Chapter Eighty-One: The Mysterious High Lord

  As soon as Shen Hao's words fell, Wu Xiaoli looked at him with a strange expression. It wasn't just Wu Xiaoli; even her parents and Liu Xuesong, several elderly people beside her, had a hint of strangeness on their faces.

  Just now, Wu Liangguo told Liu Xuesong about the gift of longevity from Li Yang. The several old men beside them all heard clearly that it was because Li Yang's gift was too valuable that Wu Liangguo specially invited Old Master Liu to make a decision.

  Shen Hao himself made a fool of himself by giving gifts, but now he's trying to make things difficult for Li Yang. Those who know the truth understand that Shen Hao's bad idea will come to nothing again. Unconsciously, everyone's hearts began to support Li Yang, and Shen Hao's overbearing attitude gave everyone many ideas.

  "Zhao Dong, actually we came in just now because of Li Yang's birthday gift!"

  Wu Liangguo coughed lightly and nodded slowly at the noblewoman. Anyway, both families were old acquaintances and couldn't let them be too embarrassed. Moreover, Shen Hao's family was a well-known entrepreneur in Mingyang, even stronger than Zheng Kaida. Wu Liangguo didn't want to affect the relationship between the two families because of trivial matters between younger generations.

  "Shen Hao, didn't you want to see the gift Li Yang brought? Here it is, take a look!"

  The noblewoman had not reacted yet, and Wu Xiaoli grabbed a gift box from her mother's bag and walked out directly. When Wu Liangguo wanted to hold back Wu Xiaoli, it was already too late, and he could only stand there with a bitter smile, shaking his head apologetically at the noblewoman.

  The gift box is not luxurious, and it's a world of difference compared to the box that held the glow-in-the-dark cup earlier, but everyone's gaze is completely different. Some people who heard Wu Liangguo's description earlier are still stretching their necks to take a look.

  The attitude of a few people, especially Wu Xiaoli's attitude, immediately raised a sense of foreboding in Shen Hao's heart. This Li Yang actually gave a real gift, and it didn't seem to be an ordinary one either.

  Although Wu Xiaoli was clever and quick-witted, Shen Hao knew that this girl had always been very proud and arrogant. If Li Yang's gift was ordinary, she would never take it out on her own initiative. It has to be said that Shen Hao still understood Wu Xiaoli very well.

  But now that things have come to this point, Shen Hao has no choice but to open the box. He was the one who made this request after all, and he can only swallow the bitter consequences himself.

  "I don't know what good things Mr. Li sent, let's take a look!"

  Shen Hao's face squeezed out a stiff smile, slowly opening the gift box sent by Li Yang, and soon, the bright crystal agate seal appeared in front of everyone.

  "Not bad!"

  He Lao was the first to nod, and Fang Zhang was still a little distance away from him, but he could already see that this piece of Fang Zhang's body had a bright blood red color. From any aspect, this is an extremely superior chicken blood stone seal.

  The other connoisseurs nodded in agreement, and now that they had compared it to the fake nightlight cup earlier, this chicken blood stone seal really looked more precious and dazzling. Of course, if the pair of nightlight cups weren't fake and were actually from the Tang Dynasty, then that would be a different story altogether.

  "Li Yang, actually we were just about to tell you this, but this gift is really too expensive, I can't accept it!"

  Liu Xuesong smiled at Li Yang, and his impression of Li Yang was quite good. They had all seen what happened earlier, where Shen Hao first provoked Li Yang, and Li Yang's words were all true. What he said was very professional, and they could only admire such a young man.

  "Grandpa Liu, you're too kind. The gift doesn't matter if it's expensive or not, it just represents a thought! Li Yang gently shook his head, slightly bowing down and continued: "Also taking this opportunity to wish you good fortune as vast as the East Sea, longevity as long-lasting as Mount Nan, boundless prosperity, and eternal harmony in your family!"

  Although Li Yang's cultural level is not as high as Shen Hao's, he has also prepared a few words of congratulations and it's just the right opportunity to express them. As for gifts, there's no logic in giving something out and then taking it back.

  Liu Xuesong nodded, and before he could speak, Wu Xiaoli beside him pulled his arm and whispered with a smile: "Grandpa, this chicken bloodstone was offered by Zheng Lao of Kaida Group for 800,000 yuan, but Li Yang didn't sell it. It's meant to be a birthday gift for you, so don't refuse!"

  Wu Xiaoli's mother hastily pulled her, Wu Liangguo had a thoughtful look, Liu Xuesong was surprised to see his most spoiled granddaughter, and then looked at Li Yang, who didn't have the same handsome face as Shen Hao, but won with stability, giving people an honest and reliable feeling.

  "Alright then, I'll accept it for now. Li Yang, thank you for this generous gift!"

  Liu Xuesong affectionately patted Wu Xiaoli's hair, smiling at Li Yang and saying that he had accepted the gift, but what he was thinking in his heart, no one knew.

  Others who heard Wu Xiaoli mention the value of this chapter also took a deep breath. Except for Shen Hao's family, which runs an enterprise, most of the others here are civil servants. Eight hundred thousand is not a small number to them. Li Yang suddenly became tall and mysterious in their eyes. Anyone who can casually give away such a valuable gift must not be an ordinary person.

  It was just that the people around Liu Xuesong looked up to Li Yang a bit more, they were all collectors and had some savings, but it was still very difficult to give away gifts worth 800,000 yuan at once, even Zhao Lao, who had the best relationship with Liu Lao, only gave calligraphy worth tens of thousands of yuan as a birthday gift.

  It's just that He Lao's gift was quite valuable, but it couldn't compare with Li Yang's chicken bloodstone.

  The person who regretted the most in the whole room was Shen Hao, he found himself completely fooled by Li Yang. This Li Yang was absolutely not a simple worker, he must have had a good family background like him. Shen Hao felt that he was deceived by Li Yang's clothes and speech, for a moment when Shen Hao was filled with regret, he also had a hint of fear towards Li Yang.

  "Hey kid, is your name Li Yang?"

  Another old man beside Liu Xuesong suddenly asked Li Yang, who was slightly startled and quickly nodded in response: "Yes, hello!"

  "Then I'll call you Little Li, Little Li, can you take a look at this ancient jade for me?"

  The old man took out a piece of jade pendant from his pocket, which was a Hetian yellow jade dragon pendant. The shape was beautiful, the carving was exquisite, and the material was also very good. There were some yellow rust spots on the surface, which, like bloodstains, are a major characteristic of unearthed ancient jade.

  The old man looked like he was in his seventies. Li Yang saw the old man for the first time, and he was sitting next to Liu Xuesong, even closer than He Lao. From their positions, it could be seen that he had a very good relationship with Liu Xuesong.

  "Dad, what are you doing?"

  As soon as Li Yang received the jade pendant, he heard Wu Liangguo call out in a low voice. Li Yang was stunned on the spot. He didn't expect that this old man would be Wu Liangguo's father, which meant he was also Wu Xiaoli's grandfather. No wonder Shen Hao had been so enthusiastic today and had such great hostility towards him. The closest relatives of both sides were all here.

  "Lianguo, never mind, let Little Li help your dad take a look too!"

  Liu Xuesong stretched out his hand to intercept, looking at Li Yang with great interest. Even He Lao on the side had a similar expression, they all wanted to see what Li Yang could say about this piece of jade.

  This was Wu Xiaoli's grandfather's thing, Li Yang didn't dare to be slow, and directly activated his special ability to observe the jade pendant. Immediately, everything about the ancient jade pendant was exposed in front of Li Yang.

  Li Yang was slightly stunned, this jade pendant only had a layer of light yellow halo, from the color level of the halo alone, it was absolutely a modern-made thing, and it had nothing to do with ancient characters. In other words, this so-called ancient jade was not an ancient work at all.

  Li Yang carefully analyzed the craftsmanship and jade quality, and indeed it was a good yellow jade, at least it was a real jade. The craftsmanship was also very well done, from these two points alone, even if it were a modern yellow jade work, it would have high value, only it couldn't be collected as an antique.

  Li Yang stroked the jade pendant gently with his hand, and it felt very smooth. The only drawback was that there was a hint of discomforting greenness to it. Li Yang looked up at Liu Xue Song and Wu Xiao Li's grandfather with a puzzled expression.

  Even if Wu Xiaoli's grandfather didn't know that the ancient jade was fake, Liu Xuesong is an antique expert and he could feel that something was off with this piece of jade just by touching it. There's no reason why Liu Xuesong wouldn't have noticed. If he knew, how could he let his in-laws continue to collect it as an antique?

  Li Yang gently shook his head, and this action was immediately noticed by several elderly people.

  Li Yang suddenly raised his head, holding the ancient jade, and asked Wu Xiaoli's grandfather: "Grandfather Wu, you've had this piece of ancient jade for only a few years, right?"

  Liu Xuesong and He Lao's eyes both lit up, and the two of them nodded silently in unison.

  "What you said is right, this ancient jade has only been in my hands for three years!" Wu Xiaoli's grandfather nodded with a gentle smile.

  Li Yang lowered his head in contemplation for a moment, then slowly raised it and said: "In the Qing Dynasty during the Qianlong period, there was a jade carver named 'A Kou' or also called 'Kou Ye Ye' from Wuxi, Jiangsu Province!"

  Li Yang said this, Liu Xue Song and He Lao exchanged a glance, both of their eyes had a hint of appreciation, Li Yang's mention of this name proved that he really understood the problem with this ancient jade.

  Others who didn't understand looked at Li Yang with interest, and Li Yang didn't say anything about the ancient jade pendant, but instead told a story. However, everyone understood that this story must be related to the ancient jade pendant in front of them, so they listened very carefully.

  Seeing everyone's reaction, Li Yang also sighed, when would he be able to tell stories in front of these antique experts. Fortunately, the knowledge was what he had seen in the past few days, and fortunately, he had a special ability that didn't require him to know the authenticity and age of jade, just understanding some fake characteristics and styles of jade was enough. Many things Li Yang learned in the past few days were about identifying fakes and counterfeit knowledge, even Li Yang did not expect it to be useful so soon.

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