“Mrs. Ding, if I want to buy antiques, are they expensive?”
Mrs. Ding was stunned. "Why buy antiques? Didn't you just say you were selling antiques?"
Wenwen nodded and then shook her head. "I want to buy antiques, but I also want to sell them. I'm selling antiques that don't have much collectible value, and I want to buy back the ones that do. Just think of it as my patriotic feelings getting the better of me, and I don't want to lose this national treasure."
Mrs. Ding admired her, but said bluntly, "Since it is an antique worth collecting, it is priceless. It is not that easy to buy it. Do you have that much money?"
"I know all this, but I really don't have any money now. Please help me test the waters first, and we'll make plans after the solution is found." Everything is possible. Although I'm so poor that I have to scrape together money to buy equipment and production lines, what if I have money?
"Okay, have Mr. Shi pack up the antiques. When we return to Hong Kong in a few days, we can use this batch of goods to explore the way."
Wenwen exclaimed in admiration, saying that she was indeed the wife of a congressman and that there was no better way than this.
The next night.
Wenwen stared wide-eyed at the dazzling array of treasures before her in disbelief. Dazzling jewels, precious artworks, and countless rare treasures she couldn't even name. She couldn't help but gasp, her heart filled with shock.
Wenwen calmed down and asked, "Didn't you move all the antiques here?"
Shi Fuze pointed at the treasures, which looked like cabbages to him. "A lot of them were looted by Qian Kun. I hid them in several places. They're all here. You can use them."
Wenwen seemed to be frightened and waved her hands repeatedly. What a joke! These jewels, gold, agate, and even a few bronze artifacts are priceless.
She had asked Mrs. Ding for help yesterday, intending to buy back national treasures with collection value from antique buyers. How could she possibly sell what she had in front of her?
"Grandpa Shi, I can't do that. This is your Shi family's wealth. How can I take it?"
Shi Fuze looked at the dazzling array of treasures in front of him with composure. Having experienced the destruction of his family and the death of his loved ones, he had already let go of everything.
He said calmly, "Why not? Without you, Xiaojie and I would have frozen to death or starved to death in the cold winter two years ago, when our lives were hanging by a thread. These material possessions can't be eaten or drunk. The lives of the Shi family masters all belong to you, not to mention these stones."
Wenwen touched her nose. The priceless treasure was just a piece of stone in Grandpa Shi's eyes. She winked at Shi Yuhe: Go and persuade your father, this is your money.
Shi Yuhe looked at his nose with his eyes and his heart with his nose: I am just a son, I listen to my father.
Brother Shi, don't be so straightforward.
"Grandpa Shi, this is what your Shi family has accumulated and passed down through generations. I will not accept it, and I cannot accept it." Wenwen firmly expressed her position.
Shi Fuzewei sighed, "I knew you would do this. You guys are in need of a lot of funds right now. What are your plans?"
Wenwen looked at Shi Fuze. After two years of recuperation, the poor old man who was skinny and mute when she first met him now has a rosy complexion and bright eyes.
She thought of the Shi family's past, how the people who had once been on the verge of starvation and freezing to death now possessed such astonishing wealth. It all seemed like a dream, making her feel extremely unreal.
Wenwen slowly approached the treasures, carefully admiring each one. Her fingers gently brushed across the smooth surfaces, breathing in the luxurious aroma they exuded. She couldn't help but sigh at how unexpected fate could be.
Wenwen held two gold bricks. She liked the feeling of the heavy money. Gold in troubled times, antiques in prosperous times.
"Grandpa Shi, I suggest selling the gold and the agate that has no collectible value. These bronze artifacts, calligraphy and paintings, jade carvings... will all be priceless treasures in the future and cannot be sold."
Shi Fuze glanced at the gold and said, "How much can this be sold for? Sell the jade as well."
Wenwen tried to stop him, "Grandpa Shi, this won't be a small amount. This way, we can sell it later if we don't have enough money. Brother Shi is in Hong Kong and can always find a buyer. Besides, if we sell these antiques now, they will end up overseas. These are our national treasures, we can't let foreigners get away with it."
The Shi family father and son suddenly realized that this was the reason why she could always think so deeply.
"Okay? You must tell me if you need money." Shi Fuze had no choice but to compromise.
Wenwen and Shi Yuhe struggled to pack up a large box full of gold bricks, gold bars, and agates. The box was so heavy that it took only two of them to lift it.
Wenwen looked at the box of treasures, her heart filled with anticipation and curiosity. She gently touched the gold bricks and bars, feeling their texture and weight, her eyes gleaming with excitement.
She picked up a gold brick and carefully examined the marks and patterns on it, secretly guessing its value. There were so many gold bricks and gold bars that she couldn't imagine how much they could be sold for.
Wenwen was secretly shocked. "This is too much, too heavy, and it's inconvenient to carry it in the car. I think I'll take half first and see how much it sells for. If it's not enough, I can sell the other half."
Shi Fuze shook his head in disagreement. "Take them all with you, and send a few bodyguards to escort them to the border. Councillor Ding and his wife will be met by someone over there once they reach Xiangjiang."
Wenwen saw that Mr. Shi had arranged everything and clearly would not allow her to refuse.
Wenwen accepted it calmly, "Brother Shi, I mentioned this to Mrs. Ding yesterday. I will help find a buyer when we get to Hong Kong. You just need to follow her arrangements."
Shi Yuhe was delighted. He didn't expect that she had arranged everything properly. "That's great. They have a wide network of contacts. I'll listen to them."
"Brother Shi, I suggest you put the box in a bank safe. That's the safest way." There are many gangs in Hong Kong, and they fight for territory every day. It's not safe to carry such a box of treasures.
Wenwen handed the detailed list she had just recorded to Shi Yuhe, "This is the detailed list just now."
Shi Yuhe took the order and admired it in his heart. It was a very thoughtful thing to do. "Is it safe to keep it in the bank? Why not leave it at Councillor Ding's house?"
It certainly wouldn't work if it was placed in the office where he works.
"This is not appropriate. Councillor Ding's family is probably quite complicated, and we're worried that someone might do something bad." The overt and covert struggles in a large family are hard to guard against. You can imagine what's going on just by looking at the couple being poisoned.
Shi Fuze said, "Just as Wen said, there's no better way than to store it in a bank safe. If it gets lost, the bank will be responsible."
Wenwen nodded. "Grandpa Shi is right. Don't worry. With the help of Councillor Ding and his wife, nothing will happen. Sell the things as soon as possible to avoid any more trouble."
Shi Fuze explained, "When you go out, you can't show off your wealth with so many gold bars."
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