Chapter 262 Dragon and Phoenix Auspicious Pendant
"Ding——" the elevator stopped.
The door slowly opened, and Lu Qian saw what kind of cave was hidden under this small building.
The light was a little dim, but it was clear that the auction venue was very large, but the seats were not densely packed. This design seemed to give the guests enough face.
The auction platform, built of dazzling crystal, shone brightly even from a distance of dozens of meters.
The moment the elevator door opened, a man in a Tang suit stepped forward and said, "Master Cheng, Dad is waiting in the private room."
Cheng Yi made a gesture of invitation, indicating that he should lead the way. "Thank you."
Lu Qian stood aside and responded with a smile.
Cheng Yi told her that it was Mr. Luo's habit to have people address him as "Dad".
But not everyone is qualified to call him that, at least he needs to be pleasing to the eye.
However, Cheng Yi also told Lu Qian to just call out.
The auction has not started yet, so this huge venue is still empty.
The man in Tang suit led the two people through the venue and reached the second floor, which took a full ten minutes.
He stopped in front of a red wooden door, smiled and bowed to the two of them, "Please come in."
"Squeak", the heavy wooden door made a sound.
The door opened, and Lu Qian saw the old man sitting on the armchair in the room.
The old man had his back to them, facing the hollow balcony that gave a full view of the auction floor.
The interior decoration of the house is simple, with wooden tables, wooden chairs, and tea tables, lit with a light scent of sandalwood, which is soothing and relaxing.
"Dad." Cheng Yi greeted.
The man in Tang suit tactfully closed the door from the outside.
"Coming." An old voice sounded, but did not turn around to look at the two of them.
Lu Qian and Cheng Yi exchanged a glance, then leaned towards Luo's back, squatted slightly, and said, "My daughter Lu Qian."
Hearing this soft cry, Luo Wei paused.
He tapped the pipe in his hand, scooped out the unburned tobacco, and poured in a cup of tea to extinguish the smoke.
Luo stood up from the chair, put his hands behind his back, and turned around slowly.
Lu Qian met Luo's gaze and smiled at him.
"Meet Dad."
Luo lifted his drooping eyelids, looked Lu Qian up and down, and smiled imperceptibly, seeming to be very happy.
He raised his hand and waved towards Lu Qian, "Girl, come here."
Lu Qian straightened his clothes and walked towards Luo.
"What do you want, Dad?" The voice was sweet and intimate.
Luo picked up a jewelry box on the table and shook it twice in front of Lu Qian.
Lu Qian took a quick look and saw that it was a three-inch square mahogany jade box. The box was made of mahogany and lacquer, with a Sikkim lock and a box surface inlaid with white jade. Even someone who didn't know the value of the item could tell that it was an extremely rare item.
Lu Qian looked up at Luo, blinked in surprise, and felt a little at a loss.
"this……"
"Just take what your father gives you." Cheng Yi came from behind, put his arm around Lu Qian's shoulders, bent down and whispered in her ear.
"Take it." Luo shook the box in his hand again and handed it to Lu Qian.
Lu Qian was quite generous. He chuckled and took the box.
Cheng Yi raised his chin towards the box and said, "Open it and see if you like it. If you don't like it, ask Dad to take it back and exchange it for another one."
"Hahahahahahahahahaha——" Luo laughed with his head tilted back. He wanted to raise his hand to hit Cheng Yi on the head with his pipe, but found that he had left the pipe on the coffee table.
"You little bastard!"
Cheng Yi chuckled softly, looking shameless.
Lu Qian felt a little restrained. Cheng Yi and Luo had a close relationship and could make such a joke, but she couldn't.
Cheng Yi walked around Lu Qian's shoulders, held her in his arms, and covered the jewelry box in her hands with his hands.
"Just kidding, open it and take a look, don't let Dad down."
As Cheng Yi spoke, he held Lu Qian's little hand and opened the lid of the jewelry box.
Inside the box was a jade trough wrapped in gold satin, with a pair of overlapping dragon and phoenix auspicious pendants placed flat inside.
The color is as smooth as mutton fat, and the carvings are lifelike.
The dragon pendant on the outer circle is woven into a waist-worn style, while the phoenix pendant on the inner circle is made into a wrist chain with small beads made of Xiuyan jade and old sandalwood.
Lu Qian's eyes lit up as he looked at these two exquisite and clever things.
White jade of such pure color is very difficult to find. The carving of this pattern is also first-class technology. Combined with the antique weaving skills, it is definitely a top-grade handicraft.
Cheng Yi could see that Lu Qian seemed to like it very much, so he asked in her ear as if to take credit, "Dad, you have good taste, right?"
Lu Qian ignored Cheng Yi's teasing and turned to Luo with a bright smile, "Thank you, Dad. I like it very much."
Luo lowered his head and smiled, then turned around with slow steps. "Before I die, I can give this thing away. It can be considered as a wish come true."
He picked up the pipe on the coffee table and walked slowly towards the door without any intention of staying in the room.
"The auction is about to start. You two kids stay here. I'm leaving first."
Lu Qian looked at Luo's departing back and was about to ask why he was in such a hurry.
Cheng Yi pressed her hand down and shook his head at her.
"Goodbye, Dad."
Although Lu Qian didn't know what was going on, she had no choice but to say goodbye along with Cheng Yi: "Goodbye, Dad."
Luo's body was a little hunched. He raised his hand, waved it behind him, and walked out the door without looking back.
After the door closed, Lu Qian looked up at Cheng Yi and asked his own question: "Why is Dad in such a hurry to leave?"
And Cheng Yi didn't let her stop him. The lonely back of the little old man looked so pitiful.
Cheng Yi took Lu Qian's arm and sat in the chair. He took the teapot from the tea stove and slowly poured a cup of tea into it. He picked up the cup lid, scraped off a few circles of foam, and covered the teacup.
“Hermes was founded by my father thirty years ago. The bigger this auction is, the more enemies he has.
Black marketeers, the government, gangs, and even ordinary people, too many people want to trip him up.
Because he had so many enemies, he never married and had no children, so he liked to be called Dad."
As Cheng Yi explained, he knocked on the teacup and poured out the tea.
"The reason he chose this time to meet us is because he was afraid that after the auction started, someone would see that I was friends with him, which would cause me unnecessary trouble.
I'm not afraid, but Dad insists on doing this."
Cheng Yi took the warmed teacup, poured a cup of tea that was seven-tenths full, and handed it to Lu Qian.
"The pair of jade pendants Dad gave you were made for his own children many years ago. He probably never imagined that he would never have the joy of family life."
Cheng Yi's tone was calm and his narration was slow, which actually added a layer of sadness to the story.
Lu Qian looked at the jewelry box in her hand, feeling mixed emotions.
She raised her head and looked at Cheng Yi, as if thinking about something.
Cheng Yi glanced at Lu Qian, "What's wrong?"
Lu Qian took a sip of tea and said casually, "I'll go too when the time comes to see Dad off."
Cheng Yi also took a sip of tea, nodded lightly, and responded casually: "Okay."
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