Because there were still guests coming in an endless stream, Su Tong thanked him and accepted the mountain and flowing water wood carvings that Shen Xing had given him, as well as the white cat wood carvings that were gifts from Shen Xing, and asked people to put them in the gift room on the second floor. .
Then she let Shen Xing and Feifei eat first, while she busied herself around to greet the other guests.
At this time, Shen Xing had not seen Su Tong's grandfather Su Renxin, but most of the other Su family members had seen him.
Su Tong's appearance and figure were similar to her mother's, with an oval face and natural delicacy. However, Shen Xing noticed that Su Tong's mother took good care of herself and did not look like she was in her fifties at all. She was more dignified and elegant than Su Tong. .
Shen Xing and Feifei didn't know anyone else, they were just choosing something to eat at the table.
Feifei's sense of smell has not disappeared. Smelling the aroma of these foods, although there is no taste support, she still eats more than usual.
But Shen Xing could feel the unhappiness hidden in her heart. It was a very depressing emotion that could not be relieved.
After eating, the two of them sat in the corner of the beverage area. Feifei held a glass of juice and Shen Xing held a glass of champagne. They drank while watching the guests of the Su family coming and going.
These people are well-educated and will smile when they see them. Regardless of whether they recognize them or not, even if they pass by Shen Xing, they will smile and nod.
Not long after, a servant of the Su family came over and asked Shen Xing and Feifei if they wanted anything else. Although the two of them sat there with no acquaintances to chat with, they never felt isolated by the environment, but felt very friendly.
Feifei whispered: "The people from the Su family are so kind to others."
Shen Xing nodded. In fact, from Su Tong, we can more or less understand the character of the Su family. If this family is domineering and arrogant, it is impossible to teach a lady like Su Tong who has no airs of a rich girl. Women's.
However, Feifei could even see this, which surprised Shen Xing.
During this period, there will be a small-scale guessing session every half hour in a certain area of the venue. The riddles include word puzzles, poetry puzzles and some popular and fun riddles.
Although Shen Xing and Feifei did not participate, Feifei, who was sitting in the corner, guessed almost every one of them correctly. However, she only told Shen Xing and never stepped forward to participate.
After another half hour, Shen Xing asked Feifei: "Are you sleepy?"
Feifei shook her head.
At this moment, Su Tong walked over quickly. It was hard to tell that she was quite stable while walking in high heels. She lowered her head and smiled apologetically, then pulled Shen Xing's sleeves: "I'm sorry to keep you waiting for so long. Come on, let’s go to the second floor, my grandpa’s study.”
"Study?" Shen Xing was stunned for a moment.
"Well, he and a few of his friends are there. They asked me to call you after they were named." Su Tong nodded.
"Did Grandpa Su open my uncle's gift?" Feifei asked suddenly.
"Yes, I opened it. Both wooden gift boxes were opened." Su Tong nodded, and then scratched Feifei's nose, "Smart little girl! She seems to know everything. Uncle Shen is with you, do you feel any pressure? ?”
"The pressure is huge." Shen Xing said in a somewhat exaggerated tone.
Feifei laughed, stood up, straightened her clothes, and said, "Let's go."
The two of them walked to the second floor under the guidance of Su Tong.
At the corner of the wide corridor on the second floor, the first room is Su Renxin's study.
Su Tong came to the door, knocked on the door, then opened the door and walked in, saying, "Grandpa, my friend is here."
"Invite them in." A mellow, powerful voice said.
You can also hear other conversations coming from inside, and occasionally the clinking of wine glasses.
Shen Xing pulled Feifei into the study room, and saw four or five people standing in front of the huge dark gold bookcase like a wall in the study room, which was about forty square meters.
One of them had white hair, was wearing a suit and leather shoes, and wore a ruby ring on his right ring finger.
The people standing next to him were all about the same age, but their clothing was similar to that of the white-haired old man. They were all respectable people.
In fact, these big bosses rarely dress like this in formal attire like today, except on special occasions. They just came to attend Su Renxin's birthday party. It was too casual and disrespectful to the owner.
Shen Xing had seen Su Renxin's photo on the news, so he recognized the white-haired old man at a glance.
Su Renxin had a kind face, straight back, and looked at Shen Xing.
Shen Xing cupped his hands and said, "I wish Mr. Su good health and endless blessings in the future!"
Su Renxin laughed: "Thank you, Mr. Shen, and thank you for the gift you gave me."
"You're welcome, Mr. Su." Shen Xing waved his hand.
"Grandpa, good luck, good health and long life." Feifei also said sweetly.
"Oh, thank you, little kid!" Su Ren was so happy that she couldn't help but pat Feifei's head. "Grandpa, I also wish you health and happiness!"
"Grandpa, can I have a look at the books you have here?" Feifei has long been greedy for all kinds of books in the room.
Before Shen Xing could say anything, Su Renxin had already nodded: "Okay, you can look at it as you like. If it's too high to reach, ask Tongtong to help you get it."
"Thank you, Grandpa." Feifei bowed lightly and walked aside.
"Did you make all these wood carvings?" Su Renxin pointed to the two wood carvings placed on the large desk and asked Shen Xing.
Shen Xing nodded: "I heard that Mr. Su likes to keep cats, so he carved this white cat wood carving as a gift. The mountains and flowing water were given to you by Su Tong."
At this moment, there is still a little bit of white air surrounding the pond carved with mountains and flowing water, rising only slightly, adding a touch of fairy air to the study.
An old man in Chinese tunic suit standing next to Su Renxin, holding a delicate faucet staff in his hand, asked: "I'm very curious, this wood sculpture has no electrical device, and the water we poured in was ordinary water, how did it evaporate? "
Shen Xing smiled and said nothing.
Su Tong immediately said for him: "Grandpa Wang, this is the secret of wood carving. Don't embarrass him."
"Maybe special substances are added to it, or it's because of the wood." Another distinguished guest speculated: "Maybe it will lose its effect over time."
"There will always be." Shen Xing said.
At this time, among Su Renxin's friends and guests, the eyes of a bald old man standing at the back shone slightly, but he quickly covered them up.
After a moment, the bald old man said, "Has Mr. Shen ever had any special experiences?"
Shen Xing looked up at him and saw that the bald old man was short in stature and of medium build. He was wearing a Tang suit and a jade ring on his thumb. He had a restrained aura and gave people a very ordinary feeling, unlike Su Renxin and others. Human appearance,.
If he hadn't spoken suddenly, Shen Xing would have even ignored his presence.
With a slight twist in his heart, Shen Xing said noncommittally: "I don't know what you are talking about, and I don't know what counts as a special encounter."
The bald old man suddenly said: "For example... bumping into ghosts!"
At this point, he suddenly slapped his mouth lightly, smiled apologetically at Su Renxin and said, "Sorry, sorry, look at my mouth, I'm still talking nonsense on such an occasion."
Su Renxin smiled and shook her head, but it could be seen that the smile was a bit forced.
Shen Xing observed the situation and judged that the relationship between the bald old man and Su Renxin was not as good as the relationship between Su Renxin and other people present.
One thing is certain, the bald old man must have encountered an abnormality. At least he knew that there was an abnormality, otherwise he would not have been able to ask himself this question just now.
Shen Xing changed the topic directly, pointed at the white cat wood carving and said, "Mr. Su, this wood carving belongs to the premium series in my shop. What do you think of it?"
Su Renxin nodded: "I just wanted to discuss it with you. This cat is very beautiful. Not only is the workmanship excellent, but every hair is lifelike, especially its cat face. It obviously looks like a cat, but it always looks like a cat." I feel like I’m seeing a human face. Do you think it’s strange?”
Shen Xing certainly knows this feeling, but this illusion does not cause people to feel panic or fear. It is just a novel motivation that can stimulate more curiosity to further appreciate the wood carvings.
"After watching it too much, I feel like the cat is alive and just lying lazy on the table." Another friend of Su Renxin said.
"When I was carving, I incorporated my understanding and some feelings about cats." Shen Xing explained.
Su Renxin asked: "You said this is just the premium series in your store. Are there any other series of works?"
Shen Xing nodded: "There are ordinary types, then high-quality ones, then the exquisite ones you see now, and finally there are collections."
"Then what type of mountain and flowing water is this?" Su Renxin asked.
"This work has been sculpted by me, and it can barely be considered a masterpiece. If the technique of pouring water in and out of the white mist is removed, it can only be regarded as a masterpiece." Shen Xing did not hide it.
"What are the top collections?" Su Renxin became more and more curious.
Shen Xing smiled and said: "Those works were probably not suitable for today's occasion, so I didn't consider them."
Su Renxin nodded: "Mr. Shen is interested. I will go to your store in person another day."
"I am coming too."
"Well, call me."
"I won't be free for a few days. Then I'll go alone."
Several other people also expressed their opinions.
Shen Xing handed the business card he had prepared to Su Tong, and Su Tong gave it to everyone present one by one. The bald old man standing silently at the back also took one, but did not say whether he would go.
"If possible, Mr. Shen, prepare a few collection items for me. I may need some in the future." Su Renxin said bluntly.
"No problem." Shen Xing nodded.
"Are the collection-type wood carvings similar to the wood carvings of mountains, flowing water, and rising clouds?" the bald old man suddenly asked.
"Not entirely," Shen Xing replied, "but each work has its own characteristics and artistic conception, so everyone's perspective and feelings about these works will be different, and it cannot be generalized."
The bald old man nodded: "After Mr. Su has selected your collection works, I want all the remaining collection series."
As soon as these words came out, except for Su Renxin and a few others, everyone present was slightly surprised.
Su Tong touched Shen Xing's hand with her elbow, with a smile and twinkling eyes.
Su Renxin smiled and said: "Mr. Shen, Mr. Lu has extremely broad resources. As long as your work is favored by him, you will almost never have to worry about sales."
Shen Xing nodded to the bald old man: "I'm blind, Mr. Lu..."
Su Renxin introduced: "Mr. Lu is the chairman of the Kuazhou Chamber of Commerce. He has more than ten companies under his name, covering many fields such as engine manufacturing, real estate, investment, tobacco and alcohol, among which the listed company Mingzhuan Capital has a market value of hundreds of billions. Even in Other states are famous as well.”
His explanation seemed to Shen Xing as if he was going to reveal everything about the bald old man. He didn't know if he meant it to be so detailed.
"I will contact you in a few days after Mr. Su has chosen the wood carving he wants," the bald old man said.
"Okay." Shen Xing said nothing more.
Everyone talked a lot on the topic of wood carving, which gave Shen Xing the feeling that these people were not just businessmen, but very knowledgeable. They quoted a lot of information during the discussion, and various opinions and quotes were readily available. They not only talked about wood carving, but also carving. Then there are some traditional crafts, such as batik, stone carving, shadow puppets, etc.
Shen Xing has his own unique insights into these things. These old people in front of him are probably almost 500 years old together. During the discussion, they will ask him what his opinion is, and they can fit into the current circle.
After Su Tongze and Feifei flipped through the book for a while, they went out to greet the guests.
At about ten o'clock, Shen Xing took Feifei to say goodbye and left.
When they were at the entrance of the villa, Su Tong walked with them for a while and asked, "How is it? The business should be able to expand this time!"
"I have to thank you!" Shen Xing smiled.
"Thank you, I'm going to write some travel notes, and I'll ask you to help me then." Su Tong said casually.
Shen Xing did not ask her what kind of travelogue it was, but asked: "Mr. Lu, are you and your grandfather good friends who have known each other for many years?"
"It seems not, we met last year." Su Tong said: "At that time, Mr. Lu was elected as the chairman of the Kuazhou Chamber of Commerce. My grandfather went to the meeting to congratulate him. When he came back, he said that Lu Yuan's background was not simple. It is said that he suddenly became The person who stood out and was chosen was someone I had never heard of before.”
Shen Xing pondered for a moment and said nothing.
Arriving at the gate of the compound, Feifei waved and said, "Goodbye, Sister Su."
Shen Xing finally came to his senses, said goodbye to Su Tong and left.
Before leaving, Shen Xing had called a car on his mobile phone. At this time, the car had arrived and was waiting at the roadside.
About two kilometers after getting in the car and leaving the Su family villa, Shen Xing asked Feifei, "Have you noticed the bald old man in the study?"
Feifei nodded: "I noticed it, because he looks at me from time to time."
"He's looking at you?" Shen Xing was stunned, but he didn't notice this.
"Yeah." Feifei said, "I can feel that he is observing me very carefully."
"How do you feel about this person?" Shen Xing continued to ask.
"I feel very uncomfortable. I have to pay attention." Feifei said bluntly.
"He ordered all my collection-level wood carvings." Shen Xing added.
"If that's the case, my dislike for him can be reduced a bit." Feifei nodded.
Shen Xing couldn't help laughing: "Anyway, be careful."
After returning home, the two of them washed up and prepared to rest.
Shortly after Feifei fell asleep, Shen Xing was going to go to the studio to do wood carving for a while, but at this time, he heard a slight noise coming from downstairs.
When he came to the stairs on the second floor, Shen Xing did not go downstairs. Instead, he stood here and looked towards the first floor, but saw nothing.
After thinking about it, he didn't choose to turn on the special pupils.
This thing has the side effect of causing temporary blindness. If it is turned on as frequently as before, it is really not sure whether it will cause serious sequelae in the future. So it’s better to turn it on less often.
And the ability of this strange pupil has been collected by him using memes.
Although the special eyes were not turned on at this moment, Shen Xing noticed something strange and looked carefully. With his naked eyes, he could see a vague shadow sitting on the sofa on the first floor. It looked like a human but not human. He could only vaguely see the outline of the figure.
"Why are you looking at me?" The cat puppet's voice sounded in his mind, but at the same time it also reached his ears, creating a strange resonance.
Shen Xing was stunned for a moment, convinced that the shadow outline was the cat puppet itself, and now a big tail was wagging there.
But Shen Xing is even more certain that he has not turned on the different eyes. Now through the collection of characteristics, he can directly observe the appearance of the cat puppet in this way.
Not only that, he can also hear the cat puppet speak directly, instead of having to rely on resonance in his mind to know what the cat puppet is saying like before.
"Hey, I feel something is different about you." The cat puppet's surprised voice reached his ears again.
