【New Red Mansion】Perfect World

After listening to these conversations, Lin Pin'er sighed secretly.

"How can my princess sigh?" Li Shuirong helped her tidy up the loose hair around her ears.

"Let's find a place to get some fresh air!"

After hearing this, Li Shuirong took her hand and walked to the balcony outside.

"Actually, I don't like this kind of party either. How about we sneak back later? I think this is a complete waste of time. I would rather spend this time quietly reading a book or drinking tea with you."

Lin Pin'er shook her head. "It's not that I don't like banquets, but I feel that everything in this world has improved, except for the harshness towards women. Especially the malice of women towards women. Hasn't the world abolished feudal ideas? But they still attack women maliciously.

For example, the You sisters. Although I have never met their eldest sister in this life, she was a good person in the previous life. And Qin Ke'er, including You Kunling. I think they are all very good, beautiful, good-natured, and kind-hearted. Why do those people always keep picking on them? Is it so difficult to admit that others are excellent? "

Li Shuirong laughed: "Who made our little girl so angry? She actually said such a thing? I don't know much about women, but from what I have seen: many people in this world are actually mentally retarded, but they can take care of themselves and are regarded as normal people. Then these people also like to have children, which leads to more and more fools in this society." Li Shuirong thought: For example, Li Fulong, An Su, Park Min...

"Aunt, I've been looking for you for a long time. So you're here." Qin Ke'er walked into the balcony area with a smile on her face. She then politely greeted Li Shuirong.

"You guys chat, I'm going to go in and say hello to some friends. I'll take Pin'er back soon." Li Shuirong said and walked into the banquet hall.

"I've been looking for an opportunity to chat with you, but you've been busy and I couldn't disturb you." Lin Pin'er said to Qin Ke'er first.

"I was looking for you, too."

Lin Pin'er smiled and said, "Then tell me first, what do you want to talk to me about?"

Qin Ke'er got straight to the point and said, "I'd like to ask you to help me make an appointment with Madam Li to have tea with her."

Lin Pin'er laughed even more: "That's strange. He was here just now, why didn't you tell him? Wouldn't it save me some effort to ask him to help you make an appointment with his grandmother?"

Qin Ke'er said seriously, "That's different. First, he and I don't have any friendship, so he may not help me. Second, he made the appointment for me, but Madam Li turned it down casually. You know I'd rather just ring the bell once. The one you made for me is afternoon tea for ladies, which doesn't seem so formal and shows our friendship."

Lin Pin'er pretended to be angry: "You are quite good at scheming? You actually schemed against me?"

Qin Ke'er hurriedly coaxed her: "I dare not plot against you, I really have something to ask her for help. After thinking about it, only my aunt can help me."

Only then did Lin Pin'er nod in agreement.

"Have you finished talking about your story? Then let me tell you about mine." Pin'er planned to keep the question in suspense for now.

"Little aunt, please tell me. I have nothing to say to you."

"I have nothing to do with you. I just want to ask you, when will you come to reconcile the accounts with me? You are only responsible for investment and sending clothes. You don't even worry about whether you make money or lose money?"

Qin Ke'er listened and replied seriously, "To be honest, I'm not worried about losing money at all, and you're lucky. As for reconciliation, trust people when you employ them, and don't employ people you don't trust. I don't worry about you, and no one will worry about you. Just leave it alone. I'll make an agreement with you. We'll reconcile the accounts in three years, and you just keep the money you owe me."

Lin Pin'er had no choice but to nod. Are all the people she meets so generous? Is she the only poor person in the world? Li Shuirong originally said he would invest, but later he gave all the investment directly to her.

Qin Ke'er was only concerned with investing, and even asked others to save the dividends for her, as if she didn't care at all.

"Then I'll save it for you first, and we'll calculate it together later."

Li Shuirong estimated that they had almost finished talking, so he came over to pick up Lin Pin'er and prepared to go back. Qin Ke'er naturally sent them straight to the gate before rushing back to the banquet hall.

The place for drinking tea was arranged by Qin Ke'er, who also brought a set of appreciation plates as a gift to Old Madam Li.

The pattern on the pink plate is a classic Chinese style willow painting theme, with a white background and pink painting. The center of the plate is an oriental garden building with scattered arrangements, including rivers, boats, figures, pavilions and towers... The willow trees on the plate are swaying in the wind, with a melodious posture.

The Chinese characters for "Liu" and "Liu" are homophones, which means to keep wealth, health and other beautiful things. There are also two big birds flying side by side on the top, which means harmony and happiness. The patterns around the plate are more complex and meaningful. The geometric shapes represent balance and order. The floral patterns symbolize vitality and vigor.

There are also Ruyi patterns and copper coin patterns, which imply wealth. Different from the freehand style of oriental painting, the expression of western painting is more inclined to perfection.

This set of appreciation plates not only demonstrates the profoundness of traditional Eastern culture, but also allows us to see the creation and integration of Western culture.

"It's really beautiful, thank you, you are so thoughtful!" Old Madam Li kept praising.

Of course, Qin Ke'er not only inquired about Madam Li's preferences in advance, but also had Lin Pin'er to help her check, so the gifts she sent would naturally touch Madam Li's heart.

Lin Pin'er thought that Qin Ke'er would ask for something after giving the gift, but she never mentioned it from beginning to end, but just showed her eloquence, which made Madam Li praise her again and again.

The next weekend, Madam Li invited Lin Pin'er and Qin Ke'er to her auction company "Zhihe Yaxin".

It turned out that Mrs. Li's auction company was being previewed by Li Shuirong's company. There were exhibition areas in the hall, as well as places for coffee and afternoon tea.

After passing the reception area at the door, Mrs. Li first led them to see some exhibition halls that provided opportunities for taking photos.

Ye Shuyan had just passed the reception desk holding the invitation sent to her by Old Madam Li.

From a distance the figure in front looks very much like Old Madam Li. Then looking at the person following her, isn’t that Lin Pin’er?

"Sister Ye. I think you look like me. Are you coming to the preview too?"

Ye Shuyan turned around and saw that it was An Su who called her. She hummed coldly and turned to walk forward.

"Sister Ye, let's go together." An Su walked faster and caught up.

Ye Shuyan originally wanted to catch up with the person in front, but was delayed by her and in a blink of an eye he could no longer see Madam Li.

An Su walked up to Ye Shuyan and introduced him enthusiastically:

"Let's look at the jewelry first. Those calligraphy and paintings are not interesting." She was enthusiastic and seemed to know the layout inside very well. At this moment, she was like a tour guide, leading Ye Shuyan through the winding passages and directly to the jewelry exhibition hall.

Old Madam Li took Lin Pin'er and Qin K'er to the calligraphy and painting exhibition hall first. She accepted Qin K'er's gift that day, so she naturally wanted to see what she liked so that she could give her a gift in return.

A painting of "Ink Lotus" by Mr. Zhang Daqian comes into view.

"This is done by splashing ink to make the lotus leaves as blurred as possible on the rice paper..."

Lin Pin'er just watched silently without saying anything. She tried to watch more, listen more, and talk less, so as not to make more mistakes.

After walking a few steps, a painting of two adorable black pigs appeared on the paper.

"This is Xu Beihong's "Harvest", an old collection of a Singaporean collector." The staff continued to introduce.

“In fact, Shui Ru’s ink painting skills are also very good, but he has seldom painted in the past one or two years.” Old Madam Li said with a hint of regret.

Lin Pin'er then said, "Yes, he had a half-finished painting before, and it is still hanging next to my desk. I am also curious about when he will add a few strokes, but he is a bit busy now, so it is not good to rush him."

Madam Li said mysteriously, "He has several outstanding qualities that you don't know. He entered the collecting industry at the age of 15. He has a keen eye for collecting and is quick, accurate and ruthless in his purchases. Many of our collections were found by him. He has a very good eye for investment. He has also made some money with his own ability."

Lin Pin'er smiled and said, "If you hadn't told me, I really wouldn't have known. No wonder he brought me a set of porcelain the last time he went out."

"This is our little secret. I'm telling you now. Please help him and take good care of his purse."

Qin Ke'er listened to the conversation between the two and envied such a grandmother.