Chapter 186 Extra 10
Zheng Bing slammed the table and stood up. Not only were the people at that table stunned, but people at other tables also looked over.
"Director Hua, today I want to ask you something. How should we deal with this Yuan blue and white porcelain issue?"
Director Hua was extremely troubled. He knew that Zheng Bing was extremely dissatisfied with Tong Zhongyuan's restoration of Yuan blue and white porcelain, but no matter what, he never expected that he would make trouble on the spot, and he couldn't drag him out.
He also stood up and patted Zheng Bing's back to comfort him.
"Mr. Zheng, I understand what you're saying. I really do. But, after all, the bottle has been repaired and will be on display tomorrow. I'll give you an explanation about this, okay? We're all here together today, so let's not talk about unpleasant things! Eat and drink well, okay?!"
Zheng Bing refused to give up: "Repaired? You even call that repaired? Using foreign acrobatic techniques to repair our ancestors' national treasure! You think this is a great honor and even held a celebration party! This is a smear!"
Song Suiyang could no longer sit still, her butt almost left the chair. If she hadn't practiced Pilates and could hover in the air, she would have stood up and cursed Old Deng the next second.
Just as everyone was looking at each other, a voice, neither loud nor soft, rang out.
"So, what do you want to do? Tear it down and rebuild it?"
Tong Zhongyuan had already finished his duck pancakes and was wiping his fingers with a napkin, looking up and smiling. Normally, he would have ignored them, but today he was in a bad mood and couldn't stand being interrupted.
Zheng Bing's face turned pale and blue. He thought that no matter how much he criticized him, this guy would just swallow it. He didn't expect that he would actually talk back. Moreover, he hit the nail on the head. The biggest difficulty in restoring Yuan blue and white porcelain is that it has a large defect. Unexpectedly, Tong Zhongyuan not only fired a piece of the same texture as the defect, but also restored the color to the same as the original bottle. The biggest difficulty has been overcome. Whoever repairs this bottle will be famous in the history of restoration. Even if he has achieved success, such a reputation is still unbreakable. What's more, the person who restored it is He Wu's son. Over the years, his name has always been side by side with He Wu, but he has never surpassed her. Now, the national treasure has been restored by her son. How can he deal with it?
Ever since he saw the restored Yuan blue and white porcelain, he'd been brooding day and night about what materials he'd use for the joints and how he'd depict the details. Restoring a national treasure like this is every restorer's dream, the pinnacle of their career. However, given his position, he couldn't express this thought out loud. It would be best to let the National Museum or other respected experts bring it up. He never expected Tong Zhongyuan to reveal it to him, right in front of everyone.
After he said this, he couldn't deny it, nor could he admit it. He couldn't think of any rebuttal and was frozen in place, caught between a rock and a hard place.
Director Hua was the first to react, and he laughed heartily, "Teacher Tong really knows how to joke. This Western style of humor is just different from ours, hahahahahahahahahaha."
Everyone reacted and laughed like a dry cough. Song Suiyang, on the other hand, laughed heartily. Now she could blend in and laugh to her heart's content.
Amidst the laughter of the crowd trying to save the situation, Zheng Bing felt a knot in his chest that he couldn't express. He forced himself to say, "Back then, Director Hua invited me to restore the Yuan blue and white porcelain several times. If it weren't for my poor eyesight, the Yuan blue and white porcelain would have been restored to its original state long ago! How could we let a foreigner do it?"
Directors Hua and Zhou were anxious. He had finally managed to change the subject, but why was he back on track? Was he going to continue laughing?
Tong Zhongyuan smiled and nodded. "My mother was very sorry to hear that Mr. Zheng had cataracts, but she didn't expect that Mr. Zheng's eye disease has not been cured for twenty years. I know a German ophthalmologist who travels back and forth to China for years. Would you like me to contact him for Mr. Zheng? If Mr. Zheng can restore his eyesight, it will naturally be a blessing for the cultural relics restoration community."
Song Suiyang covered her mouth with one hand and pinched her thigh with the other, afraid that if she laughed out loud, she would be unable to stop. "I didn't expect you to be such a good teacher, Teacher Tong. Well done!"
Qin Tian had a quick meal and returned to the hotel. Mu Yanrui was shy and refused to pay her a visit. Later, she suggested they just have a quick meal, and he reluctantly agreed. She knew that kids their age tended to have strong pride.
During the meal, she chatted and laughed with him, but Mu Yanrui didn't say much. When she said goodbye, she told Mu Yanrui that she would see him at the lecture tomorrow. Mu Yanrui nodded slightly, said he would see him tomorrow, and turned to leave.
When she got back to the hotel, she remembered that she hadn't asked him where he lived. But since he was a boy, it wouldn't be a safety issue wherever he lived.
She returned to the hotel, washed her hair and showered, and finished just after 8:00. She reviewed the materials for tomorrow's lecture, feeling there wasn't much to add, and lay down on the sofa to rest. This was the first time she'd been apart from Tong Zhongyuan since he came to China. She hadn't noticed it during the day, but at night, she'd missed him.
In her first 30 years of life, the only person she spent such a close time with was her mother during her childhood. After Han Wenying passed away, she and her father no longer had such close companionship.
But it had only been a month, just one day since he was away, and she had suddenly felt a little empty.
Just as she was thinking this, her phone lit up. Tong Zhongyuan had sent her a video call request. She checked the time: it was only 8:30. Normally, a dinner he was attending wouldn't end so early.
She opened her phone and asked, "Is your dinner over so soon?"
His face appeared on the phone screen, with the hotel room as the background.
"Um."
He felt much better when he saw that she was already in the hotel room at around 8 o'clock.
"What did you treat your students to dinner tonight?"
"Just fast food. How about you? Did you have roast duck?"
"Well, I'll come see you after the opening ceremony tomorrow, okay?"
His heart felt like it was filled with honey. Qin Tian changed his position and lay on the bed, with his legs raised and swaying in the air.
"Why are you looking for me? Tomorrow is just the professional show. You have to be there for the public opening the day after tomorrow. As for the day after tomorrow, I'm done here. I'll come over. I haven't been to Universal Studios yet. I want to play Harry Potter with you."
Her fingers were wrapped around the phone chain, and her voice was tender and soft.
Tong Zhongyuan also lay down on the bed, resting his head on his arms, and tilted his head to look at her on the screen.
"It's been too long since the day after tomorrow. I missed you."
Qin Tian's heart was moved, and he bit his lip lightly, with an unconcealable look of anger in his eyes.
"We can't stay together forever. You still have to go back to England for work, so just consider it a chance to get used to it."
Tong Zhongyuan propped up his chin, his hair was disheveled, and his voice was like a pool of spring water.
"I can't adapt. Either you come back with me, or I won't leave here. You support me."
"Are you threatening me?"
"Um."
"You're too expensive. I can't afford you."
"I can do a lot of things, such as cooking, cleaning, and repairing things. You just need to make sure I have food to eat every day. It's not expensive at all."
She turned over, lying on her back holding her phone, smiling heart-warmingly.
"Is the request so low?"
He also turned over, raised his phone and looked at her.
"Well, I'm easy to feed. But I have the final say on what to eat."
"Sure, as long as it's not lobster and shark's fin every meal, I'm worthy of being the host."
He stared at her through the screen and slowly mouthed something. She was startled. Was the signal bad? She hadn't heard anything at all.
"What did you say?"
He smiled, a smile that was both bright and charming.
"I say," his deep voice sounded faintly, "I still want to eat the food from last night."
Qin Tian was still recalling what he had eaten in the evening, and his voice was like a feather passing through his heart.
"You made my heart melt when you cried in those positions last night."
With a "bang", Qin Tian's cell phone fell on his face.
Cries of pain and frantic inquiries rang out in hotel rooms two places apart.
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