Chapter 259 Unable to bear

Upon hearing this, Jiang Wanning couldn't help but look at Xie Yanchuan.

Seeing that the old man's eyes and eyebrows were somewhat similar to Chen Haishu's, they were now even more certain.

The old man in front of them is the contact person mentioned in Chen Haishu's letter of introduction, and the target person they are going to meet today.

After thinking this through, Jiang Wanning walked to the counter calmly and gently placed the jade seal she had been holding in her hand on the glass table.

"Old sir, I would like to authenticate this seal."

The jade stone was placed on the glass plate, making a light "clicking" sound, which also caused the old man who was flipping through the book to pause for a moment.

The old man, who was obviously over sixty years old, slowly raised his head under the warm yellow light in the store. His eyes swept across Jiang Wanning's face and fell on the jade seal, and he was obviously surprised.

Even though the old man tried his best to hide it, Jiang Wanning still couldn't miss the fleeting shock in the other's eyes.

The antique shop on a rainy night seems even more quiet at this time.

The old man with gray beard in front of him seemed to be frozen in this moment. His cloudy eyes were clear for a moment, but he was staring at the jade seal in Jiang Wanning's hand.

This went on for quite a while, until in this small space, only the sound of each other's breathing could be clearly heard.

Jiang Wanning finally heard the old man in front of her speak hoarsely: "Little boy, this jade seal is rare, and the craftsmanship of the carver is even more amazing. Where did you get it?"

"A gift from an old friend."

Seeing the old man asking, Jiang Wanning simply didn't hide it.

He took out the letter of introduction that he had prepared long ago from his bag and slowly handed it to the old man with gray beard.

The moment he saw the words on the letter, the old man, who had just managed to remain calm, could no longer sit still and suddenly stood up from his seat: "This, this is!"

He seemed incredulous, and at the same time, he hurriedly took out his reading glasses, which he had not used for a long time, from a drawer beside him, and put them on to examine them carefully.

The high-quality jade seal next to it had long been casually put aside by him, as if this letter was the only rare treasure in the world.

Seeing this, Jiang Wanning exchanged glances with Xie Yanchuan again, but the two of them tacitly did not interrupt the old man.

The surroundings were silent again, and time passed by minute by minute.

The old man seemed to have carefully read Chen Haishu's letter for no less than dozens of times before he was finally willing to put it down. He folded it carefully and put it back into the envelope with great care.

"Since you are old friends, it's my poor eyesight that I didn't recognize you two."

"Today, it's a rainy night and it's getting colder. I wonder if you two distinguished guests would do me the honor of moving with me into the inner room so we can reminisce about the past."

The old man's obviously different attitude before and after seeing the letter of introduction also made Jiang Wanning's heart sink for a moment.

At the same time, I have to sigh that Chen Haishu is indeed extremely cautious.

If I hadn't gained his trust, and he hadn't said it himself, to meet this contact person, I must have both the jade seal and the letter.

I'm afraid that when Jiang Wanning came here excitedly with the single jade seal, a different ending would have been waiting for her.

As for the old man, after he said this, he called another employee who had just been wiping various antiques in the store to come to the front desk to look after the store, and he took the lead and walked towards the back of the store.

Jiang Wanning also took a deep breath after meeting Xie Yanchuan's obviously worried gaze.

She calmly raised her hand and gently patted the other person's arm to comfort him, then she walked in the direction the old man left.

After all, the current situation may be their only breakthrough after they are stuck in a bottleneck again.

It concerns the whereabouts and truth of missing parents.

So no matter how dangerous the situation ahead was, Jiang Wanning was determined to give it a try.

Seeing her determined look, Xie Yanchuan lowered his eyes and the emotion flickered for a moment, becoming obscure and unclear.

But he didn't say anything else. He just took a step forward calmly and completely protected Jiang Wanning behind him.

The two people's little actions did not escape the attention of the old man in front.

However, the latter only paused for a moment, and then walked straight forward as if nothing had happened.

There was no conversation along the way again. Jiang Wanning and Xie Yanchuan followed the old man with white beard and walked through the corridor behind the hall of Moyu Pavilion.

As they neared the end, the two discovered that the antique and jade shop, which looked small from the outside of the alley, was actually a completely different world when they walked inside.

It is still the same ancient building. The back door of the shop is connected to an old courtyard house with a very old feel.

The courtyard is majestic and seems to be full of historical mystery. At first glance, it gives people the same feeling as the Xie family's old house.

However, the place where the old man brought the two of them was much smaller than the Xie family's old house.

But you have to know that they are now in Beijing, in the city center where every inch of land is valuable.

The fact that the old man can own such a large courtyard house by himself shows his status.

Should we say it’s worthy of being the Chen family?

Jiang Wanning lowered her eyes, and finally, at the old man's signal, followed Xie Yanchuan into the courtyard.

As soon as they entered the door, the servants in the courtyard bowed to them respectfully.

This also made Xie Yanchuan, who was following the old man closely behind, couldn't help but look at the other person again.

I'm afraid this old man's identity is not simple.

Even in the original Chen family, he should have had a place.

Chen Haishu, that cunning old man, was able to introduce this person to them, so I think he really has a close relationship with them.

As they were thinking this, the two of them, led by the old man, walked through the corridor of the quadrangle and arrived at the innermost living room.

Seeing the old man dismiss the servants around him, Jiang Wanning opened her mouth and was about to ask something, but the next second her eyes suddenly widened.

“Old man, you…!”

Jiang Wanning couldn't believe it. The old man opposite her, who had a serious and calm expression just now, suddenly knelt down on the ground in front of her.

"Seeing the jade seal is like seeing the master. I, Chen Jiu, greet the master."

After he finished speaking, he knocked his head heavily to the ground without saying anything else.

The other party moved so quickly that there was no trace of the "old man" image that Jiang Wanning and the others had seen.

Before the two of them could even react to stop him, he had already completed this series of actions quickly.

Jiang Wanning was also frightened by the other party's series of actions and was stunned for a moment, but she quickly came to her senses and hurried forward to help the old man up from the ground.

"Old sir, this is unacceptable! Please get up quickly. I, a junior, cannot afford such a generous gift..."