Chapter 189 The Prodigal Son's Daughter 15
After Lawyer Liu left, Zhou Qingsheng wanted to smash the teapot with a dark face. Zhang Xiaojia stopped him and said, "Uncle, that teapot belongs to Master Gu Jingzhou, right? Don't smash this. Smash this." Zhang Xiaojia handed him a glass vase and took Master Gu Jingzhou's purple clay teapot from his hand.
Zhou Mengyin said, "This is a Tiffany vase, worth $40,000."
Zhou Qingsheng's old face turned red.
Zhang Xiaojia pretended not to hear, carefully examining the purple clay teapot in his hand, then turned around and asked, "Brother, who does this purple clay teapot belong to?"
Zhou Hongyu took a look and said, "This belongs to my grandfather. My father inherited my grandfather's estate. My grandfather's things are in the basement now."
A piece of paper flashed through Zhang Xiaojia's mind. Her father said it was a list of antiques belonging to an old friend of his, and it seemed that the old friend's surname was Zhou.
Zhang Xiaojia then said, "Brother, can I take care of the jewelry issue?"
Zhou Hongyu simply nodded and said, "Give all the jewelry to Xiaofei."
Zhang Xiaojia turned to look at Zhou Qingsheng and said, "Uncle, would you like to exchange grandfather's inheritance for these jewels?"
Zhou Qingsheng was no fool, and sarcastically asked, "How much is this purple clay teapot worth?"
Zhang Xiaojia didn't hide anything and directly said, "About 8.5 million, Master Gu Jingzhou's stone scoop."
Zhou Qingsheng said calmly, "I want to live here, and I won't return the dividends I received."
Zhang Xiaojia chuckled and said, "Let's call the police!"
Zhou Mengyin also understood that her grandfather's inheritance must be more valuable than the jewelry she sold. Zhou Mengyin winked at her mother.
Song Youyin held Zhou Qingsheng's hand and said with a choked voice, "Asheng, I'm sorry. It's my fault. When I acquired Huayu Entertainment, I was short of money, so I sold some jewelry. Later, I tried to redeem it, but it was impossible. I had a new one printed. I thought it was all gold and jade, but I didn't know it would be different."
Zhou Qingsheng's eyebrows were tightly furrowed, which made Song Youyin feel scared.
Zhang Xiaojia smiled silently in her heart. Zhou Qingsheng was thinking about his two children and was afraid that it would ruin their reputation, but the mother and daughter were reluctant to give up their grandfather's inheritance.
Zhou Qingsheng finally spoke up, "Let's move out, and I'll compensate you according to the market price."
Now it was Zhang Xiaojia's turn to shake his head. "Uncle, that's not how you do business. Leaving these antiques to your two children is a waste. Why not give them to me, your daughter-in-law, as a gift? I don't want any dividends, but I want Grandpa's legacy."
Zhou Qingsheng looked at her coldly and said grimly, "What if I don't agree?"
Zhang Xiaojia said casually, "Tomorrow's headlines will be 'Illegitimate daughter has low standards, buying Ming Dynasty empress's jewelry at bargain prices' or 'Illegitimate daughter steals jewelry from the original wife's son's inheritance, passing it off as fakes', or 'Mistress steals someone else's husband, mistress's daughter steals the original wife's son's inheritance'. Which one do you like? Or all three? I have money, I can buy any headline."
Zhou Qingsheng roared, "You dare!!!"
Zhang Xiaojia said in a scoundrel tone, "I dare to say something unpleasant. If it was Zhou Hongyu yelling at me, 'You dare?' I really wouldn't dare, you~ha."
Zhou Qingsheng was so angry that he almost died after being scolded by Zhang Xiaojia.
Zhang Xiaojia would not give him face and continued, "After He Fei came back here, have you ever said a word of concern? He Fei got lost, and you dare say that you and your mistress are not responsible? If it weren't for He Fei's disappearance, mother-in-law would be depressed, her health would be getting worse, and her life would be shortened.
As a son, you are unfilial; as a husband, you are unfaithful; as a father, you are irresponsible. You dare to bully my man and want to just walk away without compensation. What are you dreaming about?
Your illegitimate daughter dared to do something shameless, so she must bear the consequences. I'm not negotiating with you, I'm telling you my terms. If we can't reach an agreement, all four of you will have to bear the consequences."
Zhang Xiaojia took the tea from He Fei and took a sip, then said calmly, "Since I was five years old, my uncle has told me every year who I can offend and who I can't offend. You are not among the people I can't offend."
Song Youyin cried and said, "Ms. Zhang, this is all my fault. I'll go to jail, okay? Please don't make things difficult for my daughter."
Zhang Xiaojia looked at Zhou Qingsheng seriously and taunted him, "Uncle Shi, you have poor taste. You're attracted to this kind of bastard. You know we won't send you to jail, and we won't let your reputation be affected, but you're deliberately saying this. Who are you trying to disgust? You don't want to bear the consequences, but you still want the money. You're so greedy, and your eyes are full of greed."
Zhou Mengyin shouted, "You're even greedier than me. You want to exchange a few pieces of jewelry for my grandfather's antiques? Go ahead and sue me if you dare. I'm not afraid of you. I'd rather smash it than give it to you."
When Zhou Mengyin said this, Song Youyin secretly said that it was not good. Ah Sheng was a face-conscious person. He was already unhappy about his daughter selling these jewelry, and now he said such things.
As she expected, Zhou Qingsheng spoke at this time, "Jia Jia, consider these things from Grandpa as a gift to you."
Zhang Xiaojia also gave him a way out, and said with a smile, "That's great, father. Don't worry, I won't sell these things. I will keep them well. You are welcome to come and see them anytime you want."
Zhang Xiaojia took the inheritance transfer document handed over by Zhou Hongyu and gave it to Zhou Jiaqing.
Zhou Jiaqing sighed inwardly and had to sign it directly.
After Zhang Xiaojia received the property transfer document, he said, "Dad, don't worry. I will definitely keep your room for you. I promise that you will be satisfied when you come back next time."
Watching Zhou Qing leave angrily, Zhang Xiaojia glanced at Song Youyin, her mother, and her two children, and said with a forced smile, "You three aren't leaving? Don't worry, I'll have the housekeeper send your things over intact. I don't even care about any of your things."
Song Youyin looked at Zhang Xiaojia angrily and said bitterly, "She knew that Ah Sheng and I were together in college, but she still chose to marry me. She is the mistress."
Zhang Xiaojia sneered, "The principle of a marriage alliance is that two families form an alliance and give each other enough respect. Their children inherit the family business. This is the greatest benefit of a marriage alliance. I won't comment on the relationship between the three of you. I agree even if it's a threesome. But you and Zhou Qingsheng shouldn't touch He Fei. Since you dare to raise your hands, I will chop off your hands."
After Song Youyin left with her children.
Zhou Hongyu sat on the sofa and said, "Jia Jia, you must have grandpa's antiques, why?"
Zhang Xiaojia said with a smile, "Your grandfather was in the capital thirty years ago, and my father was led astray by your grandfather. My family has a list of your grandfather's antiques, and there is a calligraphy that my father covets. Big brother, I want this antique back. All of these antiques belong to me while I am alive, and after I die, I will return them to your Zhou family."
Zhou Hongyu smiled and said, "Whose handwriting is this?"
Zhang Xiaojia laughed and said, "Brother, you haven't promised me yet. These antiques belong to me while I'm alive. After I die, I can make a will and return them all to your children."
Zhou Hongyu said cheerfully, "No need, they all belong to Xiaofei."
The three of them came to the basement.
Zhang Xiaojia looked at the list of photos, which she asked her father to send.
The basement was well decorated, and each collection was placed in a display cabinet. Zhang Xiaojia went to look for the painting according to the list, and saw a replica of the bronze He Zun. He opened the display cabinet and reached out to take out a wooden box from the replica of the bronze He Zun.
Zhang Xiaojia took out gloves, walked to a table, carefully opened the box, and gently took out a pair of calligraphy, which was 24.5 cm long and 213.8 cm wide, and pieced together.
Zhou Hongyu exclaimed, "Is this fake?"
Zhang Xiaojia laughed and said, "Here are the private seals of thirteen emperors of various dynasties, as well as famous historical figures. They all wrote about their pride in owning Wang Xizhi's calligraphy in their poems and essays. There's a trace of it, so how can you say it's not authentic? What's wrong with copies? These were collected by emperors, and they had the final say. In the absence of the original, these seals are the seals of emperors and historical figures, so this calligraphy must be authentic."
He Fei knew nothing about this and asked curiously, "Does having so many private seals affect the calligraphy?"
Zhang Xiaojia shook his head and said, "It is these private seals that reflect the value of this painting. I remember that twenty years ago, a copy of Wang Xizhi's Ping'an Tie sold for 308 million yuan. What makes this painting even more valuable is that it contains written records from historical scholars and the royal family. It also has Su Dongpo's calligraphy and private seal. For this reason alone, this painting is worth at least 10 small goals."
Zhou Hongyu's eyes lit up. Zhang Xiaojia quickly put it away, carefully put it into the box, packed it according to the original storage instructions, held it tightly in his arms, and hid behind He Fei.
She said behind He Fei's back, "I don't care. This is mine while I'm alive. The ownership will only belong to me for a hundred years. I'll give it to you after I die."
Zhang Xiaojia handed the list to Zhou Hongyu and He Fei. "These are your grandfather's treasures. Go find them. I'll just sit here."
The two of them went looking for it and finally found all of the old man's valuables.
They were all ancient calligraphy and paintings. Anything famous was here. After Zhang Xiaojia opened them one by one and saw the seals on them, she was overwhelmed with emotion. She knew it had his seal and that this painting must be valuable. But he had too many seals on it! He was indeed a seal-adding maniac.
Zhang Xiaojia put all the paintings away and said, "Brother, where is the safe at home? I want to put it in the safe."
Zhou Hongyu looked at the paintings. He was only interested in Su Dongpo's and had no interest in the others. Since he had given them to Xiaofei, he said directly, "Just take them away. They will probably come back to get their luggage in the next few days. It's not good to leave them here."
Zhang Xiaojia nodded and walked straight to the car with these things in his arms.
Zhou Hongyu said to He Fei, "Xiao Fei, let's go to grandpa's house for dinner tonight."
He Fei said unhappily, "Do I have to meet everyone in one day?"
Zhou Hongyu said angrily, "These are your closest relatives. Outsiders don't care. If you don't see them first after you come back, when do you plan to see them? Your grandparents, uncle, and family have done their best to find you. We all care about you very much."
He Fei had no choice but to say, "Give me the location. Jia Jia must put her baby away and change her clothes. Also, I won't go to your company to work. I have my own company."
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