Chapter 127: Feelings
"Yeah, do you see that large museum next door?" Xu Wanyan asked, pointing to the place across the wall.
Xu Qingsui nodded repeatedly.
Xu Wanshan said, "That was also our Xu family's old house. It has now been handed over to the state. Only this piece of land is left. For the time being, we still have the right to live there."
Xu Qingsui opened his mouth slightly, too surprised to speak.
Xu Wanshan's ancestors must be royal relatives. Just looking at the building area, it is almost the same as that of the ancient capital, which is truly amazing.
Following Xu Wanshan, Xu Qingsui was like Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden. She was attracted by the ancient and quaint designs inside, and unknowingly walked to the residence arranged for her by Xu Wanshan.
This is a house with a private courtyard. There are pavilions outside the window. You can admire the goldfish in the lake by leaning on the windowsill. There is a rockery not far away, with a gurgling stream winding down from it. Listening to the sound, you feel as if you are in the quiet nature, which is very refreshing.
Xu Wanshan pushed for a holiday and put Xu Qingsui's things in it: "I'm going to attend an on-site exchange meeting for restoration cultural relics tomorrow. You should have a good rest today and go with me tomorrow. It may help you improve your skills."
"I heard that this kind of exchange meeting can only be attended by professionals with clerical skills. Can I go too?" Xu Qingsui asked in surprise.
If she could really attend, it would be a huge help to her.
Wan Shan smiled slightly and said, "You can go with me as my assistant. It's okay without the paperwork. After all, I have it."
"Senior Brother Xu, thank you so much." Xu Qingsui didn't know how to thank him.
"You don't have to thank me, thank me if you want to..." Xu Wanshan seemed to have something to hide, and stopped talking halfway. He just smiled and changed the subject: "It's nothing, just something that happened easily."
"By the way, what do you want to eat for dinner?" Xu Wanshan changed the subject and asked Xu Qingsui.
"It's all right. I'm not picky about food."
"Okay, you take a rest first. I'll call you for lunch. Come with me to the studio this afternoon and help me out. The restoration of a batch of cultural relics is urgent. You came at the right time and helped me a lot."
Xu Qingsui was flattered: "I don't deserve to be helped, as long as Senior Brother Xu doesn't think I'm in the way."
"Junior Sister Xu is just too modest. If I had your talent, I would be able to dominate the entire industry."
Xu Qingsui's old face turned red, feeling embarrassed by Xu Wanshan's compliment.
Knowing that Xu Qingsui was thin-skinned, Xu Wanshan stopped joking, gave him a few instructions and left.
After Xu Wanshan left, Xu Qingsui looked around the room. The furnishings inside were all antiques, and any one of them could be exchanged for an entire house outside.
This is even better than the Xu family's heyday. If the museum next door had not been handed over, it is hard to imagine how powerful the Xu family would be.
Xu Wanshan took Xu Qingsui to visit the yard in the afternoon. Xu Qingsui found that except for two cleaning nannies, Xu Wanshan was the only one living in such a big old house.
"Don't your uncle and aunt live here?" Xu Qingsui asked.
"They went abroad. In fact, your grandparents were half masters of my parents. Our antique restoration circle is very small. I will definitely let you meet them if there is a chance. Maybe you have met them, but you were young at that time, so you may not remember them."
Xu Qingsui nodded. If Xu Wanshan’s parents were also engaged in antique restoration, it would be normal for them to know her grandparents.
Just as Xu Wanshan said, the antique world is very small, with only a few families around, and this skill is mostly inherited from family members or passed down through apprentices.
There is also interaction between several families.
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The restoration industry exchange meeting was held in the mountain city, and Xu Qingsui followed Xu Wanshan into the venue.
Many of them were unfamiliar faces, but Xu Qingsui felt that there were a few old men who looked very familiar.
As soon as she walked into the meeting room, the old men stared at her.
"Are you Xu Songhe's granddaughter?" Finally, one of the old men couldn't help but stepped forward and asked.
Before Xu Qingsui could answer, an old voice rang out from behind him: "Old Sun, your vision is still as good as ever!"
"Old Zhang!" the old man surnamed Sun shouted excitedly, "I didn't expect you to come too!"
Zhang Maocai walked up to Xu Qingsui and said proudly, "Yes, this is Xu Songhe's granddaughter, and now she is my last disciple."
Old Man Sun looked at Xu Qingsui and said with emotion: "Time flies. I didn't expect Xu Songhe's granddaughter to have grown up so much."
"Mr. Zhang, you are so unkind. You secretly accepted the child of Xu family as your last disciple. Why didn't you tell us?" said another old man.
Zhang Maocai burst into laughter and said proudly, "I told you, will it be my turn to be the master of this closed disciple?"
"You are still as cunning as ever!" Old Man Sun pointed at Zhang Maocai, turned to Xu Qingsui and asked, "How are you identifying cultural relics now?"
"My apprentice is not only good at identifying cultural relics, but also good at restoration. Don't underestimate him!" Zhang Maocai's face lit up when he mentioned Xu Qingsui.
Everyone immediately became interested: "I wonder if you can show us a little bit, so that we can see it, and let our disciples understand what it means that there are always people better than you."
As they were making a fuss, someone brought a broken bronze tripod to Xu Qingsui and said, "I wonder if Miss Xu has any research on repairing bronze artifacts."
"It takes time to repair bronze ware. I'm sorry, I can't repair it in a short time." Xu Qingsui said modestly.
The restoration of bronze ware also involves the aging process, which cannot be completed in a day or two.
"Then please help me take a look at this ancient painting." One of them brought a broken ancient painting that was eaten by insects to Xu Qingsui.
This ancient painting immediately attracted Xu Qingsui's attention. Perhaps it was engraved in her genes. Seeing such a beautiful ancient painting damaged, she wanted to restore it.
"If the old gentleman trusts me, I can give it a try," said Xu Qingsui.
"Since you are the granddaughter of Xu Songhe and the apprentice of Zhang Maocai, you must have some real skills. The antique industry is in a period of transition and needs young talents. You should just go for it and let us see if there is really hope for successors." As the old man spoke, he carefully handed the ancient painting to Xu Qingsui.
A professional exchange meeting like this is itself a competition of skills, so all items are available.
"If you need anything, I can prepare it for you." Xu Wanshan said to Xu Qingsui.
After Xu Qingsui carefully studied the ancient painting, he already had a restoration plan in mind.
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