The Amazing Son In Law Chapter 40

When the students learned that Lily’s father was an appraiser of cultural relics, they cast looks of disdain and sympathy toward Charlie.

They thought he was quite unfortunate!

He had intended to brag but ended up facing a specialist. Wasn’t this just a slap in the face for him?

Wouldn’t Lawson Lewis, Lily’s father, end up embarrassed?

Claire also felt a bit awkward and whispered to Charlie, “Charlie, with so many classmates watching, you should reconsider. Otherwise, this could get really embarrassing!”

Prior to this, Charlie had mentioned wanting to buy a painting, stating it wasn’t worth much. Now, he claimed it was valued in the tens of thousands, leaving Claire uncertain and suspecting he might have been lying to save face.

However, Charlie appeared unfazed and remarked, “If you don’t believe me, let’s have a professional evaluate it. By the way, let’s not forget that classmate Clinton Tucker stubbornly insisted he would eat the table if he lost.”

Clinton, recalling the earlier humiliation of his car being set on fire, gritted his teeth and retorted, “Charlie, don’t get too cocky! You conned me during the race! I admit defeat! If that painting really is worth tens of thousands, I’ll eat the table right here! But if it isn’t, then what will you eat?”

Charlie nodded and replied calmly, “Alright, if it’s not worth that, I’ll eat it too.”

Though the painting wasn’t a masterpiece, it was indeed a work by Rachel Ruysch, a painter from the Dutch Golden Age. Moreover, the antique shop was a national chain that guaranteed genuine items, offering a tenfold penalty for fakes. Therefore, the painting couldn’t possibly be a fake.

Claire wanted to intervene, but before she could, Charlie had already agreed. With no other choice, she could only sigh internally.

Loreen was also surprised. How could Charlie be so confident?If one looked closely, Charlie was quite the enigmatic figure. That day at Heaven Springs, even the renowned Don Albert had shown him respect. She had never quite understood why. But deep down, she was certain that Charlie harbored secrets!

Clinton felt he finally had a chance to turn the tables and eagerly announced, “Alright, everyone is here to witness this. Let’s call Lily’s father to come down and help us assess it!”

Lily dialed her father in front of everyone, saying, “Dad, please come downstairs. Douglas’s classmate brought a painting and needs your expertise.”

A minute later, an elderly man slowly descended the stairs from the second floor. This man is Lawson Lewis, a renowned cultural relic appraiser in Aurous Hill.

Today marked the opening of the restaurant owned by Lawson Lewis’s daughter and her fiance, whom he had invited for a private gathering upstairs. Responding to the request for help with the ancient painting assessment, he descended out of professional instinct.

Lawson Lewis approached the stage and Lily hastily handed him the gift box containing the painting, saying, “Dad, please help identify this painting. Some people claim it’s worth tens of thousands!”

In saying this, she shot a contemptuous glance at Charlie.

Who would believe that a freeloader could give an ancient painting valued at tens of thousands? It was clear to everyone, the painting had to be a fake!

Others shared similar sentiments.

Nobody believed Charlie could genuinely present a painting valued at tens of thousands.

Lawson Lewis took the gift box, carefully unrolling the scroll under everyone’s watchful eye.

The painting appeared old and somewhat yellowed, looking quite ordinary. Many classmates who relied on surface judgments commented, “Oh, it doesn’t seem like anything special!”

“Yeah, I think it’s only worth about fifty bucks.”

“It’s probably worth less than the box! Maybe that’s worth seventy or eighty!”

Lawson Lewis examined the painting closely. After a few minutes, he smiled and asked, “Was this painting given by classmate of Douglas?”

“Yes.” Lily responded. “He was a good friend of Douglas in college!”

As Lily spoke, she thought to herself, Charlie, you’re friends with Douglas and you gifted me a piece of junk worth less than a hundred dollars. My father will expose you in front of everyone!

However, to everyone’s shock, Lawson Lewis sighed and declared, “It seems he is indeed a good friend! If not, who would give away such a valuable piece?”

Everyone was left speechless!

What? Valuable? This ragged thing is expensive?

Clinton thought, expensive my foot! I could go to the antique street and buy a pair of fake flowers, age them artificially and they would look more authentic than this painting!

At that moment, Lawson Lewis serious demeanor returned. “This is an authentic work by Rachel Ruysch, a painter from the Dutch Golden Age. While Rachel Ruysch isn’t widely known, she is still regarded as one of the most significant painters and among the Eight Eccentrics of Confrerie Pictura!”

Lawson Lewis then stated, “I estimate that the market value of this painting is around 200,000 dollars.”

“More than 200,000?” Lily was left dumbfounded. She thought this piece was worthless. Who could have imagined it was worth over 200,000?

Douglas was astonished, exclaiming, “Oh! Charlie, how could you give me such a valuable gift! This is too much…”

Charlie replied calmly, “Douglas, it’s merely a token of my thoughts. Don’t focus too much on its price.”

Douglas was deeply touched. He hadn’t anticipated that his college friend would be so thoughtful!

Clinton sat there in disbelief. What’s going on? This worthless thing is valued at over 200,000? It looks like this and is worth that much? This can’t be real!

The classmates were equally astonished.

No one dared to belittle Charlie anymore!

After all, he was someone who could casually present a gift valued at over 200,000 dollars!

Everyone felt envious of Douglas!

How incredible! He received such an expensive gift for the opening; what a tremendous stroke of luck!

At this point, Lily was also taken aback and quickly altered her perception of Charlie.

She was well aware of her father’s expertise. If he said this painting was valued at over 200,000, it undoubtedly was!

Oh my goodness! Douglas’s classmate gave such an extravagant gift. This is genuinely extraordinary!

Contemplating this, she looked at Charlie with admiration.

Claire, puzzled, asked, “Charlie, how much did you spend on this painting?”

Charlie smiled slightly and whispered, “Honestly, it didn’t cost much. The seller was someone I knew and he bought it at a bargain, so he sold it to me at a lower price.”

Claire couldn’t help but exclaim, “A painting worth over 200,000 dollars sold to you for a few thousand? Is that even possible?”

Charlie replied casually, “Many people don’t place such importance on money. Am I any different? Otherwise, I wouldn’t have given this painting to Douglas.”

Claire nodded in agreement. Charlie had a point. If money mattered so much, no one would readily give such extravagant gifts. It seemed that, although her husband might not be notably successful, his boldness was commendable!

At this moment, Charlie stood up, glanced at Clinton, who looked thoroughly rattled, and asked with a smile, “Clinton, how would you like to eat that table? Will you munch on it raw with your mouth, or should I chop it into pieces for you to nibble on?”