"By the way, Xia Yu, you come to see your office, it has been arranged. ”

After chatting about buying gold, Wu Hongyi poured a cup of tea to relieve his mental exhaustion, he suddenly thought of something, stood up and said to Xia Yu.

"Oh, then I'll have to take a good look. ”

Xia Yu showed a look of anticipation, followed Wu Hongyi, came to an office door, pushed open the door, and saw a neat, spacious and bright office.

"This office is huge, and it looks like I'm sorry if I don't come here often. ”

Xia Yu went in and looked around, and said with a sigh of relief.

Wu Hongyi smiled and said, "Because I don't know your preferences, this office only has basic office items, and you have to arrange the rest by yourself." ”

"No problem, I'll decorate it myself. ”

Xia Yu waved his hand and said with a smile.

"But I'm not familiar with London, so I'd like you to do me a favor. ”

"What's the problem? Just say that as long as I can do it, it's fine!"

Wu Hongyi said with a big attitude.

"I just saw that you have a lot of antiques in your office, did you accumulate them at home or did you buy them? If so, I want to buy some antiques to decorate them and make them look more atmospheric. ”

Xia Yu asked.

Wu Hongyi made a sudden expression and said with a smile: "What you said, it's not mine's, I bought it myself, and my family's antiques are all stored by my grandfather, and we are not allowed to take them out." ”

Xia Yu was surprised, but he also smiled and exclaimed: "You bought it yourself?" Yes, it seems that all of them are genuine, and the vision is okay!"

Looking at Xia Yu's thumb, Wu Hongyi waved his hand again and again to explain: "You are misunderstood, I don't know how to pick antiques, I bought them from a store, and acquaintances buy antiques there, and there will never be fakes! And the price will not be expensive!"

Hearing this explanation, Xia Yuqi suddenly wanted to go to that store to have a look, so he asked Wu Hongyi: "Hongyi, is that store still open now?" Then I have to go and take a good look." ”

"It's still open, the store is called Treasure Pavilion, it's been a store for decades, and Hua Lao has been holding on for decades!"

Speaking of this, Wu Hongyi suddenly looked solemn, as if he had said something about someone he respected.

Wu Hongyi's performance was seen by Xia Yu, his expression moved, and he became more and more curious in his heart, who made him so respected.

As if seeing Xia Yu's curiosity, Wu Hongyi pursed his lips and said to Xia Yu in a solemn tone: "Xia Yu, as long as you are a Chinese who has been in London for a long time, you know the existence of the Treasure Pavilion, and there are some stories in it, I will tell you more when you see it." ”

"When do you have time? I'll take you to the Treasure Pavilion to buy some antiques, I'll take you there, Hua Lao will rest assured that he will take out precious antiques, although ordinary people can buy real antiques, but they are only of average value, really valuable antiques, Hua Lao only sells them to people who can make him recognize. ”

Hearing Wu Hongyi say this, Xia Yu was even more curious, and he said to Wu Hongyi: "I have time at any time, you can arrange it." ”

Wu Hongyi thought about it, looked at his watch, and found that it was only 3:15 in the afternoon, so he said to Xia Yu: "Then I'll arrange for someone to buy gold first, and I'll leave in half an hour, do you want to drink tea again?"

"You go get busy, I'll look around, and by the way, get acquainted with the bank. ”

"Alright then, I'll go first. ”

"Hmm!"

Seeing Wu Hongyi leaving quickly, Xia Yu looked around in his office again, and went to various departments of the bank to shop.

Half an hour flew by.

Wu Hongyi and Xia Yu each took a car, led by Wu Hongyi's in front, and drove in one direction.

It didn't take long for the car to arrive in Chinatown, then drove to a more remote location, stopping in front of a quaint-looking shop.

After Xia Yu got out of the car, he looked at the shop in front of him, a huge wooden plaque, I couldn't see what kind of wood it was, and there were three big characters on the plaque, which was written - Treasure Pavilion.

Before entering the door, Xia Yu saw a lot of porcelain, jade and wood carvings placed in the store, but the number seemed to be a bit much, placed in pieces, Xia Yu couldn't help frowning slightly.

"Xia Yu, this is it, let's go in!"

After Wu Hongyi finished speaking, he took Xia Yu inside.

Entering the store, Xia Yu's feeling was completely different, it seemed that there was a thick and simple atmosphere in the store, coupled with the faint scent of sandalwood wafting in the air, which made people's mood fall into tranquility unconsciously.

"Young Master Wu, you're here, please take a seat!"

At this time, a middle-aged man in his thirties walked over with a smile on his face, greeted Wu Hongyi, and glanced at Xia Yu and the others.

"Xia Yu, this is Uncle De, his full name is Liu Houde, and he is Hua Lao's apprentice. ”

"Uncle De, they are my friends, this is Xia Yu, this is Li Qian, this is Li Wuming......"

"Hello Uncle De!"

"Hello guys, please take a seat. ”

After Xia Yu and the others sat down, Wu Hongyi asked Uncle De, "Uncle De, is Hua Lao going out again?"

"Yes, the teacher just went out, but he didn't go to collect things, so he will be back soon, and he will have to wait a while!"

"Let's have a cup of tea first!"

Uncle De explained, and picked up the purple clay pot to prepare to make tea.

At this time, a middle-aged British couple walked in from outside, seemingly curious, looking east and west.

"Uncle De, the guest is here, we will make tea ourselves, you go and get busy first!"

Wu Hongyi said and boiled water by himself.

Uncle De nodded and apologized to Xia Yu and the others: "I'm sorry, please forgive me for the inconsiderate hospitality!"

"It's okay, it's okay, we can do it ourselves!"

Xia Yu hurriedly smiled.

Then, Uncle De walked over and introduced the British couple.

After drinking a cup of tea, Xia Yu couldn't help but be curious, stood up and walked around the store, stopping from time to time to check those porcelain and wood carvings.

After checking Xia Yu, Xia Yu was full of doubts and returned to his seat.

"Hongyi, no, these seem to be modern crafts, although they are very realistic, but they are not antiques!"

Wu Hongyi nodded with a smile and explained: "That's right, these are modern handicrafts, mainly sold to foreigners, of course, Chinese can also buy them, the price is very cheap, that is, the price of handicrafts." ”

"The real antiques are on the second and third floors, and there are stairs to go up until you enter the inner room, and the second and third floors are only open to Chinese, and foreigners are not allowed to enter!"

Regarding this rule, Xia Yu was surprised and asked, "What else is there to say here?"

Wu Hongyi pondered for a moment, and said in an emotional tone: "This is the rule set by Hua Lao, she said that the devil is not worthy of collecting the cultural relics of my great country, but only worthy of appreciating modern handicrafts." ”

And there are some potential rules in Hua Lao's Treasure Pavilion, antiques are not sold to foreigners, but only to Chinese who are approved by him. ”

Hearing Wu Hongyi's words, Xia Yu showed respect on his face, and deeply admired Hua Lao's persistence and views.

However, he still had some doubts in his heart and asked, "What is the standard for the Chinese who are recognized by him?"

"You can rest assured, you are absolutely qualified, and he is absolutely assured to hand over the antiques to you. ”

Wu Hongyi said with a smile.

"It's ......"

Just when Xia Yu wanted to continue asking, Wu Hongyi Yuguang found an old man in Tang costume walking from outside the store, and he immediately said, "Xia Yu, Hua Lao is back." ”

Seeing Wu Hongyi stand up, Xia Yu also stood up, followed his eyes, and saw an old man with a tough body, a red face, and a snow-white long beard walking towards the store.

It seemed that when he saw Wu Hongyi, the old man showed a happy smile.