Crossing the line

Chapter 101 Your mother and I are old acquaintances
Hearing everyone's praise for Yun Yuwan, Jiang Yingyu remained calm, but there was a smile in his eyes.

"Just like Sister Qin when she was young, she stood out in the crowd and everyone only saw Sister Qin."

"It seems that temperament really needs to be taught. When Sister Qin takes action, she brings out a daughter of a famous family, a bank lady."

"It's rare to see the old lady like someone so much. She doesn't even like Qing An, who is the most capable person. Yu Wan is really likable."

The more Zhao Qin listened, the happier she felt. She usually kept a calm and composed demeanor, but now her smile deepened.

Someone finally got to the point: "Aqin, you've met my son, he's still single, do you think there's a chance for him to marry Yuwan?"

Zhao Qin understood what he had said, and she deliberately scolded him: "What do you mean by marrying above your station? Your wife, Chief Zheng, is saying such things here."

"Oh, a pretty, graceful and well-born girl, who is rare these days. She is also sister Qin's precious daughter. My boy is marrying up." The other party immediately responded with a smile.

Zhao Qin did not refute her precious daughter's words, leaving no doubt that Yun Yuwan was her doted and well-educated daughter.

The other lady really liked Yun Yuwan's graceful and elegant demeanor. It was not easy for someone so young to be so calm and dignified:
"What do you mean by your son? Ah Qin, if it's convenient for you to come to my house in the evening, bring him over. My son is a very family-oriented man with a good temper. You know, he's a suitable son-in-law."

The corner of Zhao Qin's clothes was pulled.

The wife said deliberately: "So, you should also take a look at my Ah Qin. They say that when you are poor, look at the wife, and when you are rich, look at the husband. My son has so much money in his pocket, but he never messes around with girls. It's hard to find someone as honest as my son."

"Oh, you are Sister Qin's precious daughter. It is the most basic duty for you to marry her. Mrs. Zheng, how can you show off such a basic request in front of Sister Qin?"

Zhao Qin felt relieved for a moment, and even had a strange sense of happiness. In fact, when she was young, she wanted a daughter. Before she had a daughter, she imagined what it would be like if she had a daughter.

But after giving birth to Hong Sheng, my uterus was damaged and I have never had another child, so I no longer have the chance to have a daughter.

When Zhao Qin adopted Yun Yuwan, she had no hopes for her at all. Knowing that she came from a humble family, Wen Wei coaxed her, saying that adopting Yuwan could provide a marriage partner for Hong Sheng. But at that time, Zhao Qin did not dare to expect an outsider to help the Wen family find a marriage partner.

In fact, what Zhao Qin was thinking was that when she grew up, she would be released back to the mountains and live her own life.

It was not until recent years that they gradually began to think that this child should listen to these two old guys. In fact, he is also their child.

The husband she chose by standing on the shoulders of the Wen family was much better than what she could choose on her own.

I feel like she is one of my own, but not too close. She is more like a niece or the daughter of a good friend.

The marriage would be the icing on the cake, and Yun Yuwan was not opposed to it at the moment. If Yun Yuwan really didn't want to, Zhao Qin wouldn't force her.

But at this moment, it inexplicably satisfied her imagination of a daughter being sought after by hundreds of families. Her daughter was being fought over by everyone, and everyone said that she was a good teacher.

The daughter she taught should stand out from the crowd and be sought after and sought after by everyone.

The daughters of wealthy families and the ladies from prominent families may not be able to compare with her daughter.

Who says that one has to be rich for many generations to produce a lady from a noble family? Zhao Qin's daughter is just as outstanding.

Inexplicably, I felt some sympathy for this child who had grown up to be so outstanding and generous.

Is it possible to treat the child as more than just a relative's child?
At this moment, everyone was chattering, and Zhao Qin thought about Yun Yuwan and Jiang Yingyu again:
"But I don't know if Yuwan has a boyfriend now, so it's not easy to make arrangements for young people."

"Sister Qin, you are still hiding it from me. If you want to keep your daughter for a few more years, then keep her for a few more years. You are still using this excuse to evade us. We can't keep our daughter when she grows up. How can she stay with her mother forever?"

Zhao Qin said, "I want to keep her for a few more years. She is still young, and she has been studying abroad for such a long time. I have not even had time to get along with the child."

There was no time to develop feelings.

The ladies urged her, "We are all in Shanghai. Even if you marry far away, how far can it be? You are not young anymore. Think about our boy. You have seen him many times."

Suddenly someone thought: "Could your Yuwan's boyfriend be Coach Xiao Yang?"

Finally, Zhao Qin found an opportunity to show off. She pretended to be mysterious and coughed lightly: "I really don't know this. I know that Xiao Yang has been pursuing Yu Wan for many years, but I don't know about the recent ones."

The other party was annoyed: "Oh, the Yang family is very discerning. I should have made a promise with you earlier, so that my man and Yuwan could be childhood sweethearts."

"I'm so confused. Sister Qin's daughter must be outstanding. Why didn't I get engaged to you at that time? Otherwise, Yuwan and the guy in my family would be considered childhood sweethearts by now."

If it were Yang Ni, their sons would probably have no chance.

Who in this generation can compare to Coach Xiao Yang?
Young and promising, really young and promising.

Zhu Nongzhang felt more and more uncomfortable as he looked at Zhao Qin's obviously happy expression.

Isn't it just recognizing a few shabby buttons? Why is it praised like this? And she's even snatching Yun Yuwan away. What's the point of exaggerating like this in front of Aunt Qin? Does recognizing a button mean she's outstanding?

Aunt Qin had never been like this before.

Why are all the eyes on Yun Yuwan? It’s obvious that she knew Aunt Qin earlier.

Can just anyone become Aunt Qin’s daughter?
Zhao Qin was still immersed in being flattered by everyone and didn't even glance at Zhu Nongzhang beside her.

On the other side, Yun Yuwan followed the old lady all the way through the corridor and the courtyard, and finally entered a secret room with a hidden door.

As soon as she turned it on, the central air conditioning that maintained a constant temperature and humidity to preserve the buttons made her shiver with cold.

The old lady turned around and glanced at her. Her narrow, long old eyes were smiling. Her pupils were still as clear and energetic as green pears, without any turbidity or old age.
"It's cold, Azou, get a cashmere shawl to cover the little girl."

A middle-aged woman with her hair combed meticulously took out an exquisite and large cashmere shawl and gave it to Yun Yuwan.

Yun Yuwan hurriedly thanked him.

I walked into the inner room, which was filled with yellow pear wood glass display cabinets. It looked spacious and luxurious at first glance.

Yun Yuwan passed by each cabinet.

Kingfisher buttons, celadon buttons, diamond buttons, ivory buttons, colored glass mosaic gold buttons...

Placed in a wooden box and wrapped in fine animal flannel.

Any set of buttons is worth a lot of money and is priceless.

The button collecting field is too unpopular, and there is no large-scale professional collection channel. If you want to collect good buttons, you have to dig deep into the ground and dig out the styles you like from bankrupt button factories, unknown private collectors, and various auctions.

This room is at least 200 square meters, with thousands of sets of buttons. It is definitely not a scale that can be achieved by just playing for a few years.

When old lady Zhu looked back, she saw that she was fascinated and truly appreciating the painting. She couldn't help but feel the joy of meeting a soulmate.

Finally someone understands her collection, these are all unique treasures.

The old lady waved to her gently: "Child, come and look at this set of buttons."

Yun Yuwan came to his senses and followed over. In front of him was a set of hemispherical glass buttons.

The old lady deliberately pretended to be mysterious, with a kind smile on her face: "Guess what year this is?"

The set of buttons was in such good condition and in such good condition that it was reasonable to say that they were produced yesterday. It was quite confusing.

Yun Yuwan recognized it at a glance and couldn't help but said in surprise, "Hound, wild fox, this is a button from the 18th century in Britain. Buttons with hunting patterns were very popular at that time. The nobles thought it was heroic."

I didn't expect that I really knew him. Zhu Yaoqing laughed in surprise: "Yes, that's right!"

This was also the first time Yun Yuwan saw the real thing; she had only seen it online before.

Yun Yuwan placed her hand on the bulletproof glass in surprise. “Reverse engraving, carving indentations on the glass and then painting patterns, and then inlaying it on a copper base. This technique is rare nowadays.”

She was full of excitement and anticipation: "Grandma, you can actually get this kind of button."

The old lady was so excited that her face turned slightly red, and for a moment she forgot the ages of the two people:

"I found it at a town auction in a small country more than ten years ago when I was still able to walk around. It was only three hundred dollars."

Yun Yuwan was shocked: "This set of buttons is only 300 yuan? Euros?"

Zhu Yaoqing made an OK gesture: "It's equivalent to RMB 300."

Yun Yuwan couldn't help but sigh: "Grandma, you are so lucky." "My luck is just average." The old lady was proud. Knowing that she was really knowledgeable, she was moved and pushed open a secret door, taking her in to see the collection inside, "Have you seen this?"

Yun Yuwan answered every question without hesitation: "Satsuma buttons, the button surface is white Satsuma porcelain with cracks, which was popular in Japan in the past."

The old lady tapped her nose gently and said, "Oh, this is a hot commodity sent to Europe during the Meiji era."

Old lady Zhu wanted to show her all the treasures in the house. She even opened the safe and took out her treasures to show her:
"Look, this set was collected by a general of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in the 19th century."

Yun Yuwan was flattered, but the moment she saw the button she couldn't help but sigh, her eyes sparkling:

"The buttons must be made of rubies and turquoise. They are so beautiful."

She couldn't help but touch the antique, and Old Lady Zhu didn't say anything to her, letting her soulmate touch it: "It's rare to see hollowed-out spherical buttons, not to mention that there are exquisite gems inside. I've really seen the world following you."

Old Lady Zhu was very excited at this moment: "How can she have seen the world? The little girl is so knowledgeable, I am afraid she knows something that an old lady like me has never seen."

"I can't compare with you. You are truly a button rich man." Yun Yuwan looked around the richly displayed collection room and sighed.

The old lady was so delighted that her manners were elegant: "It's rare to meet someone who knows about buttons. Every time I wear some nice buttons out, no one knows their value."

She held Yun Yuwan's slender white wrist and said, "I never thought that you are such a young person, but you are actually an expert."

The other finger pointed at the buttons: "Peach blossoms are given to beauties, good pianos are given to soulmates, and this set of buttons is for you."

Yun Yuwan was shocked and quickly declined: "Grandma Zhu, I can't accept this, it's too expensive."

This set of buttons costs at least several million. What’s more important is that there is probably only one set of this set in the world, and it is also a treasured collection of the old man.

Unexpectedly, Mrs. Zhu clapped her hands and praised softly, "You are different from my two silly granddaughters. You like old-fashioned things and are patient. My two granddaughters only pay attention to whether there are new products of branded goods. Every time they ask the salesperson to bring them home and let them choose. How can those things be preserved for so long like these buttons? If I am a hundred years old, it would be a waste to leave the buttons to them."

"Grandma, you are so healthy, you will definitely live a long life." Yun Yuwan hurriedly persuaded.

I wish all my grandma’s wrinkles were ironed smiles, and I shut her up with just one sentence:
“You can gain age, but it’s hard to find a soulmate.”

Zhu Yaoqing's eyes are gentle and kind, the result of time and experience, but not old-fashioned and conservative.

Yun Yuwan felt a little embarrassed: "Then I'll be disrespectful to refuse. I'll bring you a set of crackle porcelain buckles that I made myself some other day."

Zhu Yaoqing smiled brightly after hearing this, and was pleasantly surprised: "This is really great. I didn't expect that I would meet a young button maker. At my age, I can still see new styles of buttons."

The old lady turned around and spoke to the servant:

"Azou, pack this box of buttons later, and bring the brocade shawl sent by Xiangyun brand, and a set of lake blue gem rings, earrings, and necklaces from the new mine. Pack them up, and ask Lao Cui to drive Wannan back. Don't let her get bumpy. Drive the car with the gold waistline. It's stable."

The middle-aged woman who had been following nodded in agreement.

Yun Yuwan realized that they were all for her, and quickly said, "Grandma, I don't need these."

"Take these good things. Grandma also wants to share them with her friends. Don't you consider grandma your friend?" Zhu Yaoqing turned her head slightly and smiled at her. Her eyes were shining, like the afterglow of the setting sun shining on the clear river surface, still elegant and magnificent even though the sun was setting.

Yun Yuwan had no way to refuse: "Then I will bring you a gift next time I come."

Hearing that she would come to keep him company next time, Zhu Yaoqing smiled happily: "That would be the best."

I asked her calmly with a smile: "We are friends now, can we talk in private?"

Yun Yuwan said without hesitation: "Of course."

Unexpectedly, what Grandma Zhu asked was: "Is Yang Ni pursuing you?"

Yun Yuwan was a little surprised.

Old Lady Zhu smiled faintly: "He came to say hello to me today, and also asked A Zou whether the daughter of the Wen family was here. I guessed that he was pursuing this girl."

"When I saw you, I knew he had good taste."

Yun Yuwan just brushed it off politely: "He's a very good guy, too."

The old lady knew that she probably didn't know much about Yang Ni's specific situation, so she deliberately told her so that she could choose: "Yang Ni has just been promoted in Guoan. I think he has a brighter future than his mother. He just came to visit me, and I asked him. He flew back to Shanghai this time."

Yun Yuwan felt a little strange: "Is there any explanation for coming back by plane?"

Zhu Yaoqing deliberately told her: "You have to be at a certain level to be transferred by plane. Otherwise, it will be difficult for the public accounting department to review it. They are all second-class seats on the high-speed rail. If you are transferred by plane, you have to go through layers of review by the senior leaders. This shows that he has reached a certain position."

He pointed out to her meaningfully: "It's really rare for someone to be in this position and still be so humble as to pursue you."

Yun Yuwan hesitated for a moment, but still said directly: "Grandma, I don't like him."

After hearing her say that she didn't like him, Old Lady Zhu didn't force her. Instead, she asked curiously, "So you like Jiang Yingyu?"

Yun Yuwan waved her hands quickly: "No, no."

Zhu Yaoqing asked her kindly, "I heard someone say today that the Jiang family and the Wen family are planning to form an alliance. Is that false?"

Yun Yuwan couldn't deny it: "It did happen before."

Zhu Yaoqing objectively evaluated these younger generations: "Jiang Yingyu is not bad either, he is good-looking and likable, everyone knows him, he is a little inferior to your brother, but your brother is famous for his evil appearance, you shouldn't set your sights so high, look for someone according to your brother's level."

She patted Yun Yuwan's hand and said, "Brother Nong is good-looking, like your mother, and has a good temperament. Young people dare not laugh or talk nonsense in front of him. Even an old woman like me would tremble when I see him."

Realizing that Grandma Zhu was not trying to match her up with anyone but was just concerned about her, Yun Yuwan couldn't help but smile, revealing her small, white teeth.

Wen Yangzhi’s talent is not scary, but he is extremely bad.

Zhu Yaoqing told her a joke: "It's really hard to find someone like Nong A Ge. Don't use this standard. Qing An Nan Nan has always said that she wanted to marry him since she was a child, but she married someone else when she reached the age.

Yun Yuwan chuckled: "Then Sister Qing An was just joking."

The old lady said mysteriously: "No, I asked her and she said not to always watch such unrealistic things."

Yun Yuwan chuckled, and after thinking it over again and again, she decided to tell Grandma Zhu: "I actually already have a boyfriend."

"You have a boyfriend. Whose boy is he?" Zhu Yaoqing was not surprised.

Yun Yuwan certainly couldn't talk too much with someone so new, so she said awkwardly, "It's a secret."

The old lady spread her hands and said, "Well, I'm making friends with you young people. You've seen all my treasures and you're still blowing my trumpet. I don't know anything about your affairs."

The clouds are about to set, feeling shy.

The old lady didn't press on, she just smiled and said, "Then tell me, is it pretty or not?"

Yun Yuwan thought of Wen Yangzhi, and it would be hard to say that he was not good-looking: "He is very pretty."

Zhu Yaoqing was actually quite curious: "Is he as handsome as your brother?"

"Yes." Yun Yuwan said shyly.

Just as beautiful.

Zhu Yaoqing thought about the younger generations she knew and said, "Then I, an old lady, really can't think of who it is. Among the younger generations, your brother is the most handsome. Even if he doesn't become a banker, he can still become a movie star."

Yun Yuwan lowered her head embarrassedly.

Zhu Yaoqing also knew that the young girl was shy, so she stopped teasing her and changed the subject: "How come you know so much about buttons at such a young age?"

Yun Yuwan said truthfully: "My mother used to like collecting buttons."

"Zhao Qin?" Zhu Yaoqing was a little puzzled. Zhao Qin didn't look like someone who could keep calm and think about these things.

Yun Yuwan hesitated for a moment and said, "My biological mother."

Speaking of the little girl's pain point, Zhu Yaoqing deliberately changed the focus of the topic: "This hobby is rare. Over the years, I have only seen one person with this hobby. Unfortunately, that young man was unlucky and has been gone for many years."