11:30 PM, in Lin Yi's bedroom.
"Yawn... Alright, let's call it a day for now. I'll take the rest to work tomorrow and sort through them for you slowly. But, kiddo, I gotta say, it's fine as a hobby, but don't count on making money from this stuff."
By saying this, Father Lin was actually giving Lin Yi some advice, but whether Lin Yi would actually listen, he didn't know.
Looking at Lin Yi, his eyes fixed on the dozens of fragments picked out in front of him, you could imagine how thrilled he was.
Under Lin Yi's specific request, Father Lin had just picked out only Yuan Dynasty blue and white porcelain from the spread of shards on the table.
After hours of effort, they finally picked out thirteen fragments at Lin Yi's urging.
Of course, no matter how skilled Father Lin was in appraisal, there's no guarantee all thirteen fragments were Yuan blue and white porcelain.
In fact, while selecting, Lao Lin had mentioned that it's very likely none of them were right, meaning what he picked might not contain a single genuine Yuan blue and white porcelain piece.
But Lin Yi didn't care; regardless, Lao Lin's skills were certainly better than his own.
Upon hearing Lao Lin was going to take the rest of the shards to his workplace, Lin Yi didn't stop him. That was for the best; after all, all he needed were the well-selected shards.
"Hehe, that's quite a chore for my old man! Oh, right, here, this is for you."
As he spoke, Lin Yi suddenly thought of something, pulled open the desk drawer, fished out something from inside, and handed it to Father Lin.
Father Lin took it with some confusion, and was immediately stunned, looking at his son with wide eyes.
"Hehe, car keys, a gift for you, now you don't have to take the electric bike to work every day and you can also pick up and drop off Mom. So, surprised? Unexpected?"
"Is this... is this the car key to your Land Rover? Did you buy it for me?"
It was so shocking that Lao Lin blurted out the question.
This made Lin Yi pause but quickly realize:
"Haha, didn't expect you to find out so soon. Sun Zhi told you, right? Since he told you I bought a car, did he mention how I got the money?"
Father Lin sighed helplessly, originally planning to pretend he didn't know, and now he just blurted it out in shock.
Seeing his dad's expression, it was clear the other side had already spilled the beans, which made Lin Yi laugh:
"Sigh, I was worried about how to convince you guys that I made money from Yuan blue and white porcelain. Now with Sun Zhi's testimony, I don't have to waste my breath. Hehe, but now do you believe your son's appraisal skills in antiques?"
"You weren't planning to hide it from us?"
Seeing his son breathe a sigh of relief, Lao Lin couldn't help asking.
"Why would I hide it from you?? I was just afraid you'd think there was something shady about the money. Initially, I thought if worse came to worst, I'd take you to Antique City to find Boss Zhuang after the college entrance exam to prove it. But now, I guess I should thank Sun Zhi."
Giving his son a grumpy glare, it seemed both Lao Lin and Empress Dowager Ye had misunderstood. This kid wasn't hiding anything but was also worried about how to make them believe the source of his money...
Thinking about it this way, Father Lin breathed a long sigh of relief. No matter what, as long as the kid wasn't planning to hide it, that's good.
But Father Lin finally placed the car keys back on Lin Yi's desk:
"It's good that you're making money, but spending four million on a car upfront is unwise. Wouldn't it be better to save it for starting a business in college?
Sigh, but now that you've bought it, I won't say much more, but you should keep the car for yourself. I like riding my scooter just fine. Besides, with my status, earning over five thousand a month, driving a car worth over four million, what do you think? They'd suspect me, right?"
...
Since everything was out in the open, Father Lin took the opportunity to have a heart-to-heart talk with his son.
No need to mention what father and son talked about, but half an hour later, as Father Lin left, there was a relaxed and contented smile on his face.
Of course, the car keys ultimately remained on Lin Yi's desk.
In the room, watching his dad's departing figure, a smile lingered on Lin Yi's lips. He could naturally feel his dad's care and worry for him.
Collecting his thoughts, he checked the time on his phone; it was already 12:11 AM. He now had a chance to disassemble and reconstruct.
"Hehe, tomorrow I'll give you a piece of Yuan blue and white porcelain, so you'll fully realize your son's appraisal skills have surpassed yours. Then I'll give you a four-million car, and let's see if you still want it!"
Thinking this, Lin Yi focused his gaze on the small pile of selected porcelain shards on the table.
With concentrated attention, he began calling the system:
"My dear little system, come out quickly, help me disassemble these porcelain shards and turn them into a complete Yuan blue and white porcelain piece!"
At his call, this time the thirteen porcelain shards in front of him did not vanish; instead, a voice sounded in his mind from the system.
[Request received from the owner, need to reconstruct a Yuan blue and white piece, sorry, the system can't perform disassembly and reconstruction.]
Lin Yi, who had been happily imagining his dad's surprised face tomorrow, was suddenly dumbfounded when he heard the system's voice.
"What? Did I hear that right? The system said it couldn't perform disassembly and reconstruction?? Damn, why is that?"
The system saying it couldn't perform disassembly and reconstruction suddenly scared Lin Yi. What was going on? Could this system be a cheap knockoff? Did it break after just three uses??
Damn, you can't be so unreliable! I was counting on you to amass a fortune, marry a rich and beautiful wife, and reach the peak of life!
[After system inspection, currently provided disassembly items by the owner are as follows: one fragment of a blue and white bowl from year 11 of the Republic of China; one fragment of a blue and white plum vase from year 26 of the Republic of China; one fragment of a blue and white bowl from year 61 of Kangxi in Qing Dynasty... out of the thirteen inspected fragments, none contain elements of Yuan blue and white, hence reconstruction is not possible.]
"Phew! Damn, so that's what it is! Scared the heck out of me; I thought you malfunctioned or something."
So it wasn't the system breaking down but, instead, his dad's exceptional judgment successfully missed every Yuan blue and white fragment!
Of course, this was actually quite normal, since Yuan blue and white fragments weren't that easy to find.
And what brought Lin Yi from shock to joy was that he seemed to have discovered a new system feature!
[To be continued...]
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