pappabearbooks Chapter 2757: Invitation again
Chapter 2757: Invitation again
After telling Guan Yun to continue investigating the whereabouts of Lou Lanyu, Lin Ran believed that it was absolutely impossible for it to disappear out of thin air, and that it should have been secretly taken away by one of Taoist Wang's men.
The Lou Lan Jade is worth a lot of money. Some of them must have lied and secretly went back and took the jade away.
That jade pendant was probably obtained by someone from Qinglong Pavilion.
After investigation, they were not suspected of committing the crime, so they were sent back after taking notes.
"Something will definitely happen in the next few days. Keep an eye on them."
There are many tasks, but now the only one I can rely on is Guan Yun.
Lin Ran sat back at his desk, massaged his eyes, and put the notebook he bought from the stall owner yesterday from the drawer on the table.
This notebook records a large amount of antique appreciation knowledge, which shows that the owner has a certain level of knowledge.
There is also a weird snake statue that Lin Ran placed on his office desk. He came to record that this piece of jade was resold to him at a low price from a down-and-out rich man. When he first saw its weird shape, he noted that the owner did not want to accept it because of the vagueness. You can feel that this statue exudes an ominous atmosphere.
He also warned his apprentices in his notes not to place jade on the bedside to avoid nightmares.
As for the origin of the jade, there was no detailed record. Lin Ran felt that he had spent his money unfairly.
"Why are they all jade?" Lin Ran thought to himself. The level of craftsmanship in ancient times was not high. As a soft material, jade is actually more difficult to carve than gold and silver, which are easy to shape into trees.
If gold and silver are not crafted well, they can be recast.
If the jade is worn out, you can only look at it with big eyes and small eyes.
While Lin Ran was playing with the jade carving, there was a knock on the office door.
"Please come in." Lin Ran put the jade carving back on the table, thinking that Yang Jianlong had already arranged the investigation.
Standing at the door was Ke Yu.
Lin Ran frowned: "Why are you here?"
"Can't I come?" Ke Yu was wearing a strapless casual outfit and carrying a small handbag, showing off her ladylike temperament.
She sat directly on the sofa after entering the door and threw her bag aside.
"Lin Ran, you really know how to enjoy it. The decoration style of this office is really nice. You can lie down and sleep for a while if you don't have to go to work."
"How can you sleep at work? This is to receive guests." Lin Ran asked, "Miss Ke, what are you doing?"
"Don't call me Miss Ke. Just call me Ke Yu, or Xiao Yu."
"I came here today to remind you not to forget about tomorrow's dinner, as you promised me."
Lin Ran had been very busy these two days because of Gu Yu's affairs. If Ke Yu hadn't reminded him, he would have forgotten about it.
Seeing Lin Ran's frown, Ke Yu said, "Hey, you're not really planning to let go, are you?"
"Of course not." Lin Ran would do what he promised to others, not to mention reminding himself one day in advance.
"That's good. Do you still remember the general's fou you bought before? My grandfather liked that thing very much, but it was a pity that it was given to the Jin family in the end."
"Xiao Ran, can you accompany me to buy something similar as a gift? If you give it to grandpa in person, he will definitely be very happy."
Lin Ran flatly refused: "No."
"Why? You're so stingy. My grandpa is eating for you. Aren't you going to get some gifts?" Ke Yu sat at the desk and looked at Lin Ran angrily.
"You can prepare gifts, but the general's fou is rare. You don't know how much time we spent looking for a replacement last time." Lin Ran replied calmly.
In order to restore the relationship between the two families because Ke Yu rejected the Jin family's marriage contract, Lin Ran accompanied Ke Yu to visit Panjiayuan for a whole day before finding a replacement for the chicken cup.
Lin Ran didn't even have a collection of general fou himself, so giving it to Ke Yu generously was enough to give him face.
The little girl didn't know what was going on and said she wanted another one. She really treated the antiques as handicrafts and wholesaled them.
Ke Yu recalled what happened before, lowered his head, quietly glanced at Lin Ran with his peripheral vision, and asked: "Xiao Ran, why were you so generous that time?"
"We are friends." Lin Ran replied, "But it will be difficult to buy another one."
"Oh." Ke Yu got the answer, but it was not what she wanted. She seemed a little disappointed and muttered: "Then you have to prepare something. You don't have to worry about money. I will pay for the money. You must have your heart." .”
"I know." Lin Ran was not a fledgling child and didn't understand human relationships.
When someone invites you to their home for dinner, it would be rude to leave empty-handed.
Lin Ran thought that he could give Mr. Ke something. After all, he was his largest shareholder, so it was reasonable to give him some gifts.
While he was thinking, Ke Yu picked up the jade carving on the table and played with it.
"Xiao Ran, this statue is so scary. Is it your handicraft? Why don't you make it beautiful? This snake looks so fierce..."
"Be careful." Lin Ran took the jade carving back from Ke Yu's hand. The jade carving was full of an ominous aura. The Ke family seemed to have been in bad luck in recent years, and Lin Ran didn't want Ke Yu to get angry.
But in Ke Yu's opinion, Lin Ran just disliked him for touching the statue and began to display the unreasonable personality of a little girl.
"What are you doing? I can't even take a look at it. You're so stingy."
"No." Lin Ran explained, "This piece of jade will bring misfortune to people, so it's better to have less contact with it."
"In addition, this jade carving is not a product of our company. I bought it from Panjiayuan."
"Unknown jade? Is it the jade cicada?"
Lin Ran shook his head: "The situation is more complicated than you think, but it is definitely not the rhetoric of burial objects. They actually bring misfortune to people, not psychological effects."
If it were other people who said these words to Ke Yu, they would definitely be scoffed at.
But Ke Yu recalled Lin Ran's ability to identify treasures that he had shown in front of her before, and it seemed that he had never made any mistakes.
Said: "Is it so mysterious? You still leave it in the office?"
"I happened to be studying it, and I plan to put it in the car at the door." Lin Ran never thought of hiding this from Ke Yu.
"Speaking of which, doesn't the car at the door belong to Tang Lanxuan? Why did it stop here? I didn't see anyone else." Ke Yu finally remembered this matter.
She was worried that Tang Lanxuan was hiding in the office and eavesdropping on their conversation. Fortunately, some words were left unsaid, otherwise she would be embarrassed.
"Teacher Tang has encountered some trouble recently, and it is also related to jade." Lin Ran put the jade carving on the corner of the table away from Ke Yu and said, "Let's talk about dinner tomorrow first. I will take time to buy an antique in the afternoon. What type of collectibles did your grandfather like? Dynasty? Material?"
"Anything is fine, as long as it's meaningful." Ke Yu believed that Lin Ran's vision would be no worse than his own, "Xiao Ran, don't think about money. I'll give you how much it will cost when the time comes."