Chapter 27 Asking for help
At 12:45 noon, Shen You went downstairs in pajamas with two dark circles under her eyes. After getting the takeaway, she ate lunch and planned to go up and sleep for a while.
She also felt that her routine was not good and was not good for her health.
If you say you want to change every day, you can persist only when you have business.
I just lay down and watched videos for a while when a voice message came over that sounded like my butt was burning.
The rich brother in the club at the last class reunion, Gu Shaoyu.
"Help me, help me!"
Shen You: "??? What about playing chicken?"
"No, I drank too much last night and accidentally knocked down the gadget that my sister brought back from the country where the sun never sets last month. She will beat me to death!"
Gu Shaoyu's voice came out.
Then a picture was sent later, which was a filigree blonde crown.
And a broken phoenix hairpin inlaid with gems and pearls.
The cracks that already existed on the largest gemstone in the middle were aggravated by the fall. There were also pearls inlaid on the gold beads, and the gold rings at the links were broken.
Looking at this state, it was not unjust for his sister to beat him to death.
"She has been looking for two years to find a pair of phoenix hairpins that can match this crown. She asked if she can still repair them when she gets married." Gu Shaoyu lowered his voice.
His family is in the gem and jade business, and it’s not like he doesn’t know people with good craftsmanship.
But this is an antique. If you want to restore it intact, it is safer to find someone in this field.
The best restoration masters of antiquities are all in museums. There are so many national treasure-level cultural relics that they can’t be repaired. How can they be hired?
"If it can be repaired, you will be my savior. Just give me a price!"
Shen You tells the truth,
"This thing of yours is very complicated. If you want to repair it, you have to restore the craftsmanship first. I need to check the information and research. Give me some time. I'll make sure I can repair it before I give you a price."
The most difficult problem in the restoration of antiquities is that the materials made in modern times are different from those in ancient times, and some techniques have been lost.
If not repaired properly, antiques will become modern handicrafts.
"Okay, you must hurry up! My sister will be back in the next two days." Gu Shaoyu sent a please emoticon.
"I'll try my best."
Shen You asked him to take a few more detailed photos and send them over.
Gu Shaoyu carefully put the broken hairpin into the original box, put it together into a complete picture, and clasped his hands together to pray that it would not be discovered for the time being.
If it couldn't be repaired, he might as well buy a plane ticket overnight and go abroad to escape.
Shen You took a nap until about three o'clock when she saw a message on her phone from her cousin-in-law, saying that they had set off.
Her mother also sent a photo as a gift to her cousin.
There was a big bag full of dumplings made by her mother, which had been frozen in advance. They also used ice packs and insulated foam boxes. They could be stored for seven or eight hours in this kind of weather.
There are also local handmade vegetable noodles that she loves to eat at home.
Her parents said eating too much takeout was not good, so they brought her some dumplings and noodles, which were easy to cook and healthier than the quick-frozen wontons sold in supermarkets.
Shen You chatted with her mother about her current situation, and another half hour passed.
Thinking of going out soon, I couldn't calm down and continued to repair the silver hairpin, so I lay on the rocking chair and played with my phone for a while.
Wait until the time is almost up before changing clothes and going out.
It's not far when you drive there. It only takes about forty minutes when there's no traffic jam.
Shen You parked the car and went to the private room to order the dishes. She ordered all her favorite dishes and also ordered a portion of freshly squeezed corn juice.
Not long after, I received a call from my cousin-in-law. They arrived. Shen You finished talking about the floor and box number. Seven or eight minutes later, people came in. Auntie smiled and said hello, while taking a look at the decoration of the box.
It's a decent place and the place is okay.
Shen You called someone politely, pretending that she didn't notice her uncle and cousin's high-pitched chins.
Among her relatives, her family has little presence.
The eldest uncle gave birth to a son. The second uncle’s family moved to a big coastal city in his early years and rarely returned to the county seat.
Apart from her aunt's family, the rest of her relatives on her mother's side are pretty much the same. From the bottom of my heart, she doesn't think highly of her family.
Whenever there was any errands or groceries to do during the New Year and holidays, her parents would be asked to do it as a matter of course.
Seeing as her parents are easy to talk to and won’t refuse people, sometimes she doesn’t want to go to her aunt’s house to buy things.
Although their family drives a small car, they have to ask her parents, who only have a Little Sheep, to help buy it.
The county is such a big place, and relatives live close to each other. My parents have been living under the PUA of the older generation since they were young. They always think that they are all members of the same family. It is not good to be too separate.
Just as I was thinking about it, the waiter came in to serve the food.
"Xiaoyou, how is the decoration of your shop going?" My cousin asked with concern,
"Your mother is always worried that you, a girl, will be wronged outside, so she asked us to come and see you."
Shen You believed this, but only they knew whether they were looking at her as a person or something else.
"I'm fine. The walls of the shop have just been painted." Shen You poured a bowl of chicken soup for herself.
The cousin-in-law said kindly again, "The things your parents brought are still in the trunk of the car. We will take you back after dinner later."
Shen You smiled and said, "Don't bother, I'll drive over here and I'll just move there myself in a while."
Hearing this, the four of them looked up at Shen You.
The first person to react was her aunt. Her eyes flashed and she asked hurriedly,
"Have you bought a car? Is your shop doing very well?"
Speaking of cars, my cousin also became somewhat interested, "What kind of car is it?"
"A tram worth tens of thousands of yuan." Shen You peeled two more shrimps for herself, "A down payment of several thousand yuan is required for activities, and interest-free for a year."
The cousin-in-law nodded, "It's good. There is a tram that is convenient for traveling. It's mainly because your parents are worried that we decided to go and have a look."
The words went around in a circle and then returned to the original point.
Shen You pretended that she didn't understand and continued to cook carelessly, "I had a video call with my parents this afternoon."
Seeing that she was not getting enough, the smile on her cousin's face was a bit unbearable.
Uncle Na Lao Deng put on airs, put his chopsticks heavily on the bowl, and snorted in his nostrils,
"Elders care about you. After taking such a long ride here, you mean not to let us in? That's outrageous!"
Although the attack of seniority arrived late, she endured it before leaving school and making money on her own. But now it is different.
"What you said is serious." Shen You smiled playfully, leaving the uncle speechless.
"It's really inconvenient. It's far away from here and there's no place to live."
Shen You didn't let up on this matter. After her cousin-in-law tried to smooth things over, the conversation changed to the house they had chosen on the app.
Shen You listed all the options, and mentioned the children's schooling needs, but the price was a bit expensive.
Shen You also knew that her cousin-in-law wanted to probe her, so she just nodded and didn't answer any questions.
There was no wine on the table, and the few of us ate very quickly. In the end, my cousin-in-law couldn't hold on any longer.
"Xiaoyou, you see your shop is very profitable, but we have limited financial conditions, so we are opening this door to you."
"You don't have a family now and have little place to spend money. How about lending the money to me and your cousin first so that your nephew can come to Jiangcheng to study?"
I want to adjust my schedule today, so I’ll post the next chapter tomorrow~
(End of chapter)