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Chapter 838 Worry
2022, December , there are still six days until the winter solstice.

In a lakeside Chinese courtyard house in a residential complex in the western suburbs of Hangzhou, Jing Kangshan removed his reading glasses, put down his recently disconnected phone, and looked at Su Ning, who was concentrating on restoring porcelain. He said, "Aning, I just made an appointment with Ah Lu on the phone. This year, we're going back to Jingyuan in the south city to celebrate the New Year."

"Oh? Is he sure he can come back?" Suning looked up at Jing Kangshan in surprise and couldn't help but express his biggest worry. You know, Jing Kangshan has no interest in going home for the New Year.

"Yes! He is said to be able to come back before the winter solstice." Jing Kangshan explained to Suning with a relieved smile. He had not seen Jing Yu for many years.

"Okay! Let's rush back tomorrow morning, and stop the business of Jingyuan Scenic Area, and renovate the entire Jingyuan." Although Suning knew that Jing Kangshan would definitely not come back, he still didn't want to let Jing Kangshan feel disappointed so soon, so he told him his arrangements with a smile.

"Great! We can finally have a reunion year."

"Grandpa, are you still asking about that half scroll of inscriptions?"

"Yeah! It's been so many years, and there's no news at all."

"Grandpa, maybe there will be news soon."

"Well, anyway, our Jing family will never give up."

Although Su Ning knew that the half scroll of inscriptions was in the hands of Si Qing's father, he did not know the specific address of Si Qing's hometown, and naturally did not want to have too much contact with Si Qing. In addition, Jing Kangshan was in very good health due to his careful support for many years, so Su Ning was not too anxious to find this half scroll of inscriptions.

The next day, Suning first put the luggage he had packed in advance into the trunk of the car, and then took his grandfather to his hometown in Nancheng. At this time, Suning's car had long been replaced with Yangwang U8, and it was an experimental model obtained from BYD through connections. The main reason was that Suning had been eager for it for a long time, and this car really made the Chinese people see a little hope for domestic cars.

"Aning, is this car really a domestic car?" Jing Kangshan also looked at Suning's electric car curiously, and felt that it was much better than Suning's Mercedes-Benz cars.

"Yes! And it's a new energy electric car. This car finally gives the Chinese people a glimmer of hope."

"Yeah! It's not easy."

Suning's Yangwang U8 can be said to be the first one on the market, so it is still very cool when driving on the road. It soon arrived at its destination via the highway from Hangzhou to Nancheng. At this time, the Jingyuan scenic spot had been closed for maintenance, so naturally there were no tourists' vehicles competing with Suning for parking spaces.

"Uncle Jing, Aning, you're back?" The security guard of Jingyuan hurried up to greet them. He had heard early in the morning that Jing Kangshan and Suning were coming back to celebrate the New Year.

"Haha, yes! I decided to celebrate the New Year in Jingyuan this year, and I'd like to check the conditions of these houses in Jingyuan." Jing Kangshan looked at the security guard with a kind face and explained.

"Aning, let me help you with your luggage." At this time, the security guard noticed Suning who was carrying his luggage, and he quickly ran forward to help Suning.

"No need! Brother Fei, it's just two suitcases."

After the grandfather and grandson were busy in Jingyu Hall, it was already noon. Suning hurried into the kitchen and started cooking lunch. When he called back yesterday, he had asked the staff here to prepare all kinds of ingredients, so Suning quickly prepared three dishes and one soup for the grandfather and grandson.

After dinner, while clearing the dishes from the table, Suning looked at Jing Kangshan and explained, "Grandpa, I'll be repairing a Yuan Dynasty blue and white porcelain plate later. You can go out and take a few strolls."

"Oh? Is it the blue and white plate with mandarin duck and lotus pond pattern that you mentioned last time?" Jing Kangshan, who was full and satisfied, looked at Suning in surprise, because he knew that this was an invaluable national treasure.

"Yes! It was just sent back from London the day before yesterday. I heard that the Palace Museum has a similar one in its collection."

"Alright! I'll go visit my neighbors later."

The large Yuan blue and white porcelain plate that Suning mentioned is severely damaged, which is a big job for Suning, the current art master. Moreover, Suning does not want to use the most common gold repair technique. He feels that such a restoration would be too unfair to this returned national treasure. Therefore, Suning plans to restore it as much as possible without any regrets.

Sitting alone at his own dedicated workbench, he didn't need to wear glasses with his physique. Any so-called subtle details could not escape his discerning eyes. Then Suning slowly entered a state of ecstasy. He felt that the porcelain in his hand was more lovely than any woman in his life. Looking at the porcelain fragments in his hand, he felt like they were living elves.

Watching his little grandson selflessly starting the restoration work, Jing Kangshan smiled silently and turned to leave. This little grandson has always been his greatest pride, and he has indeed managed to nourish his mind and body at the same time. So Jing Kangshan walked out quietly with a look of satisfaction on his face, ready to open his gate to visit his old neighbor.

As luck would have it, the heroine Si Qing also came to Jingyuan at this time, but found that Jingyuan had been temporarily closed. Finally, after much persuasion, she spent 80 yuan for the ticket as she wished, and walked into this quaint scenic manor with a very depressed face.

In fact, she had heard over the years that there was a very good scenic spot in the suburbs of South City, but for so many years she had been like a wound-up machine, constantly forcing herself to work hard in the bank. Finally, in just three years, she became a customer manager, so this was her first time to come to this "broken garden" in front of her.

The reason he came here this time was because he had just taken over a client from a former account manager. This client, Zhao Feng, had borrowed 500,000 yuan from their Nancheng Commercial Bank. When the repayment date came, the client Zhao Feng, who owed the money, suddenly disappeared. It was obvious that this client Zhao Feng was a real deadbeat, so Si Qing came here this time to find the guarantor, Chen Lianzhi, who was also the wife of the borrower, to collect the debt.

When Si Qing walked into Jingyuan, she couldn't help but feel a little surprised, because she found that these Chinese courtyards in front of her were obviously valuable. If the guarantor or borrower owned a house here, then their 500,000 loan from Nancheng Commercial Bank would be settled.

Si Qing took out his phone and took photos of the siheyuans before him, all while calling and texting acquaintances to get valuations. As he passed a door, he saw it open from the inside. Si Qing, feeling relieved, imagined a long-legged prince charming appearing. But then, he saw a long-legged old man.
"Huh? Girl, who are you looking for?" Jing Kangshan looked at the girl in front of him who was taking pictures with her mobile phone in surprise and asked.

"Ah? Uncle, where does Chen Lianzhi live?" Si Qing quickly put down his phone awkwardly, looked at Jing Kangshan in front of him with a smile on his face and asked.

"Lianzhi? You live just across the lake." Jing Kangshan pointed directly to the shop across the lake.

"Thank you, uncle."

Looking at the back of the beautiful girl turning and leaving, Jing Kangshan suddenly felt something in his heart, and then he remembered that his two grandsons didn't have girlfriends yet. He turned around and looked in the direction of his little grandson who was repairing porcelain there. After thinking for a while, Jing Kangshan gritted his teeth and returned to the courtyard again.

"Aning! Aning!" Jing Kangshan, who had turned back, immediately shouted at the top of his lungs.

"Ah? Grandpa, what happened again?" Su Ning was startled and his hand suddenly trembled. He responded to Jing Kangshan loudly with some depression.

"Aning, please go to your sister Chen and get me a pack of tea." Jing Kangshan felt that what he was considering was more important, so he still shouted to Su Ning.

"Grandpa, didn't I tell you that I was busy? Why don't you just go there and take a walk?" Suning said a little depressed at this time, feeling that Jing Kangshan was just an old child now.

"What's wrong! Aning, I can't order you around now?" Jing Kangshan came in front of Suning and suddenly asked with his eyes wide open.

"Huh? Okay! Okay! Okay! I'll go now! My respected grandpa, what kind of tea would you like to drink?" Suning could only put down the porcelain fragments in his hand with a helpless smile, then stood up and looked at the old child in front of him with a forced smile.

"Big red pouch."

"Okay! My respected grandpa, please wait a moment!" Suning helplessly put down the porcelain fragments in his hand, then stood up and ran out of the courtyard quickly.

Seeing that he had finally fooled his grandson, Jing Kangshan lay down on the recliner in the corridor with a smug look on his face, imagining that his grandson would have an encounter with a girl. He felt that his plan and operation were really perfect. However, just as Jing Kangshan's butt touched the recliner, he saw his grandson coming back panting.

"Grandpa, this is for you! The Dahongpao you wanted." Suning pretended to be panting and handed a bag of Dahongpao to the confused Jing Kangshan.

"Huh? So fast? Did you fly there?" Thinking that it was only less than a minute, how could Suning run back and forth?
"Run over there! I guarantee it's the top-grade Dahongpao." Suning directly stuffed the Dahongpao in his hand into Jing Kangshan's hand.

"Hmph! I don't believe it! I'd like to check it carefully." Jing Kangshan still opened the paper bag in his hand with a questioning look on his face, and felt more and more that his grandson in front of him was not honest.

"Look at it as you like! Then I'll go back and fix the disk."

"Hmm? This Dahongpao is really good! It seems that Lianzhi is finally willing to buy good stuff instead of those defective products that fool tourists." Jing Kangshan showed a surprised expression after opening the paper package, and couldn't help but smiled with satisfaction, but he still didn't understand why his grandson's movements were too fast.

"Yeah! Yes! Yes!" Suning, who had returned to the workbench, continued to work while casually dealing with this somewhat puzzled grandfather.

"No! Did you see a beautiful girl when you went to your sister Chen's place?" Jing Kangshan soon realized something was wrong, and then looked at Su Ning who had returned to the workbench and asked again.

"Ah? I see it! I see it! It's as beautiful as a flower." Suning just took out a bag of Dahongpao from the space world. How could he have the mood to go to Chen Lianzhi across the street, let alone meet any beautiful girl. No matter how beautiful the girl was, she was not as important as repairing the national treasure by himself.

"Hey! You're such a piece of crap! You didn't even bother asking for the girl's contact information." Jing Kangshan slapped his thigh in regret. "Huh? Grandpa, after all this time, you're worried about your grandson's wife again?" Su Ning also realized Jing Kangshan's intentions belatedly.

"Hmph! Aning, you're already thirty-three this year. It's time to consider getting married and having children." Jing Kangshan looked at Su Ning helplessly. He felt that none of Su Ning's girlfriends were suitable. He just wanted his grandson to settle down as soon as possible. "How many of your girlfriends are suitable for marriage? That one named Song Yi is quite good, but she's much older than you and has a child. You have to give me a great-grandson before I die, right?"

"Okay! I'll consider it." Suning shook his head helplessly. He was really annoyed by being urged to get married every day.

"Humph!"

Si Qing had already arrived at Chen Lianzhi's shop, and wanted to ask about Zhao Feng indirectly, "Boss, do you sell lanterns in your shop?"

"Yes! The lanterns are made by my husband's lantern factory, and the other handicrafts are made by other masters." At first, Chen Lianzhi did not doubt Si Qing's purpose, because their scenic area is really very busy, and it is not the deserted and broken garden in the original drama.

"Oh? Madam, where is your husband now?"

"Do you know my husband?" Chen Lianzhi realized something at this moment, and then looked at Si Qing with a defensive look on her face.

"Ms. Chen, I'm Si Qing, a customer manager at Nancheng Commercial Bank. Your husband, Zhao Feng, has borrowed 500,000 yuan from our bank, and the guarantor is you, Ms. Chen." Si Qing no longer pretended, but took out his business card and handed it to Chen Lianzhi.

"About this! I know! It's mainly because I've been too busy these days. I will go to your bank to repay the money tomorrow." Chen Lianzhi is now a real rich woman. She really doesn't care about this little money. It's because she was too busy in the scenic area that she forgot about it.

"Ah? Then Ms. Chen, I will wait for you at the bank tomorrow morning." Seeing Chen Lianzhi in front of him being so straightforward, Si Qing couldn't help but show an expression of surprise.

"Well, it just so happens that our Jingyuan is closed for renovations these few days, so I have time to go over and take care of this matter."

"Ms. Chen, you are really a role model for us women. You can actually come up with so much money at once." At this time, Si Qing couldn't help but flatter her. He felt that capable women were really awesome, and were a hundred times better than those who relied on men and complained about themselves.

"What's the big deal! We have a lot of tourists in Jingyuan. It's just that my husband is useless, otherwise he wouldn't have gone to your bank to get a loan." Chen Lianzhi explained with a smug smile after hearing Si Qing's flattery in front of him.

"Haha, Ms. Chen, I see you have a lot of merchandise in this store. Can I take a look around?"

"Manager Si, please do as you please."

Si Qing, feeling relaxed, naturally began to look around. Since the guarantor in front of him was so straightforward and efficient, he naturally needed to consider buying some small gifts to repay this customer. Then he casually visited Chen Lianzhi's shop and suddenly saw a very beautiful handmade lantern. There was even a jade pendant tassel under the lantern. To be honest, Si Qing was too impatient and wanted to touch the jade pendant directly. He heard a crisp "pop" sound and the jade pendant fell to the ground and broke into two pieces.

"Ah? Ms. Chen, this is me..." Si Qing was completely confused at this time, and then turned around with a wry smile and looked at Chen Lianzhi, wanting to explain.

"Manager Si, how could you be so careless?" In fact, Chen Lianzhi's jade pendant was originally damaged, and he was reluctant to have it repaired because he was worried about the high repair costs.

"Ms. Chen, I didn't expect that this jade pendant was not tied tightly." Although he felt that something was wrong, Si Qing was still a little flustered and wanted to explain.

"Alright! Manager Si, I won't blackmail you! You just need to help me repair this jade pendant."

"Ah? Thank you so much, Ms. Chen."

"Oh right! The grandparents of the Jing family across from me are good at repairing antiques. You should go to their house and take a look. They should have returned by now."

"Ah? Great! I'll find someone to fix it for you right now."

The clever Si Qing certainly noticed the unusualness of this matter, but when he thought about Chen Lianzhi's promise to go to the bank to repay the loan tomorrow, and even if it was confirmed that this was a fraudulent incident, the other party's request was not too excessive, Si Qing gritted his teeth and decided to take the loss.

Turning back again, Si Qing arrived at the Chinese courtyard across from Chen Lianzhi. Surprisingly, he discovered the gate was open. He stepped directly over the high threshold and entered the courtyard. Then, based on the information provided by Chen Lianzhi, he shouted, "Grandpa Jing?"

At this moment, Jing Kangshan was sitting on a recliner in the corridor, sulking and savoring the exquisite Da Hong Pao tea his grandson had "bought." Then, with a look of surprise and astonishment on his face, he looked at Si Qing and said, "Huh? Girl, why are you here?"

"Hello! I guess you are Grandpa Jing of Jing Kangshan?" Si Qing asked with a smile as he looked at the leisurely Jing Kangshan in front of him.

"Uh? I'm Jing Kangshan. What can I do for you?"

"Grandpa Jing, my name is Si Qing, and I'm a customer service manager at Nancheng Commercial Bank. I just broke one of Chen Lianzhi's jade pendants in the shop across the street, so could you please help me fix it?"

"Oh? Let me see it." Jing Kangshan reached out to take the jade pendant from Si Qing's hand in confusion.

"Well, it can be repaired! But traces of the repair may remain." Jing Kangshan knew that Si Qing was being scammed as soon as he touched it, but he was not going to expose his neighbor Chen Lianzhi.

"Sure! No problem! As long as it can be repaired."

"Haha, Aning! Aning! Aning!" Jing Kangshan shouted at the top of his voice with a smirk on his face.

"What's wrong? Have you finished your Dahongpao?" Suning, who was busy, felt really depressed. He didn't know what happened in Jingkangshan today.

"Aning, come out quickly! We have guests at home."

At this time, Su Ning put down the repair work in his hands with a headache, then stood up and walked out with a depressed expression on his face. However, when he saw the so-called guest at the door, Su Ning couldn't help showing a surprised expression, and realized that Jing Kangshan was trying to match him and Si Qing. Suddenly, he felt that he and Si Qing might really have a destiny.

"Hey! This little girl asked you to help repair her jade pendant." Jing Kangshan proudly handed the jade pendant directly to Su Ning and said.

"Oh? It may take three days, and the maintenance fee will be four thousand yuan." Su Ning looked at the broken jade pendant, then told Si Qing a time and a quote.

"Girl, what do you say?" Jing Kangshan then turned to look at Si Qing and asked.

"Ah? So expensive?" Of course, a small worker would be shocked by the quote.

"Miss, repairing this jade pendant is not only time-consuming and laborious, but also requires the use of gold powder, which is what we often call Kintsugi, so the price is naturally very high." Su Ning explained without any impatience. After all, Si Qing still needed to make the decision herself.

"Okay! Just try to speed it up, preferably by tomorrow. I can also pay you more."

In fact, the reason why Si Qing was so eager to repair the jade pendant as soon as possible was because she realized that Chen Lianzhi was not an ordinary woman, and Chen Lianzhi agreed to repay the loan too easily today, which made Si Qing feel that Chen Lianzhi was playing a trick on her. Then she thought about repairing the jade pendant as soon as possible so that she could take Chen Lianzhi back to the bank to repay the loan in person tomorrow morning.

"Well." Su Ning, of course, didn't know Si Qing's little thoughts. He looked at the jade pendant in his hand again, and then reluctantly agreed. "Okay! I'll work overtime for you today! I guarantee you can get it tomorrow morning. The expedited fee is 1,000 yuan."

"Okay! Give me your WeChat and I'll transfer the money to you first." Si Qing was still reluctant to take out five thousand yuan at once.

"Grandpa, just use your WeChat."

"Hmph! How can an old man like me get WeChat? And it's not easy for a young girl to work and earn money. You should just give her a half-price discount." At this time, Jing Kangshan immediately got up and left the courtyard to make room for Su Ning and Si Qing.

Looking at his shrewd grandfather Jing Kangshan, Su Ning could only helplessly go back to the house and take out his mobile phone. Then he handed it to Si Qing, whose eyes were full of stars, and said, "Girl, you can do it yourself. Just give me two thousand yuan."

"Ah? Thank you so much." At this time, Si Qing quickly took the phone handed to him by Su Ning with surprise.

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(End of this chapter)