"Wait a moment, I'll make a call first and ask my friend."
Shen Yu took out his cell phone and called Li Qing'er.
The call was quickly connected, and at the same time Li Qing'er's rather happy voice rang out, "Qinan, Sister Yan and I are shopping for clothes at Donggu Department Store.
"The store has been closed and the rolling shutter door has been locked, so don't worry."
Shen Yu: "Qing'er is like this. The piece of jadeite made from black sand has been sold and was purchased by Xu's Jewelry for 200,000. I originally wanted to give the money to you now.
"But..."
Shen Yu glanced at Pei Yuqin, "But a friend asked me to do a small favor.
"So the money has to be given to you tomorrow or the day after tomorrow when we attend the auction.
"If you are in a hurry, I can send it to you at night."
"You keep the money and spend it yourself. When the old man knew that I was with you, he was as happy as a child.
"Then he transferred five hundred thousand to me in one go and asked me to share the flowers with you.
"Also let me buy you some clothes and shoes.
"Coupled with the 100,000 yuan in cash you brought today, I now have 600,000 yuan..."
After chatting for a few more words, Shen Yu hung up the phone.
In short, what Li Qing'er means is that she and her beautiful sister are shopping and don't disturb her anymore, and then she doesn't want the money.
"Your girlfriend?"
Pei Yuqin overheard the conversation between Shen Yu and Li Qinger, and asked in a very soft tone.
"We are female friends, but not girlfriends. We have grown up together. The BMW you mentioned belongs to her."
"Childhood sweetheart?" Pei Yuqin bit her teeth and continued to ask.
Shen Yu nodded without explaining too much, "Okay, the other party has left the money with me for the time being, so there is no need to worry.
"You don't have to say that I won't help you, let's go now." Shen Yu reached out and took the password box from Pei Yuqin's hand.
Pei Yuqin looked at Shen Yu with sparkles in his eyes, "I can't let you accompany me on this trip in vain. Let's do this. I'll treat you to dinner in the evening, and you can choose all the famous restaurants in Chuzhou."
"That's necessary. I'm going to pay for the people, the car, and the gas, so I have to make ends meet, right?"
While the two were talking, a middle-aged man hurriedly came to the Crown car, got in, and quickly drove out of the parking space.
Shen Yu and Pei Yuqin were stunned when they saw this scene.
It was Shen Yu who spoke first, "Since the car can be driven out, you can go by yourself now."
Pei Yuqin stamped her foot angrily, "Is your time so valuable? You have already promised me, why should I help you this time?
"Besides, I'm going to the urban village in Old City Street, are you so relieved?
"That's a village in the city. There's a place for everyone. I have 600,000 in cash. Aren't you afraid that I'll be targeted?"
"Well..." Shen Yu scratched his head and wanted to say that we don't know each other very well, right? But when he saw that Pei Yuqin really wanted to withdraw money for herself just now, he was somewhat moved.
Besides, it’s not a big deal, it’s just being a driver for once, it’s too boring and boring.
"Okay, then I will accompany you."
Their eyes met, and Pei Yuqin's face turned red, "Huh, that's not bad. I treat you as my friend in vain."
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There are two places called old cities in Chuzhou.
One is the old city that was built in the Tang Dynasty and remained intact until the Qing Dynasty. It is located at the current urban-rural fringe and is where the old residence of the Shen family is located.
In order to protect the old city, the Chuzhou urban area did not completely include the old city, but developed westward on the east side of the old city.
There is also an old city that refers to several urban villages in the urban area, which are called Old City Street.
Pei Yuqin is talking about this old city street.
This place is specifically called Ba Xing Laocheng Street.
There are eight villages with surnames starting with King Zhou, Wu, Zheng, Feng, Chen, Chu and Wei.
They are all villages that have been around for hundreds of years, and the genealogy can even be traced back to the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty.
Jixiang Street is in Chenjia Village, also called Ten Thousand People Village. It is also the largest among the villages in the old city.
Many of them have moved away to live in buildings, and most of the remaining people live in fixed households.
However, they have not been demolished even after they moved. Many bungalows can still be rented out. People living there are from all walks of life. Not to mention harboring filth and evil practices, but the environment is indeed quite complicated.
In the end, the car was an Audi A8, and Pei Yuqin, who was sitting in the passenger seat, was in a good mood.
She first tied her hair into a ponytail with a rubber band, and then took out two bottles of ice-cold Coke from the car refrigerator.
First he opened a can for Shen Yu, then he took a straw and drank happily
Shen Yu took a sip and then concentrated on driving.
It is now the evening rush hour, and the traffic volume is huge. Electric vehicles or motorcycles are always squeezing in when waiting for a red light. An accident may occur if you are not careful.
Pei Yuqin was not idle, she kept talking to Shen Yu. It turned out that this time she was buying the ancient painting for "Xingting Antiques".
Mr. Qin, the founder of Gao Ancient Auction, has his own chain of antique stores called "Xingting Antiques".
Taken from a word in the names of Mr. Qin and her husband.
Mr. Qin’s name is Qin Tingyun, and her husband Mr. Yu’s name is Yu Dingxing, who is also a famous collector.
Xingting Antiques is very famous in first-tier cities and provincial capitals, but it is not well-known in prefecture-level cities.
Pei Yuqin worked at Gaogu Auction House as soon as she graduated. She first served as Mr. Qin's full-time secretary. Because of her excellent work performance, she later became the vice president of Gaogu Auction House.
She has been working in Gaogu for nearly eight years, and is treated like a daughter by Qin Tingyun, Mr. Qin, so she will do her best to do whatever Mr. Qin asks her to do.
Because Gao Gu Auction House is very busy recently, Pei Yuqin can only help Xingting Antiques collect ancient paintings after get off work.
As for why Pei Yuqin should be responsible for Xingting Antiques, it is very simple, because she is also the general manager of Xingting Antiques Chuzhou Store.
"Do you also know how to identify calligraphy and paintings?" Shen Yu asked curiously after passing an electric four-wheeler that was traveling at a slow speed.
"Of course, my father is a senior antique enthusiast, and I have learned a lot of antique knowledge since I was a child.
"After graduation, as Mr. Qin's secretary, I was exposed to all kinds of antiques every day. Mr. Qin also took the trouble to give me pointers, and I even learned how to read them." Pei Yuqin explained.
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"Understood." Shen Yu has never met Mrs. Qin herself, but has heard many stories about her from her grandfather.
She also has a family background and is very talented in appreciating antiques. She can tell the authenticity of many antiques just by looking at them a few times.
In addition, Mr. Qin bought many extremely precious porcelain calligraphy and paintings from foreign collectors, most of which were donated to the Chuzhou Museum, which is very admirable.
The car drove for thirty-five minutes and finally arrived at Qingyun District, where the old city is located.
There are five districts and four counties in Chuzhou. Qingyun District is named because it is backed by the Qingyun River. Because it is the location of Qingyun Port, it is very prosperous.
But it does not include the eight villages in the city called Laocheng Street.
Old Town Street is completely different from other streets. The streets here are connected with alleys, and the alleys are connected to various small streets.
There are many shops, most of which are privately built. Many streets are only five or six meters wide. With stalls on both sides, they are only less than three meters wide. It is not easy to get in without some driving skills.
That is to say, Shen Yu drove on all the broken roads during his self-driving tour, so he can be said to be able to handle it with ease.
But he was also driving at a slow pace.
Because sometimes there will be children chasing and fighting in some alleys, as well as some kittens, puppies and even chickens, ducks and geese.
Pei Yuqin was so frightened by the pets that suddenly appeared in the alley several times that she covered her heart and told Shen Yu to slow down and slow down.
"I said come with my car. You have to drive this super large car. Are you stupid now?" Shen Yu joked with a smile.
"It's a little embarrassing to have you as the driver, and even more embarrassing to use your car."
After turning left and right, we finally arrived at Jixiang Street.
Pei Yuqin and Shen Yu frowned at the appearance of the streets.
Okay, it seems like I have traveled back to the 1990s.
Telegraph poles and molted brick walls are covered with various small advertisements, and the electrical and network cables on the walls look like twists.
The sun has gone down, and both sides of the street are lined with various food stalls.
There are probably hundreds of stalls of various sizes such as BBQ fried skewers, cold fried noodles, rice noodles and stinky tofu, spicy hotpot, and spicy hotpot.
Not only are they looking at others, others are also looking at them.
After the Audi A8 drove in, stall owners and diners rushed to wait and see.
Such luxury cars are rare in urban villages. Some people even stopped eating skewers and kept observing what the Audi cars were for.
"It's really not good for a girl to come to a place like this by yourself. As a friend, I really came to the right place today." Shen Yu sighed as he clenched his teeth.
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