Liang Mulan turned sideways and asked the servants to bring over the presents Lin Nuan brought.
A servant brought over a dark blue box…
"What is this? It's so huge…" Lin Jingquan said as he stood up to unwrap the present himself.
Inside the navy blue box was a Southern Song dynasty Longquan celadon vase with a lavender gray glaze.
Lin Jingquan paused in surprise, then carefully raised the vase and walked to the French windows. He held up the vase and scrutinized it under the sunlight.
Under the golden sunlight, the lavender gray glaze appeared like jade, the surface glistening brightly. It was so clear that one's reflection could be seen upon it…
Lin Jingquan hurriedly asked the servants to bring over his spectacles. After putting his glasses on, he scrutinized it for a long while, rapping his fingers against the vase and listening to the sound it produced. As he confirmed it was the genuine thing, his eyes lit up…
