I am doing well in the Siheyuan

Inside Jinchangsheng Restaurant.

Uncle Liu walked into the office with a briefcase in hand and saw Su Meng reading that day's "Beijing Daily".

"Uncle, what have you been busy with recently? You're like a dragon that can't be seen from head to tail." Su Meng frowned and walked forward, feeling puzzled. Recently, her uncle has been extremely busy and it is rare to see him.

"What else can we be busy with?" Uncle Liu sat down opposite Su Meng and glanced at the newspaper in her hand.

"Mengmeng, have you also noticed what happened at the Foley Auction House?"

"Last time I wanted to go over and take a look, but you thought they were too small and not professional enough. I think the quality of the items they put out is not much worse than Nagasawa Auction House." Su Meng was a little helpless. In order to seize market share, Foley Auction House has invested a lot of money.

If you miss this auction, I'm afraid the price won't be the same next time you go.

"Let's not talk about this for now. Mengmeng, what do you think of the current market situation of antiques?"

"What unique insights can I have? However, the recent decline in the antique market is an opportunity. Good things will become increasingly scarce, and the scarcity of things makes them valuable. The prices of these antiques will eventually rise again."

Although Su Meng is not deeply involved in the field of antiques, the essence of business is always the same.

"You're right. The antique industry is just like the real estate industry, which is evergreen all year round. We can take this opportunity to buy a batch of antiques. For this reason, I specially investigated the Foley Auction House. The owner of the auction house, Li Huaide, is also a big shot from Hong Kong!"

"He's from Hong Kong too? Uncle, do you know him? In this case, can't we buy a batch of antiques privately?"

In Su Meng's mind, the image of Uncle Liu has always been one of a man who plans before taking action.

"I have never heard of this person in Hong Kong, but since I can contact him through your channels, it is not difficult."

Uncle Liu glanced at Su Meng, leaned back in his chair leisurely, and acted mysterious.

"My way? How can I have such a connection?"

Su Meng pointed at herself, her face full of confusion.

"Li Huaide had dined at Jinchangsheng before. After a certain auction, there was someone next to him who left a deep impression on me. It was Cheng Jianjun whom you mentioned before!"

"Cheng Jianjun?"

Su Meng frowned and thought. The image of Cheng Jianjun in her memory was still stuck on the day when the museum was ribbon-cutting ceremony. She hadn't heard from him for nearly three months.

"Yes, I sent someone to inquire about it. Cheng Jianjun is now a purchasing specialist for the Foley Auction House. I have been trying to find him for some time, but guess what, I have not been able to find him!"

Uncle Liu shook his head slightly, revealing a hint of frustration.

Ever since Foley Auction House gained a foothold, he wanted to operate it from within, but unfortunately something went wrong in the most critical link.

"Isn't he in school?"

Su Meng was quite puzzled when she heard the news. Wasn't Cheng Jianjun still in college? How did he suddenly become a purchasing specialist?

"The world is changing too fast. Han Chunming is already unpredictable, and now Cheng Jianjun leaves me confused again." She muttered to herself, then adjusted her mood and her complexion returned to normal.

"Uncle, let me go to the Cheng family and ask. Even if Cheng Jianjun is not here, it will be New Year's Eve in a few days. He should go home for the reunion dinner."

At the same time, Guan's father and mother were also taking action secretly.

After Uncle Guan moved the antiques from his home, they thought they were stored in a museum.

However, after learning the results of the Foley auction house, they could not suppress their curiosity.

The two men, in the name of Uncle Guan, almost treated the museum as their own backyard. They took a fancy to a square jar from the Warring States Period and wanted to take a closer look at it, but they triggered the alarm system.

The museum's security personnel were no pushovers and were about to send them to the police station, but when they heard that they were Grandpa Guan's son and daughter-in-law, they gave up.

Uncle Guan felt ashamed and refused to admit the two's actions.

Although the security guard realized that they might have some friendship with the curator, he just gave them a stern warning and kicked them out of the museum.

Not only did this trip fail to achieve its goal, but it also ended up being ridiculed.

In addition, they also wanted to contact the owner behind the restaurant through Xiao Lanmao, but they didn't even meet him, let alone discuss shares.

"Mom and Dad, can't you just be quiet for a while? The antiques in the museum really don't belong to grandpa, and Brother Ye treats me well, and I can get dividends from the restaurant at the end of the year." In a restaurant, the lazy cat finally couldn't help but interrupt their chatter.

"What do you know? Don't we know what kind of person your grandfather is? If those antiques were not his, how could he care so much about them?" Guan's mother retorted. The experience of almost being sent to the police station today made her feel a lot of resentment in her heart.

"My wife is right. We can ignore the restaurant business, but your grandfather is now guarding against us like a thief. With the family in such a mess, aren't you afraid of discouraging your children?" Guan's father had a gloomy face. He came back to China for those antiques, but after more than half a year, he got nothing.

"Hey, Xiao Guan, who are your grandfather usually close to?" Guan's father still didn't give up. If the antique was not hidden in a museum, it was very likely hidden with a friend.

"Who else could it be? You've all met Uncle Hou, and Brother Ye, who owns the restaurant, and Han Chunming."

"Han Chunming? Who is this person?"

"My grandfather's apprentice is about my age."

"Apprentice?" Guan's father and mother looked at each other.

"I've never heard that the old man has an apprentice, so he should have collected a lot of antiques, right?"

"Dad, you're here again." Seeing that his father had set his sights on Han Chunming again, the lazy cat was speechless for a moment and didn't know how to respond.

"Han Chunming is the same type of person as his grandfather. I advise you not to get interested in his antique collection. OK, I won't say more, lest you be misunderstood. Don't say I didn't warn you in advance."

After saying that, the lazy cat ignored the two people and walked out of the box.

"Hey, look at this child, why is his arm still bent outward?"

“Forget it, she has the same temperament as her father, the point is those antiques.

Since Han Chunming is my father's apprentice, maybe he knows something about the inside story."

After learning that Han Chunming had antiques, Guan's father and mother thought about it, found out his address, and went to Nanluoguxiang that day.

"Mom, I'm back. Eh? Who are you two..."

Han Chunming had just returned from the construction site and as soon as he entered the door he saw two strangers talking to Han's mother.

"Okay, Chunming is back, you can just tell him, Wuzi, these two are Master Guan's son and daughter-in-law."

Han's mother gave Han Chunming a look, then tactfully returned to her room.

"How did you find this place?"

After learning about the identities and backgrounds of the two men, Han Chunming did not treat them in a friendly manner.

He had long known that Uncle Guan's son and daughter-in-law were not easy to deal with, and they came here just for those antiques.