【New Red Mansion】Perfect World

Qin Ke'er took the opportunity to bring the topic back to herself.

"When it comes to collecting, I don't know much about calligraphy and paintings. But I also collect some jewelry."

Madam Li said kindly, "It's good to collect jewelry, but you must persist in collecting. I will take you to see the jewelry preview later."

As they were talking, they entered the porcelain exhibition area. Not long after they entered, Li Hanlan was surrounded by a group of people and walked over.

"Grandma, are you free to come over today?"

"I brought them out to see the preview." Mrs. Li said with a smile.

"Hello, big brother!" Lin Pin'er greeted first. Qin Ke'er also hurriedly greeted.

Li Hanlan nodded slightly to the two ladies, then gave instructions to the people who were following him, and they naturally withdrew. Li Hanlan then accompanied Madam Li to see the exhibition.

Ye Shuyan and An Su also visited the porcelain exhibition area. She looked at the four people chatting and laughing happily there, and secretly tightened the strap of her handbag.

Li Hanlan had never been so kind to her. He was like a person standing on the top of a mountain, someone you could never reach. Suddenly one day, he came down from the altar and was willing to chat and laugh with others. It was really annoying.

"Sister Ye, isn't that Madam Li? Why don't you go over and say hello?" An Su asked tentatively.

"I won't go over for now, unless they ask me to go over." Ye Shuyan was frightened by Li Hanlan's indifference. If he hadn't come, she would have gone up to greet Madam Li. If she went over now and he didn't look happy, she would still be his fiancée to the outside world, wouldn't it make them laugh?

"Sister Ye, I'm not saying anything. In terms of family background, you are much better than that Lin Pin'er. She is just relying on the power of the Jia family. The Jia family is now obsessed with business and has no power... In terms of knowledge, you are much better than her. You suffer because you don't fight or compete. That Lin Pin'er likes to compete for glory and boast, and overwhelm everyone. I don't like her very much."

Ye Shuyan had thought An Su was noisy just now, but now after listening to her words, he began to like her a lot. As the saying goes, the enemy of my enemy is my friend, and he was willing to talk to her a few more words.

The three youngsters accompanied Madam Li to the jewelry exhibition area. Seeing a sapphire brooch with three rabbits sharing one ear, Qin Keer said, "I also have a brooch like this, but it's a set, with earrings, a necklace, and a bracelet."

Madam Li was also very eloquent when it came to jewelry: "The jewelry you young people wear should be contemporary jewelry. But it was inspired by caves from the Sui Dynasty: the caisson in Cave 407 of the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang. There is the earliest existing three rabbits with ears pattern. Some people in the West use this pattern in architecture, but they are just borrowing from us."

Lin Pin'er looked at the three rabbits chasing each other on the brooch, and suddenly thought of a word: infinite loop.

"Yes, this pattern looks good whether it's made into a brooch, earrings, necklace... It's cute yet a little mysterious. When I look at this pattern, some philosophical thoughts come to my mind." Lin Pin'er said slowly.

"What philosophical ideas?" Li Hanlan couldn't help but be curious and asked eagerly.

"What were you talking about? You look so happy?" Li Shuirong arrived late, wearing the lotus pink suit designed for him by Lin Pin'er, with an extraordinary gentlemanly temperament.

When Lin Pin'er saw Li Shuirong coming, her face immediately turned red.

"It's just my little opinion..." Just as she was about to continue, Madam Li noticed Ye Shuyan standing not far behind Shui Rong.

"Shuyan is here too? What a coincidence that we meet today."

Ye Shuyan then walked over confidently. Li Hanlan just glanced at Ye Shuyan and then frowned.

Because behind Ye Shuyan was not only An Su, but also Xue Baochai, whom they had just met.

Li Hanlan thought: It seems that many things have happened in advance. Once these three women meet together, I don’t know how much trouble they will cause to Lin Pin’er in the future.

Ye Shuyan stepped forward and saluted to Old Madam Li. An Su and Xue Baochai quickly followed. Old Madam Li glanced at An Su.

"Where have you seen this child before?"

"Madam Huili, my name is Ansu. I am a good friend of Li Funong. We have met at the banquet before." Ansu quickly introduced himself.

"Is that so? Why hasn't Li Fu Nong come out recently?"

"She went to study abroad." An Su replied quickly.

Li Hanlan calmly led Madam Li to the small hall outside, saying as they walked, "I'll be back soon. Someone donated a collection today, so we held a small ceremony. It's almost time. There's an auction in the small hall. If you're tired of shopping, take them there to have a look."

Madam Li patted him on the shoulder and said, "Go and do your own thing. You don't have to follow us."

Li Hanlan nodded slightly to everyone, and only said to Ye Shuyan alone: ​​"Goodbye." Then he strode out of the exhibition hall.

Ye Shuyan's face didn't look good. Goodbye? Li Hanlan is leaving now?

Afterwards, he had no choice but to follow Madam Li into the auction hall.

Madam Li and her group sat in the second to last row. She wanted to see what Qin Ke'er liked today, so she pulled her to sit next to her.

When Madam Li reached out her hand to arrange for Lin Pin'er to sit down again, Lin Pin'er gave up her seat and sat next to Qin Ke'er. Madam Li smiled and looked at Shui Rong.

"I sat next to Pin'er and just happened to act as a tour guide."

Ye Shuyan heaved a sigh of relief after hearing him say that. Then she sat down on the other side of Madam Li. She felt that An Su was right and that she should fight for it, otherwise she would lose all her face.

An Su and Xue Baochai naturally sat down next to Ye Shuyan. They certainly couldn't miss such a rare opportunity to get close to Old Madam Li. After they sat down, they began to show off their talents and tried to find ways to show off themselves.

As soon as the auction started, the item being auctioned was a Qing Dynasty Yongzheng period imperially made powder-green glaze double-dragon vase, formerly owned by the Qingkuan family.

Lin Pin'er opened the auction item information page and looked at the picture of this auction item carefully. It combines the Tang and Song styles, the shape of the Yongzheng Double Dragon Zun from the Tang Dynasty, the glaze color of the Song Dynasty Longquan, and the innovative work of Yongzheng's imitation of antiques.

"The starting price is 2000 million. Ladies and gentlemen, the starting price is 2000 million. You are welcome to bid for 2000 million. Got it, here is 2200 million..."

Lin Pin'er noticed that to the left of their seats, there were several very smart-looking people sitting on a high platform. They were all answering the phone, and the person who raised his hand just now was the one here.

Then someone in the front row where they were sitting raised his hand.

"2500."

In less than two seconds, the person on the stage on the left raised his hand again.

"2800."