Both of them were interested in cultural relics, so they simply set off for the museum early the next morning.
Director Wang had guests this morning, so he had to ask someone to bring the two in first.
Zhang Wenyu and An Ruo didn't need anyone to accompany them, they just joined the crowd of visitors to appreciate the cultural relics.
As soon as they entered the museum, the discussions of the people around them reached the ears of Zhang Wenyu and An Ruo.
"Let's go see the plum vase! The promotional pictures are already so beautiful, I wonder how much more beautiful it will be in person?"
"The Meiping is on the fourth floor. We can walk up slowly. There are so many people here now that we'll be squeezed if we go there now."
Zhang Wenyu smiled and looked at An Ruo.
"Looks like we don't have to keep guessing. Director Wang finally snatched up that blue and white porcelain plum vase. Let's go take a look."
The museum is very large, so Zhang Wenyu and An Ruo could only visit one area and choose to visit the area where the plum bottles were placed.
The news that there was a new plum vase in the museum spread, attracting many people to visit. The museum itself had a large flow of people, and there were even more people in the plum vase area at this time. An Ruo and Zhang Wenyu mixed in the crowd and were squeezed forward.
In front of the plum vase exhibition area, there were several young girls who looked like college students. They were standing in front of Zhang Wenyu and An Ruo. Seeing that Zhang Wenyu and An Ruo could only stretch their heads to watch from behind them, the four of them squeezed together to make some space and enthusiastically invited Zhang Wenyu and An Ruo to come over.
"Come here quickly, there's still some space here, and we can see clearly from this side!"
Zhang Wenyu immediately pulled An Ru over and thanked him politely.
The female college students just smiled kindly and said it was okay.
An Ruo looked at the four female students curiously and asked.
"Are you attending university in City B? What year are you in? Are you majoring in history?"
One of the four female students, a tall girl with short hair and a boyish look, said.
"We're juniors now, and we're either history majors or just interested in cultural relics and wanted to come and see them."
A cute girl with twin ponytails, round face, round eyes, and even a round mouth next to the tall girl also said the same thing.
"We're roommates. A few days ago, we heard that the museum had acquired a national treasure, a plum vase, so we decided to come and see it. Since everyone has returned from school and classes haven't officially started yet, we decided to go to the museum and admire it. I heard that a patriotic businessman bought this plum vase at a recent auction in Hong Kong for a large sum of money and donated it to the museum."
After the cute round-faced girl finished speaking, An Ruo raised her eyebrows and glanced at Zhang Wenyu.
Zhang Wenyu asked curiously as she listened to these students whose accents were obviously not from the local area.
"You heard about it a few days ago? How did you know? The plum vase was only recently put on display. Did the news spread so quickly?"
The tall girl glanced at a long-haired girl on the other side, smiled and said.
"It was Sister Lu who told us. Someone in her family works in the cultural relics industry, so she heard the news before us. But everyone should know about it by now. After all, there are so many promotional posters displayed at the museum entrance, and there are quite a few people here today. They probably only found out after arriving at the museum."
Zhang Wenyu and An Ruo didn't dare to respond because they didn't come in through the main gate.
The two looked at each other, curiosity flashed in An Ruo's eyes, and surprise flashed in Zhang Wenyu's eyes.
Zhang Wenyu looked at the tall girl again and asked.
"We didn't look closely when we came in. Does the promotional image also mention the origin of the plum vase? Is there any information about that patriotic businessman?"
The tall girl shook her head.
"No, we saw it when we came in. The picture only said that a patriotic businessman donated it to the museum some time ago. There was no information about the patriotic businessman. There was only information about the plum vase."
The girl with long hair also spoke.
"Without their permission, the museum cannot disclose the identity of the person. I only know that the person doesn't seem to be very old, and that he didn't just donate this one, but also donated another national treasure to the S Province Museum. However, S Province hasn't opened this artifact to the public yet, so it's still unclear what the S City artifact is."
Zhang Wenyu looked at the girl who was called Sister Lu by her classmates.
She had long, smooth, shiny black hair, a healthy rosy complexion, and wore a lotus-pink dress of unknown brand. Just looking at the fabric and cut, one could tell it was definitely expensive and most likely custom-made.
Because she has several such clothes herself, which were custom-made when she was in S City and were just delivered from S City in the past two days. The Fengxin purple traditional Chinese style dress she is wearing now was custom-made by the master craftsman she hired.
It took several craftsmen nearly a month to complete. The clothes are beautiful, and the price is also attractive. They are no cheaper than the top luxury brands in Zhang Wenyu's wardrobe.
This suggests that Sister Lu must have a fairly well-off family background. Someone in her family works in the cultural relics industry, perhaps even knowing Director Wang or Director Zhou of City S. It's not surprising that she'd heard about the plum vase so early in the morning.
"Huh? Did the S City Museum receive it too?"
The girl with black-framed glasses who had been silent all this time looked at Sister Lu in surprise.
"My home is very close to the S City Museum. When I have a holiday, I will go home and take pictures for you."
The other companions nodded in surprise.
"Okay, okay!"
"Great, let's take a video and send it to the group later."
The crowd began to move, and Zhang Wenyu, An Ruo and four female students also moved forward with the crowd, leaving the plum vase exhibition area and giving their viewing space to the tourists behind.
After leaving this place, the female students invited Zhang Wenyu and An Ruo to join them. Unlike Zhang Wenyu and An Ruo who were just casually strolling around, the female students had a detailed plan. So Zhang Wenyu decisively pulled An Ruo along and joined the female students' team.
The six of them continued their activities together, and Zhang Wenyu and An Ruo also appreciated many representative cultural relics in the museum.
"Wow! That Four-Ram Square Tripod just now shocked me! It's so exquisite, and that sheep head looks just like the real thing!"
"Yes, yes. I looked into its eyes and got goose bumps all over my body. It was like it had a soul. And it even had a purple glow all over it. It was so shocking!"
Coming out of another exhibition hall, the female students were still enthusiastically discussing their impressions of the visit.
Girls with round faces also joined the discussion.
"The Four-Ram Square Tripod was unearthed in my hometown. I went to see it in the local museum when I was in middle school, but that was a replica. Today is the first time I've seen the real one. It feels more exquisite than the one in our museum, and it has more spirituality."
The round-faced girl's friends looked at her in surprise.
"It was unearthed in your hometown?! Wow! We just found out about it. Is this your first time seeing it?"
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