Sitting on the sofa, Shen Nanyi was fidgety, wondering how she could get Qian Jin to take out the gift she had just given and open it on the spot.
As the system's countdown ticked away, Shen Nanyi was extremely nervous. After mustering up a great deal of courage, she finally plucked up the nerve.
"Dad, this bowl is so nice! Duoduo wants to use it from now on," Shen Nanyi was about to muster the courage to speak when her savior arrived.
Qian Duoduo was holding a black bowl in his hand, the one Shen Nanyi had given before.
"Don't open the gifts from guests now!" Qian Jin was quite strict when it came to educating his children. With a straight face, he reached out his hand, and Qian Duoduo obediently handed over the thing in his hand.
"We don't have many guests at home. He's not very well - behaved. I'm sorry," Qian Jin said a bit sheepishly after taking a cursory look at the thing in his hand. Qian Duoduo stood in the corner, looking a bit aggrieved, not knowing what he had done wrong.
"It's okay, it's okay. Kids are like this," Zhao Shuyan took a while to react.
Shen Nanyi had never given them any trouble since she was a child. It was only after seeing Qian Duoduo today that they knew what a child of the same age should be like.
"Uncle, do you like my gift?" At this point, Shen Nanyi simply stopped being so hesitant.
Rather than waiting in agony, it was better to get it over with. If she failed, so be it.
"Of course I like it," Qian Jin's tone when talking to Shen Nanyi was completely different from that when talking to his son. A soft - spoken daughter was much better than his own son.
As he said this, to show that he really liked it, Qian Jin picked up the black bowl on the table. With his action, Shen Nanyi felt really uneasy.
If she remembered correctly, wasn't Qian Jin a well - known antique appraiser in the country?!
"This thing is really nice. It looks quite authentic..." Qian Jin said half - jokingly when he picked up the item.
After examining it for a few moments, Qian Jin became extremely agitated, and his hands began to tremble.
It had a six - petal sunflower - mouth shape, similar to a Song - dynasty lacquer tray. The rim of the mouth had smooth, rounded corners, and there were faint grooves between the sunflower petals, looking delicate and neat.
The black glaze was thick and smooth, with golden - brown partridge spots scattered on it, elegant and unrestrained. It had a narrow foot and a wide rim, with a generous and elegant shape. It was truly a unique piece. Although the sunflower - mouth shape was not deliberately imitating a blooming flower, it was as beautiful as a rare black hollyhock.
This... this was clearly an authentic Northern Song Ding - kiln black - glaze partridge - spotted sunflower - shaped plate.
"I can't accept this. It's too precious," after looking at it several times and confirming it over and over again, Qian Jin reluctantly put the item down.
The thing was good, but it was really expensive. Given his special identity, it was really inconvenient for him to accept it.
"Is it... really that valuable?" Zhao Shuyan looked at it from top to bottom but couldn't see how valuable this black thing could be.
"At the autumn auction the year before last, it was sold for 6.53 million yuan," although Qian Jin had put the item on the table, his eyes never left it.
In recent years, there had not been many antiques with historical research value appearing, especially porcelain that had survived to the present day.
As a senior professor who studied antiques, Shen Nanyi's gift had really hit the mark with Qian Jin.
Shen Yi on the sofa took several big gulps of water, not caring whether the water was at the right temperature. Only in this way could he suppress his excitement.
"This mission has fa..." "The time isn't up yet! Shut up!" Before the system could finish speaking, Shen Nanyi cut it off directly. She wanted to struggle and find a way.
Shen Nanyi's little mind was working fast, thinking of a way to make Qian Jin accept the gift willingly.