"With great honors and gifts and gold, when you visit China, you will be rewarded with treasures." Lin Xiangwan murmured as he looked at the plaque. Chu Di looked at her, said nothing, and took her through the double door.
Behind the door was a stone silhouette carved with four-season orchids. Chu Di stopped in front of the silhouette, turned around and said to Lin Xiangwan with some hesitation, "What did you mean by what you just said?"
"Eh? You don't know?" Lin Xiangwan asked him doubtfully, "This store is not opened by your friend. Why don't you know the meaning of the store name?"
It was okay that she didn't ask, but Chu Di immediately became annoyed when she asked. He waved his hand in annoyance, "I'm a rough guy to begin with. Of course I don't know about this kind of pretentiousness."
Lin Xiangwan knew that she had accidentally poked his sore spot, so he remained silent.
Chu Di's family situation changed suddenly when he was young, and he did not study much in order to make a living. Later, when he was with Lin Xiangwan, he was so cruel to her, and I am afraid this relationship was also involved.
She was so noble and beautiful when she was a girl. No matter who he saw the overseas Chinese girl in a prestigious school, he would give her a thumbs up. In front of her, he always felt that he was as lowly as a weed on the roadside. The reason why he could
He only wanted to pursue her because he was rich.
He has nothing but money.
Chu Di's self-esteem was frustrated and his face turned as black as the bottom of a pot. He no longer asked Lin Xiangwan where the name of his shop came from, lowered his head and strode forward.
After taking a few steps out, I felt my clothes tighten behind me.
"Yingqi, that is, the jade of Yingchi. Yingqi refers to the finest jade. In ancient times, Yingqi was a kind of decoration, just like earrings. However, the ancients paid attention to the body's hair, skin, and parents, and could not easily
It was damaged, so the jade was worn on the crown and hung by the ear. The emperor used jade jade, and the ministers below used stone jade."
Lin Xiangwan's clear voice came from behind Chu Di. She told him the origin and allusion of the store's name in detail, without any intention of looking down on him.
When three of us are together, there must be a teacher. She thinks there is nothing shameful in studying humbly.
Chu Di listened quietly until Lin Xiangwan reached a certain point and stopped to take a breath, then he spoke softly, "Thank you."
Lin Xiangwan was stunned for a moment, "What?"
Of course Chu Di would not repeat those words again. He grabbed her hand tightly and walked towards the house, regardless of Lin Xiangwan's endless questions behind him.
The house was built according to the ancient method, with seven entrances and seven exits, and a square courtyard. The bricks on the floor are all genuine green bricks fired in the kiln. The walls are painted white and the black tiles are painted. There are rockeries, running water, and fragrant lotus flowers in the courtyard.
willow.
It was midsummer at this time, and in the west corner of the courtyard sat a huge Davidia tree that could not be hugged by several people. On the top of the tree were dove-shaped flowers as white as snow, and under the tree there were shady trees.
There, a woman stood.
The woman wore a light alchemy-colored modified Chinese cheongsam with flowing silver edges. Her long, jet-black hair was neatly tied behind her head and fastened with a simple hairpin made of jade. She looked fresh and elegant.
As soon as Lin Xiangwan saw her back, he immediately felt much more comfortable all over his body, and the heat of the weather seemed to have faded a lot. When the woman heard the footsteps and turned around, she couldn't help but screamed, "Xu Mingfei!"
Xu Mingfei didn't expect to meet Lin Xiangwan here. When she heard someone calling her, she subconsciously covered her eyes with her hands.
But Lin Xiangwan could see clearly that the corners of her eyes were red, as if she had just cried bitterly.
"Why are you here? Are you here to buy jade too?" Don't slap people in the face, don't speak out, Lin Xiangwan will never be so stupid as not to open a certain pot, she just stepped forward to shake it with Xu Mingfei in surprise
He greeted her without asking her why she was crying.
Xu Mingfei curled his lips and smiled, pointing to the inner courtyard and saying, "The jade factory in Myanmar also has several shares of the Baili family, so the Luo family's stone appraisal club will always leave a seat for the Baili family.
The Baili family has an advantage and can pick the stones with good leather first. The stones this time are all in good quality. I have a cousin who is celebrating his birthday next month and I want to pick a good one for him and send it to him. Why, so do you.
Are you here to gamble on stones?"
Xu Mingfei said, looking thoughtfully at Chu Di behind Lin Xiangwan. Chu Di nodded in return, and the smile on Xu Mingfei's face became clearer.
Lin Xiangwan didn't pay attention to the eye contact between the two. She looked at Xu Mingfei's smile and felt a little emotional. Such a beautiful and transparent woman had to be widowed at a young age and was bullied by her perverted uncle. What a waste of nature!
"I don't know how to gamble on stones. I just came here to join in the fun. If I'm lucky enough to buy a good piece of jade for my son, I'll count it as a copy. If I don't buy it, it doesn't matter. I should just see the world." Lin Xiangwan was quite happy.
Be reasonable.
Xu Mingfei nodded, "Newbies have strong hands and generally have good luck. Maybe the biggest winner today will be you."
Lin Xiangwan chuckled and said, "I'd like to lend you some good advice, but I don't understand the secrets here at all, and I can't even read under the hood..."
"Then you might as well let Miss Xu help you choose. Miss Xu is a master at appreciating jade." Chu Di, who had been silent for a long time, mentioned it at the right time. Lin Xiangwan's eyes immediately lit up, "Yes, Ming Fei, you
Help me choose a piece. If you choose it, it’s mine. If you don’t, it’s mine. How about it?”
Xu Mingfei didn't answer for a while, and frowned slightly as if thinking about something. Lin Xiangwan suddenly thought that with the name of Baili family, there should be many people begging her to see the jade. It seemed that she had done something annoying, so
After giving Chu Di a hateful look, he quickly added, "If it's inconvenient for you, forget it, I'm just saying it casually."
"It's nothing inconvenient." Xu Mingfei frowned and said with a smile, "I'm just figuring out how much money you have and how big of a stone you can buy."
Lin Xiangwan, "..., you can choose the smaller one, I don't have much money... just in case..."
"Nothing goes wrong, I will make a good choice for you." When she said this, Xu Mingfei's eyes had an extremely determined light. Her understanding of stones was like knowing her own body, and she never missed it.
"It's really rare that a servant of the Baili family dares to go out and buy stones for people under the name of the Baili family. I would like to ask who gave you such courage."
The sharp male voice came towards the three people with the sound of "duh, duh". As soon as Xu Mingfei heard this voice, her face immediately turned pale. She lowered her head and called out softly, "A Tong...
…”
"It turns out to be sister-in-law." Baili Tong shouted exaggeratedly, "I thought it was some shameless servant who bullied Miss Lin as a stranger and came to pretend to be a member of Baili's family. But sister-in-law can also look at stones.
What? When did you learn it? Why didn’t I know?”
Baili Tong's words made Xu Mingfei almost crawl into the ground. Seeing how embarrassed she was, his mood suddenly improved a lot. He turned to Lin Xiangwan and suggested, "Since Miss Lin doesn't have much money, it's better not to risk this."
Risk it, gambling on stones is not fun. But if you must try it...I can help you choose one..."
The Baili family has been experts in appreciating and playing with jade since ancient times. The patriarch of each generation of the Baili family has the title of "Jade Chief". As for Baili Tong's ability, people in the antique jade circle in H City are more or less aware of it.
Somewhat heard.
Baili Tong felt that his reputation was famous enough and he had given Lin Xiangwan enough face. Lin Xiangwan would definitely be grateful to him, but unexpectedly, Lin Xiangwan just glanced at him sideways and said, "Who are you? You can easily beat me."
It's very impolite to interrupt other people's speech. Didn't your parents teach you that? Oh, by the way, your surname is Baili, so that's a big deal? I'm willing to throw my own money into the water and listen to the noise.
, to do your business?"
Baili Tong's health was not good. Staying in the room all year round made his skin look unhealthy white. After hearing Lin Xiangwan's words, Baili Tong was so angry that his face almost lost all color. He was holding a cane in his hand.
, pointed at Lin Xiangwan. His palms, arms and half of his body were trembling like blades in the wind. Xu Mingfei knew that this was a sign before he became angry, and immediately pulled Lin Xiangwan back a few steps, while Chu Di
He strode forward and stood between the two of them.
"Women always speak emotionally. Why should Mr. Baili be as familiar with them? Come on, let's go over there. The Chu family is planning to hold a jade exhibition..." Chu Di said, pushing and pulling Baili Tong to the ground.
Pulling him aside, he did not forget to turn around and wink at Lin Xiangwan, indicating that she would stop as soon as she was ready. Lin Xiangwan waved his thin fist, indicating that it was not his fault at all.
"You...shouldn't mess with him..." Seeing them walking away, Xu Mingfei said worriedly.
There was a small stone stool under the dove tree. Lin Xiangwan pulled Xu Mingfei to sit down, "I'm not afraid of him. At worst, we will never interact with each other until we die. But you... didn't cause you any trouble, right?"
The original intention was to vent his anger on Xu Mingfei, but it would be bad if it backfired and Baili Tong spread his evil influence on Xu Mingfei.
Xu Mingfei shook his head slowly, and replied with a wry smile, "No. A Tong has a bad temper...and his words are a bit mean...but his heart is not bad..."
Good old man.
Lin Xiangwan defined Xu Mingfei in his mind, then rolled his eyes and said, "Are only those who kill people and set fires considered bad people? If he bullies you like this, if you keep giving in with a good temper, he will think that you are afraid of him and will board the
For a guy like this, you should hit him from time to time to let him know that you are not easy to mess with. He will not dare to do anything to you in the future. Come here, I tell you, this is a numb hole.
, if he dares to bully you again, just click here and make sure his mouth and eyes are crooked and he won't be able to move for a long time..."
Lin Xiangwan grabbed her hand and touched her body to help her understand the acupuncture points. Xu Mingfei felt bad at first, but she made it numb and itchy when she poked her. He couldn't help but smiled and started begging for mercy. See Lin Xiangwan.
She felt much better and then let go.
At this time, there was still some time before the stone appraisal meeting started. Xu Mingfei seemed to have a plan in mind and was not in a hurry to look at the stones. The two of them sat together and talked.
"Have you and Mr. Chu reconciled?" Xu Mingfei asked gently, tentatively.
Lin Xiangwan put his hands behind his back, looked at the tree of flowers, and replied coolly, "I will probably never be able to reconcile with him."
"Don't make it too difficult for yourself. In fact, he invited me to come here this time. He said that you don't have many friends, so it's rare for you to fall in love with me..."