The Vengeful Son-in-law
Chapter 74

In fact, not only Tom but a lot of people present noticed that the person did not have adam's apple.Besides, the person's makeup failed to hide her charm as a woman.

This was the same as the image of a woman dressed as a man in those TV dramas. The audiencecould tell her gender at a glance, but she didn't know it yet. Instead, she thought she was verysuccessful, which embarrassed others.

However, Tom could also see that the woman dressed as a man was from a rich family. There weretwo of her bodyguards in the crowd

Soon, Tom moved his eyes away from the woman and looked at the calligraphy in her hand. It wasabout a meter long and about half a meter wide, with characters written on it. The style wasimpressive, smooth, skillful, elegant, and vigorous. The strokes were slow, even, and deft. Even thosewho did not know about calligraphy could tell that it was a good one.

It was well known that all the emperors of the Qing Dynasty were good at calligraphy, especially theYongzheng Emperor. Now, the Yongzheng Emperor's calligraphy was rare on the market. If this onewas genuine, it would be a good deal to buy it for three million dollars.

But many people would be suspicious. If it was the Yongzheng Emperor's calligraphy, how could itappear here? Shouldn't it be kept by the National Museum of China?

Someone in the crowd had already asked this question, and the boss said unhurriedly, "I guessedthat you wouldn't believe it. Humph, do you think the Yongzheng Emperor's calligraphy can't becirculated among the folks? Let me tell you. This one is 100% authentic. It was previously collectedby a good friend of mine. Some days earlier, his business was not going well and he owed a lot ofdebts. He had no choice but to sell this calligraphy to me reluctantly for 2.5 million dollars. I won'tlie to you. I'd like to make a small profit of half a million dollars when I sell it to you. Isn't that toomuch?"

The boss was wearing a dark purple Tang suit, and his body was a little fat, which made peoplebelieve his professionalism

"How's it going, Calo? Do you want to buy this calligraphy? If you don't, I'll sell it to someone else.”The boss took back the calligraphy in Calo's hand.

"Calo" kept silent and thought about it. In fact, she could not tell whether the calligraphy wasauthentic or not. Three million dollars was not much for her, but it would be too embarrassing if shebought a fake. If she took a fake back, she would be laughed at. Therefore, she had to be carefulHowever, at this moment, an imposing middle-aged man in a suit of a famous brand, who lookedlike a successful man, came over and said to the boss, "Boss, sell me the Yongzheng Emperor'scalligraphy. I'll buy it with three million dollars.”

With joy on his face, the boss said, "You are so generous. Three million dollars seems nothing toyou! You are much more generous than some people. Then the Yongzheng Emperor's calligraphywill belong to you."

The middle-aged man was overjoyed. He eagerly took the calligraphy from the boss's hand andlooked at it carefully. He showed happiness and infatuation with the calligraphy. He said in a loudvoice, "It's an authentic work of the Yongzheng Emperor. How rare it is! How rare it is! TheYongzheng Emperor was one of the best calligraphers of all the Qing Dynasty emperors. Manypeople only knew about the Qianlong Emperor's calligraphy, but they didn't know that thecalligraphy of the Yongzheng Emperor, the father of the Qianlong Emperor, was even better! I'vebeen looking for his authentic works for many years, but I didn't expect to replace one here today. Itdidn't come easily! It didn't come easily!"

The middle-aged man's expression was excited, and his hands were trembling uncontrollably. It washard for anyone to suspect that he was acting.

If it weren't for the fact that Tom had a thorough study of calligraphy, he couldn't have told that thiscalligraphy was a copy. Fortunately, he was born into a rich family and was forced to learncalligraphy by his parents since he was young.

Sure enough, when "Calo", the woman dressed as a man, saw someone vying for the calligraphywith her, she immediately became anxious and said quickly, "Hey, boss, I took a fancy to thiscalligraphy first! First come, first served. You should sell it to me!”

The boss frowned and said coldly, "Aren't you not going to buy it? Now, there is another personwho is interested in it. Do you want to restrict my business?"

"Who said I didn't want it?" Calo said quickly, "My father-in-law likes the Yongzheng Emperor'scalligraphy the most. I can buy it back to make him happy.”

Her words made many people couldn't help but laugh. In fact, everyone could see that she was agirl. Only she herself thought that she was very successful with her disguise.

The boss's eyes flashed with joy, but it quickly turned into awkwardness. He frowned, "Well... Youdidn't say that earlier. Now there is another person who wants it. Don't you make it difficult forme?"I

"Calo" straightened her back and said, "I don't care. I took a fancy to this calligraphy first. I neversaid that I wouldn't buy it."

The middle-aged man beside her was displeased and said, "Boss, I'll pay you three and a half milliondollars. Just sell me this authentic work of the Yongzheng Emperor. You originally priced it at threemillion, but now I take the initiative to raise the price. There is no need to sell it to the one whocomes first, right?"

The crowd exclaimed with shock, "Wow! Three and a half million dollars! This is enough to buy aluxurious villa. He's too rich!"

"That means it's certainly an authentic work of the Yongzheng Emperor. It doesn't seem thatexpensive to buy a work of a famous emperor with three and a half million dollars.”

"Of course it's not expensive. Look at this calligraphy. How imposing it is! Hanging it at home canalso give the emperor's aura to the family. Maybe it can change the feng shui of the family. Alas, Idon't have that much money, or I'll buy it too!"

"Yes! If a friend came to visit and saw the authentic work of the Yongzheng Emperor, that would bea great honor.”

The words of these bystanders reached the ears of "Calo" one by one, which made her moredetermined. She gritted her teeth and said, "Four million dollars! Boss, I'll pay you four milliondollars for it right now.”

Four million dollars!

Hearing this number, the joy in the boss's eyes could not be concealed. He could not help butexchange a glance with the middle-aged man. He already had an idea.

This calligraphy was fake at the cost of about 30,000 dollars. If it could be sold out for four milliondollars, it would be too cost-effective! Moreover, the "Calo" looked so silly. Even if he finally foundout that it was a fake, he would probably not be able to stir up troubles.

"Hey, you're competing against me with money, aren't you?" The middle-aged man pretended to beangry.

"Calo" immediately said, "Brother, I really need this calligraphy. Just let me have it, okay?"

The middle-aged man saw that she was so sincere. After a period of hesitation, he said reluctantly,"Well, you're a good person. I'll give it to you. Boss, you can sell it to her. In fact, it deserves morethan four million dollars, ah..."

The crowd also immediately said that "Calo" picked up a really good bargain, which made her veryhappy as if she had really got a bargain.

"Boss, can I swipe my credit card? I don't have that much cash on me."

"Of course!" The boss hurriedly took out the POS machine.

Just as "Calo" took out her card and was about to pay the bill, Tom couldn't stand it any longer. Hestood up and applauded with a smile, "It's amazing. It's been a long time since I saw a swindlinggang with so many people last time."

In an instant, everyone looked at him.

Not only did the boss of the antique store and the middle-aged man just now show malice towardshim, but many bystanders in the crowd also looked at him with animosity.

"Calo" stopped swiping her card subconsciously.