Tao Liangchen

Chapter 193 Grandfather and Grandson: A Bond Across Generations

The *Admonitions Scroll* was a work Su Yehao had heard of, a national treasure-level painting passed down through generations.

It could only be said that the old man's taste at home was too picky, only liking the best and most expensive things.

With his maternal grandfather's wealth, anything that could be easily obtained had long been acquired.

The British Museum wasn't willing to sell the *Admonitions Scroll* even for millions of pounds. Naturally, Su Yehao had no way to fulfill his maternal grandfather's wish, at least not in the short term.

It belonged to the category of weighty cultural relics, a "crown jewel" of the museum's collection. There were also experts among the foreigners who knew its worth.

Otherwise, even museum collections would have some room for maneuver.

Once again witnessing the wealth of an old-fashioned tycoon, Su Yehao was enlightened.

Holding the Ru ware celadon glaze washer in his hands for a careful examination, the purchase price of two million U.S. dollars seemed very worthwhile. Its value had already tripled or quadrupled by now.

The small box containing the chicken cup was still in Su Yehao's coat pocket. At this time, he also wanted to take this Ru ware round washer away.

His maternal grandfather saw through Su Yehao's little thoughts and immediately said with a smile, "Don't be so greedy. I can't give you this one. If you like it, you can have it when I'm gone one day."

"Then I'll have to wait. With your health, Grandpa, you can easily live another thirty years. You're still young."

Flattering his maternal grandfather wasn't shameful.

Su Yehao's tone was sincere, which made the old man laugh heartily.

Immediately afterward, he said to his maternal grandfather again: "When I make a fortune someday, I'll even buy the Queen's crown at an auction to help you get the *Admonitions Scroll* back. Museums care about face and may not sell it to outsiders, but exchanging collections has a chance of success."

"There's no need. Why would I spend a lot of money to buy back something that was stolen in the past? Wouldn't that make me a sucker?"

Old Master Tang carefully put the Northern Song Dynasty Ru ware celadon glaze washer back into the box and continued, "Collecting is like living life. Other people's things are always the best. For example, I used to treat this little thing as a treasure, and I would take it out and look at it before going to bed. Now it's kept in the bank vault, and I don't even see it once a year."

What you can't get is always the best.

Similar to the "fragrant" law, it belongs to the philosophy of life.

Even if the British Museum really agreed to sell the *Admonitions Scroll* to Old Master Tang for six million pounds, it would most likely end up like this Ru ware celadon glaze washer.

Su Yehao still remembered when his mother bought him seals. At this moment, the four seals used to pass down the family fortune were probably forgotten by the old man.

Regret is most memorable when it cannot be fulfilled.

Giving a thumbs up, Su Yehao praised, "As expected of Grandpa, this kind of insight is very profound. Speaking of the cultural relics that were stolen in the past, I think the animal head fountains of the Yuanmingyuan are very representative. You know a lot of people, can you help me find a few back? I don't need you to pay this time. I'll sell them to my dad at a higher price later. I think it can be very useful when promoting real estate."

"What animal heads? I haven't heard of them. How can this thing be related to selling buildings?"

It's not that Old Master Tang didn't know enough, but the animal heads and the like hadn't been hyped up yet. In those years, countless cultural relics were lost overseas, and a few "faucets" were not eye-catching at all.

Su Yehao calmly said nonsense: "I saw it in a miscellaneous book, saying that the Yuanmingyuan had twelve zodiac fountain sculptures, and their heads were all sawed off. I just think it's suitable for hype, and it will be very topical. As long as there is attention, customers will pay attention to our real estate, won't that drive sales? It is suitable to be placed in shopping malls, so that customers can visit while shopping."

He didn't specifically think about bringing them back. The main reason was that after getting the chicken cup, Su Yehao set his sights on the collection value of other artworks.

Speaking of the most famous items, the animal heads must be one of them.

Moreover, the price is cheap in this era. It's better to keep it for myself, raise their value, than to let foreigners easily take the money away. It's purely out of personal interest.

Old Master Tang nodded after listening and casually said, "I'll help you ask when I have time."

Gu </span> He didn't take it to heart, I don't know if he took it to heart...

After leaving the bank.

The old man took the opportunity to go out and wanted to go to Yung Kee Restaurant to eat roast goose.

The driver knew the way. When he came to this restaurant, he happened to see someone carrying a box to pack roast goose, saying that he would take it back to Malaysia as a specialty gift for relatives and friends.

A small plate of golden roast goose, served with pine nut misty pork and a plate of Prince Lo Mein is enough.

While having dinner, Su Yehao received a call from the little girl checking on him. After hanging up, he asked the old man for advice and said:

"There is one thing that has been bothering me recently, that is, I have fallen in love with many good girls at the same time, but unfortunately I can't be in two places at once, and I am caught from time to time. What should I do in this situation?"

"...How many girlfriends do you have? I mean the kind who are seriously dating."

Old Master Tang's ideas were "enlightened". At this time, he had a smile on his face and didn't mean to teach Su Yehao a lesson at all. On the contrary, he was quite gratified.

Grandpa and grandson, separated by a generation, are close.

The old man did not forget to remind him: "At your age, you should also consider having children earlier. It will be easier to have them earlier. Anyway, there are many nannies at home, and you don't need to worry about it yourself."

Different from Su's father's burden as an elder, there was no pressure to talk about these things with his maternal grandfather. Su Yehao whispered, "Three?"

"That's a bit troublesome. When faced with emotional problems, even the dumbest woman will become shrewd."

After his maternal grandfather finished speaking, he continued: "But you don't have to worry, leave the trouble to me, I will be the bad guy, just don't go too far. Also, try to have children as soon as possible. You are strong now, and the children will be healthy."

Old Master Tang has become a little obsessed with the issue of family continuation.

Look at the house on Big Wave Bay Road, which was worth more than 100 million before, and he gave it away as soon as he said so. He would rather continue to live in the old house, but also worry about the issue of the children's surname.

The older generation, especially the old Hong Kong people with a strong family inheritance atmosphere, have unusually stubborn ideas.

Therefore, Old Master Tang is not afraid that Su Yehao is fickle, but is most afraid that this grandson will not be moved by beauty. As he gets older, he may die someday.

On the matter of "having a boy named Tang", even luxury houses, precious antiques, etc. have to stand aside. This is his maternal grandfather's deepest obsession, fearing that he will not be able to hold the little baby in his arms until the day it is a foregone conclusion, cutting off the family's incense.

Seeing that his maternal grandfather always turned the topic back to children, Su Yehao explained helplessly: "I'm only nineteen, it's best to wait two or three years, career is important, and milk powder is quite expensive now."

Instantly blowing his beard and staring, the old man almost knocked him on the head with his chopsticks, and said with disappointment:

"Money, money, money! At such a young age, you only think about making money all day long. There are tens of billions at home, can you lack a few cans of milk powder? There is still some in my bank account. I will write you a check later. As long as I see the child within two years, the money will not have to be paid back, and if it expires, it will be paid back with interest."

"How much?"

"Forty or fifty million, there is not much cash to use, and I still have a few buildings in Mong Kok to collect rent."

"Tsk..."

Su Yehao was moved.

Thinking that if they all urged marriage and childbirth like this, who wouldn't agree...