Chapter 296 Who would believe that this is not the real wife?
"Oh? What is that?"
Geng Jun did not answer Zhang Moyan immediately. He looked at a Starbucks ahead and said, "Shall we have a cup of coffee?"
Zhang Moyan felt the difficulty of the matter from this sentence.
"Okay."
After waiting for a while at the back of the store, Geng Jun got some coffee and came over to sit down.
"This is your latte," Geng Jun greeted him in a gentlemanly manner, "There is no sugar added. If you want to add it, there is milk and brown sugar here."
In addition to coffee, he also ordered cheesecake and some small desserts.
"Thank you," Zhang Moyan didn't mean to add milk or brown sugar. She held the coffee and brought the topic back on track, "Dean Geng, what does Xiao Xingyu have to do before he agrees to help Zhou Xia stay in Shenhai?" p>
Geng Jun pondered for a moment when he heard the words. He took a long breath before speaking: "Miss Zhang must have known that my family's ancestral business is the same as that of Xiao Xingyu's family. Our two families have devoted countless efforts to the process of firing azure glazed porcelain.
The hard work of ten generations is still on the road of experimental research in every possible way. Xiao Xingyu..." Geng Jun paused here, "The conditions he proposed——"
"I want my family to give him the opportunity to burn wood kilns this year."
"?" Zhang Moyan digested Geng Jun's words and made sure he didn't understand.
She didn't understand, so she asked: "What is the opportunity to burn wood in a kiln?"
Geng Jun's eyes fixed and he looked at her, as if Zhang Moyan asked a basic common sense question that she should know.
Zhang Moyan felt guilty after being stared at, and straightened back: "I'm sorry, what is it... is it a wood-burning kiln?"
"Oh," Geng Jun came to his senses and introduced carefully with an expression like "Xiao Xingyu didn't mention it to you?", "Wood kiln, as the name suggests, is a wood-burning kiln. It is different from gas kiln and electric kiln.
, gas kilns and the like are kilns that use real materials and use pine wood as fuel."
Zhang Moyan said "Oh" and nodded slowly, without expressing any opinion.
Geng Jun saw her knowledge blind spots, so he continued to spread the knowledge: "The porcelain fired in the firewood kiln follows the ancient method, which is closer to the craftsmanship of the ancients. The glaze color of the porcelain fired cannot be matched by the electric kiln, gas kiln, or coal kiln. But the firewood kiln
An average of 8 or 9 tons of pine wood is required for one operation. Not only is the cost huge, but it also conflicts with the protection of the natural environment. Therefore, coal kilns became popular across the country in the 1950s. After the popularity of gas kilns and electric kilns in the 1990s, it is now legal in the country.
There are only a handful of wood kilns, and many of them are no longer allowed to operate. The remaining wood kilns can only be fired once a year according to regulations and policies. Fortunately, Xiao Xingyu’s family and ours each have a wood kiln that is allowed here.
among the list."
"Oh——" After hearing this, Zhang Moyan probably knew the importance of this "opportunity to burn a wood kiln".
"Policies are always changing," Geng Jun said with a headache, "The wood kiln is allowed to be burned this year, but maybe next year it won't be allowed. So the opportunity to burn the wood kiln once a year is a big deal for both the Xiao family and our Geng family.
It is extremely precious."
Zhang Moyan took a sip of coffee when he heard this. He thought for a while and then raised his head: "You just said that the porcelain produced by the firewood kiln is not comparable to that of other kilns. Is it much different?"
Geng Jun nodded: "Yes, the difference mainly comes from two aspects. First, because the fuel of the firewood kiln is pine, which is rich in rosin. The rosin evaporated during the burning process has a moisturizing effect on the ceramics; on the other hand,
The firewood kiln has its own unique heating curve, such as slow cooking in a small pot. The bubbles formed in this way have uneven light transmission. Both of these make the glaze of the porcelain from the firewood kiln very warm, as if it is covered with a layer of lard.
, is unmatched by other porcelain."
Zhang Moyan said "Oh" slowly again.
Geng Jun said so much in order to let Zhang Moyan know how unreasonable Xiao Xingyu's request was, so that she could make a decision on whether to take the initiative or not, but Zhang Moyan only agreed to three terms.
Geng Jun was stunned at the word "oh".
"The wood-fired kiln is a very precious opportunity in the hearts of the elders of our clan," Geng Jun had to further explain. "It can also be said that it is the closest opportunity they have every year to the ancient craftsmen firing azure glazed porcelain. The results of our one-year research
Most of them were for the experiments of those few days. Not to mention that the Xiao family still has some old grudges with our Geng family. Even if the two families were on good terms, I would not be able to fulfill Xiao Xingyu's request. After all, the matter is so important. This is not
Things I can decide."
After Geng Jun said this sincerely, there was silence. Zhang Moyan still made no statement. She cut a corner of the cheesecake with a fork, but had no intention of putting it into her mouth.
Geng Jun had no choice but to show off his cards again: "I am bothering you today because I hope that Miss Zhang can do some ideological work for Xiao Xingyu and ask him to change his conditions."
Zhang Moyan stopped while poking the fork of the cake and raised his eyes: "This... how can I have such great ability?"
Geng Jun Wan'er: "Ms. Zhang, give it a try. I made a special trip to come to you because I believe you are the one who can influence Xiao Xingyu. And you just got back together. I'm sorry, forgive me for taking advantage of this opportunity. I think he is
I won’t reject any of your suggestions at this time.”
Zhang Moyan put down his fork on the plate, put his hands flat on his legs, sat upright and said: "Dean Geng, there may be a misunderstanding here."
"Oh?" Geng Jun asked with a question mark on his face, "What misunderstanding are you talking about?"
"Xiao Xingyu and I have not gotten back together," Zhang Moyan grabbed the fabric on his legs and lowered his eyes to look at the coffee, "In fact, we also said that we should never meet again."
Geng Jun's pupils widened and he was a little surprised. His face was frozen for a full minute before he said: "Oh, I'm sorry...then, can't you be friends?"
Zhang Moyan's breathing stagnated for a moment, then she looked a little relaxed and said, "No, we've all broken up."
Geng Jun didn't expect this situation.
After all, the news he got from Zhou Xia was that Xiao Xingyu and Zhang Moyan had just reconciled. Now that the person involved said that this was not the case, he not only felt that the purpose of coming today was not achieved, but also felt a little embarrassed and confused.
Presumptuous.
"Actually," Zhang Moyan suddenly said during the silent silence between the two of them, "I think your family can just give Xiao Xingyu a chance."
Geng Jun was startled when he heard her words: "Why?"
Zhang Moyan put her elbows on the table and said in detail: "Isn't it just once? It's not forever. The opportunity to burn a wood kiln will come again next year. Isn't it worth using one opportunity to burn a kiln to exchange the life of a child?
?Why don’t you give it a try?”
Geng Jun:???
"Furthermore," Zhang Moyan was persuasive, "aren't the purpose of your two wood-burning kilns both for the purpose of azure-glazed porcelain? There is no difference in essence. Xiao Xingyu's ability is obvious to all, and I think he must know how to use it.
Make the best use of it and never waste this opportunity for your family to burn wood kiln. I don’t know much about it, but I think if you have any experimental plan and give it to Xiao Xingyu, he will definitely help you complete it. What do you think?
What?"
Geng Jun looked at Zhang Moyan, and his expression at this moment was very exciting.
This is the first time he has seen Zhang Moyan say so many words. Okay, he was counting on him, but now he has come to reverse brainwash him.
Is this the ex who broke up? Is this the person who never got back together? With such one-sided remarks and such partial defense, who would believe that this is not a real wife?!
Geng Jun put his fist to his lips and looked at Zhang Moyan for a while, looking back at the other person's black and white eyes firmly.
The corners of his mouth curved in an arc that couldn't be called a smile.