Solstice Secrets

The [-]th Long Festival is coming as expected.

It was the first time for Ling Dongzhi to stay at home honestly for the entire summer vacation, and to spend the eleventh holiday at home honestly, which made Ling's father and Ling's mother feel both pleasantly surprised and a little uneasy.They were frightened when their son was flying all over the sky, and they were a little worried when they played good children at home on and off.Later, it was Ling's father who comforted his wife and said, "This child, don't look at how he is educated and how he looks like a dog like an adult. He has to get married before he can truly mature. Although the winter solstice did not marry a wife, it can be regarded as a child. I have a family, so I put my mind to it and started to live on a down-to-earth basis—the ancients never deceived me.”

Ling's mother felt that what she said was reasonable, so she put away her worries and stopped worrying about whether her son had been stimulated in any way.In fact, she was very happy that Ling Dongzhi wasn't running around outside.Although Ling Dongzhi seldom talks about these things, she can guess what kind of place he went to with a few casual words once in a while, the barren mountains and mountains where no one visits, if something really happens It's useless to call God.When she gets old, she likes to have her children around her, at least they have to stay where she can reach her, and she has to hold them in front of her eyes from time to time, otherwise she will feel uneasy.

During the National Day holiday, Zhuang Zhou and Ling Dongzhi went to the Ling family and the Zhuang family's old house for dinner on a regular basis like going to work. At the invitation of Grandpa Zhuang, Ling's father, Ling mother, and Ling Lidong's family were invited to the Zhuang's old house for a day.The old house is located halfway up the mountain. After dinner, the whole family went out to climb the mountain when they had nothing to do, and took a walk with them.Grandpa Zhuang liked Baby Ling very much, and he couldn't bear to let go of his little hand.People at his age like lively children. Many of his old comrades-in-arms have become great-grandfathers. Unfortunately, his life is not good. She looks like she can walk the right path, but unfortunately she is too young to expect anything...

Thinking of it this way, Grandpa Zhuang became more and more sad, and he didn't even bother to look at Zhuang Zhou for the rest of the time, he just listened to Baby Ling chatting about various little stories about their kindergarten.Children are usually articulate, but their unique way of thinking still makes their narration appear disorganized, and there are often suspicious and confusing sentence breaks and jumps.Even so, Grandpa Zhuang still listened with great interest.

The veteran who has been running around all his life finally admits that he is indeed old on this sunny autumn day, and he begins to like a lively family life, and needs the care and laughter of the juniors.

For the first time, Mr. Zhuang began to look at his youngest grandson with very objective and comprehensive evaluation eyes.

On the last day of the [-]th long holiday, Ling Dongzhi just got up from the bed, without even washing his face, when he received a call from Murong Xiaoqi.The brat was wandering around somewhere, with loud music playing in the background, "Winter Solstice, are you free today? Come out, brother, I'll show you something surprising."

What else could surprise Murong Xiaoqi, Ling Dongzhi's heart skipped a beat, "It...is done?!"

Murong Xiaoqi smiled and said, "Yes."

Ling Dongzhi wanted to ask for details, but all he asked was, "Have you had breakfast?"

"No," Murong Xiaoqi said, "I'm too excited to eat. Come out, let's eat something together, and then I'll take you to see the shop."

Ling Dongzhi quickly agreed, washed and changed his clothes impatiently, and when he was going downstairs, he happened to meet Zhuang Zhou who was coming back from a run.Whenever he is on holiday, Zhuang Zhou rarely sees him getting up so early, he was startled, "What happened?"

"Xiaoqi asked me to go and see the shop." Ling Dongzhi explained as he walked out, "It's probably finished."

Zhuang Zhou chased him and asked, "Are you coming back for lunch?"

"I don't know," Ling Dongzhi waved his paw at him perfunctorily, "wait for my call."

Before Zhuang Zhou could say "drive slowly", Ling Dongzhi's little broken car had already driven out.

Zhuang Zhou watched him leave sourly, and his heart was full of jealousy towards his brothers who appeared out of nowhere.

Antique Street has been rectified by the government in the past two years, and it has transformed from a dilapidated small street into a wide and beautiful pedestrian street paved with green bricks.The two sides of the street have been uniformly planned, and the three-storey small building in Yishui is built in an antique style, and even the plaques are old-fashioned wooden plaques.The restaurant on the corner of the street is actually like a set in a film and television city, with a wine flag raised high.

Ling Dongzhi felt that there was a pretentious style here.Although it seems to be painted and powdered, but it really looks like a B-like tone, and I can't help but admire and say: "It's very beautiful, it really looks like a film and television base."

Murong held back his smile lightly and led him inside, "It doesn't look good, there's nothing you can do about it, all the experts in antiques in the city gather here."

Ling Dong said sincerely that since the experts are gathering together in secret, the appearance on the surface can fool the layman.That's a two-pronged approach.Maybe it's such an idea that both hands must be grasped and both hands must be hard when they plan.

Looking down from the air, the Antique Street looks like a fleshy bone, with a straight pen tube in the middle and a circular leisure square at each end.Murong Qing's shop is near the square to the south.Because it is a unified plan, basic decoration has been done upstairs and downstairs. The wooden doors, windows and floors are stable and generous in color. Although the materials are not very good, if you are not too picky, basically there is no need to do secondary decoration.There is no furniture inside, it is empty, and the area looks quite large.

Murong Qing led him around downstairs, then walked upstairs again.The first floor and the second floor have the same area, adding up to nearly [-] square meters, and the third floor is slightly smaller, with complete bathrooms, it can accommodate people.In a store like theirs, people will be left to watch the store at night, and it is necessary to have a place where people can live.

"The first floor accepts ordinary guests." Murong Qing went up and down to introduce Ling Dongzhi, "the second floor prepares some more expensive things, and there is another reception area separated from here, and a set of exquisite tea sets and so on Put it here. I will live on the third floor, or arrange for someone on duty to live there."

"Do you still have a partition?" Ling Dongzhi didn't know what other people were used to, but he himself was used to separating the bedroom and study.

Murong thought about it lightly, then shook his head, "That's it, I like to live in a brighter place."

"How about the purchase?" Ling Dongzhi asked him.

Murong pursed his lips lightly and smiled, "We've been in touch with each other for a long time, there's no problem."

"Xiaoqi, that..." Ling Dongzhi pondered for a while, and felt that it might not be appropriate for him to ask some questions, but he would really feel uncomfortable if he didn't ask them.

Murong Qing's eyes were transparent beyond his age, as if he knew what he wanted to ask early on, "The house has been bought, and the owner is Zhuang Lin."

Ling Dongzhi froze for a moment, it wasn't Mr. Zhuang himself?

Murong Qing looked very relaxed, "I have signed a supplementary agreement with Zhuang Lin. Within five years, the store will be under Zhuang Lin's name, and after five years, the store will be transferred to my name. Zhuang Lin is considered to be a shareholder of this property. [-]% interest every year."

It was only now that Ling Dongzhi finally understood, "Didn't you pay for the house?"

Murong nodded lightly, "It was bought by the dealer."

Ling Dongzhi knew that the old man was buying property for Xiaosan of his family, and his non-calculating brain secretly pondered the price of the property over and over again, but in the end he couldn't come to a conclusion, so he asked Xiao Qi with a bitter face, " So... are you worth it, or are you not worth it?"

Murong Qing's eyes were slightly warm, and she patted him on the shoulder with a smile, "The house and the background of the dealer, no matter how you look at it, I took advantage of it." In this city, how much does a set of shops cost in such a location.His best plan before was to rent a decent house. If he paid for it, he might not be able to do anything.What's more, to solve the hidden danger of Murong's family at once, let alone only [-]%, he is willing to have more.Besides, he is new here, the most important thing is to have a safe environment that allows him to develop slowly.

On this point, Murong Qing's mind is quite clear.

Ling Dongzhi looked around and asked him in a low voice, "Is your money enough? I just got a sum of money..." I got the so-called compensation that the Cao family sent to Mr. Zhuang.Ling Dongzhi doesn't want to put this money into the fund for the time being, because in a situation like Murong Qing's, if he goes the way of the fund, he really won't get any real help.

Murong Qing stopped him, and shook his head with a smile, "In this business, money is never enough. You can do big business with big pockets. I ask myself if I have good eyesight, the business will always get better and better."

Ling Dongzhi thought about it, and felt that it was not safe to hand over all the money to him. If he got all the money, there would be no room for him to turn around.So he cautiously retracted what he said just now, "Then I won't give it to you. I'll keep it. In case you can't turn around here, we can still have a backup."

"Okay," Murong laughed lightly, "Let's go, I'll take you for a walk on the street."

Ling Dongzhi settled a concern, as for how he will develop in the future, this is a matter in the field of professional skills, and he can't help much.In a good mood, Ling Dongzhi even felt a sense of excitement for the New Year when he followed Murong Qing for a walk on the street.

"I'll treat you tonight, let's celebrate and celebrate, you choose the place." Ling Dongzhi patted Murong Xiaoqi on the shoulder, and said excitedly: "Call Xiaoliu, and I'll call Zhuang Laoer too, just in time for you to meet A face. From now on, we will not be outsiders."

Murong smiled lightly so that his facial features stretched out, and the mist that did not belong to this age dissipated between his brows, revealing a compelling youthful atmosphere naturally.Ling Dongzhi sensitively sensed some changes in Murong Qing's body, compared to his appearance when he first came to Binhai, he seems to be a little more relaxed now.

Ling Dongzhi always felt that he could not see through this young man.His appearance should be... a good sign.

The place Murong Qing chose was a bar called "11 Degrees".Judging from the decoration, it should not be long since it opened.Ling Dongzhi and the others asked for a box overlooking the lobby on the ground floor, waiting for Zhuang Zhou and Xiao Liu to arrive.They came early, there were not many guests in the hall on the ground floor, the luthier was playing a soothing piece of music in the corner, and the guests in twos and threes gathered together in a casual style.Behind the bar, a young man in a white shirt was fiddling with a shaker up and down, while another person lay weakly on the bar.It was probably before the time when the bar became lively, and the two of them looked loose.

During Ling Dong Zhi's daytime, Xiao Qi and Xiao Qi had been strolling around the Antique Street, and they didn't remember to have lunch until after two o'clock, but when they sat in the restaurant, they ate and chatted until after three o'clock.So both of them didn't eat dinner, and now they were sitting in the box, feeling a little empty in their stomachs.Before Zhuang Zhou and Xiao Liu came, Ling Dong Zhi waited impatiently, and asked the waiter to make two sets of fried rice and bring them first.

When the fried rice was brought in, Ling Dongzhi saw the young man who had been lying on his stomach behind the bar stood up, and only when he looked up did Ling Dongzhi realize that he was actually an acquaintance.

Ling Dongzhi asked the waiter who was carrying the plate, "That guy behind the bar, the one in the white shirt, who is it?"

The waiter probably thought he was coming up with some outrageous idea, and hastily revealed his identity, "That's our boss. He's the young master of the Tu family." As he spoke, he sneaked a slightly disturbed glance at Ling Dongzhi's reaction.

You can run into acquaintances at casual treats, Ling Dongzhi thinks this is really a coincidence, "Tu Xiaobei comes here every day?"

When the waiter heard him call out his boss's name, his expression relaxed a lot, "No. But the boss has been staying in the store late in the past few days."

Ling Dongzhi asked casually: "How is he recently?"

The waiter hesitated, and shook his head after a while, "Don't ask, I work here, and according to the rules, I can't casually say these things to customers."

Ling Dongzhi nodded, and he was no longer embarrassing.

But some things are like this, when you want to know, you can't ask, when you don't want to know, someone will take the initiative to send it to your ear.

The person who spread the gossip was the honorary chairman of the gossip party elected by their small circle...

And Mr. Kuan.