wife's secret

Chapter 16
"The painting is very good, but it's a pity that there are no inscriptions and seals..."

As soon as the words came out of my mouth, I found that Yan Hao's face became a little ugly in an instant, and then his tone changed, "Of course, the silk paper is thin, even, thick and dense, and the pen and ink penetrate the paper. This painting is definitely from the hands of a famous artist."

I did not say that this ancient painting is authentic, but that it was made by a famous artist is to save myself a way out.First of all, I found that Yan Hao was so overjoyed and self-righteous, such a person would not be able to open an auction house.Secondly, I am still not sure that this ancient painting is genuine.According to the experience of dealing with antiques for many years, the level of technology is getting higher and higher, and the antique technology is becoming more and more mature. Now the level of counterfeiting is beyond people's imagination.

Therefore, as an experienced antique appraiser, especially after having a bad experience, I have become more and more cautious.Don't talk nonsense.It is wise to be ambiguous before drawing a final conclusion.

"You're not quite right,"

Yan Hao corrected it triumphantly, "It was made by famous masters in the Ming Dynasty. I have seen it with experts. This picture of Taoyuan Wonderland is very valuable. To be conservative, it is worth this amount..."

He stretched out three fingers, "300 million."

Zhao Yushan nodded again and again, "Absolute value, the absolute value is 300 million."

"Chen Yang, didn't you say that there is a lack of inscriptions and seals? If there are, it is not a problem of 300 million, and it is not impossible to add a zero after it. Haha!" Yan Hao smiled meaningfully.

"3000 million?" Zhao Yushan's eyes widened, "Oh my god, isn't that too exaggerated?"

"You don't understand," Yan Hao glanced at me, and said to Zhao Yushan in a teaching tone, "Who is the most famous painter in the Ming Dynasty? Of course it is Tang Bohu, so as long as Tang Bohu's seal appears in this painting, its value will not be great. It is estimated that it will become a rare treasure."

"I understand." Zhao Yushan narrowed his eyes and said, "What Mr. Yan means... this painting needs to be processed."

"clever."

I listened to the conversation between the two, and I felt very uncomfortable.I thought that Yan Hao mobilized me to join the Sunflower Auction House to help him gain insight, but looking at it now, it doesn't seem to be the case, he obviously doesn't trust me.Let's take this picture of Taoyuan Wonderland as an example. It is said that after he found this painting, he should let me identify it on the spot as soon as possible.And he bought it directly, and he didn't take my opinion just now, but said that he had already consulted an expert.

In this way, Yan Hao doesn't trust me.That being the case, why did he persuade me to join his auction house at the class reunion yesterday?What else did you say to let me check in the background?

"Chen Yang, today is your first day to work at the Sunflower Auction House. Let's go, I'll take you to the warehouse."

I followed Yan Hao and Zhao Yushan to the warehouse inside, and when I saw it, I was a little surprised.I saw that the warehouse was full of various items, including all kinds of porcelain, old-fashioned furniture with strange styles, old books, rare books... In short, the warehouse is like a grocery store.

"It's all from me." Yan Hao lit a cigar, smoked leisurely, and introduced to me, "There is a history behind every item. It is no exaggeration to say that the items in my warehouse have been From the Shang Dynasty to the late Republic of China, it can be described as a hodgepodge of history.”

I walked over, looked at a few things at random, and was even more surprised.All the ones I have seen are genuine, and none of them are counterfeit or counterfeit modern works of art.For example, there is an animal pattern and a stone lion in the corner. According to my preliminary judgment, the animal pattern is from the late Qing Dynasty, and the stone lion is from the Ming Dynasty. They are really cultural relics, and their artistic value, historical value and archaeological value are very precious.

"Mr. Yan, are these things sent for auction by others?" I couldn't help asking curiously.

"For auction? Haha, I won't put it here for auction. I collected all these things." Yan Hao patted my shoulder, "From now on, this warehouse will be your office. Your job is Responsible for appraising and valuing the things sent here. How about it, is it okay?"

"no problem."

"Very good." Yan Hao bowed his head in satisfaction, glanced at Zhao Yushan, and then returned his gaze to me, "Sunflower Auction House has strict attendance checks, and you are not allowed to leave casually during work hours. If you want to leave this warehouse, you must Ask Zhao Yushan for leave."

"Okay." I didn't think much about it.

After Yan Hao and Zhao Yushan left, I fell into thinking.The business of the auction house is very simple, just auction off the things entrusted by others.The business of the Sunflower Auction House seems to be not that simple. As soon as Zhao Yushan entered the door, he heard that Yan Hao had brought people to do publicity, but he didn't know what kind of publicity he was doing.Just now I heard from Yan Hao that these things were collected.This Sunflower Auction House seems to be... a second-hand dealer.

The Sunflower Auction House got off work at six in the afternoon. After get off work, I rode my bicycle home.When I entered the complex, I pushed my bicycle into the carport, and when I pressed the elevator to go upstairs, I found that the elevator was under maintenance.The property management in this community is really not good, or the rent is so cheap, the elevator often breaks down, I live on the 7th floor, and when the elevator breaks down, I have to climb the stairs, which is really annoying.

When I went up the stairs to the second floor, I saw Tong Mengna struggling to go upstairs with a bag of rice.I stepped forward quickly and took the rice bag from her hand. It was heavy, weighing almost fifty catties.

"No, I can do it myself." Tong Mengna was embarrassed, and reached out to grab the rice bag.

"Do you think you are stronger than me?" I joked.

"Then... it's your hard work." Tong Mengna smiled embarrassedly, her red lips were slightly parted, the corners of her small mouth were slightly raised, and there was a charming charm unique to a mature young woman in her eyes.

I hurriedly avoided the other party's gaze, picked up the rice bag in one hand and walked up the stairs.

This is my second contact with Tong Mengna.To be honest, although I live in the opposite door, I usually go out early in the morning and come back very late at night, so I seldom meet each other.

I only know that Aunt Liu's daughter is divorced, and she has a three-year-old daughter by herself, and I don't know anything about the rest.

Fifty catties of rice is very difficult for a woman, but it is a no-brainer for me. After physical training at the moving company, my arms are much stronger than ordinary people.The fifty catty bag of rice is in my hand with ease.

"Brother Chen, you are really strong."

Being praised by a woman is a very satisfying thing for a man's vanity, especially when a woman says that you are strong, there is an urge to soar hormones.

I smiled, and when I was about to say something, I suddenly remembered what Aunt Liu said~~ "My daughter Tong Menglu is one year younger than you, Xiao Chen. You are a cow and she is a rat. My daughter is kind-hearted. She has a good temper, but she is also very understanding..."

I didn't pay attention at the time, but when I suddenly thought about it now, I felt that Aunt Liu had something to say.The zodiac sign of cow and rat is a perfect match in marriage. What does Aunt Liu mean by saying this? Did she say it unintentionally? It seems that it is not that simple.

If I were a bachelor, it would be easy for Aunt Liu to say this, but she knows that I have a wife, yet she still says this, what... what's going on?
"Brother Chen, what are you thinking?"

Hearing Tong Mengna's question, I came back to my thoughts and hurriedly said, "Oh, it's okay, I didn't think about anything... Are you living with Aunt Liu now?"

The light in the corridor is relatively dark, and a man and a woman climb the stairs inside, which always makes people feel a little awkward, so I want to say something casually to break the embarrassment.

However, what I didn't expect was that after hearing my question, Tong Mengna's eye circles suddenly turned red, and tears swirled in her eye sockets instantly.

A woman's mind is the most difficult to guess. I knew that my question just now might touch the other party's mind, so I hurriedly said, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean it."

"It's okay," Tong Mengna said softly, "The house was taken over by that man, and Panpan and I have no place to live, so we had to live at my mother's house."

"Is that man... your ex-husband?"

"Yes."

"You...why are you getting divorced?" Even though I know it's not appropriate to ask, I really want to ask.Such a beautiful and gentle woman divorced, is that man sick?

In addition, when I went home that night, I heard Aunt Liu scolded "that thick-skinned man" at home, which made me curious. Since the marriage was divorced, why did Tong Mengna's ex-husband still come to her?

"He is so good at gambling that his family has been ruined by him," Tong Mengna said angrily. "I have quit many times, but I can't quit. People often come to my house to collect gambling debts. I was forced to do nothing. Divorced him. He took over the house, and Panpan and I had to leave the house without leaving the house."

(End of this chapter)