eighth story

If Wu Qinyang has a superficial knowledge of the superficial common sense of antiques, then he really doesn't know anything about jade articles. At most, he knows that his mother has a rare jade pendant, and how ugly it is to use It is strung with an ugly red string bracelet, and it is generally not easy to show it to others.When Xiaoxiao Wu was young and ignorant, he once plunged into the fucking treasure chest. After digging out this jade pendant, he began to show off his increasing vocabulary, waving his chubby hands and moaning, "This rope is so wrinkled, so good!" The central idea of ​​"ugly and ugly" is not forgotten to add a variety of body language to enrich the strong emotions in my heart that need to be expressed urgently.As for Qin Yao, she was very happy to hear her son babbling, but when she heard what the little ancestor said, she wanted to slap his ass and take back from her son the "meaningful" "Double token", while posing as a strict mother, she began to educate the saboteurs who were keen on crawling around and rummaging through boxes and cabinets: "What about your father, ah?" Finally locked the cabinet.

Wu Qinyang didn't understand what his mother meant when he said his father, but he was very sad about the loss of the toy. He pursed his lips but didn't cry, and turned his head to pick the zipper on the quilt cover.Qin Yao was afraid that he would be caught by the zipper, so she had to hug her son and go outside to watch TV. The mother and son talked with the duck for more than half an hour, and finally waited until Xuanjue came home from school, watching her son staring at him with bright eyes The big cat cousin rushed over, and Qin Yao was finally able to cook with confidence.

Xuan Jue was just teasing Wu Qinyang in the living room, and he was also puzzled by the "rope" and "ugly" that little classmate Wu kept muttering.When Wu Chunxing came back from get off work, he picked up his son and rubbed his smooth and soft face. Suddenly, he was slapped on the bridge of the nose by his little ancestor, and he heard him repeating: "Dad, dad... Ugly, dad..."

Wu Chunxing didn't know why he was so disgusted by his son, and looked at Qin Yao who was filling the bowl with egg custard in a daze.Qin Yao glanced at him gloatingly, told Wu Qinyang to open his mouth, and said to her son's father, "It's not that the red rope you made up made my little ancestor dig it out." Before Wu Chunxing could react, Wu Qinyang He had already swallowed the custard in the spoon with a groan, and yelled inarticulately, "More!"

Of course, Wu Qinyang didn't remember that he had so blatantly run on his father when he was a child, and it was also the reason why he learned about his mother's precious things from Xuan Jue later.The jade pendant was given by Qin Zhi, and the red string was woven by Wu Chunxing himself. The superimposition of the two is very meaningful, and then Xiao Wu began to lament his mother's fate, his brother is handsome, his sister-in-law is handsome, and his husband is also handsome. Now he has such a handsome son and Daughter-in-law—Student Wu praised himself unconsciously, and thought that everyone envied his uncle's wealth, but he didn't know that the winner in life was his mother, a housewife who was idle all day long, and her elder brother and sister-in-law doted on her husband Painful, and son and daughter-in-law respectful (...), spend money and sleep casually, it is simply the modern version of Queen Mother Lafayette.

But now is obviously not the time for little classmate Wu to envy and hate his mother. He looked at the bracelet that instantly changed his brother's expression, and couldn't help saying: "Brother, this bracelet... what was it like yesterday?"

Xuan Jue said: "It's just an ordinary jadeite bracelet, it can't be red."

Wu Qinyang said: "Is that because of what happened last night?" After thinking about it carefully, he asked, "Brother, can you still contact the person who gave you the bracelet?"

Xuan Jue nodded and said, "Of course, what's wrong?"

Wu Qinyang said categorically: "Ask him directly! No matter whether he intends to harm others on purpose, he should know where the bracelet came from, right? If he bought it, ask who he bought it from, and if so If someone gave it to you, ask him who gave it to him, and I don’t believe that I can’t find out the origin of this bracelet after looking for it one by one.”

He originally wanted to use Cheng Changjun as a breakthrough point. If there was no news from Tan Yi, at worst, he would call the squad leader to inquire about Cheng Changjun's current situation. Anyway, there was always a way to find out which hospital and which ward he was in.But when I think of the day when Cheng Changjun talked about the bracelet, he was already hysterical, and then he passed out without taking a breath. He has been a classmate for more than two years, and Wu Qinyang doesn't want to be very excited about this matter. For him, if there are any irreparable consequences again, the loss outweighs the gain, so thinking about it, it would be safer to pursue it step by step.

Xuan Jue wondered if it was inappropriate to rashly ask someone about the origin of the gift. Those who didn’t know thought that he was questioning the origin of this thing. It's not good, but it can't be said that Wu Qinyang's idea is not feasible.Xuan Jue thought about whether there was a more gentle solution to this matter, and found out the business card that Uncle Cough handed him yesterday from the drawer, already secretly thinking about it.

But Uncle Cough, he didn’t know what happened in the first autumn of this year. The company suffered repeated setbacks like Waterloo, and now he finally got a loan from Chonghua and got a good deal. Of course, the leader has to take the lead in staying in the company and working overtime, even on weekends.But it really echoes the old saying that a person is more popular than a person. When I think that I am over 40 and still trembling for the future of the company, the president of the company in his twenties sits and counts money every day, and the uncle sighs somewhat gloomily. He took a deep breath, and only hoped that his children would be so promising in the future.

At this moment, the phone rang, and the uncle thought it was something about work, so he picked up the phone and said, "Hello? Who is it?"

Xuan Jue checked the name on the business card, and quickly asked, "Is that Hu Wenkai, Mr. Hu? I'm Qin Jue."

Uncle Hu didn't expect that the young talent he was talking about just now would take the initiative to call him. When he reacted, his heart skipped a beat. He was afraid that the other party would repent temporarily. It was hopeless, so after thinking about it, he quickly and cautiously replied: "Director Qin? What can you do with me?"

Xuan Jue heard the nervousness in his tone, and comforted him: "It's nothing serious, it should be considered a private matter."

This sentence made Hu Wenkai temporarily relieved, but then he thought that he and Mr. Qin didn't seem to have any personal matters to discuss, and when he was wondering, he heard Xuan Jue continue: "It's related to yesterday's bracelet. My aunt has seen it." Afterwards, I liked it very much. Recently, she is more interested in jadeware. She wants me to ask you where this bracelet came from, so that she can go shopping and see if there is anything she likes. Just for this matter , I wonder if Mr. Hu has time to meet with me?"

Since the jade bracelet was involved in this incident, it would not be a problem to use "someone is more interested in jade" as a pretense, but it is a pity that Qin Zhi and Xiao Yunhe have traveled around the world, so it is hard for Xuan Jue to say anything about his parents I like it very much, and I didn't show any special liking for the bracelet yesterday, and Wu Qinyang knows nothing about jade, so in the end, I can only put the abacus on Qin Yao.Anyway, Qin Yao is not involved in her brother's business, and has never had any contact with these big and small managers and directors, and they will not tell lies on their side - but Qin Yao sneezed twice inexplicably, and Thinking it was a winter cold snap, I hurriedly closed the windows that were being ventilated.

It wasn't until this time that Hu Wenkai finally breathed a sigh of relief. He himself had dabbled in jade, but because he didn't have much spare money, he had only bought a few small items worth a few thousand yuan intermittently over the years. This time he finally made up his mind I bought the bracelet that caught my eye. I originally wanted to use it as a gift for my wife's wedding anniversary, but I took it out before it was warm enough to give it away.However, now that the recipients seem to be quite fond of this bracelet, they feel a little bit relieved when they regret it, and feel that this gift is really not for nothing, and that it is really beneficial and harmless if they want to make friends with the Qin family He hurriedly said: "If you have time, you can arrange it. Is it for me to visit or..."

Hu Wenkai vaguely heard another person's voice on the receiver, but he couldn't hear what the other person said clearly, and soon he heard Xuan Jue continue: "I don't know if Mr. Hu is convenient now?"

Hu Wenkai didn't expect the other party to be so anxious, he was a little surprised for a moment, and paused: "Now? It's not inconvenient..."

The two agreed on a time and place to meet.Xuan Jue hung up the phone, glanced at Wu Qinyang beside him, and motioned him to take the bracelet, and then the two went downstairs together, and drove straight to the appointment place with Hu Wenkai.

An hour later, in a small coffee shop not far from Hu Wenkai's company, with the sound of the wind chime at the door, Hu Wenkai saw Xuan Jue and a young man in his 20s walking in together.

The young man was naturally going to find out the whole matter from Xiao Wu, and when he noticed Hu Wenkai's suspicious gaze, Xuan Jue took the initiative to explain: "This is my cousin, my aunt's son, he is fine today. , come with me."

Wu Qinyang stretched out his hand and shook Hu Wenkai's hand, which was regarded as acquaintance.The three of them sat down, Xuan Jue chatted some irrelevant gossip with Hu Wenkai first, and then changed the topic to the bracelet.Hu Wenkai was still wondering why they were so anxious, but after thinking about it, he felt that he had nothing to be calculated by others, so he was not too defensive, and quickly revealed the origin of the bracelet - it came from a family A small antique shop called Bakuzhai.

Hu Wenkai took a sip of coffee, and continued in a self-deprecating tone: "Hey, don't think I complained about this sentence. I still thought about it in September. Since this bracelet looks good, then I will treat it as a waste of money." Well, who would have thought that you would lose your money in just a few days, and you were the one who acted righteously, otherwise I really don't know how to live this day, dozens of people in the company are still waiting to eat." Speaking of this, eyebrows suddenly raised Wrinkled, turned sideways and coughed a few times, and smiled awkwardly, "This person...don't be in a hurry, all kinds of illnesses will come when you are in a hurry. It wasn't like this before, and I didn't know it in the past two months. What kind of offense did you make, or else you can get stuffed between your teeth when you drink cold water when you're unlucky."

Wu Qinyang didn't mind the complaints of the uncle in front of him, the main reason was that it was hard for him to hear about the difficulty of life from other sources. It might not be a kind of warning, but he was secretly thinking about the Bakuzhai that the bracelet came from. backing.Hu Wenkai also felt that he had slipped his tongue when he spoke, he quickly stopped talking, shook his head and said, "See what I'm talking to you two."

Fortunately, the two brothers were not depressing people, and the conversation was still pleasant, and they got the information they had always wanted very smoothly.Seeing that it was already time for lunch, Hu Wenkai took advantage of the opportunity to invite the two of them to have dinner together. Xuan Jue did not refuse, and during the meal, he tentatively asked Hu Wenkai about the whole story of getting the bracelet.Hu Wenkai thought for a while and said: "Why don't people say that jade has spirituality. When I saw this bracelet for the first time, I didn't know what was wrong, so I followed it like a demon, thinking about it all day long. But when After I really bought it back, alas..." He sighed again at this point, "If you want me to say, this Yu probably despises me as a rough person, otherwise, how can I get your family to catch me at a glance."

Although there was a bit of flattery in these words, the phrase "I always think about it all day long" still made the two brothers immediately alert.However, judging from the tone of Hu Wenkai's narration, it seems that he did not meet the female ghost in red who sang an opera, but only regretted the bracelet itself.

This meeting can be said to be fruitful, and Wu Qinyang also raced against time to sort out a general idea. After lunch, the two said goodbye to Hu Wenkai. On the way to the parking lot, Xuan Jue asked: "Go first Take a look at Bakuzhai?"

Wu Qinyang nodded, and said, "Brother, I don't think this uncle is going to hurt people."

Xuan Jue said: "How to say?"

Wu Qinyang said: "He has no reason." Then came his own analysis, "You think, brother, if he really hurt you on purpose, what is he trying to do? Now that his company has problems, it is for money But if you think about it carefully, you should understand. He doesn’t have any deep hatred with you, and you didn’t say you wouldn’t lend him money before. Isn’t the result pretty good now? Chonghua’s chairman is no richer than ordinary people Too much, why would he take such a big risk to take other people's money to harm others, and even harm you, so he wouldn't be afraid of stealing chickens and losing money. Unless he has something to hold in other people's hands, but now he sees it again. I don’t think so. Don’t people in TV dramas turn pale when they see the damned person alive, and then start confessing what a perfect plan it is…”

Seeing that Classmate Wu was going to give a lot of unrealistic examples, Xuan Jue could only cough lightly, and added: "And you found out, he has been very unlucky since he bought this bracelet, and That 'always on my mind' response is probably also a problem with the bracelet."

Wu Qinyang said: "Now I just hope that Bakuzhai will not be an ignorant..." He shook his head again, "Let's go."