Chapter 19 Punishment (2k Nutrient Solution) "It was a free gift from the boss..."

Chapter 19 Punishment (2k Nutrient Solution) "It was a free gift from the boss..."

Fake jade?

Is this jade pendant made of fake jadeite?

Master Zeng's words were undoubtedly like a bomb dropped into the water!

[Holy crap?! The jade pendant is fake?!]

[Ji Changtu isn't stupid; why would he need to wear fake jade on a TV show? Is he afraid people won't notice?]

[Ji Changtu has fans now?]

[I glanced at some people's profiles and laughed, they're all fans of a certain popular actress.]

[Hahahaha, I almost forgot, your sister praised this jade pendant for its clear, vibrant green color.]

Seriously, this Master Zeng can tell the difference with the naked eye? That's too casual!

“Of course, what I see with the naked eye may not be accurate,” Master Zeng said. “We brought testing equipment with us this time, and we can conduct on-site testing if needed.”

Fans: "..."

Ye Hantao and the others looked at Ji Changtu again.

Among them, Yuan Kai and Liao Jiayue looked the worst.

Yuan Kai was not happy at all that a classmate was caught wearing a fake product in public.

Liao Jiayue hated Ji Changtu even more when she thought about how she had praised Ji Changtu's jade pendant so highly.

Ji Changtu also hated Master Zeng to the core.

He never expected that Master Zeng could identify the "tumbler" with just the naked eye!

Before this, the worst preparation he had made was that Master Zeng and Master Wei said his jadeite was not icy but glutinous.

If a roly-poly toy were so easily identifiable to the naked eye, it would be impossible for it to be used so frequently to impersonate high-quality jade.

The key point is that he didn't even have a chance to question it. Didn't he hear Master Zeng say that they brought all the testing equipment?

Now, he's completely at a loss. Whether he agrees to the testing or not, there's no way to prove that the jade is fake.

Ji Changtu swallowed hard, trying to relax his facial muscles.

His eyes revealed amazement, "Master, your vision is truly exceptional!"

【？？？？】

[They admitted it?]

“My jade pendant… hahahaha.” Ji Changxiang recalled the past and said with a wry smile, “A few years ago, I wore the jade pendant on a business trip to Y country. I was targeted by robbers as soon as I left the hotel and almost lost my life.”

“Later, whenever there were outdoor activities, I used this roly-poly toy.” Ji Changtu knew how many flaws there were in his excuse, so he steeled himself and added, “If you want to see a real icy jade pendant, I’ll bring it over for the next recording.”

Upon hearing this, Ye Hantao's almond-shaped eyes widened in surprise.

As Ji Changtu's words about the jade pendant flashed through her mind during the recording of the program, Ye Hantao clearly realized that this was the highest level of lying!

She flaunted her fake jade in front of everyone and even looked down on her bracelet until Master Zeng's appraisal revealed it to be a fake.

Ye Hantao couldn't help but let her imagination run wild.

If I had brought my mother's bag, which was the same style as Shi Yue's but a size too big, and done this, the progression of my illness might have dropped by more than just around 0.3%.

As he spoke, Ji Changtu abandoned his previous secretive style and openly rolled up his sleeve.

A bright green jade pendant came into everyone's view.

The program's cameraman finally had the opportunity to get close to the camera and give the entire live broadcast audience a close-up of the jade pendant.

Initially, the audience wondered how fake the jade pendant must be for Master Zeng to be so quick to judge it, but upon closer inspection—

Ah, isn't this jade?

Its entire body is a deep, rich emerald green, and it looks almost exactly like the jadeite that many people see online.

They didn't even notice the slight grayish tinge that Ji Changtu had mentioned earlier.

[Master Zeng is amazing! He can even recognize this (thumbs up.jpg)]

He didn't say it was fake; I thought it was real jade.

[Because it's worn on Ji Changtu's wrist, if it were worn on Ye Hantao's wrist, would you still think it's real jade?]

[Just like when I carry an LV bag on the subway, people will think I'm carrying a fake, hahaha.]

[Uh...it seems the first person to question the quality of his jade pendant was Ye Hantao.]

[Remove "seems" from the original text.]

Ye Hantao said his jade pendant wasn't even as translucent as her plastic beads.

[Master Zeng recognized her with his naked eye, which is one thing, but how did Ye Hantao manage to do it?!]

[Not just Ye Hantao, but also Flash!]

Master Zeng also praised Ye Hantao and Su Yi'ang, saying, "It's very difficult to distinguish between a tumbler doll and real jade with the naked eye. You were able to tell the difference in their transparency, which is very impressive."

Su Yi'ang hurriedly waved his hand, "I can only compare the jade rabbit because it's of the icy type. As for the pile of jade that Tao Tao bought, what's the difference between it and a roly-poly toy? I really can't tell."

Ye Hantao laughed upon hearing the praise, "I can tell them apart!"

[Illness progression 90% (critical threshold), current character profile maintained at 7/10.]

You're really taking advantage of this situation, aren't you?

[They weren't really doing a proper comparison; they were just comparing it to a real ice-type rabbit, which is why they noticed some subtle differences.]

Ye Hantao isn't afraid of biting off more than she can chew.

I even think Ye Hantao didn't realize at all that she was just retaliating against Ji Changtu for belittling her with the plastic beads.

Now that you mention it, the girl is quite ruthless.

Are you this annoying in real life too?

The familiar golden barrage of comments flashed by, one sarcastic remark after another.

They all praise the fragrance of other people's farts, as if their brains haven't evolved.

Some of the viewers who were criticized: "..."

Where did Ye Hantao get such a sarcastic and sharp-tongued fan from?!

A prominent announcement suddenly appeared in the live stream: "[11 users, including nicknames yyyyywz, 8570434, etc., have used insulting language and violated platform rules. Their accounts have been suspended for 60 days. Please watch in a civilized manner.]"

Cheng Zhao: "".

grass!

"Hey! Why did they ban my account!" Ye Weizheng cursed, "Someone in the production team is targeting Tao Tao! I told them before that everyone should be treated equally!"

Zhou Ti was speechless. "You banned users who criticized Tao Tao, and you banned those who criticized them too. Doesn't that count as treating everyone equally?"

Ye Weizheng, having calmed down: "..."

Even the golden bullet comments weren't spared; it's truly treating everyone equally.

"Honey, why are you getting a notification that your account has been suspended on your phone?"

"……Shut up!"

Suddenly, Zhou Ti grabbed Ye Weizheng's wrist, her voice trembling, "Master Zeng and Master Wei both work for my store. Master Zeng exposed that Ji Changtu was using counterfeit goods, and he immediately held a grudge against Tao Tao..."

Ye Weizheng also thought of the time when Tao Tao fell ill after they indirectly got their eldest son out of the police station.

"Tao Tao's complexion... doesn't seem to indicate any discomfort." Relieved, he couldn't help but wonder, "Is there any difference between these two things?"

After her initial panic subsided, Zhou Ti regained her composure.

"Because we didn't instruct Master Zeng to expose the fake jade pendant?"

Ye Weizheng thought for a moment, "What you said makes some sense."

While the two masters appraised the other antiques that Ye Hantao and Jin Shiyue had bought, Ye Hantao brought Su Yi'ang to see the remaining jade ornaments and divided them into three groups.

These jade stones were not all from the first vendor's stall; some were given away as gifts by other vendors later on.

"The colors and transparency of the seven of them are very similar to those of Boss Ji's roly-poly toy."

Ji Changtu's lips twitched.

Can we please stop mentioning his roly-poly toy?! He just wants to go online right now to see if the audience believes his story!

Ye Hantao: "The color transparency of these two is not as good as Boss Ji's roly-poly toy, and there is also the white rabbit that Jia Yue bought."

Liao Jiayue bit her lip, hiding the bloodstains left by her teeth. Ye Hantao still had the nerve to say that; if it weren't for Ye Hantao's inducement, she wouldn't have rushed to buy the white rabbit!

Master Zeng heard the sound, came over to take a look, and raised his eyebrows in surprise, "You identified them all correctly."

Some of the viewers who were just boasting in the live stream: [...]

[You can really tell Ye Hantao apart with the naked eye~]

Even comparing a roly-poly toy to a real jade rabbit made of icy jade is difficult; otherwise, why would Liao Jiayue have bought a white rabbit?

How did Ye Hantao even distinguish them?! Master Zeng was over sixty before he developed that kind of discernment, and Ye Hantao was only nineteen!

[Maybe it was raised surrounded by jade since it was a puppy (dog head holding a rose.jpg)]

[I want to kidnap Ye Hantao to go with me to buy jade (crying.jpg)]

Here, the two appraisal masters have completed all the appraisals: "Four groups, 17 appraisals, 3 antiques."

Su Yi'ang reacted even more strongly than Ye Hantao, "Three genuine antiques? What else is there besides the rabbit?"

“The Qing Dynasty Kangxi Phoenix Pattern Songhua Stone Inkstone prepared by the program team is valued at about 5.2 million yuan,” Master Wei explained to him. “There is also a painting by Yuanshan Jushi from the late Qing Dynasty, which was created at the same time as the ‘Green Bamboo’ painting we just saw, and is valued at about 20,000 yuan.”

Ye Hantao murmured, "This is a painting I bought for 599 yuan."

Su Yi'ang seemed to have been struck by lightning. "You bought two paintings, one real and one fake, and I picked the fake one??"

Ye Hantao never expected that the fake painting her Chinese painting teacher had them copy would be so similar to the real painting in detail, which is why she accidentally chose the real painting.

"Actually," Ye Hantao hesitated for a moment before deciding to tell the truth, "the painting you picked out was actually a free gift from the shop owner."

Free gift?

He spent ages picking out a free gift?!

Su Yi'ang was devastated. "Heavens above!!!"

Hahahaha!

[Flash, listen to me, don't even think about investing your bonuses anymore, you have no taste!]

[It's confirmed! During the match, the five players kept getting caught in the worst positions during team fights. Turns out the problem was you!]

All four groups have finished their assessments. Class monitor Ye Hantao is in charge of tallying the results: "Group 1, tentatively 0 points; Group 2, add 10 points; Group 3, add 10 points; Group 4—"

When the topic turned to Group Four, Ye Hantao tried to hold back, but she couldn't hold back for more than a second before she broke down, a smile playing on her lips. "We have 30 points!"

The orange glow of the setting sun is nestled in dimples, bright and genuine.

The noisy chat in the live stream quieted down, but a moment later, it surged back like a tsunami.

[Ahhhhhh, how can someone smile so innocently? My heart is pounding!!!]

[Who understands? When she smiles, the corners of my mouth turn up too.]

My heart just skipped a beat, is this what love is? QAQ.

[Save your heart for now; the punishment mission later will have Ang Ang hit you.]

【Huh? Does anyone know the details of the punishment mission?】

Over here, Su Yi'ang rolled up his sleeves and shouted to the production team, "Tell me, what kind of punishment mission is it!"

Director Wan, holding a megaphone, announced, "The mission details have already been finalized by the squad leader!"

"Tao Tao?" Su Yi'ang relaxed instantly. "What kind of punishment mission?"

Hehe, Tao Tao definitely won't make things too difficult for him and Wu Xia.

Ye Hantao: "Singing."

Su Yi'ang patted his chest and said confidently, "Sure! I'm a karaoke queen, I can sing any song!"

Ye Hantao unlocked her phone, pulled up the song, and said, "You and Wu Xia practice twice, and I'll take you to sing it in front of the stall owners."

Su Yi'ang was taken aback, "Stall...stall owner?"

“That’s right.” Ye Hantao pointed to the antiques on the table. “The kind-hearted stall owners who give us discounts, you can’t go back on your word after you’ve picked out the discounted antiques.”

[Hahahaha, I already said the free items had prices listed!]

[You got to choose! You got sold out by Ye Hantao!]

Then, a catchy and upbeat background music started playing: [I want to get rich, and I can get rich big time! God of Wealth, come to my house! I won the lottery! My favorite things, I'll buy them all!]

Amidst Moneye's song "Get Rich, Get Rich," Director Wan, holding a megaphone, shouted once again, "The license has been purchased! Sing the whole song! Don't waste the license!"

Wu Xia stared blankly.

Su Yi'ang plopped back down.

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Author's Note: Ta-da! An extra chapter! [Let me see!]

Hahaha, I just discovered the nutrient solution level is over 2000! I'm adding an extra chapter to celebrate! [hugs]

*The lyrics are not original; they are from the song "Get Rich".