As Su Ningshuang spoke, she handed a jade bracelet in a package to Ye Chen.
She bought the jade bracelet not for herself.
She wasn't very interested in jade bracelets or anything like that.
She bought two similar jade bracelets for her mother and Ye Chen's mother.
"Please take this jade bracelet back for your aunt."
Su Ningshuang explained.
The jade bracelet that Su Ningshuang gave to Ye Chen was the first one she bought with her own money; it wasn't the one Tian Yueyi gave her.
It is something she bought with her own money that truly reflects her feelings.
Hearing Su Ningshuang's explanation, Ye Chen was stunned and deeply moved. He felt like he had struck gold by having Ningshuang as his girlfriend.
However, Ye Chen did not accept the jade bracelet that Su Ningshuang offered.
"Since you bought this specifically for me, wouldn't it be better to give it to my mother yourself?"
Ye Chen explained.
"I plan to go back to my hometown in a few days to see my parents and grandparents. You can come with me then."
"OK."
At first, Su Ningshuang was worried when Ye Chen didn't take her jade bracelet, but after Ye Chen's explanation, Su Ningshuang felt that it made more sense.
It would be better to give the jade bracelet to your aunt yourself; she'll definitely like it.
Ye Chen and Su Ningshuang continued to stroll around the jewelry exhibition.
Half an hour later, Su Ningshuang escorted Ye Chen back to Tan Palace. Because Su Ningshuang had some things to do at school, she left first.
Around 5 p.m., as Ye Chen was agonizing over one of life's biggest problems—what to eat for dinner—there was a knock on the door.
Ye Chen opened the door and saw a middle-aged woman dressed as a nanny standing in front of it.
"Hello Mr. Ye, I wonder if you have time? My husband would like to invite you to have dinner together."
The nanny asked very politely.
This nanny belongs to Mr. Zhou's family in the villa next door.
It turned out that Old Zhou had invited him to dinner. Now that this big problem was solved, he no longer had to worry about what to eat.
"Okay, I'll be there in a bit, thank you."
Ye Chen answered.
Goodbye, Mr. Ye.
After receiving Ye Chen's affirmative answer, the nanny went back.
A dozen minutes later, Ye Chen arrived at Old Zhou's villa. Inside the villa, besides Old Zhou's granddaughter Xin Xin, there was another young man about the same age as Ye Chen.
Upon seeing Ye Chen, the young man put down his phone and asked, clearly annoyed:
"So you're saying that the Qian Weicheng painting I gave to Grandpa was fake?"
The young man's name was Zhou Lechi, and he was Old Zhou's grandson.
Last time, Old Zhou asked Ye Chen to help authenticate a piece of calligraphy to see if it was genuine.
From a professional calligraphy perspective, Ye Chen believed that the calligraphy piece was genuine, but he thought the painting next to it was a fake.
Now, hearing Zhou Lechi say this, that painting must have been a gift from him to Old Master Zhou.
"right."
Ye Chen nodded.
Before acquiring top-level game appreciation skills, Ye Chen believed the painting was fake from a purely artistic perspective.
Now that we have top-notch authentication skills, looking back, that painting is definitely a fake.
Are you sure you didn't see it wrong?
"Sure."
"Heh, what right do you have to make that claim?"
Seeing Ye Chen's certainty, Zhou Lechi was quite angry.
Knowing that his grandfather disliked jade and the like, Zhou Lechi, in order to please his grandfather and stand out among his brothers to win his grandfather's favor, specially obtained an extremely precious painting by the famous Qing Dynasty painter Qian Weicheng.
When he came yesterday, his grandfather told him that the painting was probably fake.
This made Zhou Lechi extremely embarrassed, worried that he had shot himself in the foot, not only failing to please his grandfather but also angering him.
So Zhou Lechi asked in detail.
Unexpectedly, his grandfather told him that the person who said the painting by Qian Weicheng that he had given him was fake was actually a boy about the same age as him.
Zhou Lechi was instantly displeased.
Before buying the painting, because he didn't know anything about calligraphy and painting, he specially asked an expert to appraise it just in case. The expert said it was genuine, so Zhou Lechi gritted his teeth and spent a lot of money to buy it.
Now, a kid about his age is claiming that his painting is fake, and Zhou Lechi immediately objects.
Yesterday, he wanted to confront Ye Chen, but Ye Chen wasn't home.
He came again today and finally saw Ye Chen.
"Xiao Ye is here."
At this moment, Old Zhou also came out of his study and greeted Ye Chen warmly.
As Zhou got to know Ye Chen better, he admired him more and more. He wished that his younger generation could be even one-tenth as good as Ye Chen.
Unfortunately, apart from his granddaughter Xin Xin, his descendants are all quite useless.
"I asked the nanny to cook some famous local dishes. She makes them very authentically. Xiao Ye, you're not from Shanghai, so try them and see what you think."
Old Zhou spoke.
Benbang cuisine, also known as Shanghai cuisine, is one of the most famous regional cuisines in China.
"Thank you, Mr. Zhou."
What were you talking about just now?
Old Zhou asked casually.
"Brother Chi was questioning Brother Ye just now."
Little Xinxin eagerly answered.
Hearing this, Zhou Lechi's face fell. His grandfather had clearly told him to be polite to Ye Chen, but he hadn't listened to his grandfather's words.
"Grandpa, I didn't mean that."
Zhou Lechi quickly stepped forward to explain.
"Grandpa, didn't you say that Brother Ye is very good at appraising calligraphy and paintings? I happen to have a few pieces in my collection and was just about to ask him for advice."
Zhou Lechi changed the subject.
"Wait a minute, I'll go get the calligraphy and paintings."
After saying that, Zhou Lechi walked out of the villa.
Hearing his grandson say this, Old Zhou became interested and therefore did not stop him.
Soon, Zhou Lechi arrived at the garage and took out several long brocade boxes from his car.
After taking the calligraphy and paintings, Zhou Lechi returned to the villa.
Zhou Lechi unfolded the five paintings and calligraphies one by one and then hung them up.
"I don't know if these calligraphy pieces of mine are genuine or not. Since Brother Ye is so skilled, then I would appreciate it if you could help me identify which ones are real and which ones are fake?"
Zhou Lechi asked with a smile.
Old Zhou also went over and looked at it, but with his discerning eye, he couldn't tell if it was real or fake.
"Xiao Ye, could you please take a look?"
Old Zhou also invited Ye Chen, as he was curious about the authenticity of several calligraphy and paintings.
Ye Chen nodded. Since he had nothing else to do and the food was still being prepared, he decided to take a look.
Ye Chen walked up to several paintings and calligraphy works and began to appraise them.
Beside him, looking at Ye Chen, Zhou Lechi smiled smugly. These paintings and calligraphy were a "setup" he had specially set up for Ye Chen, in order to embarrass Ye Chen in front of his grandfather.
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