Chapter 168 Hello, Aunt
Chapter 168 Hello, Aunt
The protagonist should be the last to appear, stepping on everyone's eyes and telling everyone - we are the protagonist.
Even if each of the people present can be a big shot in Xihong City individually, there is always someone stronger than you, and there is always someone higher than you.
Lin Zhihe had fully experienced this in her previous life.
Liu Jiang supported his wife, and the two of them walked over slowly, facing the gazes of the crowd.
Because it was too slow and Lin Zhihe was sitting quite far away, she could barely see Liu Jiang's outline.
When Liu Jiang passed by, Lin Zhihe could see Liu Jiang's face clearly. He was an energetic old man.
His wife had a graceful face, but unlike the other wives of the Liu family, she was not sharp and was very kind.
It is hard to imagine such a person indulge in drinking, whoring and gambling.
Lin Zhihe lowered her head, pretending to be uncomfortable and whispered to Liu Qiang, "This Liu Jiang is so old."
Liu Qiang's face was filled with black lines, and he was very helpless. "That's Liu Jiang's father, my uncle. The one behind the two of them with a cane is Liu Jiang."
She quickly looked up, but Liu Jiang had already walked away, leaving only his back to her.
The back figure is very straight and meticulous, it is hard to associate such a person with a playboy.
No wonder Liu Qiang said that his cousin was pretentious.
As soon as the family of three came in, they immediately became the center of the crowd, and a group of people surrounded them.
Liu Qiang couldn't bear it any longer, so he turned around and looked at Lin Zhihe, and also wanted to go and socialize with Liu Jiang's family.
There are so many layers of buildings here that if they really go there, they won’t even be able to see Liu Jiang.
"Wait a moment." Lin Zhihe stretched his neck and looked at the crowd.
"You are trying to please him because Liu Jiang will become the new generation head of your Liu family?"
Liu Qiang didn't look very happy, "Well, let me correct you, it is possible."
His act of saving face made Lin Zhihe laugh from the bottom of his heart, but it was possible to curry favor like this, and it was hard to imagine what it would be like if he really became the head of the family.
"Which one of you is short of money? Why do you care so much about this so-called head of the family?"
"You don't understand our Liu family," he said with a meaningful sigh.
Lin Zhihe was still staring at Liu Qiang seriously, and found that he just sighed and nothing else.
No, that's it? What's the content after that?
How could someone just start something and then not continue?
Just as he was about to condemn her, Lin Zhihe was pulled up and said, "Let's go. We can't waste 50,000 yuan."
The thought of "one should not return the favor" resonated in Lin Zhihe's mind again. Lin Zhihe let Liu Qiang pull her and walked step by step towards Liu Jiang's family.
Halfway through the journey, an obstacle suddenly appeared.
I don’t know which relative of Liu Qiang it was, but he looked at Liu Qiang arrogantly and glanced at Lin Zhihe out of the corner of his eye.
No, where does this kind of love that doesn't require looking someone in the eye come from?
This is still the richest family in Xihong City.
Liu Qiang looked at Lin Zhihe and said, "This is my cousin's third wife, but the validity period is not guaranteed, so you can call her aunt for now."
...
Must it be so straightforward? Not even hiding it.
Lin Zhihe was a little embarrassed. She grabbed the ground with her toes and called out weakly, "Auntie!"
This cousin's mother looks like someone who is not easy to deal with.
He held his head high and looked down on Liu Qiang and Lin Zhihe indiscriminately, stroking his neck from time to time and looking at them sideways again.
What is this doing?
However, Liu Qiang looked very intently, staring at his cousin's mother's neck.
"Isn't this the ruby necklace that my mother liked? Why is it around your neck?"
My cousin’s mother’s neck became even straighter, as if she wished she could turn into a goose, singing with her neck bent toward the sky.
"Yes, the seller originally said he would put it up for auction at Christie's, but later changed his mind and said he wanted to sell it to someone else. I saw that the buyer was hesitant to make a move, so I just bought it myself." My cousin's mother-in-law looked proud and arrogant at them.
"No, there are so many necklaces, why did you grab the one my mother likes?" Liu Qiang gritted his teeth and raised his voice unconsciously.
At the party where everyone was toasting, this voice stood out and instantly attracted everyone's attention. Even the people surrounding Liu Jiang opened up a gap and looked over here.
Lin Zhihe pulled Liu Qiang's arm, signaling him to speak more quietly.
Liu Qiang also noticed everyone's gazes, turned his head slightly and turned his back to everyone.
"You are so funny. Who can you blame for her standing in the toilet without taking a shit? I wonder why your family is so stingy. Rubies that are over a thousand years old are all round and plump, but you are reluctant to spend 3.5 million yuan when someone offers them."
The sarcastic tone, coupled with my cousin's mother's disgusted expression, is so hateful that it makes people grit their teeth.
The anger that Liu Qiang had been trying to extinguish instantly flared up, and he was about to argue with his cousin's mother-in-law.
The people around also gathered around. Someone hugged Liu Qiang and turned him around. "This is a family dinner. She is that kind of person. Don't bother with her."
Seeing that everyone was looking over here and Liu Qiang was determined to not give up, Lin Zhihe had no choice but to speak.
"Aunt, your necklace is very beautiful, but it should be less than a thousand years old. It should be only a few decades at most. I was undecided about this at the beginning. I didn't expect you to take it as an antique."
Lin Zhihe's voice was very cold, neither humble nor arrogant, but every word he said was full of gems, shocking everyone present.
My cousin's mother was also stunned for a moment, a sneer appeared on the corner of her mouth, and she snorted with disdain.
"What do you know? Each of my rubies is round and smooth. They are rare treasures. In ancient times, they must have been used by emperors and concubines."
"Aunt, this craftsmanship is obviously from the last few decades. It would be difficult for even Puyi to make it, let alone the concubines in the harem." Lin Zhihe repeated.
My cousin's mother felt a little guilty, and she subconsciously stroked the rubies, but her tone was still sharp, "What do you know as a little girl? I have an appraisal certificate!"
Lin Zhihe took two steps back and raised her voice, "Aunt, you just said that this string of gems is round and smooth, and that's the biggest problem."
"In ancient times, people respected and revered nature. If they found a ruby, they would never carve it into a round shape. Craftsmen preferred to let nature take its course, so they would grind it into an oval shape."
"What's more, the craftsmanship in ancient times was limited, and it was impossible to grind it into such a round shape. It's obviously fake at first glance."
Everyone present nodded when they heard this. The "evil mother-in-law" who had just met also interrupted, "Yeah, the earrings I saw at the jewelry exhibition last time were not that round. They were all teardrop-shaped."
After her speech, the people present believed Lin Zhihe's theory more and looked sideways at her cousin's mother.
The cousin's mother, who was at the center of the vortex, was powerless to refute, but she was very unwilling and could only look at Lin Zhihe dryly.
"It's okay, cousin, you only lost a little over three million. This small amount of money is nothing. Just don't say that you bought jewelry that is thousands of years old. People will think that our Liu family doesn't know the value of jewelry, and it will be bad for our reputation if it gets out." Liu Qiang tried his best to suppress the smile on his face and pretended to comfort her.
"You..." My cousin's mother was so angry that she was about to lose her temper, but her anger was extinguished in an instant and she walked away with her tail between her legs.
Lin Zhihe thought her expression was a little strange, so he looked back in the direction of her gaze and was completely stunned.
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