C4 An Archaeologist

In the next few days, Chen Tianming went to school to apply for leave. He then went to the bank and brought out 100,000 Yan Huang dollars. He wanted to settle the funeral arrangements for his grandmother. Although his grandmother lived a very poor life, Chen Tianming knew that his grandmother wanted all of this for him. Therefore, Chen Tianming hoped that his grandmother would dress up beautifully when she left.

He spent some money to hire the best funeral costume artist to disguise his grandmother. Chen Tianming personally bought a jacket worth over a thousand yuan for his grandmother to change into. He also invited the best funeral band in the city to play his grandmother's favorite song.

Grandma didn't have many friends, so Chen Tianming naturally didn't know who Grandma knew. Chen Tianming had been isolated since he was young, so he didn't have any friends. The only person he notified was Xiao Xiao, the only person he knew who he was friends with. In addition, Chen Tianming also invited the neighbors nearby. None of the neighbors who lived with him were rich. Life was very poor, so the neighbors often helped each other.

When the neighbors saw their old neighbors leave, they naturally came out to see them off. Such a funeral could be considered a grand funeral in the eyes of these poor people. When they saw Chen Tianming's busy Zhang Luo, although they were very confused in their hearts that a family that had always been poor would have such extravagance, when they saw Xiao Xiao who was busy at the side, all of them immediately revealed a look of sudden enlightenment.

The funeral lasted for a very long time. Chen Tianming was unwilling to let his grandmother leave him, so he dragged it on and refused to be buried. Finally, under Xiao Xiao and the neighbors' persuasion, he sent his grandmother to the crematorium to cremate.

Since the first day Xiao Xiao found out about Chen Tianming's grandmother's death, she hurried over. She didn't leave until the day of cremation. Chen Tianming once advised Xiao Xiao to go back to class. Xiao Xiao only replied that she had applied for leave and did not pay attention to Chen Tianming's advice. Helplessly, Chen Tianming felt a little guilty. But he did not say anything and just felt grateful in his heart. Xiao Xiao's family's BMW was parked at the intersection. Her driver also stayed at Chen Tianming's house for three days.

During these few days, Chen Tianming and Xiao Xiao were busy inside and outside, but they did not sleep well. Both of them were really busy. Especially Chen Tianming, who was sad about his grandmother's departure and the fact that his parents were living a homeless life outside. It was even harder for him to sleep all night.

After cremation, Chen Tianming took back his grandmother's ashes. He had wanted to bury his grandmother and grandfather together, but Chen Tianming didn't know where his grandfather had been buried. His grandmother had never taken him to see his grandfather either. Helpless, Chen Tianming thought about how his grandmother liked the sea, but he had never actually seen it before. Therefore, he decided to take his grandmother's ashes to see the sea.

When Chen Tianming told Xiao Xiao about this decision, Xiao Xiao immediately agreed. Of course, Xiao Xiao wanted to go with Chen Tianming. But in the end, it was under Chen Tianming's bitter persuasion that Xiao Xiao gave up on the idea of staying.

If one wanted to see the sea, they naturally had to see the most beautiful sea in China. The most beautiful sea in China was in the south of China, called the South Sea. The South Sea was a tropical region. The best place to go to the South Sea was Hainan Island.

The next morning, Chen Tianming ordered a plane ticket to Hainan Island to see him off. Xiao Xiao was the only one who saw him off.

Under Xiao Xiao's reluctant gaze, Chen Tianming boarded the plane. After putting his luggage away, he quietly sat down in his seat. He played with the jade pendant that his father had left him. Chen Tianming had just put this jade pendant on today. The jade pendant was very strange. When Chen Tianming put on the jade pendant, he could feel the clarity in his eyes. His heart was very calm, and the tiredness that he had been feeling for the past few days had disappeared along with it. The thread that hung on the jade pendant was also very strange. It was softer than ordinary silk, and it was cool and comfortable to touch. Just these two points alone were enough to tell the value of the jade pendant.

Chen Tianming was the first to board the plane. The seats beside him were still empty. But very quickly, the second batch of people who boarded the plane entered the cabin. An old man with eyes like that of a scholar walked towards the seat beside Chen Tianming. Chen Tianming saw someone coming from the seat beside him. He didn't pay much attention to it. He just looked up. Then he continued to think about his own thoughts.

That old scholar's luggage was very little. It could be said that he didn't have it. Because he only carried a file bag, he directly sat beside Chen Tianming. The thick file bag was on him.

Chen Tianming didn't mind who was sitting next to him, but he soon found that there was someone staring at him. When Chen Tianming looked for that person, he found that the burning gaze was coming from this old man who looked like a scholar. It did not mean that Chen Tianming was so handsome that others wanted to see him. The old man's eyes were clearly focused on the jade pendant that Chen Tianming was playing with. The jade pendant was given to him by Chen Tianming's father. When he saw others staring at him like that, he thought, Chen Tianming let out a cold snort.

Hearing Chen Tianming's cold snort, the old man's mind cleared up. Knowing that he had lost his composure just now, his expression couldn't help but become somewhat awkward. Seeing that Chen Tianming's expression wasn't good, the old man hurriedly smiled apologetically and explained, "I'm sorry. Young man,i lost my composure just now." Then he opened his file bag and took out a stack of documents to read. He used this to cover up his embarrassment, but from the expression on the old man's face, it could be seen that... The old man did not manage to relieve himself.

Seeing that the old man's attitude was quite sincere, and also like a scholar, and that he had also realized that he had lost himself, Chen Tianming did not pursue the matter too much. Just like at the beginning, he quietly thought about his own thoughts, and his hand was still playing with the jade pendant.

The old man sitting next to him finally got out of the awkward situation. Although he looked at the documents in his hand, he seemed to be absent-minded no matter how he looked at them. His eyes were still looking at the jade pendant that Chen Tianming was playing with from time to time.

Feeling the gazes that were shot at him from time to time, Chen Tianming finally couldn't take it anymore. He turned his head and glared at the old man beside him. His tone was a little stiff. "Sir, what is on me that attracts you?"

Hearing Chen Tianming's slightly angry question, the old man was obviously stunned. Knowing that Chen Tianming was angry, he quickly stood up and apologized. He took out a business card from his bag and handed it to Chen Tianming with both hands.

Chen Tianming was stunned by the old man's series of actions. He took the business card and looked at it. The name of the old man was Xu Zuyuan, an expert in Beijing archaeology.

Although Chen Tianming was still young, he still had the most basic courtesy. He carefully put away the business card the old man handed him and looked at the old man named Xu Zuyuan. He said lightly, "Old man, you are an archaeologist. I respect you, but you shouldn't keep staring at other people's things! I know that people in your line of work have some bad habits. Once you discover any treasures, you will be very curious, so I don't blame you for staring at my jade pendant. But you have also looked at it for so long. You must tell me what you saw!"

Although Chen Tianming knew that this jade pendant was very precious, he didn't know how precious it was. The things that his father left him would not be bad, right? So when Chen Tianming saw that the old man beside him was an archaeologist, he wanted to ask for guidance. Moreover, the old man could stare at his jade pendant as soon as he got on the plane. He must have noticed something.

Xu Zuyuan could tell from Chen Tianming's tone that he wanted to ask for guidance. He was immediately delighted. When it came to his profession, Xu Zuyuan was still very proud. There were only a few people who were more experienced than him in the Beijing archaeological center. He saw that the young man in front of him wanted to ask for guidance, and he was also very curious about the jade pendant that Chen Tianming was playing with. Thus, he naturally forgot about his earlier loss of self-control.

Chen Tianming knew that Xu Zuyuan's profession was archeology, and that he was called an expert in a place with a lot of talented people. Chen Tianming's attitude towards Xu Zuyuan naturally changed a lot, and was no longer as cold as before.

"Young man,i know I lost my composure in front of you. But I haven't seen such a good treasure for a long time. This trip... It's really my luck to meet one. The moment I got on the plane and saw the jade pendant hanging on your neck,i knew it... This is an incredible treasure." Xu Zuyuan seemed very happy when he saw that Chen Tianming no longer rejected him.

"You said this jade pendant is an incredible treasure?" Chen Tianming asked curiously.

"Don't you know anything about this jade pendant?" Xu Zuyuan asked curiously.

"Yes, old man. This jade pendant was given to me by my father. I have never seen my father before, so naturally,i don't know much about this jade pendant." Chen Tianming said frankly.

"If your family can give you such a treasure, then you must have been born in a rich and powerful family. I haven't asked for your name yet, young man." Xu Zuyuan said.

"Chen Tianming. Old mister, quickly tell me how amazing this jade pendant is." Chen Tianming said anxiously. He was anxious to find some clues from this jade pendant. This would help him find his parents more or less.

Sensing the urgent look in Chen Tianming's eyes, Xu Zuyuan immediately explained, "Tianming, you don't mind if I call you Tianming, do you?"

Chen Tianming shook his head and said, "It's okay, old mister, please continue."

Xu Zuyuan continued, "I roughly looked at this jade pendant of yours. I can roughly tell that it belongs to the Tang Dynasty, and it was worn by the emperor in the early Tang Palace. I don't know if I'm right."

Chen Tianming couldn't help but admire the scholar in front of him. His grandmother did mention in her letter that this jade pendant belonged to his ancestor, and his ancestor was the "King Qingtian" that Li Shiming had bestowed upon him during the Tang Dynasty.

"Not bad, old mister, your eyes are as bright as a torch. You are indeed a famous expert in the capital." Chen Tianming praised.

Xu Zuyuan was happy to hear Chen Tianming's sincere praise.

"Attention, passengers. The plane is about to take off. You will have to spend two and a half hours on the plane. Before the plane takes off, please follow me seriously and learn what to pay attention to before the plane takes off..."

At this time, the third batch of people in the plane had already finished boarding. The flight attendant stood in front of the cabin, holding a portable wireless headset and explaining the precautions before the plane took off. She also personally demonstrated all safety measures.

After this interruption, Chen Tianming did not continue to ask about the jade pendant.

After all, this was his first time taking a plane. Chen Tianming was quite curious about everything, so he listened attentively to the flight attendant explaining the precautions.