Reborn Jewelry

Chapter 133 A Character (Monthly Pass 120+)

"Mr. Xi, you are here!" Shopkeeper Zhong hurriedly came out from behind the counter, and moved a chair over with great effort, "Mr. Xi, you sit down! Oh, by the way, and this little girl, you sit down too !"

Shopkeeper Zhong conveniently pulled a bamboo stool for Chu Ning.

Chu Ning: "..."

Isn't this discriminatory treatment too obvious? !

She sat down on the stool silently.

Xi Yutong was sitting on a big quaint huanghuali chair, with his right arm stretched to the side, an intimidating aura emerged spontaneously, it was quite bluffing to watch.

She glanced lightly at Shopkeeper Zhong and said, "Old Xi? Am I that old?!"

Shopkeeper Zhong was obviously quite afraid of Xi Yutong. Hearing this, he was about to break out in a cold sweat, and hurriedly said, "Of course you are not that old! I respect you and give you an honorable title!"

"cut!"

Xi Yutong obviously didn't accept the explanation from shopkeeper Zhong, but she didn't intend to get entangled with such a trivial matter, and she didn't say much after hearing the words, but said lightly: "Stop flattering me in front of me! By the way, didn't you say I wanted it?" Do you already have something? Why don’t you show it to me?!”

Shopkeeper Zhong answered yes again and again, turned around and wiped the sweat from his forehead, and then went to the back compartment of the store to get things.

Chu Ning watched and wiped away tears for Shopkeeper Zhong in her heart.

The shopkeeper Zhong must be forty years old, but in front of Xi Yutong, he is honestly like a rabbit, and he doesn't know how he was dealt with by Xi Yutong.

You know, if you can open a shop and do business in the Antique Street, among other things, you must have a lot of lip service.In particular, this shameless spirit needs to be brought into full play.

A little bit of negligence, a business will be ruined.

Chu Ning believed that in front of ordinary guests, the shopkeeper Zhong must have the appearance of an extremely sophisticated expert.Anyone who saw his appearance in front of Xi Yutong would probably be shocked!
"This old Zhong is really getting more and more out of order." Xi Yutong shook his head and sighed, "I've been sitting here for so long, except for a few nonsense, he didn't do any business at all, and he didn't even serve tea. A cup!"

Saying that, Xi Yutong looked at Chu Ning intentionally or unconsciously.

Chu Ning understood immediately.

She stood up, looked at Xi Yutong with a smile and said, "Mr. Xi, what do you like to drink? Why don't I buy it for you?"

Xi Yutong waved his hand and said, "I'm impatient to drink those drinks sold outside. The tea here from Lao Zhong is always good. Make me a cup."

She pointed to the tea pots and covered tea sets on the Zhongxiangzhai counter.

Chu Ning hesitated for a moment.

It's not that she doesn't know how to make tea. When she was young, she specially learned it from her grandfather, and was praised by him a lot. It should satisfy Xi Yutong.

But this is not in her own home, but in someone else's shop.

Without the boss's consent, how could she touch other people's things casually?

Seeing Chu Ning's concerns, Xi Yutong felt more satisfied in his eyes.

"Don't worry, I often come to Lao Zhong's place, and I'm not an outsider." Xi Yutong said indifferently, "I tell you to soak up as long as you want, no one will tell you what you say."

Just as he was speaking, shopkeeper Zhong came out from behind with a roll of things.

Xi Yutong pointed at the clock shopkeeper: "Old Zhong, do you think I am wrong?"

Although shopkeeper Zhong said that he was taking things from the back, in fact, there was only a wall between the inner compartment and the outer hall, and there was not much sound insulation effect, so he could hear every word Xi Yutong said clearly.

"Teacher Xi is right. We are all our own people, so there is no need to be courteous." Shopkeeper Zhong said with a smile: "In my place, you can just treat yourself as your own family, just be more casual."

Chu Ning nodded with a smile, but she was slandering in her heart.

Who dares to treat this place as their own home?
If something was accidentally broken, she might have to pay a lot!
Chu Ning honestly went to make tea for Xi Yutong, and the shopkeeper Zhong had already put the things in his hand on the wooden table beside him, and slowly spread them out.

Seeing this situation, even Xi Yutong, who was sitting as stable as Mount Tai before, stood up involuntarily.

The scroll was quickly laid out, and the shopkeeper Zhong stepped aside and made a "please" gesture: "Mr. Xi, please."

Xi Yutong didn't mean to be polite at all, and walked over directly.

However, when her eyes fell on the scroll in front of her, her eyes suddenly softened a lot.

Even Chu Ning, who was concentrating on making tea not far away, felt such a change.

Chu Ning glanced at it.

Oh, that's not the ancient painting she imagined, but a piece of calligraphy!
And this calligraphy is very simple, only four big characters.

God rewards hard work!

Chu Ning has seen many famous calligraphy in her grandfather's study since she was a child, and she still has some experience in appreciating calligraphy.

With just one glance, Chu Ning knew that the font of these four characters was standard block letters, very neat.

Moreover, these four words also have their own charm, not rigid, but a bit of softness in the toughness, which makes people calm down a lot at a glance.

But this kind of calm is not without waves, on the contrary, it can make people fight and live endlessly!
The person who wrote this letter is very skillful!
This word must have a lot of history!

Chu Ning was so stunned by the words that she even forgot the tea that was brewing in her hand.

Xi Yutong seemed to have noticed something, and when she turned around, she saw Chu Ning's silly expression.

Unexpectedly, Xi Yutong would suddenly look over, Chu Ning blushed, and hurriedly continued to make tea.

Xi Yutong frowned, but didn't say anything. Instead, he said to Shopkeeper Zhong, "Old Zhong, you should go make tea, anyway, I'm used to your skill. Girl Chu, come here and read this picture with me." !"

Shopkeeper Zhong knew that Xi Yutong was going to point Chu Ning, so he went over to take over with a smile.

Chu Ning originally wanted to continue to finish the work she was doing, but her mind had already been put on that painting, so how could she bear such a temptation?

After thanking Shopkeeper Zhong in a low voice, Chu Ning still walked to Xi Yutong's side.

"Looking at the way you made tea just now, it's obvious that you have some skills." Xi Yutong said lightly, "Anyway, there are still opportunities in the future, and you can make tea for me next time. As for now, tell me, What do you see about this painting?"

Chu Ning thought for a while, and told her feelings about the characters.

Xi Yutong nodded: "Being able to see the artistic conception of this painting shows that you still have some talent. However, if I asked you to appraise this painting, how would you appraise it?"

Chu Ning was a little stunned.

Appraisal of calligraphy and painting is not an easy task. Even a master in this field dare not say that he can identify the authenticity of every calligraphy and painting!

You must know that because of the endless emergence of fakes, and the older and more methods of counterfeiters, calligraphy and painting appraisal has been a great problem for collectors from ancient times to the present!

(End of this chapter)