My Ares Son-in-Law

Li Xiao's smile froze instantly, her lips twitched a few times, and her eyes were filled with disbelief and panic...

One million? Let him take one million? That's no small sum. Even if his family is well-off, one million would still make him feel the pinch for a long time!

"You..." He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, wanting to take it back, but the words had already been spoken. The forty or fifty people present were all looking at him. If he went back on his word, not only would he be ridiculed by everyone, but he would also lose all face. He was in a real dilemma.

He gritted his teeth, a ruthless glint flashing in his eyes... He was certain he could win, and Xiao Chen had no chance of producing three million worth of genuine items, so he didn't need to take that million!
"Okay! It's settled then!" Li Xiao said, forcing himself to speak, his tone carrying a forced calmness.

Jiang Youwei, standing to the side, had a livid face, and his aura instantly turned cold.

He has been engaged in cultural relic appraisal for decades and has a very high reputation in the provincial capital's appraisal circle. Today, he was actually questioned in public by a young upstart and used as a tool for a bet. This is an utter disgrace to him!
"Alright, since you want to gamble, I'll do the appraisal again!"

Jiang Youwei spoke coldly, his tone full of anger and authority.

"I want everyone to see whether I, Jiang Youwei, am old and blind and have made a mistake in my appraisal, or whether some people are ignorant and don't know the value of things, and are just making trouble here!"

After saying that, he picked up the blue and white porcelain pen holder again, his expression extremely serious and focused, and began to examine it carefully once more.

This time, he examined it even more carefully than before, scrutinizing every detail, from the texture of the glaze and the color of the blue and white porcelain to the marks on the base. He gently stroked the patterns on the pen holder with his fingertips, his eyes filled with seriousness.

The entire room fell silent instantly. Everyone held their breath, their eyes fixed on Jiang Youwei and the pen holder in his hand. Not daring to breathe, they anxiously awaited the final appraisal results...

This concerns who will contribute one million, and whether Xiao Chen is merely faking it.

Time ticked by, and five minutes passed before Jiang Youwei finally put down his pen holder, slowly raised his head, his expression still serious, his eyes unwavering.

His gaze slowly swept across the entire room, finally landing on Li Xiao, whose face had turned somewhat pale. He spoke firmly, each word distinct:

"Let me reiterate, this blue and white porcelain brush pot is a genuine piece from the transitional period between the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. It is a fine example of folk kiln porcelain and its market value is no less than three million!"
If anyone doubts my assessment, they can ask any authoritative appraiser to re-examine it. I, Jiang Youwei, guarantee with my thirty years of experience in appraisal that there is absolutely no falsehood in my words!

These words exploded like a thunderclap throughout the entire venue!

Li Xiao's face turned deathly pale instantly. He swayed, almost losing his balance, his eyes filled with disbelief and despair... How could this be? It's really genuine? Really worth three million?

Those around him finally believed Jiang Youwei's appraisal results... This seemingly ordinary blue and white porcelain brush pot was indeed a treasure worth three million!
Everyone knew in their hearts that Li Xiao was finished.

He lost the bet and has to come up with one million and divide it equally among everyone present!

Xiao Chen, the man they had mocked for three years and considered a good-for-nothing gigolo, actually gave Zhang Ziren a three million yuan opening gift and even dared to casually bet one million yuan. His strength was beyond their imagination!

The way everyone looked at Xiao Chen completely changed...

The previous mockery, ridicule, and disdain have turned into awe, curiosity, and gratitude. The way they look at Xiao Chen now carries a hint of flattery.

Li Xiao stood rooted to the spot, trembling uncontrollably. His hands were clenched into fists, his knuckles turning white, and his teeth were grinding together. His heart was filled with regret and despair… One million! He had to come up with one million! This was a bolt from the blue for him!

"No, impossible... This is absolutely impossible..." he muttered to himself, his eyes vacant, repeatedly saying, "There must be a mistake, Teacher Jiang must have made a mistake in his assessment..."

Xiao Chen glanced at him, his tone still calm, yet carrying an undeniable force: "A bet is a bet. Li Xiao, you're a man, you have to keep your word."

Li Xiao suddenly raised his head, staring intently at Xiao Chen, his eyes filled with resentment and unwillingness, as if he wanted to devour Xiao Chen alive. He gritted his teeth and roared, "You...you tricked me! You deliberately set a trap for me!"

Xiao Chen raised an eyebrow, his tone laced with sarcasm:
"I cheated you? You agreed to the bet yourself, you said the words yourself, no one forced you. Now that you've lost, you're saying I cheated you? Li Xiao, your sore loser attitude is really ugly."

Seeing this, the people around immediately started to jeer, their tone full of mockery and urging: "Li Xiao, you should accept your loss! A real man keeps his word, don't try to cheat when you lose!"

"Yeah, yeah! You were willing to smash the car when you lost the car bet with Xiao Chen, but now that you've lost the bet, why aren't you willing to take a million?"

"Hurry up and give me the money! Xiao Chen dared to take a million, don't dawdle, you can't afford to lose face like that!"

Li Xiao's face turned as red as a pig's liver, alternating between red and white. Embarrassment, shame, anger, and despair were all mixed together. She wished she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into and never come out again.

He tried to cheat, but everyone around him was watching him, so he couldn't cheat at all; he tried to escape, but everyone was surrounding him, so he couldn't escape either.

Zhang Ziren stood to the side, his expression extremely complicated...

He hadn't expected things to develop this way; after all, Li Xiao was his old classmate.

But then he thought that if the million was divided equally among everyone, he, as the shop owner, would also get tens of thousands. This deal wasn't a loss, so he didn't intend to speak up for Li Xiao. He just stood aside and watched the show silently.

Jiang Lanting stood behind her father, a strange light flashing in her eyes. She stared intently at Xiao Chen, her heart filled with doubt... This man seemed completely different from what she had imagined.

He was calm, composed, and magnanimous; he was by no means an unemployed bum or a gigolo. Who exactly was he? What was his background?
Forced into a corner, Li Xiao could only grit her teeth, pull out her phone, and with a grim expression, begin transferring money to everyone present.

There were forty or fifty people present. If the one million was divided equally, each person would receive more than twenty thousand yuan.

Although it wasn't a lot of money, it was free money, and everyone was all smiles. After receiving the money, they all thanked Xiao Chen profusely.

"Xiao Chen, awesome! So generous!"

"Keying, you have such good taste! Your boyfriend is rich and domineering, he's amazing!"

"Brother Xiao, please take care of us in the future! If there's anything we can do to help you, just let us know!" (End of Chapter)