Chapter 1626: Gourd (Part 1)
President Gu delivered an important speech at the graduation ceremony and expressed his warm congratulations to the graduating doctoral students.
At the ceremony, President Gu moved the tassel on Guo Tailai's degree cap from right to left, and awarded Guo Tailai the clinical professional degree certificate of Shuimu University School of Medicine. From this moment on, Guo Tailai is a clinical doctor who graduated from a formal institution.
Guo Tailai's parents, Zhao Xiangbei and his wife, and Zhao Yanyan, as Guo Tailai's family members, watched Guo Tailai's doctoral graduation ceremony on the spot. The family happily took a group photo on the campus of Shuimu University, recording this beautiful moment.
In addition to family members, there were many other guests who attended the ceremony. Needless to say, Lin Jiayi, Guo Tailai's beauty assistant, Mi Feifei also came to join in the fun. Mr. Liu, Guo Tailai's master fitter, Professor Wang from the Department of Precision Instruments, Professor Cao from the Department of Chemistry, Academician Han, Professor Ma from the Department of Physics, and Professor Liu from the Department of History all came to the scene. As for the professors from the medical school, none of them were left behind, and all of them came.
Besides, Second Brother, Liu Yang, Wan Ming, Hai Ge, Xiao Hui, and President Cheng all came. There are a lot of friends of Guo Tailai alone, who witnessed and shared the grand occasion of Guo Tailai's MD graduation.
The military did not come to the scene. The senior sister is wearing civilian clothes, and she is considered a family member, not a member of the military. But after the ceremony, Guo Tailai received at least a dozen calls from the military, all of whom came to congratulate Guo Tailai on his successful graduation. Of those who made the call, only Tuanzhang Bai and Lu Zhiming were considered school officers, and none of the others were lower than major generals.
Of course, Chu Fei also called to congratulate her. The capital city is Zhao Yanyan's territory, so Chu Fei will not come to steal the limelight easily.
Guo Tailai couldn't help but invite everyone to his courtyard and warmly entertain them. You can have enough good wine, you can eat and you can take it, and everyone is very comfortable.
"Fatty!" When everyone was about to disperse after eating and drinking, Professor Liu suddenly pulled Guo Tailai and asked mysteriously in a low voice, "Did you bring back two ceramic gourds from abroad recently?"
The last time Charles gave Guo Tailai the two foreign-colored porcelain gourds as a gift, Guo Tailai brought them back when he returned to China. Normally, the customs took them back to Gusu after paying the value-added tax. At that time, Guo Jianjun and Ding Yumei were both there, and they were very curious to see Guo Tailai solemnly bringing back a pair of gourds. After inquiring, he found out that it was actually a Chinese cultural relic collected by the royal family of the British Empire. He also knew that Guo Tailai wanted to put two gourds in his room for good luck.
The gourd represents Fulu, which is of course a good omen, but Ding Yumei was very careful to order a pair of safe, stable and bulletproof brackets before carefully putting the two ceramic gourds in. Before that, she would rather these two gourds stay put In the safe in the underground vault.
Mr. Ding and Mr. Lafayette did not dare to talk nonsense about Mr. Ding's decision. Even if Guo Tailai felt that it would not be a big problem if it was presented normally, he did not dare to object with a single word, and obediently let Mr. Ding do whatever he wanted. It was not until a week after the gourd was brought back that it was officially placed in Guo Tailai's bow room.
"Ms. Liu, you know all of this?" Guo Tailai didn't even know what to say. He brought back the gifts from two friends and didn't publicize them much. So Professor Liu knew?
"I know?" Professor Liu immediately became amused: "It's not just me, the top management of several top museums all know about it."
"Customs?" Guo Tailai was taken aback for a moment, then recalled the batch of Indian cultural relics donated last time, and immediately understood what the problem was.
"Well! They have photos taken during customs clearance." Professor Liu nodded. He was also very dissatisfied with this, but what could be done? This is not a commercial secret, and there are too many people who have handled it, and it is impossible to find out.
"Why do you keep staring at me like this?" Guo Tailai couldn't help being speechless: "I'm not a smuggler!"
"Who made you famous!" Professor Liu also laughed, ordinary people can't easily taste the troubles of celebrities. After sighing, Professor Liu went on to get down to business: "I also saw the photo of those two gourds. Tell me the truth, are those two treasured by the British royal family?"
"Yes!" Guo Tailai did not deny that the style of that kind of foreign color porcelain is very special, anyone who has seen the photos can recognize it at a glance. What's more, it is impossible for a famous person like Guo Tailai to bring two imitations, so Professor Liu insisted that it was something from the collection of the British royal family, and asking him was just to confirm again.
"Hiss!" Professor Liu listened to Guo Tailai's understatement and affirmative answer, and couldn't help taking a breath of air: "Really those two? They are records, inheritance, celebrities, and historical significance!"
Antique cultural relics, these few items account for all, no need to ask, the price is sky-high!
"Teacher Liu!" Guo Tailai smiled wryly, and quickly blocked Professor Liu's mouth to avoid embarrassment after he opened his mouth: "These two are personal gifts from friends, so I won't donate them. I will put them in the room for good luck."
"It's not me, it's Old Zheng from the Forbidden City." Professor Liu couldn't help laughing at Guo Tailai's anxious look: "But I have already rejected him directly for you."
"Thank you Teacher Liu!" Guo Tailai hurriedly expressed his thanks. Really, if the people from the Palace Museum came to the door, if I refused again, it would be too ugly and offend people. Professor Liu helped him refuse, they were still acquaintances, they were tactful but not forceful, it was good that they could save each other's face by refusing in private.
"You're welcome." Professor Liu smiled, and continued, "However, Lao Zheng has another idea and wants to discuss it with you. You can think about it."
Professor Liu relayed the meaning of the Forbidden City. It was a state gift from China when the British earl visited China at the end of the eighteenth century. The Forbidden City hoped to exhibit Guo Tailai's pair of gourds for a period of time. During the period of the exhibition, it must be placed in the Forbidden City. According to the superstition of the old Zheng that Professor Liu said, this gourd has been treasured by the British royal family for hundreds of years, and the imperial aura abroad is very strong. Put it in the Chinese imperial palace to relax and absorb some of the Chinese imperial aura. , when it is returned, you can ask the masters of Lama Temple to help with a ceremony, and then put it in Guo Tailai's room, it can be said that there is no taboo.
"Okay! Let's do it like this!" Before Guo Tailai could respond, Ding Yumei's voice came from beside him. After she heard the latter paragraph, especially putting it in the Huaxia Palace to absorb some of Huaxia's royal aura, Mr. Ding immediately agreed on behalf of Guo Tailai.
"No, Teacher Liu!" Guo Tailai couldn't help being speechless: "You are serious historians, how can you be so feudal and superstitious?"
"Be careful, just for peace of mind." Professor Liu criticized Guo Tailai seriously: "How can this be called feudal superstition? Historians also have to learn some traditions! Your mother is wise!"
"Professor Liu, don't listen to this idiot's nonsense." Ding Yumei quickly took over the job of talking to Professor Liu: "Come on, let's come here and talk in detail."