Chapter 210 State Banquet



Chen Pingsheng returned home.

I saw the big-butt Chen Anan holding a magnifying glass that was bigger than her face, looking left and right at the small bowl.

His mother Peng Ying was still beside her, looking at her nervously, and Chen Bufan and his wife were also there.

"So, is it from the Ming Dynasty?"

"The chicken above doesn't look like it."

A few days ago, the news that a Ming Dynasty chicken-glazed cup was sold at auction for more than 200 million yuan was seen by Peng Ying and others.

Since old items are so valuable, the old lady simply started to keep an eye out outside.

Today I happened to meet a man dressed like a beggar. He took out a small bowl and said it was a family heirloom.

The sincerity of the words would move any normal person.

Peng Ying used his trump card and bargained for eighteen times before finally buying it for eight thousand.

Go home and show it to the pretentious big-butt kid.

Chen Anan instantly became a dramatic character. When she first came to Nanluoguxiang, she also played with antiques for a while.

The main reason is that everyone around here likes to play this, so she started to like it too.

Anyway, with 200,000 yuan in pocket money every month, at most I can just buy two fewer pieces of clothing.

The first time, I happily spent twelve thousand yuan to buy a birdcage.

I don’t know if it was luck or something, but she actually won the prize this first time.

When I took it to an antique shop, I found out that it belonged to the home of a prince or nobleman from the Qing Dynasty.

Worth more than 200,000 yuan.

Things got out of control afterwards.

From the Qing Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty, and then from the Ming Dynasty to the Song and Yuan Dynasties.

She buys whatever others say.

It took me three whole months and I spent over one million, but in the end I didn't get a single genuine product.

Big Brat was no longer obsessed with this and decided to play the erhu instead.

Unexpectedly, not long after she stopped, the old lady became addicted again.

After living in a Siheyuan, I always feel that there are treasures everywhere around here. What if I can buy one?

It doesn't matter whether you have money or not, the most important thing is to be happy.

After looking at it for a long time, Chen Pingsheng took it and took a look. "What are you looking at?"

"Dad, grandma said she bought a Ming Dynasty rooster cup."

He had heard of the Chicken-Glazed Cup, but this was definitely his first time using the Chicken-Gong Cup.

Chen Pingsheng looked around and pointed at the blue mark on the bottom of the bowl. He said, "Such an obvious modern symbol, do you need a magnifying glass to see it?"

Chen Anan had already seen it. She handed the magnifying glass in her hand, which was bigger than her face, to her father and said, "It's so obvious. I thought it was intentional."

Chen Anan said weakly.

Chen Pingsheng was speechless. Big Butt has always been so unreliable.

He was surprised when she could think normally again.

It’s only 8,000 yuan. Many people have been cheated when dealing with antiques.

This is nothing at all.

The old lady's face was full of disappointment. Chen Pingsheng never collected antiques, no matter how rich he was.

The guy next door named Jin came to see him with some old things.

He just never asked for it once.

"Dad, grandma and the others are leaving tomorrow."

The younger sister got married, and they had fun in Beijing. Chen Pingsheng arranged for the customized Coaster at home to take them back.

As for his father Chen Jianjun, he had already left by plane early because of the road construction in the village.

Rural areas have been vigorously building roads in recent years. Some roads have been built this year and will be built again next year.

We will repair it next year and start patching it up again the year after.

Anyway, it doesn't last long and is full of potholes.

Chen Jianjun has said this several times. This year he wants to hand over all the road construction projects in the village to outsiders.

Just avoid those people with connections.

We had a few arguments because of this, and the general meaning was that someone disagreed.

There are so many people who want to take advantage of public funds, and it is so difficult to become a small rural official.

After working so hard to serve the people, I still can't get any benefit from the public funding project.

If I rely on wages, I will starve to death.

Chen Pingsheng also often listened to the old man on the phone, and his words were full of disappointment.

The village chief, who is dedicated to serving the people, is opposed every day.

The old man doesn't know what's wrong with society now.

In the past, when Peng Ying was at home, he would go to the homes of village cadres every day to argue about these things.

For several days in a row.

Now she simply stopped thinking about it. Let the old man do whatever he wants. She would just stay in the capital and live a comfortable life.

Grandpa and grandma were about to go back, so Chen Pingsheng specially invited them to eat the most authentic Beijing cuisine.

The chefs are the kind who can appear at state banquets.

There is no one to guide you in this kind of place, and it is difficult to reserve a seat even if you have money.

It’s a membership system, and any dish costs several thousand.

The wine we drank was still Guojiao 1573 "360".

The price of a single bottle is as high as 350,000.

Guojiao 1573 "Three 60" is Luzhou Laojiao's top-level customized liquor.

It is brewed jointly by several officially designated national-level blending masters in the national treasure cellar.

Every bottle of this wine you drink is one less.

Chen Pingsheng would occasionally have a little drink at home, but he wouldn't drink too much.

His grandfather still likes to drink this kind of old wine. As for Chen Anan, she likes to come here to eat.

In a place like this, it is common to spend hundreds of thousands on a meal.

Any bottle of wine starts at 20,000.

It's not a scam, it's genuine product at a fair price.

At my grandparents’ age, they had suffered a lifetime.

When I was young, I witnessed the Japanese invaders entering the village, and many of my relatives died in front of me.

After finally getting through it, famine hit again.

Sons and daughters are born more and more, and they eat tree bark, tree roots, anything edible.

I've basically eaten them all.

When I was a little older and caught up with the reform and opening up, I worked hard for decades to rebuild my small thatched house.

A two-story red brick house was built.

Later, the whole family quarreled every day because of some daily necessities.

I have never enjoyed happiness for a few days in my life. It was only when I came to Chen Ping'an that I truly experienced the ultimate luxury.

I never look at the price when buying things.

If you go out to eat, unless you go to your own Fei Yang Yang, the starting price is 10,000 or 20,000 yuan.

Now, a meal here is even more like a state banquet.

Eighty-eight thousand per table.

Wine also costs hundreds of thousands of yuan a bottle.

Peng Ying, the eldest daughter-in-law who has been frugal all her life, seems to have gotten used to it.

Actually, Peng Ying was not used to it when he first came.

I was always reminded of the importance of saving, but after living there for a while I just started to adapt to the local customs.

Anyway, you will never be poor if you have enough food and clothes.

Only when an atomic bomb hits us might we return to the starting point.

"Grandma, why don't you stay here for a while?"

"If something happens at home, how can I stay in the capital every day?"

When people get old, no matter how prosperous the outside world is, it is not as comfortable as living in their hometown.

Maybe this is what they call returning to one's roots.

Chen Pingsheng also stayed with his grandparents, but they insisted on returning to the countryside, so there was nothing he could do.

However, Third Uncle Aunt has a small wish. She hopes Chen Bufan can stay here.

His grandparents also hope that he will stay in Beijing.

Although Chen Bufan was born with intellectual disabilities, he is actually a pretty good person.

He has no temper and is not stubborn. He will do whatever you ask him to do.

Just laugh foolishly if nothing happens.

As for his normal wife, they are all young people. After seeing the prosperity of the capital, how many young people would be willing to return to the countryside?

Chen Pingsheng doesn't care.

Anyway, his cousin is a quite obedient person.

I will never go to places where there are many strangers alone.

I don't think of causing trouble and I always behave myself.

Just not very smart.

My grandparents still hope that he can have a job here.

This is also easy to arrange.

Chen Bufan is different from other relatives. He was born with a big defect, so I have to help him.

Otherwise, with his uncle and aunt, he would have to stay in the countryside all his life and do nothing.

After returning home.

His wife was still calculating with a small calculator in the room, and Chen Pingsheng had no idea what she was calculating.

"Hubby, if I spend over 500 million to buy a headquarters building in Shanghai, it will take at least 30 years to recoup my investment. Do you think the building will still be mine after 30 years, once the ownership is transferred?"

"In theory, it's definitely true, but in practice, no one can say for sure."

Chen Pingsheng thought she was thinking about something else, but it turned out that she was still hesitating about buying a Shuiyunjian headquarters building.

She had been thinking about it for several days, and only now had she calmed down after her younger sister's wedding.

Song Yanxi was wearing white pajamas.

It's the end of October now, and the temperature in Beijing is only around ten degrees Celsius at night.

It will be a while before I have to wear a down jacket again.

"I'm just afraid that in a few decades, that building won't belong to us anymore."

"That shouldn't be the case."

Chen Pingsheng said: "It's just a matter of a few hundred million, why do you have to think about it for so long?

"The property rights of the house will expire after 70 years. You say that once 70 years are up, the house will no longer be yours. How is that possible?"

Nowadays, buying a house requires the financial support of three generations.

I still have to pay off the mortgage for decades.

It's impossible that it would disappear for no reason. It just depends on what other ways they will use to make up for it.

Song Yanxi thought about it and agreed, so Chen Pingsheng patted her butt.

The richer you are, the more timid you become.

I never saw her so hesitant when I was speculating in real estate before.

Perhaps it is mainly because there are so many people speculating in real estate, and when there are so many people, they are naturally not afraid.

If you speculate in commercial buildings now, you will definitely not lose money.

There are just not many people doing this, which is why they are hesitant.

Song Yanxi glared at him and asked why he was spanking her for no reason.

So easy to fight?

She stretched out her legs and kicked him aside, then covered herself with the quilt and went to sleep.

Next time I go to Shanghai, I must buy myself a big house.

Let Shui Yunjian show off his power over there.

As the Shuiyunjian annual meeting is getting closer, it is estimated that another 800 million or 900 million will be raised by then.

There will definitely be no shortage of money.

Chen Pingsheng asked her to come over and buying a house was no big deal.

However, her sister Song Wu has a boyfriend in the entertainment industry.

She is of age, and it is normal for her to have a boyfriend at the age of 25 or 26.

Chen Pingsheng asked her what her opinion was?

In fact, Song Yanxi doesn’t like the male celebrities in the entertainment industry. She always feels that none of them are reliable.

But her sister is also a star and is in that circle.

Those are the people I come into contact with the most.

"If she doesn't look for someone in the entertainment industry, what else can she look for?"

Chen Pingsheng was simply asking her if she knew.

Song Yanxi must have known about it. Song Wu had told her several times and even brought that person to see her and asked for her opinion.

Song Yanxi’s opinion is that she has no opinion and it’s up to her.

Chen Pingsheng sighed that she was quite generous as a sister.

He didn't ask about it specifically, it was Bai Xin who told him.

Even if he doesn't want to know about the things happening in the entertainment industry, countless people will report them to him.

There's no way to avoid it, so I'll just watch it.

The next day, after saying goodbye to his grandparents, he went to work as usual at Tengying Entertainment.

(End of this chapter)

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