Rebirth 81: Being forced into marriage by my sister’s best friend at the beginning

Finally a decision was made.

"Lin Ran, I can tell you the whole story, but you can't tell anyone else about it."

"Disciple understands." Lin Ran seemed very happy. Of course, it was not because Tang Lanxuan was willing to tell him the internal gossip. It was just that in his previous life, until Tang Lanxuan passed away, I didn't know what Lin Ran was thinking.

Tang Lanxuan, who was lying on the hospital bed, could only be seen worried.

Now may be the time to understand the teacher’s inner feelings.

Lin Ran was Tang Lanxuan's apprentice. Regardless of his admiration for Tang Lanxuan or his respect for the teacher, Lin Ran didn't want to see this happen.

Lin Ran couldn't change Tang Lanxuan's choices in his previous life, but now that he had gone back to the past and met the man who might be the one he was obsessed with, of course he had to find a way to understand the whole story.

People from the cultural relics research department came over and interrupted the conversation between the two.

Tang Lanxuan showed the calligraphy and painting on the table to the people in the research department. The moment the staff in the research department saw the calligraphy and painting, their eyes went straight.

"This...is really Tang Yin's authentic work!"

"The technique and painting skills are absolutely unmistakable."

"There are also these pictures, they should be from the Ming Dynasty!"

"Who sent such precious calligraphy and painting?"

The staff of the research department seemed very excited, and their love for cultural relics came from the bottom of their hearts.

Tang Lanxuan motioned to Lin Ran next to him, and the researchers shook hands with Lin Ran to express their gratitude to him.

Lin Ran tried to talk, but they couldn't listen. They just expressed their gratitude to Lin Ran for sending the cultural relics, and promised in public that they would study the calligraphy and painting thoroughly, dig out the historical truth behind it, and restore it to the world. before.

This is the duty of cultural relic researchers.

Lin Ran felt awe-inspiring and collected antiques for himself. In fact, in addition to understanding the truth of the matter, he also had some personal hobbies.

As for these researchers, they devoted their whole body and soul to the study of cultural relics. They had no hobbies and were purely interested in exploring the truth behind them.

A person who truly devotes his life to his career.

Afterwards, they greeted Tang Lanxuan a few words and left happily with the calligraphy and paintings.

Lin Ran looked thoughtful as he watched them leave.

After the people from the Cultural Relics Research Department left, Tang Lanxuan sat in his seat. Only then did he remember his potted plant. He carefully lifted the potted plant from the ground and put it back on the table, with a distressed expression on his face.

"Teacher, why didn't I know you had this hobby before?" Lin Ran asked jokingly.

He didn't just say it casually. Before today, he didn't know that Tang Lanxuan would build potted plants in the office.

"Haha, in life, you must always have something that belongs to you. Antiques are one part, and potted plants are another part." After Tang Lanxuan explained, his expression became slightly serious, and then he began to tell the story between him and Chen Cheng.

It turned out that Chen Cheng was born in a scholarly family, and he had received a good education since the era when the war had just ended.

Because his father was a private school teacher, when he could not study before, he taught himself at home and received a good education since he was a child.

According to rumors, Chen Cheng’s ancestors were also high-ranking officials in the imperial court.

When education was truly opened up, although Chen Cheng was older, he still relied on his intelligence and talent to successfully enroll in school.

After studying, he even got his wish and was admitted to Beijing University.

At Kyungseong University, I majored in history.

"Is that so?" Lin Ran frowned, why did he feel that this person's life experience was so similar to his?

It's just that Chen Cheng is richer than his family, and Lin Ran was still having a headache for his family to pay off their debts before college.

"It was in college that I met Chen Cheng. During the four years of college, he showed abundant talent and a considerable degree of unique insights into antiques."

Lin Ran was a little surprised. Chen Cheng didn't look that old. He didn't expect that he was already a senior when he became Tang Lanxuan's disciple.

"I was a senior ten years ago, aren't I over 30 now?" Lin Ran recalled the scene when he met Chen Cheng. At that time, he thought Chen Cheng was at most 24 years old, not much older than him.

But thinking about it carefully, Lin Ran actually had no interest in Chen Cheng at that time. His focus was all on the competition.

It wasn't until Mr. Xu revealed that Chen Cheng was Tang Lanxuan's disciple that he noticed him.

I didn’t know much about it at that time.

"After graduation, he came to the Palace Museum. At that time, he showed a strong interest in antiques. In addition, I had a certain understanding of Chen Cheng's knowledge level in school, so based on my insights about Chen Cheng, I invited him to join the cultural relics museum. The management department will accept him as a disciple by the way."

Speaking of this, Tang Lanxuan's face was full of relief. It seemed like it must be a very good memory, and his face showed emotion.

"But the good times did not last long. Some time after graduation, Chen Cheng came to me and said that he was leaving the Palace Museum."

"I felt very puzzled at the time. Although the National Palace Museum is not a particularly good position, it is still a member of the system. It is difficult for others to get in."

"After graduation, at least 80% of students want to work in the Palace Museum, not to mention 60%."

"Yeah." Lin Ran nodded. At that time, he also spent a lot of effort to squeeze into the National Palace Museum.

Because if you want to work in the Palace Museum, you not only need to pass a rigorous examination but also an interview.

At that time, he met Tang Lanxuan during the interview, and was later accepted as his disciple. From then on, he began his life in the antiques industry.

Tang Lanxuan didn't know what Lin Ran was thinking. His expression began to look a little changed, as if he was remembering some unhappy things.

Lin Ran noticed that when Tang Lanxuan said this, his face began to turn a little pale.

It was natural to resign. After all, in this era, it has been opened to the outside world and there are business opportunities everywhere.

In this era, many people voluntarily give up their iron rice bowl jobs and join the business world.

In Lin Ran's eyes, Tang Lanxuan was not a stubborn person. He also opened a shop and worked for the museum at the same time, so he did not express any objection.

So it seems that things are not as simple as he imagined.

"At the beginning, I thought Chen Cheng was simply unreasonable. I called him a nerd. He worked in a museum, but he had a guaranteed job. Moreover, he liked working on cultural relics. Staying here was like a paradise. He could do research at the same time. Wouldn’t it be nice to discuss history with yourself at the same time?”