Charlie was feeling utterly powerless at that moment. Just that morning, Jacob had shattered the Yuhuchun vase, and now, as soon as he left the house, the old man had seized the opportunity to sneak out and roam Antique Street once again.
This was so typical of him; he never seemed to learn from his mistakes.
With a yful grin, Jacob asked, “Can you believe these cdon cups are valued at over half a million dors? Take a guess at what I paid for them!”
ire paused for a moment before responding, “Three hundred thousand dors?”<fn58eb> Official source is find?novel</fn58eb>
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“Two hundred thousand dors?” ire guessed again.
“Wrong again!” Jacob chuckled.
Charlie nced at the cdon cups that his father-inw was holding and instantly recognized that they were fakes, worth only a few hundred dors.
Just then, Jacob beamed and eximed, “Haha! I got these for just three hundred dors! Isn’t that incredible?”
ire’s eyes widened in disbelief as she asked, “Are you serious?! You only paid three hundred dors for these cups?”
At that moment, ine entered from the kitchen, drawn by Jacob’s excitement. “Are you sure these cups are genuinely valuable and not just replicas?” she inquired.
Jacob confidently patted his chest and replied, “Don’t worry! The seller wasn’t an expert, so I had someone verify the cups for me. He confirmed they’re authentic!”
“Is that true?” ine asked, holding one of the cups with a big smile.
Charlie stood to the side, maintaining a calm demeanor.
He knew the cups were fake, but he didn’t want to spoil Jacob’s joy, especially since it was rare for the old man to be so ted.
Jacob was in high spirits, practically prancing about like a cat that had just caught a fish! He continued, “The seller mentioned that this isn’t theplete set. His boss is bringing the rest to the shop tomorrow. I n to check it out and try to buy the entire set! If I get all the cdon cups, their value could skyrocket! Who knows, we might even sell the whole set for six million dors!”
Charlie frowned and quickly interjected, “Dad, it’s risky to be overly ambitious when trading antiques. I think just having two of these cups is enough. Let’s reconsider…”
Jacob shot Charlie a re and scolded him, “What makes you think you can give me advice on antiques? Are you trying to stop me?”
Charlie quickly replied, “No, no, please go ahead with what you want.”
After that, he decided to let it go.
After all, even if Jacob got taken advantage of, it wasn’t his money at stake.
ire chimed in, “Dad, why do you want to buy so many? We can’t eat or drink from these cups. Plus, there’s a huge gap between the price you paid and their actual value. We still need to confirm if they’re authentic.”
ire was skeptical; she didn’t believe something as incredible as buying cups for three hundred dors and selling them for five hundred thousand dors could happen without a catch. If it were that easy, everyone would be wealthy!
Seeing their doubt, Jacob responded dismissively, “You all just don’t understand. This is definitely an antique! It takes a person with real insight to recognize its value!”
As he continued to admire his cdon cups, Jacob added, “Don’t worry too much! There were several other buyerspeting with me for these cups today! I might not even be able to get the rest tomorrow.”
ine quickly interjected, “If the cups are truly valuable, you must ensure you secure them tomorrow!”
The two elders continued to marvel at the cups while ire quietly pulled Charlie aside.
“I really don’t trust this seller. It feels like a scam to me. Dad is definitely going back tomorrow, so can you go with him to Antique Street and make sure he doesn’t get scammed?”
Charlie immediately nodded. Honestly, if ire hadn’t mentioned it, he wouldn’t have felt too concerned. But since his wife had spoken up, he couldn’t just stand by and watch his father-inw get swindled.