Rose Manor

At around six o'clock, the car stopped at Bai's carving workshop.

There are many precious jade stones piled up in the workshop, some of which are cut raw materials, and some of which are carved semi-finished products and finished products, so people entering and leaving here must be strictly controlled.Because they were brought here by Bai Changxia, the gatekeeper didn't feel embarrassed and let them in after asking a few questions.

The sound of the machine running was a little harsh, and Bai Changxia rubbed her ears. She was not interested in the jade business at home and did not come to the workshop often, but the masters in the workshop all recognized her.

When he saw her, one of the masters stopped the machine and greeted her kindly: "Is Bai Yatou here?"

"Master Qin, please be busy first. I'll bring my friends over to have a look." Bai Changxia smiled.

Shen Jianian glanced around and found a piece of jade material as big as a tabletop not far away. Many circles of different sizes were drawn on it with a pencil, probably for making bracelets.

The table is filled with scraps of various shapes, and some finished products are placed in locked glass cabinets. The light shines on them, showing green, purple, garcinia, lotus root... showing a transparent color.

Among them is a Maitreya Buddha, which is about three feet high and is carved vividly and meticulously. Even the folds of his cassock are very realistic, which is a great test of the master's skills.

Bai Changxia took Shen Jianian around for a tour. The place was not big and you could see the whole thing in a few minutes.

"How's it going?" Bai Changxia casually picked up a piece of leftover material from the table and weighed it in his hands, speaking generously, "If there is anything you like, I'll give it to you."

After saying that, she smiled and made up for it: "As long as it's not the customer's own food, you can choose whatever else you want."

Some materials are sent by customers, and the designated masters carve them into the patterns and objects they want.This kind of material cannot be taken away casually. Even the leftover scraps from carving must be kept by others.

Shen Jianian couldn't help laughing when he saw her acting as generously as a rich man. "No, I brought the jade raw materials myself. Please ask a master to guide me in the operation. I don't need to worry about the rest."

As she spoke, she took out a palm-sized piece of jade material from her crossbody bag.

If Fu Jichen were here, he would definitely feel familiar.

The raw material for this jade was the night when I went to the Fu family's old house to celebrate the old man's birthday. When leaving, Zhou Zhizhen gave Fu Jichen a thank-you gift, and he passed it on to her.

Shen Jia Nian rubbed the cold and moist jade, feeling a sigh in his heart. Unexpectedly, after going round and round, the jade finally returned to Fu Jichen's hands.

Bai Changxia glanced at the jade material in her palm, took it over and looked at it repeatedly, and even took a flashlight to shine on it.Although she was not very interested in these things, after all, she had been exposed to them since she was a child, so she was not an ignorant person. She immediately commented: "This jade is worth a million dollars, and it is a good piece of material."

Shen Jia Nian did not deny it, but the smile on his face was a little vague: "Fu Jichen gave it to me."

"Sister, do you take the things that Boss Fu gave you and send them back?" Bai Changxia couldn't help but joked, "It seems that there is no way to give gifts like this. When visiting relatives and friends during the New Year, my mother remembers not to leave the gifts sent by others intact. Move it back, usually swap it with each other."

Hearing her analogy, Shen Jiannian couldn't help laughing and said, "I have no choice. I don't have a jade worthy of his status, so I can only make do with it."

What Bai Changxia said just now was just a joke and he couldn't take it seriously, so he immediately changed his words and said: "When it comes to giving gifts, the most important thing is your intention. You are planning to carve it yourself. Even if Fu Jichen is the Jade Emperor, he must be grateful!"

While the two were communicating, Master Qin was done.

Bai Changxia went over to communicate with someone, and Master Qin turned his attention to the elegant Shen Jianian beside her, and said with surprise: "You want to do it yourself? This thing is very dangerous if you don't do it right, I don't want to scare you. "

Bai Changxia knew that Shen Jianian had made up his mind and would not back down because of a little difficulty: "Can you please be there to guide and help me? This friend of mine is very smart, I believe there will be no problem."

Master Qin hesitated again and again, but for Bai Changxia's sake, he reluctantly agreed. He had seen the jade Shen Jia Nian brought and said it was a good piece of material.

Shen Jianian said he wanted to carve a handle and asked Master Qin if it was suitable.

Master Qin said that the size of the jade was just right, and asked her what pattern she wanted to carve into.

Shen Jia Nian was silent for a long time. She had never thought about it before, but just now, in a moment, she thought about it. She hoped that Fu Jichen would be happy.Even if they are far apart and will never see each other again in this life, she sincerely wishes him a happy marriage.

Thinking of this, her heart felt a small pain, and she couldn't help but picture him entering the marriage hall with another woman hand in hand.

Perhaps, he will be so gentle and patient with other women in the future. He will hold an umbrella for her on rainy days, worry about the rain getting her shoes wet, and carry her home... Shen Jia Nian closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and tried his best to suppress the feeling. Flowing thoughts.

After confirming it, Shen Jianian sat at the workbench and drew a rough outline on the jade with a pencil.

Bai Changxia had nothing to do, leaning against an unused counter, putting on headphones and listening to the symphony. He glanced at Shen Jia Nian from time to time, and saw that she had drawn the pattern to be engraved, and followed Master Qin to the machine. He could not help at the moment. There was no need to disturb him.

*
It was past eleven o'clock when we left the carving workshop.

It came around six o'clock, and five hours passed in the blink of an eye.Bai Changxia was sitting in the moving car and saw the jade again. It had changed drastically.

The original shape was like a goose egg, but now it has become a chubby lotus root with two sections, one larger and one smaller, and the lotus root knot between the two sections is lifelike.A round hole was drilled at the end, and a smooth and textured black braided rope was tied. A round jade bead was pierced through the knot, which was made from scraps of jade.

Bai Changxia couldn't understand, and his expression was even a little difficult to explain: "I see other men playing with things like Pixiu, gourd, and the like. Pixiu has the meaning of attracting wealth, and the pronunciation of the word gourd is like Fulu. , it also means auspiciousness, what does your lotus root mean? I only know that eating lotus root is ugly."

Shen Jia Nian smiled faintly and said nothing.

Bai Changxia returned the item to her. Seeing that she refused to say anything, he became more and more curious. He raised his elbow and bumped her arm: "I can't even think of it, so just tell me."

After a moment of silence, Shen Jianian told her: "Lotus root has the same sound as couple, which means that couples are made in heaven."

Bai Changxia was stunned for a moment, and then a meaningful smile overflowed from her lips, as if she had seen through her little thoughts, and said in a long tone: "I understand, you are saying that you and Boss Fu are a perfect match. .”

Shen Jia Nian had an indifferent expression on his face and did not explain to her that the couple did not refer to himself and Fu Jichen.

The driver took Bai Changxia back to the hospital first.

When Bai Changxia got out of the car, Shen Jianian followed him and hugged Bai Changxia while standing beside the car.

It was not so quiet at the hospital entrance late at night. There was the sound of ambulances whizzing past, and I didn't know which patient was rushing to save.Shen Jianan's voice was soft, like the wind blowing through the treetops: "You should take good care of yourself and don't worry about me anymore. I will take care of myself."

Bai Changxia's eyes felt warm for no reason. He raised his hand and patted Shen Jia Nian's back twice. He spoke with a dull nasal voice: "What's going on? It's so sensational all of a sudden."

Shen Jia Nian didn't want her to notice anything strange about him, so he quickly let go of his hand, took a breath, raised a smile and said, "Come in quickly and get some rest early."

After saying that, Shen Jianian turned around and got into the car, quickly closing the door and blocking the view of Bai Changxia.

The car did not drive away in a hurry, but stopped in place. Shen Jia Nian watched his friend enter the hospital gate, and then said to the driver: "Let's go."

The car started, turned around and drove to Yunding Palace.

On the way, Shen Jianian gathered her good mood, put her hands on her legs, touched the edge of her leather satchel, and asked Xiao Zheng, who was driving, casually: "Besides you, do I usually have any other bodyguards following me?"

She refers to the person in the dark.

There were three bodyguards hired by Fu Jichen before. One was responsible for driving, which is the current driver Xiao Zheng, and the other two were responsible for guarding her.Later, she mentioned to Fu Jichen that having several bodyguards with her wherever she went was too conspicuous and would make her uncomfortable.

Fu Jichen considered this issue and then withdrew the two bodyguards, leaving only Xiao Zheng alone to be responsible for her daily travel and safety issues.

But Shen Jia Nian was not sure if there were bodyguards secretly protecting her.

Xiao Zheng should be aware of it.

"My husband only gave orders to me and no one else." Xiao Zheng said.

Mr. Fu's original words were that Miss Shen must be in his sight when she goes outside Yunding Palace, so that he can take action in time if something happens. (End of chapter)