Chapter 463 The Days Pass Too Fast
How could Zhou Yong admit that there was a secret between him and Cheng Zhigang? He found a clever excuse and glossed over the matter.
Li Caiyun looked at Zhou Yong and pouted her lips, obviously not believing what her man said.
After all, they have lived together for thirty years. Even though Zhou Yong is smart, Li Caiyun can still see some flaws based on her understanding of him.
Zhou Yong didn't care. He stood up slowly and said, "I'll go to the brigade."
Li Caiyun ignored him, but Li Baotian and Zhang Guifang responded.
After arriving at the brigade, Zhou Yong went to his office and then called Cheng Zhigang back.
Cheng Zhigang wanted to sell the antiques that were deposited with Zhou Yong, and the two discussed the details of the matter.
It is unrealistic to sell all the antiques at once, so it is safer to sell them in several batches.
After ending the call with Cheng Zhigang, Zhou Yong pondered for a moment, then he looked at the time and drove to Qingmu County.
Looking at the dazzling array of old objects in the dark room, Zhou Yong felt no emotion at all.
He picked up a piece of blue and white porcelain and looked at it for a few seconds. After putting it down, he picked up a bronze object and played with it.
Putting down the bronze price, Zhou Yong's brows gradually frowned, and he couldn't help feeling troubled.
When Li Jingchu got married, Cheng Zhigang asked Zhou Yong to pick out an antique for him as a wedding gift for the couple. He agreed verbally, but he did not choose the gift for a long time.
After Li Jingen's wedding date was set, Cheng Zhigang and Zhou Xia were too busy to return home, so Cheng Zhigang gave Li Jingen and his wife an antique as a wedding gift.
Now Cheng Zhigang plans to sell all the antiques one after another, because he asked Zhou Yong to pick out three more antiques for him to give to Zhou Kexin, Zhou Kerou and Li Jingan for their wedding in the future.
Zhou Yong hasn't chosen wedding gifts for Li Jingchu and Li Jingen yet, so he came here today to choose gifts for his five children from Cheng Zhigang.
In fact, although Cheng Zhigang said that the antiques were wedding gifts for his five children, they were actually the fee for Zhou Yong to keep the antiques for him for so many years.
Zhou Yong originally didn't want to accept the antiques that Cheng Zhigang gave to the children, but Cheng Zhigang hated owing favors to anyone the most, so he had to accept them even though he didn't want to.
There were only a few hundred antiques, and Zhou Yong had no knowledge of these items, so he had no idea of the value of each one.
He didn't want to pick the most expensive antiques to give to his children, he just wanted to choose antiques that were about the same price. After all, Cheng Zhigang was repaying a favor, and as his brother-in-law, Zhou Yong naturally had to be sensible in his actions.
Besides, he was not short of money and could buy any antique he wanted. There was no reason for him to take advantage of Cheng Zhigang.
Zhou Yong opened the calligraphy and painting and looked at them, then looked at the other old objects. As he looked at them, he began to get a headache.
After closing the door of the secret room, Zhou Yong checked the time, then went to find Chen Pingliang to ask him if he knew anyone who knew about antique calligraphy and paintings.
Unfortunately, Chen Pingliang was on a business trip, so Zhou Yong's trip was in vain.
Back in the car, Zhou Yong started the car and found Yuan Dacheng.
It’s no wonder that among Yuan Dacheng’s friends, there are some who really understand antiques, calligraphy and paintings.
Yuan Dacheng took Zhou Yong to meet his friend. After more than four hours of humble learning, Zhou Yong finally had a preliminary understanding of antique calligraphy and paintings.
In order to learn more, Zhou Yong invited Yuan Dacheng and his friends to dinner, during which they had another in-depth exchange on antique calligraphy and paintings.
It was already past nine o'clock in the evening when Zhou Yong got home. Li Caiyun looked at him, who was a little drunk, and said sarcastically, "I thought you wouldn't be back tonight!"
What should I do if my wife is unhappy?
Then just coax it!
"What's the matter?"
Zhou Yong pretended to be stupid and Li Caiyun pouted, not wanting to talk to him.
In fact, the reason why Li Caiyun was angry was that Zhou Yong went to the county town without even saying hello, causing the whole family to wait for him for dinner. In the end, she learned about his trip to the county town from Li Hongjun.
Zhou Yong slapped his head, an expression of belated realization appeared on his face, which made Li Caiyun feel depressed.
When going to the county town, Zhou Yong thought he would be back soon, so he didn't say hello to Li Caiyun.
But after he went there, while learning to identify antiques and calligraphy and paintings, Zhou Yong gradually forgot about calling home.
"It's my fault. I was so busy with work that I forgot to call home..."
Li Caiyun glared at him in dissatisfaction: "It's just that Nan Nan and I are waiting for you to eat, that's nothing, but my parents are old, it's not right to wait for you with an empty stomach..."
It was indeed Zhou Yong's fault, so he didn't blame Li Caiyun for nagging him.
Zhou Yong admitted his mistake with a good attitude, so Li Caiyun didn't say anything else.
He had a dreamless night. Two days later, Zhou Yong went to the county town again. After some selection and screening, he kept five antiques.
The current market prices of these five antiques are not too high. Each old item costs about tens of thousands of yuan. As for the price many years later, it is hard to say.
After all, when antiques fall into the hands of knowledgeable people, their value cannot be measured by money. If they fall into the hands of ignorant people, they are just decorations at best.
Putting the old items he had selected aside, Zhou Yong sorted and packed the remaining antique calligraphy and paintings.
By chance, Zhou Yong found a rosewood jewelry box in a box.
Picking up the jewelry box, Zhou Yong stared at it and felt that it was very similar to the rosewood jewelry box he had collected at home.
Zhou Yong pondered for a while and put the jewelry box aside, intending to pair it with the jewelry box at home and give it to Zhou Kexin and Zhou Kerou as dowries when they got married.
After putting the items away, Zhou Yong was busy sweating, but he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
He then contacted Cheng Zhigang and told him that he could contact the seller.
After saying this, Zhou Yong proposed to buy the rosewood jewelry box. Cheng Zhigang was very domineering on the phone and gave it to him directly.
Zhou Yong doesn't want to take advantage of Cheng Zhigang. Although he is Cheng Zhigang's brother-in-law, don't forget that he has given each of Zhou Kexin and her brother an antique.
And Zhou Yong was allowed to choose at will. In this case, it would be inappropriate for Zhou Yong to keep this rosewood jewelry box.
Cheng Zhigang pondered for a while on the phone, and finally he asked Zhou Yong to give him five thousand yuan.
This price is far lower than the market price of a rosewood jewelry box. Cheng Zhigang just charges a symbolic amount of money as a token of his appreciation.
But Zhou Yong was not a man who did errands, so he planned to remit 20,000 yuan to Cheng Zhigang to avoid owing him a favor.
Throughout September and October, Zhou Yong went to the county town frequently. It was not until late November, when all the antiques were sold out, that he finally settled down in peace.
In the blink of an eye, we have entered December and there are still two months and six days until the Chinese New Year.
Zhou Yong was looking at the almanac early in the morning, his thoughts drifting away. Li Caiyun came to his side and asked, "What are you thinking about standing here in a daze?"
Zhou Yong's wandering thoughts were pulled back to reality. He said with emotion: "Time flies so fast. It's the end of the year in the blink of an eye..."
Li Caiyun smiled: "That's because we are old, so we feel that time passes quickly..."
Zhou Yong smiled softly and thought that what Li Caiyun said made sense.
"After this New Year, Niuniu will be 28 years old. How will she get married?"
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