"Just say you're jealous. Look at how useless you are."
Well, the old man couldn’t stand it anymore and avenged his great-grandson.
Zhong Yuxiu couldn't help laughing. "Grandpa, you and Comrade Wang and Comrade Gong must be tired after taking care of the children. The yard has been cleaned up. You and the other comrades can sit in the room and talk while you rest."
"Okay, let's listen to our granddaughter-in-law." Grandpa Yan had a smile on his face, looking relaxed and happy. He turned around and asked everyone else to walk towards the hall at the entrance.
Entering the hall, there were tables and chairs inside. Old Master Yan took a seat at the upper seat, leaving two upper seats empty; below were four chairs in a row, and a small table. Comrade Yang had renovated the house completely according to the previous furnishings of this family.
"Yes, the chair looks like it's made of rosewood; there aren't many rosewood chairs." Old Master Yan touched the armrests of the chair lovingly. This is a royal chair, and every part of it is smooth and pleasing to the touch.
Zhong Yuxiu said, "It should be custom-made. Rushan paid for it, and Comrade Yang was responsible for making it."
"It looks like it's quite new." No one has used it, it's only cleaned regularly, so the condition of the chairs varies.
Yan Rushan was not very interested in these things. He knew everything he needed to know and had no interest in antiques. On the contrary, the old man, as he grew older, became more literary and artistic, and was more interested in things that he had no time to learn before.
"Yuxiu!"
"Grandpa, I'm here, what's wrong?"
Old Master Yan Guofeng smiled and said, "We still have too few antiques at home, and we can't pass them down to our family. I see that you know something about this, so why don't you collect more valuable ones and pass them down to your children and grandchildren."
"I will." Yuxiu nodded slightly. She also had plans in this regard. "It's just that people with truly valuable antiques won't give them away easily. It might be a little difficult to buy them. But as long as you have money, it will definitely be no problem."
"That'll do."
Yan Guofeng put this matter aside. With Yuxiu watching over him, he would definitely be able to get the job done.
Yan Rushan remained noncommittal. "Antiques can only serve as a family's heritage. Their appreciation depends on whether people understand them."
"Our family is committed to accumulating heritage. Although our Yan family has a strong foundation in Shangjing, that only relates to connections and power. Our cultural heritage is still a bit lacking and cannot be compared with the older families." The old man thought long-term. "Collecting antiques and other things will not be a waste. If we don't want them in the future, we can sell them, and the value will definitely increase."
The saying "gold in troubled times, antiques in prosperous times" is not without reason.
The golden age has arrived, and the antique market is bound to rise sharply.
Zhong Yuxiu nodded. The old man was right. "Indeed, the more prosperous the times, the more people value ancient culture. The market for antiques will continue to rise and there will never be a ceiling."
Antiques will also increase in age with the passage of time, and the older the antiques are, the more valuable they are.
"Look, Yuxiu really understands." The old man touched the armrest with his hand and smiled. "This thing is not an antique, it has no historical value, but it is a real treasure. Red sandalwood is hard to find, and I don't know how Comrade Yang found it."
Both Yan Rushan and Zhong Yuxiu said they didn't know about this; but it was not difficult to guess that Comrade Yang had been in this area for many years, his business had grown, and his network of contacts was wide, so it wouldn't be difficult for him to find something he really wanted.
It’s not that there is no rosewood, but there are not many rosewoods with large annual rings.
"Grandpa, if you like, we can ask the people who went to Beijing to collect some of them; red sandalwood, green sandalwood, huanghuali wood, nanmu, agarwood, and Tiandao wood are all fine." Yan Rushan suggested.
Yan Guofeng thought about it carefully and agreed, so he nodded. "Take more. You have quite a few houses under your names, and the children also have houses under their names. If you put them aside, Xiaohai will definitely need a house when he gets married, and his grandchildren will also need houses. You can take them now and sell them to him later."
His eldest grandson and his wife were well-off, so it was a good idea to collect some antiques. He could even buy more from them when his youngest grandson got married and had children. Honestly, he felt his youngest grandson was completely useless. Besides being happy about getting into the research institute, everything else was a source of worry.
The eldest grandson used to be a cause for worry. His temperament became too cold because of the turmoil in those years. He didn't bother to care about people he didn't care about. If it weren't for his grandson's wife giving him advice and suggestions, or even if it weren't for his grandson's wife's patriotism, the eldest grandson would definitely not be doing so well now.
The title of patriotism must be put into practice, and only when it is put into practice can it be seen by others; the eldest grandson's wife did a very good job in this regard. After all, the eldest grandson's temperament is a little lacking compared to that of the eldest grandson's wife because of the reasons caused by those years.
"Okay, we'll give Xiao Hai a set and keep it for him to use in the future. As for Xiao Hai's future children, we'll slowly look for them." Zhong Yuxiu agreed immediately. Yan Rushan wanted to refuse but couldn't find the words to speak, so he had to nod.
Yan Guofeng saw it and nodded secretly, thinking that he had made the right choice to marry this granddaughter-in-law.
"You should also stock up more. Just give Xiao Hai some moderately priced items. Otherwise, I'm afraid he won't be able to pay for them when the time comes. Over time, the moderate prices he sees now will be valuable in the future."
Zhong Yuxiu had no objection to this and looked at Yan Rushan. Yan Rushan was being stared at by his wife and grandfather in succession. He nodded helplessly and said, "Okay, I'll take back the things I gave Xiaohai and keep them for you."
"Okay," the old man had no objection. Xiao Hai would give the money to his brother and sister-in-law anyway, so it didn't matter who got it.
He has only one son and two grandsons. The eldest grandson's family is wealthy and he doesn't look down on the little things he has. There is no question of whether to fight for it or not. Even so, he has no intention of giving all his savings to his younger grandson.
Compared with the great-grandchild who has not yet been born, he still likes the three great-grandchildren he already has more, and he has to save more money for them.
After talking for a while, they were all tired. Zhong Yuxiu and Yan Rushan carried the children and followed the old man to the third courtyard. They took the old man to his room, checked on him, and fetched water for him to take a bath. When the old man and the three children were ready, the others were almost there too.
They had a simple lunch bought by Gu Lingguo to fill their stomachs; the group took a comfortable nap, and when they woke up, the sun had already set outside.
Yan Rushan walked out of the room holding his wife's hand, and saw Wang Daya and Gong Zhaodi taking their child to learn to walk in the yard; the old man was sitting next to them, holding a great-grandson and watching with a smile.
"You're awake. Go wash your faces. The way you walk is so cute." The old man saw them the first time and greeted them.
Yan Rushan nodded. "Then let's go wash our faces first. You put the children down and let them learn to walk on the ground. There are flower beds in the courtyard. Let them walk with the help of the flower beds. You don't have to lead them specifically."
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