Jianbao life

Chapter 403 Gifts
"Dad, why are you here?" Zhao Yunlin asked in surprise when she saw the old man coming in.

The old man glared at Zhao Yunlin, and said angrily, "I'll come and see my grandson, can't I?"

While speaking, he looked around. When he saw Chu Chen, his eyes lit up, and he walked quickly to Chu Chen. Chu Chen also stood up quickly, and greeted him respectfully.

The old man also looked at Chu Chen carefully, then patted Chu Chen on the shoulder, and said excitedly:

"Okay, good boy! I didn't expect you to be an adult after so many years. It's a pity that your grandma won't be able to see you!"

At the end, the old man let out a long sigh.

Seeing the old man's appearance, Chu Zhengrong was a little unhappy, he muttered: "It's a very happy day, why are you talking about this!"

The old man had very good hearing, and when he heard the words, he scolded: "Old ghost Chu! If it weren't for you, would Xiaobao have been lost for so many years? What's the matter, you won't be happy if I say a few words!"

Chu Zhengrong is also a person with a hot temper. Hearing what the old man said, he said angrily: "Old Zhao, you are going to settle the old score, right?"

"I'm going to turn over the old account, what's the matter!..."

Seeing the dispute between the two elders, everyone rushed forward to persuade them for a while, and finally it was Chu Chen who came out to calm the two stubborn old men.

"Hmph! I'm too lazy to talk to you!" The old man snorted coldly, and then said to Chu Chen with a pleasant face, "Xiaobao, don't forget to have dinner at my place tonight!"

"Okay, Grandpa, I will definitely go!" Chu Chen immediately agreed.

The old man nodded in satisfaction, and he didn't want others to give it to him, so he walked back leisurely with his hands behind his back. ...

At noon, the family had a lively lunch, and the small building was filled with a joyful atmosphere because of everyone's arrival.Seeing the happy scene of the family, the faces of the two elders were always full of joyful smiles. Now that they were in a good mood, they ate an extra bowl of rice. If the doctor hadn't banned alcohol, the old man would also want to have a cup.

After all, the two elders were getting old. Although they were a little bit reluctant, they went back to their room to rest after eating.

Because it was Sunday, other people had nothing to do, so everyone sat on the sofa, drinking tea and chatting.Everyone told a lot of anecdotes about each of them when they were young, and there was constant laughter.

Perhaps it was because Chu Chen went home today, and the relationship between Chu Yongqiang and his younger sister Chu Yongli eased up a bit. Everyone happened to talk about Chu Yongli's childhood, and Chu Yongqiang asked:
"Little sister, why didn't Zhenwei come over this time?"

Chu Yongli replied: "He still has to go to work, so he can't come here."

In fact, being busy is one aspect. The most important thing is that Chu Yongli knows that her natal family doesn't like her husband very much, and it will be embarrassing for both parties. It happens that the factory has been busy recently, so she didn't come here.

In fact, if it weren't for the big event of Chu Chen's return today, and her son was already 12 years old, and she wanted to let him see the world, otherwise, Chu Yongli didn't want to come back.

Chu Yongqiang knew the thoughts of the little girl's family to some extent, and said, "It's good for Zhenwei to continue on the road of technical management. As long as he does a good job, the position of technical director in the factory will definitely be his in the future."

Chu Yongli opened her mouth, and just subconsciously wanted to refuse, she thought that her husband is currently working in a large state-owned enterprise. Even if he has technology in the future, he will not be a technical director if he has no connections. It's not as good as what you promised now.

"Thank you bro!"

Seeing that his sister agreed, Chu Yongqiang was in a happy mood, and a smile appeared on his face.

As they said that, everyone talked about Chu Chen when he was a child. Hearing Chu Chen's mischievous and silly stories when he was a child made everyone laugh again and again.

When it came to the end, everyone started to take out the gifts they had prepared in advance and gave them to Chu Chen. They probably knew Chu Chen's preferences in advance, and they all gave jade and other things.

Chu Yongli took out a box, handed it to Chu Chen, and said, "Xiao Chen, I don't have anything good to give you. This is a dzi bead that your uncle got when he was young. Open it and see if you like it. Well, don't be disgusted!"

Chu Chen took the box and said hastily, "Sister, what did you say, how could I despise your friendship!"

As he spoke, he opened the box, and it turned out that there was a six-eyed dzi in the box.

"What is this dzi bead?" Chu Jiamei from the second uncle's family poked her head to take a look, and was attracted by the dzi bead inside the box.

Chu Junfeng explained: "This dzi bead is simply a special product of the Himalayas. Tibetans regard dzi beads as auspicious treasures bestowed on them by the gods. Strengthening the internal energy can also bless the holders to obtain blessings, fame, wealth and all the consummation. It can be said that they regard dzi beads as important as life, and they are generally collected and supported from generation to generation."

"Moreover, different types of dzi beads have different meanings. Like this six-eyed dzi bead, also known as the bead of success, it has the functions of six or six great successes, six great blessings in life, wealth and prosperity, and disaster relief."

"Ah! So powerful?" Chu Jiayan said in surprise: "Second brother, you said that this dzi bead is produced on the mountain? Then how did it grow into such a pattern?"

Chu Chen replied with a smile: "At first, the dzi beads were polished by the ancient Tibetans using a kind of sedimentary rock containing jade and agate. Later, because of the scarcity of materials, they began to imitate the pattern of the sedimentary rock and use herbs to configure the colors. Dzi beads are artificially drawn on agate and then fired at high temperature."

"Ah! So it was made by hand!" Chu Jiamei said disappointedly.

Chu Chen knew what she was thinking just by looking at her appearance, and said with a chuckle, "It's not precious if it's not made by hand. First of all, this ancient processing method has been lost. Nowadays, the patterns of dzi beads are usually painted with paint." , the number of old dzi beads is limited, and as the second brother said, old dzi beads have many functions and are still very precious."
"Third brother, is this new or old?" Chu Jiamei continued to ask.

"Jiamei! Are you polite!" Second Aunt scolded immediately after hearing the words.

Chu Jiamei shrank her neck, and only then did she remember that her aunt was still by her side. If the thing was a fake, how embarrassing it would be!And even if the thing was true, it would be rude for her to ask, so she quickly apologized to Chu Yongli.

Chu Yongli waved her hand, expressing that she was fine. Before sending the item, she asked someone to appraise it, and the other party replied affirmatively that it was true, and she was willing to spend [-] to buy it. She was ready to sell this dzi bead and use it for her son's college tuition.

But in order to let her family not look down on her, Chu Yongli said: "Xiao Chen, is this dzi bead real or not? After Jiamei said that, I really feel a little up and down in my heart."

In fact, Chu Chen could tell at a glance whether the thing was real or not, but in order to prevent others from thinking that he was being perfunctory, he still took the dzi out of the box and observed it carefully.

"It's true." Chu Chen nodded and said, "Look at these red spots that grow naturally on the body of the dzi beads from the inside to the outside, they are called cinnabar spots. These red spots may be the magnetic field between the dzi beads and the human body." What grows out of fusion is one of the signs to judge old and new dzi."

"Of course, not every dzi bead has cinnabar spots on it, and it doesn't mean that dzi beads with cinnabar spots are good products. If you want to buy dzi beads, you can't use this as the basis for the quality of dzi beads. "

After hearing what Chu Chen said, Chu Yulan who was sitting next to her asked, "Brother, according to what you said, can people who don't understand buy old dzi bead based on cinnabar points?"

"That's not necessarily it!" Chu Chen shook his head and said, "The technology of counterfeiting is so high now, if you don't understand it, it's better not to use this as a basis. If you want to choose a high-quality old dzi, you have to go from Texture, color, luster, transparency, the integrity of the dzi bead, weathering patterns, patina, and the cinnabar spots just now, these eight aspects are used to judge."

"In addition, there are also the patterns of dzi beads. Among the old dzi beads with eyes, the common nine-eyed dzi beads are the best. One-, three-, five-, and six-eyed dzi beads are also more precious. As for those with more than nine eyes, that is Quite a rare treasure, it can be said that it is hard to find."

When everyone heard Chu Chen's explanation, they all shook their heads and smiled wryly. They felt dizzy after hearing so many conditions, let alone appraising the quality of the dzi bead.

Seeing Chu Jiamei staring at the dzi beads in the box, Chu Chen smiled and asked, "Why, Jiamei, do you like dzi beads?"

"Yeah!" Chu Jiamei nodded and said, "I think the dzi bead is very beautiful, why don't you buy one for me, third brother, and I don't want anything good, this kind of six-eyed one will do."

Chu Jiayan pretended to be speechless and said, "I'm talking about my sister, why don't you just talk and don't practice? If you ask third brother to buy something, you have to give him the money first!"

Chu Jiamei shouted angrily, "Chu Jiayan, I agreed this morning that I am my sister, why did you change your mind again, is it itchy?"

Not to be outdone, Chu Jiayan said loudly: "Whoever promised you, we clearly agreed last night that I will be my brother today, but you suddenly went to grandpa's house and said that you were going to be my sister, and you didn't even ask me if I agreed." If you agree, it will be decided, can you still have fun!"

"I'm a girl! You don't even let me, you're still a man!"

"The head can be broken, the blood can flow, and the title cannot be changed!..."

The second aunt said dumbfoundedly: "I said, you two are about to go to college. Don't you feel ashamed when you are still arguing about the size? Well, manly man, let me give in to the good words. Today you Is it okay to be a younger brother?"

Since childhood, Chu Jiayan has also been used to it. As long as his mother refuses to agree to what he says, he will definitely not be able to escape a meal of fried pork with bamboo shoots. Now he can only agree aggrievedly, muttering in his heart:

"Why is it always me who gets hurt!..."

(End of this chapter)