Chapter 7656
Dragon Tooth Pendant
Seeing that Chen Jianguo seemed like a decent person, Xiao Chen decided to lend him a hand.
"There's something I'm about to say that might not be pleasant to hear, but it's good for your family."
Chen Jianguo hurriedly said, "Mr. Xiao, please speak. I'm listening."
Xiao Chen nodded, glanced at Chen Shaocong, and then asked, "Has something happened to your Chen family recently? You seem to be encountering a lot of unpleasant things, and a family member has passed away?"
Chen Jianguo was stunned.
Could Xiao Chen possibly be a fortune teller?
It might be possible to find out about the death of someone in their family, but they've been going through a series of upsetting things lately, so it's not something you can just ask around about.
He kept it a secret to avoid airing his family's dirty laundry in public.
Thinking that Xiao Chen might be able to help the Chen family solve their problems, she asked eagerly, "Mr. Xiao, how...how do you know these things? Could it be that you also know physiognomy?"
Xiao Chen did not answer Chen Jianguo's question, but pointed to the pendant around Chen Shaocong's neck.
The pendant was quite beautiful; it was a milky-white, tooth-shaped pendant, about the size of a thumb, with a smooth and delicate surface and a warm luster.
To the average person, this is a very beautiful object.
But in Xiao Chen's opinion, this thing was somewhat strange.
"Did your family's bad luck begin when your son started wearing that pendant?"
Chen Jianguo followed Xiao Chen's finger and saw the pendant. He thought back for a moment and realized that he hadn't known about it until now, when it all seemed to match up.
He suddenly looked at Chen Shaocong: "You brat, where did that thing on your neck come from?"
Chen Shaocong was startled and stammered, "Dad...please...please don't be angry. I bought this thing. It's worth over a million yuan. They say it's carved from a prehistoric dinosaur fossil, and it's extremely rare..."
Hearing Chen Shaocong's words, Chen Jianguo didn't know if they were true or false, so he looked at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen's lips curled into a playful smile, his words tinged with mockery: "Are you sure that's a fossilized Tyrannosaurus Rex tooth?"
Chen Shaocong was already annoyed with Xiao Chen, and hearing Xiao Chen say this made him even more displeased: "Yes, it's a fossilized Tyrannosaurus Rex tooth, it couldn't be more real! I even have the certificate of authenticity here!"
Xiao Chen laughed: "My sister Yu Yan bought a pair of bronze artifacts yesterday, and someone even said they were guaranteed to be genuine... Young Master Chen, you probably haven't seen a real Tyrannosaurus Rex tooth fossil, have you? If you had, you definitely wouldn't say that."
"What do you mean?" Chen Jianguo asked curiously.
Xiao Chen began to explain: "Real Tyrannosaurus Rex teeth, because of long-term gnawing on bones, would have their roots worn very smooth, without any sharp edges. Moreover, Tyrannosaurus Rex teeth have a hollow structure, so they are very light in the hand and almost weightless."
At this point, he smiled and his gaze fell again on Chen Shaocong's pendant. "Your son's pendant has a flat tooth root and clear edges, which are not traces of natural wear. Moreover, it is not light and has a noticeable weight in your hand. This is definitely not a Tyrannosaurus Rex tooth fossil."
"Furthermore, it's not a fossil of a large carnivore at all!"
Chen Shaocong tested it according to Xiao Chen's method, looked at it, and his face turned pale: "No, this is impossible! The seller clearly said it was genuine, how could this be... how could this be!"
This guy was completely wilted, like a frostbitten eggplant.
Xiao Chen shook his head: "You can't take the seller's words seriously. Certificates can be faked too. If you don't believe me, you can take it to a specialized appraisal institution for testing. I recommend going to the provincial jade association and finding Chairman Wang. He's a nationally renowned paleontology expert. He can tell at a glance whether there's a problem or not." Chen Shaocong's face turned even paler. He knew very well that Xiao Chen wouldn't have said this if he wasn't absolutely certain.
The treasure he bought for a million turned out to be fake. How could he possibly accept this?
Chen Jianguo didn't really care; it was just a million yuan, it was gone if it was gone. He was just a little curious as to why Xiao Chen said that the pendant was related to their family's bad luck.
Xiao Chen saw through his thoughts and slowly said, "Listen, you'll soon find out why!"
“Real dinosaur tooth fossils, because they have been buried underground for tens of millions of years, will have a natural patina formed on the surface, and the color is mostly grayish-white or light brown, bearing the marks of time. But yours is too white, a somewhat deliberate white, like… it was just pulled out of the mouth of some animal, without any trace of the sedimentation of time.”
"Just...just pulled out of an animal's mouth..."
Hearing this, Chen Jianguo sensed something was off. Teeth pulled from an animal's mouth? Wearing such a thing was definitely unlucky.
Chen Shaocong felt even more unlucky, and when he looked at the pendant, he was filled with disgust.
He looked down at the milky-white pendant in his hand, feeling it become unfamiliar and terrifying, and the hairs on his body stood on end.
He opened his mouth, but couldn't say a word. All that was left was endless regret and anger. He had been cheated again, and this time he had been cheated out of more than a million yuan!
Seeing his distraught appearance, Xiao Chen didn't say anything more, but simply said, "You should go and have it appraised by Chairman Wang."
If I said anything wrong, I apologize.
But if I'm right, you should know what to do.
Chen Shaocong's hands trembled more and more violently, his fingertips were icy cold, and he gripped the milky white pendant tightly, his knuckles turning white, and his whole body trembled slightly uncontrollably.
Xiao Chen's words were so hurtful.
As Chen Shaocong recalled his experiences over the past three months, an unprecedented sense of fear instantly swept over him. He felt that what Xiao Chen said was true.
It seems like I really am cursed.
Chen Jianguo's face darkened even more. No wonder the Chen family had been having bad luck lately; it turned out that this brat's pendant was the culprit.
He gritted his teeth: "Mr. Xiao, three months ago, my mother passed away. At the funeral home, they were selling souvenirs. It seems that around that time, my son started wearing a pendant around his neck. Is there any connection between these things?"
He didn't think much at the time; after all, he was immersed in the grief of losing his mother and couldn't care less about anything else.
He doesn't care what his son likes to buy.
It's just a pendant; his son buys way more things than that.
But now, looking back, he feels a chill run down his spine and gets goosebumps all over.
"It's no use asking me this; you'll have to ask your son. Anyway, to me, the teeth on this pendant look more like human teeth..."
"Shaocong!"
Chen Jianguo suddenly turned around and looked at Chen Shaocong, "You tell me the hell where you bought this pendant? Was it from that funeral home? If you dare lie, I'll beat you to death!" (End of this chapter)