Start with an antique shop and become rich overnight

Chapter 170 Gift
It was drizzling, and there were few tourists on the streets of the ancient town. It was quiet, and the steam of food lingered in the shops along the water.

The signature dish of the restaurant is the traditional recipes from the famous book, including ham and bamboo shoot soup, steamed duck with fermented rice wine, eggplant and dried fish dessert, yam and jujube paste cake, and almond tea for drinks.

This restaurant serves small portions and focuses on exquisite presentation, so it's suitable to order a few dishes to try them out.

I guess it’s an improved way of cooking. The eggplant fish is really delicious and doesn’t taste like eggplant.

"Xiao Lu came to the studio that day and said, 'You want to knock down the wall next to you?'" Shen You was curious about the reason.

The wall she was talking about was not the exterior facade, but the interior wall next to the private residence next door.

In fact, the two gardens were originally one, but were separated into two after several changes of ownership and renovations.

The wall in the middle is quite old. If we want to move it now, we need to apply for it. Xiao Lu ran around for two days.

He said the matter was difficult, but Mr. Wen really gave too much.

"I live in the house next door, and I find it more convenient. As for replacing the door in the middle, I've applied for it, but it hasn't been approved yet." Wen Zhi raised his eyes and sighed.

If I had known this earlier, I should have changed it years ago.

"No wonder he's worried." Shen You smiled. "The wall inside should be movable. It was built later. It's just troublesome. The subsequent process will probably take at least one or two months."

Changing the route of the gate will not have much impact, and you don't have to take a detour to get there from his house.

Many of the doors of the private residences here have been changed to antique wooden doors with steel plates in the middle and modern anti-theft locks.

Shen You spent a lot of money to make it at the beginning, otherwise the door would have a large rotten area at the bottom, which would have made it look unsafe.

When they came out after dinner, the cold wind outside blew and they instantly had only one thought: "Let's go back to the studio."

It's too cold at night.

On the way to the parking lot, Wen Zhi made a mysterious phone call. When he saw Shen You looking back, his speech speed immediately increased.

"Yes, that's right there."

After he hung up the phone, Shen You didn't hear clearly. She felt a little bit of anticipation in her heart, but she didn't dare to expect too much.

It only takes about ten minutes to drive back from the ancient town parking lot.

The outdoor part of Xiyuan uses solar light sources, which are usually turned on at night. If this kind of house is not lit, it will look too deserted after dark.

After Shen You entered the room and turned on the lights and air conditioner, he suddenly heard a noise behind him.

When she turned around, she saw a person standing in the light and shadow holding a bunch of flowers in the style of an oil painting, striding towards her and handing them to her.

Next to him was a handsome young man wearing black work clothes, white gloves and carrying a black box.

Shen You saw on the Internet that a certain cake brand’s delivery staff were all 185-yuan guys, and a small cake would cost four figures.

"Jiangcheng also opened this cake shop?"

“No, we can deliver it from Haicheng.” The young man replied.

This means that the delivery fee is not cheaper than the cake.

Opening a cake was too ceremonial, Shen You felt a little embarrassed, and a pleasant voice sounded beside her.
"I didn't know what kind of flowers you liked, so I asked the boss to recommend some and picked some myself. I've had the cake before and thought it looked nice, so I ordered it for you, too."

He also didn't know whether Shen You liked these or not.

"Thank you. Apart from my parents and you, no one else would remember my birthday so carefully."

Shen You smiled with her eyes curved, her eyes reflecting his delicate face, and she said sincerely, "I have never received such beautiful flowers and cakes."

Like Monet's garden, gorgeous and colorful, when I see it, my heart feels a little brighter.

The delivery guy put the cake away, gave us his blessing, and left. He lit the candles. There were only two people here, and the one singing was definitely not Shen You.

Wen Zhi had never done this before, and had never sung a song for anyone. "Does this world have to sing when it celebrates its birthday?"

"Not necessarily." Shen You said without hesitation.

When she celebrated her birthday at home before, she didn’t know how to sing, and her parents were embarrassed, so they played it on their cellphone.

There was no need to worry about whether to sing or not. She would just mingle with the crowd when celebrating other people's birthdays. After all, her own singing was out of tune and it didn't sound good, so she didn't want to embarrass herself.

Just when Shen You asked Wen Zhi to take her phone and take a photo for her, she heard a very soft humming in her ear.

Accompanied by the sound of wind outside the door and the rustling of swaying branches, it was cool and melodious.

At that moment, Shen You heard the sound of his heart beating faster, and he didn't know if it was because of nervousness or some other reason.

She stared at the crystal clear sugar shapes on the cake, and her eyes unconsciously fell on the person opposite her.

From the angle where she was bowing her head when making a wish, her face couldn't be seen. She could only see the clothes in front of her and her hand holding her phone.

Shen You raised her head a second late, and thus missed the unnatural look on Wen Zhi's face and the redness on his ears. When they looked at each other, their expressions returned to normal, except that their eyes were still a little nervous.

"Let me see the photo." Shen You reached out and took his phone. "It's better than Gu Shaoyu's composition."

There’s no filter on, it’s okay, she can adjust it herself.

When taking photos, Gu Shaoyu only cares about the scenery and doesn't care about people's life or death. How can he take photos that look like people?

Wen Zhi handed over a box, "Birthday present."

Shen You smiled and took it, "Then I open it?"

"Yeah." Wen Zhi looked at her expectantly.

The box contained a hairpin carved from agarwood. It had a simple shape and it was obvious that the carving was not done by a master craftsman. There were obvious traces of handwork, but every detail was carefully handled.

This kind of high-quality agarwood carved hairpin is a waste of materials. If you buy it directly, it will definitely be made by a master craftsman.

"Did you carve it yourself?" Shen You said with certainty.

Wen Zhi nodded. Antiques and wood were things that could be bought. Xiao Lu was right. She herself had enough of them. But if she just bought them directly, she felt that it lacked the care that Xiao Lu mentioned.

So he found an old craftsman who was good at wood carving and did it himself.

First draw the shape of the hairpin on the wood. He can draw and use carving tools.

During those two days in Da Qi, people in the mansion saw Wen Zhi holding a carving knife and carving wood. He even ruined several pieces of wood used for experiments. Who could understand the shock he felt?

Everyone thought that he had suffered a blow and was abandoned, otherwise why wouldn't they have seen the girl come to the house for so many days.

He stayed up all night, sitting in his room carving the wood, and finally he finished it.

"This is my first time carving a hairpin. My skills are not as good as those of professionals. You can wear it while watching."

Shen You said firmly, "I think it's great! I want it to have traces of handicrafts and retain the characteristics of agarwood!"

Carving is time-consuming and laborious. It looks like a simple hairpin, but it is actually difficult to carve, especially in such a short time.

If she were asked to spend several days carving something for someone, she probably couldn't do it herself, so she would definitely choose to spend money to hire a master she knew.

The corners of Wen Zhi's lips slightly raised, his eyes lit up, and his face was full of joy.

Just, his smile looks quite worthless.

This chapter has been stuck from dusk till now QAQ, the next chapter will be late~