"Hey, Brother Hu, Brother Gu, why did you two get together to drink tea?"
Zhuang Rui heard from his mother that Hu Rong had been staying in the courtyard for two days, and Gu Yun had been coming here every day during this period, just to see if Zhuang Rui was back. When he came home today, he saw the two brothers sitting in their courtyard.
Drinking tea and chatting under the big locust tree.
Zhuang Rui has not seen Hu Rong for more than a year, but Hu Rong's reputation as a jadeite designer is becoming more and more famous internationally, and the jadeite mine newly developed in the past two years is a rare rich mine in Myanmar.
He is Myanmar's leading mining tycoon.
Moreover, Hu Rong's jewelry design company has opened dozens of stores in Southeast Asia. Its reputation abroad is so great that it is even better than Zhuang Rui, the "Emerald King" of the North. At this moment, Hu Rong is sitting there, looking vaguely like a master.
His demeanor and demeanor are calmer than those of more than two years ago.
With Zhuang Rui's care, Gu Yun has undertaken many state-owned and private museum renovation projects, and his company has become the leading enterprise in the restoration of ancient buildings in China. It is far from the small company that did odd jobs back then.
It is said that these two brothers are not idlers. One is in charge of Hu's Chinese Town in Myanmar, and the other is a big boss of the company. Zhuang Rui cannot help but be surprised when they get together today.
As soon as Gu Yun saw Zhuang Rui, the boss' appearance disappeared. He stood up and grabbed Zhuang Rui, and said anxiously: "Brother Zhuang, you are too busy. I have already looked for you."
It’s been a week and no one has answered the phone. If I can’t find you again, I won’t be able to pay my job..."
"Brother Gu, don't worry, what's going on? The old man is not in good health?"
After hearing Gu Yun's words, Zhuang Rui was surprised. Ever since the old man retired, his health and energy were not as good as before. After this old man passed seventy, he might not know when he would give up. Even if
No matter how good Zhuang Rui's spiritual energy is, he can't compete with King Yama for people.
Thinking of this, Zhuang Rui felt anxious. He grabbed Gu Yun with his backhand and asked loudly: "Brother Gu, what's wrong with the old... old man?"
As Zhuang Rui grew up, he was most grateful to two people. One was Uncle De from Zhonghai, and the other was Mr. Gu. Both of them treated him like nephews and taught him the knowledge of antiquities and jade appreciation without any secrets.
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"Hey, hey, you should be gentler, it hurts me to death. What can happen to my dad? I miss you. Hey, you are not cursing the old man, right?"
Zhuang Rui lost his father when he was young. In his heart, these two elders were like fathers. At this moment, he was really anxious. He grabbed Gu Yun's hand with some force, which made the brother scream loudly in pain.
"Damn, why didn't you tell me earlier? You scared me..."
After Zhuang Rui heard what Gu Yun said, he let go of his hand. Gu Yun quickly looked at his wrist, but Zhuang Rui found several fingerprints on it, which showed that Zhuang Rui used a lot of force at that time.
"I didn't say anything..." Gu Yun looked at the Wuwu disaster on his wrist and brought up the previous topic in a state of laughter and tears: "What have you been doing during this time? Why can't you get through the phone?"
"I've been at sea these past few days, salvaging a sunken ship. Isn't this... I just came back after finishing my work..."
Since Zhuang Rui had been immersed in cleaning up the sunken cultural relics these days, he basically never went back to his room on the ship to sleep, and his phone was turned off, so no matter who it was, Zhuang Rui could not be found during this period.
After Zhuang Rui finished speaking, he turned to look at Hu Rong and said: "Brother Hu, when you come here, just treat it as if you are at home. If the matter is not too urgent, can we talk tonight?"
The old man grabbed his son and waited for him for two days. Zhuang Rui felt a little embarrassed. After getting married, he had less time to go to the old man's place than before. He planned to take his two precious children there now.
Sit there, old man.
"I have admired the old man for a long time. Zhuang Rui, let me go with you to visit Mr. Xiagu..."
Hu Rong's matter was not urgent, but when he heard Zhuang Rui said he wanted to go to Gu Tianfeng's place, he immediately had the idea of going to visit.
Hu Rong is an expert in the design of jade jewelry, and he also has considerable experience in jade carving. He would not let go of this opportunity to meet the jade carving master known as the "Southern Wubei Ancient" in China.
"Okay, then let's go together. You two, please wait for me for a moment..."
Zhuang Rui nodded, went to his mother's room to say hello, and then found Fang Fangyuan who was happily playing with the white lion in the backyard. Finally, after thinking about it, he went to his treasure trove with few remaining items.
room.
Zhuang Rui thought that the old man was usually lonely, and wanted to find something for him to play with. Once the old man was completely free, he would suffer from all kinds of problems, so it would be better to do something, which would be good for the body.
"Which ingredient should I get?"
Due to fundraising some time ago, a lot of jadeite materials collected by Zhuang Rui were sold, so now apart from the gold bricks, there are not many jadeite materials left in the basement. There are only four pieces in total, all of which are rare in the world.
Treasure.
Two fist-sized pieces of imperial green jadeite, a top-quality blue jadeite with glass germplasm material, and the yellow jadeite piece with a yellow sheen like chicken fat.
Although they have not been polished yet, these pieces of raw material that have been cut out by Zhuang Rui show different colors under the light, emitting a gleaming light.
If these pieces of material appear in a jade shop, they will definitely cause an uproar. I am afraid the effect will be on top of the sensation caused by Zhuang Rui's successful salvage of a Song Dynasty shipwreck in the antique world.
"Okay, it's up to you..." After looking at it for a long time, Zhuang Rui finally made a decision, and he held the top-quality yellow jade in his hands.
Imperial green and blue jade are easier to handle, and they can be made into necklaces or bracelets. However, Zhuang Rui has never thought about what kind of object he wants to carve out of this piece of yellow jade. Now he doesn't have to worry about it and just let the old man make it.
Just think about it.
"Zhuang Rui, what are you holding?"
Gu Yun and Hu Rong were a little strange when they saw that Zhuang Rui not only brought his wife and children, but also held an object wrapped in cloth.
"Hey, you will know later that this is for the old man's medical treatment..."
Zhuang Rui laughed, but refused to show the thing, and even carefully hid it under his driver's seat. The two of them shook their heads. Hu Rong guessed some clues, Zhuang Rui should have taken it.
Jade stone material.
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Several people drove two cars, parked in the alley of the courtyard where the old man lived, and poured into the old man's yard.
"Uncle, I'm here to see you. Are you getting stronger and stronger? I think you should go back to the association and serve as president for another term..."
As soon as Zhuang Rui entered the courtyard, he saw the old man pruning flowers and plants there. Although it was a hot day in August, this courtyard was cooler than Zhuang Rui's courtyard.
"You brat, you haven't been to my place for half a year, right? Are you talking nonsense to the old man when we meet?"
After the old man saw Zhuang Rui, his expression was not very good. However, when he saw the two little guys walking staggeringly behind him, he immediately smiled, put down the scissors, and picked up the two dolls one by one.
Although the two little guys haven't been able to say a complete sentence, their little mouths are very sweet, and they shout "grandpa" in one mouthful. The old man's face is full of smiles, and his eyebrows are deeply furrowed.
"Eccentric, partial, I've never seen him hug his grandson like this..."
Gu Yun murmured in a low voice on the side, and Zhuang Rui looked at him with disdain and said, "Your son is about to enter junior high school. Can the old man still hold him?"
"Okay, Fang Fangyuan goes to play with mom, don't tire grandpa..."
Seeing that the old man looked more aged than before, Zhuang Rui secretly blamed himself. If he had helped the old man groom himself regularly, he would definitely not be like this.
After the old man put down Fang Yuanyuan, Zhuang Rui introduced him to Hu Rong. When he heard that he was a colleague from Myanmar, the old man was very interested. He waved his hand and said: "Xiaoyun, go and prepare some good dishes with your wife."
, I want to have a good drink with Xiao Hu tonight..."
When Zhuang Rui heard that the old man didn't mention him, he knew that the old man was still angry with him, so he licked his face and said with a smile: "Hey, uncle, there's me..."
"You brat, you still remember your uncle. Come on, let's go into the main room and talk..."
Gu Gu glanced at Zhuang Rui, but he didn't want to neglect Hu Rong in the yard, so he let Zhuang Rui go. It was only Gu Yun who felt aggrieved standing in the yard. Why do you have to wait on people and run errands?
"Uncle, I have been overseas during this period. As soon as I come back, will I come to see you..."
As soon as Zhuang Rui entered the house, he consciously boiled water and put out the tea set he gave to the old man. The old man was old and he just had to be coaxed. As the saying goes, he was an old child.
"Zhuang Rui, my uncle is not angry with you, but in the past two years you have been working in a museum and hunting for overseas treasures. Although you are doing business, old man, let me ask you, as the director of the Jade Association, how do you fulfill your duties?
How many responsibilities have you had?”
Seeing Zhuang Rui's well-behaved look, the old man couldn't get angry. He paused and continued: "I am deeply in love with jade carving and appreciation. Some people have inherited this carving skill, but no one can appreciate it."
I really know that you are the only one with some talent, but look at you, have you touched the edge of jade in the past two years?"
Gu Tianfeng got a little excited as he spoke. Only then did Zhuang Rui understand that Mr. Daqing was blaming himself for not doing his job properly.
Thinking about it, what the old man said was correct. Zhuang Rui made his fortune from jade, but in the past few years, what he did was getting further and further away from the jade industry. No wonder the old man was angry.
"Uncle, this is my fault. I will pay more attention to the work of the Jade Association in the future..."
Zhuang Rui did feel a little guilty. You must know that it was the old man who pushed for Zhuang Rui to join the Jade Association against all the opinions of others.
