Eleven thirty at night, inside Lin Yi's bedroom.
"Yawn... Alright, let's call it a day. I'll take the rest to work tomorrow and slowly pick through them for you. But you rascal, let me tell you, it's fine as a hobby, but don't count on this stuff to make money."
What Father Lin said was actually a hint to Lin Yi, but whether Lin Yi would listen, he didn't know.
Looking at Lin Yi, staring at a dozen selected pieces in front of him, his excitement needs no mention.
At his special request, Father Lin had just picked out Yuan Dynasty blue and white porcelain from this table full of fragments.
After several hours of effort, they finally picked out these thirteen pieces under Lin Yi's urging.
Of course, no matter how excellent Father Lin is at appraisal, it's impossible to guarantee all thirteen are Yuan blue and white porcelain.
In fact, Old Lin had already mentioned during the selection that there might not be a single correct piece among them, meaning none might be genuine Yuan blue and white porcelain.
But Lin Yi didn't care; after all, Old Lin's skill was definitely higher than his own.
When he heard Old Lin wanted to take the leftover fragments to work, Lin Yi didn't object. It's for the best since he only needed the carefully selected pieces.
"Haha, thanks to my old man! Oh right, this is for you."
Saying this, Lin Yi suddenly remembered something, casually opened a drawer on the table, and fished something out to hand to Father Lin.
Father Lin, a bit puzzled, reached out to take it and was instantly dumbfounded, then looked at his son in shock.
"Haha, a car key, a gift for you. Now you don't have to ride the electric bike to work every day or use it to pick up and drop off mom. Surprised, aren't you?"
"This... is this the key to your Land Rover? Did you buy it for me?"
Completely astonished, Old Lin blurted out the question.
This made Lin Yi pause, but he quickly caught on:
"Haha, I didn't expect you'd know so quickly. Sun Zhi told you, right? Since he told you I bought a car, did he also tell you where the money came from?"
Father Lin sighed helplessly. He had intended to pretend he didn't know, but now he let slip in shock.
Looking at his father's expression, it was clear the other party had already told him, and Lin Yi couldn't help but laugh:
"Sigh, I was worried about how to make you believe I earned the money from Yuan blue and white porcelain. Now with Sun Zhi's word, I don't have to argue about it. Haha, but this time, Old Lin, do you believe in your son's antique appraisal skills?"
"You weren't planning to hide it from us?"
Seeing his son's relieved expression, Old Lin asked.
"Why would I hide it from you? I was just afraid you'd think there was something shady about the money. I even thought if worst came to worst, I'd take you to Antique City after the college entrance exam to have Boss Zhuang verify it. Now, it seems I should thank Sun Zhi."
Giving his son a playful glare, it seemed he and Empress Dowager Ye had misunderstood. The rascal wasn't hiding anything; he was also stressing over convincing them of the legitimate source of the money...
Thinking this way, Father Lin let out a long sigh of relief. At least, it was good that the rascal didn't intend to hide it.
But Father Lin ultimately placed the car key back on Lin Yi's desk:
"It's great you made money, but spending four million immediately on a car is an unwise move. Wouldn't it be better to save it for starting a business in college?
Sigh, but since you've already bought it, I won't say more; but you should keep the car. I'm fine with the electric bike, and besides, me driving a four million yuan car on a five-thousand-yuan salary—does it seem appropriate? Wouldn't they suspect me?"
...
Since it was all out in the open, Father Lin took the chance to have a heart-to-heart with his son.
Whatever the father and son talked about, half an hour later when Father Lin left, his face was full of relaxation and a satisfied smile.
Of course, that car key remained on Lin Yi's desk in the end.
In the room, watching his father leave, Lin Yi's lips curled up. He could naturally understand his father's concern for him.
Returning to his thoughts, he checked the time on his phone—12:11 AM. He now had the opportunity for one decomposition and reconstruction.
"Haha, tomorrow I'll give you a Yuan blue and white porcelain, so you know your son's appraisal skills are better with each generation. And then when I give you the four-million-yuan car, let's see if you still don't want it!"
Thinking this, Lin Yi turned his gaze to the small pile of selected ceramic pieces on the table.
He focused his mind and started calling out to the system:
"My dearest little system, hurry out and help me decompose these ceramic fragments and reassemble them into a complete piece of Yuan blue and white porcelain!"
As he called, the thirteen fragments did not vanish. Instead, he heard the system's voice in his mind.
[Request received for recreating a Yuan blue and white porcelain piece. Apologies, the system cannot perform decomposition and reconstruction.]
Lin Yi, who was cheerfully imagining his father's surprised expression for the next day, was suddenly baffled by the system's response.
"What? Did I hear this wrong? Did the system say it couldn't perform decomposition and reconstruction? Damn, why's that?"
The system saying it couldn't decompose and reconstruct immediately startled Lin Yi. What's going on? Is this system flawed from the start? Did it break after just three uses??
Damn, this isn't how it's supposed to cheat me! I was counting on you to seize fortunes, marry a wealthy and beautiful woman, and reach the pinnacle of life!
[Upon system examination, the current decomposed items are: one 17th fragment of a Republic of China Year 11 blue and white bowl; one 46th fragment of a Republic of China Year 26 blue and white plum vase; one 17th fragment of a Qing Kangxi Year 61 blue and white bowl... The examination of thirteen fragments shows they do not contain Yuan blue and white elements, thus the system cannot perform reconstruction.]
"Phew! Damn, so that's what happened! Scared me to death, I thought you were malfunctioning."
It turns out it wasn't a system issue but that his father's appraisal was flawlessly perfect, successfully missing every Yuan blue and white fragment!
Of course, this was actually normal, as Yuan blue and white fragments aren't easy to find.
Moreover, from being startled to delighted, Lin Yi seemed to have discovered a new function of the system!
[To be continued...]
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