Song Nian, sitting to the side, was speechless. "You can praise me all you want, but why put me down like this? It's really putting me on the defensive!"
However, Song Nian only dared to mutter to herself and didn't dare to say it out loud. Before, Fu Rongzhi was used to belittle his grandson and praise him, and now it's the same thing: belittles his grandson and praises Sister Ran. Grandpa Song then said, "Has Su girl learned anything about treasures?"
Su smiled and nodded, "I only know a little bit, but Grandpa Song wants to accept these things?"
Old Master Song shook his head, his expression clear. "These things cannot be accepted. At most, we can have them appraised. If we accept them, such a huge accusation will be put on our family, and we can't afford it."
Su Ran remained silent, pondering for a moment. It seemed that no one in China dared to openly accept these things, but there were also those who refused.
Grandpa Song watched Su Ran deep in thought without saying a word. Then the silence in the room was broken by the sound of a door being pushed open, and an old man walked in.
The sound drew everyone's attention. Su Ran looked up and was surprised to find it was someone she knew. The old man walked into the room, looked around, and his eyes met Su Ran's.
Before the old man could even greet his old friend, he looked at Su Ran and said, "Su girl, you're here too."
Su Ran smiled and stood up, approaching the old man and bowing slightly, "Old Chen, it's been a long time."
Mr. Chen was also the person she had contacted when she donated the catalog before, and she had talked a lot with Mr. Chen that day.
I'll have to find some time to visit him later, since I'd completely forgotten about it.
Grandpa Song was surprised that Su Ran knew his old friend, and Song Nian and the others were also surprised that Su Ran knew the curator of the Kyoto Museum.
The others recognized Old Chen and stood up, bowing to him and saying, "Old Chen."
Old Chen looked at the others, his smile vanished, and he turned his back to Su Ran, nodding at them. Su Ran, with her back turned, didn't notice Old Chen's expression, but the others saw it clearly.
Because of Mr. Chen's seniority, none of the others dared to say anything. However, Grandpa Song and Mr. Chen were old revolutionary comrades, and he directly mocked, "Oh, you even learned the face-changing technique from Sichuan just to say hello. Did you go to the local area for further training?"
Old Master Chen glared at Old Master Song, "You old scoundrel, be careful I don't go to my sister and sue you."
Grandpa Song rolled his eyes at Old Chen, but ultimately didn't say anything more, thinking to himself, "You have a sister, but I still have a wife!"
But Old Master Chen was not polite at all. "Why aren't you saying anything? You old scoundrel, bring out the same trick you used to trick my sister into getting a marriage certificate back then."
"Don't keep calling me an old scoundrel, don't think I'm afraid of you."
Su Ran, realizing something was amiss, smiled and said, "Grandpa Song, I still don't understand what you just said."
But Su Ran's silence was fine, because as soon as she spoke, Old Chen got angry. "Su girl, you actually called this old scoundrel 'Grandpa'! Why don't you ever call me 'Grandpa'? In terms of knowledge and vision, I am several levels above this old scoundrel."
Su Ran had no idea that this was the situation, but Grandpa Song was like a little old man who had won a big prize, showing off to Old Chen, "What, can't Su girl call me grandpa? I don't know what you old fool are so anxious about here."
After saying that, Grandpa Song glared at Old Chen, which made Old Chen unhappy. He went over and tugged at Grandpa Song's white beard, saying, "You old man, if you say that again, I'll shave your beard off! You used to steal my sister, and now you're stealing Su girl, you shameless old scoundrel!"
Song Nian and the others looked at Su Ran with resentment, while Su Ran stood to the side, bewildered and confused, wondering how she had become the target of everyone's criticism.
Grandpa Song, who was being pulled on the beard, refused to give in and grabbed a few stray strands of hair from Old Chen. The two old men then started playing around like children.
Not only was Su Ran standing there dumbfounded, but Song Nian and the others were also stunned, watching the two people, whose combined age was over a hundred years old, playfully fighting here.
The two elderly people didn't care whether anyone was around or not; they were only focused on defeating each other, which led to this dramatic scene.
The four young people stood by helplessly, not daring to step forward to help, while the two old men fought from the far north to the far south, neither giving an inch.
Su Ran waited for a long time before finally speaking up quietly, "Grandpa Chen, did you come here to find treasures too? And Grandpa Song, I didn't understand what you just said."
Su Ran's intervention ensured that both sides were treated fairly and without favoritism. Song Nian initially thought that this wouldn't solve anything, but to his surprise, the two old people immediately stopped and looked at Su Ran with kind eyes.
Old Chen smiled and said, "Little Su, come visit Grandpa Chen for tea more often. Let me tell you, this place of Old Song's isn't as fun as my place. There are plenty of things for young people to do back home."
Grandpa Song scoffed from the side, "Su girl, don't listen to him. Your Grandpa Song is much more fun. Come visit him often, and he'll tell you if there's anything you don't understand."
Seeing that the two elderly people had finally stopped playing around, she breathed a sigh of relief. Before Su Ran could say anything, the two elderly people pulled Su Ran to sit down.
“Su girl, come here, let your Grandpa Chen teach you some treasures. Let me tell you, I was the one who introduced Old Man Song to this world.”
Old Master Song gave a light hum and didn't say anything, after all, it was an undeniable fact.
Seeing that Old Man Song was choking, Old Man Chen's expression showed a hint of joy, and his gaze towards Su Ran carried a different kind of brilliance.
Following Old Chen's lead, Su Ran sat down in the empty seat next to him. Grandpa Song, not to be outdone, sat down next to him as well. Grandpa Chen glared at him but didn't say anything.
Grandpa Chen cleared his throat and then said, "Su girl, there's a lot to learn about this job of making money. There are many tricks to it, and newcomers can easily be fooled. It's always useful to learn more skills and master more techniques."
Grandpa Chen then pointed to the items on the table, picked up two teacups, placed them on the tea table, filled them with tea, and placed two red candles next to the teacups.
"This arrangement is a formal way of communication, known as a 'secret code,' and it's generally not used lightly unless it's something important."
"If a guest picks up a teacup and drinks the tea in one gulp, according to the rules of the tea ceremony, we, as the tea server, should accept it."
Grandpa Chen then showed Su Ran several different arrangements, explaining them one by one, including the one he had just seen Grandpa Song use to entertain guests.
Su Ran watched with fascination.
immediately.
Grandpa Chen then changed the subject, "These things must not be shared with outsiders."
Although Grandpa Chen was speaking to Su Ran, his eyes were fixed on Wen Wen and the others.
Master Song's expression turned serious, and he turned to look at Song Nian and the other two with a warning in his eyes.
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