My ancestors were all antique dealers. During their peak period, they opened two stores in Liulichang. Everyone in Sijiu City knew about the antique business.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the family followed my grandfather south and settled in Jiangcheng. My grandfather entered a local museum and became a senior expert in the field of cultural relics.

In 1987, the local salvage bureau salvaged a sunken ship in a certain sea area.

Countless antiques were found inside.

At that time, the news of the successful salvage of the sunken ship shocked the whole world.

But my grandfather was arrested and imprisoned for more than ten years because of this incident.

I heard that when the sunken ship was salvaged, there were so many exquisite antiques that it was dazzling to see. Everyone involved in the salvage knew that as long as you take just one piece from here, you can basically live a carefree life for the rest of your life.

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It was true that many people took some things secretly at that time, including grandpa, but everything was fine if everyone returned them.

But in the end, only my grandfather was arrested.

Because among the things grandpa took away, an antique similar to a key was missing.

The search team came to my house and searched it many times, but found nothing. When I asked my grandfather, he gritted his teeth and said he didn't take anything.

Many years later, on the day my grandfather was released from prison, dozens of luxury cars were parked in front of the prison, all of them coming to pick him up from prison.

But he didn't sit in any of them, and got on the bus despite the driver's disgusted look.

When we got home, the situation still didn't stop.

Every day the house is full of people and bustling.

I was young at that time, only eighteen years old, and I had no idea what these people were doing here. In my memory, my grandfather was a thin old man, with a plain appearance and not much ability.

In addition to these people coming to my door, I also found that there are always some people hiding around my house.

It seemed like he was staring at grandpa.

But my grandfather was unusually calm. On the third day after he was released from prison, he began to thank guests behind closed doors.

No matter who is coming? Grandpa chooses not to see him.

During that time, even my father, uncle, and uncle disappeared, leaving only my fourth uncle to take care of me at home. My fourth uncle arranged for me to deliver food to my grandfather every day, so I brought the food to the door every day and called him "grandpa".

Will stretch out a hand to take the food in.

Days like this lasted for about a month.

When grandpa came out of the house again, I found that he had a lot of scars on his body.

There was a palm print on the face, the kind that requires long nails to scratch into, and blood can be seen.

He looked a little embarrassed.

He looked pale, coughed constantly, and coughed up some black blood from time to time.

His physical condition also became worse and worse.

I remember the day my grandfather was released from prison. Although his mental state was not very good, he was not in this state.

Although I don't spend much time with my grandfather, I am still quite worried when I see him look like this.

I wanted to persuade my grandpa to go to the hospital, but he sternly refused.

His eyes fell on me and he suddenly asked me: "Zhuo'er, does our family have enough money now?"

I was stunned for a few seconds after hearing this, because after my grandfather was imprisoned, our family opened an antique shop at Tianxin Pavilion Antique Market in Jiangcheng.

The business was actually pretty good, especially on the day my grandfather was released from prison, the business in the store got even better.

I would say that my family is not particularly wealthy, but I definitely have enough money to spend.

I looked at my grandpa in confusion, and then said, "That's enough flowers."

"As long as you spend enough, Zhuo'er, the family business may fall into your hands in the future. You can learn some skills from grandpa during this period."

Grandpa spoke leisurely, giving people the feeling that he couldn't take a breath.

I was very worried about my grandfather's condition, but he told me not to worry. In the next few months, I continued to learn from my grandfather. I have to say that my grandfather has very advanced abilities in antiques.

Both in terms of appraisal and feng shui, they are very powerful.

When I was studying, my grandfather also praised me for my strong talent and ability. The six months I studied was worth a lifetime.

But what grandpa doesn’t know is that I have actually been interested in these things since I was a child. Even when grandpa was in prison, I studied on my own.

No matter it is calligraphy and painting, porcelain, pottery, or jade, I can identify the authenticity.

One day about half a year later, more than ten cars suddenly arrived in front of my house, led by a black extended version of the "Hongqi" car.

It also belongs to the customized and exclusive type.

Ordinary people are definitely not qualified to ride in this kind of car. When he got off the car, I saw a jade ring on his finger. I could tell at a glance that it was an object from the early Song Dynasty.

Very valuable.

After he arrived, his eyes fell on me. His eyes were a little deep, and the aura he exuded was very strong.

He is probably in his sixties or seventies.

He glanced at me and then said slowly: "Young man, is your grandpa here?"

"What are you doing with my grandpa? He is not in good health and won't see any visitors during this time."

I refused.

In the past six months, my grandfather has indeed not seen any strangers.

After hearing my words, his expression did not change at all. Instead, he said calmly: "You and your grandfather should inform you that Xu Pingchun has come to see him. He will definitely meet me."

I looked at this man suspiciously, knowing in my heart that this man must also be a big shot with status.

He said: "Wait a minute, I'm going to report it now."

I turned around and entered the house. Grandpa is usually in the bedroom now and usually doesn't see the light.

When I came to the door of his room, I heard a dry cough coming from inside.

"Ahem..."

"Grandpa, someone is looking for you outside."

"not see."

An old and hoarse voice sounded.

"But he said his name was Xu Pingchun, and said that as long as he said his name, you would definitely meet him..."

"What did you say?"

Grandpa's voice suddenly became a little more excited.

Something stirred in my heart. This was the first time I saw him react like this.

"Xu Pingchun said he wanted to see you."

I simply repeated it.

My voice fell to the ground, and my grandfather was silent for about a minute.

Then he said: "What is supposed to come has come, just let him in."

I hummed, but I didn't expect that this guy was right. As long as I told him his name, my grandfather would really meet him.

I turned around and ran out, saying to Xu Pingchun: "My grandpa asked you to go in."

Xu Pingchun twitched the corner of his mouth and smiled stiffly.

Then he was about to walk inside, and there were dozens of followers standing around him. These followers looked well-trained at first glance.

"You guys wait here."

Dozens of black-clad followers responded one after another.

The aura is not generally strong.

He walked inside alone, and I followed behind.
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