Jianbao life

Chapter 540 Engagement

Although Chu Chen really wanted to see what was inside the holding pot, it was definitely inconvenient to check on this occasion, so after Zhu Dafu and Zhao Xueyi entered, he could only press his mind and stand with Wu Ke. Greet guests at the door.

Next, Zhou Wenping and the others also came. When the group saw Chu Chen's villa, they were very surprised. Although they also knew that Chu Chen was very rich, let alone the security of this community, the area of ​​the villa alone was huge. It's not okay to shock them.

When they walked into the courtyard and saw the small bridge and flowing water in the courtyard, they were even more amazed in their hearts.

When they walked into the villa and saw that many of the guests sitting in the room were not rich but rich, especially the revolutionaries of the older generation sitting at the main table, they immediately became cautious, but Their hearts are also full of longing for the future, working with a boss like Chu Chen, are they afraid that there will be no future?

At the same time, Zhao Qirui's family of three and A Chao also arrived.

Zhao Heyan wrinkled her nose and said, "Father, you are so serious. That Mercedes-Benz has been around for several years, and you don't know how to change it. If it breaks down halfway, it's not ashamed to lose it!"

"I said you girl, you've never finished, you've been muttering non-stop, and be careful, I'll beat you!" Zhao Qirui said viciously, but if you look closely, you can see that he is pretending.

"It's my responsibility that the car is not well maintained." Ah Chao said embarrassedly.

"Okay, okay! Don't talk about this!" Zhao Qirui waved his hand and said: "In the final analysis, it is the relationship between the quality of the parts that were replaced last time, but this car has been driven for several years, so it should be replaced. Ah Chen, how about we buy one together?"

"I have a car!" Chu Chen waved his hand.

"One car is not enough! Doesn't Xiaoke need it?" Zhao Qirui said: "And my sister's car has been driving for a long time, so let's replace it together at that time."

"Uncle, I still have to go to England to study, isn't it a waste to buy a car now!" Wu Ke said hastily.

"That's right!" Zhao Qirui nodded: "Then let's change one for my sister first, what do you think, Achen?"

"Okay!" Of course, Chu Chen would not have any opinion on this matter.

"When will I be able to buy a car!" Zhao Heyan muttered.

"What kind of car will the children buy? We'll talk about it after you graduate from college!" Gao Yiya glared at Zhao Heyan.

"Ah! Isn't that going to have to wait for several years!" Zhao Heyan wailed.

"If you call again, you will pay the fare yourself!" Gao Yiya said with a straight face.

As soon as she heard that she had to pay the fare herself, Zhao Heyan immediately flattered her mother, making everyone else laugh secretly.

"Achen, this is a gift from me! See if you like it!" Afterwards, Zhao Qirui smiled and handed the box to Chu Chen.

Chu Chen opened the box, but what he didn't expect was that the inside of the box was not an antique calligraphy and painting, but a real estate certificate and a bunch of keys. This surprised him a bit, and he raised his head and asked, "This is it?"

"Some time ago, I happened to see a courtyard house for sale, and the price was quite reasonable, so I bought it." Zhao Qirui replied with a smile.

"Siheyuan?"

The people around were extremely curious when they heard this, and after Chu Chen opened the real estate certificate, Wu Ke immediately exclaimed, "The area is [-] square meters?"

"There is also a basement, which is nearly [-] square meters!" Zhao Qirui said with a chuckle.

Liu Sizhe and the others gasped. Such a large courtyard house, even with their relationship, is worth more than 4000 million. The key is that even if you have money, such a large courtyard house is still so easy to buy.

"Uncle, your gift is too expensive, I really can't accept it!" Chu Chen waved his hand, wanting to return the real estate certificate to Zhao Qirui.

"You boy, what's so valuable about this? For you, tens of millions are nothing!"

Zhao Qirui glared at Chu Chen, waved his hand and said, "Also, there is a reason why I have never returned the things I gave away. You are being so hypocritical, be careful that I will get angry!"

Seeing what his uncle said, Chu Chen had no choice but to accept it, but what made him feel a little embarrassed was, what should we do with that courtyard house, is it just so empty?That would be too wasteful. If he wanted to move to the courtyard, he would be a little reluctant to part with this villa, and Mr. Liu lived not far away, so he could often visit and ask for advice.

"Thank you uncle and aunt!"

Zhao Qirui nodded with a smile, and then said: "By the way, that courtyard house has been in disrepair for a long time. I guess it will be overthrown and restarted, but you can only trouble yourself with this matter!"

"That's what it should be!" Chu Chen laughed.Since the courtyard house is going to be demolished and rebuilt, it is time to decide whether to move or not.

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After welcoming Zhao Qirui's family into the living room, Chu Chen and Wu Ke welcomed a few more guests, and basically all the guests were almost there.

Because it was just an engagement, the people who came this time were mainly Chu Chen's relatives and some friends. In addition to the people from Shimen, there were also a few colleagues of his father, which happened to fill the living room.

When it comes to the ceremonies of engagement and marriage, except that they are a little simpler, they are actually similar in other places.It's just that for a family like Chu Chen, under normal circumstances, whether it's an engagement or a marriage, it's best to choose Chinese-style ceremonies. Of course, in comparison, Chu Chen also prefers Chinese-style etiquette.

However, Wu Ke is a girl after all, and she still prefers romantic ceremonies. For this, Chu Chen can only say sorry to her, and then make up for a romantic honeymoon!
"Gentlemen and ladies, welcome to the engagement ceremony of Mr. Chu Chen and Ms. Wu Ke..."

At 58:[-] p.m., the engagement ceremony officially began. Although Chu Chen and Wu Ke had rehearsed for a while yesterday, they became nervous when they arrived at the scene. Then they were like puppets, listening to the host According to the command, proceed step by step according to the process.

Finally, the more Chinese-style engagement ceremony is not complete until the couple offer tea to the fathers of both parties.

After the ceremony, several respectable old people were invited to a table specially set up in the back room, and the atmosphere at the scene suddenly became lively.

"Come on, the two of you come in together..." Chu Zhengrong beckoned to the two of them.

Chu Chen and Wu Ke quickly followed in together.

"This thing is for you. When you get married, you'd better have multiple babies!"

The old lady pulled Wu Ke to her side, took out a jade pendant from her pocket with a kind face, and put it in Wu Ke's hand. After a short look, Chu Chen knew that it was a pendant suitable for children and grandchildren, but when he heard what the old lady said, he Immediately a little speechless.

"Grandma, these twins are not born just because you want to!" Chu Chen smiled wryly.

"That depends on your efforts!" The old lady said with a smile.

Hearing this, Chu Chen was speechless and said, "It's not something that can be achieved with hard work!"

"Okay! It's up to Little Treasure and the others!"

Chu Zhengrong smiled and took out a very old-fashioned pen from his pocket, put it in Chu Chen's hand and said, "Xiaobao, I have treated you badly these years, and I don't have any good things around me. This pen It has been with me since I joined the revolution, and I pass it on to you now!"

"Grandpa, this is your beloved thing, how can you give it to me!" Chu Chen quickly declined.

"There's nothing wrong with that!" Chu Zhengrong waved his hand and said, "I'm 84, and I don't have a few years to live, so I'll keep this thing with you, as a souvenir!"

"Thank you grandpa!..."

Chu Chen also knew that the old man had a stubborn temper, and it was difficult to take back what he had decided, so he accepted it respectfully in the end.However, he also secretly made up his mind that when he was successful in his studies, he must help grandpa take care of his body.

"It's really petty!"

Mr. Zhao muttered in a low voice, then took out something from his pocket, handed it to Chu Chen and said:
"Xiaobao, I snatched this thing from a bandit before I participated in the revolution! I think the watch on it helped me a lot when I was fighting devils. But because I didn't pay attention when fighting, the watch on it Some damage."

Chu Chen was a little surprised when he saw the thing in his hand, it was actually a snuff bottle with Western-style enamel.

Cantonese enamel is a kind of metal body enamel craft in Lingnan. Its main method is to chisel flowers on the metal body, paste gold and silver patterns, and then cover it with transparent enamel glaze and fire it.

This snuff bottle is made of copper, in the shape of a flat bottle, with oval flat feet.The whole body is pasted with silver flakes of flowers, with translucent carmine glaze applied on the top, with pearls inlaid in the middle of the two sides in a pouch-shaped consecration, and flowers painted in the middle.There are five bunches of golden flowers on both sides, green glaze and pearl inlaid grapes, forming a circle of petal patterns near the feet.

The cap of the snuff bottle is inlaid with a clock, white enamel dial, two needles, full Roman numerals, the cap can be opened and closed, with pearls inlaid on one side, a copper smoking spoon on the side, and gold flowers on the top of the spoon and the mouth of the snuff bottle.

There are not many snuff bottles with clocks of this kind handed down from generation to generation. In Chu Chen's impression, there are only two or three pieces in the museum, all of which were tributes from abroad to the Qing court in the 19th century.

The value of snuff bottles like this is still high, although there are some damages on the surface, but because Mr. Zhao has used it for most of his life, not only did not affect its value, but it increased a lot.

Of course, unless Chu Chen has a brain problem, how could he take out this snuff bottle and sell it? He is going to treat the pen and snuff bottle as family heirlooms!

Afterwards, Chu Chen quickly expressed his gratitude to Mr. Zhao and his son. ...

When they got outside, the parents of both parties took out the gifts they had already prepared and gave them to the young couple. Although the gifts from both parties were not very expensive, they were carefully selected. After all, this was an engagement ceremony, not a show of wealth. Contest.

Next, it’s the toast. Although there are not too many guests today, they can drink, and there are many people who can drink. Everyone’s fighting power at the wine table can be described as amazing, and Chu Chen is blocked by Wu Ke again. Countless times of drinking, even with such a powerful physique, he was a little dizzy in the end.

(End of this chapter)