Chapter 0309 – Master Worship Gift

“Remove this fifteen million dollars. There’s really not much money left on hand.”

Spending such a huge amount of money, Zhuang Rui naturally has to put forward a lot of requirements for this rebuilt courtyard, but what he focuses on the most, when counting the restroom, which is also due to the life of his childhood.

In the nineties before, not only the Beijing courtyard house, is the cottage areas around the country, are also using the public restroom, friends born in the seventies may still have memories of that will be said to be revolutionary work regardless of the noble and lowly, which is called “lowly” word, in fact, is said to be pulling out the feces.

Zhuang Rui childhood living in the old mansion, can not be less in the New Year’s time to the toilet inside thrown firecrackers, but also often suffocate in the middle of the night to run to the toilet with pants, so for this set of courtyard, his first request is to have an independent restroom, preferably the master bedroom next to the room in each courtyard, are transformed into a restroom.

The other thing is the kitchen, the outside building can follow the shape and structure of the ancient building, but the inside must be modernized, otherwise the whole big stove for burning fire is inside. I’m afraid that is Mother Zhuang came, that will not be used.

“Brother Gu, there is a basement in this courtyard, when the time comes, you help me pick up a bit, re-engineer a vent, in addition to installing a dehumidification equipment, anti-theft security to do a good job a bit, I’m going to be used as a collection room.”

When Zhuang Rui first came, he knew that this courtyard has a storage basement, just in the backyard master bedroom is not far away from the place, Zhuang Rui had a plan in mind at that time.

“OK, there is a side door to the garage right? I have written down, it is still too early to say these, such as the overall construction rendering out, want you to sign, what requirements that will be mentioned again is not too late.”

Although Zhuang Rui like “thing mom” like a whole bunch of requirements, but Gu Yun always smiling, said the customer is God, Gu Yun obviously understand this sentence very thoroughly, more than 10 million of the project cost, even if not cut corners, but also let Gu Yun earn a pot full of overflow.

Things talked about, Zhuang Rui the gate key also handed over to the ancient clouds, waiting for the effect out of the construction, for this braving the summer heat to see the house of Professor Zhou, Zhuang Rui heart is a little too much, out of the words of the invitation: “Teacher Zhou. Let’s go eat a meal?”

Professor Zhou waved his hand and said: “Do not go, turn around and let Ouyang old brother to prepare me a few bottles of 80 years of Maotai on the line, Xiao Gu, you also come with me! This Kangxi year’s information, I still don’t know which corner they packed it into.”

See Zhuang Rui this set of mansion to be knocked down and rebuilt, Professor Zhou feel some negative people entrusted, immediately anxious to go to find information, those information although well kept, but the number is too much, I’m afraid to turn over half a day, so Professor Zhou called on Gu Yun to help.

However, Zhuang Rui did not know that the so-called bottles of 80 years Maotai wine, but money can not buy.

Zhuang Rui locked the door, handed the key to the ancient clouds, watched them drive away, he got on the car to leave, the house is done, Zhuang Rui heart is also a lot of ease, but do not want to go back to the Yuquan Mountain. Because the pass is not yet done, in and out of the time is very troublesome, Zhuang Rui played a phone call to the mother, know that there is nothing to do, simply turn out the phone book, found Professor Meng’s phone.

Uncle De has been urging Zhuang Rui to pay a visit to his future mentor, about nothing today, Zhuang Rui dialed the past.

Hear is Zhuang Rui called, Professor Meng is very surprised, let Zhuang Rui immediately to the home, just at noon to eat together, Zhuang Rui thought for a moment also did not polite, passing by a farmer’s market, see someone in the roadside to sell the old soft-shelled turtle, Zhuang Rui as a child down to the river to catch this thing, look like wild, bought two.

The place where Professor Zhou lives, is the teachers’ village of Beijing University, located behind the campus of Beijing University, tree-lined, there is an artificial lake, the environment is very elegant, Zhuang Rui parked the car in the downstairs of the Professor Zhou said, carrying two kingbirds are ready to go upstairs.

“Brother Zhuang Rui, grandpa said you want to come, I didn’t even go shopping, what good things to bring me? What’s in your hand?”

Professor Zhou lives on the second floor, before Zhuang Rui entered the unit, he heard a clear shout from the second floor balcony. Looking up, it was Meng Qiuqian that girl, staring wide-eyed at Zhuang Rui’s hand of Wang Bao, her face showing a look of incredulity.

Zhuang Rui looked up and smiled hehehe, entered the unit building, Professor Meng had long opened the door waiting, saw the old turtle in Zhuang Rui’s hand, also laughed and said, “Xiao Zhuang, but I don’t accept gifts from students, what are you holding this thing?”

“Mr. Meng, on the way here, I saw someone selling it, it looks like a wild one, so I bought it for you to replenish your body, it’s considered a student’s gift to pay respect to the teacher!” Zhuang Rui had spent a little time with Prof. Meng in Shaanxi and knew that he was very kind, and smiled and joked.

Meng Qiuqian that girl with a dishwashing basin ran over, let Zhuang Rui put two old turtle into the basin.

Prof. Meng was interested in the ground, looked at the two old turtle in the basin, and commented in his mouth: “Well, the limbs are yellow, the skirt is thick, it’s a wild one. This head is also not small, the old turtle meat can cure deficiency labor and night sweating, lumbago and leg pain, it can also nourish yin and tonify the kidney, clear heat and eliminate silt, strengthen the spleen and stomach, Xiao Zhuang, thank you, this gift my old man accepts.”

After hearing Prof. Meng’s words, the little girl got anxious, both hands over the basin, protecting it in front of her body. Said: “No, I want to keep it, grandpa is not allowed to eat it.” Dare to take these two old turtles bought by Zhuang Rui as pets.

“Okay, grandpa won’t eat them, Xiao Zhuang, come, come inside and eat! I’ve shown my hand today.”

Professor Meng is still doting on this granddaughter, after letting her bring the old turtle to the kitchen, greeted Zhuang Rui to the dining table and sat down, Professor Meng’s craftsmanship is really good, from Zhuang Rui’s phone call to now, but only thirty-forty minutes, is already done seven or eight kinds of dishes, the kitchen is also stewed with an old hen it!

“Brother Zhuang Rui, I made this cola chicken wings, can you taste it?” Meng Qiuqian put a plate of fried golden chicken wings in front of Zhuang Rui, looking at Zhuang Rui with hopeful eyes.

“I’ll do it myself, do it myself.”

Looking at the little girl ready to clip it over to herself, Zhuang Rui hurriedly picked up his chopsticks and clipped a piece into his mouth.

“This …… is cola chicken wings?”

Zhuang Rui forced himself not to spit out the chicken wings in his mouth, but his taste buds were losing consciousness, this flavor, it’s also too salty, right?

“Yeah! Is what I made good? I’ll taste it too.”

The little girl saw Zhuang Rui’s face, and pretty much already guessed that her masterpiece didn’t seem to be very good, and picked up a piece of chicken wing, but only bit a little bit, she didn’t have Zhuang Rui’s tolerance, and spat it out right away.

“Failed again, Lucas, come on, there’s something delicious.”

The little girl’s eyes skittered round, the idea to their own Lucas on the body, but did not expect the original lying on the dining table next to the Lucas jumped up, “whoosh” sound drilled into the room under the bed went, see Zhuang Rui hilarious.

With the little girl’s gag, this meal is also pleasant. After dinner, Prof. Meng brought Zhuang Rui into the study.

Professor Meng pointed to the stack of books placed on the table and said to Zhuang Rui, “Knowing that you’re coming to Beijing during this period of time, I’ve prepared all the review materials for you, if there’s anything you don’t understand, just come straight to the house.”

“Thank you, Mr. Meng, in the future it’s inevitable that I’ll have to come and trouble you often.”

Zhuang Rui looked through them, they were all ancient Chinese and chemistry books, more targeted, just right for him to read.

Professor Meng also has things in the afternoon, Zhuang Rui after asking him to guide some review focus, then said goodbye, but is Meng Qiuqian this is the summer vacation of the little girl is a little reluctant to give up, in letting Zhuang Rui promised to next time to bring the white lion, before letting Zhuang Rui leave.

Driving the car Zhuang Rui suddenly heard the cell phone rang, looked at the number is a little strange, press the answer button, there is a very nice female voice: “Hello, may I ask is Mr. Zhuang?”

“I am Zhuang Rui, may I ask who you are?” Zhuang Rui leaned the car towards the side of the road and picked up the phone.

“Oh, it’s like this, Mr. Zhuang, I’m from Beijing TV, I want to confirm with you about going to Jinan tomorrow to participate in the treasure appraisal activity, are you sure you can participate in this activity tomorrow?”

It turned out to be the organizer of this treasure appreciation activity, the old man said they would call Zhuang Rui, just have not received a call, Zhuang Rui would have been a little strange it, and immediately said: “can participate, the specific itinerary is how? Trouble you to say it first.”

“If you are convenient, tomorrow in the television station to concentrate, then we have a car to drive to Jinan, after lunch to rest, three o’clock in the afternoon on the start of the live treasure appreciation activities, live in Jinan for a day, the next morning there is half a day’s time activities, the afternoon will be organized for guests to visit the attractions of Jinan, and return to Beijing at night.”

Liu Jia is the host of this on-site treasure appraisal activities, but also the activities of the producer, only this morning received on the Zhuang Rui this jade association director of the fax information, but the age of the above so that she is a little uncertain, 25 years old, which is also The young a little bit, Liu Jia and call and the relevant person in charge of the Jade Association to confirm the relevant, which only then to Zhuang Rui’s phone call.

This is not to blame Liu Jia, to know, this time to participate in the scene treasure appreciation activities of people are not small, there is the Palace Museum’s deputy researcher, there is a famous auction company’s general manager, as well as domestic calligraphy and painting miscellaneous pieces of identification experts, to Zhuang Rui that twenty-five years old age mixing among them, indeed will let a person produce a trace of mistrust.

“Alright, I’ll be on time tomorrow.”

Zhuang Rui promised to hang up the phone after, for him, purely distinguish the authenticity of jade or even antiques, there is no difficulty, just to say these objects true in where? Fake in where, this is what Zhuang Rui needs to learn.