Zhao Qishan was extremely curious. He always felt as if he had missed something. Brazenly, he followed Shen Yi back home.
Actually, Zhao Shuyan also didn't know why they had bought this bowl. First, she said that Shen Nanyi needed to rest and carried her into the room.
If it were another child, she might not know what was going on, but there was nothing wrong with her own child. After all, her own child could talk.
Shen Nanyi was extremely excited. As soon as she got back to the room, she couldn't wait to say a lot of things to Zhao Shuyan.
Although Zhao Shuyan had known for a long time that her daughter could talk, when she heard her daughter say so many words again, she was still a bit dazed. It took her a while to come to her senses.
In the living room, Shen Yi and Zhao Qishan stared at each other, with the bowl brought back by Shen Nanyi placed in the middle.
They looked at it from all angles but found nothing special. In their eyes, it was just an ordinary bowl.
When Zhao Shuyan came out with Shen Nanyi in her arms, she saw Shen Yi and Zhao Qishan almost lying on the ground.
She gently placed Shen Nanyi on the sofa and gave a light cough, finally attracting the attention of the two men.
"Go downstairs and buy a few bottles of mosquito repellent. Get a lot of them."
Remembering her daughter's instructions, Zhao Shuyan spoke, trying to make her tone sound brisk and normal.
"I'll go, I'll go!"
Before Shen Yi could reply, Zhao Qishan rushed out. He was so fast that even Shen Yi couldn't catch up with him.
Not long after, Zhao Qishan ran back with a box of mosquito repellent in his arms. He put it on the ground and waited for Zhao Shuyan's next words.
For some reason, Shen Yi felt like an extra person. His look towards Zhao Qishan became increasingly unfriendly.
They used to see each other only a few times a year. How come now Zhao Qishan seemed to be a permanent resident in their house? Shen Yi definitely didn't want to admit that he was jealous.
Zhao Shuyan had already prepared a basin. She opened the mosquito repellent and poured it into the basin. Although the two men didn't know what they were going to do, they were quite observant and came to help.
Soon, the basin was almost filled with mosquito repellent. The smell of mosquito repellent filled the room, making them sneeze constantly.
Zhao Shuyan placed the bowl bought by Shen Nanyi in the basin. The adults stared at it intently.
Actually, Zhao Shuyan didn't know why they were doing this. Shen Nanyi was the only one who remained extremely calm throughout.
Back then, when she was being naughty, she had dyed the thing with good - quality paint. Soaking it in mosquito repellent for a while would do the trick.
When she was a child, Shen Nanyi had often been scolded for her destructive behavior. Now she was glad that she had this habit. Otherwise, such a good thing wouldn't have been preserved until now.
One minute passed, two minutes passed, three minutes passed... There was no change in the thing in the basin.
Zhao Shuyan felt a bit uneasy and stared nervously at the basin.
"Let me turn it over and have a try."
Not wanting to disappoint her daughter, Zhao Shuyan reached out her hand, trying to turn the thing in the basin over. Maybe it hadn't been fully soaked?
When her hand touched it, the water in the basin suddenly turned a bit darker, and Zhao Shuyan's hand was all black.
"Eh?"
Not daring to move the thing any further, Zhao Shuyan didn't know what to do and looked at Zhao Qishan.
Among them, only Zhao Qishan knew something about these things. The others were all laymen.
"Don't move, don't move. Get me a clean towel."
Zhao Qishan was so excited that he didn't know what to say. He repeated the same sentence many times.
Finally, Shen Yi had something to do. He quickly fetched the towel and handed it over.
When Zhao Qishan started to wipe it, his hands were shaking. The white towel was quickly dyed black, and the originally black bowl gradually showed a faint luster.
Half - way through the wiping, Zhao Qishan's hands were still shaking. He wasn't mistaken. Judging from the luster and color, this thing seemed to be a color - glazed porcelain from the official kiln of the Qing Dynasty, but he didn't know which era it was from.
He kept giving himself mental pep - talks, telling himself to stay calm again and again. Only then did Zhao Qishan manage to wipe the thing clean. The whole appearance of the bowl was revealed to everyone.
The shape was elegant, and the glaze was pure. It inherited the charm of the sky - blue glaze from the Kangxi era of the Qing Dynasty. It was smooth and bright, just like the clear autumn sky, giving people infinite reverie. Under the glaze, five bats were carved in a relief - like manner. Each bat was in a different flying posture. The texture of the bats' bodies was reflected by the thickness of the glaze layer, achieving a perfect combination of the pattern and the glaze color.
The foot of the bowl was trimmed extremely carefully. It was as round and smooth as jade, indicating the excellent quality of the porcelain body. The regular - script bottom inscription was neat and dignified, exuding an air of nobility. The pattern, the porcelain body, the glaze, and the inscription all had the qualities of a fine porcelain.
Zhao Qishan's hand trembled, and he almost dropped the thing. What an incredible stroke of luck!
"What is this? It looks quite nice."
Shen Yi didn't know much about antiques. He was as curious as a cat.
"Hehe, can you read?"
Zhao Qishan felt offended. He directly turned the bowl over so that Shen Yi could see clearly.
The neat characters "Made in the Yongzheng Reign of the Great Qing Dynasty" on the bottom of the bowl dazzled Shen Yi and the others.
"This can't be real, right?"
Covering his chest with one hand, Shen Yi thought it couldn't be real. Even if he didn't deal with antiques, he knew how valuable porcelain was, especially porcelain from the Qing Dynasty.
"Nine times out of ten, it's real. And it's from the official kiln, for imperial use."
Gritting his teeth, Zhao Qishan was jealous. Thinking that he had just bargained with Shen Yi down to 100 yuan, his heart ached.
"… It shouldn't be very valuable, right? It's just a bowl…"
By this time, Shen Yi could only console himself like this.
They had just picked up a bamboo - carved brush with flower - and - bird patterns from the Wanli era of the Ming Dynasty a few days ago, and now there was an imperial official - kiln porcelain. Just thinking about it was exciting.
"Hehe, it's not very valuable. It's just worth more than three million."
Zhao Qishan's expression was extremely interesting. For some reason, every time Shen Yi asked a question, he had an urge to beat Shen Yi up.
Thinking that the beggar at the entrance of the antique market had sold a multi - million - dollar thing for 100 yuan, Zhao Qishan suddenly felt much better.
"…"
"…"
Shen Yi and Zhao Shuyan opened their mouths in surprise, wide enough to fit an egg.
What an incredible stroke of luck!
Looking at his daughter, Shen Yi didn't know what to say.
"Shen Yi, take your daughter to the antique market more often in the future. You're sure to earn more than you do at work. I'll be your little follower then. Just give me a share. What do you think?"
Holding the bowl in his hand tightly, Zhao Qishan thought he had discovered a way to make money.
He knew it was right to curry favor with Shen Nanyi, but he didn't expect her luck to be so incredible.
"…"
Turning to look at Shen Nanyi, who was lying on the sofa biting her finger, with her big innocent eyes, Shen Yi suddenly had the illusion that he was living off his daughter.