in2ebook Chapter 257 Dating
Chapter 257 Dating
Wen Qing arranged her affairs in the capital and tidied up the yard in Huashuijing Lane. It was already the end of July, and she took her luggage to Songjiang and moved into the small villa at No. 7 Wuling Road.
She placed the bunk bed and old Ming Dynasty furniture from Erxia Village in the room. Erxia Village would be mainly used for office purposes in the future, so these furniture might not be needed. The small villa in Songjiang had never had furniture, so she moved the furniture from there over.
She came to the master bedroom on the third floor, opened the floor under the cloakroom cabinet, and walked down the stairs. During the renovation, she participated in the interior decoration. She personally repaired the wooden floor, patched the walls and painted this secret room. Now it looks very tidy. She packed some gold, silver, porcelain, and jade in earthenware jars and stainless steel cans, sealed them, and put them here.
Then she went to the basement. During the renovation, she reinforced the roof of the basement again. Now she placed four boxes of silver ingots and two boxes of gold on it. Going down to the ground, Wen Qing installed a layer of plaster board on the outside to cover the entrance to the basement. She was worried that if the space disappeared one day, the things in the space would also be lost. Now she put some things out as a backup.
Wen Qing lived in the small Western-style building for the rest of her life. Every day she either went for a walk along the Huangpu River, practiced cultivation, or went to the space to take care of the fields and make tea. She also brewed all the apples in the space into apple sparkling wine. She put the original small filling machine into the space so that it could be used.
A week later, Wen Qing called Mr. Yi and Yang Jiesheng of Christie's auction house respectively to arrange her trip to Gangcheng. This time she planned to cross the border through formal channels. Mr. Yi said that her four sets of jewelry would be included in the summer auction in August, and he hoped that she would quickly send the jewelry to Gangcheng and go to his office to pick up the invitation letter for the auction.
Yang Jiesheng happened to be in Songjiang. The first store of Yang’s Jewelry was located in Songjiang. When he heard that she was in Songjiang, Yang Jiesheng immediately asked for the address and rushed over.
Seeing the small French-style house where she lived, Yang Jiesheng was quite surprised and asked, "Is this your house?"
Wen Qing didn't want to say much, and said, "It's my friend's house. They went abroad and the house is empty. I'm staying here."
Entering the living room, the house decoration style is somewhat retro, with an old sofa, a Ming-style desk with a raised head, a square table, and an official hat chair. The room is very clean. On the desk is a blue and white porcelain vase with a pomegranate flower picked from the yard in it. The fiery red color keeps the living room from being dull.
Yang Jiesheng asked, "Ah Wen, are you ready to go? Have you arranged your affairs?"
Wen Qing smiled and said, "Everything at home has been arranged. However, I have to go to Hong Kong City to sell my jewelry first, otherwise I will have no money to study." She rarely made a joke.
Yang Jiesheng looked at her smiling face and was speechless for a moment. After a while, he jokingly said, "I will sponsor your studies on the condition that you supply me with ten barrels of wine after graduation."
Wen Qing replied, "You wish." Then she asked, "Speaking of auction, how much do you think my jewelry can fetch?"
Yang Jiesheng replied: "It's hard to say. There are very few auctions of Chinese antique jewelry. If someone likes it, the price will be higher."
Yang Jiesheng said that Wen Qing was a guest in Songjiang, and he should play the role of a good host and invite Wen Qing to dinner.
Wen Qing did not refuse. They went to an old restaurant in Songjiang and ordered Eight Treasure Duck, Sautéed Shrimp with Green Onions, Pickled Pork with Vegetables and Other Specialties. They were all local dishes that Wen Qing had never eaten before. Wen Qing liked the food very much. It seemed that there were delicious foods in every place. They drank, of course, the wine that Wen Qing brought with her.
After dinner, Yang Jiesheng sent Wen Qing back to Wuling Road and left.
Wen Qing entered the space and began to practice. Having put aside work during this period of time, she was able to calm down and practice longer, and she felt that her skills had also improved.
She practiced for three days before coming out of the space. She didn't feel very hungry, but she still took her handbag and prepared to go out for dinner. When she opened the door, she found Yang Jiesheng sitting outside. When he saw Wen Qing coming out, he asked, "Ah Wen, did you hear me knocking on the door?"
Wen Qing was a little embarrassed and explained: "Mr. Yang, I was upstairs and didn't hear it. When did you come?"
Yang Jiesheng said: "I came to see you last night, but you might have been out. I came at 5: pm today and didn't wait long."
It's not even 6 o'clock yet, he should have been waiting for more than ten minutes. Wen Qing felt a little apologetic, "I'm sorry, I don't have a phone here, I'll treat you to dinner."
Yang Jiesheng smiled and said, "Alas, I have waited for you for so long, you should compensate me, I want to eat Yangzhou cuisine."
Wen Qing thought about it and went to Yangzhou Restaurant. This restaurant was on Nanjing East Road. She had passed by it before and remembered the address.
The two took a taxi and arrived at Yangzhou Hotel. There were many people in the restaurant. They waited for more than 20 minutes before they sat down at a window seat. They ordered boiled dried shredded pork, lion head, crab meat with water spinach, etc. Yang Jiesheng said, "My maternal grandparents were from Yangzhou. When my grandmother was alive, she often cooked Yangzhou dishes for me." His tone was full of nostalgia.
Wen Qing didn't interrupt him and listened to him talk about the jewelry industry in Songjiang. In the past, Songjiang only had local state-owned gold shops, but now that it has been liberalized, several new jewelry stores have opened. He only complained, "There are so few people in Songjiang buying jewelry now. Don't people need to dress up?"
Wen Qing smiled and said, "Songjiang is the fashion benchmark of China. Not many people buy jewelry now. It's not that they don't like to dress up, but they don't have money. So merchants need to make jewelry that everyone can afford, but the style must still be beautiful and the price must be good."
Yang Jiesheng nodded, and Wen Qing continued, "For example, if the whole necklace is too expensive, then just buy a pendant and use a red ribbon to make a lanyard. It will be just as beautiful when worn. You can choose gemstones that look beautiful but not so expensive. Gold can maintain its value and ordinary people like it. You can make more styles."
Yang Jiesheng looked like he completely agreed, "Awen, you understand people's consumption psychology too well."
Their Yang's Jewelry has prepared a lot of gemstone and diamond jewelry, most of which are priced above 2000 yuan. Considering that most people in Songjiang do not earn more than 300 yuan per month, most people probably still prefer low-priced jewelry. Yang Jiesheng thought secretly in his mind and planned to conduct market research again immediately and readjust the product structure.
Since then, Yang Jiesheng came to see Wen Qing every 2 or 3 days. Wen Qing did not stay in the space all day. Even when she was practicing, she would pay some attention to the situation outside so as not to make Yang Jiesheng wait too long.
In addition to practicing, Wen Qing harvested this season's crops in the space and planted a new season's crops. Seeing the increasing amount of food in the space, Wen Qing felt very satisfied.