Chapter 195 The Prodigal Son’s Daughter 21
Zhang Jiabao looked at his precious daughter and refused to take it down.
Zhang Xiaojia is not in a hurry. In the end, it will definitely be hers. Let's see who can outlast the other.
Zhang Xiaojia took out a card, put it on the table, and said, "Dad, last time my eldest brother took me to the Chen family private restaurant, I actually got a VIP card, which means free meals. Can I go and eat?"
Zhang Jiabao looked at the card, sighed and said, "Let's not do that!"
Zhang Xiaojia said unconvincedly, "Why? You can go eat, but I can't?"
No one knows a daughter better than her father. Zhang Jiabao knew his daughter's curiosity had risen again. If he didn't tell her, she would definitely ask others again, which would be even worse. It seemed that he couldn't hide it for much longer. He could only say, "The boss of this shop is my junior. Your mother was his girlfriend at the time, and I pried her away from him. It's not good for you to go. How could I know that he would stay single for your mother's sake?"
Zhang Xiaojia didn't expect there would be any gossip, so she asked suspiciously, "Then what are you doing today?"
Zhang Jiabao smiled and said, "Yesterday, I helped buy a purple clay teapot at Lao Qiao's shop. The color was pretty good, and it was made by a master. That guy actually came and wanted to buy it for his grandfather. I said I had a better one and could give it to him. So I went to give it to him today. Do you know what he gave me? Zhao Ji's 'Sketch of Rare Birds'."
Zhang Xiaojia's eyes lit up. "Song Huizong's 'Sketch of Rare Birds'? I don't want it, but let me see it, Dad~"
Zhang Jiabao slapped his mouth. How could he say it out loud? This damn girl must snatch it away.
There was no other way, so he had to climb up to get it. Zhang Xiaojia also climbed up.
Zhang Jiabao said angrily, "Go down. It will be fun if we both fall down together. Besides, you are so short that you can't reach it."
Zhang Xiaojia muttered, "It's amazing that he's tall!"
I saw my dad taking out box after box, and to prevent mice from gnawing on them, they all packed tightly. Zhang Xiaojia opened a wooden box and saw it and shouted, "Dad, you're going too far. I wanted to buy this jade ring last time, but you said you didn't have money, so you bought Gu Jingzhou's purple clay teapot. So what is this?"
Zhang Xiaojia thought of something and ran out immediately. Zhang Jiabao held his forehead with his hand, thinking that it was all over.
Zhang Xiaojia came to his father's study and searched everywhere but couldn't find what he wanted.
She hurried back to her room and looked at the purple clay teapots on the table. After counting them, there were only 7, and only two of them were Gu Jingzhou's.
Suddenly, an idea flashed through her mind, and she quickly turned around and went back to her father's bedroom.
As soon as she entered the bedroom, she saw her father lying on the bed. She walked quickly to the bedside, stared at her father with wide eyes, and said angrily, "Dad, did you give him the pot?"
Zhang Jiabao heard his daughter's question and nodded and replied, "Yes, I gave it to him."
Zhang Xiaojia was immediately furious and continued to ask in a louder voice, "You have six purple clay teapots owned by Gu Jingzhou. Now you only have one left for yourself, and the other two are in my room. So, where are the other three? Mom doesn't dare sell these things, and we keep them locked in the display cabinet. Mom won't touch the things in the display cabinet. She only takes the things we didn't put in. So, what is your relationship with that person?"
Zhang Jiabao lay there quietly, with a helpless look on his face.
Zhang Xiaojia looked at her father's expression and wondered what he didn't understand. She continued, "You actually found a boyfriend outside and didn't tell me. You even lied to me. I told you about finding a boyfriend, but you actually hid it from me. That's too much."
Zhang Jiabao looked at his daughter in astonishment. This was completely different from the reaction he had imagined!
Is she just angry because she didn't tell him, not because she found a man? Zhang Jiabao widened his eyes and asked in disbelief: "You...you are not angry that I found a man?"
Zhang Xiaojia was even more surprised than him, with a hint of doubt and confusion in her tone: "What's wrong with the man?" as if this question was nothing to her at all.
Zhang Jiabao burst into laughter.
Zhang Xiaojia rolled her eyes at her father. He loved her, she loved him, and he also loved him as a threesome. She could accept all of that. What else was unacceptable? After her father and mother separated, the two of them could still be considered a family. That just meant her father hadn't wronged her mother. In matters of the heart, apart from the parties involved, everything else was superfluous.
There was a piece of calligraphy among them. Zhang Xiaojia asked in surprise, "Dad, is this the calligraphy of Emperor Huizong of Song?"
Zhang Jiabao was also unsure, saying, "This painting is controversial. The paper and ink have been authenticated to be 900 years old. This paper and ink can be said to be owned by the royal family. But whether it is Song Huizong's thin gold script is unknown. Without the seal of a famous calligrapher, let alone the seal of Emperor Qianlong, it is unclear. You can take it as Song Huizong's work, or not."
Zhang Xiaojia looked at Zheng Banqiao's painting. No wonder her father was willing to auction it last time. This one is even more valuable! It's covered with seals of famous artists, so his seal must be on it...
When Zhang Xiaojia opened one of the boxes, she frowned and looked at her father in condemnation.
Zhang Jiabao smiled faintly, closed the box, and said, "Let me play with it for a few days, and then we'll hand it in."
Zhang Xiaojia picked up the jade ring and the thin gold calligraphy and said, "Dad, let me play with these. I'll give them to you next time."
Zhang Jiabao's mouth twitched, "Girl, return the jade ring to your father."
Zhang Xiaojia looked at the jade ring on her finger and said reluctantly, "This jade ring is the most expensive. You said that all the expensive things should be brought to me. This one is mine."
Zhang Jiabao didn't say anything, just stretched out his hand and looked at her straight.
It was Zhang Xiaojia's turn to run. On the way, she met Aunt Huan and handed the things in her hand to her, saying, "Aunt Huan, put these in my room. I'm going to my mother's house~"
Zhang Xiaojia ran out of the alley and heard Grandpa Liu shouting, "Jiajia, come here, I got something good."
Zhang Xiaojia looked up and saw an old playboy next door. She walked over and asked, "Master Liu, what did you get?"
Grandpa Liu showed off and handed it to Zhang Xiaojia. Zhang Xiaojia took it and looked at it. Grandpa Liu took the jade ring from Zhang Xiaojia's hand and said, "You got a set of jade rings from Emperor Qianlong."
Zhang Xiaojia said proudly, "My father got it, I stole it. Master Liu, where did you get Master Hongyi's seal?"
Old Master Liu chuckled, "Xiao Jiajia, your father asked me to lend him the seal of Emperor Qianlong for two days."
Zhang Xiaojia squinted at Old Man Liu and said with a chuckle, "I can lend you his father's seal for two days, but not his own."
"You stinky girl, I don't want his seal to do bad things." Grandpa Liu said angrily.
Zhang Xiaojia said with a knowing look on his face, "Grandpa, just play around. It's not good to go in. Your grandson is planning to take the civil service exam! If you go in, you're going to kill him!"
Mr. Liu waved his hand and said, "Go, go, go!"
Zhang Xiaojia left immediately and called Liu Rui.
Liu Rui asked calmly, "Jia Jia, what do you want to talk to me about?"
Zhang Xiaojia said straight to the point: "Uncle, the old man asked me to borrow Emperor Qianlong's seal today, please be careful."
After hearing this, Liu Rui looked confused and asked in confusion: "Jia Jia, I don't quite understand this."
Zhang Xiaojia patiently explained, "Emperor Qianlong liked to stamp his seals on ancient paintings. Although we often joke that his seals ruined the paintings, it's undeniable that with his seal, the authenticity of a painting is somewhat guaranteed. Furthermore, inspections have been stricter recently. You should know this better than I do."
After hearing this, Liu Rui's expression became serious, and his tone became gentler. He said gratefully, "Jia Jia, thank you. I'll go to your house during the Chinese New Year to drink with your father."
Zhang Xiaojia replied with a smile: "Okay, I'm waiting for you. Uncle, I'll hang up first."
In her previous life, her brother was nearly arrested as an economic criminal, but was saved thanks to the help of Uncle Liu Rui. And in her previous life, Grandpa Liu lost a lot of money for unknown reasons and was even forced to sell the courtyard house next door to hers.
Zhang Xiaojia came to her mother's house, but Aunt Chen stopped her, took her to the kitchen, and gave her a bowl of noodles with soybean paste.
"Aunt Chen, your noodles are still the best. Is Wen Sheng here?"
Aunt Chen's expression was cold, but her voice was gentle as she said, "Come back if you want to eat. It seems your mother doesn't want to go back to the Wen family anymore."
Zhang Xiaojia's eyes almost rolled up to the sky, and she said speechlessly, "She doesn't want to go back, and doesn't want a divorce. Why does Wen Sheng come to live here?"
Aunt Chen was also speechless and said, "Wen Sheng bought the alley in front. He seems to have sold the company. Now I heard from Xiao Rui that he plans to open a Chinese dim sum restaurant."
Zhang Xiaojia was stunned.
I ate too much melon today and couldn't digest it.
My dad found a boyfriend
In order to win her back, my mother's new husband sold his company and planned to open a Chinese dim sum restaurant for her.
Zhang Xiaojia asked stupidly, "Where's my brother?"
"Wen Sheng sent me to learn cooking from Master Bai's cooking skills."
After Zhang Xiaojia finished eating, she saw her mother directly kick Wen Sheng out of the bedroom door.
Zhang Xiaojia extended her hand to say hello, but Wen Sheng walked up to her, handed her a box and said, "Jia Jia, this is for you. Please say something good for me. I'm leaving now."
Zhang Xiaojia saw the kiss mark on his neck and said to Aunt Chen, "Aunt Chen, come to my house in a few days. Aunt Huan misses you, and I miss you too."
Aunt Chen thought for a moment and said, "After I prepare the food in the next few days, I will stay at your place for a few days and prepare the food for you during the New Year."
Zhang Xiaojia came to the bedroom and saw her mother, her face was full of spring, she looked well-nourished, there was no sign of a resentful woman at all.
"Mother"
Chen Qingqing looked at her, frowned, and said, "This is what you wore for yesterday's live broadcast! You didn't even take a shower?"
In the north, whoever takes a bath every day will be ignored.
Zhang Xiaojia changed the subject and said, "Mom, I have a boyfriend. He will come to Sijiucheng in a few days. I will bring him to meet you."
Chen Qingqing pointed to the document on the table. Zhang Xiaojia opened it and saw that it was actually He Fei's life story. There were comments from her uncle and aunt, saying it was very good. Her eldest brother's comment was okay, but her father's was not so good.
Chen Qingqing said, "I believe my elder brother and sister-in-law. You have been studying medicine since you were a child. Why are you doing things secretly? Our family is the most open-minded. Your father likes to play and finally he likes..." Chen Qingqing suddenly stopped talking.
Zhang Xiaojia helped her finish her sentence, "My dad fell in love with a man in the end, and you actually knew about it? I'm the only one who didn't know~"
Chen Qingqing smiled and said, "Don't talk about your father. Have you decided to be with He Fei?"
Zhang Xiaojia nodded and said, "Only him, only him."
Chen Qingqing stood up and said, "Go take a shower. I'll take you clothes shopping."
Zhang Xiaojia played with the jade ring in her hand and said willfully, "After taking a bath, I won't go shopping for clothes. I'll buy clothes or not take a bath. You choose one."
The veins on Chen Qingqing's forehead popped out...
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