Ye Mingyue gently pushed Chen Xing away, picked up a tissue from the coffee table and handed it to him, she also picked up one and wiped her tears, and said softly: "Brother Xingxing, I think we will tell my dad about the two of us later, I want to get his approval and blessing." ”

Chen Xing said happily: "Of course I have to tell you, I think Professor Ye will definitely like me." Aren't you an only daughter, then I'm half a son-in-law, how can a father not like his son, haha. ”

Mingyue snorted at him coquettishly, and said angrily: "Who promised to marry you, I'm just your girlfriend, if you don't pass the test, see if I don't stop you." ”

Chen Xing smiled, and then said: "Okay, don't make trouble, I still have some things here, you still have to help me take a look." He tossed the tissue that had wiped his tears into the basket, picked up the small sharkskin bag from the coffee table, opened it, and poured the twelve beads into an empty plate.

The moment the twelve beads fell on the plate, all kinds of jewels came to the face under the illumination of the sun.

Mingyue also became cautious, these beads, not to mention the economic value embodied in their size and appearance, just the ancient meaning exuded from the beads themselves, the vicissitudes of history revealed, and the mystery displayed together are impossible to evaluate, not to mention the two laymen who are so young and have no research on history.

Chen Xing said: "These are the ways I looked after washing, when I first pried off the old turtle, they were all black and black, looking at the current appearance, it should be quite valuable." ”

From the outside, two people probably guessed that it is: a black pearl with a diameter of 3 centimeters, a gold pearl with a diameter of 3 centimeters, both round and smooth, without flaws; an emerald jade pearl with a diameter of 4 centimeters, full of green, emitting a soft and intense light in the sun; an imperial green jade pearl with a diameter of 4 centimeters, emerald green and crystal clear; an irregular round yellow-brown amber with a diameter of 5 centimeters, warm and smooth, inlaid with fossils that seem to be the shape of human meditation in the middle; a translucent round bright red agate with a diameter of 5 centimeters, under shaking, you can still hear a slight sound of waterA honey-yellow opal bead with a diameter of 4 cm, faintly changing color in the sun, incomparably strange; a turquoise with a diameter of 4 cm, delicate and soft texture, delicate and soft color, showing blue-green turquoise; a 3 cm in diameter, a six-sided blood-colored diamond; a 4 cm in diameter, a little oval translucent yellow beeswax, delicate texture, gentle tentacles; a 5 cm in diameter, unpretentious in the sun, when Chen Xing covers it with his hand, emitting a beautiful light blue fluorescent night pearl; the last one with a diameter of 4 cm, presenting a vivid and vivid crimson, dense texture, like a waxy coral bead。

After analyzing the twelve beads, he made a preliminary judgment, and it took two full hours for Chen Xing to write out the 12 ancient characters on the back of the old turtle in his memory, but Mingyue also didn't know this kind of ancient characters. The two young men were silent about the results that came out.

Although the definition of each bead has yet to be confirmed, it is this preliminary judgment that has made Chen Xing and Ye Mingyue dumbfounded and surprised. If it is really as their analysis and judgment, the value of these twelve beads is immeasurable, and with the corresponding twelve ancient characters, with the mysterious association with the old turtle, the bigger and bigger mystery will shroud the two.

Chen Xing rubbed his swollen head and said to Mingyue with a smile: "I'm starving to death, let's put these things away first, it's afternoon, do you have anything to eat here?"

Mingyue also pressed her stomach and cried out: "I said why are you so hungry, it's all your fault, you have to invite me to a big meal." He looked at his watch, it was already two o'clock in the afternoon, and he sighed again and said, "Forget it, it's the first time you come to me, I'll invite you, my craftsmanship is good, what you want to eat, I'll make it for you." ”

Chen Xing was very surprised, he always thought that Mingyue was an only daughter, and Professor Ye and his wife would definitely spoil her, but they didn't expect to be able to cook.

Seeing Chen Xing's suspicious eyes, Mingyue said proudly: "Surprise, tell you, you go happily, find me such a smart and virtuous girlfriend, I am a famous beauty in the hall and in the kitchen, at school, the boy who chased me went to the sea, and I don't know why I fell in love with you." ”

Chen Xing looked at Mingyue gently, his eyes were full of smiles, and said, "Okay, I haven't eaten domestic food for a long time, I heard that Kyoto's fried noodles are particularly delicious, can you make them?"

Mingyue stood up and walked towards the kitchen, and when she arrived at the door, she turned around and said, "Brother Xingxing, what dishes do you want to eat in the future, please order it directly, don't ask, will you?"

Chen Xing patted his forehead helplessly, are geniuses so proud!

When Mingyue was cooking, Chen Xing didn't interrupt, he sat on the sofa and thought, it's time to plan his future development direction, the contract for translation work will expire in more than a year, and Mingyue will be separated for more than a month, he really can't stand it, plus with the increase of his ability, he feels more and more that his knowledge is insufficient, he must increase his learning through what means, there are no materials and books for learning at sea, it's a waste of his time, he has to plan.

Half an hour later, on the dining table in the restaurant, a small pot of boiled noodles was placed in the middle, a bowl of soybean sauce and sweet noodle sauce according to the ratio of 2:1, plus diced pork belly and green onion and ginger stir-fried sauce, cucumber shreds, heartfelt radish shreds, toon leaves, green onions, soybean sprouts, green radish shreds, etc.

Mingyue said with a smile while serving noodles to the two of them: "My father and I occasionally go to a Chinese restaurant next to the port to eat, because we are both Chinese, and we are slowly getting acquainted with the boss's family, they immigrated from Yangcheng." Sometimes I can't buy domestic seasonings and vegetables here, so I will ask them to buy some on my behalf, no, the ingredients of fried noodles are still relatively complete, because they are simple and easy to make, which is my forte, you taste it, how does it taste?"

Needless to say, how it tasted, in less than 5 minutes, Chen Xing had already eaten three bowls, burping straight up, and humming comfortably.

Mingyue was full after eating a bowl, and looking at Chen Xing's full-fed appearance, her heart was also full of happiness.

After helping Mingyue wash the dishes and chopsticks, Chen Xing pulled Mingyue to sit on the sofa and said, "Regarding these twelve beads and ambergris, my suggestion is this:

1. For the time being, the two of us know, don't tell Professor Ye yet. You take photos of them from different angles, bind them into a book, and identify them with different friends and experts. At the same time, the same is done with the twelve ancient characters, and I feel that the relationship between the beads and the ancient characters is inseparable.

2. If possible, help me collect some relevant historical and cultural relics materials and books, and I also want to learn related knowledge, the more comprehensive the better.

3. These two pieces of ambergris and twelve beads are placed here for you, it is really inconvenient for us to ship on the ship, if you have friends who can be trusted, sell the ambergris, our life also needs financial support. I like Seychelles very much, I like the climate, environment and scenery here, I like that this is where we met, so I hope to have our house here, now this villa is national after all, there is no sense of belonging, you pay attention to it when you meet the right house.

4. I've also recently accumulated some dollars in cash, I'll keep some of it, and I'll keep the rest with you first, you buy a safe and put these things away. Buy some things you like, and local specialties, I can't be with you often, so I can't go shopping with you often. My contract will expire in one year, and at the end of December our fleet may go to Singapore for a month of overhaul, there may be an opportunity to go home to visit family, if you also have time, I hope you will return home with me, and we will give your family and friends the local produce you bought as gifts.

The above is my preliminary consideration, it may not be perfect, I will report my plans to you again when I come back next month, I hope I have you in all my plans, I can't stand to be separated from you for so long every time, do you think it's okay, my Sister Mingyue?"

In fact, although Chen Xing and Mingyue are the same age, Mingyue was born a month earlier, and for psychological reasons, he has always called Chen Xing "Brother Xingxing", and let Chen Xing call himself "Mingyue". Occasionally, Chen Xing joked with her and would call her "Sister Mingyue".

Mingyue glanced at Chen Xing with disgust, and straightened out the content of his words, she didn't expect Chen Xing to think about it in such detail, so long-term, is there anything to refuse? ”

Chen Xing looked at Mingyue, smiled happily, took off the turtle scales from his neck, put Mingyue on the shark tooth necklace he was wearing, looked at her and said with love: "You are so beautiful with this necklace." After a pause, he continued: "I always feel that the old turtle is not an ordinary thing, I really feel its kindness to me, and I also feel that I will definitely see it again, there are too many strange things on its body, my intuition tells me, this scale is helpful for your work, send it to you to study, if you really get results, your autonomy in working hours will be higher, so it will be more convenient for us to be together in the future." ”

Mingyue picked up the turtle scales and looked at them, the brown scales emitted a mysterious glow under the snow-white shark teeth, and her neck was crystal clear, stunned Chen Xing's eyes.