Seeing the two getting along well, Wu Sicheng felt relieved, but still stepped forward and cautiously asked the old man, "How is it?"
The old man didn't reply and went straight into the living room. An Moxue smiled and nodded at him.
He grinned and shouted at the old man, "I told you long ago, you would definitely like the person I brought, but you still doubted me. See! I've found you an excellent apprentice, you should be secretly happy!"
The old man gritted his teeth and said, "Wu! Si! Cheng! You! Get! In! Here!!"
"Yes, Uncle." He replied with a smile, took An Moxue's hand and led her into the living room, then fawned over the old man, saying, "Uncle, look, all of these were bought by Moxue. Look, I've found you an absolutely filial apprentice. You can just wait to have someone to take care of you from now on!"
The old man squinted and asked, "So, you're not going to take care of me anymore?" His words were full of threat.
"No way! I'm with Mo Xue!"
The old man seemed satisfied with his threat and sat down in the main seat, talking to himself, completely ignoring what the old man was saying.
This was the first time An Moxue had seen Wu Sicheng like this. The old man was clearly helpless against him; he was all bark and no bite.
But what kind of "uncle" is this? It's obvious the old man is very indulgent towards him, and he's very relaxed in the old man's house. The two of them are clearly very close!
An Moxue turned to look at him, silently asking a question. Wu Sicheng whispered, "I'll tell you when we get back."
The old man glanced at him holding An Moxue's hand and asked, "Do your parents know about your relationship?"
Wu Sicheng answered confidently, "Of course I know! As soon as we became a couple, I called my parents. My mom answered, and they support me."
The old man asked again, "Did you come back to see your parents?"
"No! This is the first person I've come to see!" The old man was clearly pleased by his words, and the seriousness on his face lessened considerably.
"Uncle, shouldn't we give each other red envelopes and gifts for our first meeting?" An Moxue was embarrassed by his shameless behavior, mainly because she was one of the parties involved! She had never experienced anything like this before.
The old man asked, "Once you've made up your mind, you won't regret it?"
"Of course, I fell in love with her at first sight. We've been together for ten years, and I can't live without her." As he spoke, he raised their clasped hands to show his sincerity.
The old man was clearly surprised by the claim of knowing him for ten years, and paused for a moment. He glared at him but didn't refute him. Instead, he said to Ah Zhao, who was standing next to him, "Ah Zhao, there's a box on the bedside table in my bedroom. Bring it over."
"Yes." Ah Zhao nodded and left.
The old man gave her a meaningful advice: "Since you've made up your mind, treat her well. A good girl will always have people who discover her; you must cherish her." He was clearly very satisfied with An Moxue during their conversation.
"Uncle, I know. Mo Xue is hard to win over, so of course I will cherish her. You must pass on all your family's skills to her in the future, and then pass them on to our children. That way, your skills will be passed down from generation to generation." The old man was very pleased with his last sentence and didn't say anything more, which clearly meant he agreed.
Even An Moxue, who was usually unmoved by worldly affairs, felt a little embarrassed after being confronted with this unusual meeting with the parents and then being spoken to like this by Wu Sicheng. Her face turned red, and she felt very uncomfortable. She tried to pull her hand away several times but failed, and could only secretly glare at him a few times.
The old man watched all this with an unchanged expression, slowly sipping his tea, but inwardly he was overjoyed. "You brat, finally someone can take you under their thumb. I'll wait and see how you grovel."
When Ah Zhao returned, he handed the old man a box. The old man took it and looked at An Moxue, saying, "An girl, this is your first visit. This gift is for Ah Cheng's girlfriend. Please accept it! Next time you come, we'll be master and apprentice."
An Moxue glanced at Wu Sicheng, saw him nod, stood up, respectfully accepted the box with both hands, and then returned to her seat.
"Alright, you young people have your own things to do, go on! Once the date for the apprenticeship is set, I'll have Sicheng inform you. You can also bring any important relatives or friends you have to attend the ceremony."
The two men stood up, bowed to the old man in farewell, and left.
The two got into the car, and An Moxue asked impatiently, "Tell me quickly, what is your relationship with the people in this house?"
Wu Sicheng didn't answer. Instead, he picked up her box, handed it to her, and said, "See what your uncle gave you first. If you're not satisfied, I'll go back and ask for more. Then I'll answer your question."
An Moxue opened the box. On top was a red envelope. Inside were ten brand-new black ten bills. He nodded in satisfaction. "Uncle is alright."
Then a jade pendant in the shape of two fish was revealed. This jade pendant was entirely white and made of high-quality Hetian jade. When put together, it was a single jade pendant; when separated, it was a jade pendant depicting two fish.
He looked at the jade pendant, fell silent, picked it up, carefully stroked it as if recalling something, and then handed it to An Moxue.
An Moxue took it and, upon holding it, knew it was a rare and exquisite item. Then she looked at Wu Sicheng.
Wu Sicheng thought for a moment, started the car, and slowly began to speak: "It's nothing much. It's said that this was meant to be left to my uncle's son, but my cousin, whom I've never met, died in childbirth when my aunt was about to give birth. My uncle happened to be away on business at the time, and by the time he returned, the bodies were already cold. He almost went crazy and remained depressed for a long time, never remarrying. I spent most of my childhood with him, and it was only after I came that he improved a lot. So, whenever I come back, I always try to find a way to amuse him, even just to tease him a little, to make him show any expression other than seriousness. I never expected him to give you this jade pendant; I thought he would take it to his coffin!"
An Moxue hesitated and asked, "Then, is it really okay for us to take this jade pendant?" She felt that the jade pendant was too important to the old man, and she felt that its weight was a bit too much for him to bear.
“It’s alright, he’s already given it to us, which means that even if he hasn’t let go of some things, he can face them calmly. Just accept it. Maybe this is what he’s been hoping for! Let’s just grant his wish.” He said it lightly, but she felt that he wasn’t at ease inside.
An Moxue looked at him and asked, "Then take it. Who is he? You haven't told me yet!"
The car turned a corner and exited the alley.
Wu Sicheng asked, "Have you heard of my uncle, Wu Wendao?"
An Moxue stared wide-eyed at Wu Sicheng with an incredulous look.
"Is he your uncle?"
"Um."
"Wu Wendao from the National Museum?"
"right."
Wu Wendao is known as the "golden touch" of the antique world.
"yes."
An Moxue was speechless; this was such a wonderful surprise.
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