bullyxtreme Chapter 374 Hong Family Father and Son
Chapter 374 Hong Family Father and Son
Not long after Ji Yugang finished talking to Boss Hong, the housekeeper came over carrying a box.
"Mr. Ji, you have a delivery."
"Bring it over quickly and let me take a look."
The butler carefully placed the box on the coffee table, then tore off the tape on the outside of the box, and a beautiful box appeared before his eyes. There were some delicate patterns carved on the box, and it felt very good.
"Your brother is quite cautious. He actually uses such an expensive box to store my antique." Ji Yu said as he opened the box.
"Hmm?" The housekeeper hurriedly explained, "This express was not sent from Yunhai City."
At this time, Ji Yu had already opened the box, but what lay inside was not the Yushan he had been thinking about, but another antique.
Ji Yu gently took out the things inside.
This is a jade artifact with a very peculiar shape, like a dragon in the shape of a crescent moon. The texture is warm and delicate, the color is pure and flawless, and it is very beautiful.
"This should be the Hongshan Jade Dragon, an extremely precious antique jade artifact, worthy of being the treasure of the museum." Seeing his puzzled look, the housekeeper explained its origin in detail.
"Of course I understand that it is precious, but who sent it and why did they send me a jade artifact?" Ji Yu originally thought it was his own jade mountain, but he never expected it to be a jade dragon.
"It was just delivered by two men in black suits. They looked fierce and ferocious, just like gangsters."
A figure suddenly appeared in Ji Yu's mind. He just picked up the phone, but before he could ask a question, a new message popped up on the phone.
It turned out to be a voice message from Boss Hong.
"Mr. Ji, I heard that you like antiques, so I stole... uh, picked one out for you from my dad's antique collection room. I hope you like it."
Ji Yu was speechless: "..."
What a filial son.
He picked the museum's treasure at the first try. Should we say that he has a unique vision, or that his father is just unlucky.
Ji Yu immediately made a voice call and the call was connected instantly.
"Boss Hong, the jade you gave me is too valuable. I can't accept it. What happened last night didn't cause any loss, and you've already compensated me. There's really no need to give me this."
"That little bit of compensation is far from enough to express my sincerity. I originally wanted to give you money directly, but I was worried that you would not accept it, so I had to give you an antique."
Ji Yu hesitated to speak, thinking to himself: How do you know if I will accept it if you don’t try?
"Boss Hong, if you really want to give me an antique, why not change it? This one is too expensive, and I don't really like antiques, it's just a coincidence."
"You don't like antiques...ah!"
Ji Yu was startled by Boss Hong's sudden scream. Before he could ask, he heard an angry voice coming from the phone.
"Damn it! I'm going to beat you to death, you rebellious son! How dare you give away one of my favorite jade pieces? Why the hell don't you just give yourself away!"
"Dad, please stop hitting me. Please stop hitting me. I'm really going to die if you keep hitting me!"
"Die to me!"
Then all that could be heard was Boss Hong's wailing and screaming.
Ji Yu couldn't help but think that "father's love" came late.
After waiting for more than ten minutes, the stick of "fatherly love" seemed to never stop.
Ji Yu decided to help Boss Hong.
He first turned off the voice call and called back.
After seven or eight rings, the line was finally connected, and Boss Hong's weak voice came through.
"Boss Hong, is your father still alive? Tell him that I have no intention of accepting this jade artifact and will return it intact today."
"My young friend." The person who spoke was not Boss Hong, but a man with an older voice but more energetic, obviously Boss Hong's father.
"I'm really sorry to trouble you like this unfilial son. This Hongshan Jade Dragon is of great significance, so I can only shamelessly ask you to return it. How about this, I, the old man, will choose another antique to give to you."
"Uncle Hong, there's really no need. I never intended to collect Mr. Hong's antiques." Ji Yu said hurriedly.
"My dear friend, don't rush to refuse. You will definitely like this antique I mentioned. It's settled. I'll have someone send it to you this afternoon."
At around five o'clock in the afternoon, Ji Yu received two boxes.
One box contained the jade mountain that he had asked someone to send to him before, and the other contained the antiques that Boss Hong's father gave him.
When Yuan Shenghe came back, he saw him staring at the two antiques on the table.
"Where did this come from?"
"Was it a gift from Boss Hong's father?"
Yuan Shenghe looked puzzled: "?"
Ji Yu explained the whole story to him, and then said helplessly: "His father said that I would definitely like it, but I don't really like it that much."
"The Hong family used to be engaged in the gray and black industry, but later they cleaned up their business. Although they appear to be legitimate businessmen, they still have a network of connections and are well-informed. Since he said you would like it, he must have learned about your situation."
Ji Yu's mind turned and he thought of something incredible, "So, this antique, could it be the one that the Han family has been looking for?"
Yuan Shenghe smiled and nodded, "It should be."
Ji Yu couldn't help but sigh: "Wow, of the seven antiques that the Han family lost, not counting those that were sold, I have handled three of them."
Yuan Shenghe joked: "Maybe the Han family will have to thank you. You helped them find three items just by coming here."
Ji Yu rolled up his sleeves and said, "With a three-sevenths probability, we have to give it a try anyway."
"Let's eat first." Yuan Shenghe hooked his neck and walked towards the dining table.
After dinner, I was forced to go for a walk outside.
After coming back, I was finally able to study his antiques.
The antique given by the Hong family was a three-color horse. Ji Yu picked it up and shook it for a while, but felt that there was no sound. The base was also a thin layer, and it felt very textured, and it didn't look like it could hide anything.
Then he did the same thing with another antique.
Seeing him shaking the antique like this, the servants beside him looked a little dazed.
This was probably the first time I saw someone take a precious antique so casually.
In the end, it was Yuan Shenghe who stepped in to help.
"If there is something hidden in an antique, it is difficult for laymen to detect it. Only professionals know the ins and outs of it. Otherwise, these antiques would have been discovered long ago after being lost in the wild for so many years."
Ji Yu stopped swinging Yushan, "It seems so. Do you know anyone who is a professional?"
"Put the things away first. I'll ask the butler to help you contact them tomorrow. You don't need to ask anyone to look at the tri-colored horse. Just look at the jade mountain."
This time Ji Yu did not ask why, because he thought that Boss Hong’s father was an antique collector. Since he knew about the Han family, he must have studied this tri-color horse.
If there was something inside, it would have been discovered long ago.
The next afternoon, just as Ji Yu had packed up the antiques and sent them away, he received a call from Yan Xunxue, with Zhuang Yue's chattering voice in the background.
The two of them asked him to go to the equestrian club in the afternoon. There was a grand event today and many people would come to participate.
[Host, promise them that Nie Zhiyong and Feng Ji will also go.]
"Okay, I'm just bored, let's meet at the equestrian club in the afternoon." Ji Yu agreed without hesitation, thinking that where a bunch of young people gather, Lu Xingchen must be there.