Riding the wind of rebirth

Lin Wanqiu smiled and said, "I just couldn't help myself when I saw you guys were acting so enthusiastically!"

"I still have to criticize Sister Wanqiu." Zhou Zhi said, "In fact, if we hold on a little longer, I think Old Lu will agree to 70,000, and it won't exceed 100,000 at most."

"For others, 70,000 is enough, but for you..." Lin Wanqiu snorted twice: "Just think of the extra 70,000 as the cost of repairing and mounting, and live up to your reputation as a master. If you want to sell it in the future, just put it into the painting."

“What Elbow said just now touched Old Lu the most.” Master Ma was so happy that he couldn’t help but say, “The most powerful thing is to tell the truth. This painting is only valuable if it falls into your hands. It implies that there is room for him to raise the price, making him think he got a great bargain and that he will never get it again if he misses this opportunity! Hahahaha…”

"Speaking of this..." Zhou Zhi's face turned bitter again: "This painting is probably the most difficult one I have ever encountered in my life... It's even worse than the Six Dynasties and Song Dynasty paintings I've handled before!"

"What on earth are those white powders on the painting? I see you are studying them very seriously."

"It's hard to say. It's not dry mold, nor is it wet mold that has been dried again. We may have to send it to the National Museum for research."

"Then let's go directly to the National Museum?"

"No, I have to go to the International Trade Center first. I have to pick up Xiao Miao. Then tomorrow I have to discuss process quality management with experts at the Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science. The day after tomorrow I will fly to the United States."

"Then we can only talk about it after you come back."

"I have to prepare for my master's thesis defense after I come back. I'll come over if I can spare some time during the summer vacation."

"..." Master Ma was speechless: "Really, I don't envy your life at all."

"Master Ma, please stop gloating over other people's misfortunes." Zhou Zhi was a little depressed. "Please take the package back with you. Just drop me off at the Guomao intersection later."

"Elbow!" When Zhang Silu and Ikeda Qiu brought a beautiful girl over, Zhou Zhi didn't recognize her at first.

"Xiao Miao?" Zhou Zhi rubbed his eyes twice before he dared to confirm that the girl in front of him was Mai Xiaomiao.

"Does it look good?" Mai Xiaomiao turned around mischievously.

"It looks good, so good." Mai Xiaomiao now looks like a model from Rayli magazine. This outfit is obviously the work of Ikeda Oka, and it is also the "Japanese" style that little girls in cities like to pursue nowadays.

The two transformed Mai Xiaomiao from head to toe. Now Mai Xiaomiao has permed her hair into small curls and tied a bow. She wears a Bohemian-style floral miniskirt and a playful vest. She wears white lace stockings and black leather shoes with ligatures. She has a small watch on her wrist and carries a cute little leather bag.

Zhou Zhi took her by the hand and turned her around again: "She's very pretty. I couldn't recognize her just now. Luckily you've finished your lecture. If it had been like this when you met the old academicians just now, they would have been distracted."

"I'm glad you're here." Ikeda Qiu and Zhang Siluo were each holding a lot of paper bags in their hands: "Carry things!"

"How much did you buy?" Zhou Zhi said with a smile, "It's explosive consumption."

"Just tell me whether you like it or not." Ikedaoka asked.

"The key is whether Xiao Miao likes it or not." Zhou Zhi was very happy. No one wants a girlfriend who is not pretty, but he still said this. But he added: "Xiao Miao should really dress herself up, otherwise it would be a waste of the gift God gave her."

Mai Xiaomiao stuck out her tongue: "Did you buy too much?"

In the past, Mai Xiaomiao's actions were just very cute, but this just now made Zhou Zhi's heart skip a beat. He said arrogantly: "This is just the beginning! Let's go buy more when we get to New York!"

Zhang Siluo handed the car keys to Zhou Zhi: "You guys go back by yourselves, and you can also go for a cruise. I'll take Ikeda's car back so I won't disturb you two."

"Thank you." Zhou Zhi's hands were full of bags, and he said with a smile: "Xiao Miao, take the key. Thank you, sisters."

After saying goodbye to Zhang Silu and Ikeda Qiu, Zhou Zhi and Mai Xiaomiao drove across the city in the Audi that Zhang Silu left for them.

Guomao is in the east, and Shusuan is in the northwest, which is also a long way away.

However, the two of them really enjoyed their time alone, strolling slowly along the capital's not-so-many avenues.

Along the way, you will pass Tiananmen Square and the Great Hall of the People, and then turn north at Gongzhufen, passing Yuyuantan, Zizhuyuan, Zhongguancun, Renmin University, Peking University, and Yuanmingyuan, then turn towards the Summer Palace. When you reach Anhe Bridge, there is only one road heading north, so just go straight.

There was no navigation at that time, so Zhou Zhi drove the car while Mai Xiaomiao studied the roads with a map of the capital in his hand, acting as a manual navigation. The two chatted while traveling and found it fun and strange.

"Xiao Miao, have you eaten yet?" After passing the north of Anhe Bridge, the road became desolate and the lights were not very bright. However, there were more restaurants near the Agricultural University and Malianwa on the roadside: "I haven't eaten yet, how about we eat outside?"

"What do we want to eat?" Mai Xiaomiao still had a childish personality. She had just been busy counting the "trophies" from tonight's shopping. She looked up when she heard this: "Oh, we should have treated Sister Zhang and Sister Ikeda to a meal. We forgot!"

Zhou Zhi smiled and said, "It's okay, I'll treat you another day. Hey, there's a cold drink shop in front, let's have a bite there. Oh, by the way, there's a football game tonight!"

"It looks like the Quanxing team!" Life in Lianhe Township is not that rich, and watching football games is one of Zhou Zhi and Wu Renzhong's pleasures. As a result, Mai Xiaomiao also knows the uniform of the Quanxing team, the "Yellow Army".

"Hey, it's true. Today is an away game!" Zhou Zhi also saw the players on the projection TV next to the cold drink stand: "Hurry up!"

There were quite a few people watching the game at the cold cup venue. Everyone was eating cold cups and drinking beer, watching the game happily.

"Oh, playing against Guoan!" Zhou Zhi was happy: "Guoan has basically no chance. In the last game, they were beaten 2-0 by Quanxing. In this game, even if Guoan beats Quanxing 2-0, they will be eliminated unless the score is 3-1 or more."

These words immediately caused people around to roll their eyes. Mai Xiaomiao pulled the corner of Zhou Zhi's clothes, reminding him to look at the surroundings.

"What's wrong, Xiaomiao?" Zhou Zhi turned around and noticed the reactions of the people around him. He suddenly realized that this was Guoan's home court and quickly admitted his mistake: "Oh, ha ha ha, but Guoan is a tenacious team. It's not the first time they've turned the tables. Tonight is a do-or-die battle and it will definitely be an exciting one!"

"That's more like it!" A fat man at a small table nearby shouted, "If I hadn't heard the last part, I would have thought a Quanxing fan came today!"

"How is that possible?" At this moment Zhou Zhi was just thankful for his standard Mandarin: "Didn't you see the license plate? I'm a real man with a Beijing A license plate!" (End of this chapter)