The 121st day of being eavesdropped
After Gu Jinshui and his friends finished their discussion, they returned and found that Liang Ying and her friends had not returned yet. When it was almost dusk, He Chunlian and her friends finally got off the car with their bags.
Gu Jinshui and An Yi hurried out to help carry the things.
An Yi exclaimed, "Auntie, why did you buy so many old things in just one day?"
Although He Chunlian was tired after a day, she was in a very happy mood. She smiled and sat down, saying to them, "You don't understand. We saw that the clothes those foreigners wore were really nice, so we thought of buying them for you. Everyone has them. Why don't you try them on to see if they fit you?"
An Yi and An Xin were flattered.
An Yi said, "We all have them. How can we not be so nice to let you spend so much money?"
"It's nothing, it's just a set of clothes, it's also our gift. Besides, we're going abroad, so we have to dress up brightly, and there may be some big occasions in the future, so we have to buy some decent clothes."
Liang Ying picked up two bags and handed them to An Yi and An Xin. Seeing Joseph curiously watching, she smiled and took out an Hermès bag and handed it to Joseph, "Mr. Joe, this is for you."
"Me?!"
Joseph opened his mouth slightly in surprise. He took the bag and took out the gift very casually. Liang Ying and He Chunlian had discussed it long ago. They were not like An Yi's brothers. They were business partners with Joseph. They already knew each other well, so even if they bothered him, it was acceptable.
They came as a family, and they were not related to each other, but they still had to ask for help, so they had to spend a lot of money, so they asked Lan Lin and bought an Hermès belt.
My goodness, just such a belt actually costs more than a thousand dollars.
When Liang Ying took out the money, her heart was bleeding.
"Oh, it's Hermès, you are so kind to me, thank you so much!"
Joseph was really happy after seeing the gift.
An Yi obviously had some good taste. He looked at the belt with envy and said with a smile: "You made the right choice. Joseph likes these big brands. I don't understand. These things are just daily necessities. How can they be sold at such a high price?"
He shook his head as he spoke.
Liang Ying smiled and said: "This is the value of the brand. Moreover, I think they are not just brands. My mother and I went to several big brand stores today. Their designs are indeed very stylish."
Gu Yousi climbed onto the sofa and collapsed on it.
She said weakly, "My dear mother, I will definitely not go out with you tomorrow."
Women's physical strength is really terrible. Her mother and grandmother usually look weak, but today they can walk from morning to dusk. If she and Lan Lin were not afraid that it would be unsafe outside at night and insisted on pulling them back, I'm afraid these two women would not want to go home.
Gu Jinshui laughed and pinched Gu Yousi's face, "Then you go out with dad tomorrow, do you want to?"
Gu Yousi thought about it seriously, his eyes rolled, sat up, and asked, "Will you walk for a long time tomorrow?"
"Oh, no, no, if everything goes well tomorrow, we can come back soon."
Joseph put away the belt and explained with a smile.
Gu Yousi agreed immediately without saying a word.
Lan Lin was a little hesitant when he saw this. He wanted to go with Gu Yousi, but when he saw Grandma He and Aunt Liang, he was too embarrassed to speak up. He could only say, "Then let's go separately tomorrow. Niuniu, if I come across something delicious, I'll bring it to you."
Gu Jinshui couldn't help laughing and joked, "So you're only bringing it to Niuniu, what about us?"
Lan Lin opened his mouth slightly, blushed slightly, and scratched the back of his head, "Uncle, you guys want some too, then I'll bring them all for you."
"What to bring? Let's ignore them. They can buy whatever they want to eat themselves." Liang Ying rolled her eyes at Gu Jinshui, "You, keep an eye on our daughter tomorrow. If a hair falls, I'll settle with you!"
Joseph and others laughed at the side.
Gu Jinshui was thick-skinned and didn't mind at all.
New York City is not small, and flea markets here are also very popular, but they are basically fixed in a few places.
Joseph took Gu Jinshui and the others to the Hell's Kitchen flea market near Times Square today, and today was Saturday.
When they got off the car and walked near the market, they found that the place was crowded with people, people of all skin colors and accents came and went, □□ believers in black robes, young beauties in hot and sexy outfits, and middle-aged white men with sunburned skin and wearing polo shirts.
Gu Yousi just felt that everything was very new.
Even when Joseph took them to buy a hot dog, he thought the hot dog tasted good.
"Little girl, do you like it here?" Joseph asked casually when he saw Gu Yousi was in high spirits.
Gu Yousi ate a hot dog and nodded slowly, "I think it's not bad, although it's not as good as Panjiayuan."
"Hahaha."
Joseph couldn't help laughing, and An Yi and others were a little helpless. .
Joseph said: "Yes, your own country is the best no matter where you go, but, little girl, I didn't expect you to think so at such a young age."
Gu Jinshui was very proud at this time, "This is all the good teachings of us parents."
Joseph glanced at Gu Jinshui and smiled, revealing a mouthful of white teeth that were enough to catch toothpaste, "Gu, I think your daughter is much smarter and calmer than you."
Gu Jinshui was full of black lines.
An Yi laughed unkindly beside him and nearly choked to death on the hot dog. Thanks to An Xin who quickly bought him a bottle of Coke and let him drink a few sips, he finally caught his breath. The
group ate while walking. This Hell Kitchen Flea Market was very large. There were tents on the road and sidewalks, and all kinds of second-hand goods were displayed on the ground outside. There were small plates and cups, and even thumb-sized wood carvings. The big ones were also quite huge, including classical furniture from the Elizabethan period, Rococo mahogany beds, and even second-hand old cars.
The old car was said to be a 1917 Ford model. It had a tough shape, a wooden body, high wheels, and shiny copper headlights, like a beast about to rush out of the jungle.
Men like Gu Jinshui couldn't move when they saw the car.
An Xin stared at the car without blinking, his eyes sparkling on his thin face. He asked in a rough voice, "How much is this car?"
Joseph went to help inquire, and came back, making a "two" gesture, "It'll cost two hundred thousand dollars."
Two hundred thousand?
The light in An Xin's eyes suddenly went out like a flame in the wind.
An Yi comforted him, "No matter how good this car is, it's not convenient for us to take it back. Let's just enjoy it for the sake of seeing it. We can buy a Toyota later." An Xin
nodded, not getting angry.
Gu Jinshui thought it was about time, so he said, "Why don't we go look at antiques? Don't delay."
"Okay, I know a few stalls that have been selling antiques. Let's go over there."
Joseph agreed.
Without saying a word, he led Gu Jinshui and others to look for antiques. From his expression, he seemed to be looking forward to seeing Gu Jinshui show off his skills.
Gu Yousi followed slowly with ice cream in his hand.
The stalls that Joseph led the group to were probably set up by antique shops, and they were all specialized in selling antiques.
For example, the stall that Joseph was taking Gu Jinshui to see was specialized in selling porcelain plates, with different styles, and it was obvious that they were from different countries, but Gu Jinshui looked around and was dumbfounded.
"What do you think, Gu, do you think there is anything you like here?"
Joseph said excitedly.
His face was full of excitement, and the woman sitting behind the table in the tent looked at them curiously.
Gu Jinshui said, "Let me have a look."
He put his hands behind his back and looked over. The prices of the plates were marked next to them. Most of them started at thirty dollars. There was even a plate with a yellow-headed, bare-bottomed child painted on it, which was priced at more than five hundred dollars.
But even though Gu Jinshui didn't know much about European and American antiques, he could tell that the workmanship of the plate was very rough.
Gu Jinshui frowned and asked implicitly, "These plates look quite new."
"New?" Joseph frowned, turned his head and said something to the woman in English. The woman replied with a somewhat unhappy look on her face.
Joseph turned around and shrugged at Gu Jinshui, "Gu, she said these porcelain plates have a history of hundreds of years."
Gu Jinshui's lips twitched.
I don't know how to explain that this long history does not mean it is an antique, just like the chopsticks used by ordinary people, which are not worth a thousand years.
Moreover, compared with China's long history of thousands of years, these hundreds of years of history are simply a drop in the bucket.
"These things don't meet my needs."
Gu Jinshui explained implicitly, "These things, that Wu will definitely not look down on them."
The woman seemed to see what Gu Jinshui meant, snorted, said something in English, then sat back, picked up the teacup, and ignored them.
Joseph touched his nose, came out awkwardly, and whispered: "Rose said you have no vision."
No vision?
Gu Jinshui didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
It was really difficult for him to appreciate these porcelain plates.
Even these porcelain plates, if taken back for his own use, Gu Jinshui would think they were too rough.
"Dad, the plate underneath." Gu Yousi pulled Gu Jinshui's sleeve and pointed at the porcelain plate on the table in front of the woman.
Gu Jinshui saw that the porcelain plate was the size of a palm, with a glossy glaze, grape patterns, and branches spreading. The colors were mainly red, green, and purple. It didn't seem to matter at first glance, but when you looked closely, the more you looked, the more you felt that the colors were naturally gorgeous.
A guess flashed through Gu Jinshui's mind.
He coughed and signaled Joseph to help him pass the saucer over to have a look.
Joseph looked at him suspiciously, as if he had seen a ghost, "It's just a small saucer, what's so good about it."
"My daughter likes it, please ask for it so I can take a look."
If this was his partner, Gu Jinshui would have to punch him, he had never seen such a tactless person.
Joseph helplessly spread his hands, "Okay, I'll ask for it for you, but I don't know if she is willing to show it to us." Joseph
went over, and Gu Jinshui waited nervously beside him. He could understand about 30% of the conversation between Joseph and the woman. The woman had a heavy accent, but just by looking at the way Joseph frowned and gestured, Gu Jinshui could guess that this woman was probably difficult to deal with.
Fortunately, Joseph finally convinced the woman and handed the saucer to Gu Jinshui. When he walked back, he whispered, "Gu, for you, I sacrificed my beauty."
Gu Jinshui narrowly avoided knocking over the saucer in his hand. He looked at Joseph speechlessly and carefully examined the saucer in his hand. After seeing the air holes and glaze color on it, Gu Jinshui was 80% sure.
Yes, this saucer is very likely a five-color flower and fruit pattern small saucer from the Chenghua period.
The characteristics of the Chenghua five-color are very obvious: "Bright red as blood, apricot yellow with a slight red. Water green, leaf green, mountain green, etc. are all transparent. The purple is rich and dull." [1]
Gu Jinshui suppressed the joy in his heart and glanced at the woman.
The woman frowned and looked at Gu Jinshui suspiciously, especially at the saucer in his hand, as if she was curious about what was special about it.
Gu Jinshui's heart moved, and he bent down and said to Gu Yousi: "Niuniu, do you like this saucer?"
He gave Gu Yousi a look.
Gu Yousi didn't understand at all, and answered with his eyes: Let me eat two bags of chocolate when I go back.
Gu Jinshui immediately refused: No, only one bag!
Gu Yousi insisted: Two bags!
Gu Jinshui: "..."
Joseph was right just now, he was really not as good as his daughter.
Deal.
For the sake of Chenghua Wucai, Gu Jinshui finally gave in.
Gu Yousi smiled and hugged his feet, "Dad, I want this, I want this, buy it for me!"
She pointed at the saucer. Although she didn't roll around like other naughty kids, parents all over the world could tell from her expression that it was a naughty kid who was making trouble.
People passing by couldn't help but smile and look at Gu Jinshui with sympathy.
"No, what's the point of buying this saucer?"
Gu Jinshui said firmly, as if he was going to return the saucer to the woman.
Gu Yousi cried out, squatting down, rubbing his eyes with both hands, "I want it, I want it, if you don't buy it for me, I won't go home with you."
Joseph's jaw almost dropped to the ground.
His expression was no different from seeing a ghost.
Gu Jinshui seemed very helpless. He glanced at the young lady squatting on the ground and crying, turned his head, and looked at the woman with helpless teeth, "This thing, how much?"
The woman smiled, as if she was seeing a joke, but also as if she was sure of winning.
In the end, Gu Jinshui had to spend a lot of money and took out a huge sum of thirty US dollars to buy this "ordinary" little tea saucer home.
He stuffed the tea saucer into Gu Yousi's hands, and Gu Yousi stopped crying immediately. Holding the tea saucer, he stood up obediently, and there was no trace of tears on his fair little face.
Joseph opened his mouth, pointed at Gu Jinshui, and then looked at Gu Yousi, "What happened?"
An Yi bumped his shoulder and whispered, "Let's talk about it outside."
Joseph seemed to realize something, nodded quickly, led Gu Jinshui and others out, and got on the car.
Joseph immediately couldn't sit still and asked, "Is there anything special about that saucer?"
Gu Yousi handed the small saucer to Gu Jinshui.
Gu Jinshui took it. Because he was well-informed, he couldn't help but feel reluctant to part with such a treasure. "This is a auspicious item used by the emperor of the Ming Dynasty more than a thousand years ago. Just such a small saucer, even more than a thousand years ago, is worth tens of thousands of taels of silver."
Joseph's mind suddenly buzzed.
He opened his mouth and stared at the small plate with wide eyes: "Just, just such a small thing?"
"How can the value of antiques be measured by size?"
Gu Jinshui said with a smile, pointing to a crack on the plate, "Even with this small thing, it can be sold for at least hundreds of thousands of RMB at auction!"
Joseph's eyes were about to pop out.
Gu Jinshui said: "Let's not go home yet, try to find Jie Lin, if we can contact Mr. Wu as soon as possible, we will save trouble."
When Joseph heard that he was going to find Jie Lin, he immediately threw the colorful plate behind his mind and drove over without saying a word.
It was also a coincidence that Jie Lin had to go to work today. Seeing the Chenghua colorful small plate, Jie Lin's face showed a look of surprise and excitement.
She couldn't help but ask again: "Mr. Gu, are you really not going to consider letting us help you auction it? For something like yours, I can make the decision. The auction house will split the profits 70% to 30 % with you."
Generally, the auction house takes at least 30% to 40%.
The fact that it can be reduced to 30% shows how good this thing is.
Gu Jinshui shook his head and said, "I'm sorry. I will definitely ask your auction house to help me next time I have the chance, but this time, we are not destined to do this."
"Okay." Jie Lin reluctantly put down the plate, took out the camera and took a photo of the Chenghua multicolored small plate, and said, "I will contact Mr. Wu as soon as possible. If he is interested, I will tell him your phone number and you can contact him by yourself. But if he is not interested, you can contact me if you want to sell it."
"Okay, thank you."
At this point, Gu Jinshui felt relieved.
He didn't believe that Wu would not be tempted. As long as he collects antiques, no one would be willing to miss such a treasure.
As expected.
At around 8 or 9 in the evening, when Gu Yousi and his friends were watching cats and mice and were laughing to their hearts' content, the phone at Joseph's house rang.
Joseph went to answer the phone and ran out to call Gu Jinshui a moment later: "Gu, it's Wu's phone!"
Almost everyone was attracted by this sentence.
Gu Jinshui got up immediately, walked into the study, and took the phone. The man on the other end of the phone spoke in Chinese, "Are you Gu Jinshui, the one who said he wanted to see me?"
"Yes." The voice on the other end of the phone was a little noisy, like a woman's laughter, and the man's voice was a little distorted and difficult to judge. Gu Jinshui's heart was beating fast, "Mr. Wu called me. Are you interested in my Chenghua Wucai?"
The man on the other end of the phone was silent for a moment.
He held the phone and asked, "Can I ask why you have to find me? If your stuff is genuine, you can get a good price for it if you sell it to anyone."
Gu Jinshui's eyes were dark, and he deliberately said, "But we heard that you are a famous antique collector in the United States. We are not doing a one-shot deal. You know, we came from China and have a lot of good stuff."
The man was silent for a while and then laughed, "You are really a straightforward person. I guess you think so. In that case, you can come to me the day after tomorrow morning. My address is..."
He gave a string of addresses.
Gu Jinshui quickly took the note on the desk and wrote it down. After the caller hung up, Gu Jinshui looked up. Liang Ying and others were standing by, looking at him nervously.
Liang Ying asked, "What's the matter?"
"That person should be Chinese, but I'm not sure if it's him. But we'll know the day after tomorrow."
Gu Jinsui held a note in his hand and squinted his eyes.
He Chunlian said, "How about we go with you?"
Gu Jinshui shook his head: "No, the more people buying and selling, the more inappropriate it is. Mom, you guys just continue shopping with peace of mind."
"Take me with you." Gu Yousi munched on the chocolate and looked up, "No one will be wary of a little girl, and I also want to help Grandpa Xi vent his anger!"
Xi Han sometimes lost his temper with Gu Jinshui, but he really doted on Gu Yousi. Not only did he give her New Year's money every year, but he also gave her four-digit red envelopes on her birthday. As long as Gu Yousi liked something, the old man would buy it without reservation.
Gu Jinshui showed a hesitant look, "This..."
An Yi said: "Brother Gu, I think you should bring your daughter. If it weren't for your daughter, we wouldn't have been able to get such a big leak today. Your daughter is a lucky star. If you take her there, maybe this matter can be solved smoothly."
Lan Lin said: "Then I will go with Niu Niu. I can protect Niu Niu."
He refused to separate from Gu Yousi this time, and his expression was very firm.
So.
Gu Jinshui made the decision that He Chunlian and Liang Ying would stay at home the next day, and they would go out.
Mr. Wu lived in Beverly Hills.
While driving, Joseph introduced how extraordinary this place was. "Everyone in New York knows that all the rich people in the United States live here. That Wu must be very rich!"
Gu Jinshui had no expression on his face. He crossed his arms and looked at the scenery outside the window. There were all kinds of exquisite luxury stores on both sides of the street. The pedestrians were all wearing gorgeous clothes. The car passed through the street and stopped outside the gate of a villa.
After the people inside confirmed the identity of Gu Jinshui and his group, the carved iron gate slowly opened.
Joseph drove in. There was a lawn on the side of the road. At the end of the road, on the left was a swimming pool filled with water, and on the right was a three-story building. The housekeeper and servants came out of the building and walked towards the swimming pool, passing the people getting off the car.
A middle-aged man with bare chest and a towel took the bathrobe handed over by the housekeeper, packed it in a bag, and walked towards them.
Gu Jinshui saw the man for the first time and confirmed that he had found the right person.
Triangular eyes, big black mole!
This is undoubtedly Lin Dahai!
Although he is older and fatter than in the photo, his facial features cannot be changed.
"Are you Gu Jinshui?"
Lin Dahai led everyone into the house and sat down. He changed his clothes and came out. This process took Gu Jinshui and his group more than half an hour.
His attitude was so arrogant that even a careless person like Joseph could notice it.
"Yes, you are Mr. Wu. Are you Chinese? You speak Chinese very well."
Gu Jinshui complimented with a smile.
Lin Dahai twitched the corners of his lips and looked noncommittal. Obviously, he was not proud of being Chinese. "Where are the things?"
He stretched out his hands and reached them towards Gu Jinshui.
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