"Thank you, Grandpa Chen, what kind of gift is it?" Qin Shiou said.

The veteran muttered to himself: "For so many years, I have been keeping it. When I was practicing together in Vancouver, Brother Qin took good care of me, but unfortunately, I came back from Nanyang and never contacted him again. I didn't expect that he came to Newfoundland to raise fish."

As he said that, he looked at Qin Shiou: "If St. Johns City Council hadn't invited me this time, I might have received the news of Brother Qin underground."

Yan Donglei sighed regretfully: "Yes, there was no phone number or internet before, and it was a war-torn era. Once the contact was cut off, it would be a lifetime of never meeting each other."

Qin Shiou said: "I didn't expect Grandpa Chen to remember my grandfather, mainly because of war. Maybe my grandfather didn't expect that an old comrade would be thinking about him."

The veteran sighed: "Of course I remember Brother Qin, I still remember his unique hobby, haha, this brother likes to eat gray amber."

Yan Donglei looked at Qin Shiou with a strange look. Qin Shiou was also a little confused, but he thought about the name gray amber, then felt shocked and said in surprise: "You mean ambergris?"

There is no specific answer to what ambergris is now. I only know that it is produced in the deep sea. The more representative statement now is that it is the secretion of sperm whale. Because it fails to digest squid and octopus' chariot bones will form solid with the secretions in the intestines and then spit it out.

But Qin Shiou knew that some people called this gray amber...

The veteran nodded and smiled, "Yes, when we were training in Vancouver, he brought a piece with him. He would eat a little before going to bed every day. He said that he had physical problems, and this gray amber belongs to the medicinal herbs, which can cure his problems."

Qin Shiou was overjoyed. He didn't know how Grandpa second absorbed the energy from this kind of thing, but he just needed to touch this thing. Of course, these were not the point, the point was: "Grandpa Chen, have you kept that piece of gray amber?"

The veteran smiled and said, "Yes, it's like a stone and won't break. I've been keeping it, hoping to see Brother Qin as a gift in the future."

Qin Shiou asked, "Then how did you get it?"

The veteran frowned and said in a commemorative tone: "That's a long time ago. About 42 years ago, I happened to get a piece while fighting in Singapore. Later, I took it back to China, but I couldn't find Brother Qin."

After hearing the two of them, Yan Donglei asked strangely: "Is there any story about this gray amber? I think you attach great importance to it."

Qin Shiou felt a stern, and understood that the attitude he showed was a bit too intense. He smiled and whispered: "Let's chat with the old man. Besides, the old man has prepared a gift for more than half a century. Don't you think it's very legendary?"

Yan Donglei raised his right wrist and pointed at his watch. He said, "It's legendary, but we will be late if we stay."

Qin Shiou nodded and helped Yan Donglei go to the church hall with the veteran on the left and right. It was the activity center.

The Chinese veterans sat in the chief, and there were several old ladies, who were also wearing old-fashioned military uniforms with more or less medals on them.

Qin Shiou was the Chinese representative. She sat in the second seat and found Winnie and Auerbach to sit down. He asked strangely: "Are those old ladies, are they female soldiers who participated in World War II?"

Winnie said: "No. They are the widows of veterans, who come to attend the commemorative activities for their husbands. They come every year. Look there, those are the brothers, sisters, children and so on of the veterans of World War II."

Qin Shiou looked at Auerbach beside him and said a little dissatisfied: "My second grandfather is also a veteran of meritoriousness, why don't you invite Auer dad to sit over?"

Auerbach was quite content with his heart. He smiled and said, "Those veterans are all registered. Your grandfather is not registered. I don't know the reason. Mr. Qin rarely mentions World War II and participating in World War II activities. The war may have left him some trauma."

The highlight of this commemorative event is auction. After the event, the American and Canadians like to arrange an auction at the end. The rich people who participated in the event never stingy with their pockets at this time.

The funds obtained at this auction have two uses: one is to improve the lives of veterans and widows, and the other is to provide maintenance funds for history museums or military cemeteries.

Qin Shiou originally thought that he was here to make a move. After all, he was considered a Chinese representative of St. Johns. His second grandfather also contributed to World War II. He should indeed participate in such an event.

As a result, when the auction was about to be held, it was Winnie who was in charge of the auction.

Qin Shiou was a little confused and asked, "Are you the host? Why don't I know?"

Winnie shrugged and said, "It was the city government invited me. I think this is a trivial matter. It has nothing to do with you, so I didn't tell you."

Qin Shiou showed a dissatisfied expression and said, "What does it mean to have nothing to do with me? It has a lot to do with you!"

Winnie smiled and patted the back of his hand, then took the stage with applause. Hamley introduced her identity, and then the auction began.

In this way, as the host of the auction, Qin Shiou had to take the auction seriously, at least there should be no unstoppable situation.

The first auction item was presented, and Winnie introduced: "Today we have learned that Canadian women have made great contributions to support the Second World War. During those years, they supported the hardships of caring for their families and raising children, and endured the anxiety that was suppressed in their hearts. At that time, they were afraid that one day they would receive a telegram or an uninvited guest came to their doors, because that probably meant that the people they were waiting for would never come back..."

"The women's support for the war is not just that, they also raised a lot of money for this war. The first lot displayed was called the 'War Savings Stamp'. Since 1939, countless mothers, sisters and daughters have stood on the street to sell these stamps, raising 500 million Canadian dollars in war funds for our army..."

With Winnie's introduction, a set of stamps with a denomination of 5 to 25 cents appeared on the big screen, and there were also a series of photos of some women wearing uniform aprons selling such stamps to pedestrians.

After briefly displaying the stamps, Winnie started quoting: "The starting price of this item is 4,500 yuan, and each increase is 100 yuan. Please bid, gentlemen, ladies and others!"

Qin Shiou took the lead in raising the introduction book in his hand and said: "4,600 yuan!"

Winnie smiled sweetly at him and reached out to him, "That gentleman offered 4,600 yuan for the first time..."

"4,700 yuan." Another quote was made.

"4,800 yuan." The quotation sounds are endless. I wonder if there is a bonus for Winnie's beautiful appearance and elegant temperament. Anyway, the auction was very intense from the beginning. (To be continued)
Chapter completed!