After a brief chat with Ge Hongcai, Xue Chen was ready to leave. Although he did not get the title of director of the Feng Shui Association today, he gained a lot, especially the transaction with Mr. Xun, which definitely counts. An unexpected surprise.
After leaving the Jinjue Hotel, on the way back, I happened to pass by Yongtai Street, a pawn street, and stopped the car at the entrance of Daxing.
He has been busy with various things during this time. He has not been to Daxing for more than half a month. In name, he is still Daxing's appraiser. When he stood at the door of Daxing's store and looked at Daxing's plaque, he felt something in his heart. A feeling like a dream.
He still clearly remembers that day. He was in a hurry to get perfect attendance for 200 yuan, but he didn't expect that because he was hit by someone, he was four seconds late and lost perfect attendance.
But it was also that day that he got the ancient jade...
When Xue Chen entered the store, he saw Liu Qian, the appraiser in the store, admiring some small antiques displayed in the store.
Liu Gan turned around when he heard footsteps. When he saw it was Xue Chen, he smiled and said, "Xue Chen, are you here?"
"Well, Brother Liu, how's the business in the store lately?" Xue Chen asked.
"Yes, it's always been good." Liu Gan said happily. After speaking, he turned to look upstairs and said, "Miss Shen is upstairs, settling accounts."
"Oh, let me go up and take a look." Xue Chen and Liu Gan nodded and stepped up to the second floor.
When he arrived at the door of a lounge on the second floor, Xue Chen stopped and saw Shen Zixi sitting behind a table calculating accounts.
It's interesting to say that Shen Zixi rarely uses an electronic calculator, but always uses an abacus, which has a bit of an old-fashioned feel.
I saw Shen Zixi lowering her head slightly, looking at the account book on the left with a pair of bright eyes, and the five green-white fingers of her right hand jingled on a huanghuali abacus. The movements were smooth, light and smooth, which was not only pleasing to the eye but also Still pleasant to the ear.
This was not the first time that Xue Chen saw Shen Zixi settling accounts. He had seen it many times before when he was an apprentice, but every time he walked away consciously, and he did not have the courage to stare at Miss Shen, so he never Read it carefully and carefully.
This is the first time I have carefully seen Shen Zixi calculating accounts with an abacus. It looks so wonderful, especially when Shen Zixi's black hair is combed into a high bun and tied with a white jade hairpin. , she was wearing a cheongsam modeled after blue and white porcelain, which made the skin on her arms as delicate as porcelain, and her whole person exuded a graceful and delicate look, which was indescribably beautiful.
The scene in front of him was more like a silent drama, looking back in time and taking him back to the era before the Republic of China. Xue Chen couldn't bear to break the scene in front of him, so he stood silently at the door and watched for a long time. Until Shen Zixi discovered him.
"Xue Chen?" Shen Zixi glanced out of the corner of her eye and saw someone at the door. When she raised her head and saw it was Xue Chen, her bright eyes brightened slightly and she asked with a smile at the corner of her lips, "Why are you standing at the door and not coming in? ?”
"I'm afraid of disturbing your settlement." Xue Chen rubbed his nose, walked in with a smile and sat aside.
"Oh, it's okay." Shen Zixi chuckled.
"Zixi, why do you always use an abacus to settle accounts?" Xue Chen had always been curious about this question, but he had never asked it before.
Shen Zixi said with a slight smile in her eyebrows: "There is no reason, I just like it."
"Oh." Xue Chen nodded.
"I learned the abacus from my father. I learned it when I was six years old. I have also fallen in love with the abacus since then. I like to hear the sound of the beads sliding and colliding. It feels very good." Shen Zixi explained.
"It sounds good, and it looks good." Xue Chen sighed as he thought about the scene he just saw.
"Hmm? What's good-looking?" Shen Zixi raised her eyes and looked at Xue Chen.
"Ah, I said your posture and movements when making an abacus are very beautiful and pleasing to the eye." Xue Chen replied hurriedly.
Shen Zixi nodded with the corners of her lips raised slightly, without saying anything, and then started to calculate the calculations, while saying: "By the way, there is something I forgot to tell you. Do you still remember Hu Ji Noodle House?"
Xue Chen thought about it for a moment and remembered that he and Shen Zixi once went there to eat noodles and bought a plaque of old Indian sandalwood in that noodle shop.
"Yingying's mother has recovered from her illness. She came to the store some time ago and wanted to thank you, but she didn't see you." The abacus in Shen Zixi's hand was clicking, but she didn't waste any time talking while talking. It can be seen that How skillful he is in using the abacus.
"Thank me? It's not necessary. After all, I made a lot of money by taking that plaque." Xue Chen said calmly. The value of the old Indian sandalwood plaque may be average in his eyes now, but at that time, it was worth a lot to him. He is a treasure in his eyes, and it has also made Zhuoyue Antique Shop a lot of money and gained some fame.
"You can't say that. After all, if it weren't for you, no one would be able to see the value of that plaque. There is a saying that a thousand-mile horse is always there but a Bole is not. If it weren't for you, the Bole, that old Indian sandalwood plaque would eventually be It will only slowly decay in the wind and rain, turning into a piece of worthless rotten wood. It will not be able to exert its value, and it will not solve the plight of Yingying's family, right?" Shen Zixi spoke softly and clearly. said word for word.
"Bo Le, haha, when you say that, I really feel that I am quite capable." Xue Chen laughed, and Shen Zixi's words made him feel inexplicably comfortable.
"Of course you are capable. My father also said that he has never seen a young man as capable as you. It looks like he wants to accept you as his godson." Shen Zixi smiled and joked.
Seeing Shen Zixi's charming smile and her incomparable bright appearance, Xue Chen chuckled and blurted out: "It's okay to be a godson. If you become..." he closed his mouth again mid-sentence.
Shen Zixi suddenly stopped thinking, raised her head, stared at the past with clear eyes, and asked lightly: "What do you think?"
Seeing the faint smile on Shen Zixi's lips and eyes, Xue Chen scratched his head and secretly thought that he was in danger of making a fool of himself. He quickly made a haha and changed the subject, saying: "Zixi, have you eaten? , if you haven’t eaten, I’ll treat you.”
"Okay, I happen to be hungry, let's go, where are we going?" Shen Zixi put down her account book and abacus and stood up.
Xue Chen was stunned. He didn't expect Shen Zixi to agree so happily. He thought for a moment: "Then go to Hu Ji. Didn't you treat me to Hu Ji's noodles for the first time? I will also treat you to a meal." .”
"Xue Chen, you are now the vice president of a company, and you actually invited me to have a bowl of noodles. But I haven't eaten noodles at Uncle Hu's place for a long time, so let's go." Shen Zixi's lips curled up slightly. Warped.
The two of them had eaten noodles together at Hu Ji's before, and this time it was a return visit to their old place. Hu Ji and Hu Ji had not changed much the last time they came, except for a new plaque.
When the two arrived, they had already passed the meal, and there was only one customer in the store. This time, the person who entertained them was not the cute little girl Hu Yingying, but a middle-aged woman.
"Miss Shen, you're here, please take a seat." The woman greeted warmly.
"Auntie, this is Xue Chen, the one who bought the plaque in the store." After sitting down, Shen Zixi introduced.
"You are Mr. Xue!" the woman said excitedly.
The woman was obviously Hu Yingying's mother. When she found out that Xue Chen was the one who bought the plaque in the store at a high price, she thanked her repeatedly.
"Thank you very much, Mr. Xue."
When Hu Tieshan in the kitchen heard that Shen Zixi and Xue Chen were coming, he also came out with a spoon, so he naturally wanted to thank them.
Xue Chen was also a little embarrassed by these two people, because of course, although he had some ideas of helping them, the bigger reason was that the value of the old Indian sandalwood plaque was so high that he could make a profit by buying it back.
Perhaps to thank Xue Chen, the noodles that Hu Tieshan brought to Xue Chen piled up into a mountain of noodles in the bowl, and were covered with a large piece of soy sauce beef. Although Xue Chen had a good appetite, the noodles were very elastic, and the beef was very flavorful, but He couldn't eat it at all.
But Hu Tieshan and his wife kept watching with smiles. He was too embarrassed to brush off the other's kindness, so he had to eat hard. When he finished the last bite of noodles, he felt that the noodles had been stuck in his throat, as if he was gasping for air. They will all come out along the nostrils.
"Mr. Xue, are you full? Can I serve you another bowl?" Hu Tieshan asked.
Xue Chen grabbed the bowl, shook his head vigorously, and said affirmatively: "Thank you, no need, I'm full, really full!"
When Shen Zixi saw Xue Chen's overstuffed look, she pursed her lips and smiled.
Although Hu Tieshan insisted on not wanting any money, Xue Chen still left the face money.
After leaving the noodle shop, Shen Zixi saw Xue Chen secretly taking off her belt. She blinked and asked, "What are you doing taking off your belt?"
"Zixi, don't get me wrong. I ate too much just now. I was so full that my stomach was about to burst." Xue Chen said with a wry smile.
"If you can't eat it, don't force it." Shen Zixi chuckled.
"Oh, I don't want to eat either, but you also saw that the two of them were just sitting and staring. How could I be embarrassed to leave them alone?" Xue Chen spread his hands and said helplessly, although he was very grateful to Hu Tieshan and his wife. He was touched, but he really didn’t want to do it a second time, it was too overwhelming.
The two walked back to Daxing. Just when Xue Chen was about to leave, Shen Zixi stood at the door of the store and said in a soft voice: "Xue Chen, be careful when driving on the road."
Xue Chen turned around and looked at Shen Zixi, who was standing at the door of the store looking at him. He felt a surge of heat in his heart and nodded: "I will."
Seeing Daxing's plaque through the rearview mirror, Xue Chen felt that Daxing would always be his roots.
The next day, Xue Chen found Mr. Xun's home according to the address. To his surprise, Mr. Xun also lived in a bungalow, which was somewhat similar to the Wang family's old house in Hengchuan. He couldn't help but wonder, did Feng Shui masters like to live in bungalows? ?
When he parked the car and came to the door of the house, he was about to knock on the door when suddenly a shadow appeared in front of his eyes and disappeared in a flash! (To be continued)