Chapter 83

"Mr. Jiang, let me help you." Shu Jinye followed behind Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen's hands were wrapped in bandages, making his movements quite inconvenient.

"Okay, please come here with me."

Jiang Chen led the way, and the two walked to the collection warehouse of Jiang's house.

When the heavy door is pushed open, the antique shelves that reach the ceiling on all four sides are filled with priceless antiques. The large items in the separate floor-to-ceiling glass covers are exquisite. The entire underground warehouse is a thousand square meters, just like entering a private museum.

Even though Shu Jinye had collected countless items, his eyelids couldn't help but slightly raise, and a hint of surprise appeared on his face. Jiang Chen's collection was no less than his, and maybe these were just a part of it.

Moreover, Jiang Chen’s collections are obviously very old, and there are definitely no pieces from the same period on the market.

Jiang Chen walked towards a half-meter-long wooden box. His hands were not easy to operate and he couldn't open it for a long time.

Shu Jinye hurried forward to help. Inside was stacked layers of jade ruyi, just like they had been bought wholesale.

Shu Jinye was a connoisseur of jade and could tell at a glance that this jade was of top quality.

Interstellar people like to collect, especially rare minerals. Jade is extremely rare, and the more it is mined, the less it is, and the price rises.

"Mr. Shu, could you please help me move the gift box over here?"

"no problem."

The exquisitely embossed wooden box is made of the finest pear wood and has a lingering fragrance.

All of Xiaojiang's classmates came today, and Jiang Chen took out ten strings of longevity locks from the cabinet.

This is perfect for kids.

Shu Jinye carried the gift boxes over and watched Jiang Chen sort and pack the gifts.

This gift... is too expensive...

These were just external possessions to Jiang Chen, and he didn't feel bad about giving them away. After all, they belonged to Emperor Chen, and he would never give away something he liked.

Watching the jade ruyi and jadeite longevity locks being packed into the exquisite wooden boxes one by one, Shu Jinye silently felt a sense of reluctance, as if these things being given away belonged to him.

Jiang Chen packed the 12 gifts and looked at Shu Jinye. "Mr. Shu has done us a great favor. Feel free to pick anything you want from the storeroom today."

"No, no, no, Mr. Jiang, just prepare it for me."

How could Shu Jinye have the nerve to ask Jiang Chen for things.

Jiang Chen had long noticed that his eyes were always on the imperial green jadeite and glass inkstone on the desk, and he must have liked it very much.

That was Emperor Chen’s favorite inkstone during his lifetime, and he used it every day.

Jiang Chen walked over and picked up the inkstone, "Then give this to Mr. Shu."

Shu Jinye blushed and his heart beat fast as he stared at the inkstone. How did Jiang Chen know that he liked this?

"Is this...really okay?" A closer look revealed signs of use. "Did Mr. Jiang use this?"

Jiang Chen packed the inkstone carefully, as he couldn't bring himself to say that it belonged to her late husband.

"Well, only a few times."

Any gift Jiang Chen gave him cost several million yuan, and the inkstone he gave him was even more valuable.

Shu Jinye just took a closer look and found that this glazed inkstone was finely crafted, and the coiled dragon on it was lifelike. If it was put on the trading platform, the starting price would be at least 100 million.

"This is too expensive. I can buy it with my own money."

"You have done me and Xiao Jiang a favor, so you don't have to be polite to me."

Jiang Chen was determined, and Shu Jinye had no choice but to accept it. He carefully took the gift box, then took out the anti-fall packaging box from the space button and put it away carefully.

This kind of antique cannot be stored in the space button. The space button is unstable and particularly valuable items are likely to be broken when they are taken out next time. Interstellar people usually use the space button to store some worthless food and daily necessities, and valuable items have to be kept in the warehouse by themselves.

Shu Jinye discovered that the big open box in the corner contained the tea that Jiang Chen had given him that day. His family all thought the tea was delicious. Today, he felt embarrassed to ask for more after receiving such an expensive gift from Jiang Chen.

"Here is a drop-proof handbag. Mr. Jiang can use it to carry the gift box."

"Thank you very much."

The two of them worked in the warehouse for more than ten minutes. Finally, Shu Jinye helped carry a bunch of souvenirs and placed them on the counter of the restaurant and sorted them one by one.

Dinner was prepared at Jiang's house at night.

The pink rabbit butler led the guests to the antique restaurant. The room had a 4-meter-high ceiling. This was a banquet hall designed by Jiang Chen. The classical decoration was grand and solemn. There were person-high crane candlesticks in each corner. The pink rabbit butler replaced the candles with simulated light bulbs.

In the middle is a huge round automatic dining table that can seat 30 people at the same time.

There is a waterfall outside the floor-to-ceiling windows, and the stone lanterns in the courtyard echo the beautiful scenery, which makes people feel relaxed and happy.

Xiao Zhuang found his children's dining chair and stood obediently beside it, waiting for his father to carry him in and sit him down.

Jiang Chen was busy at the moment and had no time to take care of Xiao Zhuang, so Shu Jinye quickly and attentively carried Xiao Zhuang into the chair.

"Thank you, brother."

"Then can I sit next to you?"

When he thought about sitting with Jiang Chen and Xiao Zhuang in a while, Shu Jinye couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth.

Before Shu Jinye sat down, Lin Yin had already pushed the child seat over and placed it next to Xiao Jiang.

The little zombie is soft and well-behaved, just the type he likes. He will sit next to the little zombie to eat later.

Xianxian also pushed a chair over at this time. Linyin pushed Xianxian aside and took the seat next to Xiaojiangzuo first.

"I want to sit next to my best friend."

"First come, first served, who cares about you?" After saying that, Linyin climbed into the children's dining chair by herself, her movements were very nimble.

Xianxian immediately went to the other side and found that the right side had been occupied by Long Qi Che.

Dad was in the banquet hall, as were other classmates and Teacher Xu. Xianxian couldn't get angry, so she could only go back and sit next to her dad obediently.

After driving away Xianxian, Lin Yin was very proud. He moved closer to the little zombie and said, "I want to kiss you."

Before Xiao Zhuang could speak, Long Qiche replied directly for him: "No!"

Linyin frowned, but he didn't care and was about to move forward to kiss the little zombie.

"What have you been doing all day?" Before she even touched the little zombie, Linyin was taken away by her father Oren along with her chair.

Long Qi Che was also moved to sit among the fathers. He looked reluctantly at the seat next to Xiao Zhuang that originally belonged to him being occupied by Shu Jinye.

The children sit next to their parents, making it convenient for the parents to take care of the children while they eat.

During the meal, Shu Jinye tried his best to please Xiao Zhuang, and put all the delicious food into his bowl. Soon, Xiao Zhuang's bowl was piled with food like a small mountain.

Jiang Chen reminded from the side, "The little zombie can't eat that much."

Shu Jinye then realized that he had given Xiao Zhuang too much food. "It's okay, I'll eat it if you can't finish it." After saying that, he pushed Xiao Zhuang's food into his own bowl.

Jiang Chen was stunned. Only relatives would do such a thing. Why did Shu Jinye do this?

After spending some time with Shu Jinye, Xiao Zhuang also knew what Shu Jinye liked to eat. He picked up a small fork, picked up a shrimp and put it in front of Shu Jinye.

"Give the shrimp to my brother, he loves it."

"Thank you, Xiao Zhuang." Shu Jinye was bubbling with happiness.

Seeing that Shu Jinye and Xiao Jiang were so familiar with each other, Jiang Chen didn't think about it anymore.

This was the first time Shu Jinye had a meal with Jiang Chen. He was keeping an eye on Jiang Chen the whole time he was taking care of Xiao Zhuang. He tried to tell Jiang Chen's preferences for food from his actions.

Jiang Chen didn't eat much during the whole dinner, and Shu Jinye wasn't sure what he liked, so he could only observe him slowly later.

Jiang Chen gave Pink Rabbit all the good wine he had saved to entertain the guests.

The guests and hosts were having a great time in the banquet hall.

After dinner.

Mr. Lei was a little drunk after drinking some wine, so he pulled Jiang Chen to sit on the soft step and chat.

"Dad Jiang, your sofa is so unique and beautiful."

"Thanks."

Lei Zimo's pretty face was flushed. He smiled and approached Jiang Chen, "Mr. Jiang, have you ever considered your personal problems?"

Shu Jinye, who was playing with his children on the carpet not far away, seemed to have heard some extraordinary information, and his ears pricked up.

"It's hard for you to take care of the little zombie by yourself. If you have any ideas, I can introduce you to someone..."

Jiang Chen smiled and thanked Lei Zimo for his kindness. "I haven't considered that yet. I just want to teach Xiao Zhuang well."

Hearing Jiang Chen's polite refusal, Shu Jinye breathed a sigh of relief.

Just now he was in a state of anxiety and always felt that he should hurry up. Such a good person like Jiang Chen would easily be noticed by others.

After seeing off all the guests, Jiang Chen stood at the gate of the Jiang Mansion holding Xiao Zhuang.

Shu Jinye was reluctant to leave and stayed until the end.

"Mr. Jiang, I have a collection exhibition this weekend. I'll pick you and Xiao Zhuang up."

There was silence for a few seconds, and the little boy had fallen asleep in his father's arms.

As the cold wind blew in the autumn night, Xiao Zhuang subconsciously snuggled into his father's arms.

Jiang Chen put his coat over the little zombie and said slowly, "Okay."

Shu Jinye's heart was relieved. "Then we'll contact each other then. I'm leaving now. Thank you Mr. Jiang for your hospitality today."

Jiang Chen nodded, "Take care, sir."

Shu Jinye left, looking back every few steps until he saw the pink rabbit housekeeper close the towering door.

*

After returning to the Shu residence, Shu Jinye walked briskly through the living room, wanting to quickly go back to the house to put the inkstone away.

Mrs. Shu listened to her assistant's report and frowned angrily, "What? That single dad is coming too?"

"Shu Jinye, stop right there! I won't let him come!"

Shu Jinye originally wanted to slip back to his room earlier, but he stopped and said, "Mr. Jiang is my friend, and he's my special guest. Grandma, please don't get involved."

"I said no and that's it. Did he drug you with something to make you care about him so much?"

Shu Jinye didn't like what his family thought of Jiang Chen. Anyway, he was going to pick up Jiang Chen in person at the weekend, so he turned around and prepared to go back to his room.

As soon as he entered the door, Shu's mother noticed that he was holding a shatter-proof box in his arms. Her woman's intuition told her that there must be something good inside.

"Good son, don't worry about your grandma. Can you show your mother what's in your arms?"

"no!"

Shu Jinye held the box tightly and refused to let go, like a hen protecting her chicks.

Not wanting to listen to his elders' nagging anymore, he ran back to his room and locked the door.

Shu Jinye carefully placed the glass inkstone on the desk in the bedroom and stared at it in a daze for a long time. After finally coming to his senses, he picked up the terminal and tapped the inkstone several times, then wiped it clean carefully with a wet towel.

He has thousands of collections, but none of them is as beloved as this inkstone.

He dreamed of Jiang Chen again at night.

In the dream, Jiang Chen wore a red wedding gown with intricate patterns and got married in a magnificent hall.

He had this dream many times, but he could never clearly see the face of the man next to Jiang Chen, and the jealousy in his heart became more and more intense.