They are all reborn, and the grandson is still a spare tire

Yao Yuan looked at the large blue and white jar with figures on it, smiled and shook his head.

"We don't need to pay Mr. Shao any more money. I have paid for everything in this courtyard, including all the antiques and artworks left by Mr. Shao."

"This blue and white figure jar is not the famous Yongle blue and white, but an imitation of Yongle blue and white from the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty, with the Yongle mark engraved on it. Its value is far from that, only worth one or two hundred thousand yuan."

"One thing you need to pay attention to is that in winter, you have to move this blue and white porcelain vat indoors. It's best to move the water and goldfish to another place to prevent the vat from freezing and cracking. That would be a pity. After all, it's an antique."

As he said this, a smile flashed across his eyes, but it was fleeting.

In fact, this is indeed a genuine Ming Yongle blue and white figure jar, and it is worth a lot of money.

The reason why he said it was an imitation of Yongle from the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty and described the value so low was actually to prevent anyone from coveting this rare Yongle blue and white figure jar.

After all, this large blue and white porcelain jar with figures is worth more than 20 million yuan. In a dozen years, its value will more than increase tenfold.

Money moves people's hearts!

Once the news gets out, there is no guarantee that someone will covet this large blue and white porcelain jar with figures on it and try to get their hands on this treasure.

If that happens, it might bring danger to my grandparents.

If we say that it was the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty imitating the Yongle period, then this problem basically does not exist.

Yongle blue and white large jars with figures are very rare, but Tongzhi blue and white is very common in the antique market. The price is average and the price will not increase much in the future.

Before this, Mr. Shao did the same thing and told others that this was Tongzhi imitating Yongle, thus avoiding a lot of trouble.

After Yao Yuan bought this elegant courtyard house, Mr. Shao told him about this matter privately.

So, he just followed Xiao's rules.

At this stage, we can’t tell grandpa and the others the truth.

It won’t be too late to tell them the truth once they have truly adapted to life here and integrated into this courtyard house.

After hearing Yao Yuan's explanation, grandpa immediately felt relieved.

"It turns out to be a Tongzhi imitation of Yongle blue and white porcelain. I feel relieved now. If this is really a Yongle blue and white large jar, I really wouldn't dare to leave it in the yard like this."

"People come and go every day, and there are many little monkeys running around. What if it is accidentally broken? Since it is Tongzhi blue and white porcelain, there is no need to worry so much."

"The winter in the capital is a little colder than in Chang'an. By then, this big tank must be moved indoors. It can be placed in a room with floor heating to raise fish, so there is no need to worry about it freezing and cracking."

As they were talking, Yao Yuan had already come over with Xiaoyanzi in his arms and started chatting with grandpa and grandpa.

Yuan Quan greeted the two old men and then went to the living room of the north house.

After chatting for a while, Yao Yuan suddenly changed the subject.

"Grandpa, are you planning to renovate this courtyard? After all, Mr. Shao is from the south, and his living habits and aesthetics are quite different from those of us in Chang'an."

"If you want to redecorate this courtyard house, I will arrange it. When you and grandma go back to Chang'an one day, I will arrange for someone to come and decorate it. Just let my uncle keep an eye on it."

Grandpa patted him on the shoulder, smiled and shook his head.

"This courtyard is in very good condition. There is no need to redecorate it for now. We are not that particular. This kind of life is so beautiful now. I couldn't even imagine it before!"

"Even if we want to renovate it, we have to wait until Mr. Shao is 100 years old. Before that, if Mr. Shao wants to come back and visit, he can live in the house, which is also a way to remember him."

Yao Yuan paused, then smiled and nodded.

"Okay, I'll do whatever you say. When I return to Hong Kong Island, I'll convey your wishes to Mr. Shao."

Next, Yao Yuan stayed in the courtyard for about forty minutes, chatting and laughing with his family.

In the process, he told his grandfather and them.

I will be leaving Beijing tomorrow and flying to Shanghai for work, so I won't come to say goodbye, but I will call you.

Grandpa and the others all know that he is very busy every day, so they naturally don’t care.

It was not until about 9:30 that Yao Yuan took Yuan Quan away and went to the large courtyard house in Dongsi.

Afterwards, my parents also left the courtyard and returned to their home in Lingjing Hutong.

As they were talking, the convoy had arrived at Dongsi Street, not far from Liutiao Hutong.

At this moment, Yao Yuan's cell phone suddenly rang.

It was Zhou Chaoyang calling.

Yao Yuan took out his cell phone and looked at the display, then casually raised the partition between the front and rear seats and answered the call.

The next moment, Zhou Chaoyang's voice came over the phone.

"Good evening, Mr. Yao, I'm Lao Zhou, I hope I didn't disturb you?"

"Good evening, Mr. Zhou. I'm in the car right now, about to go home. If you have anything to say, please tell me."

Yao Yuan said with a smile.

As soon as he finished speaking, Mr. Zhou began to report.

"It's like this. I just received a report from the head of the joint acquisition team in New York. Fifteen minutes ago, all transactions between our group, the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, and Lehman Brothers Bank were successfully completed."

"In another three or four working days, the equity change registration procedures for the last batch of transactions will be completed. If you include the Saturday and Sunday in between, it will take about a week, which is about the same as our estimate."

"According to our estimates, once all the equity change registration procedures are completed, Lehman Brothers will frantically lay off employees and then file for bankruptcy protection in the New York District Court, which will coincide with the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games."

Hearing this, Yao Yuan suddenly chuckled.

"Thank you for your hard work. You have done a great job. The day Lehman Brothers Bank filed for bankruptcy protection was the day when the global financial crisis officially broke out."

"We must seize the time to make arrangements and strive to make back all the money we spent on acquiring the remaining high-quality assets of Lehman Brothers Bank during the first wave of plunges after the financial crisis."

"There is one more thing. The U.S. Treasury Department has announced that it will take over the two housing agencies and inject $2500 billion into them. Stimulated by this news, the international financial market has been excited in the past two days."

"How can we miss our group's participation in this great situation? You should announce to the public tomorrow that our group is going to buy $20 billion of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac bonds and $20 billion of U.S. Treasury bonds at one time."

"This is for the Federal Reserve and Wall Street to see, and it is also to fulfill the relevant agreement we signed with the U.S. Treasury Department to shut up certain guys and pave the way for the next line-grabbing operation."

"Hahaha, a money grab, this description sounds interesting."

Mr. Zhou on the other end of the phone burst into laughter, extremely excited.

Yuan Quan, who was sitting next to him, also covered his mouth and chuckled, his eyes fixed on Yao Yuan's profile with infatuation.

She found that when Yao Yuan was working, his whole body seemed to radiate brilliant light, which was extremely dazzling and charming.

Such a Yao Yuan made her fall in love with him like crazy!

After the laughter died down, Mr. Zhou continued to report the situation.

"One more thing. Didn't you ask us to pay special attention to Merrill Lynch? I told the New York branch to keep an eye on Merrill Lynch."

"It turns out that in recent days, senior executives of Merrill Lynch have held three consecutive meetings with senior executives of the U.S. Treasury Department, the SEC Committee, the Federal Reserve, and the Bank of the United States."

"The content of the meeting is unknown. Rumor has it on Wall Street that Bank of America is preparing to acquire Merrill Lynch. Citigroup and Vanguard Group, which had been rumored to be linked to Merrill Lynch, have all been shut down."

Yao Yuan smiled softly, then continued:

"I have also received relevant information. These past few days, I have asked Li Shan and others to keep an eye on Merrill Lynch Securities. I should have received more information than you."

"From the current situation, it seems that it is a foregone conclusion that Merrill Lynch will be swallowed up by Bank of America. The amount involved in this acquisition is estimated to be as high as 50 to 60 billion US dollars."

"At this acquisition price, Merrill Lynch is selling itself at a low price. Of course, the top management of Merrill Lynch and the financial group behind it have gained a lot, otherwise they would not agree to such a low offer."

"If I'm not mistaken, the consortium behind Merrill Lynch should be able to exchange for a large number of Bank of America shares, and can retain the Merrill Lynch name. Merrill Lynch can still operate independently, but the controlling rights will be transferred."

"In this way, Merrill Lynch escaped the fate of filing for bankruptcy protection, and its investors were able to accept this result and did not immediately run on the bank and withdraw their capital, which would have directly pushed Merrill Lynch to the brink of bankruptcy."

"Even so, the acquisition of Merrill Lynch by Bank of America will still cause a magnitude 10 earthquake in the international financial market. After all, Merrill Lynch is the third largest investment bank on Wall Street, managing trillions of dollars."

"This is a rare opportunity for our group. In addition to making a big move on Wall Street to short Merrill Lynch, you should immediately contact the top management of Merrill Lynch and send them a transaction request."

"Our trading target is all the high-quality assets held by the two Merrill Lynch branches in Hong Kong and Singapore, as well as all the equity interests in major domestic financial institutions held by Merrill Lynch. We want them all!"

"We must act quickly and plan quickly. According to my estimation, the news of Merrill Lynch's acquisition by Bank of America will be announced around the 22nd. We must act before then."

As soon as the words fell, Mr. Zhou responded immediately:

"Got it. I will contact the CEO of Merrill Lynch and send him a transaction request."

"I also heard in the past two days that the people at the Hong Kong Island Merrill Lynch Securities branch are in a panic..."

Just as they were discussing how to rob Merrill Lynch and how to rob the international financial market, the convoy had arrived at the gate of the largest courtyard house in the alley.