Day 88 of being eavesdropped
Gu Yinxing and Yan Qian’s wedding was a great success.
It was only after she and Yan Qian returned from their honeymoon that the young and inexperienced woman realized that Liu Yulan had spread rumors among Yan’s relatives.
“How could this woman be so rude?!”
Gu Yinxing ate her meal with her eyes wide open and an accusing look on her face.
He Chunlian picked up some food for her and said, "Let her say what she wants to say. Anyway, we are not that kind of people. I guess after you get married that day, no one will believe her if she talks nonsense again."
"That's good," Gu Yinxing breathed a sigh of relief, took a bite of the salted egg, and said happily, "Mom, your cooking skills are still the best. Yan Wan and I are always thinking about the meals at home when we are traveling outside."
"Is the food in Shanghai not delicious?" Liang Ying came over and asked with a smile.
Gu Yinxing sighed, "Ah, the taste over there is different from ours. They like to add sugar to the dishes there. Yanqian and I couldn't stand it, so we went to eat Western food."
"Oh, you are so generous. You even want to eat Western food."
He Chunlian joked, "Can't you just make do with some steamed buns and make do with it?"
"Mom." Yanqian came in from outside and said, "I'm not used to those, so Yinxing accompanies me."
He saw the rich dishes on the table, such as halved pig ears, roast chicken, and fried eggplant with shredded pork, all of which were Yinxing's favorite dishes, and he couldn't help but salivate.
He Chunlian said, "You're off work, are you hungry?"
"I'm a little hungry." Yan Qian said frankly.
He Chunlian hurried over to get the rice. Gu Yinxing was jealous, "Mom, you are so biased. I served my own rice just now, why did Yan Qian serve it to you?"
Yan Qian looked at Gu Yinxing helplessly.
He Chunlian said, "That can't be helped. Your mother is a person who owes others money. Yan Qian bought scarves and pearl necklaces for your mother and sister-in-law when she went out. What did you buy?"
Gu Yinxing lowered her head guiltily.
Didn't she forget it?
Shanghai is so prosperous that Gu Yinxing is so happy just hanging out with Yanqian that she doesn't want to leave. If it weren't for the school starting soon, she wouldn't want to come back.
How could she remember to buy souvenirs for her family? Yanqian was very careful and bought a lot of Shanghai products. She bought scarves and pearls for her family, and ties and pearl creams from Shanghai for her relatives and friends.
Considering the relatives of the He family, she also bought some snacks and candies.
When He Chunlian saw all these things, she treated this son-in-law as her own.
She was a girl who was careless and careless in her work. She didn't expect to have such a blessing and meet such a capable son-in-law.
Yan Qian and Gu Yinxing had dinner here before they got down to business.
Gu Yinxing took out thirty yuan and handed it to He Chunlian, "Mom, Yan Qian and I have discussed it. Our workplace and school are too far from Yan Qian's house. We plan to live in Yan Qian's dormitory and then eat and drink at our house."
"Yes, Mom, neither of us can cook. I'm afraid it will trouble you."
Yan Qian was afraid that He Chunlian would refuse, and said, "Don't worry, although neither of us can cook, you can just ask us to do other things, including washing dishes and fetching water."
"Why do we need you? Since you want to come, just come."
He Chunlian was happy in her heart, but pretended not to care.
Gu Yinxing was happy, holding Liang Ying's hand and said coquettishly: "Sister-in-law, Yan Qian and I often come back to disturb you, you won't mind that we eat too much, right?"
"What nonsense, mom and I are happy when you come."
Liang Ying tapped Gu Yinxing's head, "Since you got married, our family has become much quieter."
"Really? I said you can't live without me, right?" Gu Yinxing said confidently: "Mom, do you regret marrying me off so early?"
He Chunlian was too lazy to pay attention to her, rolled her eyes, and called the two to wash the dishes.
Gu Yousi looked at his aunt and uncle squatting on the floor, talking and laughing while washing, and a worry in his heart was solved.
In their family, the most worrying person is not Gu Jinshui, but Gu Yinxing. When
a woman gets married, it is like a rebirth.
If she marries the wrong person, even if she stops the damage in time, she will still suffer a lot.
"Niuniu, Rubik's Cube!"
Lan Lin stuffed the Rubik's Cube in his hand into Gu Yousi's hand and looked at her expectantly as if she were presenting a treasure.
Gu Yousi took a look and nodded perfunctorily. Lan Lin was very happy and took her hand: "Niuniu, go to school with me."
Gu Yousi looked up helplessly.
It was almost September, and Lan Lin was old enough to go to kindergarten. The child was unhappy after two days and complained that there was no Niuniu in the kindergarten.
In order to get rid of him, Gu Yousi made an excuse that if he could turn the Rubik's Cube back, she would accompany him to school.
Unexpectedly, this adversity really creates talents.
Lan Lin actually did it.
Gu Yousi looked up and sighed, hoping that he could grow up quickly so that he wouldn't have to play house with the kids.
October 1989.
In the courtyard, the morning mist was early blown away by the sun, and the eaves and arches sparkled. In the main room in the backyard, the alarm clock rang, and Liang Ying was awakened from her sleep. She glanced at the alarm clock and saw that it was already half past seven. She quickly grabbed her clothes and got up.
After washing up, she went to the front and saw Lan Lin sitting next to his daughter. The two children were wearing school uniforms and eating buns.
Seeing Liang Ying come out, Lan Lin greeted her, "Good morning, auntie."
"Good morning, you too." It was the first time Liang Ying got up so late, and she couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed.
He Chunlian invited her to eat, "Don't worry, there's still time, eat before going to work."
Liang Ying agreed and sat down.
He Chunlian retired early last year and had just finished filming a TV series recently, so she was very free and prepared a rich breakfast.
There were steamed buns, fried dough sticks, pancakes, soy milk and porridge. Liang Ying ate the steamed buns and praised them, "This is the beef bun from the second master's house, it tastes really good."
"That's right, last year my second sister-in-law was afraid that she couldn't make money, but today when I went to buy steamed buns, she was counting money there, and she was so happy that she could hardly close her eyes."
He Chunlian said with a smile, "It's really profitable to do business here. My second brother said he can make hundreds of dollars a month, much more than those of us with a stable job."
"Otherwise, people say that researching missiles is not as good as selling tea eggs."
Liang Ying ate quickly but politely, without any sign of greed.
"Auntie, you can sell clothes yourself. You will definitely make a lot of money if you sell clothes yourself." Lan Lin didn't know Liang Ying was joking, and thought she was worried about money, so he gave Liang Ying advice seriously.
Liang Ying and He Chunlian looked at each other and both laughed.
Liang Ying said, "Okay, okay, thank you for your suggestion, Auntie will definitely consider it seriously."
"Auntie, I mean seriously, the clothes you make for us are better looking than those sold outside." Lan Lin thought Liang Ying didn't believe it, and blushed and emphasized it again. Liang
Ying is good at making clothes, cutting and sewing are fast and good, but what is more rare is her aesthetics. Since the film, television and music from Hong Kong became popular here, she would pay close attention to the costumes of those actors and singers and make her own patterns.
Therefore, the clothes she made are particularly fashionable and fit.
"Okay, Auntie will consider your suggestion."
Liang Ying touched Lan Lin's head, making Lan Lin embarrassed and lower his head.
Gu Yousi chewed the dough stick slowly and said, "Mom, Lanlin is very shy, please stop teasing him."
He Chunlian was anxious when she saw her chewing half a dough stick for a long time, and she wanted to help her eat more. Gu Yousi looked at her grandmother vigilantly and shrank back. He
Chunlian turned her head and couldn't bear to watch it anymore, so she said to Liang Ying, "Come back early after work tonight, let's go and see your house. It was not easy to clear it out, and I don't know what the house is like now. Let's go and see it, and repair it if it needs repair."
"Yeah."
Liang Ying nodded in agreement, with a smile on her face.
She looked around and then remembered her husband, "Where's Jinshui?"
"He went out early in the morning and said he was going to see his grandfather." He Chunlian said, "I've told him to come back early tonight."
The rehabilitation of the Liang family was a big deal for the Gu family.
Not only was Liang Ying happy, but other people in the family were also happy for her.
In the past few years, people in the city have been rehabilitated one after another, but the Liang family has not made any moves. Thanks to Yan Yan's help, this matter was finally settled.
The Liang family returned a lot of property, not to mention the old house, there were seven or eight shops, and the original furnishings and furniture in the house were all returned one by one.
This amount of wealth is not small, and relatives and friends all think that the Gu family has become rich overnight.
But the Gu family behaved as usual, doing what they had to do, and Gu Yousi still had to go to school.
She and Lanlin went to the same elementary school. She was in the second grade and Lanlin was in the fifth grade. When they arrived at school, Lanlin personally sent her to the classroom and repeatedly told her, "I'll come to see you in the afternoon physical education class."
"Got it." Gu Yousi agreed lazily and waved to Lanlin.
Children of this age have a natural admiration for older children.
Especially Lanlin was born with red lips and white teeth, and he was also a famous prodigy in the school. Therefore, as soon as he left, several boys nearby came over and asked, "Yousi, is that your brother?"
"No." Gu Yousi took out a comic book from her schoolbag.
"Then why is he with you every day?" The little fat boy asked curiously.
Gu Yousi was silent for a moment, then turned to the fat boy and said, "Actually, he is my bodyguard."
It was 1989, and more and more foreign businessmen and overseas Chinese came to invest in China, which brought a lot of influence to the mainland.
For example, now, when people hear the word bodyguard, they immediately think of the foreign devils who follow the foreign businessmen with fists bigger than sand pots and are always vigilant. "Oh my God, Yousi, you actually have a bodyguard?!"
"No wonder you don't do your homework all day, so this is the case."
Gu Yousi's lips twitched. You really can't joke with these little brats.
She didn't explain it. Anyway, these little kids have news every day, and by tomorrow, this matter will have been forgotten.
"Boss, boss."
Gu Jinshui went to see the old man and helped him clean up the house, and then planned to go to the shop in Panjiayuan.
Last year, he bought a storefront there and opened an antique shop. On weekdays, he asked Shanhu to look after the stall, and he went there every now and then.
When he was near Panjiayuan, he saw Sun Lianfu, a young man he had recently hired for his stall, running over with an anxious look on his face.
Gu Jinshui hurried over and asked, "Lianfu, what happened?"
Sun Lianfu was out of breath, and after a long while, he said, "Someone in the store came to cause trouble and wanted to return the money, saying that we were selling fakes."
"Fakes, who is that?" Gu Jinshui asked Sun Lianfu as he walked. Panjiayuan has been developing faster and faster in recent years. Foreigners, Hong Kong and Taiwanese compatriots all know that antiques in this place are cheap and good, so more and more people are doing business, and this kind of thing is also happening more and more.
Gu Jinshui's Jinshixuan has been open for almost a year, and has always had a good reputation. He doesn't want to be damaged by others.
Sun Lianfu said, "You know this person. The day before yesterday, he came to buy a yellow-ground famille rose flower and fruit pattern vase. He bargained with us and finally bought it for 200 yuan."
When he said this, Gu Jinshui remembered it.
He remembered this thing and cursed, "That was the first product of the store. It doesn't matter whether it is fake or not. Don't tell me if he is trying to scam me."
"It's hard to say. Brother Hu is not sure, so let me come to invite you as soon as possible." Sun Lianfu was very cautious.
While talking, the two of them had already walked to Jinshixuan.
Jinshixuan is located inside Panjiayuan. It has three rooms and a yellow pear wood plaque. There are not many people coming and going on weekdays, but today, the door is crowded with people, and a circle of people outside are holding hands to watch the excitement.
"Make way, make way."
Sun Lianfu shouted while asking people to make way.
Gu Jinshui shook his jacket and walked in with big strides. As soon as he walked in, he heard a man shouting, "Why can't this be returned? Department stores can return it, so is your store bigger than a department store?" Shanhu
was obviously a little anxious.
Gu Jinshui walked over directly, "Shanhu, what's going on?"
He turned around and looked at the three people who came to make trouble. The three people were all dressed as students, and there was the school emblem of Peking University on their clothes.
"Brother, you're just in time..." Seeing Gu Jinshui coming, Shanhu was really relieved. They have been doing business for so long, but this is the first time they have met such a young man.
"You are the boss, you are just in time, give us our money back!"
The student who spoke was thin and had a somewhat tender face. He was holding the yellow-ground enamel flower and fruit pattern vase in his hand and was about to stuff it into Gu Jinshui 's hand.
Gu Jinshui caught the bottle. Just by holding it, he knew that the people opposite him were probably just entering the antique business, otherwise they must know the rules of playing with porcelain.
This porcelain is fragile, and both parties are afraid of taking responsibility. In any transaction, one person has to put the item down before the other can take it.
This idiot is pushing the bottle over like this. If it breaks, who will be responsible?
Song Jianshe also saw that this group of people were newbies. It was rare to see Gu Jinshui encounter such a thing, so he knocked on the edge of the jar beside him: "Gu Jinshui, it's not easy to make money here. If you sold fakes, just return the money to them."
The idiot immediately acted as if he had received an imperial decree and said to Gu Jinshui: "Yes, boss, you see you make a lot of money. How can you care about our two hundred yuan? I will return the things to you, and you just need to return the money to us." "
Did you buy antiques recently?"
Gu Jinshui didn't get annoyed, but put the vase on the table, leaning on the table to look at the man, "Look at our wall, what's written on it?"
The idiot looked at the wall and his face was a little embarrassed, "Once the items are sold, they cannot be returned or exchanged."
"That's it. Among the antique dealers here, who has the policy of refunding money?" Gu Jinshui said, "You've bought something from us for two days. If you swapped the goods for fakes, where can I go to seek justice?"
Gu Jinshui is very good at dealing with people, and the bosses around him are also on good terms with him.
Now they all helped to speak up.
"Who said it's not reasonable? Not to mention now, even a few decades ago, there was no policy of refunding antiques after buying them."
"There are so many amateurs in our industry now. They don't even know the rules and come to make trouble."
The three students were shy. Originally, they were provoked by their seniors in school, and they thought that the two hundred yuan was not a small amount of money, so they came to ask for their money back.
After hearing what everyone said, he couldn't hold back his face.
One of them was thin-skinned and pulled the sleeve of the idiot, saying, "Qian Guangwen, let's forget it and go back."
Song Jianshe couldn't let these people go.
Gu Jinshui's Jinshixuan opened here and took away a lot of their business. Today, he finally got a chance to make Gu Jinshui suffer. If he let it go, he would not be Song Jianshe.
He hurriedly said, "This is two hundred yuan, and you are leaving. Are you willing to suffer this loss?"
When Qian Guangwen heard this, his facial muscles tightened and he was unwilling to move his feet.
"Qian Guangwen, Hu Xiao, why are you here?" A clear voice came from behind.
Qian Guangwen and his friends looked back, feeling both happy and nervous, "Professor Bai, why are you here?"
The man called Professor Bai was wearing a Zhongshan suit and glasses. He had a very elegant aura, and anyone could tell that he was a scholar. When
Qian Guangwen and his friends saw him coming, they were like chicks seeing a hen, and they immediately became more confident, "Professor Bai, you have to help us, this thing is obviously a fake, but he refuses to return it."
"Little Qian, don't talk nonsense."
Professor Bai scolded Qian Guangwen and looked at him seriously.
After Qian Guangwen calmed down, he looked at Gu Jinshui, "What is the name of this boss?"
"My last name is Gu, are you a professor?" Gu Jinshui said in a nonchalant tone.
Professor Bai was not annoyed by his cold face, after all, it was his students who made trouble first. "Yes, I am their professor. Today's incident is my students' fault. You see, should we let everyone go and talk inside?"
Don't hit a smiling person.
Besides, this person is quite good at dealing with things. He handed Gu Jinshui a cigarette, without the arrogance of a high-level intellectual.
Gu Jinshui took the cigarette, but said, "I can give you this face normally, but not today. You students are the second in command, you don't know any rules, and you come to me to say that you sell fakes. I'm not bragging, you can ask around, our Jinshixuan is always open, this is well-known."
There are antique shops in Panjiayuan that sell both real and fake antiques, but everyone knows that Jinshixuan is an exception. Whenever they don't sell, they sell them. Every time they sell, they sell them. They don't open for half a year, and they only make half a year of business when they open, and they charge high prices. But
the foreign devils and overseas Chinese all say that the things in his store are good, so the reputation is getting better and better. Not only does he not have to solicit customers, but customers come in droves.
Professor Bai also inquired about this before he came.
He looked a little embarrassed, "Yes, I was too reckless and confused as a student. I was provoked by someone and acted recklessly. I apologize to you."
He said, and was about to bow to Gu Jinshui.
Gu Jinshui didn't expect him to be so humble, and he couldn't dodge and accepted the gift.
Qian Guangwen's eyes immediately turned red, and he shouted: "Professor, what are you apologies to him for? That thing is fake. Ask him to show everyone the mark under the bottle. That mark is made in the Qing Dynasty. What mark is this? If this is not a fake, what else is fake?"
Song Jianshe has really learned a lot over the years.
He immediately agreed, "Well, this is really something. The design of the first-time goods is either the year of production or the name of the hall, like Gu Yue Xuan, Yang He Tang, where is the Qing Dynasty product? Even a blind man can tell that the cat is rotten."
Song Jianshe's voice is not small. When he said this, people around him immediately talked about it.
"Really? We have never seen such a design."
"Could it be that Mr. Gu was fooled? We can all tell that such things are fake, why did he buy them?"
Song Jianshe listened to the discussion of the crowd, the corners of his lips curled up, his face was full of smugness, and he looked at Gu Jinshui smugly.
Gu Jinshui ignored him and sneered. He folded his hands and said to Qian Guangwen: "You said my thing is fake because of this?"
"Isn't that enough?"
Qian Guangwen asked angrily, "This porcelain is judged by its style and firelight. Your style is not right. It has never existed. It is not a fake made later. So what?"
"If it is not a fake, how can you compensate me?"
Gu Jinshui even found it a little ridiculous.
Qian Guangwen was so furious at the moment that he no longer had any rationality in his mind. He immediately said, "If what you have is not a fake, I will compensate you two hundred!"
"Guangwen!" Professor Bai looked at Gu Jinshui's expression and guessed that there was probably some conspiracy involved. Seeing Qian Guangwen say this carelessly, he couldn't help but frown and scolded in a low voice, "You can eat anything you want, but you can't say anything you want!"
"Professor, his thing must be fake, you can rest assured."
Song Jianshe said to fan the flames, "Gu Jinshui, what if yours is fake?"
"If mine is fake, not only will I return the money, I will also compensate him and smash this porcelain."
Gu Jinshui pointed at the vase and said loudly.
"Okay! Everyone, come and have a look. Today, the shopkeeper Gu is going to show us his skills."
Song Jianshe shouted in a sinister tone.
People outside heard that there was a commotion here and gathered around.
Professor Bai's forehead was sweating. At this point, there was no way to stop the matter. He could only hope that the item was a fake. In this way, he could say a few words later and smooth things over.
"Look, this is made in the Qing Dynasty, right?"
Gu Jinshui was neither humble nor arrogant. He held up the vase and showed everyone the bottom of the vase.
Everyone took a closer look and nodded, "Yes, it was made in the Qing Dynasty."
"Then I'll tell you, it was because of this inscription that I determined that this was a big open door, and not only is it a big open door, but it's also a rare big open door!"
Gu Jinshui said decisively, without any panic on his face.
Song Jianshe couldn't help but laugh, "Boss Gu, you're bragging even though you've made a mistake. Which dynasty used this inscription of the Qing Dynasty?"
"What a coincidence, this style was used during the Xianfeng period of the Qing Dynasty."
Gu Jinshui said with a smile, "You may not know, but before the Xianfeng Emperor passed away, he entrusted his son to eight reliable ministers to form the "Eight Ministers of Gu Ming", among whom Sushun was the most powerful. At that time, everyone thought that Sushun wanted to change the dynasty and usurp the throne, so the officials at the official kiln specially used the style of "Made in the Qing Dynasty". In this way, they could please Sushun without offending the two Empress Dowagers, that is, Cixi and Ci'an. But you all know what happened later. Sushun was killed by Cixi, and the reign was soon changed to that of Emperor Tongzhi. The style of "Made in the Qing Dynasty" became a thing of the past."
Everyone was stunned.
Qian Guangwen and the others were all shaken. Seeing how convincing this man was, could it be true? This thing was not a fake, but a rare Dakaimen? !
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