Rebirth 1983: Starting from taking back the family property.

Chapter 659 Gift Arrives
Zong Shimeng soon found out that Yu Meitong had given Lu Jiaxin many gifts as a thank you. She had originally planned to go shopping with Lu Jiaxin at the end of the year, and then let her pick out the things she liked and pay for them herself. But Yu Meitong's gift delivery made her feel that her behavior was not good.

That night, Zong Shimeng said to Hu Zhifeng: "Jia Xin helped us avoid such a huge loss, we have to show our appreciation."

The funds raised were more than 300 million yuan, and there was still a share of a car company that had not been transferred. If Jiaxin hadn't reminded him, the more than 300 million yuan would probably be less than 80 million yuan now. And this was just the stock price. Given the current situation, the stocks and shares could not be sold at all.

Hu Zhifeng thought for a moment and said, "I remember you said Miss Lu likes famous watches. Buy her two famous watches and some jewelry."

"Meitong gave Patek Philippe watches and jewelry, we can't give the same ones."

Upon hearing this, Hu Zhifeng felt that the situation was a bit difficult. Even if Lu Jiaxin was given a luxury car or a mansion, she would not accept it.

Zong Shimeng already had an idea and said, "Doesn't Jiaxin like old things? Dad has collected many old things. We can just pick one from them."

She definitely couldn't bring this up. Firstly, Hu Zhifeng took the lion's share of the money himself and didn't give it to her, so she had to let him do it and she could just be responsible for delivering it; secondly, if she brought it up herself, her mother-in-law would have an opinion.

After dinner, Hu Zhifeng mentioned this matter: "Dad, Miss Lu helped me so much, I want to give her something to thank her. But Miss Lu only likes old paintings, porcelain and other old things, and she is not interested in other things. Dad, I remember you have collected a lot of porcelain."

Zong Shimeng added: "Daddy, Mommy, Zhifeng made more than 230 million yuan from his investment in Xiaorizi because he sold it before the stock market crash. If he hadn't sold it, he wouldn't have gotten back the 100 million yuan in principal now."

Just saying that Jiaxin helped wouldn't give my parents-in-law a direct feeling. They would be more touched if I told them the amount.

Mrs. Hu said immediately, "You should thank her very much. Honey, I remember you received a beautiful lotus bowl before. Please give it to Miss Lu."

Lu Jiaxin saved her son from a loss of more than 200 million yuan, so she must be rewarded handsomely. Mr. Hu said, "Some say the lotus bowl was made in a wood-fired kiln, while others say it's a fake, so it's not a good gift."

After that, he looked at Hu Zhifeng and said, "I have a piece of ivory porcelain with a Chinese character for "Fu" in pink enamel. It's from the Ming Dynasty. It's very beautiful. I think Miss Lu will like it."

The item is definitely good, but at my age I don't like things with bright colors. Plus it's from the Ming Dynasty, so the price is much cheaper than other collections.

Zong Shimeng imagined that Lu Jiaxin liked to make exquisite porcelain. She secretly pulled Hu Zhifeng's sleeve and asked him to speak.

After more than ten years of marriage, the couple still had a tacit understanding. He said, "Dad, giving a pair of gifts would be more sincere. Let's give both the lotus bowl and the ivory plate with the word "Fu"!"

Mr. Hu shook his head and said, "I only asked an old friend to look at the lotus bowl, and I didn't ask an expert to identify it. This thing may be a fake."

Zong Shimeng thought this was not a big problem: "Jiaxin likes beautiful things. As long as the things are good-looking, she won't mind if they are fakes."

Mr. Hu looked at her and nodded in agreement.

After returning to the room, Zong Shimeng called Lu Jiaxin to make an appointment. Knowing that she was busy these two days, she said she would go to her house in the evening: "Meitong told me that the crystal cake and lotus seed soup made by your aunt are very delicious. I want to try them tomorrow."

Lu Jiaxin smiled and said, "It's really delicious. I'll ask Auntie to make more tomorrow and bring some back for the children."

This auntie was hired from the mainland by her at a high price. She paid too high a price, otherwise the auntie would not be willing to leave her hometown and come to Hong Kong.

The next day, Zong Shimeng came with two gifts. Lu Jiaxin originally thought that they would buy jewelry and watches like Yu Meitong, but she didn't expect that they would give such expensive things.

When these two pieces of porcelain were displayed, Lu Jiaxin liked them at first sight, but she still said, "Sister Shi Meng, these are too expensive. I can't have them."

Zong Shimeng pointed at the ivory porcelain with the Chinese character "Fu" in pink enamel and said with a smile, "This is real. An expert has authenticated it and said it is from the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty."

Porcelain is characterized by being as thin as a cicada's wing, as light as a cloud, crystal clear, and extremely delicate. There are two pieces of thin-bodied porcelain in Lu Jiaxin's collection, but none of them are as beautiful as this one.

"Sister Shi Meng, this thing costs several million on the market."

Zong Shimeng shook her head and said, "We don't need that many. For example, I saw this porcelain vase at an auction two months ago. It was sold for 880,000 Hong Kong dollars."

Lu Jiaxin pointed at another lotus bowl and asked, "What about this one? I think it's different from the porcelains in my collection!"

Zong Shimeng didn't know much about porcelain, so she said, "My father-in-law said it was made in a wood-fired kiln, but he only showed it to an old friend and didn't ask an expert to identify it, so he's not sure if it's real or not. I just think this bowl is beautiful, and you must like it, so take it."

She hadn't seen the item before she got it, but her mother-in-law had high standards and said if it was beautiful, it must be good. After she saw the item, she knew her judgment was correct.

Lu Jiaxin was shocked: "Chai kiln?"

Chai Kiln is a kind of tribute porcelain that was ordered to be fired by Emperor Chai Rong of the Later Zhou Dynasty during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. It is "blue as the sky, bright as a mirror, thin as paper, with a sound like a chime, moist and delicate with fine lines." The Later Zhou Dynasty existed for too short a time, so the number of Chai Kilns is also very rare.

Zong Shimeng looked at her expression and asked, "What's wrong? Is there any problem?"

Lu Jiaxin explained, "I was shocked. Sister Shimeng, other porcelains can still be found on the market, but the Chai Kiln has disappeared for decades. It is said that Yuan Datou's housekeeper in the Republic of China exchanged a mansion and dozens of acres of fertile land for a Chai Kiln. This is the last information about the Chai Kiln appearing on the market, and there is no more after that."

"Because the number of kilns that produced it is very small, and it has been thousands of years, the techniques and recipes have long been lost. If this lotus bowl is real, it will be no problem to sell it for 200 to 300 million in 20 or 30 years."

Scarcity makes things valuable. Things like this that are about to become extinct are priceless.

Zong Shimeng didn't expect this bowl to be so precious, but she felt that things are dead, but people are alive: "No matter how much it costs, just keep it if you like it."

Lu Jiaxin looked at the lotus bowl and said with a smile: "Sister Shimeng, I really like this bowl, so I won't be polite with you."

This gift really touched her heart, and she couldn't bear to refuse it. She was doing things according to her heart, so she accepted it if she liked it, and would make up for it from other places later.

Zong Shimeng smiled and said, "Why are you being so polite to me? Let me tell you, my father-in-law also likes old things and has collected a lot of calligraphy and paintings and porcelain. I'll get you a few more when I have the chance."

She prefers cash, which can be used to buy a house or do business, and has no interest in these antiques and paintings. Although these collections will be valuable in the future, they will not be touched unless the family goes bankrupt or encounters a crisis. Her father-in-law has two sons and one daughter, and they can only get one-third in the future, and it will take decades.

Lu Jiaxin waved her hands and said, "No, no, these two are enough."

(End of this chapter)