Chapter 21 Old Friend?

When Shen Qingcheng saw that Uncle Zhong seemed to be relieved, he carefully replied to Uncle Zhong's words.

"My master loves to smoke Lan cigarettes, so under my influence, I followed my master and occasionally smoked one on weekdays."

Uncle Zhong looked at Lan Yan in his hand and looked at him again and again, "Hey... I used to have an old friend who also liked to smoke this, but unfortunately things changed, so I lost contact with him."

Is it an old friend again?! Shen Qingcheng was questioning in his heart. Do so many old friends like to smoke Lan cigarettes?

Uncle Zhong saw that he was so tragic that he was talking, he looked at Shen Qingcheng and Ouyang Jie with an apology. "By the way, you came here just now to buy my luminous cup, right? Are you choosing the best ones?"

Ouyang Jie said to Uncle Zhong with a humble look, "My requirements may be higher. My father had supported the third line in Dunhuang, and later he went abroad by chance. Over the years, my father missed every scene and everything in Dunhuang, especially for the luminous cup. He always wanted me to choose a good quality for him to take it back as a souvenir."

Uncle Zhong looked at Ouyang Jie twice more, mainly because he heard Ouyang Jie introduce that his father had supported the construction of the third line. He said to Ouyang Jie very gratefully, "Those years have really made your father and the others. Not to mention the hardships, they have to overcome difficulties and complete the assigned tasks, which has benefited our local people. We admire the staff of the construction of the third line very much."

Ouyang Jie didn't expect that Uncle Zhong would respect the third-line construction personnel so much, which surprised him.

"Uncle Zhong, my father said they are contributing to the country, and they are bricks that need to be moved wherever they need." Ouyang Jie repeated what his father said.

Uncle Zhong gave Ouyang Jie awe-inspiringly, "They are all heroes."

When Cao Yanyan saw Uncle Zhong chatting first, she was afraid that Uncle Zhong would start chatting endlessly, so she hurriedly reminded her.

"Uncle Zhong, experts just arrived in Dunhuang today. You should introduce your luminous cup to them. Everyone is here to your luminous cup."

After Cao Yanyan said this, Uncle Zhong felt a little embarrassed, "What, I'll take you four cups and see which one you want."

Shen Qingcheng and Ouyang Jie looked at each other, after all, they were all outsiders, so they nodded to Uncle Zhong.

When Uncle Zhong went to the inner room to get the luminous cup, Shen Qingcheng asked Cao Yanyan beside him. "Miss Cao, do you know who the old friend mentioned by Uncle Zhong just now is?"

Shen Qingcheng felt a little regretful as soon as he said that, after all, it seemed that it was inappropriate for him to inquire about Uncle Zhong's old friend like this.

"You said we were about the same age. Do you seem unfamiliar when you call me Miss Cao?" Cao Yanyan answered the question that was irrelevant to Shen Qingcheng.

Bai Yu saw Cao Yanyan teasing Shen Qingcheng again, and grinned beside him, "Yanzi, you must have fallen in love with us Xiao Shen, you have never seen you get close to us along the way?"

Bai Yu's words just fell into Uncle Zhong's ears. Uncle Zhong held four boxes in his hand. Seeing this, Shen Qingcheng hurriedly stepped forward and helped Uncle Zhong take the initiative to get two.

"Expert Bai, what did you say just now? Swallow has a crush on Expert Shen? I'm afraid it's not possible. This Swallow has a high vision and a strong spirit. I think her true destiny has not appeared yet."

Uncle Zhong looked at Cao Yanyan like a half-immortal, looked at Shen Qingcheng again, and added, "You have no chance."

Shen Qingcheng buried his head awkwardly, while Cao Yanyan blushed at what Uncle Zhong said.

The atmosphere was a little nervous for a moment. Bai Yu saw that there were two experts Zhou Qingyang and Ouyang Jie next to him. It was never a way to entertain guests.

"Uncle Zhong, I think we're still going back to the truth. Let me tell us the difference between these four luminous cups first." Bai Yu controlled the field and redirected everyone's attention to the luminous cup.

Uncle Zhong pretended to cough lightly, "You can touch these four luminous cups first, and I'll tell you slowly later."

Shen Qingcheng, Bai Yu, Ouyang Jie and Zhou Qingyang each took out a luminous cup and watched it carefully.

After carefully looking, the four people placed the four cups in a row on the table and looked at them carefully.

"Uncle Zhong, these four cups do not seem to be the same place, and their quality is unique." Shen Qingcheng spoke first.

Because Shen Qingcheng usually carved Buddha statues and had to come into contact with some jade materials, he compared Bai Yu present, Zhou Qingyang and Ouyang Jie to understand something.

Uncle Zhong saw that Shen Qingcheng seemed to see some clues, so he hurriedly continued to ask Shen Qingcheng, "Expert Shen, what kind of jade materials are carved from these four jade materials?"

Shen Qingcheng looked at everyone and nodded humbly to tell everyone.

"Uncle Zhong, I'm also showing off my skills in front of you. The first one I put on the Boan shelf was Qilian Mountain Jade, this is Manas' Jade, this is Bozhou Tianshan Green, this is Hetian Ink Jade, and this is the colorful jade from southern Yunnan."

Shen Qingcheng said all the materials of the four luminous cups in one breath, which made Uncle Zhong unable to help but give Shen Qingcheng a thumbs up.

"Expert Chen, you are such a knowledgeable versatile talent. I originally wanted to make things difficult for you, but I didn't expect that you would say the quality and material of these cups is exactly the same."

Shen Qingcheng didn't expect that he just said something casually, and he felt unsure in his heart. Unexpectedly, after he said that, Uncle Zhong would praise him.

Uncle Zhong picked up the colorful jade luminous cup in his hand and looked at everyone, "This is made of colorful jade carved from southern Yunnan jadeite. The cup wall is thin and has colorful cloud patterns. It will also emit colorful halos under the moonlit night."

Then Uncle Zhong picked up the Hotan ink jade in his hand, "This is carved from the Hotan ink jade. The wall of the cup is transparent and has good light transmission to the moon."

"This is Tianshan Qing in Bozhou. Its origin is in Xinjiang, and the patterns of Tianshan Qing are also very special."

"This is the jastic from Manas, and its origin is also in Xinjiang, and the jasper has a good light transmission."

"Finally, I want to talk about our Qilian jade. Qilian jade is of various green color, including light green, emerald green, dark green, white and filtered colors. It has a dense structure, fine color, bright color, soft, and a hardness of 4 to 7 degrees. The carvings are delicate, moist and translucent. Therefore, they are the best raw material for the material of luminous cups."

Ouyang Jie exclaimed excitedly, "Oh my God, if I choose these five cups myself and put them together, I really don't know which one is the best. Now after Uncle Zhong's introduction, I find that each has its own merits."

Zhou Qingyang was also very educated and praised Uncle Zhong. He didn't expect that he would come to buy a luminous cup with him, but he didn't expect that he would take a jade class.

Although this was the second time Bai Yu came to Uncle Zhong’s shop, this was the first time he had heard Uncle Zhong speak so thoroughly, and he also praised Uncle Zhong.
Chapter completed!