael's classmate brought a painting and wants you to appraise it."

A minute later, an elderly man slowly descended the stairs from the second floor.@@novelbin@@

This was Jeffrey Liu, a famous antique appraiser in Jinling.

Today was the opening celebration of Jeffrey's daughter's and future son-in-law's restaurant. He had invited an old friend for a small gathering in an upstairs private room. Hearing that there was an antique painting needing appraisal, his professional habit kicked in, and he hurried down to take a look.

Jeffrey stepped onto the stage, and Susan quickly handed him the gift box containing the painting, saying, "Dad, please appraise this painting. Someone said it's worth tens of thousands!"

As she spoke, she glanced at James with disdain.

A gigolo giving a painting worth tens of thousands—who would believe that?

It was obvious the painting must be fake!

Everyone else thought the same.

No one believed James could really give a painting worth tens of thousands.

Jeffrey took the gift box and, under everyone's watchful eyes, carefully took out the scroll and opened it.

The painting was somewhat yellowed with age and looked quite unimpressive. Many classmates who judged by appearances immediately spoke up, "Oh, it doesn't look like anything valuable!"

"Yeah, I think it's worth fifty bucks at most."

"Probably not even worth as much as the box. That box might be worth seventy or eighty bucks!"

Jeffrey carefully studied the painting. After a few minutes, he smiled and asked, "Did Michael's classmate give this painting?"

"Yes," Susan said, "they were good buddies in college!"

As she said this, Susan thought to herself, James, you're good buddies with Michael, yet you give a piece of junk worth less than a hundred bucks. Just wait for my dad to expose you in front of everyone!

But to everyone's surprise, Jeffrey sighed, "It seems they really are good buddies! Only a true friend would give such a valuable gift."

Everyone was stunned!

What was going on? Valuable? This piece of junk valuable?

Paul thought, "Valuable my ass! I could buy a fake painting from the antique market, piss on it to make it look old, and it would look more real than this!"

At this moment, Jeffrey said seriously, "This is an authentic work by Qing Dynasty painter Huang Shen. Although Huang Shen isn't extremely famous, he is one of the notable painters, one of the Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou!"

He continued, "I estimate this painting's market value to be around two hundred thousand."

"Two hundred thousand?!" Susan was dumbfounded. She thought the painting wasn't worth a hundred bucks. Who could have imagined it was worth two hundred thousand!

Michael was also shocked and blurted out, "Wow! James, how could you give me such an expensive gift? This is too much..."

James calmly said, "Michael, it's just a token of friendship. Don't worry about its price."

Michael was deeply moved. He never expected his good buddy from college to be so generous!

Paul was completely bewildered.

What was going on? This piece of junk was worth two hundred thousand?

Looking like that, worth two hundred thousand? Fuck, this is a scam!

The classmates were also stunned.

This time, no one dared to look down on James anymore!

After all, he was someone who casually gave a gift worth two hundred thousand!

Everyone was envious of Michael!

So impressive! Receiving such an expensive gift at the opening, what a profit!

At this moment, Susan was also shocked and immediately changed her opinion of James.

She knew very well her father's level of expertise. If he said the painting was worth two hundred thousand, then it must be worth that much!

Oh my God! Michael's classmate actually gave such an expensive gift. This kind of generosity was extraordinary!

Thinking this, she looked at James with stars in her eyes.

Mary Xiao asked in confusion, "James, how much did you actually pay for this painting?"

James smiled and whispered, "Actually, it didn't cost much. The seller was an acquaintance who got it cheaply, so he sold it to me at a low price."

Mary couldn't help but say, "A painting worth over two hundred thousand sold to you for a few thousand? Is there really such a good deal?"

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James said lightly, "Many people don't care that much about money. I'm the same. Otherwise, I wouldn't have given this painting to Michael."

Mary nodded slightly. James was right. If someone cared a lot about money, they wouldn't give away something so valuable. It seemed her husband, though not very successful, had an extraordinary spirit!

At this moment, James stood up, looked at the panicked Paul, and asked with a smile, "Paul, how are you going to eat this table? Are you going to bite it directly, or do you want a knife to chop it into pieces and eat it bit by bit?"