Chapter 18

Zhu Suisui was stunned when she saw the newcomer.

Wasn’t this the crazy person she met earlier today?

She didn’t expect this to be Lu Taiping’s esteemed guest.

Seeing Zhu Suisui.

Yan Ziqing was also slightly stunned.

Seeing her gaze, he knew she recognized him, then he remembered what she had said earlier, and he directly confronted her.

“You know quite a lot about our Yan family.”

He had originally thought that this little girl was just lucky to have bought the seal he had his eye on before him.

But now, seeing her talk about his family affairs, it meant she knew something. If not, an outsider would not care about antique connoisseurs and the like.

Even if they were famous, it was only for people in the circle to entertain themselves.

Zhu Suisui hadn’t met Yan Ziqing in her previous life, otherwise, she wouldn’t have failed to recognize him.

She couldn’t help but be a little confused, she thought carefully about the details of her previous life, why hadn’t she met Yan Ziqing? Was she too insecure and didn’t dare to look at him, or was he not there at all?

If he wasn’t there.

Why did he come this time?

The only change seemed to be her seal.

Since it was a seal that the Yan family’s descendant had his eye on, it must not be an ordinary object.

Thinking about this, Zhu Suisui’s heart couldn’t help but skip a beat, it seemed like she had really found a bargain.

In her previous life, she hadn’t interfered, and this seal ended up in Yan Ziqing’s hands.

And Yan Ziqing, having obtained a treasure, naturally wouldn’t have the time to attend the banquet.

Thinking about it, it was a perfect loop.

Zhu Suisui was very materialistic, for her, what she lacked most now was money.

As long as she had money, she could take her family to live together after her divorce.

Now she was even more certain that her rebirth came with a special ability.

This ability could make her money!

The thought flashed through her mind.

Zhu Suisui didn’t show anything on her face, she nodded slightly and replied, “I’ve heard my elders mention it.”

Yan Ziqing responded with a faint “uhm”, his temperament was very cold.

Those in the Lu family who had been a little interested in him when they first saw him, seeing his temperament, immediately found him uninteresting.

Lu Taiping led them to introduce themselves.

There was a woman beside Yan Ziqing, she had a round face that was quite cute, and she seemed more likable than him.

She smiled at Lu Taiping and said, “Uncle Lu, Ziqing and I were late because we were picking out a gift for Grandpa Lu, please don’t blame us.”

It was the Winter Solstice, and they were still coming to bother them.

For a family like the Yans, they naturally had to be very polite.

Speaking of which, she took out a box from her body.

Everyone looked over and saw a jade Buddha statue inside, very exquisite.

The jade was mainly white, but one piece had a hint of green, exactly the Buddha’s hand, it looked perfectly natural and in the right place.

Everyone could tell it was a good thing.

Zhu Suisui also took a look and found that there was a faint red mist attached to it.

After looking at it, Mr. Lu said after a while, “You’re thoughtful, is this your grandfather’s craft?”

“Grandpa Lu has sharp eyes.” Although Yan Ziqing was cold, he was not rude, especially to an elder like Mr. Lu who had spent his life on the battlefield, he truly respected him.

Actually, speaking of which, Mr. Lu and the Yan family had some connection.

Back then, Old Mrs. Lu had been engaged to Old Master Yan, but later during the war, the two families went their separate ways. In addition, Old Mrs. Lu had someone else in her heart, so the engagement was broken off.

The two families hadn’t been in contact for decades, and now they had met the Yan family’s descendants through his youngest son.

He must have known that his grandson was coming to the Lu family for dinner, so he specially carved this Buddha statue to give to him, he was indeed thoughtful.

Mr. Lu: “Please take your seats.”

With the head of the family speaking, the family banquet finally began.

With Yan Ziqing’s arrival, it brought back many memories for Mr. Lu, and he became more and more interested in talking.

“How is your old man doing?”

Yan Ziqing put down his chopsticks, “He’s still quite healthy, he just keeps reminiscing about his younger days, lamenting that he has fewer and fewer friends around him.”

Mr. Lu sighed, “Yes, we’re all getting old, naturally we lose one friend after another.”

He asked again, “What about you now, are you following your grandfather in the old trade?”

Yan Ziqing: “My father doesn’t like these things, but I grew up with my grandfather, and I’m interested in them.”

The Yan family now runs Yajenzhai, and money is not a problem, relying on their reputation and discerning eyes, they are also a well-known name in the antique circle, any item they have is worth a lot.

During the ten years, the Yan family had to keep a low profile, Yan Ziqing’s father was terrified at the time, he didn’t dare to touch these things at all, but Yan Ziqing was bold, he secretly followed his grandfather to learn.

Now, Yan Ziqing could also stand on his own two feet, at least the Yan family had a successor.

The Lu family now knew that the old man and the Yan family were acquainted.

They couldn’t help but look at Lu Taiping.

It must have been the old lady who told Lu Taiping, otherwise, how could he have such a good relationship with the Yan family.

After dinner, the old man was still in high spirits.

Now it was time to give gifts, everyone had prepared gifts for the old man, but with Yan Ziqing’s gift setting the bar, everyone else’s gifts were not as impressive.

When it was Zhu Suisui’s turn.

Everyone looked at her.

She didn’t show any fear, she handed the teacup to the old man.

Mr. Lu looked at the teacup, naturally satisfied, “Suisui’s gift always goes straight to my heart.”

This was blatant favoritism.

The Lu family was already used to it.

Plus, because of what happened today, no one would want to touch Zhu Suisui’s bad luck at this time.

At this moment.

Wu Xiuzhi suddenly looked at Lu Taiping, “Taiping, didn’t you worry that Suisui would lose out and buy something worthless? It’s a good time since Ziqing is here, help her take a look.”

Then she turned to Yan Ziqing and said with a smile, “Just take a look, it doesn’t matter if it’s real or fake, Suisui just wants to know the value, I’m afraid she’s too shy to ask, so I had to speak up.”

She looked very enthusiastic, with no malice at all, it seemed like she was just concerned about her elders.

Everyone remembered that Zhu Suisui and Lu Xueke had this bet, but after all the commotion, they all thought it wouldn’t be mentioned again, so even if someone remembered, they wouldn’t bring it up.

Now that Wu Xiuzhi brought it up, she directly brought the matter to the surface.

Lu Xueke, who was looking down, couldn’t help but glance at Wu Xiuzhi.

After being slapped, she was a little afraid of Zhu Suisui, she didn’t want to mention the bet at all, and she wished she could just be a quail tonight.

Now that her mother suddenly brought it up, Lu Xueke opened her mouth, but she closed it again.

But a hint of schadenfreude arose in her heart.

The expert was here, if it was confirmed that Zhu Suisui had bought a fake, it would be a way for her to vent her anger.