Chapter 60: Chapter 60: Instantly Turned into Dregs"Your antique appraisal skills aren’t enough, why don’t you find someone else to take a look?" Ye Huan said nonchalantly.

    The judge’s face immediately turned sour: "I am Huang Shengren, the vice president of the Celestial Sea Antique Appraisal Association. If my skills are not enough to appraise this item, then no one present can appraise it!"

    "Get your president to come." Ye Huan said.

    Beside him, Liu Tianyun’s eyes were almost shooting flames; she was practically furious.

    A 500,000 congratulatory gift might attract ridicule and cost some face, but as the saying goes, virtue must match the position.

    Ye Huan lacked the financial power to give an expensive gift, and as his wife, even if it was just in name, being mocked together was unavoidable. S~ea??h the N??elFirё.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

    But lending him 500,000 to buy a gift, not only did he not buy one, he brought a fake as a gift to the event?

    This face has really been lost to the furthest extent!

    "Haha, did this buddy have ten years of brain thrombosis to do something like this? Boasting about a ten-billion worth, and ends up giving a fake antique? Haha!"

    "Did you hear just now? He just admitted he bought that cup from a street vendor for 100 bucks!"

    "I’m dying of laughter, it’s the first time I’ve seen someone like this, truly not afraid of embarrassment."

    "But his 100-dollar gift truly set a record, haha!"

    "If I were the Liu Family’s steward, I’d use a broom to chase him out right now!"

    The crowd’s mocking voices kept echoing, many laughed until tears came out.

    These voices made Liu Tianyun’s expression even more angry, as she suppressed her rage and questioned, "I gave you 500,000 to prepare a gift, and this is what you prepared?"

    Her words caused the crowd’s laughter and mockery to abruptly stop.

    What was happening?

    This... this guy, he came with Miss Liu?

    What is their relationship!

    The crowd didn’t know, but they understood that the two must have an unusual relationship!

    Out of respect for Liu Tianyun, no one dared to mock aloud anymore.

    Yet even so, the mocking expressions in the eyes of the crowd did not diminish at all.

    A man, attending an event of such caliber, actually borrowing money from a woman to buy a gift? And taking something picked up from a street stall as a treasure?

    What a joke!

    "I’m asking you." Liu Tianyun’s voice grew a bit lower, "Where’s the money I gave you?"

    "Ugh, it’s not my fault, it’s this old guy who doesn’t know the treasure." Ye Huan shrugged helplessly, "This is truly a ten-billion worth Yuan Dynasty porcelain imperial cup..."

    "Isn’t it enough?"

    Before Huan could finish, Liu Dandan came over and mocked, "How many more jokes do you want to make? If this cup is as you say, I’ll eat it in one bite!"

    Bai Yu beside her had an extremely embarrassed expression and tugged at Liu Dandan’s sleeve.

    Others might not know, but he knew clearly that the cup Ye Huan had was appraised by the president of the Antique Appraisal Association, Zhang Hongyu, as a genuine Yuan Dynasty porcelain imperial cup!

    Liu Dandan’s eyebrows furrowed slightly.

    Bai Yu tugging on her sleeve, could it be a hint?

    After some thought, she nodded in sudden realization, then looked at Liu Tianyun and sneered:

    "Tianyun, do you understand now? Ye Huan is just a clown who craves attention!"

    "And as for Xiao Yu, a gift worth 14,990,000, the highest-standard dining table, and it’s closest to your grandpa, far better than Ye Huan."

    "How about this, I’ll forgive you on Xiao Yu’s behalf this time, come sit with us!"

    Liu Dandan said with her hands on her hips, beaming.

    Her eyes and words were full of mockery towards Ye Huan.

    Bai Yu anxiously tugged at her sleeve again.

    Liu Dandan caught on and blinked knowingly before adding, "Liu Tianyun, a chance like this doesn’t come around often, don’t miss it."

    "I don’t need it!"

    Liu Tianyun replied coldly.

    "Not even sitting at the highest-standard dining table? Totally ungrateful!" Liu Dandan fumed, "Xiao Yu, let’s not bother with her, let’s go in!"

    Saying that, she stomped angrily into the mansion.

    Bai Yu’s face was flushed, but he still followed in.

    "Miss, what do you think about this..." The steward looked awkward.

    As the useful assistant to Old Master Liu, he naturally knew about the relationship between Liu Tianyun and Ye Huan.

    But such a situation where something of inferior quality was used instead, was beyond his expectations.

    "..."

    Liu Tianyun just attempted to speak.

    Ye Huan earnestly interjected, "I’m not faking anything here, this really is a ten-billion worth Yuan Dynasty porcelain imperial cup, could we have your association’s president, Zhang Hongyu, come and appraise it?"

    Others still in line grew impatient, cursing inwardly.

    What’s the deal? This guy insists an imitation teacup is an antique? This is simply wasting everyone else’s time!

    Outrageous!

    The steward didn’t speak, tentatively looking at Huang Shengren.

    Huang Shengren furrowed his brows and said, "Bringing in President Zhang for this fake item...?"

    As he spoke, he suddenly thought of something, his expression changed drastically.

    He recalled that a few days ago, when Zhang Hongyu returned to the association, he was overjoyed, exclaiming about seeing an authentic Yuan Dynasty porcelain imperial cup, and had met a connoisseur with even better appraisal skills than himself!

    Could this cup be...

    Huang Shengren carefully examined the porcelain cup again, but still couldn’t see any clues.

    "Wait a moment, I’ll call President Zhang; he’s in the mansion." Huang Shengren said flatly, then dialed the number.

    Soon, a middle-aged man in a suit walked out of the mansion hall, exclaiming directly, "Yuan Dynasty porcelain imperial cup!"

    Huang Shengren’s lips twitched twice, "President Zhang... Is this really a Yuan... Yuan Dynasty porcelain imperial cup?"

    "This cup, no matter from which angle, is a genuine Yuan Dynasty porcelain imperial cup!" Zhang Hongyu said with certainty, "You forgot that I once explored Emperor Yuan’s tomb with the archaeology team? There was a set of tea ware, missing only this cup."

    He then bowed slightly to Ye Huan, "Good day, sir!"

    Huang Shengren was stunned.

    President Zhang’s spoken mention of a man with appraisal skills surpassing his was actually this young fellow?

    This... This is too unbelievable!

    "Gulp."

    Huang Shengren swallowed and said, "I owe this sir an apology, the prior evaluation was incorrect. After President Zhang Hongyu’s appraisal from our association..."

    He cleared his throat and raised the porcelain cup in his hand, "This cup is the Yuan Dynasty porcelain imperial cup used by Kublai Khan, valued at ten billion Huaxia Coins!"

    "Bang!!!"

    His words exploded in the ears of everyone like a thunderclap.

    The mocking expressions on everyone’s faces completely froze.

    This... this "broken cup" is actually truly a ten-billion Yuan Dynasty porcelain imperial cup?

    Wasn’t it picked up from a street vendor?

    How could this be possible!

    They didn’t dare believe it, but the appraisal came from the authority in the antique business—Zhang Hongyu—they had no choice but to believe!

    For a moment, they all hid their gifts behind their backs, blushing furiously.

    Compared to that "broken cup," the so-called million-level gifts they had were instantly rendered worthless!

    "Wife, how is it? Enough face now, right?" Ye Huan said with a smile.

    Liu Tianyun remained silent, her face a bit flushed and looking strange.

    She never expected that this cup was indeed a ten-billion Yuan Dynasty porcelain imperial cup.

    So, was the old man who was going to lose money and jump into the river, as Ye Huan mentioned before, true?

    Ye Huan grinned, looking at the steward, "Got nothing to say now, right? Ten billion, what table am I sitting at?"

    "Uh..." The steward wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, "Please... let me consult..."

    It’s truly not his fault.

    The highest-standard dining table in the Liu family mansion was at the ten million level; without Bai Yu’s gift, that set of furniture would still be collecting dust in storage...

    But the Kunlun Blood Jade that Bai Yu gifted, in front of this Yuan Dynasty porcelain imperial cup, is nothing!

    The Liu family simply didn’t have a table set for the billion-level...

    Two minutes later, the steward hung up the phone, smiling, "Miss, and Mr. Ye, please follow me."