The buildings in the Republic of China period were actually not as grand as modern buildings. After visiting the Presidential Palace in Nanjing, you will know that the Executive Yuan office building is not as large as the current township government. This small foreign building is the same. The living room on the ground floor is not large and the sofa is also cramped. The old lady sits on a single sofa, the eldest grandson Qiao Yusen leans on the armrest of her grandmother's sofa, Gu Qinghua and his family sits on a three-person sofa, uncle and aunt sits on a two-person sofa, and Fu Ping'an sits on the only folding chair, which makes people suspect that the second tables are rehearsed in advance.

After hearing what my mother said, Qiao Yusen said as arrogant as a child: "It's not certain whether he can take it away."

The old lady also cooperated very well and said like coaxing her three-year-old grandson: "You can't take it away, you can't take it away."

When they said these words, they also used Nanjing dialect, which added a little more funny.

Fu Ping'an wanted to laugh. It turned out that this young man thought he was Jia Baoyu and Gu Tsinghua was Lin Daiyu. The old lady also automatically took over the role of Grandma Jia, and the family was here to play Dream of Red Mansions.

If he was as they thought, ordinary poor children would definitely feel humiliated. This was a look from a high-ranking family. He could not hold on without a certain psychological ability. The tempered one left, the tempered one swallowed his anger and forced a smile. In short, it was not easy. But Fu Ping'an's experience made him feel calm as if he was watching a show, and he even wanted to laugh.

The family had enough performances and it was time to have supper. So many people naturally had to go out to eat. They did not ask the guests for advice, but asked the old lady where to eat. The old man said without hesitation: "It's the one in Deji Square."

My aunt said, "It's probably too late to make an appointment with a private room now."

Qiao Yusen said: "It's okay, it was my own brother. I'll call them now and ask them to leave me a big private room."

From Beijing West Road to Deji Square, you have to take a bus. The Mercedes-Benz S350 outside was driven by Qiao Yusen. There were five people who could sit down, and three of them had no car to take a ride. My uncle said he would not let the Government Affairs Administration send a car. This is our family's treatment, and it's useless. The old lady said he didn't have to worry about organizing, just take a taxi.

Gu Tsinghua took out his cell phone: "I'm calling Uber."

Qiao Yusen said: "My sister, Uber and Didi have merged. Don't call me, take my car."

Gu Qinghua said: "No, I'll take my parents and young masters to take my taxi."

Qiao Yusen winked and said, "If you ask you to get into my car, you can get in. Grandma has something to say to you."

Gu Qinghua glanced at Fu Ping'an, and the latter nodded in understanding.

So Gu Qinghua and the old lady were in the back row of the Mercedes-Benz, Qiao Yusen drove the car, and his aunt took the co-pilot, and they set out first. The uncle called a Didi here. Fu Ping'an was afraid that the four of them would be too crowded, so he called a Didi. After a while, his car arrived first, and his uncle said, "Why don't you leave first, we will take the one behind."

This is a bit obvious. It is a bit obvious that people are far away. Fortunately, Dad Gu is very proud of his face and said that Xiao Fu and I should take the same car. I was afraid that he would not find a place, so he had two father-in-law and son-in-law, and his uncle and Gu mother and brother-sister.

During the evening rush hour, there was a little traffic congestion in Nanjing and he happened to be talking on the road.

In the Mercedes-Benz, my aunt spoke first: "Niu Niu, your friend is not very good. His family background is average, his education is average, and his size is average. How did you meet him? What kind of ecstasy has he given you?"

Gu Qinghua smiled faintly: "Fu Ping'an is the best, sincere and bravest person I have ever seen."

My aunt said, "I think you are stupid in your studies. What does excellence mean? Excellence must be put into practice. You must be famous and profitable. What does he have? Do you have a house and a car? Sincerity and courage are even more false. I tell you, Niu Niu, you must keep your eyes open and don't be deceived."

Gu Qinghua shook her head gently. She disdains to debate with her aunt, and she doesn't want to list Fu Ping'an's series of glorious deeds. For people with tinted glasses, facts are the best education.

My aunt said, "Mom, you said something, your grandson will be kidnapped by the poor boy."

The old lady said earnestly: "Niu Niu, be cautious about marriage."

Gu Qinghua said: "Who said I'm going to get married? He is just my boyfriend."

My aunt said: "It's not a boyfriend who is talking about marriage. What should we do with our family?

Gu Qinghua said: "I won't get married, but I can be with you for life."

...

In the third car, the brother and sister talked more directly.

My uncle said: "Why are you still hiding that incident from Niu Niu?"

Gu Mother said: "Yes, it's almost thirty years in a blink of an eye. I'm going to take this secret to the grave."

My uncle said: "I think I can say that Niu Niu is a sensible child. She won't blame you. You must always know your own life experience."

The mother of Gu said, "Then I'll find a chance."

My uncle said: "The young man Niu Niu is looking for is okay, but his basic conditions are not good. As the saying goes, marry high and low, you can find a better one for Niu Niu's conditions."

Gu's mother said: "Tsinghua is happy, and we can't do anything about it. You know that she has been studying abroad for so many years and has developed an independent personality long ago, and we can't manage it even if we want to."

My uncle said: "The key is that this young master's conditions are really bad. No matter how you live in the future, I think this is better. Tell Niu Niu the secret that our two families will get married. Anyway, there is no blood relationship, so it won't be a problem."

Gu Mother said: "Those are all jokes from childhood. How can you take them seriously? Even if you are not related by blood, you are still relatives after all. How can outsiders think of our family?"

Uncle said: "Wusen has known this since he was a child, and he has never regarded Niu Niu as his sister. In short, you can just be clear about this in your heart."

...

In the second car, Gu's father suddenly said to Fu Ping'an: "Little Fu, don't go to your heart."

Fu Ping'an felt warm in his heart. His father-in-law was considerate. Perhaps his father-in-law had suffered similar humiliation when he married the Qiao daughter. Today's scene evoked his memories.

Gu's father said again: "Our family is not bad. We have never treated our daughter badly. There are those of our peers, Tsinghua University. Xiao Fu, do you have confidence in ensuring that Tsinghua will not live a hard life with you in the future?"

Fu Ping'an said: "Uncle, I have this condition and will never let Tsinghua suffer in life."

Gu’s father smiled. It was an exaggeration to say that he had this condition. He said, “It’s good that you have confidence.”

Suddenly, Gu's father thought of something and asked: "What are the conflicts between you and the Dongming family?"

Fu Ping'an said: "Xie Dongming's son Jie Xiaoming hit-and-run. I am one of the victims. I just want to seek justice."

Father Gu said, "They called me all the time. It seems that you still have some tricks, but I, an elder, still want to advise you and stop when you see it."

Fu Ping'an said: "Thank you uncle. By the way, Is uncle very familiar with sandalwood?"

Mr. Gu said: "It's not a question of understanding, just dabbling. It's just cultural and cultural relics. If you have nothing to do after retirement, just play with it."

Fu Ping'an said: "Next time I will find a larger piece of sandalwood for my uncle, which can be used for carving and making furniture."

Gu’s father said: “How can you find sandalwood material now? It disappeared in the Qing Dynasty.”

Fu Ping'an said: "There are still some islands in Southeast Asia. Last summer, I went to the island in Sulawesi Sea with my mentor and found a batch of sandalwood logs left by Zheng He during his voyage to the Southeast Asia."

Gu’s father was shocked: “I have been paying attention. It turned out that it was the discovery of your team.”

As we chatted, we arrived at the place. The father-in-law and son-in-law got off the car and waited for Gu's mother and uncle to go upstairs. There were many restaurants on the Deji Square. Qiao Yusen's friend opened a relatively high-end Chinese restaurant with a magnificent decoration and an ancient charm. There were many things on the antique shelf, showing the boss' style. The per capita consumption here is more than 500 yuan, and the small private room has a minimum consumption limit. This meal costs at least tens of thousands of yuan.

Relatives and family members sat down at the round table. The old lady ordered the dishes. After ordering Gu Tsinghua, Qiao Yusen added a few dishes and handed the recipe to the waiter. Soon the cold dishes came first. Qiao Yusen asked the waiter to get a bottle of Maotai and asked Fu Ping'an: "Is one bottle enough?"

Fu Ping'an smiled and nodded. Qiao Yusen's performance was nothing more than showing off his wealth for himself, as naive as a child.

Men drink white wine, ladies drink drinks, and the old lady gives a pre-dinner speech. After all, he is a person who is a leader and speaks very well. He arranges the reason for this meal clearly. His granddaughter has been studying abroad all year round and finally comes back. The whole family gathers well and welcomes guests from afar, obediently. Although the old lady speaks polite words, she does not regard Fu Ping'an as her grandson-in-law at all. She is just an ordinary guest in her heart.

During the meal, the Qiao family did not make any verbal jokes about Fu Ping'an. They were decent and had basic politeness. In the middle, Fu Ping'an answered a call and went out. When he returned to the private room, he held a brocade box in his hand.

"I came in a hurry and didn't bring any gifts. This was something I asked my friend to air transport from Omi." Fu Ping'an placed the brocade box on the table.

"Air freight, how about air freight so close?" Qiao Yusen muttered.

Fu Ping'an opened the brocade box and was lined with a lot of soft fillings. He took out a blue and white porcelain vase from the filling and placed it gently on the table.

"Uncle, aunt, don't respect me."

Gu’s father picked up the porcelain bottle and admired it. He liked cultural relics and lived in close proximity to Confucius Temple. He went to visit him when he had nothing to do. He learned some knowledge. The bottle was elegant in color and delicate and smooth in glaze. It was indeed a good porcelain, but looking at the bottom of the bottle, there was no signature.

"Uncle, this is a product from the Yongle period." Fu Ping'an said.

Qiao Yusen almost laughed out loud: "Did you buy Yongle porcelain at Confucius Temple in the afternoon?"

My aunt covered her mouth and smiled. The old lady looked bad, but she didn't say anything.

Fu Ping'an said seriously: "No, this was salvaged from a Ming Dynasty shipwreck south of Fu Qianhu Island on Sulawesi Sea. One of the batches was transported to China not long ago. I arranged a special person to take my Gulfstream to transport it from Omi this morning."

Qiao Yusen's mind was buzzing and he heard the four words "My Gulfstream".

Gu’s father said: “I have heard of Fu Qianhu Island, and I also know the wreck of treasure ships. There are thousands of porcelains on the wreck, which are priceless.”

It just so happened that Qiao Yusen's friend, also the owner of the hotel, came in to toast. A rich middle-aged man wearing a Hetian jade bracelet and a Chinese double-breasted jacket. He looked at the costumes and was a literary lover. He saw this porcelain bottle at a glance and didn't bother to toast. He put it on his glasses first, carefully took the bottle from Gu's father's hand and looked up and down. He carefully put it back on the table, took off his glasses and said, "The thing from Yonglechao is not a fake, who belongs to it."

Fu Ping'an pointed at Gu's father.

The boss said: "If you are willing to give up, I can pay ten million."

Gu's father smiled and said, "I can't bear to give up the gift from my son-in-law."

The boss turned to Fu Ping'an: "Where did you get this cultural relic?"

Fu Ping'an said: "It was salvaged on the shipwreck."

The boss said: "Then I'll ask someone, do you recognize him?"

"Please say it."

"This person is named Paul Matteo Ci. He is very low-key and mysterious. He is said to be a Chinese overseas tycoon. Datuk, a country in Southeast Asia, discovered the remains of Zheng He's fleet in the Pacific Ocean near Indonesia last year. It was salvaged by him. At present, the small-leaf red sandalwood materials on the Chinese market all came from him. Some people have estimated that his net worth is about 13.87 billion."
Chapter completed!