Chapter 1445 - 726: Quick and Efficient (Part 2)
"What? Jade? How is that possible!"
Not just the viewers in the livestream didn’t believe it, even the treasure hunting streamer felt it was nonsense.
Who would use jade as flooring? That’s just too lavish!
But the truth slapped them in the face hard.
Wang Dachuan looked solemn; although the house appeared unremarkable, anything taken out could be mind-blowing.
He furrowed his brows and pulled a necklace from his neck.
The necklace had a gold clasp paired with a small jade token, its color a vivid green, subtly exuding a warm luster under the light.
He gave a wry smile, waved, and pointed to the photographer beside him.
"You guys shouldn’t doubt it, this really is made of jade, I couldn’t possibly be mistaken."
After saying that, he shone a white light on the jade token.
Under the illumination, the jade token’s hue became even clearer, revealing a fine quality piece of green agate.
However, near the edges were a few dark brown patterns and some barely visible jade cracks.
Jade is classified into three types:
The best is called warm jade, the more ordinary is known as jade material, and the inferior is merely called jade slab.
Among the livestream viewers, there were also jade aficionados who instantly recognized the jade token when the camera focused on it.
"This piece of jade material is quite good, likely one of the better types among jade materials. It doesn’t have many cracks or impurities and should be quite valuable."
"I’m not very knowledgeable about jade, but this color is indeed quite green, it shouldn’t be ordinary."
The livestream bullet comments kept refreshing, and Wang Dachuan was already sweating on his forehead.
If his initial judgment was correct, then exactly how wealthy must this Lin Beichen be?
After examining the jade token in his hand, Wang Dachuan pointed the light at the lifted tile.
"Take a look at this..."
Perhaps too shocked, Wang Dachuan’s hand trembled slightly.
A beam of white light hit the tile, highlighting the tile’s color as more vibrant, and the tile’s quality was also top-notch, with very few impurities, and even the common jade cracks were scarce.
In the precise filming of the camera, everyone clearly saw the scene before them.
The livestream fell silent.
After a long while, a trembling viewer sent a frightened emoji.
"Why do I feel like the tile’s quality is even better than Wang Dachuan’s jade piece? Is it just my imagination?"
The viewers in the livestream had never seen such a wealthy family before; owning not only numerous priceless antiquities but also century-old preserved glutinous rice wine, inciting some to feel envious and begin spouting slanders in the stream.
Some even suggested finding out where they actually lived, hoping to visit in person if it wasn’t far because watching live is different from seeing in reality.
To satisfy everyone’s curiosity, Wang Dachuan took the streaming equipment outside and showcased the surroundings.
"Why do such wealthy people choose not to live in the city but instead in this remote rustic place?" the livestream chat erupted in skepticism.
Traditionally, wealthy people should live in bustling streets and luxury houses, not in places so detached from civilization.
"I guess Lin Beichen, the homeowner, might have been a pirate in the early days, obtaining these treasures through improper means, afraid of being discovered, hence not daring to live in luxury and hiding in a country courtyard instead."
"I think Lin Beichen might be a corrupt official taking bribes, he’s not here now, probably out dealing with other matters, might come back anytime."
Everyone speculated on Lin Beichen’s identity, suspecting that he had a complex and unsavory background, certain he must have some undisclosed secret for staying there.
Seeing these speculations about her husband’s identity in the live comments, He Xiufen felt particularly helpless.
Though she didn’t know her husband was this wealthy, having lived with him for years, she knew he was just an ordinary low-level employee.
Just then, a middle-aged man, plump and round-faced, stormed in.
Lin Beichen and the others immediately became alert, thinking this person came after seeing the livestream to rob the treasures.
He Xiufen quickly introduced, "Everyone, don’t worry, he’s my husband."
It turned out the middle-aged man noticed Wang Dachuan’s livestream while handling some business outside. Recognizing the background as his home, he rushed back, only to find so many people there.
He figured out what had happened, realizing someone leaked the news of his home’s antiquities, attracting all these treasure appraisers.
Though he was bursting with anger, he dared not lose his temper at the experts, as they were live on broadcast; showing his outburst could lead viewers to gossip about him.
So he vented his anger on his wife, shouting, "What the hell are you doing? How could you let so many people into our little courtyard? Can’t you refuse? Your mouth is only good for eating but can’t say no?"
His spit even landed on He Xiufen, but she dared not retort because it was indeed her fault; inability to say no led so many inside.
"I didn’t expect this many people to come; I wanted to refuse, but they said if others could come, why couldn’t they? My heart softened, and I let them in," He Xiufen explained softly.
Usually, her husband was kind to her, never yelled like this, making her feel particularly wronged this time.
Though she wanted to throw a little tantrum back at him, she maintained composure in front of so many people, preserving her husband’s dignity.
Lin Beichen could clearly sense that an indistinct black aura surrounded this middle-aged man, indicating he had encountered some unclean thing or his fortune was being affected by something.
Thus, Lin Beichen stepped forward and introduced himself, "Hello, my name is Lin Beichen. I am not an antiquities appraiser, I am a Daoism heir."
The man coldly stated his name, Liu Baoguo, unwilling to disclose anything else.
He nearly refused to even give his name to Lin Beichen, only stating it reluctantly for appearances.
Lin Beichen understood that someone like Liu Baoguo, possessing much treasure yet keeping it under wraps, naturally looked down on their group, unwilling to converse further.
Thus, Lin Beichen took the initiative to point out the abnormalities around Liu Baoguo.
Liu Baoguo intended to ignore Lin Beichen, but hearing Lin Beichen accurately describe his recent tribulations left him astounded. Lin Beichen, whom he had never met before, knew him so well; how could he not be amazed?
Seeing this, the other appraisers were even more eager to delve deeper into Liu Baoguo’s residence. With Liu Baoguo right there, they could ask about the antiquities’ origins anytime.
But how could Liu Baoguo tolerate them continuing like this? The livestream was ongoing, and their actions would only entice more ill-intentioned people to eye his home.
Thus, Liu Baoguo quickly drove all those experts out.
"Please, let us stay a bit longer to explore; it’s rare to meet such a prestigious antiquity collector," the appraisers pleaded.
"Hmph, you livestream my home’s antiquities without permission. I haven’t settled with you yet, and you want to continue exploring? Dream on!" Liu Baoguo sneered coldly.
The appraisers were disgruntled that only they were evicted while Lin Beichen’s group remained unscathed.
"Why can they stay, but we can’t?" they demanded fair treatment.
"I let whom I want stay; what business is it of yours? Leave now, or I’ll call the police for harassment!" Liu Baoguo threatened impatiently.
Upon hearing the threat of the police, the experts promptly left in a sulk.
Wang Dachuan observed this, grateful he brought Lin Beichen along; otherwise, his fate would have been the same.
Liu Baoguo permitted only Lin Beichen’s group to stay because he urgently wanted to know how Lin Beichen discerned his declining fortune.
Just as he was about to inquire further, there was a knock at the door.
His wife opened it to find those antiquities appraisers again.
"Didn’t I say I’d call the police if you harassed us again? Why are you back?" Liu Baoguo expressed his displeasure.
"No, we forgot to take the streaming equipment, so we’re back to retrieve it, please don’t misunderstand," the appraisers explained, pointing to the streaming setup behind Liu Baoguo.