664: Chapter 665 Who has the better gift?_1 664: Chapter 665 Who has the better gift?_1 “Birds of a feather flock together, just like Xiao Chen, that piece of trash is willing to stick with someone as useless as Qin Minxue!”

Although the crowd couldn’t hear what Xiao Chen and Qin Minxue were saying, they looked down on them.

“Alright, alright, they’re all my students, so there’s no need for such hurtful words.

Those who are not doing well should be helped out instead.”

Fang Enze waved his hand and said.

“Right, let’s proceed with the next part of the ceremony, give the birthday gifts!”

Fang Bingnan stood out and said loudly.

Giving birthday gifts was the best way to show one’s sincerity and ability.

So it was also the most important part of the birthday celebration.

It was just like the empress dowagers of the Qing dynasty having their birthdays.

In fact, everyone was eager to start because giving gifts was the best way to demonstrate their strengths.

Attending Fang Enze’s birthday, on one hand, was to thank Teacher Fang for his guidance, and on the other hand, it was to show off.

Students and Fang Enze’s relatives and friends came up one after another to give their gifts.

It’s said that it’s the thought that counts not the gift, but not many people really took this to heart; the gifts they brought were indeed one more valuable than the next.

In comparison, Jiang Meng’s gift was the cheapest in terms of price.

Lin Huai directly gave the old lady a string of Sky Beads, claiming they were directly sought out from Xuecheng City, used by the Holy Buddha of Xuecheng City, and were worth a fortune.

Xiao Chen looked over and couldn’t help but smile, saying nothing.

Lin Huai really knew how to curry favor with Fang Enze, eh?

Such a gift indeed had more presence than those worth thousands or tens of thousands.

After all, the Fang Family didn’t lack money; they lacked this.

“Very good, very good, worthy of Lin Huai, working at Langpu Group, you really have incredible connections.

I love this gift!”

Fang Enze immediately put the Sky Beads on his wrist, looking extremely pleased.

“I asked about the price of these Sky Beads before, they’re worth at least a million, and what’s key is that they are not for sale.”

“President Lin really has great capabilities.”

Everyone looked at Lin Huai with envy, and admiration, and Lin Huai suddenly felt superior.

He loved the feeling of being admired by others.

“Qin Minxue, what gift have you brought?

Let the teacher have a look.”

Lin Huai looked at Qin Minxue and said with a smile.

It was Qin Minxue’s turn to give his gift, but he seemed a bit hesitant and bashful.

“Brother Qin, just give whatever you’ve brought, don’t worry about these things.”

Xiao Chen said with an encouraging smile.

Qin Minxue bit his lip and finally brought it out.

“Sky Beads as well?

Identical Sky Beads?

How is that possible!”

The crowd exclaimed, “There should only be one of this thing; the Sky Beads personally inscribed by the Holy Buddha can’t have a duplicate, and the inscriptions are exactly the same.”

“Qin Minxue, if you can’t afford a decent gift, just forget it, but to bring a fake Sky Bead to deceive people shows you don’t respect Teacher Fang at all!”

Lin Huai sneered.

“Nonsense!

Yours is the fake one!”

Lin Huai’s face turned beet red.

When it came to research, he was an expert, but he wasn’t great at arguing or speaking up.

Moreover, almost everyone present believed Lin Huai’s Sky Beads were real, and Qin Minxue’s were fake.

That included Fang Enze himself.

Fang Enze looked at Lin Huai and said, “You’ve really disappointed me.

You haven’t come to see me in these years, and if you haven’t come, then there’s no need to come anymore.

Leave, I don’t want to see you again!”

He was truly angry.

Qin Minxue stuttered, but he was so upset he couldn’t get the words out.

At this moment, Xiao Chen stood up and gently patted Qin Minxue’s shoulder, saying, “Teacher Fang, what you’ve done here isn’t right.

You shouldn’t have driven him away; on the contrary, you should feel grateful to him.

This child has actually been the most filial to you.”

“What do you mean?”

Fang Enze asked, taken aback.

“Do you remember the crisis the Fang Group once faced?

Someone transferred a technological patent to you for free, and that’s how you overcame that difficulty.

It should have been five years ago.

Without that technological patent, although the Fang Group might not have gone bankrupt, your market share would have definitely dropped by at least half.

Am I right?”

Xiao Chen asked, smiling.

“Yes, that did happen, and many people know about it, but what’s your point in bringing this up now?”

Fang Enze said, puzzled.

“What’s this, Xiao Chen?

You’re dredging up the past; are you trying to humiliate the Fang Group?”

Lin Huai, that guy, started to stir up trouble again.

“Teacher Fang, I just want to ask you, shouldn’t you be thanking the person who transferred the patent to you?”

Xiao Chen continued to ask, ignoring Lin Huai.

“Of course we should be grateful.

However, we’ve already expressed our thanks.

That person was Lin Huai; the technology was something new developed by Langpu Group.”

Fang Enze explained.

Xiao Chen was stunned for a moment, not having anticipated that Lin Huai could be so shameless as to claim credit for such a deed.

“I truly pity you.

For five years, you’ve been grateful to a fraudster.”

Xiao Chen shook his head and said, “Lin Huai, your skin must be really thick, and you’re bold too, claiming another’s achievements as your own five years ago.

Today, you even dare to muddle black and white, presenting the false as true, and true as false.

I admire the thickness of your skin; it’s as if it’s as thick as city walls.”

“What nonsense are you talking about!”

Lin Huai shouted angrily, “If you keep spouting nonsense, be careful, I might sue you!”

“Ha, sue me?

You’re afraid of people talking because you’ve done something guilty?

Do you think I’d dare to say this here without reason?

It’s because I, yes, I have ample evidence!”

Xiao Chen said with a cold laugh, “Let’s talk about the Sky Bead first.

The original natural Sky Beads were made from grinding seashell fossils.

Later, due to the scarcity of fossils, the ancient people of Xuecheng City started using a sedimentary rock with jade and agate components to polish Sky Beads, which has an extremely strong magnetic field.

The naturally formed regular patterns, mainly eyeballs, supplemented with triangles, quadrilaterals, and so on, were said to ward off evil.

The final products, with protruding eyeball patterns, are holy items–Sky Beads–whose price is incalculable.

Nowadays, as Xuecheng City’s Sky Beads became famous, people began to mass-produce them.

Artificial Sky Beads mostly use lead-containing paint for the eyes, and then are fired at high temperatures.

And President Lin’s Sky Bead came about in this way.

However, Qin Minxue’s bead is different; it’s almost entirely natural, invaluable, a true treasure!

Teacher Fang is well-learned and knowledgeable; if you look closely, you should be able to discern the difference.”

Xiao Chen handed Qin Minxue’s Sky Bead to Fang Enze.

Fang Enze took a magnifying glass and looked closely, only to be stunned.

He was fond of Sky Beads and had studied them.

Although he was not particularly proficient, he could still see the difference.

“Minxue, I have wronged you!”

Fang Enze said apologetically, “Your gift is indeed too precious.

But this doesn’t necessarily prove that Lin Huai deliberately mixed the fake with the real; it could just be a coincidence.”

“A coincidence?”

Xiao Chen said with a scoff, “Then, what if I tell you that the one who transferred the technology to the Fang Group five years ago was this very student you’ve looked down upon, Qin Minxue?

Would you still make excuses for Lin Huai?”

What!

Hearing Xiao Chen’s words, everyone was astounded, for the event of five years ago to take such an unexpected turn!