After coming out of the tea house, Mo Zhi personally drove to the suburbs, and the tea party was held in a single-family villa in a newly developed resort in the suburbs. Lin Ran thought about it, put his coat on the car, and got out of the car wearing only a lined white cashmere sweater.

The black trench coat is a little simple on this occasion, and the long sweater worn inside is not a violation of the rules to enter this kind of occasion, although the weather in Sioux City is cold and damp, fortunately, the parking place is at the door of the small villa, and she can still endure the cold of this short road.

She stood aside with her bag and waited for Mo Zhi to park the car, and looked at the appearance of the villas by the way, tall and slender, the black high boots showed that the legs were long and straight, and the fair skin exposed between the sweater and the high boots was particularly eye-catching.

Mo Zhi got out of the car and saw her with such a match, and his eyes were dark.

What kind of clothes are these, why are they so revealing.

Lin Ran was looking at the design of the villa garden in a daze, when suddenly a coat with the smell of cologne that men are accustomed to fell from the sky and wrapped her whole person tightly: "Second uncle, I'm not cold, you ......"

Mo Zhi reached out to help her button her neckline, and said lightly: "Wearing, do you know how many times it has been today?" ”

Well, that's a typical parent's sign that you're cold.

Lin Ran only dared to slander these words, on the surface, she could only obediently wrap her clothes and follow Mo Zhi into the villa, and after confirming her identity at the door, the two entered the living room.

There were already five or six people sitting on the large leather sofa, and instead of being cramped, it was even a little empty. Seeing Mo Zhi come in, several people stood up and greeted him.

Although Lin Ran had never been to this kind of tea party, she also knew that no one chatted too much on such occasions, so she didn't talk much, let alone look at others, just sat next to Mo Zhi and ate fruit quietly.

Just because she doesn't look at others doesn't mean that these people in the room don't look at her. After all, Mo Zhi's identity is here, he rarely attends such occasions, not to mention, and he has never brought a female companion by his side, a capable middle-aged man sitting on the side looked at Lin Ran's obviously inappropriate men's coat, and said with a smile: "Second master, don't you introduce the one next to you?" ”

As soon as he heard his tone, he mistakenly recognized Lin Ran as Mo Zhi's little lover, and Lin Ran was just about to open his mouth to clarify, Mo Zhi said lightly: "This is my cousin and niece, I will take it out to play during the winter vacation, the little girl is going to this kind of place for the first time, and there are many inconsiderate places." ”

"What are you talking about the second master," the middle-aged man was relieved when he heard it, glanced at Lin Ran a few more times, and praised him, "This appearance and temperament make people like it at a glance!" ”

As he spoke, he took off a string of wooden bracelets from his hand: "I don't know that the second master brought a little girl, and he didn't prepare any meeting gifts, so let's make up the numbers with this." ”

Listening to the conversation between him and Mo Zhi, it is obvious that he is also Lin Ran's elder, and the elders have always dared not resign, and they also used the name of the meeting gift, so they should not refuse.

But the bracelet is made of good huanghuali at a glance, and the texture is faintly purple avocado, and there is no more than a uniform pulp on it without playing for many years, Lin Ran didn't dare to accept it so directly, only looked at Mo Zhi with his eyes, and was seen by the middle-aged man This action, he handed the bracelet forward, and said with a smile: "Don't look at your uncle, just a little thing, take it and play." ”

When he said this, Mo Zhi was not easy to speak, Lin Ran thought about it, and said: "The elder didn't dare to resign, but I sneaked out today, and it took me a long time to ask the second uncle before he agreed to take me over to open my eyes, I brought new things back, I'm afraid I can't hide it from my family, and then what if my parents don't agree to the second uncle to take me out to play again?" ”

Her eyes had a smart smile unique to a little girl, and her voice was also pretty, which made people listen like a spring breeze, the middle-aged man laughed and put the bracelet back on: "It's not for me to say, second master, this is really worthy of being a girl from your Mo family, this upbringing is different from other people's families." ”

This matter was just revealed, watching the middle-aged man turn around to greet others, Lin Ran secretly tugged at the corner of Mo Zhi's clothes, and asked him with his mouth: "Is it the Xia family?" ”

Unlike the Qin family, who parachuted into Sioux City to start a business with the Mo family as a backer, the Xia family is a wealthy family born and raised in Sioux City, and the Xia family is low-key, just concentrating on the family's business and rarely appearing in public.

Lin Ran also heard Qiao Jingyi mention that the current helmsman of the Xia family loves Hainan Huanghuali very much, as long as there is an eye-catching wood, he must take it down, combined with the age and conversation of the middle-aged man just now, this is an inference.

The room was too small, and no matter how much she lowered her voice, it would be heard by others, so Mo Zhi didn't reply to her, but just patted her hand comfortingly.

But this action made Lin Ran confirm his speculation, and secretly exhaled, he had just resigned from the bracelet, which was really a very correct decision.

Otherwise, the Xia family will have an excuse to have a relationship with Mo Jiapan in the future.

She looked at the people around her who were greeting, and felt that her back molars were starting to itch again, Mo Zhizhen deserved to be her natural enemy, what kind of Longtan tiger's den brought her to?!

The two of them seemed to be the last to arrive, and after a while, two men in black suits and gloves came down from the second floor, greeted everyone present, and directly started today's small auction.

The auction was full of acquaintances, and no one explained the ins and outs of the lot, one of the men held out a stone, and the slightly older man said with pity: "Hetian jade seeds, and the end of the production." ”

Mo Zhi didn't seem to be interested in this piece of material, so he looked away after looking at it twice, but a few people whispered a few words, and a woman with gold-wire glasses took out a mini flashlight and stepped forward to examine it carefully.

Now the common Hetian jade on the market is basically Qinghai material and Russian Hetian jade, and the last jade is becoming more and more rare, although Lin Ran is a layman to jade, but also see that this piece of jade oil has excellent moistness, but the volume is not large, and it is only suitable for carving jade plates or pendants.

After those who are interested check it, the auctioneer quotes the reserve price, which is naturally very cost-effective compared to the market price, and the price of such a piece of material in the market is generally two to three times cheapest, which is quite good as an appetizer to arouse everyone's interest.

This piece of jade was finally bought by the lady who looked at it most carefully, and after hearing the transaction price, Lin Ran also had a bottom in her heart, if this piece of jade was carved by a good craftsman, it would be tens of thousands of dollars in income as soon as it changed hands, and if it was not transferred and brought out by yourself, it was also a fairly high-grade accessory.

The next few lots are also jade raw materials, and the starting price is not very high, Lin Ran participated in this kind of auction for the first time, although his face was calm, but he was also full of interest.

Mo Zhi sat lazily on the side, looking at her with conniving eyes, and he was not interested in the auction at all.

"The second master's vision is still as high as ever." The middle-aged man from the Xia family smiled and accosted, "But it's rare to be able to invite you over today." Did I ventilate with you in advance and say that there are good goods in the back? ”

This is purely due to his over-supplementation.

Mo Zhi hadn't read those lot catalogs at all, and he didn't plan to come here from the beginning, and he appeared here purely because Lin Ran was in a bad mood and brought her to relax.

"It's nothing, just to see if there is a suitable material to make a hairpin for my mother." Mo Zhi looked at Lin Ran, who was listening to them with his ears pricked up next to him, "It's mainly because this girl pestered me and said that I wanted to come out to see and learn, so I brought her over." ”

This provoked everyone to look at Lin Ran more or less, although Mo Erye is cold-faced and cold-hearted, but filial piety is famous, if you hear that there are good stones, it is nothing new to appear in this kind of small auction, but because a junior attended, it really makes people want to see if the sun is coming out in the west today.

A few sensitive people have already asked people to find out who this niece who is so favored by the second master through text messages, if it is a native of Sioux City, then it must be done in every possible way to have a good relationship with her.

Lin Ran believed it and asked in a low voice, "Did you make a New Year's gift for grandma?" ”

"When I come out, I have to bring some souvenirs back." Mo Zhi said casually, "In case there are any other good things, I can also bring them back." ”

The process of this tea party is obviously quite skilled, the starting price is gradually rising, and the quality of the lot is also better than the other, the current lot is a Haihuang Guanyin statue, the knife work is delicate and smooth, but because it is an old object, there is a gap in the corner of the placket caused by the impact, and several people who are interested in bidding finally hesitated, only the man of the Xia family and a dignified lady wearing a cheongsam bid all the way, and finally was pocketed by the lady at a high price.

After the statue of Guanyin was moved down, the man in charge of the auction did not directly put out the next lot as before, but solemnly opened a brocade box, personally held it and sent it to everyone: "Master Fang's carving this year was just completed last month. ”

Many people exclaimed slightly, and some people couldn't wait to ask: "Why is Master Fang's carvings coming out this year now?" Are you planning to release a few more pieces within the year? ”

In terms of jade, when it comes to Master Fang, there is only one person, and that is the jade carving master who is amazing in carving but only produces one finished product a year, no matter how big or small.

His works have hit new highs in the jade carving auction market in recent years, and they rarely appear on the market again after being auctioned, except that the wife of the Ji family in Beijing brought a pendant carved by Master Fang to the eldest daughter's engagement banquet last year.

It seems that because the weight of Master Fang's carvings is different from the previous lots, the auctioneer added a rare sentence: "Master Fang is going to devote himself to studying for a year, and the handwritten letter that came with the carvings has clearly stated this." ”

The implication is that if Master Fang forgets the time to study, there may not be anything else in a few years.

These words aroused a buzzing discussion in the room, and Lin Ran also became interested, and when the brocade box was sent to the front, he was excited to see what the carving looked like, who knew that when he saw it, he was surprised.