Chapter 67
Chapter 67
July 7th, Wednesday, foggy and sunny.
The 26th was the date when Yan Shouzhen and I held our third wedding in Lion City, but today, I followed him to Wudu.
I thought it was because of keeping promises, but later I found out it was not.
After Yan Shounuo returned to the Lion City from the Aegean Sea, she didn't go to the dormitory, she didn't go to the college classes, she didn't go anywhere, she just stayed in the villa, only asking me to teach her to play the piano, He also said eloquently: "Anyway, my brother also thinks that the college's classes are not important, so he asked me to take a month's leave. Then why should I take classes!"
I:……
I taught her how to play the piano, but because of the safe box incident, there are still reporters from Ku Media standing guard at the entrance of Hu Jihua’s headquarters building. Yan Shouzhen has a good reason not to go to work, and someone is following up on the wedding banquet procedures. Now The preparations are already made, and Yan Shouzhen, who is free, wants to live a world with me, and wants to spend time with me day and night, so there is a conflict with Yan Shounuo, who takes up my time.
It's rare that Yan Shounuo recognized me. Of course I taught her to play the piano very seriously, although she said that she wanted to learn the piano, but she might not really be interested in the piano.
Except for bed time, she almost clings to me.
"Yan Shou Nuo!" Yan Shou Zhen's forehead was covered with veins, and he couldn't bear it anymore, "Do you want to go back to the summer camp again!"
Probably after suffering enough at the summer camp, Yan Shounuo no longer wanted to think about anything related to the summer camp, her eyes suddenly turned red, and she yelled violently: "I knew you didn't like me! No one in my family likes me I must have picked it up! I'm not like anyone..." The more she said it, the more painful it became, because these were all from her heart.
A young girl who is only 16 years old already knows how to care about her appearance. Which girl at this age is not self-pitying?But Yan Shounuo is very inferior to his appearance. This is due to the good looks of the members of the Yan family. Yan's mother is a beautiful woman, and she also pays great attention to maintenance and can dress up. She is already in her 50s, but she is still very young. No one would doubt that she was a sister who kept her word.
The appearance of the brothers of the Yan family has inherited Yan's father's handsome appearance, but the three of them are very imposing. Yan's father is inconvenient to move and hides his sharpness. He is an old man who keeps a low profile. , as long as you keep your promises without anger and prestige, that is, you don't say anything, you don't do anything, but it is an existence that can make people fall in love at first sight.
But Yan Shounuo is the only one who is different. She seems to have taken advantage of a genetic loophole. She has a plain appearance, a straight figure, and a surly personality. She really doesn't look like a member of the Yan family at all.
Because she doesn't look like her family at all, she must have heard a lot of gossip from others in private.
"Picked up", "adopted", and even "wrong baby", the inadvertent jokes made by those troubled relatives and friends took root in the young Yan Shounuo's heart early on.
Yan Shouzhen casually threw her alone to a foreign summer camp for military training, not to mention the wind and the sun, and was isolated and targeted by her peers. Although it was only a short week, it seemed to her that she had spent a whole week. After a long century, now Yan Shouzhen has to leave her alone and in dire straits, and all the hidden pains in Yan Shounuo's heart are like a flood breaking through a breach, and then they vent out uncontrollably.
Her cry was very sharp, and her voice was full of wronged accusations. I comforted her at a loss: "Don't talk nonsense, how did you pick it up? Look, your nose looks like your mother's!"
The "mother" I call, of course, refers to the mother of Yan.
"That woman has the ugliest nose!" After hearing my comfort, Yan Shounuo felt even more uncomfortable and cried louder.
I:……
In fact, I haven't carefully looked at what Yanmu's nose looks like, because the nose is the most difficult to distinguish among human facial features!
"Is there anything your brother doesn't like you? Look, he even asked sister Xia to make your favorite durian cake!"
"That's obviously for you to eat!" Yan Shounuo cried even more sadly, tears rolling down his cheeks, not caring about his image at all.
I:……
I had no choice but to look at Yan Shouzhen for help.
Yan Shouzhen's face was ashen, but she didn't say any more words to provoke Yan Shounuo, she just waved her hand that was tightly grasping the hem of my clothes, and pulled me back to the bedroom.
"Don't be so indifferent to Shou Nuo!" I criticized him displeased.
So the anger of keeping promises was replaced by another kind of fire, which burned on my body.
Then he took me from the bottom to the top, from the rosy toes to the soft tips of the ears, every inch of me was to the fullest.
I was so tired that I couldn’t open my eyes when the rumbling propellers sounded next to my ears. I vaguely knew that I was carried into the helicopter by Yan Shouzhen, and then passed the security check in a daze, and entered the couple box of the plane. After waking up, I realized that I had reached the sky above the fog city.
Maybe it’s because I’ve been to many countries on my honeymoon, and my body has long been used to the jet lag of the itinerary. No, the 8-hour jet lag between Lion City and Fog City didn’t make me uncomfortable at all.
Even so, I was taken by Yan Shouzhen to eat a good meal of foie gras, and after returning to the hotel to wash away my fatigue, I dressed up to attend an auction.
At first, Yan Shouzhen pretended to be mysterious and refused to tell me what kind of banquet he was going to. He didn’t expect to encounter a traffic jam on the road, which went all the way to the Wudu Tower Bridge on the Thames River, which lasted for about 40 minutes!
I saw him check the time on his watch frequently, and I couldn't help becoming anxious. I was afraid that he would miss some important banquet, so I urged the driver to drive faster, but Yan Shouzhen held my hand and comforted me with a smile: " It doesn't matter, there is still time, anyway, there is nothing to see ahead."
I:……
I took it for granted that he was going to take me to see some musical, and I didn't see the building in front of me until I parked the car. The letters "CHRISTIE'S" were hung on the gate, and it was Christie's!The most famous auction house in the world!
I:! ! !
Flying thousands of miles from Lion City to Wudu, is Yan Shouzhen going to shoot something important? ? ?
With curiosity and curiosity, I went in with the arm of Proverbs.
The auction hall was very large, almost full of people, the lights under the stage were like beans, and the lights on the stage were brilliant, all the light was concentrated on the exhibits on the auction stage.
Yan Shouzhen took care of my night blindness, wrapped his arms around my waist tightly, carefully helped me down the steps, and didn't let go until he was sitting in the seat he had predetermined.
At this time, my eyes have long been attracted by the exhibits on the auction platform.
It turned out to be a piece of porcelain from Huaguo!
I don’t know anything about antiques, but I just think it’s a piece of porcelain from the Ming and Qing dynasties. The color is very bright and luxurious. After listening to the auctioneer’s description, I realized that it’s called a peacock green field famille rose entangling lotus pattern amphora, which was produced during the reign of Emperor Jiaqing. Yes, CM, was finally auctioned off by a white man for £3.
I was inexplicably a little melancholy.
It is a cultural relic of our own country. Although it is not as precious as the stolen Wancheng cultural relic, its soul and origin were born in Huaguo, and it flows with the culture and essence of Huaguo. It should lie in Huaguo's arms and last for thousands of years civilization!
Yan Shouzhen didn't feel this way, he rang the bell on the low table, and soon a waiter came up to serve, according to Yan Shouzhen's request, brought snacks and coffee.
At this time, a peacock feather hairpin was placed on the booth, and each rotating feather was inlaid with a diamond. There were 5 diamonds in total. The auctioneer quoted its name as "Enamel Feather Ornament", produced in The City of Romance, which was originally collected by a duchess, was later bought by the wife of a prince in Tianzhu, and then passed into the hands of a businessman, and now it appears on the booth of this auction.
This peacock feather clip with a story was finally bought by an elderly man at a price of 8 pounds. Next to him sat a gray-haired Western European lady, who should be the wife of the old man. It was taken for her.
Then I took a picture of a dagger once worn by the emperor of an oriental island country, and a pair of emerald earrings from the Taj Mahal.
Until a thick and colorful oil painting was placed on the booth.
At that time, there was a picture of meeting in the rain. There were only two or three people walking with umbrellas on the street full of water, but one person stopped by the lamppost and looked up at an apartment with lights and shadows. On the balcony of the apartment, a The person was lying on the railing, looking at the person next to the lamp post through the rain curtain...
The auctioneer began to introduce the origin of this painting. It is the work of an Impressionist artist named Afremov. This master is good at using a palette knife instead of a paintbrush, and sprinkles the canvas with passionate colorful colors. Dispel the gloom of the rainy night with bright lights, and every stroke of dazzling and thick paint will shock the hearts of every audience.
Suddenly, the scene when I saw Yan Shou Zhen for the second time appeared in my mind.
His original itinerary was to go to Italy, but he took a night to fly to Wancheng. When he appeared in front of me, it was night and it was raining. I was excited through the glass window in the piano room on the second floor. Looking down, he is holding an umbrella, carrying a street lamp, his handsome silhouette is hidden under the umbrella, his face is blurred, which coincides with the content of the bright and shadowy oil painting in front of him! (Please review Chapter 10 for details)
As soon as the price of £2 came out of the auctioneer's mouth, someone called out a price of £5.
I grabbed Yan Shouzhen's arm and stared at the painting on the booth with burning eyes.
Yan Shouzhen was slightly taken aback, and squeezed my palm reassuringly, holding it firmly without letting go.
Two people participated in the competition for this painting, and Yan Shouzhen raised his hand when he reached 6 pounds.
I didn't understand what Yan Shouzhen meant when he raised his hand. I stared at the booth for a moment, my heart was pounding, and my palms were dripping with sweat, until the auctioneer excitedly pointed in the direction of our location and said loudly: : "The distinguished guest on channel 96 offered double the price, which is 12 pounds. Is there any distinguished guest who wants to continue chasing the price?"
I:! ! !
In the end, this oil painting called "Encounter" fell into our hands at a price of 12 pounds.
I was excited, bewildered, and heartbroken. £12 is indeed a huge amount of money for me who once ran a musical instrument shop and couldn't make ends meet.
The auction is still going on, and my heart has long gone to that painting.
Yan Shouzhen was obviously surprised at my obsession with that painting, he patted my hand reassuringly and motioned me to be patient.
The later the auction went, the more precious and rare the items on display were, most of them were jewelry diamonds, pink diamonds with carats and clarity grades of VS1, which sold for a sky-high price of 205 pounds and were sold by a black beauty.
I seem to have come to the paradise of the rich and extravagant.
However, I am still too ignorant!
The carat sapphire diamond ring was finally won by a delicate and beautiful oriental woman at a price of 427 million pounds.
I thought this was the limit.
What follows is the finale exhibit of tonight's auction, which is a violin.
I finally know why Yan Shouzhen brought me here!
The paint on the surface of this deep red violin body is a bit mottled and falling off, which is why it shows its long history and value. It is the violin owned by Christian Hammer that I miss so much!
When the auctioneer quoted a reserve price of £500, my heart skipped a beat.
I knew it would be expensive, but I didn't expect it to be so expensive...
Yan Shouzhen bowed his head towards me and whispered in my ear: "Can you see how I took that picture just now? Follow my actions and take a picture of this violin."
"No!" I shook my head in resistance, the gesture of raising my hand was double the price!My little heart can't bear the price!I opened my mouth, wanting to tell him that I don’t really like this violin too much, I just like its tone...
However, when I think of the timbre it plays, I am not only moved, but if I miss such a beautiful violin timbre, I will never hear it again...
It was under the impact of this contradiction that I joined the ranks of competing for the violin.
At the beginning there were five or six bidders, but in the end it was just me and another middle-aged man from Western Europe. The price got higher and higher. When I finally bid 1200 million pounds, I was a little numb.
When the auctioneer made the final decision, I suddenly came back to my senses, and I actually bid a high price of 1200 million pounds, and got this violin that I had always dreamed of...
This is also the highest price ever sold at this auction.
When the applause was overflowing on the field, I was so excited that tears overflowed my eyes, and I couldn't face it.
I used to think that I was a prodigal by keeping my word, but it turns out that I am a hundred times more prodigal than him!
I couldn't wait to go to the backstage, hold up the violin, and play the long-lost melody, but the middle-aged man in Western Europe who competed with me to the end just now has come to us.
"Yan, we meet again!" He actually knew Yan Shouzhen, smiled and stretched out his hand to him.
"Eric, if I knew you were here, I would definitely not come." Yan Shouzhen said lightly, shook hands back, and let go immediately.
Eric smiled, his calculating eyes fell on me, and he asked, "This is your Mr. Hua Guo?" He moved his hand towards me and said with a smile, "Hello, my name is Eric. "
I could tell that he and Yan Shouzhen were not at odds, but I subconsciously stretched out my hand to shake him. The next moment, the palm of my hand fell into Yan Shouzhen's palm. He rejected me and Eri openly. gram contact.
Eric was taken aback for a moment, then shrugged with a smile, and said indifferently: "Don't be so unmannered! There is no righteousness in business, and Eric will always be Yan's good friend!"
I:? ? ?
It was past 10 o'clock in the evening when we left Christie's.
Instead of going back to the hotel, we went directly to the airport, after all, the 26th is the date of our third wedding in the Lion City.
The oil paintings and violins that were photographed were directly mailed back to the Lion City by Christie’s, and I had to go through a long 13-hour flight to meet them.
After passing the security check, the plane took off in half an hour, and we waited in the lounge.
"That Eric..." Before I could ask, Yan Shouzhen interrupted me: "If you meet him in the future, just ignore him!"
I:? ? ?
Yan Shouzhen didn't whet my appetite, and explained Eric's science in a few words.
He is an opportunistic businessman, wherever there is interest, there is him.
Just like tonight, he would never miss an item with room for appreciation!
But when he estimated that the violin exceeded the appreciation space, he would immediately stop speculating.
His real opportunistic field is not limited to this, and there are some scientific researches prohibited by the United Nations.
For example, the uterus is artificially cultivated, and then two sperm or eggs are combined to form a living embryo, that is, men and women, women and women can have children without going through the union of men and women.
He once tried his best to persuade Shouzhen to invest in this project, thinking that since same-sex marriage has become the general trend all over the world, same-sex child-seeking should also be put on the agenda.
I:! ! !
Of course I hope to have a common child with Yan Shouzhen, but I also know that things that are banned in so many countries must have their disadvantages.
Even so, I still have regrets in my heart.
Before the plane took off, I received a WeChat voice message from Yiqiu.
"Why can't I get through to your phone? Have you read the news? Someone couldn't stand the pressure and turned himself in!"
I:! ! !
"Although it has not been revealed who turned himself in, I have a definite source of information. That person is Wang Qiancheng's cousin, the son of Fang Zaijia's sister! He is an archaeologist, and he has always wanted to take a good look at Wancheng. The treasure of the town hall, it is best to study it, but it is always rejected by Fang Zaijia, so he took the risk to steal it, saying that he would return it after the research, but he did not expect to be discovered, and it made such a big fuss... Look at this Obvious loopholes, if Fang Zaijiao is not guarding himself, only a fool would believe it!"
I:! ! !
"It's too cruel! Even my own nephew is pushed out as a shield, is he still human!"
There are several scolding words filled with righteous indignation by Yiqiu.
Yan Shouzhen also heard Yiqiu's voice message, just smiled, and only held me in his arms, as if he had expected this result, and he didn't seem to care who the thief was at all.
The plane pierced the night sky and rushed to the sky.
I overlook the prosperous night scene of the foggy city. The brighter the clusters of lights here, the darker the corners and corners around them are, just like the temperament hidden in your body. No one knows the ratio of light and darkness in your heart. how many.
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