Chapter 685 Who is Fang Yi?
"It's okay..." Fang Yi turned around and smiled at Bai Chuxia. His eyes were clear, and there was no trace of drunkenness.
"That's good, I'll go see my grandfather first..."
Bai Chuxia smiled at Fang Yi. She was originally a girl with a straightforward personality. She was not disliked by Bai Chuxia now. She drank a few glasses of red wine just now, and with the help of wine, Bai Chuxia no longer concealed her acquaintance with Fang Yi.
Seeing Bai Chuxia talking to Fang Yi, Wei Mingguo and others were stunned. Apart from Wei Mingcheng, they didn’t even know what Fang Yi and Bai Chuxia knew. Just imagine how a proud daughter of the two families of Bai Wei knew a small businessman who was engaged in antique business?
"Mr. Fang, do you know Miss Bai?"
After Bai Chuxia left, Jiang Nan, who was standing by, couldn't help but ask. He said that he and Bai Chuxia had a relationship with each other when they were in the capital, but just now, it seemed as if Bai Chuxia had not recognized him, which made Jiang Nan feel embarrassed to come forward and answer on his own initiative.
So it is really Jiang Nan who is the most exciting among these people, because Bai Chuxia regards him as a passerby and Fang Yi as a friend. Moreover, the action of slapping the back can often be done by a more familiar boyfriend and girlfriend.
"I know it, I met last year." Fang Yi was disdainful of lying and nodded immediately.
"Then...what's your relationship?"
Although Jiang Nan was a mature young man and was much more stable than many adults, he couldn't help asking at this moment, because Bai Chuxia's family background and character were too in line with his standards for choosing a spouse. Seeing Fang Yi and Bai Chuxia familiar with each other, Jiang Nan couldn't help feeling a little sour.
"Boy and girlfriend relationship..." Fang Yi smiled and looked at Jiang Nan, saying, "Chuxia is a very outstanding girl, men should like it, and so do I..."
As soon as Fang Yi said this, he felt that the surroundings became quiet. Everyone who had not left the house looked at Fang Yi in amazement. They did not expect that Fang Yi, who had always been very low-key except drinking, could actually say such words.
"Ahem, that's it, it's so nice to be a slim lady and gentleman. If Chuxia wasn't my cousin, I would have wanted to chase her. What's so strange about this..."
Feeling the awkward atmosphere around, Wei Mingcheng quickly started fighting. Although the date was not very long, between Jiang Nan and Fang Yi, Wei Mingcheng was more inclined to choose Fang Yi, because when he was with Fang Yi, Wei Mingcheng felt very relaxed, unlike when he was talking to Jiang Nan and wearing the mask of a big family.
"Sixth brother, how do you speak? Can Chuxia be the kind of girl who is easily chased by others?"
Wei Mingcheng's third sister-in-law looked at him dissatisfiedly. In her heart, Bai Chuxia was already a cousin and wife. When Fang Yi suddenly came out, Wei San's sister-in-law naturally wanted to speak to her family.
"San Sister-in-law, this matter depends on Chu Xia's meaning." Wei Mingcheng smiled and didn't say anything more. He didn't have to argue because Fang Yi and San Sister-in-law were going to have a fight.
"What does early summer mean?"
Wei Mingkai, who was dizzy in drinking, stood up now, put one hand on Fang Yi's shoulder, and shouted: "Fang Yi is my buddy, my brother of Wei Laosan. Why can't he chase Chuxia? If you want...you want me to see, he and my cousin are just right..."
"Wei Laosan, you...you are drunk and you are crazy here..."
Hearing his husband's words, Wei Mingkai's wife's face almost turned green. She scolded Wei Mingcheng for talking nonsense just now. Now even her husband has clearly supported Fang Yi. Who is his wife's brother-in-law?
"While going, men talk, women shout?"
Wei Mingkai glared at his wife. He was not afraid of his wife's master. After drinking, he ignored his words. "Brother, you and Chuxia still... don't know each other yet? San... San Brother will introduce you to you later. San Brother has loved Chuxia the most since she was a child, and she listened to San Brother the most..."
Wei Mingkai's nonsense made everyone understand. It turned out that Wei Laosan was really drunk. He didn't hear what he said at all. He just started to be drunk after hearing what his wife said.
"Brother San, drink late soup, drink some soup more comfortably..." Fang Yi was a little amused when he saw Wei Laosan's face supporting him. If he was with Chu Xia, it turned out that only drunken drunkards like Wei Laosan would be optimistic about them.
"What kind of soup should you drink? Men have to drink alcohol!"
Wei Laosan pushed away the soup bowl handed over by Fang Yi, pointed at his wife and said, "Brother, don't be afraid of her. If this woman dares to scare me, I will deal with her and... it's a big deal. When will it be the turn of our Wei family to make the decision?"
"Wai Lao San!"
Wei Mingkai's wife was so angry that her teeth were almost broken when she heard her husband's words. However, she also knew Wei Mingkai's agitated temperament, so she didn't dare to accumulate his anger at this time, but she was already thinking about how to deal with Wei Mingkai after she woke up.
Wei Mingcheng and others were also shocked by Wei Mingkai's words. The third brother they usually met was very gentle and considerate to their wives. It was rare that their body was shocked today, showing the style of the Wei family's men. If it weren't for the third sister-in-law here, Wei Mingcheng would have almost applauded.
"What's the trouble? Grandpa called you, why did you delay so long?"
Just when Wei Sansao didn't know how to step down, Wei Mingjun's voice rang at the door. After glanced at the room with dissatisfaction, she also showed a look of surprise on her face, "The third brother is really drunk? I've had fun this year..."
Everyone in the Wei family understood the fun that Wei Mingjun said, which was the rule set by the old man: You must not drink alcohol, you must drink it all the time, but you cannot get drunk. Whoever gets drunk will be beaten.
This rule is not only applied to Wei Mingjun brothers. In the early years, even their fathers and generations had been knocked by crutches. However, when their children grew up in recent years, Mr. Wei left their face to them and no longer taught them a lesson with crutches.
"Okay, let's go quickly, grandpa is waiting for you to celebrate your birthday..." Wei Mingjun didn't know what happened just now, and immediately urged him again. The old man is very energetic today, and it is rare that he is full of children and grandchildren to make him happy.
"Okay, go to celebrate your birthday first, let's talk about other things..." Wei Mingguo took the lead and walked out, and others followed him one after another. Wei Sansao and Jiang Nan held Wei Mingkai and walked towards the house where the old man lived.
The room where the old man lives is a suite of bedrooms on both sides of the main hall. The old man lives in one bedroom, and the other bedroom is lived in by a health care doctor. In the middle of the two bedrooms, there is a very spacious living room. In the middle of the living room, there is a landscape ink painting. Mr. Wei is sitting on the sand below the painting, watching the grandchildren entering the room one after another.
Although he was old and the old man looked a little hunched, Mr. Wei's skeleton was very wide, and he could still vaguely see the style of the tiger general back then. Especially after looking at the seemingly turbid eyes, he seemed to have been seen through by the old man, and there was no secret anymore.
At this time, Wei Mingjun's father and elders should have celebrated their birthday and sat on the sand on both sides of the house. However, in the middle, there was only the old man. Even Bai Chuxia was just standing beside the old man, about two meters away. On the ground four or five meters in front of the old man, there were two soft cushions, which were obviously for people to kneel down.
"Grandpa, grandson Mingjun, great-grandson and wife, kowtow to you and pay birthday wishes. I wish you good health and everything goes well. Grandpa, this is a jade wish, it is my birthday gift to you..."
After entering the room, Wei Mingjun called his wife and his teenage son, and walked to the place in front of Mr. Wei and knelt down. As for Fang Yi and others, they were all waiting by the door, and the birthday worship must be in order.
Although Mr. Wei was a tiger general who was influenced by the war, he was born in a scholarly family. Therefore, the Wei family paid attention to the saying of heaven, earth, king, and relatives, and it was natural to kneel down to the elders. Just now, the father of Wei Mingjun and others, and each of them kowtowed three times to the old man.
"Okay, Mingjun, you must be cautious in the future..." The old man still valued his eldest son and grandson very much. He waved his hand. Bai Chuxia came over and took the gifts Wei Mingjun took and placed them next to the old man.
"Well, this thing is made of tortoiseshell, right?"
The old man picked up a magnifying glass with his left hand, looked at the Ruyi, pointed at Wei Mingjun and said, "Look at this pattern, this is not jade Ruyi, it is obviously a tortoiseshell Ruyi, I said, you have to learn some knowledge in this area in the future..."
"Yes, grandpa, I will definitely study it carefully in the future..."
Although he was criticized by his grandfather, Wei Mingjun's face was full of smiles. In fact, he couldn't tell the difference between jade and tortoiseshell? He just deliberately said something wrong and made the old man happy and asked him to correct the mistake.
After Wei Mingjun, Wei Mingguo also came forward to celebrate his birthday, but the old man didn't pick up the things he gave him, but asked Bai Chuxia to put them on the table next to him. There were already a lot of things on the table, and the longevity peach brought by Yu Xuan was also listed.
"Grandpa...grandpa, grandpa...sun Zi Mingkai...will pay you a birthday to you!"
The person who came up to pay homage to his birthday was naturally Wei Laosan. He held his wife and children with his tongue wide. Wei Laosan knelt on the ground and made a bang, but he was a little dazed and didn't see the soft pads on the ground clearly, so he knelt on the floor.
"Hmm? You guy... are you drinking too much?"
Mr. Wei looked at Wei Mingkai with some amusement, turned his head and said to Wei Mingkai's father: "It's rare. Can this little bastard drink too much? His alcohol tolerance is not even Commander Xu can't drink his..."
"Xu...Commander Xu? He can't drink me both!" Wei Mingkai said with his tongue wide, "Grandpa, I know a brother today, and he has a much greater alcohol tolerance than me. Why don't I introduce you to me and let him have a drink with you?"
"Don't talk nonsense..." Seeing his son lose his composure, Wei Mingkai's father quickly scolded him.
"Okay, don't scare him. Among my six grandchildren, this kid has never been beaten..."
Looking at Wei Mingkai's drunken look, the old man's eyes were full of smiles. In fact, he liked this most drinkable grandson. He once wanted to train him well, but Wei Mingkai was not in the army, so the old man could only give up.
"Hey, isn't it just being beaten up? Grandpa, come on..."
Wei Mingkai felt that the old man was the third child, and he was still afraid. He immediately stuck his neck and stretched his head in front of his grandfather. He looked like he was killed by his neck. The people in the room were smiling.
"Boy, your grandfather, I have lived for so many years. Apart from the Japanese, you are the first to ask for a beating..." The old man was also amused by his grandson and laughed. He picked up the crutch beside him and gently knocked Wei Mingkai's head, without using much strength at all.
"Grandpa is partial. Last year, I even slapped my head..." Wei Mingcheng shouted in discontently.
"You kid hasn't drunk enough this year. Come here and let grandpa knock it..." The old man's words made Wei Mingcheng shrank his head. He didn't have the habit of looking for a beating for nothing.
"Okay, what gift did you give to grandpa this year?" Although the old man is over 90 years old, he is not dizzy or deaf, and his thinking is very clear. However, from the outside, he looks like an old man in his seventies.
"Painting, Zheng Banqiao's "Orchid Picture"!" Wei Mingkai showed a proud expression and immediately stretched his face again, but he thought that what Fang Yi brought was Zheng Banqiao's "Bamboo and Stone Picture". He obviously could not defeat Fang Yi in this limelight.
"Orchid Picture"? Well, although I have one, you kid are considerate..." Mr. Wei said to Bai Chuxia: "Open it, let me see which period of Zheng Banqiao it was."
The old man liked Zheng Banqiao's works, and it was indeed not a rumor. There were two grandsons waiting to celebrate his birthday. He asked Bai Chuxia to spread the painting on the table and took a magnifying glass to read it carefully. However, after watching it for about a minute or two, Mr. Wei's brows frowned.
"Mingkai, where did you come from?" The old man turned his head and looked at his grandson who was standing there with a little slight slut.
"I bought it... and others still don't want to sell it. I'll spend it with money!" Wei Mingkai answered casually. He was really drunk today. If it were in the past, Wei Mingkai would not dare to reply like this no matter what.
"You were cheated. This is a fake. The year was probably from the Republic of China, and it is definitely not a painting by Zheng Banqiao." The old man looked at Yu Xuan next to him and said, "Xiao Yu, you are an expert in this field. Come and take a look."
"Yes, old man, let's take a look..." Although Yu Xuan is an expert in antiques and miscellaneous matters, he has also studied calligraphy and paintings. He immediately stood up and took the magnifying glass from the old man's hand, and carefully looked at the painting.
"I have such a good eye!"
A few minutes later, Yu Xuan raised his head and pointed to a place on the painting and said, "This place is not right, the painting is not right. It is obviously imitating Zheng Banqiao's style. Although it is very similar, it is definitely not the original work of Banqiao..."
"Damn, that grandson dared to lie to me? I...I went back and slaughtered him!"
Hearing Yu Xuan's words, Wei Mingkai suddenly became angry and cursed with alcohol. However, before he finished speaking, he was hit by the old man's cane on his head. This time he actually knocked on it, and immediately woke Wei Mingkai's alcohol up to halfway.
"If you want to buy antiques, you are willing to fight and be beaten. What you need is your eyesight. If you have a slap yourself, you still have the face to find someone else?" Mr. Wei glared at his grandson in anger. He was not angry because his grandson bought a fake, but he couldn't afford to lose.
When the old man was in the early 1980s, he often went to Beijing for meetings. At that time, his favorite places were Dashilan Liulichang and other places. The feeling of street stalls and Taobao brought great joy to the old man. When he was chatting with Yu Xuan just now, he heard that the Jinling Antique Market was reopened. If it weren't for his old age, the old man would have wanted to go shopping.
"Yes, grandpa, I was wrong..." Wei Mingkai was woken up by a crutch and sweated all over. Only then did he realize what he had done before, and he immediately drooped his head and never dared to speak again.
The purchase of a fake did not affect the old man's mood. Next, Wei Minglang and others also paid their birthday wishes to the old man in turn, and the old man didn't care much about their gifts. It was not until Wei Mingcheng gave the jade carved birthday boy's piece that the old man looked at with a magnifying glass for a while.
"This thing is good. It's Su Gong, and it's a master. What kind of allowance is enough for you to buy this thing?"
Holding the birthday star in his hand, the old man teased the young grandson, saying that in his grandson's independence, the old man valued Wei Mingjun the most, and Wei Mingkai the most, but Wei Mingcheng the most, because he is very similar to himself back then. If he goes to the battlefield, he will definitely be a tiger general.
"I bought it for 30,000 yuan, all of my allowance!" Wei Mingcheng answered with confidence. He did give the money to Fang Yi.
"I bought it for 30,000 yuan? You fooled grandpa, right?" The old man said angrily, "Your grandpa, most of my money in my life is spent on antiques. Do you think I don't know the price of this thing?"
Mr. Wei looked at it carefully with a magnifying glass and said, "The price of this jade seed material has risen very quickly. Last year, I asked someone to buy a piece that is worse than this one, so I spent 20,000 yuan. In addition, this master-level craftsmanship, this birthday boy has no 150,000 or 60,000 yuan, and you can't buy it at all. Hey, Fang Yi? Who is Fang Yi? Why haven't I heard of this name before?"
Chapter completed!