The experts were sitting around a table, frowning at the ceramics in front of them.
Professor Zhou turned to Professor Nan and asked, "Professor Nan, you know so many talented people. Is there anyone who is a master in ceramic restoration?"
Professor Nan hesitated slightly and then said, "Well, there is one, but he has a rather eccentric temper. Moreover, he always adheres to the old - fashioned way of only teaching his skills to his descendants. I'm not sure if he can accept our way of publicly restoring cultural relics."
Seeing this, Professor Zhou quickly persuaded him, "It's such a crucial time now. This is a major event for restoring ancient cultural relics. I believe he is a man of noble spirit. Just give him a call."
Seeing this, Professor Nan didn't hesitate anymore and directly called the person.
The other side hesitated a bit but still agreed.
"How about it? Is he coming?" everyone asked eagerly.
Professor Nan nodded. "Well, this old guy is still sensible."
Xu Qingqing was also happy. In fact, she wasn't very good at ceramic restoration. If she could communicate with this senior and get some advice, it would be great.
She immediately searched for information about this master online.
Wen Shouheng. The Wen family was a hereditary family in ceramic restoration and had always only passed on their skills within the family.
Now, Wen Shouheng only had one son. His son was more interested in business and had shown good talent in it. He had no interest in ceramic restoration at all.
Moreover, just recently, Wen Shouheng was looking for an heir.
Xu Qingqing didn't think about becoming Wen Shouheng's heir. She just thought it would be good to learn a little bit from him.
She didn't care about making money or getting fame. She cared more about whether she could restore the cultural relics better.
It was not until they finished work in the afternoon that Wen Shouheng finally arrived. It was obvious that the place he came from was quite far away. He was about in his fifties, with a pair of bright eyes and a gentle and modest air.
Just from his appearance, it was hard to associate him with the stubborn old man described by Professor Nan.
Following behind him were two men and two women, all in their early twenties. They were well - dressed, indicating that they came from well - off families.
Professor Nan stood up and greeted them. "You're here. Come and have some hot food. There's nothing really good here. Just some stir - fried vegetables. Try them. They have a special flavor."
Wen Shouheng waved his hand. "It's okay. We've already eaten on the way here. We're not hungry now."
Then he looked at the four people behind him and introduced them to Professor Nan and the others. "These four want to be my apprentices. They are currently learning superficially. They also have some knowledge about the restoration of other cultural relics. So I thought I'd bring them here to help."
Professor Nan laughed heartily. "Haha, I knew you, although your words may not be pleasant, are still very reliable in doing things. You guessed that we were short of people even before you came. These two days have really worn out Qingqing and Song Yi."
"Oh, right. Look at my memory. Let me introduce them to you. This is Miss Xu Qingqing, the heir of the Xu family. I don't need to tell you much. She's the disciple of Professor Zhou. She's a very nice person and has talent. She's worth cultivating. These two days, they've restored quite a few cultural relics working together."
Song Yi quickly said modestly, "It's all Sister Xu who did the main work. I just helped a little. It's not worth mentioning."
Xu Qingqing also smiled and greeted him. "Hello, Mr. Wen. I've heard your name for a long time. It's really my fortune to meet you today."
Wen Shouheng sized up the two of them, with his gaze falling more on Xu Qingqing.
There was a look of reminiscence on his face. "Speaking of which, I was once fortunate enough to discuss with your grandfather. Old Mr. Xu's understanding of cultural relics far exceeded ours. He had a strong and deep affection for cultural relics. It's a comfort for him in the afterlife to have a descendant like you."
Xu Qingqing nodded. "I'll work hard. I don't expect to reach my grandfather's level, but I just hope not to disgrace the Xu family and be worthy of every cultural relic."
Wen Shouheng smiled widely. "Good. Little girl, you're very ambitious."
He looked at the people behind him. "You should also introduce yourselves to everyone."
The beautiful girl with long black straight hair smiled and said, "Hello everyone. My name is Xiang Qiuwan. I'm currently a senior in college."
The short - haired girl with big and lively eyes also spoke up. "I'm Zuo Yinyin. I'm very interested in ceramic restoration. Thanks to Mr. Wen's favor, I'm lucky to be learning from him."
The two boys both had neat crew cuts. The more heroic one was named Lin Sheng, and the fair - skinned one with glasses was named Zhao Luo.
The four of them were almost all students, some juniors and some seniors.
Among them, Zuo Yinyin smiled at Xu Qingqing and said with a bit of admiration in her tone, "Sister Xu, our school is near Jiang University. I was there when you went to give a lecture that day. I've admired you for a long time. I'm so happy to see you here."
Then she took out her thermos and handed it to Xu Qingqing. "Sister Xu, I heard your work here is very hard. This is the coffee I made specially. When I heard you were in this team, I brought it here immediately. Please accept it, Sister Xu."
Facing this sudden fan, Xu Qingqing was a bit surprised, but there was still a bit of joy in her heart. She accepted the thermos and looked at Zuo Yinyin gratefully. "Thank you. This is the first gift I've received since I came here."
Hearing this, Professor Zhou laughed loudly. "Don't worry. When we go back, we'll definitely prepare a big gift for you."
Xu Qingqing smiled. "Professor Zhou, you know that's not what I mean."
After a simple conversation and meal, everyone started the restoration work.
Xiang Qiuwan came over to Xu Qingqing's side and watched her restore an ancient painting.
"Sister Xu is so amazing. Can I watch from the side?" Xiang Qiuwan said with a smile.
At this time, Xu Qingqing was at a crucial stage of the restoration and couldn't spare the energy to answer her.
Seeing that Xu Qingqing didn't respond, Xiang Qiuwan pretended to be troubled and said, "Do I not even have the qualification to watch Sister Xu's painting? Oh, Sister Xu is so cold. It seems different from the rumors."
Song Yi looked at her, frowning slightly. "Sister Xu is busy now. If you want to watch, just watch quietly. Don't talk and interrupt her train of thought. You're also studying restoration. Don't you even understand this principle?"
Xiang Qiuwan was slightly stunned, then she looked at Song Yi with a bit of disdain in her eyes. "Aren't you just a little follower of Sister Xu? Sister Xu is so amazing. You need to focus when restoring, but Sister Xu doesn't need to."
As she said this, she looked at Xu Qingqing. "Right, Sister Xu?"
Xu Qingqing finally finished the painting and then looked at Xiang Qiuwan. "Even the most talented people should respect the cultural relics they are restoring, instead of thinking that the talented can do two things at once and treat it like something painted casually. What we're restoring are the cultural heritages left by the ancients. We need to put our whole heart into it."
"Miss Xiang, I think you should learn from Song Yi on this point."
Xiang Qiuwan looked a bit unhappy. Obviously, she didn't take Xu Qingqing's words to heart.