After everyone was seated, the dishes and drinks were served one after another, and the banquet hall became lively. The guests toasted each other, talked and laughed with each other, and it was very lively.
And Xue Chen became the target of toasts, almost one after another, in an endless stream.
When Xue Chen drank eight glasses of Wuliangye with others in a row, Zhuge Yi and Yu Deshui were both surprised by Xue Chen's drinking capacity. After drinking ten glasses, which is two pounds, the people at the main table thought, almost
It's already two kilograms. No matter how large the amount is, it should still be measured.
However, Xue Chen remained calm, smiling lightly and drank all the wine in the glass with the toaster, and at the same time exchanged business cards with him.
Everyone was counting secretly in their hearts. When they counted to fifteen glasses, they were even more shocked by Xue Chen's amazing drinking capacity. When they reached twenty glasses, Yu Deshui, who thought he had a good drinking capacity, his eyes widened.
, this is 58-degree liquor!
When the people at the same table looked at each other in confusion, Xue Chen had downed four kilograms of white wine, but Xue Chen's expression remained unchanged, neither red nor white, and he didn't even show the slightest hint of drunkenness, as if he had drunk four kilograms.
Same as mineral water.
When no one came up to propose a toast, Yu Deshui exclaimed: "Mr.
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Xue Chen withdrew his rejuvenation ability, smiled lightly at everyone, and said nothing.
During this time, someone asked Xue Chen how he cracked the code of the Buddhist pagoda. Xue Chen laughed and didn't answer, and then no one asked again.
Halfway through the banquet, Xue Chen got up and said goodbye to Zhuge Yi, Yu Deshui and others, preparing to leave.
Seeing that Xue Chen was about to leave, Yu Deshui immediately stood up and said, "I'll see Mr. Xue off."
"President Yu, I don't need to bother you to send it off." Xue Chen said hurriedly.
"It's okay, it's okay." Yu Deshui left his seat, and Yan Shouyi, the boss of Zhuangyuanlou who was sitting at the same table, also stood up and the three of them walked out.
Knowing that Xue Chen was leaving, many guests stood up and clasped their fists. Although Xue Chen was a foreigner and had never seen him before, all the guests present were impressed by him today and regarded him as a god. He was amazing and could not see it.
through.
The three of them went downstairs all the way, and Yu Deshui said with a smile: "Mr. Xue, the first time I saw you, I felt very cordial. At the first sight, you are like a creature in the pool. You must have great achievements."
"President Yu thanked you," Xue Chen replied.
"No prize, no prize, let's talk about the relic pagoda. It took Gudezhai more than a year and passed through many hands without any progress. But when it got into your hands, it was opened smoothly immediately. This point alone
, which makes me very admire Yu."
Yan Shouyi, the boss of Zhuangyuan Building, nodded in agreement. Xue Chen's method was indeed a bit unusual and difficult to predict.
When he reached the door, Xue Chen turned around and clasped his fists and said, "President Yu, Boss Yan, please stay."
Both of them stood there and clasped their fists towards Xue Chen.
Just when Xue Chen turned around to leave, a man and a woman came in from the door and met Xue Chen face to face.
"Xue Chen?!" Xiong Linlin said in surprise.
"Huh?" Xue Chen was a little surprised. He didn't expect to meet Xiong Linlin here.
The person standing next to Xiong Linlin was his father Xiong Jidong. When he heard his daughter's name, his heart moved and he immediately looked at Xue Chen and said secretly: "This is what Linlin said, and it has something to do with the Gao family of Century Dragon."
Xue Chen?" I didn't expect to meet him here by such a chance.
He and Xiong Linlin came to Liulichang Street today for only one purpose, which was to pick up a gift for whom? It was Xue Chen! Since they wanted to rely on Xue Chen's connections to do something, they naturally had to express something, so that they could speak easily.
.
And knowing that Xue Chen is engaged in antiques, the best gift is naturally antiques.
The two of them have been shopping for a long time, but they haven't picked the right one yet. They feel a little tired and hungry, so they come to this Zhuangyuanlou restaurant with good taste and decoration to have a meal and rest. Unexpectedly,
, met Xue Chen.
At the same time, Xiong Jidong also noticed another thing. Xue Chen should be leaving. Well, the two people on the side were seeing off guests. Why did they look so familiar?
Xiong Jidong looked at the two of them carefully, and the first one he recognized was Boss Yan. He had met him once when he ate at Zhuangyuan Building and knew that this person was Yan Shouyi, the boss of Zhuangyuan Building!
Xiong Jidong thought hard about the other person, and finally remembered it after two or three seconds. He realized that he had indeed met him, but it was not a separate meeting, and he did not even say a word. It was another antique cultural exchange meeting.
Saw it above.
In order to integrate into more social circles, although he was not very interested in antiques, he had to dabble in some. Half a year ago, he went to an antique cultural exchange meeting with several friends, which gained him some knowledge and edification.
At that time, this person was surrounded by everyone, just because he was the vice president of the Beijing Antiques Association and his family background was very important.
For a moment, Xiong Jidong thought about a lot of things. When he realized that these two people had sent Xue Chen off in person, he was secretly stunned. These two people were also considered number one figures, especially Yu Deshui, who was considered quite a big figure in the entire capital.
He is so famous that he would send a junior downstairs in person? This...
Xiong Linlin did not think as much as her father Xiong Jidong thought. When she saw Xue Chen, she immediately stepped forward to say hello and asked: "Xue Chen, are you coming to the Zhuangyuan Building for dinner?"
"Well, that's right." Xue Chen nodded.
"Dad, he is Xue Chen." Xiong Linlin turned around and said.
Xiong Jidong came up quickly, but instead of coming to Xue Chen, he quickly walked to Yu Deshui, stretched out his hands with a smile on his face: "Hello, President Yu, I didn't expect to meet you again, what a coincidence.
"
Xue Chen glanced lightly.
Yu Deshui briefly shook hands with Xiong Jidong and asked doubtfully: "Have we met before?"
"I've seen it, I've seen it before. I even exchanged business cards with you at an antique culture lecture in Hongdu Building more than half a year ago." Xiong Jidong said with a smile on his face.
"Oh." Yu Deshui nodded, not paying much attention to it. There was indeed a cultural exchange forum half a year ago, and he was invited there, but there were so many people who exchanged business cards with him. How could he remember everyone?
, of course, important people will definitely remember it. Since they don’t remember Xiong Jidong, it must be unimportant. Naturally, it doesn’t matter whether unimportant people remember it.
After thinking about this, Yu Deshui didn't want to exchange too many greetings with Xiong Jidong. He turned his attention to Xue Chen and said, "Mr. Xue, walk slowly. I'll go up first."
"President Yu, please come back." Xue Chen said.
Seeing Yu Deshui walking back, Xue Chen also said to Xiong Linlin: "I'm leaving too, goodbye."
Xiong Linlin said oh and said hurriedly: "Xue Chen, my father and I want to do something and invite you to dinner today."
"Invite me?" Xue Chen looked puzzled, "Why?"
"Oh, why, just remember to arrive. Okay, it's settled." Xiong Linlin blushed a little and said awkwardly. It's hard to say on the spot that I want to ask you for something.
Xue Chen didn't pay much attention, turned around and strode away.
When Xue Chen left, Xiong Jidong greeted Yan Shouyi.
Unlike Yu Deshui, who often forgets things, Yan Shouyi is a restaurant owner and can basically remember his old customers. Customers who come to the door once will basically recognize them if they come again within a year, and they will naturally remember them.
Xiong Jidong.
"Boss Xiong's distinguished guest is here." Yan Shouyi said with a smile.
"I don't want to be an honored guest. I happened to come to Liulichang to do some business and taste the delicious food of Zhuangyuanlou." Xiong Jidong said politely, his heart moved slightly, and he asked, "Boss Yan knows that person just now?"
"Oh, you said Mr. Xue Chen, I didn't know him before, but I just met him today. Why, Boss Xiong also knows him?" Yan Shou said.
"Well, I don't know her, but she is friends with my daughter." Xiong Jidong said.
Yan Shou took one look at the young and beautiful Xiong Linlin, and subconsciously thought that she and Xue Chen were friends, so he said: "Boss Xiong, I have to say, your daughter has really good vision, and she has found such a quick son-in-law."
Xiong Lin blushed when he heard this, and Xiong Jidong hurriedly explained: "Boss Yan misunderstood, my daughter and Xue Chen are just ordinary friends."
"Oh, that's right, I'm sorry." Yan Shouyi said, and then nodded, "Boss Xiong, do you want to sit in the lobby, or in a small private room on the second floor?"
Xiong Jidong said nonchalantly: "Just the lobby."
"Okay, I'll have someone arrange the seats." Yan Shouyi said, waving to a waiter standing at the top of the stairs.
Xiong Jidong was a little curious. Just now Yan Shouyi said that Xue Chen was the son-in-law of Chenglong. Although it was a misunderstanding, it also showed that he seemed to think that Xue Chen was very extraordinary, otherwise he would never have used this term.
He thought for a moment and asked: "Boss Yan, why are you and Xue Chen..."
"Oh, today is the 20th anniversary of Gudezhai's opening. We gathered a lot of friends from the antique circle, and he happened to be there too. Well, this Xue Chen is amazing." Yan Shouyi shook his head slightly.
"Oh? What's so special?" Xiong Jidong became more and more curious.
"Boss Xiong, and Miss Xiong, let's sit down and chat." Yan Shouyi accompanied the Xiong family and his daughter to sit down at a table by the window in the lobby.
The waiter first arranged the order, and then brought a pot of hot tea. Only then did Yan Shouyi speak and briefly talked about some of the things that happened in Gudezhai today.
What Yan Shouyi told was not particularly detailed, but just a general outline of what happened. However, Xiong Jidong and Xiong Linlin were both shocked and disbelieving.
"Xue Chen actually collects antiques worth half a billion yuan. I thought he was joking when he said he had a porcelain pillow worth 40 million yuan, but now it seems that is not the case." Xiong Linlin couldn't help but sigh in a low voice.
Yan Shouyi asked curiously: "Oh? Xue Chen said there are other collections."
"Well, he seems to have a porcelain pillow made of some kind of shadow celadon. Li Qingzhao even wrote about it in his poems."
This time it was Yan Shou's turn to be surprised again. (To be continued)