After Lai Qinghua moved into the administrative building, he waited for Ye Chen to contact him.
Coming to Jinling this time, he knew that he did not have the financial strength to compete with these top rich men, so the only purpose of coming to Jinling this time was to meet Ye Chen.
Therefore, when Chen Zekai contacted him, he said without hesitation: "Please tell Young Master Ye that I will be waiting for him at any time."
When Ye Chen heard this, he didn't delay, and asked Chen Zekai to take him to the administrative building, and came to Lai Qinghua's room.
As soon as they met, Ye Chen respectfully said: "Mr. Lai, we meet again."
Lai Qinghua hurriedly clasped his hands together, bowed at the same time, and said respectfully: "Master Ye, I'm being polite!"
Ye Chen hurriedly stretched out his hand to help, and said in his mouth: "Mr. Lai is too polite, how can I accept your great gift!"
Lai Qinghua said with a straight face: "Master Ye, your fate is above mine, and you are kind to me. It is only natural for me to salute you when I see you."
After finishing speaking, he quickly said to Ye Chen: "Master Ye, please come in and talk!"
Ye Chen nodded, then turned to Chen Zekai and said, "Old Chen, I'll have a chat with Mr. Lai, you should go back first."
Chen Zekai said respectfully: "Good young master."
After finishing speaking, he said to Lai Qinghua again: "Mr. Lai, this junior will take his leave first."
Lai Qinghua cupped his hands at him: "Mr. Chen, walk slowly."
After Chen Zekai left, Ye Chen followed Lai Qinghua into the room where he stayed.
This is an executive luxury suite with an area of ??more than 200 square meters. The living room alone occupies nearly 100 square meters.
At this time, on the tea table in the living room, there was already a set of purple sand tea set, besides that, there was also an incense burner made of bronze.
Lai Qinghua asked Ye Chen to sit down on the sofa, and while boiling water to make tea, he took out a piece of wood the size of a palm, and then gently scraped some powder off the piece of wood with a delicate silver knife.
Afterwards, he took out a set of exquisite copper tools, and first used the tools to flatten and compact the incense ash in the incense burner, and then poured the powder scraped off the wood on the incense ash, and pressed it into a lotus shape with the tools. .
Ye Chen recognized the set of tools he used, this is the famous seal incense.
Most people who like to burn incense directly buy processed incense coils or incense sticks, but there are still some fastidious people who like to press seal incense by themselves.
Most of the materials used to press seal incense are leftovers of agarwood or Laoshan sandalwood, which can be regarded as waste utilization, and the cost will not be too high.
But what Lai Qinghua used was a large piece of agarwood, which surprised Ye Chen.
Because the price of a large piece of agarwood is still very expensive in the market, if the price is calculated by gram weight, it is much more expensive than gold.
If such a piece of agarwood is carved into Buddhist images such as Buddha, Bodhisattva, or Tara, it can sell for at least a few hundred thousand.
At this time, Lai Qinghua ignited the seal incense pressed into the shape of a lotus flower with a match, and said to Ye Chen with a smile: "Master Ye, you should not reject the smell of agarwood, right?"
Ye Chen smiled slightly, looked at the wisp of green smoke rising into the sky, and at the same time smelled the unique fragrance of agarwood when it was ignited, and felt very comfortable, so he said: "Mr. Lai is really elegant, this kind of Zhuanxiang, when I was with my mother when I was a child, I smelled it under her light, and after so many years, I smell it again, and the aftertaste is endless."
Lai Qinghua nodded and said seriously: "Your mother is very famous in the United States. It is said that when she was alive, she spared no effort to promote Chinese traditional culture in the United States. Many high-society ladies in the United States are proud to emulate her. , I have been fond of seal incense for many years, and the price of agarwood in the United States has been stable for decades, until your mother's seal incense became highly sought after by the upper class, and the price of this agarwood in the United States more than quintupled within a year."
Ye Chen asked curiously: "Has Mr. Lai ever met my mother?"
"Yes." Lai Qinghua nodded slightly, and said seriously: "Master Ye, in fact, I have known your great-grandfather for many years. When we met, your grandfather was still in his infancy. I was invited by your great-grandfather. I drank your mother's full moon wine."
Ye Chen's great-grandfather, his grandfather's father, was the founder of the An family.
However, Ye Chen had never met this great-grandfather. When he passed away, Ye Chen hadn't even been born yet.
Hearing Mr. Lai's secret, Ye Chen asked in surprise: "Mr. Lai, are you friends with my great-grandfather?"
"Yes." Lai Qinghua said lightly.?? smiled and explained: "Your great-grandfather is about the same age as me. I met him in 1938. At that time, he and I went to the United States on the same boat. We hit it off and supported each other. Inseparable."
"So that's it!" Ye Chen said, stood up, and bowed to Lai Qinghua.
Lai Qinghua got up quickly, and said a little flattered: "Master Ye, you are ordered by Longge, how can you salute to meit should be saluted to you!"
Ye Chen said seriously: "You and my great-grandfather are close friends, so naturally you are also my elder. As a junior, I should also salute you!"
Lai Qinghua said very seriously: "Master Ye, what I believe in is the destiny of heaven. In terms of fate, you are the king and I am the minister. Even if I am over a hundred years old, I will still be a minister when I see you."
Ye Chen saw that his attitude was firm, so he stopped arguing with him, and hurriedly said: "Mr. Lai, let's omit this set of etiquette, and just treat it as a friend who forgets the year, what do you think?"
Lai Qinghua was slightly taken aback, then nodded with a smile, and said, "Okay, okay, since Young Master Ye said so, I will obey my orders."
Afterwards, the two sat down again.
Ye Chen thought of something, so he asked Lai Qinghua: "Mr. Lai, you helped me promote Huichun Pill in North America. I wonder if my grandfather has asked you before?"
"Your grandfather" Lai Qinghua couldn't help laughing when he said this: "He doesn't believe in fate. When he was young, he often said 'my fate is up to me', and he didn't care about fate. In fact, I even had a lot of prejudice against me in the past. I always felt that I was a charlatan, so we actually had very little contact, especially after your great-grandfather passed away. , and won¡¯t come to me to inquire.¡±
Having said that, he asked Ye Chen curiously: "Master Ye, you must have all the registration lists in your hand. I wonder if any of An's family can sign up?"
"No." Ye Chen shook his head and said, "In all the registration information, there is no one named An."
Lai Qinghua nodded and smiled, and said: "Your grandfather is very arrogant, and there is a high probability that he will not join in this kind of fun. Unless you let him know the effect of Huichun Pill, otherwise he will not come here in person."
After all, Lai Qinghua looked at Ye Chen and said in admiration: "But speaking of it, Young Master Ye, the rule that the winner of the auction you set must take the Huichun Pill on the spot is really amazing. It will not only make everyone who participates in the auction People who have witnessed the magical effect of Huichun Pill with their own eyes, and all the big shots who want to get Huichun Pill must show up in person! I believe that when the next Huichun Pill auction is held, many capital giants hidden in them will Take the initiative to show your figure!"
Having said that, Lai Qinghua looked at Ye Chen and said seriously: "Perhaps next year's auction, your grandfather will appear on the registration list!" (Remember the website URL: www.hlnovel.com