Rebirth of the Strongest Tycoon

"By the way, Xia Yu, come and see your office, it's already set up."

After talking about buying gold, Wu Hongyi poured a cup of tea to relieve his mental exhaustion. He suddenly thought of something and stood up and said to Xia Yu.

"Oh? Then I have to take a good look."

Xia Yu showed anticipation, followed behind Wu Hongyi, came to the door of an office, opened the door, and saw a clean, spacious and bright office.

"This office is very big. It seems that if I don't come here often, I will be sorry for this office."

Xia Yu went in and looked around, and said with a tut.

Wu Hongyi smiled and said, "Because I don't know your preferences, there are only basic office items in this office, and you have to arrange the rest yourself."

"No problem, I'll decorate it myself."

Xia Yu waved his hand and said with a smile.

"But I'm not very familiar with London, and I want you to do me a favor."

"What's the matter? You can say it, as long as I can do it, it's fine!"

Wu Hongyi said in an all-encompassing manner.

"I saw a lot of antiques in your office just now. Did you store them in your home or buy them? If you bought them, I would like to buy some antiques to decorate them to make it more atmospheric."

Xia Yu asked.

Wu Hongyi made a stunned expression and said with a smile: "You said that, it's not my family's, I bought it myself. My family's antiques are stored by my grandfather, and we are not allowed to take them out."

Xia Yu was surprised, but he also smiled and said with admiration: "You bought it yourself? Not bad, it seems that all of them are genuine, you can have a good eye!"

Looking at Xia Yu's thumb, Wu Hongyi waved his hands to explain: "You are misunderstood, I don't pick antiques, I bought them from a store, where acquaintances buy antiques, there will never be fakes! The price is not expensive!”

Hearing this explanation, Xia Yuqi was surprised, and suddenly wanted to go to that store to have a look, so he asked Wu Hongyi, "Hongyi, is that store still open? Then I have to go and have a look."

"It's still open. The name of the shop is Zhenbaoge. It's been a shop for decades. Mr. Hua has been insisting on it for decades!"

Speaking of which,

Wu Hongyi suddenly looked solemn, as if talking about someone he respected.

Wu Hongyi's performance was seen by Xia Yu, his expression changed, and he became more and more curious about who made him so respected.

Seemingly seeing Xia Yu's curiosity, Wu Hongyi pursed his lips and said solemnly to Xia Yu: "Xia Yu, as long as you are a Chinese who has stayed in London for a long time, they all know the existence of the Treasure Pavilion, and there are some in it. The story, I'll tell you in detail when you see it."

"When do you have time? I'll take you to the Treasure Pavilion to buy some antiques. I will take you there, and Hua Lao will take out the precious antiques with confidence. Although ordinary people can buy real antiques, they are only of average value. Really precious antiques, Hua Lao only sells them to those who can be recognized by him."

Hearing what Wu Hongyi said, Xia Yu was even more curious. He said to Wu Hongyi, "I have time at any time, you can arrange it."

Wu Hongyi thought for a while, looked at his watch, and found that it was only 3:15 in the afternoon, so he said to Xia Yu: "Then I'll arrange for someone to buy gold first, and leave in half an hour. Do you want to drink more? Tea?"

"Go on, I'll look around and get familiar with the bank by the way."

"Alright then, I'll go first."

"Um!"

Seeing Wu Hongyi leaving quickly, Xia Yu looked around in his office again, and then went to various departments of the bank.

Half an hour passed by.

Wu Hongyi and Xia Yu each took a car, with Wu Hongyi leading the way and heading in one direction.

It didn't take long for the car to reach Chinatown, and then drove to a more remote place, stopping at the door of a shop that looked quaint.

After Xia Yu got out of the car, he looked at the shop in front of him. There was a huge wooden plaque. It was impossible to tell what kind of wood it was. There were three big characters on the plaque, and it was written to the treasure pavilion.

Before entering the door, Xia Yu saw a lot of porcelain, jade and wood carvings placed in the store, but the number seemed to be a bit large, and they were placed in pieces, Xia Yu couldn't help frowning slightly.

"Xia Yu, this is the room, let's go in!"

After Wu Hongyi finished speaking, he walked inside with Xia Yu.

Entering the store, Xia Yu's feeling was completely different. It seemed that there was a heavy and simple atmosphere in the store, coupled with the faint sandalwood fragrance wafting in the air, which made people's mood fall into tranquility unconsciously.

"Master Wu, you are here, please take a seat!"

At this time, a middle-aged man in his thirties walked over with a smile on his face, said hello to Wu Hongyi, and glanced at Xia Yu and others.

"Xia Yu, this is Uncle De, his full name is Liu Houde, and he is Hua Lao's apprentice."

"Uncle De, they are my friends, this is Xia Yu, this is Li Qian, this is Li Wuming..."

"Hello Uncle De!"

"Hello everyone, please take a seat."

After Xia Yu and others were seated, Wu Hongyi asked Uncle De, "Uncle De, has Lao Hua gone out again?"

"Yeah, the teacher just went out, but it's not to collect the items, so I'll be back soon, it will take a while!"

"Have a cup of tea first!"

Uncle De explained, then picked up the purple clay pot to prepare tea.

At this time, a middle-aged British couple walked in from outside, seeming to be very curious, looking around.

"Uncle De, there are guests here, we can make tea by ourselves, go ahead and do your work!"

Wu Hongyi said that he boiled water by himself.

Uncle De nodded and apologized to Xia Yu and others: "I'm sorry, please forgive me for the poor reception!"

"It's okay, we can do it ourselves!"

Xia Yu quickly laughed.

Then, Uncle De walked over and introduced the British couple.

After drinking a cup of tea, Xia Yu couldn't help being curious. He stood up and walked around the store, stopping from time to time to check the porcelain and wood carvings.

After checking Xia Yu, Xia Yu returned to his seat full of doubts.

"Hongyi, no, these seem to be modern handicrafts. Although they are very realistic, they are not antiques!"

Wu Hongyi nodded with a smile and explained: "Yes, these are modern handicrafts, mainly sold to foreigners. Of course, Chinese can also buy them. The price is very cheap, which is the price of handicrafts."

"The real antiques are on the second and third floors. You have to enter the back room to go up the stairs. The second and third floors are only open to Chinese, foreigners are not allowed to enter!"

Xia Yu was surprised by this rule and asked, "What else is there to say?"

Wu Hongyi pondered for a moment, and said in a sighful tone: "This is the rule set by Hua Lao. She said that devils are not worthy of collecting the cultural relics of our great country, but only worthy of appreciating modern handicrafts."

"And there are some potential rules in Hua Lao's Treasure Pavilion. Antiques are not sold to foreigners, but only to Chinese who are recognized by him."

Hearing Wu Hongyi's words, Xia Yu showed a look of respect and deep admiration for Hua Lao's persistence and views.

However, he still had some doubts in his heart and asked, "What is the standard of the Chinese recognized by him?"

"You can rest assured, you are absolutely qualified, and he is absolutely relieved to hand over the antique to you."

Wu Hongyi laughed.

"This is……"

Just when Xia Yu was about to continue to ask, Wu Hongyi noticed an old man in a Tang suit coming from outside the store, and he immediately said, "Xia Yu, Hua Lao is back."

Seeing Wu Hongyi stand up, Xia Yu also stood up, and looking around, he saw an old man with a tough body, a blushing face, and a long snow-white beard walking towards the store.

It seems that seeing Wu Hongyi, the old man showed a happy smile.