Chapter 76 - 76 The Change the Way of Address
76 The Change the Way of Address
Fred was caught off guard by Andrew’s slap. He looked at Andrew innocently. What did he do wrong?
Andrew’s storm when he faced Fred turned into a sunny day when he turned to look at Vivian.
“I was right about you,” he said gently with a smile. you’re a rare talent.
Vivian thought that she was quite thick-skinned. But she couldn’t help but blush a few degrees. However, in order to make friends with him, she could only be thick-skinned and accept this praise.
The first lesson the orphanage taught her was to let her know nothing would fall in front of her on its own. She had to fight for what she wanted, and if she didn’t fight for it, she would starve to death.
The box in Vivian’s hand was only the size of a palm. It was so gray that the patterns carved on it could not be seen clearly. Afraid of attracting the attention of the one-eyed stall owner, Vivian did not wipe it.
Andrew took the box and wiped it with a handkerchief. The exquisite carving on it slowly emerged.
Andrew looked at it carefully again and smiled. “This box is made of fragrant rosewood. It looks like it’s from the 16th century, and there’s a pair of dragons and phoenixes embroidered on it. The craftsman made it too thin, as if it was made of cheap synthetic wood. I guess later generations will mistake it for something worthless.”
“Look, there are all kinds of scratches on it. This must have been passed down in the family, but they only used it as an ordinary wooden box. That’s why one-eye took it by accident.”
Andrew guessed most of the ending correctly, but he didn’t. When the one-eyed vendor was buying pomegranate porcelain, he saw a wooden box in the house and asked the vendor to pack it.
At the end of the day, he didn’t spend a single cent. He had just split it up and sold it when he was selling it. Now, he was even making a lot of money for himself, and he couldn’t stop smiling.
Previously, when she was picking out the items, the snuff bottle was hotter than pomegranate porcelain, and the wooden box was hotter than the snuff bottle. Vivian did not dare to pay too much attention to the wooden box for fear that the seller would notice something strange and ask for a sky-high price.
It would be good enough for many people to be proficient in any one of the antiques. After all, not everyone was as talented as he was. Andrew sighed with emotion and thought Vivian had her own style. She could be involved in everything, and the key was she could choose the most valuable one in the end.
He suddenly had a new idea. “Vivian, do you want to be my disciple?”
Andrew’s small eyes were shining. If he could get a genius disciple at this age, wouldn’t the two old men who didn’t come this time be envious?
Vivian was stunned for a moment. Did she become Andrew’s apprentice just like that?
Vivian felt that she was really lucky today.
It was not Vivian’s style to let go of an opportunity. She quickly smiled and said, “It’s my honor, Mr. Andrew.”
Andrew stroked his beard with a smile and raised his eyebrows. “Then why don’t you change your way of address?”
“Master,” Vivian called out.
Andrew laughed and took out a double-fish jade pendant from his pocket, and handed it to Vivian. “This is Master’s gift for you. Keep it well.”
After that, he glanced at Fred. “Why did you not change how you called him? ”
Vivian took the jade pendant with a smile, and then she shouted to Fred, “Senior Brother.”
Fred quickly took out a jade pendant he had just bought and hadn’t even warmed it in his hands yet. He replied with a smile, “Junior Sister if you encounter any difficulties in the future, you can come to me. Although I’m not a big shot, I can still solve the general small things.”
Andrew nodded in satisfaction after seeing Fred’s attitude.
Vivian took the pendant with a smile. “Thank you, Senior. My business is basically in S City now. When Master and Senior are free, come over and have fun. I’ll definitely treat you well.”
Originally, Vivian was just making use of Fred, hoping he could help her get into this circle. But now that they had a deeper bond, Vivian was more sincere with her own people.
Originally, Andrew wanted to have dinner with Vivian, but since Vivian already had an appointment with George, he had to postpone it to the day after tomorrow.