"Come on, why are you standing here in a daze?"
Seeing Qiu Mengyun standing there without moving, Xia Tian reminded her.
"Ah? Oh, I'll leave now, I'll leave now." Qiu Mengyun came back to her senses and hurriedly followed Uncle Li's pace.
After entering the basement, Qiu Mengyun looked around curiously.
"Xia Tian, Uncle Li just fiddled with it and the floor opened up. Is this one of those secret rooms you see on TV? Are there any hidden mechanisms here, like ones that spit fire or shoot arrows?"
Xia Tian tapped her on the head. "What are you thinking about all day, little head? This is just an ordinary basement. As for the basement exit, it's even simpler. It's almost the same principle as the elevator door we take, the only difference is that this one is flat on the ground."
"Xiaotian, Hangzhou's finest antiques are all here. Take your time choosing!"
After arriving at the innermost secret room, Uncle Li pointed at the antiques on the shelves around him and said.
Xia Tian turned to look at Qiu Mengyun beside him: "Mengyun, what kind of antiques does Uncle Qiu like the most? Is it porcelain, calligraphy and paintings, or..."
Qiu Mengyun said, "My dad collects antiques as a hobby. If I had to choose, I'd probably prefer calligraphy and paintings."
Xia Tian nodded: "Okay, I understand."
As soon as he finished speaking, he walked straight to the shelf on his left, picked up a painting from the shelf and handed it to Qiu Mengyun.
"Uncle Li, I'm taking this painting away. Please register it later."
Uncle Li smiled and nodded. "No problem. Is this one painting enough? The paintings over there are also quite good. There are also a few Yuan Dynasty blue and white porcelain jars here that are in very good condition. Why don't you take a few more?"
"After all, this is your first visit as a future son-in-law, so you must not let anyone look down on you."
Before Xia Tian could even speak, Qiu Mengyun quickly shook her head and said, "Enough, enough. My dad doesn't really understand. He's just following others and pretending to be cultured. No matter how much you give him, it's just that good. As for top-notch Yuan blue and white porcelain, it's even more unnecessary. Giving it to him would be a waste. After all, it's wild..."
Realizing that it was inappropriate to say this about her father in front of outsiders, Qiu Mengyun stopped talking in time when she said the last sentence.
Xia Tian also smiled and said, "No need, Uncle Li, this one is enough. If I give too much this time, it will be troublesome to give gifts in the future."
Uncle Li nodded in understanding: "Well, you are right, I was not thoughtful enough."
After walking out of the basement, Xia Tian asked, "Uncle Li, I remember you still have tea here, right? It just so happens that Mengyun's father also likes to drink tea. Can you help me fill some later? You don't need to fill more than two taels."
Uncle Li nodded and said, "Go wait for me in the store in front. I'll get it for you."
After Uncle Li left, Qiu Mengyun muttered quietly, "It's not something precious. Why not just give me a pound? You're not afraid that my dad will say you're stingy if you give me two ounces."
Xia Tian smiled bitterly and said, "I'd like to be generous, but Uncle Li probably doesn't even have a pound of this stuff in total."
Qiu Mengyun suddenly realized: "That's right, when we just came here, this Uncle Li was drinking tea in the back. He likes drinking tea so much, so he must have a lot of tea at home."
"How about this, you keep these two taels of tea for yourself. After we leave the store, we'll find a tea shop and buy my dad a new bag of good tea."
Xia Tian shook his head: "No, these two taels are enough. Besides, didn't you persuade me before that this gift is a token of your thought?"
Qiu Mengyun agreed, "Okay then! When we get back, if my dad asks you about it, don't say anything. I'll just say that I insisted you buy two taels. He definitely won't have the heart to blame me."
Xia Tian could see that Qiu Mengyun didn't know much about tea, so he was too lazy to explain to her the difference between Wuyi Mountain mother tree Dahongpao and ordinary tea.
He laughed and said jokingly, "Thank you so much, Miss Qiu, for your righteous words. When we get to the Qiu family, it will be your territory. You have to protect me a little bit."
Qiu Mengyun patted his chest and assured generously: "Don't worry, I have the final say in the Qiu family. As long as I am here, no one dares to embarrass you."
Uncle Li came out soon after, carrying a beautifully wrapped gift box. "Keep it, Xiaotian. When you're free in a couple of days, remember to bring your girlfriend to visit me."
Xia Tian nodded: "Don't worry, Uncle Li, I will treat everyone to a drink in a couple of days."
After leaving Wangyuanzhai, Xia Tian took another taxi.
"Master, go to Jiangnan Auction House."
Qiu Mengyun asked in surprise, "Xia Tian, why are you going to the auction house? You didn't just get a painting for free from your Uncle Li, and now you want to sell it at the auction house?"
"Tell me honestly, are you dissatisfied with the calligraphy and painting at Uncle Li's place and want to sell this one and buy a better one?"
"I'm telling you, there's absolutely no need for that. You could fool my dad with any fake painting you make. It would be a waste to make it too good."
Xia Tian laughed and joked, "Why don't you just say that your dad, a wild boar, can't taste fine bran?"
"Bah! Bah! Bah! You are the wild boar, your whole family are wild boars."
Although this was indeed what she wanted to express, she refused to acknowledge Xia Tian's statement.
This guy is such an asshole. He actually said that her father is a wild boar and can't taste fine bran. If her father is a wild boar, then what is she?
"Okay, okay, okay, I admit I was wrong, okay!"
"But this time we're going to the auction house not to sell the paintings we have, but to look for something. After all, we've prepared a gift for your dad, but we haven't found one for your mom yet."
Xia Tian was too lazy to argue with her, so he admitted his mistake decisively and told her the purpose of his visit.
Qiu Mengyun shook her head and said, "If you went there to buy a gift for my mother, then I'm afraid it was a wasted trip."
"You're not from Hangzhou. You don't know that the Jiangnan Auction House holds two auctions every weekend. Today is only Wednesday, so it's useless for us to go."
Xia Tian smiled and said, "We're almost there anyway, let's go check it out first, no matter if it's useful or not!"
After entering the Jiangnan Auction House, two beautiful girls immediately came to greet us.
"Good morning, my dear guests. Would you like to send us photos?"
Obviously, when they saw Qiu Mengyun holding the scroll in her hand, they thought it was for auction.
Xia Tian shook his head. "You're mistaken. We don't sell anything. Could you please inform your boss here and tell him that an old friend from southern Henan has come and invite him out to chat."
"May I know your last name, sir?"
"summer."
"Okay sir, I'll inform you right away. Please sit over there and wait a moment."
It was obvious that the service at the auction house was much better than that at the antique shop. Although she didn't think Xia Tian could get to know their boss, she still went there to report diligently.
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