Chapter 164: Dozens of Yuan Dynasty Blue and White Porcelains

"What?" Hu Dongmei failed to react for a moment. "What kind of porcelain did you say?"

Wang Ming and Wang Hong, who had followed them out, were also stunned. Yuan dynasty blue and white porcelain?

That was impossible!

Wang Hong knew very well that there could never be any Yuan dynasty items in her family. After living here for so many years, wasn't she familiar with all their belongings?

However, Wang Hong knew that Hua Tianyu must have a deep meaning behind this action, so she kept quiet.

"Huh? Yuan dynasty?" After being dazed for a moment, Wang Ming picked up a fragment half-doubtfully and began to examine it in his hand, though he didn't even necessarily know whether the Yuan dynasty came before or after the Qing dynasty.

"Well, son-in-law, what do you mean by this?" Hu Dongmei asked. "This so-called porcelain, is there any special story behind it?"

"Oh, Auntie, look at this rim and base, the vessel shape is symmetrical, the body is thick, the glaze is slightly bluish-white with a translucent, crystal-clear luster, the blue and white colors are suffused, and the patterns are intricate yet orderly. If this isn't Yuan dynasty blue and white porcelain, what is it?" Hua Tianyu said with a completely straight face.

"Huh?" Hu Dongmei didn't understand a single word of what Hua Tianyu said, but she did grasp one core meaning: "Son-in-law, do you mean that this goldfish bowl is worth a fortune?"

"If this goldfish bowl is sent to an auction house, it's worth at least this much!" Hua Tianyu raised a single finger.

"Ten thousand?" Hu Dongmei's heart started aching even more.

"Ten thousand? You must be joking, at least ten million!" Hua Tianyu stated with absolute certainty.

"Ten million?" Even Hu Dongmei realized something was wrong at this point. If it was really worth ten million, would the antique shop owner have sold it to her for a few dozen yuan?

If it was really worth ten million, could those shops sell them by the dozen?

"What do you guys mean? Are you two putting on a double act?" The scarred man also sensed something was off and couldn't help asking.

"It doesn't mean much, just that paying off debts is a matter of course and completely justified. However, before paying the debt, since you broke something in their house, you also need to compensate for it according to its value. Isn't that right?"

Hua Tianyu stroked the fragments in his hand with a heartbroken expression and asked with a smiling face.

The scarred man's expression changed, and he finally understood.

So this kid had just rambled on about a bunch of things he didn't understand—Yuan dynasty this, porcelain that—just to make him pay compensation!

He didn't understand anything else, but he heard that sentence loud and clear: this goldfish bowl was worth ten million!

A lousy fish bowl of yours is worth ten million, and I came here today to collect a one-million debt, which means you're actually telling me I still owe you nine million?

Although the scarred man didn't know anything about porcelain or antiques, any lousy fish bowl like this looked familiar in every antique shop he'd ever seen, and it was worth ten million?

If it's worth a thousand yuan, I'll twist my own head off and use it as a chamber pot for you!

"Kid, are you playing with me?" Veins throbbed on the scarred man's forehead as he stared at Hua Tianyu with a dark face.

"How would I dare play with you? I'm just doing everything by the book, everything is completely justified! Don't talk nonsense!" Hua Tianyu said with a serious expression.

"Damn it, I've been in the streets for so many years and collected plenty of usurious loans. What kind of characters haven't I seen? But this is the first time in my life that I've come to collect a one-million loan, only to find myself owing an extra nine million! Hehe, kid, you've got some nerve!" The scarred man let out a few cold laughs.

"Thank you for the compliment. When it comes to antique appraisal and things like that, I'm quite good at it!" Hua Tianyu replied without blushing or skipping a beat.

"Is your brain not working right, kid? Did you think I was praising you or what?"

"Then you don't believe it, do you? How about we go to an antique shop for an appraisal? Let them issue an appraisal certificate for Yuan dynasty blue and white porcelain?" Hua Tianyu said with a smile.

"Get lost! Do you think I'm an idiot? That kind of certificate can be bought for money! You think I don't know that?" The scarred man said with utter disdain.

Hua Tianyu sighed inwardly, thinking: Who says there are too many fools nowadays and not enough con artists?

"Kid, are you planning not to repay the one million?" The scarred man menacingly took a step closer to Hua Tianyu, and several burly subordinates also closed in, surrounding Hua Tianyu in the center.

Hua Tianyu turned a blind eye to the men closing in and replied, "No, didn't I make it crystal clear just now? Repaying debts is a matter of course! I can transfer the one-million loan to you via my phone right now. But the Yuan dynasty blue and white porcelain you guys just smashed also needs to be compensated to me, doesn't it? We're all reasonable people here!"

"Reason my ass! I'm here to collect a debt, are you out of your mind?" The scarred man flew into a rage, his right hand already clenching into a fist.

This was the first time he had ever come to collect a debt, only for the debtor to turn around and demand money from him instead.

"You two, go knock some sense into him!" The scarred man ordered the two subordinates behind Hua Tianyu.

Then, turning to the two subordinates beside him, he added, "Drag the two women away. If they can't pay up, sell them to a brothel to cover the debt!"

The subordinate in the floral shirt on the left looked somewhat surprised and asked, "Should we take the old one too?"

"Take her!" The scarred man flicked his hand and said viciously.

He now hated this family to the core. Young or old, as long as they were female, they were all getting sold!

The complexions of Wang Hong and Hu Dongmei instantly turned pale. They hadn't expected these people to be so ruthless; failing to collect the money, they were actually going to resort to violence against people!

"Understood, Brother Scar!" Several subordinates responded in succession.

The two men behind Hua Tianyu lunged at him simultaneously from left and right. One formed his fingers into a claw and grabbed for Hua Tianyu's throat, while the other threw a direct punch at the back of Hua Tianyu's head.

"Sigh!" Hua Tianyu sighed helplessly and said, "This could have been easily resolved with money, yet you people insist on resorting to violence. Why bother?"

Before his voice even faded, Hua Tianyu completely ignored the two sluggish fellows behind him and shot forward like a cannonball erupting from its barrel straight toward the scarred man.

Then, he unleashed a flying kick, slamming his foot directly into the scarred man's chest.

The scarred man only saw a dark shadow suddenly hurtle toward him, his eyes unable to even register the shape of the shadow before his whole body felt like a small boat struck by a giant wave. He was sent flying backward straight out of the outer room, sliding slowly down only after crashing heavily against the corridor wall.

Before he even hit the ground, Hua Tianyu had already raised a foot and pressed it firmly against his chest, pinning him against the wall so he couldn't move an inch.

Meanwhile, the attacks of the two fellows who had ambushed Hua Tianyu from behind had only just reached their full extension, ending up hitting nothing at all.

The scarred man's subordinates, who had intended to grab Wang Hong and her mother, hadn't even moved yet when they discovered that their boss had been sent flying before their very eyes.

By the time these four reacted to what had happened, the scarred man was already pinned to the corridor wall by Hua Tianyu's foot.

The subordinate in the floral shirt had a quick mind. Seeing that their leader had been subdued, he knew collecting the debt was likely out of the question!

With a swift roll of his eyes, seeing that Hua Tianyu was nearly ten steps away from him, he suddenly lunged toward Wang Hong, who was standing not far away!