During dinner, Lu Zhouxing took a bite of the red braised pork and felt that it tasted very good. He kept nodding his head as he ate. Even though he knew that his daughter couldn't make it, he still deliberately asked, "Manman, your cooking skills have improved since you got married. This red braised pork is really good. It's fatty but not greasy, and the taste is just right between sweet and salty. Yes, it's very good." Lu Qingman said, "I didn't make it, Xiao Rui made it. Haha, is it delicious? I haven't tried it yet. Let me try it too. "
Lu Zhouxing said to Li Rui, "Xiao Rui can still cook?" Li Rui said modestly, "He can make a few home-cooked dishes."
Li Jianmin interrupted, "Xiao Rui's mother passed away when he was young. We relied on each other for survival. He learned how to cook very early. I remember that when he was in the third grade, he already knew how to cook noodles."
Lu Zhouxing praised, "Xiao Rui is a good child. He has been sensible since he was young." Then, he continued, "But I still have to say, Xiao Rui, why did Mencius say that a gentleman should stay away from the kitchen? It's not just a simple warning to a gentleman to kill less. There's a deeper meaning behind it. As a man, you have to go out and make a big career out there. But if you're busy in the kitchen all day long, how can you see the vast world outside? How can you supplement your knowledge and experience? How can you strive to make a big career out of it? So, you have to stay in the kitchen less in the future. Leave the kitchen to Manman. "
Li Rui nodded repeatedly and smiled, "Dad, I'll remember your words. Speaking of which, work is so busy now. Even if I want to cook, I don't have time." Lu Zhouxing said, "It's not just about cooking. This sentence also teaches you not to be distracted. You'll slowly understand it in the future. Tonight is the New Year's Eve dinner, so we won't preach. Haha, come on, everyone, raise your wine glasses, let's toast, let's celebrate together! "
Tonight's New Year's Eve dinner was the first one that Li Rui had ever eaten after joining the Lu family. It was also one of the most memorable New Year's Eve dinners in his life. When he recalled it many years later, he couldn't help but feel emotional. The significance of this New Year's Eve dinner was that not only did he integrate into the Lu family, but the entire Li family was also closely related to the Lu family. For the development and reproduction of the two families, this was a milestone turning point.
After Lu Zhouxing and Yu Hongwei left, Li Jianmin happily said to Lu Qingman, "I didn't expect your father to be so approachable." Lu Qingman said, "He's a provincial governor in the provincial government, but he's just a normal person at home. You don't have to treat him like a provincial governor." Li Jianmin asked, "Aren't you and Xiao Rui going to stay with him tonight?" Lu Qingman smiled and said, "He doesn't need to stay with us, and we can't either. There's a lot of work waiting for him to do. He usually doesn't even have time to watch the New Year's Gala. "Li Jianmin sighed and said," Even so, he still wants you to stay with him. The older a person gets, the more they want to have their children by their side … "
Lu Qingman was stunned when she heard this. The smile on her face froze, and then she slowly put on an ashamed expression and looked at Li Rui. Li Rui saw her expression and understood what she was thinking. He said, "Why don't we go to the Provincial Party Committee's compound and spend the New Year with Dad?" Lu Qingman looked worried again. Li Rui knew what she was worried about. If the two of them went to accompany Lu Zhouxing, then who would accompany their father, Li Jianmin? He thought about it and said, "We didn't talk to Dad tonight, so let's stay at home first. Tomorrow, on the first night of the New Year, we'll go and accompany Dad, okay?" Lu Qingman nodded and said, "Okay, it's decided."
The husband and wife had already made plans with Gao Zixuan. After watching the New Year's Gala with Li Jianmin, they washed up and drove to Gao Zixuan's home.
Although Li Rui had been to Gao Zixuan's home once before, it was a private matter. In front of Lu Qingman, he could only pretend that he didn't know the way. Besides, he wasn't very familiar with the roads in the provincial capital, so he followed Lu Qingman's directions the whole way.
When the two of them arrived at Gao Zixuan's home, a few friends had already arrived. However, they were all women and were about the same age as Gao Zixuan. Judging from their clothes, they were probably people in the provincial capital. Among these women, Lu Qingman only knew one of them. Li Rui didn't know any of them, so Gao Zixuan had to introduce them to each other.
These women were either naturally beautiful or dressed up, but they were all beauties. If Li Rui met any of them outside, his eyes would light up. However, when they stood next to Gao Zixuan, they could only helplessly be treated as green leaves. It wasn't that they weren't beautiful enough, but that Miss Gao was too beautiful.
After everyone got to know each other, they chatted for a while. Gao Zixuan said to Li Rui, "Didn't you want to visit my treasure room for a long time? Let's go. "Lu Qingman hugged her husband's arm affectionately and said," I'll go too. "
Li Rui noticed that when Gao Zixuan heard this, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly. He seemed to be very helpless, but he couldn't help but want to laugh.
Gao Zixuan's so-called treasure room was actually a room on the second floor. This room was converted from a bedroom. There was no furniture in the room, such as a bed, a table, or a chair. There were only shelves of treasures against the wall and display windows. There were also two old-fashioned square tables in the middle of the room. They were also filled with various antiques and cultural relics.
When she turned on the lights in the room, Li Rui's eyes lit up. It was an eye-opener. Not to mention the treasures in the Treasure Pavilion, there were red corals that were more than two feet tall, Jade Guanyin that was one foot tall, Jade Ruyi that was one and a half feet long, and all kinds of raw jade stones. The most eye-catching one was a square red and yellow jade seal. Above the jade seal, there was a spiral knot that was either a dragon or an ancient auspicious beast. Under the illumination of the light, it scattered a faint halo, appearing majestic and majestic, and made one's heart beat faster.
Li Rui praised, "Good fellow, your treasure room really has some treasures!" After he finished speaking, he walked to the table and reached out to take the imperial jade seal. Lu Qingman hurriedly pulled him back and said, "Don't touch it." Li Rui turned around and smiled at her, saying, "Why, are you afraid that I won't be able to pay for it if I break it?" Lu Qingman wasn't worried that she couldn't pay for it, but she felt that the treasures in this room were all treasures that Gao Zixuan spent a lot of effort to find. They should be more careful. Even if they wanted to look at them, they should be careful. They couldn't just reach out and take them because they liked them. That could very well damage the treasures. She said, "Be careful, don't break it."
Gao Zixuan laughed behind the two of them, saying, "It's okay if you break it. Whoever breaks it will have to sell themselves to pay for it."
Li Rui smiled as he held the imperial jade seal with both hands. He felt that it was extremely heavy, but he didn't know what it was made of. It seemed to have the smoothness of jade, but it didn't have the warmth of jade. The auspicious beast carved on the imperial jade seal was simple but vivid. From the eyes to the tail, it was lifelike. He turned the imperial jade seal over. There were six seal characters engraved on the seal, but he couldn't make out what they were. Looking at it as a whole, the imperial jade seal was simple and heavy.
He turned around and asked, "Zixuan, which dynasty did this imperial jade seal come from? How much did you buy it for? "Gao Zixuan didn't answer. Instead, he asked," Which dynasty do you think it came from? And how much is it worth? " Li Rui said, "It looks 90% new. It should have been left behind by a modern dynasty, such as the Ming and Qing dynasties. As for the price, how would I know? But no matter what, it can't be too cheap. Five million? Is it? "Gao Zixuan then asked Lu Qingman," Sister Qingman, what do you think? " Lu Qingman shook her head and said, "I don't know. But it looks very expensive. No matter how you look at it, it should be more than five million. I think it should be ten million." Gao Zixuan said indifferently, "I spent twelve million to buy it."
Li Rui sucked in a breath of cold air. He had a deeper understanding of the wealth of this' little wife '.
Gao Zixuan looked at him and said, "It's a pity that you bought a fake." Li Rui was shocked again and cried out, "This is a fake? Twelve million, and you bought a fake? " Gao Zixuan sighed and said, "I bought this at an auction in Hong Kong years ago. The auction company said that it was the 'Treasure of Kangxi's Imperial Brush' from the Qing Dynasty. I didn't know anything about it, so I just listened to what they said. At that time, I had just entered the collecting business and didn't know anything. I relied on my money and bought whatever treasure I saw. The starting price was five million, but I raised it to twelve million. After that, no one fought with me and I bought it as I wished. At that time, I thought I had found a great treasure. When I returned to the provincial capital, a collector came to visit me. He was an American Chinese with the surname Feng. He traveled around the country all year round. When he heard that I bought a jade seal from Hong Kong, he wanted to see it. When I took it out and showed it to him, he shook his head and sighed. When I asked him what was wrong, he said that I had been scammed. "
Li Rui asked curiously, "How did he know that you had been scammed?" Gao Zixuan said, "He's a connoisseur. He's been in the collection business for decades and has seen countless treasures from all the major auction houses, treasure halls, museums, and private collectors in China and abroad. He's also studied history. To put it bluntly, he's an expert and professor in the collection world. When he saw this jade seal, he said that it was a fake. When I heard that, I wasn't happy. I thought to myself, 'What right do you have to say that the treasure I bought for more than ten million is a fake? You had to give me a reason. If you couldn't, I wouldn't agree. In the end, this Feng guy gave me a reason. When I heard that, heh, I couldn't help but be impressed. He knew a lot. "
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
