Filed to story: Disdained Son-in-Law, Destined Riches >>
Claire was finally satisfied and she nodded before she said, “Alright then, we won’t move out, then.”
Joe could not stop himself from showing a thumbs up gesture at Claire when he witnessed her showdown with her mother.
His wife was really incredible. Even though it was not apparent, Claire was always very effective at handling all the critical moments.
Jacob did not say anything so far but when he saw his daughter who rarely lost her temper finally getting angry and frustrated, he came forward and said, “Look! Why should you be fighting? Isn’t it good for the family to be harmonious and happy?”
Elaine glared at Jacob with a sharp expression on her face as she said, “You didn’t even say a word before this and you suddenly have so much to say now? Even though Joe is useless, he even got us a villa and we now have a new place to live in. What about you? What have you done for the family? All you know how to do is to play with some antiques every now and then. You’re the most useless person in this family!”
“Hey!” Jacob got frustrated when Elaine started to push the blame to him. After that, Jacob quickly said, “Elaine! Don’t you dare despise or look down on me! Have you forgotten how amazing I was when I made a few hundred thousand dollars by selling some medicine?”
At this time, Elaine looked at Jacob with a disdainful expression on her face as she said, “If you get arrested for fraud, don’t expect me to save you or to take out any money to bail you out!”
“You are really a bitch!” Jacob yelled out angrily. “Can you stop looking down on others? I’m talented at investing in antiques, okay?”
After that, Jacob rushed into his bedroom before he brought out a pen holder and said with an arrogant expression on his face, “Look! I’ll show you what I found today! This item is worth at least a few hundred thousand dollars!”
Elaine replied in a disdainful manner, “When are you ever going to wake up and face reality? Do you really think it’s so easy to deceive others? Do you think that everyone is as foolish as you are?”
Jacob stomped his feet angrily at this time before he said, “Don’t look down on others if you have no understanding of antiques at all! This pen holder is from the Qing Dynasty and I only spent five thousand dollars to buy it. I’ve already sent a picture of this pen holder to Zachary and he’s willing to pay three hundred thousand dollars for it!”
Joe glanced at the pen holder in Jacob’s hand and he was really surprised.
If the pen holder was really from the Qing Dynasty, then it might really be worth a few hundred thousand dollars. However, Joe could already tell with just one glance that the pen holder in Jacob’s hand was obviously made with modern craftsmanship. It would probably be worth no more than a hundred dollars.
The seller was obviously treating Jacob as a fool when he sold him the pen holder for five thousand dollars.
Joe could understand how Jacob would be so easily fooled. However, at this time, Joe could not help wondering why Zachary, who was an antiques dealer, would actually pay Jacob three hundred thousand dollars for this pen holder. Zachary was the type of person who would invest in a cheap bargain and then try to rip his customers off instead. Since this pen holder was obviously fake, why would he be willing to spend three hundred thousand dollars on it instead of simply offering Jacob one hundred dollars for it?
When Jacob said this, everyone looked at him with an incredulous expression on their faces.
Elaine asked Jacob in surprise, “Are you telling me that someone wants to spend three hundred thousand dollars for this tattered thing? I don’t think that you’ll even be able to sell it for fifty dollars!”
Jacob replied in a triumphant manner, “Why would I lie to you? If you don’t believe me, why don’t you take a look at my message history?”
As soon as he said this, Jacob took out his cell phone before he opened his text message and clicked on a voice note sent to him by someone called Zachary.
Zachary’s voice sounded over the phone at this time. “Uncle Jacob, you’ve got a very good pen holder in your hands! I do think the pen holder is really from the Qing Dynasty! Why don’t you sell the pen holder to me instead? I’ll give you three hundred thousand dollars for it!”
Elaine was very surprised and she quickly said, “Oh my god! You were telling us the truth! Jacob, you’re incredible. You bought the pen holder for five thousand dollars but you actually sold it for three hundred thousand dollars! If you do this a few more times, we’ll be rich!”
Jacob hummed before he asked, “So, are you convinced now? Are you finally convinced?”
“Yes, I’m absolutely convinced!” Elaine replied immediately. After all, Elaine had always been a fan of money. She would always support anyone who had money. As soon as she heard that Jacob had sold the pen holder for three hundred thousand dollars, she quickly forgot everything that she had said and she simply smiled and said, “My husband is really amazing. I can’t believe that you actually have such incredible skills in antique trading! It seems as though Joe is still the most useless one in this family.”
The expression on Joe’s face changed immediately. What had this to do with him now? Had Jacob already forgotten that he was the one who made the herbal pills that he successfully sold the last time round?
However, at this time, Joe felt that he really had to look for an opportunity to ask Zachary who he was selling the pen holder to. What Zachary was doing was equivalent to giving his father-in-law money for free!
Jacob handed the pen holder over to Joe with a look of excitement over his face as he said, “Joe, please bring this with you to Antique Street tomorrow and help me pass this to Zachary. He said that he’ll prepare three hundred thousand dollars in cash for you and you can bring the money home for me then.”
Joe nodded immediately. “Okay, Dad.”