Jianbao life

Chapter 525 Thank You

The next day, Wu Ke took Qiao Qian and Liu Guoju's family to a famous scenic spot in the capital. For fear of any accidents, Chu Chen even sent them a female bodyguard.

As for Chu Chen, he went to Uncle Wu first, and then brought him to his shop. After all, it will officially open tomorrow, and there are some things that need to be prepared.

Now the decoration of the store has been completed, and the antique atmosphere made Chu Chen nod repeatedly after looking at it, feeling very satisfied.

When he arrived at the store, Zhou Wenping first introduced the newly recruited clerks to Chu Chen, because unlike other antique shops, Chu Chen’s store also sold jade ornaments, so the clerks were recruited a little more. Five clerks, plus a cashier.

Regarding the hiring of shop assistants, Chu Chen would like to thank Lao Wu, because of his contacts, the people he recruited are all familiar with the basics, and they only need a little training and familiarization with the shop rules before they can start working.

Chu Chen first distributed the gifts brought back by Xiangjiang to everyone, even the shop assistants, which gave them a very good first impression of Chu Chen, a young and handsome boss.

Afterwards, a group of people came to the VIP room upstairs. Zhou Wenping and the fifth brother quickly made everyone a cup of tea. This made Uncle Wu nod secretly after seeing it. Neither of them talked to them because of Chu Chen. But if you lose your sense of propriety, you are all people with knowledge and interest.

Next, Chu Chen first asked about the preparations for the opening, and Zhou Wenping took out a piece of paper and reported to Chu Chen one by one.

From this, Chu Chen learned that basically all the things to be prepared for tomorrow have been prepared. In addition, Zhou Wenping has also sent invitations to all the people Chu Chen told him before.

Seeing that there are basically no problems with all kinds of people, he smiled and said, "It's really hard work for you!"

Zhou Wenping and Lao Wu quickly waved their hands, saying that they should do it.

However, Uncle Wu frowned and said, "Xiao Chen, there are still a few high-quality goods and treasures in our store, why don't you bring some of my collection over?"

Opening tomorrow, Chu Chen is going to show the treasures in his collection for the guests to appreciate, which can be regarded as a show of his strength. Of course, the top treasures in his collection cannot be sold. For guests to choose.

However, Chu Chen's background is too shallow after all. Of course, the background mentioned here is not the top quality. If it is the top quality, then he will show two things at will, and others will be envious and jealous.The background mentioned here refers to the boutiques that can be sold in antique shops, or some treasures that Chu Chen does not intend to collect.

You know, Chu Chen wants to turn his shop into a boutique antique shop, so he can't just sell ordinary things like a small street vendor.But because Chu Chen's fortune was too short after all, even with the help of Uncle Wu and Lao Wu, there are already some high-quality products and treasures that can be sold.But the amount of these things is still too small.

If the customers who came tomorrow bought a lot, what should the store do next?This is exactly what Uncle Wu is worried about.

Hearing what Uncle Wu said, Chu Chen quickly waved his hands and said, "No, no, I'll think of a way first. By the way, after I went to Jiangxiang, did I receive any high-quality goods or treasures?"

"I received three pieces!" Uncle Wu gestured with a smile.

Chu Chen was overjoyed when he heard the words, "There are so many?"

Uncle Wu smiled and nodded and said: "It's also good luck. There was a boss who owed a lot of debt because of business failure, so he wanted to sell some antiques to pay off the debt. Among his things, two are considered small treasures. Five also received a boutique."

Chu Chen couldn't help laughing and said: "Then counting the two that I received first, there are already five. By then, I still have some at home that can be brought over. That's enough! Let's go, let's get them Take those three things out for me to appreciate, lest I will lose face if I ask three questions tomorrow."

Everyone smiled, and then Chu Chen and Zhou Wenping walked towards the vault.

But as soon as Chu Chen went out, he saw a clerk hurried upstairs.

"Boss, there is an old man named Sun Dayou down there who wants to see you!"

"Oh!"

Chu Chen stopped, and after a little thought, he remembered that Sun Dayou was the old man whose granddaughter had leukemia, so he quickly said, "Go and ask him to come up!"

"Okay!" The clerk responded, and then hurried downstairs.

Because Sun Dayou was coming, Chu Chen asked Lao Wu to go with Zhou Wenping to take out the things, and he first made a cup of tea for Sun Dayou.

After a while, that Sun Dayou came in with a cloth bag, and then he gave a deep bow to Chu Chen: "Boss Chu, thank you so much last time, if it weren't for your granddaughter Probably gone!"

Chu Chen hurriedly stepped forward to help Sun Dayou up: "Old Sun, you really killed me, and we were just doing a fair deal that day, so you don't have to thank me like that!"

Sun Dayou shook his head and said: "I'm not talking about that, I'm just thanking you for the phone call, it's because of the other party's help that my granddaughter was able to have the operation as soon as possible, if it was later, her life might very well be lost." It's gone."

It turned out that Sun Dayou's granddaughter needed surgery as soon as possible because of acute leukemia. However, the hospital they lived in was limited. Although surgery was possible, the success rate was not guaranteed, and the stem cells of the key family did not match his granddaughter's. But stem cells are not so easy to find in a short while.

Afterwards, the family discussed transferring to another hospital, so Sun Dayou remembered the call from Chu Chen.

When Director Miao heard that it was Chu Chen's relationship, he immediately opened the door for convenience. With his help, he quickly found the stem cells, and then performed the operation immediately.It is precisely because of the timely treatment that the little girl has the possibility of recovery, otherwise she may have passed away.

Although this matter is credited to Director Miao, and Sun Dayou's family also expressed their gratitude to him, but if it wasn't for Chu Chen, how could the head teacher of a majestic large hospital try his best to help ordinary people like them? ?
So, as soon as his granddaughter got better, Sun Dayou came to thank Chu Chen. It was a coincidence that Chu Chen happened to come to the store today. If he had come earlier, he would probably have missed out.

Hearing that Sun Dayou's granddaughter is recovering well, Chu Chen congratulated him and said with a smile: "It's Director Miao's credit for this, I dare not take credit for it!"

"Don't say that!" Sun Dayou waved his hand and said, "I'll be honest, if it weren't for your relationship, Director Miao wouldn't be able to work so hard. It's all your favor! I can't take it either." I have a good gift for you, I know you like antiques, and there are two things that have been handed down from your ancestors at home, do you like them?"

With that said, he took out two boxes from his pocket and pushed them in front of Chu Chen.

However, Chu Chen did not open the box first, but said: "Mr. Sun, I can take things, but we have to say something first. If it's just a small thing, then it's fine for me to accept it, but if the value is very high, then I will accept it." I must give you the money, otherwise, you should take it back!"

"This..." Sun Dayou seemed a little hesitant. After all, it was the grace of his granddaughter to rebuild. Even if it was worth tens of thousands, he would be willing to give it to Chu Chen. As for the value of tens of millions, he would But he didn't think about it, because he didn't think that the little thing he brought this time would be such a precious treasure.

Uncle Wu also persuaded him: "Old man, the Tao is that courtesy is more important than friendship. When Xiao Chen called you, he didn't go for money. If your gift is too expensive, it would seem too philistine. You Say yes?"

Sun Dayu thought it was reasonable, so he nodded and said, "Well, if it's worth tens of thousands, then you can accept it directly. After all, my granddaughter's life is not necessarily worth this little money, right?"

"Row!"

Chu Chen was not too pretentious, and he responded directly. Then he opened one of the boxes, and his face showed surprise at that time. It turned out that there was a copper-bodied painted enamel snuff bottle inside. .

Snuff bottles are the product of the integration of Chinese and Western cultures. In the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties, snuff was introduced into my country. Later, snuff boxes were gradually orientalized, resulting in snuff bottles.At that time, the nomads living there could not smoke with a chimney on horseback, snuff was just suitable for sniffing on horseback, and it soon became popular.

In order to make snuff bottles durable, nomads often use various jade, metal, and bone horn materials to make snuff bottles.Later, our country's snuff bottles have become very exquisite handicrafts.

It integrates calligraphy and painting, carving, inlaying, grinding and other skills, using materials such as porcelain, copper, ivory, jade, agate, amber, etc. The advantages of various crafts at home and abroad are regarded as precious cultural toys by elegant lovers, and enjoy a high reputation both at home and abroad.

Snuff and snuff bottles are popular in my country, starting in the Ming Dynasty and flourishing in the Qing Dynasty.Especially Kang Yongqian III reached the peak.Since Kangxi, enamel products have been vigorously advocated, and an "enamel factory" has been set up in the Qing Household Department to burn enamel wares, which has greatly improved both technically and technologically, and has become a very important handicraft in court crafts. .

The snuff bottle in front of me was the product of the Ministry of Internal Affairs during the Qianlong period.

During the reign of Qianlong, the exchanges between China and foreign countries became more and more prosperous, and there were more and more western themes in the handicrafts, especially the bronze pots painted with enamel figures.This pot is gorgeous in color, and the double-sided moiré pattern is consecrated with Western figures and flowers. The figures echo nature and the colors are gorgeous.The craftsmen paid attention to the treatment of the folds of the characters' clothes when drawing, which is delicate, smooth, luxurious and soft.

This imperial copper-bodied enamel snuff bottle for Western ladies is a representative work of the Qianlong period.

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