Without saying anything all the way, Xia Yu handed in the invitation and followed the guide into the auction venue.

What was a little surprising was that Xia Yu's number plate was adjacent to He Youguang's brother and sister, and He Chaoqiong was sitting next to Xia Yu, but her brother He Youguang was a little far away from Xia Yu.

In this way, Xia Yu was a little uncomfortable, especially after inadvertently seeing He Chaoqiong's still reddened cheeks, and then seeing the curiosity in her beautiful eyes and an inexplicable look, Xia Yu was even more uncomfortable.

There was no way, Xia Yu could only quickly pick up tonight's auction book and flip through it.

"Hey, there are a lot of good things, it seems that they are sincerely doing charity, in my previous life, I heard that the rich people in Xiangjiang are keen to do charity, and you can see a little sign from here!"

Seeing the exquisite lots in the introduction album, many of which were precious antique paintings and calligraphy, Xia Yu secretly admired in his heart.

At this time, Xia Yu turned to a page, and a picture of the lot on it made him stop and look at it carefully.

This pattern is painted with lotus flowers and mandarin ducks, in the painting is a corner of the lotus pond, the reeds are thick, on the crystal clear water, a pair of mandarin ducks swim together, on them the lotus leaves are green like umbrellas, a few red lotus flowers are blooming fragrant flowers. The painting of flowers and birds is neat and meticulous, and the virtual and the real are compatible. The veins of the lotus leaves, the red silk of the lotus flowers, and the fine thorns on the lotus stalks are all depicted very vividly, while the water waves, aquatic plants, and reeds are only dyed with a few brushstrokes of light ink. The combination of virtual and real brushwork makes the picture present an ethereal and moist feeling.

The title of the lot is "Lotus Mandarin Duck".

Then, Xia Yu took a closer look at the introduction.

"Lotus Mandarin Duck Picture" is a silk color painting created by Chen Hongshou, a calligrapher and painter in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, with a height of 183 cm and a width of 98.3 cm.

In the upper left corner of the picture, there is the artist's signature: "Xishan Laolian Hongshou is written in Qingyi Hall", and the lower bowl is "Chen Hongshou seal" and "Zhang Hou" seal.

Donor of the lot: Mei Shancheng.

This painting, Xia Yu really has an impression, in his previous life when he was wandering in the imperial capital, he had time to go to the Forbidden City Museum, and happened to see this "Lotus Mandarin Duck Picture" in it.

This painting is enough to be included in the top ten lotus paintings, and is worth at least tens of millions of yuan in later generations, and was donated to the Palace Museum by a collector.

"It's just that I didn't expect it to appear at Sotheby's now, and it seems that it hasn't reached the collector yet. ”

"Since I met it, then I'm welcome, if the price is right, then take a picture, collect it for future generations, and definitely make a big profit!"

Xia Yu was in a good mood and thought secretly.

Of course, the last sentence is a joke, he still understands the truth of gold in troubled times and antiques in prosperous times.

His original intention was to take some antiques back to his family, so that he could leave them to future generations, and even if the family fell into the middle of the road in the future, his children would be able to sell some antiques to raise funds for a comeback.

Of course, it's best if the family doesn't decline, but it's not wrong to be prepared!

Just when Xia Yu was immersed in appreciating the "Lotus Mandarin Duck Picture", He Chaoqiong, who was sitting next to him, also recovered, and glanced curiously at the album in Xia Yu's hand, seeing that he didn't find it, he was still watching it seriously, and nodded with an admiring smile from time to time.

She couldn't help but turn sideways curiously and saw the picture Xia Yu was looking at.

Feeling a black shadow moving, Xia Yu looked up and found He Chaoqiong looking at the album in his hand, Xia Yu smiled, handed over the album, and said, "Miss He, do you want to see it?"

"No, thank you, I've got it here. He Chaoqiong said with a sweet smile, and raised the closed album in his hand as he spoke.

After hesitating for a while, He Chaoqiong asked Xia Yu: "Mr. Xia, seeing that you just looked so seriously, is there anything special about this "Lotus Mandarin Duck Picture"?"

"Call me Xia Yu!"

Seeing that He Chaoqiong was obviously very unaccustomed to calling him, Xia Yu knew that she rarely called other people's husbands, and a little girl called him sir, he also felt awkward, so he said with a smile.

He Chaoqiong glanced at her brother and found that he had no objection, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief, showed a bright smile, her beautiful eyes bent into crescent moons, and said happily: "Okay, then I will call you Xia Yu, and you can also call me Chaoqiong." ”

After speaking, He Chaoqiong blinked and looked at Xia Yu expectantly.

Looking at the beautiful girl's innocent and expectant eyes, Xia Yu couldn't hold it anymore, and He Chaoqiong's attitude towards him was obviously a little wrong.

What's going on, is He Chaoqiong's nature so outgoing and cheerful, or did He Youguang tell her something that caused her to have such an attitude towards him?

Xia Yu, who couldn't figure it out, didn't bother to think about it, what did he care about as a man.

I don't care what He Youguang thinks, it matters after dealing with He Chaoqiong first.

Xia Yu gave He Youguang an apologetic look, then looked at He Chaoqiong, smiled and said, "Okay, Chaoqiong." ”

Hearing that Xia Yu didn't see her outside and called her name, He Chaoqiong was obviously a little happy, and asked again in a tactful voice: "Xia Yu, you haven't answered my question yet, what's so special about this painting?"

"This painting is very collectible, if you have spare money, it is actually very suitable for taking pictures for collection, and it is not a problem to increase several times. ”

"And this painting is a rare treasure, although this is a photo, but can still reflect the charm of part of the painting, this painting to "out of the mud but not stained, clear ripples but not demons" noble lotus as the title, the flowers are beautiful, or budding, the first bloom ......"

"And Chen Hongshou, the painter, the character Zhanghou, the old lotus, the regret is late, and the Zhuji people are ......"

Xia Yu smiled at the corner of his mouth and spoke eloquently.

Listening to Xia Yu's explanation, He Chaoqiong unconsciously fell into immersion, her eyes looked at Xia Yu without blinking, showing a look of surprise and surprise from time to time, looking at Xia Yu's eyes became more and more admired, and her attention gradually shifted to Xia Yu, and the knowledge explained by Xia Yu became more and more difficult to enter her mind.

Feeling that He Chaoqiong's state was a little wrong, Xia Yu hurriedly ended the introduction, and He Chaoqiong came back to his senses.

"Xia Yu, you know so much, you don't look much older than me, where did you learn, it's amazing!"

He Chaoqiong seemed to have some stars in his eyes, and looked at Xia Yu in surprise and said.

"No, I just read a book when I'm idle. Xia Yu made an excuse and said.

"Oh!"

"By the way, Xia Yu, I heard my brother say that you are very powerful, not only can you write, but also have two companies, and now the first "Jiuding Daily" and "Economy" magazine in Southeast Asia and Xiangjiang are also yours, and you also earned Uncle Li more than 100 million Hong Kong dollars, how did you do it, it's amazing!"

"My father said that my eldest brother is not as good as you, at your age, there is no one better than you in the whole of Xiangjiang and Southeast Asia, saying that you are a rare genius in a hundred years, is it really so powerful? Why can't I see it?"

He Chaoqiong tilted his head slightly, as if he had thought of something, his eyes lit up, and he immediately asked Xia Yu, like a yellow bird, chattering and talking, and kept looking at Xia Yu, as if he wanted to find out what was different about Xia Yu.