Could it be a mistake to think this young man isn’t a wealthy second-generation in deep cover?
Xue Gui couldn’t help but reassess Jiang Chen.
Having no parents didn’t necessarily mean poverty; it was just that such a background easily led to prejudiced preconceptions.
Actually, from Xue Gui’s perspective, having his niece find an outstanding boyfriend was of course a joy.
But Zou Luoxia didn’t think so.
This auntie of hers was a typical housewife, not a bad person, but not particularly broad-minded either.
Relatives could fare well, but, they shouldn’t do better than herself.
Especially when it came to comparing "prospective sons-in-law," probably no woman would want to be outdone by others.
Absolutely impossible.
Whatever Pasha, it must be borrowed!
No, that’s not right.
Didn’t the news say that?
Nowadays, many young people with ill intentions like to rent luxury cars to deceive young girls.
It’s very likely a rented car!
Convinced of this, Zou Luoxia understood she couldn’t just come out and say it; otherwise, it would make her look petty and might even sour the relationship between the two families.
But without exposing it, she felt incredibly uneasy, like ants crawling over her body, a terrible discomfort.
"Sis, didn’t you say yesterday that Rui Rui gave you a blood diamond? Could you show us?"
Xue Mingqin hesitated.
"Sis, you can’t be reluctant, can you? Such a big diamond, Xue Gui and I have never seen it in our lifetimes, let us broaden our horizons..."
Zou Luoxia cornered Xue Mingqin into a position where she couldn’t refuse.
"Then please sit for a while, I’ll go get it."
Zou Luoxia nodded, smiling.
Xue Mingqin stood up.
The car was at East Sea.
It was out of her reach.
But the diamond was right in front of her.
What’s real can’t be faked, and what’s fake can’t become real.
Could pretending to be a wealthy second-generation be that easy?
Her niece was young, her sister naive, but she, Zou Luoxia, was not so easily fooled!
Having confirmed the authenticity of the blood diamond from Jiang Chen the night before, Xue Mingqin must have carefully hidden the blood diamond; it took several minutes before she re-emerged from the bedroom.
Zou Luoxia’s gaze immediately fell on the carefully held pearwood box.
The box looked impressive, quite high-end, truly convincing.
"Mom, let me accompany you to buy a safe, the property management in the community is slack, and it’s not very safe to leave the diamond at home ."
Xue Mingqin agreed without hesitation, all too earnestly.
Zou Luoxia, witnessing this, secretly shook her head.
They were even getting a safe.
This mother and daughter, were really too deeply deluded.
No matter what she thought internally, when Xue Mingqin opened the box, everyone’s attention was concentrated on the inside.
A strikingly beautiful blood-colored diamond lay quietly inside, its size extravagant, dazzlingly beautiful, emitting a luster too intense to look directly at.
Zou Luoxia completely forgot her previously firm conviction, dumbstruck for a moment.
Liu Hongzhi’s pupils shrank, unable to resist taking off his gold-rimmed glasses.
"Isn’t it beautiful?"
"Sis, can I take a look at it?"
Xue Gui couldn’t help himself.
How did he suddenly realize.
This blood diamond, it seemed real?
Xue Mingqin hesitated for a moment, but still nodded her head.
Xue Gui didn’t reach for the diamond directly with his hand; instead, he still cradled the box and examined it closely in front of his eyes.
But he wasn’t a jewelry expert, how could he discern whether it was genuine or not?
"What do you know, let little Liu take a look!"
Zou Luoxia snatched the box from her husband’s hands and handed it to Liu Hongzhi, as if she believed her prospective son-in-law, who worked on Wall Street, was capable of anything.
Seeing his girlfriend’s mother hand him the item, Liu Hongzhi had no choice but to take it.
Once he took off his glasses, he lost a touch of his scholarly appearance and gained a hint of shrewdness.
Xue Yali asked in a low voice, her eyes fixed unblinkingly on the blood diamond that could almost pass for the real thing, her gaze flickering, starting to harbor some doubt and suspicion.
There are specialists in every field.
Liu Hongzhi might be an expert in finance, but when it came to jewelry appraisal, he clearly wasn’t cut out for the job.
Zou Luoxia was very disappointed with her prospective son-in-law’s performance.
What do you mean, ’I don’t know’?
Could it be that he still thought the diamond was real?
Listening idly during dinner yesterday was one thing, but now that she saw it with her own eyes, she felt the soul-striking impact that was utterly overwhelming.
If it were real, how much would it be worth?!
"Sister, didn’t you say you wanted to have it made into jewelry as a part of Rui Rui’s dowry? Why don’t we go this afternoon?"
Zou Luoxia said to Xue Mingqin, "I know the managers of several jewelry stores; I can contact them now and make an appointment."
Dirty laundry should not be aired in public.
But now, everyone at home was being fooled; they couldn’t rely on family and had to turn to outsiders.
Even if this counterfeit was indistinguishable from the real thing, once it reached a professional jeweler, it would be exposed!
Xue Mingqin didn’t immediately commit, looking towards her daughter and Jiang Chen.
"Auntie knows people at the jewelry store, so let’s go. It will at least be more convenient,"
Li Shuru nodded in agreement.
Since her daughter agreed, Xue Mingqin naturally had no objections, "Alright then."
"I’ll go make a call."
Jiang Chen whispered something to Li Shuru and then stood up and walked aside, picking up his mobile phone and dialling a number.
After a while, Li Shuru walked over.
"Who are you calling?"
Jiang Chen put down the phone.
Li Shuru was taken aback, "What are you calling him for?"
"This kind of diamond, if you don’t have a certificate or a sales receipt, do you think any jewelry store would dare process it for you? They might even call the police."
Li Shuru had a sudden realization.
She only thought about bringing the diamond back; she had forgotten about this issue.
Let alone a treasure of this caliber, even with ordinary gold, if it came through normal channels, the stores would inquire about its origin.
"I called him to have him send over the certificate of purchase his mother got at the auction, and if it’s expedited, it could arrive today."
Jiang Chen shook his head and sighed, "Why don’t you give him a call?"
Li Shuru immediately said, "I certainly won’t call."
She was a smart girl, especially having just committed herself completely, she knew what she should and shouldn’t do.
"Then what do we do? We can’t really let the jewelry store call the police, can we? That would be too embarrassing."
"Why wouldn’t he give it to us? We’ve paid the compensation! And his mother also agreed to give it to us at that time,"
Li Shuru showed a trace of resentment.
"I was just teasing you. Sun is a very trustworthy guy; he agreed without a second thought."
Li Shuru immediately smacked him.
The sight of the young couple intentionally walking to the side to whisper was fully captured by Zou Luoxia’s watchful eyes.
Feeling guilty, are we?
It’s not so easy to patch up a blown-up bluff!