Yang Jing felt relieved when he learned that the expert he was looking for was actually Wang's father's classmate.
On the way here, he was still thinking about how much he should pay the expert if he went to see him tomorrow.
As a result, after Wang's father learned about this situation, he didn't even have time to eat. He immediately called his old classmate and asked him to come over for a drink...
After hanging up the phone, Wang's father said with a smile: "Old Cai lives not far from here. He can drive there in less than five minutes."
Wang Ma, who was standing by, also smiled and said, "Mr. Cai's wife and I are colleagues, both professors at Yanda University. Mr. Cai now lives on the Yanda campus. Usually, the couple strolls over to my house, and it only takes 20 minutes."
Yang Jing was also amused when he heard this. It turned out that the relationship between the two families was really special. Wang's father and Cai Yi were old classmates and good friends, while Wang's mother was a colleague of Cai Yi's wife.
Taking advantage of Cai Yi's arrival, Aunt Wang reheated some cold dishes. In fact, when Yang Jing came just now, those dishes needed to be reheated. Now is the perfect time so that when Old Cai comes, everyone can have hot dishes.
Cai Yi arrived very quickly. Less than ten minutes after Wang's father hung up the phone, the doorbell rang.
Wang Jiazan opened the door, and a handsome old man in his sixties with a very elegant appearance followed Wang Jiazan in, holding two bottles of wine in his hands. Obviously, this person was the one that Mr. Yang asked him to find.
"I say, Old Cai, just come if you want to, why are you bringing wine? Do you think my wine is not tasty?" Father Wang stood up and welcomed Cai Yi over. Wang Jiazan reached out to take the two bottles of wine. After a look, wasn't it the same Feitian wine that he was about to drink?
Wang Jiazan said with a smile: "Uncle Cai, our family is also drinking Feitian tonight, so you brought this wine for free."
Cai Yi looked elegant, and even when he was angry, he spoke in a soft voice. He smiled and said, "That's perfect. There are many people here today, so these two bottles of wine will be a bonus, so that we don't have to go downstairs to buy more when there's not enough to drink later."
Father Wang asked Cai Yi to sit in the guest of honor seat, then he said with a smile: "Old Cai, this young man is called Yang Jing, a classmate of Jiazan University, and he just came back from studying in the UK. Oh, by the way, the bottle I just mentioned on the phone was brought by Yang Zi."
Yang Jing stood up and bowed slightly, saying, "Hello, Uncle Cai, I'm Yang Jing. One of my grandfather's good friends is Grandpa Yang Tianmin. I spoke to Grandpa Yang on the phone this morning. The old man gave me a phone number, but I never thought it was your number."
Upon hearing what Yang Jing said, Cai Yi said in surprise, "Are you the Yang Jing that Mr. Yang mentioned on the phone this morning?"
Yang Jing nodded.
Cai Yi smiled and said, "Oh, this world is really small. I didn't expect that Mr. Yang would call me this morning and ask me to treat you well, but we met in the evening. And you are a classmate of Jiazan, Lao Wang, don't you think this world is small?"
Father Wang also laughed.
At this time, Aunt Wang also came out from the kitchen, carrying two steaming dishes, placed them on the table and said, "Lao Cai, you guys drink first and eat while it's hot. There are still a few dishes that need to be heated up."
Wang Jiazan stood up and said, "Mom, I'll go heat up the food. You should come and sit down and eat together."
Mother Wang smiled and patted her son's shoulder and said, "Just spend some time with your good friend. It's not hard to heat up some food."
Wang Jiazan poured the heated wine, and the four men started drinking.
After three rounds of drinking, Cai Yi asked with a smile: "Xiao Yang, how did you and Mr. Yang know each other?"
Yang Jing said: "In the early 1980s, after Grandpa Yang retired and returned to Tianqu, he was invited by Tianqu Museum to serve as the director. My grandfather's ancestral home is Yanjing. He stayed in Tianqu after serving in the army in the 1950s. My grandfather also likes antiques, so he got to know Grandpa Yang. The two brothers have known each other since the early 1980s and have always had a very good relationship. When I was a child, Grandpa Yang often hugged me."
Father Wang smiled and clapped his hands and said, "Old Cai, Yang Zi's relationship with Old Yang is not worse than yours! So, you two are not outsiders either."
Cai Yi smiled and nodded and said, "Yangzi, I went to work at the Palace Museum in 1975. At that time, Mr. Yang was also working at the museum and took good care of me. Later, I returned to campus under Mr. Yang's recommendation and studied as a graduate student under Mr. Yuan Bai. It's a pity that Mr. Yang returned to his hometown after retirement. I can only visit Mr. Yang in Tianqu during the holidays every year. When Mr. Yang worked at the museum, he treated me like his own son and nephew and took great care of me."
Yang Jing was also surprised when he heard this. He never thought that this kind elder in front of him had studied as a graduate student under Master Qi Gong. The Mr. Yuan Bai he mentioned just now was the calligraphy of Master Qi Gong.
But it's no wonder when you think about it. In the turbulent times, Grandpa Yang stayed with Master Qi Gong for six years. Although they were not in the name of master and apprentice, they were in fact master and apprentice. If Grandpa Yang really thought highly of Uncle Cai at that time, he would definitely introduce him to Master Qi Gong.
Yang Jing knew that Wang Jiazan's father was a college student at Yenching Normal University in the 1960s. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Master Qi Gong also served as a professor and doctoral supervisor in the Museum Department of Yenching Normal University. Perhaps Uncle Cai did not have the opportunity to study with Master Qi Gong when he was in college, but when he was working and studying for a master's degree, with the recommendation of Grandpa Yang, it was not surprising that he became Master Qi Gong's graduate student.
Yang Jing immediately filled Cai Yi's empty glass with wine, and then poured himself another. He held the glass with both hands and toasted, saying, "Uncle Cai, I didn't expect you and Grandpa Yang to have this kind of relationship. Then we two are no strangers. Come, Uncle Cai, I'll toast you. I wish you to be as healthy as you are now, and to be as brisk as Grandpa Yang until you are 92."
Cai Yi picked up the wine glass with a smile, clinked it with Yang Jing's, and drank the wine in the glass in one gulp.
The same is true for Yang Jing.
Cai Yi put down his wine glass, picked up a piece of food with chopsticks, and asked while eating: "Yangzi, how is Mr. Yang's health recently? It's still more than three months before the Chinese New Year. I have to wait until the Chinese New Year holiday to have time to visit him."
Yang Jing said, "Uncle Cai, don't worry about this. Grandpa Yang is in great health. As I said just now, he will be 93 after the Chinese New Year, but his walking and eating are no worse than those of people in their 70s. My grandfather is ten years younger than Grandpa Yang, but his health is not comparable to Grandpa Yang's now."
Cai Yi nodded and said, "That's good, that's good! As long as Elder Yang is in good health, we, the younger generation, will be relieved."
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