Qu Xiaoran took a deep breath and thought to himself, because of the friendship that I drank the same can of milk powder with you, I just want to hear you tell me about the origin of this broken thermos!
He sat on the sofa, crossed his long legs, and loosened his bright-colored tie, thinking that even if Xie You told him that the inner liner of this thermos bucket was inlaid with three layers of diamonds, he would not be alarmed. Speak, "I'm ready, you say."
Xie You's eyes slid to the gray thermos, glanced at it and then moved away immediately, "It's a gift from Yu Nian, and it contains pork ribs and seaweed soup."
Qu Xiaoran waited for a while, but didn't wait for the next sentence, only to realize that the origin is really just that!
"Gone?"
Xie You was puzzled, and repeated again, "This thermos was given to me by Yu Nian, and it contains his stewed pork ribs and seaweed soup."
Looking at the shadow cast by the floor lamp on the carpet, Qu Xiaoran's eyes were blank.
Oh.
He rubbed his face and used his imagination, "Your family has spare ribs and seaweed soup stewed every year? Then put it in a thermos and give it to you?"
"Um!"
Seeing that Xie You was wearing a silky black shirt, sitting straight behind the desk, trying to suppress his happy emotions, but he still couldn't hide the red tips of his ears, Qu Xiaoran was so messed up that he couldn't describe it in words The mood suddenly sank, slightly astringent.
It was like seeing Xie Xiaoyou who sat quietly in front of the piano, a little shy, and whose eyes would brighten up after being praised by the piano teacher.
How long has he not seen Xie You like this? The current Xie You can scare his secretary to tears without saying a single word. With just one look, the entire noisy conference room can be instantly quieted down.
Indiscriminate between emotions and anger, unfathomable, decisive, aloof, cold like an emotionless robot - this is the impression others have of Xie You.
But in fact, he knew very well that Xie You was not like this at all.
It's just that the mask I have to wear has been worn for a long time, and it has also grown into the flesh.
Then he heard Xie You continue to speak, his voice was a little soft, as if he was worried about alarming something, "The thermos is new, I like gray."
Yu Nian specially bought this thermos for him.
Hearing this sentence, Qu Xiaoran came back to his senses, Qu Xiaoran felt that his teeth really hurt!
Come on, come on, you guys are awesome! He thought about it, and found it amazing, "Although you only know that sentence pattern when you post on Weibo, and you hide your twists and turns five kilometers underground, in the eyes of others, you are just Yu Nian is black with true feelings! This has happened several times, and Yu Nian won't hate you, and then decide to have nothing to do with you?"
As he was talking, Qu Xiaoran suddenly became nervous and swallowed his saliva, "I said Xie Xiaoyou, haven't you had that soup yet? There...is there really no arsenic in it?"
Xie You, "..."
Seeing Xie You's speechless expression, Qu Xiaoran stopped talking.
Okay, although he doesn't quite understand it, it's probably a kind of... a little fun
Qu Xiaoran remembered again, "By the way, my brother called me directly and asked me to attend the meeting tomorrow. I can't accompany you to the auction to pick out gifts for auntie."
Xie You nodded, "Well, I'll take my assistant there."
On the evening of the auction day, Yu Nian arrived early. After showing the invitation letter, he was led into the hall.
The infield of the auction is set in an antique villa built in the mountains. The villa occupies a large area, with pavilions and winding water, and the sound of rockery and waterfalls can be faintly heard indoors.
The room was very spacious, it was still early, and there were not many people in the venue, and most of them were elderly people over fifty years old, or successful people in suits and leather shoes. When Yu Nian, a young junior wearing a simple white cotton T-shirt and jeans, walked in, he immediately attracted a lot of attention.
He has a good temperament, is not stage fright, and has a natural demeanor, but he just took two steps in when he was suddenly stopped, "Is it from the Yu family?"
Yu Nian stopped and looked over, and met the eyes of an old man, he recalled carefully, remembered, and bent his eyes, "Grandpa Gu?"
Gu Yiyan leaned on a cane and laughed, "It seems that the kid has a good memory. After all, you only met me nine years ago, and you still haven't forgotten it!"
Yu Nian quickly walked up to Gu Yiyan, matched the old man's slightly rickety back, bent over slightly, and smiled, "You are much stronger than me, I have grown up, and you even recognized me at a glance come out."
Gu Yiyan looked at Yu Nian, his tone was slow and kind, with nostalgia, "Your eyes are very similar to your grandma, and your nose is very similar to your grandpa. As soon as I opened my eyes, I felt familiar. Besides, today Yunfu Songhe Ping Are you going to shoot, I guess you will come over."
The two middle-aged people next to him heard Gu Yiyan mentioning the Yunfu Pine Crane Bottle, and they spoke to the young man in a familiar tone. They looked at each other, and one of them asked doubtfully, "Gu Yiyan, who is this?"
"Look at me, I'm just talking." Gu Yiyan introduced with a smile, "He is Yu Nian, a descendant of Qingshan Yu Clan, he is still very young, you can't bully him, otherwise we old fellows won't obey! "
Yu Nian knew that Gu Yiyan was supporting him, so he smiled quietly and didn't interrupt.
"It turned out to be the grandson of Mr. Xiu Ning!" The person who asked the question suddenly realized, and shook hands with Yu Nian quickly, admiring, "Mr. Xiu Ning is a noble man, and he is a descendant of Fuze. He often hears about them!"
Yu Nian politely followed up with a few words of greeting, and then heard Gu Yiyan say, "We old people have agreed before that we will do our best to keep as much treasure as we can in this auction. .”
He smiled again and said, "Don't worry, we also agreed that if anyone from the Yu family comes, they won't compete with you for the Yunfu Songhe bottle. If your grandfather is still here, let's see if you bought the bottle back. You must wake up from your dreams with a smile.”
"Thank you, Grandpa Gu," Yu Nian suppressed the sourness in his heart, and nodded his thanks.
"There's nothing to be thankful for. It's the right thing to do. Mr. Xiu Ning has devoted his whole life to this, and none of us will forget it."
Gu Yiyan's eyes were slightly cloudy, but his spirit was still hale and hearty, and he looked at Yu Nian again, "I still remember that when Mr. Xiu Ning passed away, you were only twelve years old, and you were kneeling in the mourning hall alone, looking at I'm worried. Time flies, and now you've grown up too,"
What did he think of, "If I'm not mistaken, you bought the "Mountains and Rain", "Ladies", and the fishtail bottle with landscape patterns that were shot in Europe in the past three years, all of which you bought back to China, right?"
Yu Nian had a respectful attitude, and then replied with some embarrassment, "Yes, you guessed right, and they were quite thrilling. There were a lot of people who robbed them, but luckily they all brought them back in the end."
Gu Yiyan patted his shoulder lightly with wrinkled hands, "It's not easy at such a young age."
After chatting for a few more words, Gu Yiyan was helped upstairs to the private room. After Yu Nian watched him go up, he turned around and sat down in the private seat separated by a screen, and poured himself a cup of tea.
The venue is very elegantly furnished, even the screens that separate the private space are made of double-sided embroidery.
He was curiously studying embroidery methods and patterns when there was a sudden movement at the door. Yu Nian looked sideways and saw Xie You at a glance.
It was a little different from the usual meeting, Xie You was wearing a dark gray suit, he was tall and had long legs, and his ruby tie was shining brightly under the indoor lights. His expression was stern, and his lips were slightly thin and sharp. Entering through the gate, he didn't even wink at anyone else.
The staff led the way respectfully, and Xie You quickly went up to the second floor with two assistants, but he was nowhere to be seen.
Countless people were left whispering.
"I didn't expect Mr. Vijay's auction, even Xie's family came, it's really a face."
"It should be because of the cooperation between the two families that they came here to show up. However, the Xie family has a really strong aura. It is said that they are also very cold-tempered and have powerful methods. If you don't say it, you can't tell that you are only in your twenties!"
"That's right, but he must be a powerful person who can support the stall that Xie's family spread out at that time!"
Xie You entered the box and just sat down, the door was opened again by two bodyguards, a young white man with brown hair walked in quickly, and said enthusiastically, "Thank you, I didn't expect you to come over!"
Xie You got up and raised his hand, "Long time no see."
Knowing Xie You's temperament, Vijay quickly let go after shaking hands for two seconds, "It's an honor for you to come here some time, there are a lot of good things in this match, just ask if you want anything, I'll leave a message for you to stay. "
Xie You shook his head and refused, "Thanks, don't worry about it."
There was no one else in the box, Vijay lowered his voice, and withdrew his smile, "I heard the wind, are you going to start killing annoying flies again?"
Xie You understood the meaning of his words, and said bluntly, "It will not have any impact on our cooperation, please rest assured Mr. Vijay."
Vijay took a half step back and stood up straight, his smile widened, "That would be great, my dad and I are of course relieved! If you need help, just say it."
Xie You nodded, "Okay."
At half past seven, the auction started on time. Xie You was not very interested in the auction items. He only picked two pieces of collectible jewelry and a set of jade jewelry as gifts for his mother, then stopped and started working remotely.
The bidding for Yu Nian downstairs was also very smooth, because of Gu Yiyan's instructions, he only had two rounds of bidding with a Canadian and an Australian, and he successfully won the Yunfu Songhe Vase.
After completing the formalities, it was confirmed that the purchase was successful. Yu Nian drank a sip of tea, and the tension in his heart for several days finally relaxed.
The ones photographed under the Yunfu Pine Crane Vase are a pair of cufflinks from the European royal family. Yu Nian took a look at them by the way. They are very beautiful, with blue sunburst patterns and a rounded octagonal design. The price is very high for one price. After a round of bidding, it was bought by a buyer for 2 million.
It didn't take long for Yu Nian to notice that Xie You had left early. After another hour, the auction ended. Yu Nian waited for Gu Yiyan to come downstairs, thanked him sincerely, and left the auction venue.
In a very good mood, Yu Nian found out a set of celadon tea sets commonly used by my grandfather, and carefully boiled water to make tea. Remembering what Meng Yuan said, we need to update Weibo more, Yu Nian took a picture of the tea he made and posted it on Weibo.
Before I could look through the reviews, the doorbell rang. Yu Nian's hand holding the teacup paused, and the corners of his lips curled up—it was almost impossible to guess who it was.
He got up and opened the door, took the box and the silver-gray card, and read the words on the card first—"The soup is delicious, thank you."
The signature is Xie You.
While refolding the card, Yu Nian remembered, "Did you bring the thermos?" If you happen to make soup next time, you can still have some for Xie You.
The person standing opposite was startled, did not answer, turned around in silence and left.
Yu Nian didn't care, he closed the door, opened the square box not much bigger than a palm, and saw the things inside, his breath was suffocated, and his footsteps stopped instantly.
Contained in the box is a pair of extremely delicate cufflinks, blue sunburst pattern, rounded octagonal design. There is also a small white triangular label next to it, which says, ￥200.