When Su Nuan was doing nothing at home, the butler Eric came over with a gold-embossed invitation letter.
"Miss, this is the invitation to the banquet from the Huo family."
"The Huo family? I'm not familiar with them, why would they invite me?"
Su Nuan took the invitation letter with doubts and opened it immediately.
After watching it, I finally understood that it was the engagement party of Huo Ran, the youngest son of the Huo family. He met Huo Ran when he went sea fishing last time. However, in my impression, Huo Ran looked very young, about twenty years old. Do people in Hong Kong get engaged so early?
Su Nuan muttered doubtfully.
The engagement party will be held at the Peninsula Hotel tomorrow. Su Nuan is bored at home, so she plans to attend the party. However, since it is an engagement party, she still has to prepare an engagement gift.
As for what kind of gift to give, I had no idea at the moment.
Thinking of this, Su Nuan picked up the phone and called the Bao family.
The call was connected quickly and it was Mrs. Bao who answered it. After hearing that it was Su Nuan.
Mrs. Bao was very happy. After they chatted for a while, Su Nuan explained her purpose.
"Aunt, I'm looking for Xiaoshi. Is she at home?"
"Yes, wait, I'll call her for you."
A few minutes later, Bao Yunshi's voice came from the phone.
"Sister Xiaonuan, why are you looking for me? I haven't seen you for a while."
"Yeah, it's been a while since we last met. I received an engagement invitation from Huo Ran, and I didn't know what to give him, so I called to ask if you were here."
"Oh, that's it. You got invited too. That's great. Let's go together tomorrow."
"Okay, who from your family will attend?"
"My mother, my eldest sister-in-law and I are going together. My second brother is going alone and not with us."
"Isn't Uncle Bob going?"
"My dad and my eldest brother are both abroad and not in Hong Kong."
After hearing this, Su Nuan realized that Bao Chenggang had gone abroad. Not long after the incident in Temple Street, Bao Chenggang received the news and called her. She had been in a lot of trouble in the past few days, and she wondered why Bao Chenggang didn't call her. It turned out that he had gone abroad.
"Xiao Shi, do you have time today? I don't know what gift to give tomorrow. Do you know any good places where you can go with me to choose a gift?"
"We have time. My mom said she was going out to buy gifts. It just so happens that we can go together."
"Okay then, where shall we meet?"
"Let's meet in Kowloon. There's a time-honored collector's shop in Kowloon that sells great stuff. My mom used to go there often."
"Okay, see you later."
After hanging up the phone, Su Nuan got up and went back to her room to pack up.
When Su Nuan arrived in Kowloon, the mother and daughter of the Bao family had already arrived.
After getting out of the car, Su Nuan walked towards the two of them and said with a smile.
"Auntie, Xiaoshi, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for so long"
"It didn't take long, we just arrived a while ago."
Mrs. Bao held Su Nuan's hand affectionately and talked to her.
While replying to the two of them, Su Nuan pointed at Gu Chengfeng beside her and introduced him to them.
"Auntie, Xiaoshi, this is my boyfriend Gu Chengfeng, he just came from the mainland a few days ago."
"Cheng Feng, this is Aunt Bao and Sister Xiao Shi."
After Su Nuan’s introduction, Gu Chengfeng walked up and politely greeted the mother and daughter.
The Bao family mother and daughter were originally happily chatting with Su Nuan and did not notice the other people at all. They thought they were the accompanying bodyguards. After Su Nuan introduced them, the two of them discovered Gu Chengfeng.
Bao Yunshi couldn't help but ask.
"Sister Xiao Nuan, your partner? Are you dating?"
Mrs. Bao stepped forward and grabbed her silly daughter and said.
"Hahaha, Xiao Nuan, this kid is too reckless. Don't mind it. Mr. Gu looks very handsome. You two are a good match."
"Thank you, auntie."
Bao Yunshi was also shocked by her own impolite behavior and quickly spoke.
"Sister Xiaonuan, I'm sorry, I was also too surprised"
"It's okay, Aunt Bob, Xiaoshi, I didn't tell you in advance that my boyfriend is coming. Don't apologize. Wait for Uncle Bob to come back some other day and we can meet and get to know each other formally."
"Okay, today we're mainly going to buy gifts. I've already made an appointment with the boss, let's go in."
Led by Mrs. Bao, the group walked into an antique collector's shop, chatting and laughing.
This is a private collector's store. The store covers a large area and has a wide variety of goods. Some of the goods are the owner's personal collection and are not sold to the public, while some are sold with clearly marked prices.
The collections are all of great value, including oriental antiques, cultural relics, calligraphy and paintings, western oil paintings, jewelry, jade, gems and diamonds.
Su Nuan met the boss through Mrs. Bao's introduction.
The boss is a refined gentleman in his early forties. His ancestors were merchants from Zhejiang Province. The family business mainly involves collecting cultural relics, auctioning and trading, and also doing other investments.
"Xiao Nuan, let me introduce you, this is Boss Zhao"
"Boss Zhao, this is my old Bao's niece Su Nuan and her boyfriend Gu Chengfeng"
Boss Zhao walked up to the two of them with a smile and greeted them, and shook hands with Gu Chengfeng in a friendly manner.
"This is your first time here. I wonder how I can help you."
"Boss Zhao, you're welcome. I'm going to the Huo family's engagement party tomorrow and I don't know what gift to give, so I had the audacity to come over with my aunt."
"I have some nice treasures here, are you interested in taking a look?"
"Okay, Lao Zhao, since you said it's a treasure, it must be a good thing. Xiao Nuan, go take a look with your aunt."
Su Nuan agreed with a smile.
Boss Zhao led a few people through the front hall and walked to the back. After a while, he led a few people into a meeting room.
After a few people sat down, someone came forward to serve tea and water, and then Boss Zhao ordered someone to get the collection.
Soon someone brought the collection and placed it one by one on a table in the middle of the reception room.
There are not many collections, only five pieces in total, but each one is extraordinary.
The first thing that attracted Su Nuan was a moonstone brooch. The main stone was a moonstone weighing more than 10 carats, surrounded by other gemstones and diamonds.
When I saw the moonstone, I couldn’t help but think of “the green light is as faint as the autumn moon, who would believe that the cold color comes from the stone”.
As the most valuable feldspar gemstone, moonstone is tranquil and austere. Its transparent gemstone shimmers with a vibrant blue light, reminiscent of the bright moon. Its gentle beauty is its allure.
The second item is a gold-inlaid gemstone Chao Gu Ao ear furnace. Su Nuan knew it because she saw it in the Beijing Museum later. She didn't expect it to appear here now.
This is a national treasure, a product of the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty.
The lid, ears, feet and base of the furnace are all inlaid with red, blue sapphires and turquoise with gold filigree.
There is a hole on the lid, and the body of the furnace is inlaid with a chain pattern of turquoise.
After the Qing Dynasty rulers entered the Central Plains, they ruled the world with "filial piety". The custom of sacrificial offerings was prevalent during the Kangxi period, and it was unprecedentedly prosperous during the Qianlong period. Incense burners received unprecedented attention as ritual vessels.
In ancient times, scholars used to burn incense on their desks, which was considered elegant. The incense used at that time included sandalwood, agarwood, ambergris, cut flower incense and other block incense.
The style is gorgeous and extravagant, the workmanship is exquisite and delicate, the products are varied and the craftsmanship is superb and outstanding, which is breathtaking.
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