novelhk Chapter 318 Antiques
Chapter 318 Antiques
Lu Yuanhuan understood instantly.
If Lu Yuanqing had any particular hobby, it would undoubtedly be antiques.
Every time he comes across one, he can't control his urge to buy it.
Lu Yuanhuan naturally knew this as well. Everyone in the Lu family knew about his hobby, and they would buy it for him whenever they came across it.
However, if you're not an expert, it's really easy to buy counterfeit products like this.
Even if it were true, they wouldn't be able to tell which one was better.
Therefore, after buying counterfeit goods several times, Lu Yuanhuan had given up on the idea of buying antiques as gifts for Lu Yuanqing.
Naturally, the task of 'pleasing' Lu Yuanqing fell to Lu Mingxi.
Who can blame Wei Ye for being a connoisseur?
Lu Yuanqing's trip to the city this time was also due to a message he received from a friend of Wei Ye.
During the catastrophe, some people in power sealed up a lot of things that had been confiscated during the destruction of the Fourth Shinobi World War II, and put them in a remote place.
These items are currently unclaimed, and I'd like to sell some of them at a low price.
After that event ended, those people anticipated a bad future and naturally started thinking about this.
They definitely won't get any of the goods, but the money from processing a portion of them will go into their own pockets.
How could Lu Mingxi possibly miss such good news?
She didn't want to miss out herself, nor did she want Lu Yuanqing to miss out.
This is why Lu Yuanqing rushed to the city as soon as he received the news.
“Xiao west is doing quite well now; she even managed to find this opportunity for you, brother,” Lu Yuanhuan said with a smile.
Lu Yuanqing chuckled, "When she reaches a certain level, what she sees will naturally be different."
This was all due to Lu Mingxi's own efforts.
Of all the other family members, Lu Mingxi was the one who asked him for the least help.
She is opinionated, has goals, and is persevering; she will succeed in whatever she does.
Lu Yuanqing had never held any official position in his previous life.
Being a village cadre was the limit of his life.
He can't help Lu Mingxi much; her current success is all due to her own efforts.
Lu Yuanhuan felt that Lu Yuanqing was being too modest. If it weren't for Lu Yuanqing, they wouldn't have had the opportunity to come to the city.
Not to mention all the possibilities now.
……
In the evening, people who had just finished get off work all came to find Lu Yuanqing.
Lu Yuanhuan and Lu Mingxi tacitly left their child with their husbands' family, and the two of them, along with their husbands, Lu Yuanqing, and Lu Yuanbo, went to eat hot pot together in a lively atmosphere.
After finishing their hotpot meal, Gu Yushan, being a public official, naturally wouldn't go with Wei Ye and the others to look at any antiques. He took Lu Yuanhuan home, while the remaining three members of the Lu family, led by Wei Ye, went to a warehouse with their heads covered.
After Wei Ye greeted everyone skillfully, the four of them tacitly shut up and each took a flashlight to rummage through the warehouse.
Of the four, apart from Wei Ye and Lu Yuanqing, the other two were completely clueless.
From initially trying to choose items to eventually following behind them and carrying their things, it only took a few minutes.
To be precise, among them, only Wei Ye actually knew a little bit.
His maternal relatives were experts in this field, and he learned from them when he was young.
As for Lu Yuanqing, he relied on the system's help.
Who knew that the system he always disliked had this function?
In response, Lu Yuanqing gave the system a thorough evaluation, praising it to the skies.
By dawn, the row of cars they had brought was filled with books and paintings, and the baskets that Lu Yuanbo and Lu Mingxi carried on their shoulders were also filled with antiques.
I made my way home in the dark.
Lu Yuanqing paid 1,000 yuan for this trip.
This is just the beginning.
For the next three days, Lu Yuanqing and his group went out every night, bringing back a lot of stuff, and the money they spent goes without saying.
All the treasures they bought were kept at Lu Yuanhuan's house.
Police officer Gu Yushan's house definitely can't be stolen.
Looking at the things in the room, Lu Yuanqing was filled with excitement.
With the help of the system to select antiques, each piece is of immeasurable value.
Furniture made of huanghuali wood, zitan wood, and golden nanmu wood from the Ming and Qing dynasties.
Calligraphy and paintings by famous artists throughout history, and even rare, possibly lost, copies that are likely to be lost to time.
And those rows of porcelain pieces, if taken out later, could sell for hundreds of millions...
Lu Yuanqing was excited because he knew the value of these antiques.
The others were excited simply because they saw so many things displayed in the room.
Although it cost a lot of money, Lu Yuanqing was willing to do it, and everything was just waiting.
"By the way, when we have the chance in the future, our whole family can get together and come here to choose our favorites to keep for ourselves."
Whether they keep it as a family heirloom or sell it for money later, it's the last glimmer of possibility that Lu Yuanqing left for them.
"Brother, what did you say? You're giving us these things?" Lu Yuanbo asked in surprise.
They could all see how much Lu Yuanqing liked these things.
None of them would want the things that Lu Yuanqing liked.
Lu Yuanqing smiled but didn't answer his question. Instead, he looked at Wei Ye and said, "They don't know, but you should know the value of these things!"
Wei Ye nodded, "Gold in times of chaos, antiques in times of prosperity!"
Lu Yuanqing: "I know you and Xiaoxi must have collected some things too. Let's forget about things bought from junkyards or the black market, since you have such connections. You can choose a few of your favorites. As for the other national treasures, you can donate them to the country after a few years!"
"Why?" Lu Mingxi, Lu Yuanhuan, and Lu Yuanbo asked simultaneously, puzzled.
Wei Ye and Gu Yushan, who had been silent the whole time, showed no shock.
"Brother, you're saying that if you tell Ono and the others to donate antiques in the future, does that mean you're going to donate all of these things too?" Lu Yuanbo pointed incredulously at the room full of antiques, indignantly.
Lu Yuanqing shrugged. "I didn't say I'd donate everything. I'll let each of you pick a few items later, and then I'll donate the rest."
So many!
How much can their whole family take?
Donate everything else?
Lu Yuanbo and Lu Mingxi couldn't understand why Lu Yuanqing was spending all that money.
Why should I donate something I bought with my own money?
According to them, these things will be very valuable in the future.
Why?!
Wei Ye patiently explained to Lu Mingxi, "Because too many people handled it."
"Antiques in prosperous times: The more peaceful and prosperous the times, the more people will collect jade. According to the current situation, one day, the era of collecting jade in prosperous times will surely be restored."
“What’s so special about this? Everyone collects them, my brother can collect them too!” Lu Yuanbo said directly.
Lu Mingxi frowned.