antique masters in modern times

The same night, the same forty-nine cities, but some people are happy and some are sad.

In a residence.

The room is elegantly decorated, more beautiful than most other houses nowadays.But because no one lived there for a long time, there was a faint musty smell, and the carpet under our feet was a little damp.

The big bed was still covered with a dust cloth, but the middle-aged man ignored it and lay on it, ignoring the dust all over his body. He just stared blankly at the phone on the bedside table, with a struggling expression on his face.

During this period of time, he was dispatched by Zhong Gui from Sijiu City to Guangzhou, where he was tortured for more than two months.He was trying to take advantage of the surname Zhong not paying attention to the market here, secretly planning a comeback, but because of a warning from a mysterious client, he was ordered by his superiors to leave in a hurry again and return to Sijiu City.

But this is not Homecoming.According to the client who tipped off the news and warned in advance, they did nothing wrong this time, but Zhong Gui didn't accept this.In other words, Zhong Gui knew the truth, but deliberately characterized the matter as his little supervisor's ineffective supervision, and took the opportunity to add insult to injury, trying to completely sack his only seat in one fell swoop.

If he loses his last position, he will be reduced to a situation where he really has nothing, and he will never be able to stand up again, and his hard work in the organization for more than ten years will be in vain.How could he be willing to bow his head obediently?

What's more, it's obviously a battle of the upper class, but the most unlucky ones are shrimp soldiers and crab generals like him.Originally, he still had hopes for his old boss, Dr. Xiang, but seeing that the people surnamed Zhong were about to replace the heads of various institutions in China, Dr. Xiang still kept silent and stood by, letting them, the little pawns, be boiled over by others. I can't help but hate secretly.

Why?Why!

Zhong Gui will announce his punishment tomorrow, if he doesn't contact Dr. Xiang again, everything will be over!

This phone was a special plane specially set up back then, and Dr. Xiang specifically confessed a prohibition: Do not disturb if there is no urgent matter.

To be honest, the middle-aged man is also a bit guilty of the old boss's methods.Although Dr. Xiang is not as arrogant and aggressive as Zhong Gui, and he doesn't show any face to others, but the ingenious way of quietly playing with his opponent is something that middle-aged people have never seen in their life.

When Zhong Gui tried his best to suppress him at the beginning, the reason why he didn't resist too much was that he believed that Dr. Xiang would not swallow his anger and watch the foundation that he had worked so hard for many years be pried away by a young boy, and he would also drive out all the old subordinates.

But after waiting and waiting, the doctor never made a move, but he was almost unable to hold on.

ban?Save your future first, and you will be eligible to abide by the ban in the future!

Thinking of this, the middle-aged man revealed a look of determination between his brows. With an excessively tangled twist, he got up and loosened his crumpled tie, and resolutely dialed a number that he thought he would never use in his lifetime.

The phone rang a few times unhurriedly, and was finally picked up.

The voice of the old boss crossed the ocean, but what he brought was not a reproach, but the usual turmoil: "I think, it's time for you to find me."

Just such a simple sentence easily dispelled the faint resentment in the heart of the middle-aged man, leaving only aggrieved: "Doctor, what do you think I should do?"

"You don't need to do anything, and you will see the best results soon." On the other end of the receiver, a slightly old voice said unhurriedly.

Optimal outcome?He originally only wanted to keep his position, even if he was reassigned, it didn't matter.But listening to the doctor's tone, is he going to clean up that Zhong?It turns out that the doctor has been standing still for such a long time, just waiting for the thunder strike after closing the net!

Realizing this, the middle-aged man was so excited that his body trembled, and he suddenly returned to the days when he followed the doctor and went smoothly.The waist that was originally curled up into a hunchback unknowingly straightened again: "Thank you, Doctor!"

The old man seemed to chuckle twice, but did not speak.

At this time, the middle-aged man suddenly thought of something again, and before the other party hung up the phone, he asked shyly, "Doctor, then I will be dismissed tomorrow..."

"You have come to complain to me in a different way." The old man said lightly, but there was no sign of displeasure: "Where is the cleverness from before? Can you pretend to be sick?"

"Yes, yes, it's too good!" Regardless of the fact that the old man couldn't see it at all, the middle-aged man bent over so much that his nose almost touched the shoe surface, and said with a happy smile, "Doctor, thank you very much."

He didn't ask again if he could return to his original position after the matter was completed.After working under Dr. Xiang for so many years, he couldn't understand his boss's temper very well: subordinates may be incompetent, but they must be obedient and winky, so that they can't climb into the river when they climb trees, and they can't speak when they should shut up.

He was mediocre, but he was able to execute the last one very well, so Dr. Xiang put him in the fat position of Forty-Nine City, where he stayed comfortably for many years.

After Zhong Gui's little bastard is knocked off, he may really be able to return to his original seat.Check in on subordinates every day, close the door and drink a few sips of wine if there is nothing to do.The stir-fried rabbit meat made by the small stall by the moat is a must, but these days are too much tossing, and I don’t even care about it. When it’s done—no, go now!

A few minutes later, the aunts and uncles who were enjoying the cool and chatting downstairs were surprised to find that the neighbor who came back in the afternoon with a dejected face of dead parents suddenly became beaming again, walking away with wind under his feet and humming in his mouth. Tune a little tune.

"This guy must be surprised for the sake of a good friend, and this point is out...hehe."

The old men and women who thought they had discovered the truth covered their whispers with cattail fans, and smiled tacitly at each other.

A few days later was the Mid-Autumn Festival, which coincided with Friday, so Chen Boyi decided to hold the exhibition on Saturday, taking advantage of the festival to convey a sense of perfection.After class at noon that day, Yan You put his schoolbag in Lao Ying's office and rushed directly to the venue.

Because Chen Boyi invited only old friends in the circle, and did not list it for publicity, not many people came to visit.Moreover, all the units were on holiday at this moment, and the participants who had public positions had to have lunch and take a break first, but none of them came, and there were very few people in the exhibition hall.

This exhibition hall was rented by Murong Hui out of pocket, and it was located in a newly built commercial building in Panjiayuan.

The shops were originally prepared for small bosses who were originally engaged in handicraft and souvenir business in shanty towns.Over the past few years, Huaxia has gradually restored diplomatic relations with other countries, and the visa policy for ordinary travelers has become more relaxed year by year, attracting many foreign tourists.

When these people came to Huaxia, they always hoped to bring something with oriental characteristics in their minds, such as jade carving lacquerware, silver chimney embroidered shoes and so on.There are also quite a few tourists from all over the country who come to visit the capital.For them, Panjiayuan, which is becoming more and more famous, is the first choice.

There used to be a street dedicated to these small things, but as the number of tourists increased year by year, it gradually became crowded.The government planned to build this commercial building by attracting investment.

The new building is beautiful and spacious, and the rent is naturally higher than that of the narrow shanty shops.In order to save costs, many small bosses hold the mentality of being able to procrastinate for a day, and plan to move in when the government orders the forced demolition of the shantytowns.Therefore, in this commercial building, there are very few merchants currently settled in.

As the number of shops decreases, the number of visitors also decreases.In addition, Chen Boyi's exhibition was not listed to the outside world. Even if someone passed by and saw it, they would mistakenly think that the new store was open and still being displayed, and would not come in to watch it, which made the exhibition hall less popular.

However, Chen Boyi himself was quite satisfied.His original intention was to use an excuse to "show off" his collection, gather the old guys together, and have a good talk, so quiet is just in line with his requirements.If there are too many outsiders, it is really troublesome to greet them distractedly.

Moreover, this place is bright and new, with excellent lighting, much better than the old classroom he borrowed before.Originally, Murong Hui didn't think it was good enough, but he made the order reluctantly because of his repeated demands.

Seeing Yanyou approaching, Chen Boyi, who had just finished the greetings with his old friend, greeted him with a smile, and patted him on the shoulder vigorously: "My friend asked you just now, but you just came here. I should have introduced you, But these days, you have classes during the day, and you are very tired at night to get the spare parts of the Xuande furnace. In my opinion, instead of introducing them one by one, it is better to go to the inner room to rest first. After two o'clock, people will arrive. Come out. At that time, even the introduction of the repair belt will be solved at once, so as to save trouble.”

Naturally, Yan You would not refuse the elder's kindness.After trying the high-wattage working lamp of the repair station, he was satisfied, but instead of going inside, he went to the small shop downstairs to have lunch.

"Two taels of lasagna, a plate of beef, and—"

Just halfway through ordering the dishes, Yan You suddenly felt something was wrong. He put down the menu and looked up, only to find that the waiter who wrote down the menu was an acquaintance. He couldn't help being surprised and delighted: "Sister Xiu, why are you here?"

This female worker is obviously He Xiuzhen who was involved in the Anxiangmen incident last time.But Yan You remembered that when he was in Guangzhou, Murong Hui Miguo had already arranged the return trip for him.Moreover, her family is in the suburban county of Sijiu City, and she does not live in the city, and she has never heard of her working in the city before.

Seeing that Yan You recognized her, Sister Xiu grinned. Although she was still beautiful, she was a bit haggard: "I wanted to call you after you finished cooking, but I didn't expect you to recognize me first. Xiao Yan, I'm working as a temporary worker here now."

At present, there are basically no farmers who leave the land without plowing and come to work. Farmers still have the concept of duty and honesty.So Yan You couldn't help but feel a little strange: "Sister Xiu, why did you leave home?"

Asked by him, sister Xiu's smile became more forced, she hesitated before whispering: "It's not my former husband's family... Qi Feng's whereabouts are unknown, and the two elders of the Qi family also moved out of the village immediately, this is not common. But the fact that I was called to Guangzhou by Qi Feng was almost known to everyone in the village. They didn't know the reason, they guessed and made up nonsense, and they said everything. I really couldn't listen to it, so I had to come out to avoid it. "

Yan You suddenly realized.

Earlier, the Murong family cleaned up the dirty deeds that the fourth son of the family had done in the United States with the help of Anxiangmen.In China, they called the police in the name of the Mo family, made the boss of the Qin family surrender, and handed Qi Feng over to the judiciary.After the official procedures were completed, the Murong family sent someone to warn Qi Feng's parents who apparently had no involvement in their daughter's affairs.

Although Murong's family has left Huaxia, for the older generation of Jiuliuzhong people, the residual prestige is still there.Yan You heard Murong Hui say that the Qi family and his wife said a lot of regretful things about their goddaughter's lack of strictness on the spot.They also said that they didn't have any intentions, they just felt that it was a pity that the methods passed down from generation to generation were cut off, so they taught their daughter a part, but they didn't expect Qi Feng to act recklessly and do such a thing.

Probably because they heard that even the fourth young master of Murong's family was involved, they were terrified, they didn't even dare to intercede for their daughter, they only promised again and again that they would never do it again in the future.

However, if he hadn't met Sister Xiu today, Yanyou would not have known that the Qi family was so scared that they moved out of the village in a panic.

It's just that it was easy for them to walk away, but it caused trouble for sister Xiu.Rumors in small places can spread so fast and cause so much damage that people in the city can hardly imagine.Although Sister Xiu didn't say much, but she was able to force her out of the house again, without asking, she knew how ugly those rumors must be.

Although Qi Feng was the one who tried to drag sister Xiu into the water at the beginning, but in terms of the original story, the culprit in this matter is Murong Qi.Since it is related to Murong's family, based on Yan You's understanding of Murong Hui, he is sure that he will help sister Xiu.The two of them can be regarded as good friends now, so why not open the mouth now.

After making up his mind, Yan You stopped sister Xiu who was about to go to the kitchen to report food, and said, "Sister Xiu, doing odd jobs here is not a long-term solution. Why don't you go back with me first, let's discuss in the long term."

Sister Xiu has had enough of the cold and warm feelings these days, being maliciously speculated by relatives and villagers, but because of her kind nature, she wants to leave the Qi family with the last bit of dignity, so she refuses to tell the truth.Although it is hard to suppress, it has already been wronged to the extreme.Hearing these thoughtful words, the sockets of his eyes turned red immediately, but he still insisted: "No need, I can solve it myself."

"Miss Xiu..."

Yan You was about to persuade, but she heard her say again: "I'll go back when the matter subsides, why bother to bother you. I know you have to go to class during the day and do work at night, it's not easy."

Sister Xiu lived in Yan's house for two days, and only knew that Yan You had a part-time job after studying, but she didn't know what it was, so she thought it was some kind of job like pasting matchboxes.Moreover, she heard grandma say that Murong Hui supported the money for building the house, so she took it for granted that the Yan family was not well-off, and she couldn't bear to burden him.

How did Yanyou know that Sister Xiu was thinking so far, seeing how strong she was, he couldn't help respecting her even more.

I wanted to persuade him again, but I saw a person walking in a hurry outside the snack bar, fixed his eyes on Yan You, and came to say hello with a smile on his face: "Brother Xiaoyan, I heard that Professor Chen said that you are going to perform your stunt in public today, hehe, thanks to me It’s here, so I can feast my eyes on it too. It’s a pity that my nephew Xiao Lin is still on Tongzhou Mountain, otherwise he would definitely come to see it.”

The person who appeared suddenly was Xu Dacai, Shi Lin's uncle and one of the few descendants of the Huanmen.

Seeing Yanyou's confused expression, he seemed very strange to appear here, he quickly explained: "Thanks to the little brother who introduced Professor Chen, the professor has been helping us to contact us to buy the box of treasures we got out of the old house. Home, a deal has been made a few days ago, and now the family is much more affluent. I heard from Xiaolin that you left Tongshi ahead of schedule and went to Guangzhou. When Professor Chen was cheering, I heard that you were here, so I hurried to find out. Hehe, fate."

The antiques that Xu Dacai sells are all bought by his ancestors back then. It is a business without capital, and the money he makes is naturally pure profit.Probably due to the improved economic conditions, his current attire is obviously higher than before, but his temperament has not changed, and he is still so slippery.

After greeting Yanyou, Xu Dacai turned to look at the waiter who had been ignored for a long time.He said he had to pay the bill, but after seeing Sister Qingxiu's appearance, he immediately forgot what he wanted to say.He held back for a moment without embarrassment, and finally found his voice, but he sighed sincerely and nondescriptly: "Hey, fate!"