Chapter 032: Seventy Birthday
Shen Qiu and Xie Jingwen attracted the attention of the audience when they walked into the restaurant and immediately became the focus of the scene.
It has been nearly half a year since Shen Qiu was kicked out of the family, and people clearly remember how embarrassed Shen Qiu was when he left and was driven away, losing tens of millions of family property and carrying millions of foreign debts......
Everyone thought that Shen Qiu was wasted and completely reduced to the lowest level of society.
After six months, Shen Qiu appeared in people's field of vision again, he was so handsome and high-spirited, and the most incredible thing was that Shen Qiu actually soaked in Xie Jingwen, the boss of Xuan Bao Zhai?
"Oh my God! Is this still the Shen Qiu we know? We haven't seen each other for a few months, how can it be like a different person! Look at his body today, the brightest boy in the audience is even more beautiful than Shen Dashao before!"
"Yes, and Xie Jingwen, the boss of Xuan Bao Zhai, what kind of shit luck did Shen Qiu take? Even Xie Jingwen became his woman?"
"Hehe, you don't understand this! The reason why Shen Qiu is so high-profile today is nothing more than to take advantage of the opportunity of the old man's seventieth birthday to regain the old man's recognition, and return to the Shen family, as long as he is not a fool, he can see his purpose, in fact, his essence has always been that urine, and dogs can't change their! After all, he is an out-and-out loser!"
The old man of the Shen family was dressed in a festive Tang costume and was accompanied by several cronies, including the eldest son Shen Zhongyue, who was Shen Jin's father and Shen Qiu's nominal uncle.
Shen Zhongyue was already bald in his fifties, with thin cheeks and sharp beaks, he had always looked down on Shen Qiu, in his eyes, Shen Qiu was half a cut shorter than his son since he was a child, and he was not worthy of inheriting the Shen family's inheritance at all.
"Dad, I really didn't expect it! Shen Qiu actually came cheekily!"
The old housekeeper echoed: "Old man, I heard that Shen Qiu's eyesight has increased during this time, and he has picked up several big leaks one after another, even Song Lao and Zheng Lao have praised him, he is now the master of Xuan Bao Zhai, and the beautiful girl next to him is the boss of Xuan Bao Zhai, Xie Jingwen!"
Shen Zhongyue immediately expressed his disbeneficence: "Great steward, seeing is believing, hearing is false, don't you don't know what kind of virtue Shen Qiu is, and he can be a treasure appreciator in just a few months?
The big housekeeper smiled and said, "You might as well take a look at Shen Qiu later, let's test Shen Qiu on the spot, we are all from here, he can see at a glance how many catties and taels he has!"
"Yes. The old man was silent for a long time and finally spoke: "I have also heard some rumors about him recently, and there is also the news that Li Jialong is going to meet him in person, I don't know if it is true or not! Anyway, the old man thinks it is a bit exaggerated, is this kid's face bigger than mine? I can't even invite Li Jialong?"
In the center of the hall is a long mahogany table, on which the guests specially sent antique gifts, porcelain, calligraphy and paintings, and miscellaneous items, piled up into a conspicuous hill.
Shen Zhongyue pointed to those treasures and said: "Big housekeeper, Shen Qiu didn't even know Yuan Datou before, what kind of porcelain calligraphy and painting do you expect him to know? If you don't believe it, let's make a bet, if he can pick out the most expensive gift in it, even if he has vision, if I lose, I will give you the golden silk treasure fan in the store! If you lose, give me the ancestral jade wrench in your hand!"
While speaking, Shen Qiu and Xie Jingwen had already come to him, and the two of them bowed to Old Man Shen in unison: "Grandpa, I'm back!"
The old man nodded expressionlessly and responded: "Well, come back and come back, and find a seat for yourself later." ”
"Shen Qiu!" the chief butler asked, "I heard that you have now become the master of Xuan Bao Zhai's treasure appreciation, is there such a thing?"
Before Shen Qiu could speak, Xie Jingwen preemptively replied: "Yes, old man! Shen Qiu has been working with me for almost a week, and in just this week, he has found antiques worth more than 10 million yuan for Xuan Bao Zhai, tourmaline hairpins, Qianlong printing calligraphy, wooden brackets of the Imperial Golden Gate, and Huang Zhen's "Running Bull Map"! These are all discovered by Shen Qiu!"
"Oh, these are all excavated by Shen Qiu?" The old man's snow-white brows furrowed, and listening to Xie Jingwen say these things felt like he was talking about the Arabian Nights.
Shen Jin shook off his blonde hair and said disdainfully: "Boss Xie! If you want to say that Cao Donglai found out about these treasures, I still believe it, if you want to say that Shen Qiu discovered it and killed it, he didn't believe it! He has a few catties and taels, and the people of our Shen family know better than you, an outsider......"
Uncle Shen Zhongyue pointed to the congratulatory gift on the long table: "That's it, Shen Qiu! Today, the old man is 70th birthday, you will borrow flowers to offer Buddha to help everyone's fun, I just made a bet with the old butler, let you choose the most expensive one from this congratulatory gift, if you can pick it out, even if I lose! Otherwise, the big butler will have to lose the wrench in his hand to me!"
As soon as he said this, the guests suddenly became interested, and they all gathered around and coaxed: "Yes, yes! Shen Dashao picks one to try! Aren't you the master of Xuan Bao Zhai? This thing should not be difficult for you!"
"I also said that Li Jialong, the tycoon of Xiangdao, made an appointment with you in person, and showed some real skills for us to see!"
Only the old man was silent, he hated Shen Qiu, but he hoped that Shen Qiu could make progress today.
"Shen Qiu!"
Xie Jingwen glanced at Shen Qiu: "Use your actual actions to block the mouths of these people, don't let them look flat! I support you!"
Shen Qiu responded and came to the long table: "Okay! Since everyone is interested, then Shen Qiu will offer an appreciation of ugliness." ”
There are all kinds of precious congratulatory gifts neatly placed on the table, including some precious porcelain calligraphy and paintings, and even fine products from the four famous kilns of the Song Dynasty.
"There are many varieties of these congratulatory gifts, each with its own merits, it is a little difficult for me to pick out the most highly valued among them, why don't I pick out a special congratulatory gift appreciation, everyone here is an expert in this industry, if Shen Qiu is wrong, please correct it." ”
Shen Zhongyue's father and son immediately laughed: "Shen Qiu! After all, you are still a little timid, okay, okay, you can just pick a congratulatory gift, if you can say seven, seven, eight, eight, eight, then I will lose!"
"Cousin, we all know your situation very well, and it's understandable that you really can't say it, anyway, it's not the first time you've been embarrassed, hahahaha!"
The scene erupted in bursts of ridicule, except for Xie Jingwen, no one was optimistic about Shen Qiu, in their eyes, Shen Qiu was tantamount to a clown, and appreciating antiques was at best his clumsy performance.
"Shen Qiu, what's the matter with you?"
Xie Jingwen's forehead oozed with sweat, with her understanding of Shen Qiu, it was a piece of cake to pick out the highest valuation among the pile of congratulatory gifts, not to mention Shen Qiu, even she could see that the most eye-catching thing in this pile of congratulatory gifts was the colorful plate of one of the Longquan kilns.
Because the colorful plate is placed in the most conspicuous place, the glaze, the pulp, and the overall shape can be called the boutique of the boutique, which must be an important person and an old man to give a congratulatory gift, according to the current market price estimated, at least the value of about six million.
Although there is no shortage of fine antiques in the rest of the antiques, it is still a little worse than the colorful plate of this Longquan kiln in the Song Dynasty.
"Shen Qiu, the colorful plate! It's the colorful plate in the middle, and you know that it's the most expensive at a glance!"
However, Shen Qiu didn't seem to hear it, and reached out to pick up a golden Buddha from the pile of congratulatory gifts.
This is a seated statue of Buddha Shakyamuni, almost the size of a normal person's palm, the whole weight is very heavy in the hand, and it is also unusually dazzling when placed in the congratulatory gift.
The base of the Golden Buddha has a clear inscription, the Kangxi year of the Qing Dynasty, Yuan.
"Oops! Shen Qiu actually chose this Buddha statue of Sakyamuni?"
"Isn't this a congratulatory gift from Shen Zhongyue to the old man? This Shen Qiu is still quite brainy, knowing that this Buddha statue will definitely not be cheap for Shen Zhongyue!"
To a certain extent, no one knows this Kangxi Golden Buddha better than Shen Zhongyue, and the coincidence of chance adds a bit of fun to this bet.
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