The 120th day of being eavesdropped on
"Oh, what's wrong? What did you talk about?"
Gu Jinshui pretended to be confused, but he didn't stop making dumplings.
Gu Yousi coughed and said, "She said her father seemed to be going to the United States with her. This is such a coincidence. I don't know if Song Chaohua will go." When she said
this, she seemed to suddenly remember something, clapped her hands, and said, "Oh, by the way, Chaohua said her father heard that someone saw a copy of Wang Xizhi's "Kuaixue Shiqing Tie" in the United States. Dad, it would be great if we could come across it."
"Wang Xizhi's?"
Gu Jinshui showed a strange look on his face, and his dumplings slowed down, his eyebrows seemed to be wrinkled.
"Yes, Dad, this is a great calligrapher, isn't he?"
Gu Yousi pretended to be cute while reading.
Liang Ying and others were trying to hold back their laughter until their mouths were cramped.
Gu Jinshui tapped her on the forehead and said, "You are smart. You even knew he is a calligrapher. Okay, go and have a rest. We will call you out for dinner when the dumplings are ready."
"Okay, I'm going to play."
Gu Yousi saw that his goal had been achieved, stuck out his tongue and ran away.
Liang Ying looked up at Gu Jinshui after the lady left. "What's wrong with your expression just now? Have you heard of this thing?"
Gu Jinshui nodded slightly and pinched twelve folds on the dumpling with familiar movements. "Don't worry about it. I know it."
It was really a coincidence. He heard from An Yi a few days ago that his friend Joseph met someone who came up with such a thing in the United States. An Yi probably told Gu Jinshui as a joke.
After all, a thing like "Kuaixue Shiqing Tie" is a cultural relic of what level. It is a national treasure in all dynasties.
Even if such a thing is circulated among the people, it will definitely fall into the hands of the powerful. How can ordinary people know about it?
Gu Jinshui's eyes dimmed as he thought about this.
It took more than ten days to get the visa, and the family arranged all the household affairs. Liang Ying entrusted the clothing factory to Lin Lu, and Lan Yeping helped to look after the textile factory, so they could set off easily.
"Grandpa, I'm going out with my uncle and aunt, you have to take care of yourself and don't drink or smoke."
Before leaving, at the airport, Lan Lin grabbed Lan Yeping's hand with a look of reluctance on his face.
Lan Yeping was very relieved, he smiled and touched his head, "Okay, okay, just go out and play with your uncle and aunt without worry. Your grandpa is so old, how can I not take care of myself?"
"That's not what I said. I saw you drinking secretly last time."
Lan Lin pouted. The young boy wore a baseball cap and a sports suit, full of energy. He said to Lan Yeping, "I'll ask Grandma Chen to call me if you drink."
He Chunlian and others couldn't help laughing.
Lan Yeping touched his nose and said unhappily: "Alright, alright, I promise not to drink."
At this time, the plane ticket check notification came, and Lan Yeping said: "Hurry up and check your tickets, and call me when you arrive."
"Okay, old man, you go back, we will take good care of Xiaolin."
Liang Ying pulled Lan Lin over, waved to Lan Yeping, and said considerately.
Lan Yeping watched them check their tickets and then left reluctantly.
The driver's assistant and others came over.
The assistant helped Lan Yeping, "Chairman, Xiao Lan is already so old and speaks good English, you don't have to worry too much."
Lan Yeping leaned on a cane and sighed as he walked, "Oh, I know, but I only have this grandson, how can I really rest assured?"
As he spoke, he caught a glimpse of a familiar figure flashing by. He was surprised and wanted to take a closer look, but the assistant said, "Chairman, should we go to the department store first or the textile factory?"
Lan Yeping's attention was drawn away, so he didn't think much.
The figure he was familiar with was Song Jianshe, who hurriedly walked a few steps, holding the plane ticket in his hand, and walked towards Guo Pu and Song Chaohua.
"Okay, I've got our plane tickets, let's go check in quickly."
Guo Pu hummed and stood up. He glanced at Song Chaohua, then at Song Jianshe, and whispered, "Why do you insist on taking your daughter with us?"
Song Chaohua was a little embarrassed and lowered her head.
Song Jianshe glanced at her, but insisted with difficulty, "We must take her with us. There are some things my daughter can help with!"
Guo Pu looked at Song Chaohua suspiciously, his lips moved, but he didn't say anything. After all, everyone was at the airport and the plane tickets were booked. There was no point in saying anything now.
Guo Pu ignored Song Chaohua, "Then you'd better let your daughter not hold you back, we're going out to make a fortune this time!"
"Of course."
Song Jianshe's heart was burning with enthusiasm, and he couldn't help but feel dry-mouthed when he thought of the national treasure-level "Kuaixue Shiqing Tie".
Song Jianshe has had a hard time since last year. The antique shop he opened with Guo Pu is well-known. Rich people and foreigners are unwilling to buy their antiques. They would rather spend several times more money to buy them at the Jinshixuan opened by Gu Jinshui. At
the end of last year, he originally wanted to make a fortune with jade, but he missed the opportunity and let Gu Jinshui get the imperial green.
The plane took off in the afternoon and arrived in the United States in the evening.
Gu Jinshui and his friends had to go out with the An Yi brothers, and Joseph came to pick them up.
Joseph can speak fluent Chinese, and can even say "Friends from afar". He Chunlian looked at him as if she saw an alien, and was surprised: "Oh, young man, you speak Chinese very well."
"Thank you, sister." Joseph said happily, "Since you are in New York, I must let me treat you well and do my best to be a good host."
"Is it convenient? There are so many of us, don't bother you, I think we should stay in a hotel." Liang Ying glanced at Gu Jinshui and said hesitantly.
After all, they are not their relatives and friends, and they are a family, so how can they stay in someone else's house.
An Yi was sitting in the front passenger seat. Hearing this, he smiled and waved his hand, saying, "Sister-in-law, you can stay here without worry. Joseph's house is very big. Not only your family, but even a tourist group can stay here."
"Besides," An Yi paused and said, "We need Joseph's help in many places this time. If we stay in a hotel, we have to run around. It's more convenient to stay at his house."
This is true.
Gu Jinshui made up his mind and agreed, "Then I'll trouble Joseph. When you go to Beijing again, we will do our best to entertain you."
Joseph said directly, "Okay, I heard from An Yi that you, Gu Jinshui, are a great collector of antiques. If I can see your collections later, I will be very satisfied."
"That's easy," Gu Jinshui said with a smile, "Come and tell me later, and I'll take out all our heirlooms for you to see."
Joseph was very happy and turned his head around, almost causing the car to crash into the bushes.
Everyone was panicking, but Joseph reacted quickly, turning the steering wheel and getting back on the road steadily.
No one dared to talk to him anymore.
The car drove towards the suburbs and finally stopped at the gate of a three-story villa. Joseph parked the car directly on the driveway, asked everyone to get out of the car, and even took the initiative to help carry the suitcases.
Although He Chunlian, Liang Ying and others were not ignorant, they were also amazed when they entered the villa.
The villa was decorated very luxuriously, with elegant and luxurious furniture, sofas, TVs, all kinds of electrical appliances, and even a fireplace.
"Josef, your house is nice,"
An Yi put down his luggage, patted Joseph on the shoulder, and teased, "You must have made a lot of money these years."
Joseph laughed, "An Yi, this is all thanks to you. Your high-end imitation crafts are so exquisite. Many people in our country like them. What crafts did you bring me this time?"
Seeing this, Gu Jinshui made an excuse that the family had to pack their luggage. After Joseph told them that they lived on the second floor, he took the family upstairs and let An Yi and his brothers and Joseph handle things.
There are four rooms on the second floor, and the two on the left are where Gu Jinshui's family lives.
Liang Ying opened the door and saw a classic mahogany bed in the room, with Simmons mattress, pillows and quilts all neatly prepared.
He Chunlian said, "Jinshui, you sleep with Xiaolin. We three girls will sleep in this room."
"Okay, then you guys pack up first. I'll take Xiaolin to our room."
Gu Jinshui said, patted Lanlin on the head, and went over with the suitcase.
Gu Yousi put down his schoolbag, ran to the window and looked out. The lights were on outside, and the villa opposite was brightly lit. The laughter and joy could be heard through the curtains on the street.
Cars passed by the window one after another, and the headlights cast the shadows of the trees on both sides of the street into the house, flickering again and again.
"Oh, you really don't know until you go abroad. Once you go abroad, you will be shocked."
He Chunlian packed her suitcase and couldn't help sighing: "When we got off the plane, I saw so many old cars and such tall buildings. The United States is really developed."
Liang Ying said: "Yes, I just got off and saw that they are really bold in dressing. Look at the skirts and pants. They are different from us." Liang Ying
said, and suddenly an idea came to her. She quickly took out a sketchbook from her bag and hurriedly drew a picture of the clothes.
He Chunlian and Gu Yousi were already used to it.
Gu Yousi also said: "Mom, we can go to the nearby department store tomorrow to look at clothes. There are many famous brands here!"
Liang Ying and He Chunlian both thought this was a good idea.
So, the next morning, Liang Ying told Gu Jinshui about it, and they took Lan Lin to act as a translator and went straight to the department store!
Gu Jinshui was relieved, after all, Lan Lin's English was not bad, at least much better than his. He took Lin Dahai's photo to find Joseph.
Joseph took the photo, looked at it carefully, frowned and said, "It looks familiar, but I'm not sure if it's this person."
Gu Jinshui was happy at first, and then a little disappointed.
An Yi saw this and said hurriedly, "Brother Gu, the Americans can't tell the difference between us Chinese people. Even if you show him the photo, he may not be able to recognize us. I think, why don't we just go and find out who sold the dragon robe and see if it matches."
"That's a good idea, but we don't know anyone at the auction house." Gu Jinshui frowned and said.
An Yi pointed at Joseph and said with a smile, "You're wrong. We don't know him, but Joseph does. Joseph, right?"
An Yi winked at Joseph.
Joseph's face turned slightly red, revealing an embarrassed look.
He said, "I can ask Jie Lin to find out."
He stood up and walked out of the room, obviously to contact Jie Lin.
Gu Jinshui bumped into An Yi's shoulder, "Who is Jie Lin?"
An Yi chuckled, "Who else could it be? The girl that Joseph pursued, who works in an auction house."
Gu Jinshui understood immediately.
Jie Lin was a beautiful girl with blonde hair and blue eyes. More importantly, she looked very smart. After she spoke, Gu Jinshui confirmed that she was really smart. She spoke Chinese very fluently, and she didn't even have Joseph's strange accent.
"Why do you want to ask this?"
Jie Lin pushed her glasses, looked at the photo of the dragon robe in the newspaper, and asked Gu Jinshui and the others.
Gu Jinshui looked at Joseph.
Joseph's face was already red, and he rubbed his hands together, not knowing what to say.
His lips twitched, and he coughed, saying, "We want to get to know this collector, and we want to sell him some things."
"You have antiques, you can sell them directly to us."
Jie Lin said in surprise, she put down the newspaper, and said, "I can guarantee that the price given by our auction house is very fair."
Gu Jinshui smiled and said, "Thank you, I also believe in the reputation of your Su Shi Bi Auction House, but this time we have our own arrangements."
Before coming, Gu Jinshui and An Yi had discussed it. If they asked directly with the photos, it would be easy to alarm the snake. If Jie Lin turned around and told the person, and that person happened to be Lin Dahai, then the matter would be ruined.
So, I just used the excuse of selling antiques, which seemed reasonable.
Jie Lin was a little confused, but she had been in this business for several years and had seen many strange people, so she said, "Okay, I can help you contact this Mr. Wu, but you have to let me know what antiques you want to sell, and Mr. Wu has very high standards and doesn't care about ordinary things."
Wu?
Gu Jinshui's heart skipped a beat. This surname is usually only used by Asians. Although it is not Lin or Xi, it does not necessarily mean that this is not the person they are looking for.
Gu Jinshui smiled and said, "Okay, how about we bring the things the day after tomorrow? If you are willing to help, we will definitely benefit from your help."
Jie Lin agreed readily.
Gu Jinshui agreed on the time and place with her. When they came out, An Yi pulled Gu Jinshui and said, "Brother Gu, we don't have any antiques on hand. Did you keep some of them or something?"
Gu Jinshui put his hands in his pockets and said with a smile, "What do you mean by keeping some of them? What can we bring when we come here? Don't tell me, you can't guess what I'm going to do."
An Yi chuckled and said to Joseph, "Joseph, it's your turn to show your hospitality . "You said you wanted to see Gu Jinshui's skills. Tomorrow you take us to the antique market and I will show you my skills!"
Joseph came back to his senses and recovered from his infatuated state. Hearing this, he immediately agreed happily, but he said, "We don't have antique markets here, only flea markets, but there are people selling antiques in flea markets. Do you want to go and have a look?"
Of course. Of
course they did.
Gu Jinshui and An Yi asked Joseph about it and arranged tomorrow's itinerary without saying anything.
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