Chapter 40 Priceless Treasure

Zhen's father listened, his face was slightly startled, but the words he said were very soft: "Nothing, if you don't need it, just leave it alone. As a father, what should be given to my daughter must be the same. kind of supplement."

Zhen Tingyun's fingers holding the chopsticks tightened, and he didn't know what to say for a while.

She naturally knew that what Father Zhen said at this time was sincere, and she knew why he specially gave her such a new piano. However, it's always too late, and no matter how good-hearted it is, it's always a little out of time - just like he has changed his school to play flute, but Zhen's father gave him a piano...

With this thought in mind, Zhen Tingyun quickly picked up his spirits, his long eyebrows raised slightly, and his face was full of smiles. I saw that she got up and bowed to Zhen's father, and said with a smile, "Then I would like to thank Daddy."

Seeing his daughter Zhanyan get up, Father Zhen was also very relieved, but he didn't say any more, just said: "Okay, if you like it! Today is your birthday, and your grandmother rarely cooks, but our family can be together. Taste it."

As soon as Zhen's father's words fell, everyone picked up the chopsticks and ate the birthday noodles made by Mrs. Zhen.

Zhen Tingyun can only eat this birthday noodle for Mrs. Zhen once a year. Thinking that it is her grandmother's intention, she feels quite sweet when she eats it.

Just at this moment, someone suddenly came from outside the doorman. Because it was difficult for people from the outer courtyard to come in directly, had to talk to the mother-in-law next to Pei's first, and the mother-in-law would come in and report—

"Master, old lady, and madam, two people came to the door just now and brought a small box, only to say that it was a birthday gift for the second girl. The concierge called someone in and asked what to do with it. The box is now It's still in the gatehouse."

As soon as these words came out, everyone present raised their eyes and looked at Zhen Tingyun.

It was Zhen Tingyun, the real master, who was a little stunned when he heard this. However, as soon as Zhen Tingyun's thoughts changed, she quickly got an idea: she remembered that when she went back to Xishan Courtyard to see Yuan Hui, the other party asked her casually, "I remember, your birthday is in April?" Although, Yuan Hui then shrugged it off as if nothing had happened, but he was by no means a talkative person, since he asked, he naturally had a plan.

Needless to say, this time the gift must have been prepared for him by his own husband.

Thinking of this, Zhen Tingyun also made up his mind and said with a smile, "It should have been sent by my husbandhe even asked me about my birthday last time, which seems to be a gift."

Pei Shi immediately remembered Zhen Yiyun's legendary powerful gentleman who had a different courtyard in Xishan, his smile became more gentle, but he angered his daughter: "You child, we didn't send the apprenticeship ceremony, how can we pay it back? Can receive gifts from Mr.

Zhen Tingyun knew that Pei's words were duplicitous, so he could only say: "Everyone said 'the elders can't give up.

He asked someone to bring up the box that had been sent.

It only took a quarter of an hour to see a young servant carrying a box.

This box is not very big, and the little servant can hug it with his hands, but it seems a little heavy, and the little servant is out of breath while holding it all the way.

Zhen Yiyun sat on the edge and looked at it several times. After seeing that the box was made of good old mahogany, he knew that there must be many valuables inside. She was thinking about what would be inside, and she was quite jealous, still smiling, and said softly: "It seems that we can also get a glimpse of the light today and open our eyes."

When Mrs. Zhen heard the sound, she glanced at her rather unhappily, and then said Shi Shiran: "No, I just asked the kitchen to cook Bijaponica porridge... Is this what it is called? This is also Sister Ting'er. Her husband gave it to you, big girl, you've never eaten it before, right? It's good luck today, and you can open your eyes and mouth when you follow it."

Zhen Yiyun listened to this, and only twisted the handkerchief in her hand into a twist: It's really an old woman from the countryside, she can't even speak! Don't be afraid to laugh off the big teeth of others! What is there to say "open your mouth"?

In a few words, several people in the seat fought a verbal lawsuit. However, these people didn't say anything, but they were very curious about what Mr. Zhen Tingyun gave.

Zhen Tingyun didn't need the help of others, he went up to open the mahogany box in person.

As soon as the box is opened, you can see the jewels inside.

Such a small box is filled with gold pots, jade cups, pearls, gems and other jewelry and jade. These things, each of which are of great value, are now piled up like rubble in boxes. There is also a plain brocade box on the top, although it is also very delicate, it looks very pure when it is lined with those pearls and jade. Zhen Tingyun opened the Sujin box and saw that it was actually a scroll of ancient paintings. When he opened the scroll, the ladies in the paintings were beautiful and lifelike.

Zhen Tingyun was stunned.

Pei Shi and others who were sitting at the back were also dumbfounded.

After a while, Mrs. Zhen was the first to come back to her senses and shouted, "My darling! Did your husband bring you all the family's property?"

So much jewelry, gold and silver, how much does it cost?

However, even Mrs. Zhen was so hot when she saw money like this, her brain was overheated for a while, and when she woke up, she knew the importance, and she couldn't help but say, "It's just a birthday for your child, how can you accept such precious things. What are you doing, you girl? Hurry up and close the box, find a big lock to lock it, and send it back to your husband!"

Although it is said that the elders can't give up, they can't accept so many valuables from others.

Zhen Tingyun also hurriedly closed the box - she had always known that wealth and silk moved people's hearts, but after seeing the wealth and silk in this box, she knew how fast her heart could beat.

At the same time as closing the box, Zhen Tingyun also took out the Sujin box containing the ancient paintings, breathed a little calmly, and then said, "I'll just take one painting, and I'll wait for the rest. Wait until I send it back to Mr.

At this moment, Father Zhen suddenly said, "Wait! Show me your painting."

I don't know if it was a psychological effect, but Father Zhen's voice sounded a little hoarse.

Zhen Tingyun was startled, then opened the box on his behalf, took out the scroll, unfolded it, and handed it to Father Zhen.

Father Zhen's fingers were trembling when he took the painting. After thinking about it, he would first wipe his hands carefully with the handkerchief, and then carefully take it over and check it carefully. After he finished the painting, and then looked up at his daughter, his eyes were very meaningful.

Pei shi sat on the side and watched, with a hint of shock and disbelief in his eyes, his eyes fixed on the painting, and he didn't even dare to blink.

Zhen Tingyun was baffled by his parents' attitude, but he quickly turned around and said tentatively, "Mother and father, this painting is very expensive?"

Mr. Pei was silent for a moment, then said, "It's not a question of whether it's expensive or not."

Saying that, she raised her eyes to look at Father Zhen, as if asking for his opinion.

Father Zhen nodded vaguely, raised his hand and closed the scroll and handed it to Zhen Tingyun. Seeing her put the painting back into the box, he breathed a long sigh of relief, and first reached out and poured one for himself. The hot tea, he drank half of the cup before he felt better - when he was just looking at the painting, he didn't even dare to let out the air, not only for fear that he coughed and soiled the scroll, but also that his fingers trembled and damaged the scroll... Now that the picture scroll has been put back into the box, his heart has returned to its original position.

Father Zhen took a deep breath, coughed twice, and then answered his daughter's question: "If your mother and I are not mistaken, this should be Gu Kaizhi's "Women's History". It's an authentic work!"

Zhen Tingyun felt that the name seemed familiar, but she was still a little inexplicable.

Seeing that she was still not enlightened, Zhen's father had to go on and say: "In short, such a painting is comparable to gold and silver! No, it should be said that it cannot be exchanged for gold and silver. This is a real priceless treasure!"

Father Zhen gasped, and urged his daughter: "In short, hurry up and collect this painting, and send it back to your husband later."

Zhen Tingyun heard the words, and felt that her hand holding the picture box trembled a little. She thought that this picture was the cheapest in this box. Thinking about accepting a picture was considered to be all Mr. How do you know that the most expensive thing in this box is this painting...

Thinking of this, Zhen Tingyun suddenly turned to a thought: I'm afraid that this box was not prepared by others, but this painting was chosen by Mr.

It's just, what does he mean by sending such a priceless ancient painting?

Zhen Tingyun stood in a daze for a while, still feeling like a mess in his heart.

Pei Shi also recovered at this time, first looked at the box on the ground, then looked at the daughter who was holding the wooden box with paintings, and hurriedly urged: "Sister Stop, if such a valuable thing is left with us, What if something really happened?! Don't delay, call someone to prepare a car, go there yourself, and send it back to your husband."

She is a little snobby, and because she takes care of the housework, she values ​​gold and silver property, but she also understands people, and she is very clear in her heart: what can be taken and what can not be taken. These things... The person who can take out these things must be a person of high authority. How can someone in my own family receive these things?

Zhen Tingyun looked at the worry on the faces of Father Zhen and Mrs. Pei, Madam Zhen's face was full of reluctance, and Zhen Yiyun and Zhen Hengzhe's eyes were complicated. They all knew that this kind of thing was really hard to accept at home - not this gift It's too thin, but the ceremony is too heavy, too heavy for the Zhen family to bear. Therefore, from Mrs. Zhen to Mrs. Pei, they didn't dare to accept it. Even Father Zhen, who passed through Huanhai, was a little apprehensive looking at such things.

Zhen Tingyun took a deep breath and said decisively: "Okay, I'll call someone to prepare the car, so I'll send the things back to Mr.

On the other hand, Zhen Yiyun, who had recovered from his composure at this time, rolled his eyes and asked with a smile: "Second sister goes out alone at the moment, it's always not good, why don't I accompany the second sister? It's like holding hands..."

She was really curious about this "noble person" who had a box of jewels and jade and a scroll of ancient paintings as soon as she shot, and there was no reason why she didn't want to meet.

"That's all," Zhen Tingyun said lightly, "My husband has a very weird temper. If I don't say hello and bring some random people to the door, I'm afraid he won't be happy."

As soon as Zhen Yiyun heard this, her face changed, her eyes were slightly red, and she said aggrieved: "What is a 'non-three or four' person, father, mother, listen to me, I am a kindhearted, second sister, she said so. I!"

"Eldest sister misunderstood, so I just said casually, where did I think that sister, you would immediately take the seat as soon as you heard it." Zhen Tingyun was not in a good mood at this time, and naturally he didn't scare her, so he just went back.

If it wasn't for the fact that there were Father Zhen and Mrs. Pei nearby, Zhen Yiyun could really have thrown the teacup in his hand onto Zhen Tingyun's face - isn't there a gentleman, what's so great? ! Are you still posing with her? !

Thinking of this, Zhen Yiyun couldn't help but look at Father Zhen and Mrs. Pei with tears in her eyes.

Fortunately, Father Zhen and Mrs Pei are not as ignorant as Zhen Yiyun.

Pei patted Zhen Yiyun's hand, and dismissed the eldest daughter in one sentence: "Be obedient, this is your second sister's husband, it really doesn't look like you follow."

Father Zhen also nodded.

In fact, when Father Zhen and Mrs. Pei listened to Zhen Tingyun's words, they also gave up the idea of ​​asking each other's identity - since the other party didn't mention it, it's better to pretend they don't know.

Sometimes power is a double-edged sword—the closer to power, the closer to the blade. With the current status of the Zhen family, if he really jumped on it regardless, he would be on the edge of the knife. It's better to pretend to be stupid, just pretend that you don't know anything, and take a step by step. It is only reasonable to wait for the other party to take the initiative to reveal his identity and state his attitude, and then think about the response from his own side.

So, Father Zhen thought about it and said, "It's better to tell Sister Stop to go by herself, we'll just wait at home."

Saying that, Father Zhen couldn't help but sighed again, and said to his little daughter, "I was thinking that it is rare for our family to be together, and finally we can give you a good birthday, and I never thought that this would happen again. It's a matter of course." She even ran back and forth on her daughter's birthday.

"I know my father and mother's intentions. When I return the things to my husband and ask him to be safe, I will come back to accompany my grandmother and my parents to eat." Zhen Tingyun bowed his head in response.

"There's no need to be in such a hurry. If your husband has something to do, it's just right for you as a student to serve on the side, so there's no need to hurry back..." Pei shi warned a few words warmly.

Zhen Tingyun responded one by one without further delay, and immediately asked someone to hold the box of things and go out with him.