Chapter 19 This plot is quite familiar
Fabian noticed Sinne's nervousness and spoke to comfort him, "Don't be nervous, Sinne. You've been in our Marseilles for a while because of this program. Have we, the Marseilles, done anything wrong to you? We, the Marseilles, clearly distinguish between grudges and favors. Right is right, and wrong is wrong. We, the Marseilles, are knights, not thugs!"
Xinnei smiled awkwardly and said, "This is your territory, whatever you say is right!"
Fabian changed the subject: "Xiao, what happened today made me look at you with new eyes. I always said that Chinese people are weak in character, but you showed me another side!"
Xiao Peng smiled but said nothing. Just then, the waiter brought the hot seafood. Fabian said with a smile, "Xiao, your stomach can't handle cold seafood. Here comes the hot seafood. You can eat it now!"
The hot and cold platter dishes are similar, both featuring shellfish, including mussels, clams, hairy clams, and conch. The platter is simple: boiled with celery and then topped with lemon juice. The platter also includes a few large lobsters, split in half with a knife, similar to the garlic lobster dish, but also topped with lemon juice.
How much do people here love lemons!
However, Xiao Peng could accept this taste, but it felt weird.
According to the custom in Xiao Peng’s hometown, mussels are better paired with rice vinegar. As for lemon juice, I can only say that it tastes okay!
The atmosphere at the table brightened again. Just as Fabian had said, only good food and love were worth living for. As they ate and chatted, Xine and Fabian both expressed a keen interest in Huaxia and listened to Xiao Peng talk about the customs and people of his hometown.
But there was one person who did not participate in this topic: From a while ago, Pascal had been playing with his mobile phone with his head down, and no one knew what he was doing. At first, everyone thought he had something important to do and just played with it for a while, but it turned out that he was playing so hard that he even refused to eat!
Fabian was a little embarrassed when he saw this scene, and explained to Xiao Peng and Xinnei: "My cousin is a technology geek and not very good at communicating with people."
After hearing this, Xin Nei covered his mouth and laughed, "You shouldn't explain to me, I already knew this, just tell Xiao."
Xiao Peng shrugged: "I don't mind. At least no one is competing with me for delicious food, right?"
Pascal was very dissatisfied after hearing what Fabian said: "Fabian, why am I not good at communicating with people? I also want to talk to Xiao about the shark, but I have more important things to do now!"
"Something more important?" Fabian was stunned. "What is it?"
Pascal showed his phone and said, "I'm arguing with someone online!"
Everyone at the scene had a frown on their face. You really are not good at communicating with people!
Pascal confidently said, "I really ran into an idiot! Fabian, you won't believe what happened on the collectors' forum today! Yesterday someone posted a 'Bai Zant' from the Cherjelet-Dure period, and some idiot said it was only worth 20,000 euros! Damn it, let him sell it to me! I'll take whatever he gets!"
Xiao Peng was stunned after hearing this. Why did this plot sound familiar?
Fabian felt a little embarrassed after hearing what Pascal said, so he explained to Xiao Peng and Xin Nei, "My cousin is an antique collector, especially ancient coins. He is very obsessed with them and has done a lot of research. In his eyes, those broken coins are treasures. We don't need to worry about him! We can just eat our own food!"
"What do you mean by broken coins? They are all history!" Pascal defended himself and then began to type on his mobile phone with his head down, looking very angry.
Fabian curled his lips when he saw him like this. "He's just like that. To put it nicely, he's focused; to put it bluntly, he's crazy. But don't underestimate him. Last year alone, he made at least several million euros in profit from the antique business. And that's because of the economic downturn last year."
Although he was not satisfied with Pascal's behavior, he was his cousin after all, so he had to praise Pascal to prevent the two from looking down on him.
Xinnei's eyes widened. "You can earn so much at such a young age?"
Fabian laughed and said, "I'm forced to do this. Sometimes, antiques and artworks are also a good way to avoid taxes. The highest taxes generated by jewelry, artwork, collectibles, and antique transactions are tax-free. Our country's booming art market is also due to this."
Xin Nei said helplessly: "Why didn't my accountant tell me this? Damn it!"
Fabian laughed and said, "Then you should change your accountant."
Pascal looked up after hearing this and said, "I collected it because I love it! Look at how beautiful this gold coin is! It's amazing that it's still in such good condition after so many years!"
"Then why don't you contact the seller and buy it?" Fabian said.
"I sent a private message to the seller, but he didn't reply!" Pascal said with a melancholy look on his face.
Xiao Peng quickly asked, "How much are you offering?"
Pascal said, "Of course not that idiotic price that said 20,000 euros at most! I'm going to directly quote 170,000 euros."
"How much?" Xiao Peng exclaimed after hearing this, because old Henry said that this gold coin was worth at most 120,000 euros.
Pascal thought Xiao Peng was frightened by the high price of the gold coin, so he explained: "This is a 'slave coin'. The so-called 'slave coin' is..."
He spent a long time talking about the origin of the gold coin, which was almost exactly the same as what old Henry said.
Although he is usually very frugal with words, when Pascal talks about his favorite fields, his eyes light up!
Finally, Pascal concluded, "In short, Chègele-Dour died in a palace struggle, and the gold coins issued during her reign were destroyed and recast, so there are not many left. If you can confirm that this gold coin is authentic, I am willing to pay 170,000 euros!"
Xiao Peng was shocked after hearing this.
He wanted to change the name of Pascal's phone number in his phone. He was the real God of Wealth. Who was Daniel? Get out of here!
Looking at Xiao Peng's expression, Pascal smiled and said, "Xiao, why do you look like that? Although I know you are shocked, there is no need to be so exaggerated, right?"
Xine laughed and said, "My guess is that Xiao is thinking: I only earned 50,000 euros by appearing on TV and doing all these interviews, and this tiny coin is actually worth 170,000 euros! Honestly, I'm shocked to hear that."
Pascal felt a little proud after hearing Siné's words. As Fabian had said, he wasn't very good at communicating with people, but that didn't mean he was stupid. Seeing Siné's shocked expression, he was happy to show off. So he said, "Actually, I'm willing to pay 200,000 euros for this gold coin. I'm asking 170,000 euros just to leave room for negotiation."
Xine frowned. "Spending so much money on a gold coin? Is it worth it?"
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