Solstice Secrets

When Cheng Anni came back, apart from the small mallet she showed them during the video chat, she also brought back two water glasses, one of which was engraved with a half-bloomed pomegranate flower at the bottom.

Ling Dongzhi couldn't put it down holding these items. Cheng Anni once asked friends in the jewelry industry for advice, but unfortunately no one recognized its material.Among them, a businessman engaged in jadeite trading speculated that this may be a special stone produced in a remote area. Due to the scarcity of production, it has not been recognized by the public and has not been circulated in the market, so it does not have the value of collection or appreciation. .

"All in all, it's very cheap." Cheng Anni waved her hand, indicating that Ling Dongzhi doesn't need to look through her wallet, "It didn't cost much to buy it from the store. That place produces Lantian jade, and Lantian jade itself is not expensive. This is cheaper than Lantian jade." It’s cheap. Just treat it as a gift from your trip, and the condition is that when your grapes are ripe, give me a few catties for me to make wine.”

Ling Dongzhi and Zhuang Zhou looked at each other and smiled, Zhuang Zhou looked helpless, "Then just wait. The old man in the flower wholesale market told me that these vines are five or six years old, and they will definitely bear fruit this year."

"That's great." Cheng Anni smiled, "I was planning to plant a grape vine with my own hands, just like in that song." Cheng Anni hummed a Xinjiang folk song and said with a smile: " It turned out that I didn't catch up with the family activities you held, which is really a pity. When the third child called me, he was full of words and said that he planted an apple tree by himself."

Zhuang Zhou asked Ling Dongzhi, "Have we bought apple saplings yet?"

Ling Dongzhi recalled it, and looked a little embarrassed, "I don't know each other, those saplings seem to be similar in appearance, or are they accidentally mixed in?" When he said this, he suddenly became curious, "Hey, what does the apple tree grow? Sample?"

Zhuang Zhou, "..."

Cheng Anni, "...well, pretend I didn't say anything."

Ling Dongzhi was a little embarrassed, "I've drawn apple trees before, but it's far away. I painted apple orchards far away from the village. I haven't seen them close..."

"Okay, there's no need to explain." Cheng Anni found it funny, "There is one more thing I want to tell you. It may not be an important matter, but because it has something to do with you, I'd better talk about it. I'll buy it." The cup and the stick were sold by the same seller, and the seller told me at the time that the seller asked him a question: Have you seen this thing before?"

Ling Dongzhi's heart skipped a beat.

Cheng Anni said: "I told him that there is a pendant in the family that is made of this material. Others, I didn't ask about it." She looked at Ling Dongzhi's slightly nervous face, and subconsciously asked, "It's okay ?”

"No, no." Ling Dongzhi hurriedly said, "I actually want to know what this thing is. I thought the seller knew about what you said just now." After speaking, they exchanged glances with Zhuang Zhou, and both of them were confused. It's a unified idea: If you just sell things on consignment, you shouldn't ask such ambiguous questions.This seller might really have something to do with the Mountain God Clan.

Ling Dongzhi looked at Cheng Anni anxiously, "That store... did you leave a phone number?"

"I left him my phone number." Cheng Anni said: "The boss said that if you encounter the same thing again in the future, please contact me."

"That's great." Ling Dongzhi couldn't help but jumped up, and rushed over to hug Cheng Anni, "Thank you, auntie."

Cheng Anni said with a smile: "Okay, I know you have your own secrets, and I don't bother to ask if you don't tell me." She picked up her purse and walked out, "I have a calligraphy and painting class later, if you don't leave, I will leave." going to be late."

Ling Dongzhi heard her talking about the calligraphy and painting class, and hurriedly said: "Thanks to Auntie, my mother didn't know there was such a class. I was also negligent, and never thought about it..."

Cheng Anni patted his face with a smile, "You are a very good child, Winter Solstice, don't blame yourself. Think about it, if Sister Ling knew that there was such a class a few years ago, but at that time she had to take care of her little grandson Can't go again, isn't she very tormented? Now I just know that she also has time to go to class, isn't this a natural thing?"

"Everything needs a good timing to be able to achieve." Cheng Anni said with a smile: "Winter Solstice, your mother does not need your guilt."

Ling Dongzhi nodded, "Thank you, Auntie."

After a light rain, the weather in Binhai City gradually warmed up.At the end of March, Ling Dongzhi and his colleagues received a wedding invitation from Vice Principal Huo Qing.This girl with a rough love path is finally getting engaged.

Ling Dongzhi held the wedding invitation and asked Lu Xing, who was in the same teaching and research group, "Who is the groom-to-be?"

Lu Xing pointed to the lower right corner of the wedding invitation, "It's called Cheng Hui. Now, it's written here."

Ling Dongzhi didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Thank you, Uncle Lu. I really graduated from elementary school and can read. I want to ask who is this groom-to-be?"

Lu Xing thought for a while, "I haven't seen it before. I heard that it was a student Mr. Huo taught before. He fell into the clutches of Vice President Huo not long after he came back from abroad. Hey, are you going tomorrow night?"

"Of course." Ling Dongzhi raised the wedding invitation in his hand, "Xiao Huo is finally married, and we have a colleague, so we have to go over and toast a glass of wine, saying that we will be together for a hundred years."

Lu Xing blinked, "Boys, is that a festive saying when you get married?"

"Is there a difference?"

"Probably not." Lu Xing gave up his pursuit of language, and approached Ling Dongzhi with a smile to tease him, "I heard that she has a master, are you relieved? Tell me honestly."

Many people knew that Huo Qing put down her body and chased Ling Dongzhi back then. Lu Xing and Ling Dongzhi were very close, and she often joked about it with him.

Ling Dongzhi gave him a sideways glance, and patted his shoulder imitatively, "My lover got married, and the groom is not me...Master Lu, my condolences."

Lu Xing was so angry that he wanted to kick him, but Ling Dongzhi dodged it with a smile.

After the fight, the two of them went to Xinhai Hotel together the next night.The Huo family and the Cheng family booked the Lily Hall on the third floor. As soon as the two of them got out of the elevator, they saw Huo Qing wearing a white evening gown, holding the groom-to-be's arm and standing at the door of the banquet hall to welcome guests.The groom-to-be is a tall, thin young man with a pair of black-rimmed glasses, looking refined.The colleagues who saw Huo Qing naturally greeted them with smiles.The two presented gift envelopes, said a few auspicious words, and entered the banquet hall.

Many guests had already arrived in the hall. Lu Xing and Ling Dongzhi were sitting with their colleagues. When they looked up and looked around, they were surprised to see Tu Shengbei, who hadn't seen him for a long time, at the main table.Tu Shengbei looked in good spirits, talking with the honored guests at the same table, his face still had a high-spirited and arrogant look.

Ling Dongzhi recalled what Tu Xiaobei said to him when he just returned to Binhai City, and he was very puzzled.He didn't know what was going on in the Tu family, but Tu Xiaobei's expression that day was obviously not acting - besides, there was no need to play with him.Could it be that Tu Xiaobei is fine to worry about?Has Tu Shengbei turned over?

Ling Dongzhi suddenly remembered another detail.Tu Xiaobei mentioned his brother's matter to him that day, but he didn't mention a word to Zheng Ci.The two have been entangled for so many years, and they don't know what kind of result they can get.

Or just think too much.No matter how other people live, it is the path they choose, and they have nothing to do with other people.

Although Ling Dongzhi said that he didn't want to pay attention to other people's affairs, he still had doubts in his heart. When he returned home from the banquet, he couldn't help asking Zhuang Zhou, "What's going on with the Tu family? Didn't it mean that his old man wants to take power? Do you think Tu Shengbei is still the one with the nostrils on the forehead?"

When Zhuang Zhou heard him ask this question, he knew in his heart, "The representative of the Tu family is Tu Shengbei?" He naturally knew that Nanshan Middle School was related to several big enterprises in Binhai City, and these business favors were also needed. maintained.His daughter's engagement banquet is naturally a good opportunity to connect with each other.

Ling Dongzhi nodded, "You're still sitting at the main table."

Zhuang Zhou put the sliced ​​apples on a fruit fork and pushed them in front of Ling Dongzhi, "The old man of the Tu family was also a character when he was young, but he became a little confused when he was old, and he became like an old child. Follow him. Tu Shengbei's temper is too stubborn, the old man doesn't like him very much, but likes Tu Xiaobei's childlike temperament. I heard that Tu Xiaobei bought an antique for his old man some time ago, it should be Went to intercede for his brother. Since Tu Shengbei is not down, maybe Tu Xiaobei's method has worked."

Ling Dongzhi asked casually: "Antiques are not cheap, does Tu Xiaobei have that much money?"

"Maybe Tu Shengbei bought it and entrusted his younger brother to come forward." Zhuang Zhou said and laughed again here, "But Tu Xiaobei has made a lot of noise during this period. He put the house under his name , Cars, jewelry and so on are all discounted, and I plan to open a bar by myself.”

Ling Dongzhi froze for a moment, "His own shop?"

"It's his own, it has nothing to do with the Tu family." Zhuang Zhou said with a smile, "I think this time he seems to have opened his mind."

Ling Dongzhi was silent for a moment, then slowly shook his head, "I hope so."

In the morning of the next day, Ling Dongzhi went directly to the Normal University for classes, two classes plus a tutoring class in the studio, and it was past lunch time when he returned to Nanshan Middle School.Ling Dongzhi found a fast food restaurant at the gate of the school and ate something casually.There is still an hour of class after dinner, so I can just go back to the studio to rest for a while.

Holding a cup of hot milk tea, Ling Dongzhi pushed open the door of the studio. Before he put the key in his pocket, he saw two fat birds hovering over the studio.His gaze followed the two lawless fat birds to the window with a gap, and then his gaze fell on a small grayish-white unknown object on the window sill.

Ling Dongzhi went crazy, "Xiao Ba! Xiao Jiu! I must stew you two this time!"

Xiao Jiu squeezed out of the window in a panic, and when Xiao Ba wanted to squeeze out, Ling Dong Zhi slapped her paws, and she was so startled that she flew crookedly up the curtain rod, muttering Guagua defended himself, "It's really not me! Oh, Winter Solstice, you think we are so familiar, how could I lie to you?!"

Ling Dongzhi stared at it relentlessly.

Xiao Ba couldn't resist his aggressive eyes, walked a few steps on the curtain rod dejectedly, shrugged his shoulders and said, "I'm sorry, Dong Zhi. I... I didn't do it on purpose, and I won't do it in the future."

Ling Dongzhi stared at it, and accused angrily, "You're still lying to me, trying to get away with it!"

"Am I afraid that you will be angry?" Xiao Ba flew up, turned around his head, and lightly landed on the easel in front of him, which was half as high as a person, "Actually, there is a reason why I am so anxious .I'm here to report to you."