Chapter 187 Gift Box

But they actually chose blood ginseng?

Isn't that obviously fake at a glance?

Xia Qingzhu's father sensed that the atmosphere was off and quickly looked up at his father.

Seeing his father's gloomy expression, his heart skipped a beat, and he subconsciously looked at the ginseng inside the gift box.

Upon seeing the blood ginseng, he was stunned for a moment, then his face turned pale with shock.

What was going on?

He clearly remembered that the century-old ginseng in the gift box should have been light yellow.

Why had it turned blood red?

Could ginseng even mutate?

"I have truly been too tolerant of your family..."

Old Master Xia's body was trembling slightly, his eyes filled with flames of anger.

At any other time, he could have pretended that nothing had happened.

But this was his eightieth birthday!

For Xia Qingzhu's family to dare to mess around with something like this nearly made Old Master Xia explode with rage.

"Dad, I... we really did buy a century-old ginseng. I even have the receipt for the purchase! If you don't believe me, I'll go get it for you to see right now..."

Just as Xia Qingzhu's father was about to turn around, he heard Ye Fan's voice from behind: "Grandpa, this blood ginseng is not fake. I went to the primeval forests of Yun Province specifically to pick this premium blood ginseng for you. It's at least five hundred years old!"

"Look at my leg; it was injured like this when I accidentally fell off a cliff while picking herbs in Yun Province! However, being able to obtain this five-hundred-year-old blood ginseng as a birthday gift for you makes even such a serious injury completely worth it!"

He deliberately raised his voice.

He wanted everyone to hear what he had to say.

Ye Fan even limped a couple of steps to corroborate his words and highlight his hardship.

As it turned out, this worked quite well.

At the very least, after hearing these words, Xia Qingzhu already believed Ye Fan.

Because a couple of days ago, Ye Fan had indeed left the capital.

She didn't know where he had gone.

When Ye Fan returned, he was limping and had suffered quite a serious injury.

Realizing this, Xia Qingzhu's eyes grew complex as she looked at Ye Fan.

It seemed that her husband wasn't completely useless after all!

But the others clearly didn't believe Ye Fan's explanation.

"Does this good-for-nothing really think he can prove this blood ginseng is real just by making up a story?"

"He really went to great lengths to concoct such a story! Did he actually break his own leg just to gain sympathy?"

"Even if we take a step back and assume he really did go to the primeval forests of Yun Province, it's highly unlikely he could obtain such a blood ginseng, let alone one that is five hundred years old!"

"That's right! A five-hundred-year-old blood ginseng? Trying to find such a blood ginseng in Yun Province is no different from winning fifty million on the lottery!"

"If he had that kind of luck, would he even need to go to Yun Province? He could just find any roadside stall and buy blood ginseng, couldn't he?"

"It's one thing to be a freeloader, but to be so arrogant about it is truly laughable!"

The crowd jeered incessantly.

Old Master Xia was trembling with rage; he grabbed the blood ginseng, threw it at Ye Fan, and cursed, "You are truly shameless! Even now, you're still here using glib words to make up such an absurd story!"

"Are you only satisfied if you make me lose all face and ruin my eightieth birthday?"

"Grandpa, I've tolerated him for a long time too!"

"This good-for-nothing has been in our Xia family for so many years, and now he's actually causing trouble at Grandpa's eightieth birthday. It is truly intolerable!"

"Even if you raised a dog for a few years, it would know how to guard the house! What's the point of raising him? He's purely a nuisance to us!"

"Throw him out! We must throw him out; we absolutely cannot let him step foot in here ever again!"

Xia Qingzhu's uncle's family was also fuming and stamping their feet.

Originally, the Xia family held the eightieth birthday celebration with the intention of gaining some face for the family.

But as a result, Ye Fan pulled this stunt, completely ruining their plans!

After this birthday banquet is over, the entire Xia family will likely become a laughingstock!

"You beast! How dare you?"

The Mother-in-law was so angry her face turned green; she rushed forward and slapped at Ye Fan.

Facing the Mother-in-law's attack, Ye Fan certainly wouldn't just sit there and wait to be hit. He reached out, grabbed her wrist, and gave it a casual, light push.

The Mother-in-law immediately lost her balance, stumbled, and fell onto the ground.

"You're rebelling! You're rebelling!"

Ye Fan ignored the Mother-in-law and, with an unpleasant expression, picked up the blood ginseng from the floor.

This was a rare treasure that he had risked his life to obtain with great difficulty!

To obtain this blood ginseng, he first had to fight a battle against an unknown expert.

If not for his superior strength, he probably wouldn't have survived.

Then, he was repeatedly run over by an off-road vehicle and suffered brutal torture.

Finally, he was kicked off a cliff and fell into a deep pool, only then managing to save his life.

Such a precious treasure was actually thrown on the ground by Old Master Xia; one can imagine how angry he felt inside.

Ye Fan suppressed the anger in his heart and said through gritted teeth, "I did not deceive you! This blood ginseng was truly obtained with great effort; it is absolutely authentic blood ginseng!"

"Ye Fan, even now you still refuse to admit that this blood ginseng is fake?"

"If someone like you entered the primeval forest, you probably wouldn't make it out alive. You think you can pick a several-hundred-year-old blood ginseng? You're just daydreaming!"

"I think you just picked it up from some vegetable market and then made up this story to deceive us! Anyway, we've never seen blood ginseng before, so you can say whatever you want, right?"

Xia Qingzhu's cousins all chimed in with mockery.

However, Xia Qingzhu was the first to react and immediately began looking for the century-old ginseng.

Inside her handbag, she finally found the century-old ginseng that Ye Fan had swapped out.

Because the gift box had been with her parents the whole time, Ye Fan had no way of accessing it.

Only today, taking the opportunity while carrying her bag, did Ye Fan have the chance to touch the gift box.

Presumably, that was when Ye Fan had swapped it.

After Ye Fan swapped the century-old ginseng, he had taken the opportunity to place it into her bag.

After Xia Qingzhu retrieved the century-old ginseng, she immediately ran over to hand it to her grandfather and said, "Grandpa, we don't know when Ye Fan swapped the birthday gift. The gift our family purchased is here; I hope you, Elderly Person, will not be angry!"

Seeing the century-old ginseng that Xia Qingzhu presented, Old Master Xia did not want to pursue this matter any further.

If they continued to make a scene about this, it would still be their Xia family that lost face!