I don't know if all brothers in the world are like this, they have been arguing constantly since childhood.
I went shopping and brought a lot of things home, and I heard Li Chuan and Ji Chuan arguing in the hallway. The voices of the two are not high, and the speed of speech is not fast, and each of them seems to be chatting while sitting on the sofa with a cup of coffee in hand. However, they were indeed arguing, and I was at the height of it.
"... Ji Chuan, you can't buy that hotel. It's too expensive. If the hotel's annual average room rate is 100 yuan per room per day, then the investment per room must be less than 100,000 yuan to make money." Li Chuan explain.
Ji Chuan shook his head disapprovingly.
"When Disney built Disneyland in Anaheim, he only built a park. It turned out that the park drove the surrounding hotels to make a lot of money. The hotel I fancy is near the children's theme park, and the occupancy rate will not be lower than 80%. .”
"Generally speaking, the hotel's occupancy rate is maintained at 65% to make ends meet. With such a high occupancy rate, it's crazy for people not to make a profit, and they will sell it to you?" Li Chuan frowned and sneered.
"He took a fancy to an oil company and wanted to get the money out and turn it into oil. And I really like the decoration style of this store, we don't need to make major changes after we take over." Ji Chuan's voice is quite seductive, "Li Chuan, you It should be understood that no matter how many hotel designs we accept, it is better to open a hotel to earn more and earn faster.”
"Twenty years ago, the average investment in each room of the Four Seasons Hotel was nearly one million yuan, which meant that the hotel had to pay one thousand yuan per night to operate the hotel. This was twenty years ago. It was high-end and luxurious enough! What happened? bankrupted!"
"That's a case, a case. The price this company gave us is really good!"
"That's the price for you, I won't buy it."
"Li Chuan, you have already lent me the money."
Li Chuan stared at Ji Chuan dumbfounded: "Oh, My, God! You said you were going to buy a piece of land to build a hotel—I have no objection to that."
"I've changed my mind."
"I'm going to call the bank."
"The money has been transferred."
"I can't breathe! (Translation: I can't breathe!)"
"Eon, Li Chuan, show some courage to invest."
"I want to participate in the negotiation!"
"It's fine for me to host the negotiation. You sit by the side and prevent me from bargaining."
"Wang Jichuan! The money is mine!"
"Li Chuan, listen to me—"
They finally saw me, and they both shut up and stood up at the same time. Li Chuan came over and took the shopping bag in my hand, and looked at my bag.
"What's wrong?" he asked.
"No, nothing."
"Why is your face so white?"
"Powdered."
"The voice is trembling too..."
"cold… "
He touched my forehead: "Fortunately, I don't have a fever."
Ji Chuan patted my shoulder and smiled: "Go to my house at night, René cooks grilled fish. Li Chuan—you can listen to René's opinion on the matter just now."
"Do I need to listen to other people's opinions for my money?" Li Chuan's voice was not high, but he was obviously impatient. But Ji Chuan still had a smile on his face, pretending he didn't hear it.
I know that the two brothers often quarreled after they married Li Chuan. On this issue, neither Li Chuan nor Ji Chuan was willing to display a gentleman's demeanor. I have to say that Li Chuan was particularly arrogant and never let Ji Chuan.
Seeing Li Chuan's displeased face, Ji Chuan shrank his head and pretended to look at his watch: "I have a meeting, let's go first!"
He slipped away hastily.
I sat down on the sofa and looked at Li Chuan quietly.
Li Chuan seldom loses his temper, nor does he like to argue. But he loves to be serious, and once he hits the bottom line, he is harder to convince than anyone else. He handed me a cup of coffee and said abruptly, "Don't worry."
"worry about what?"
"I am very cautious in investing. This is not a large sum of money. Even if it goes away, it will not affect our retirement."
"oh."
"Don't go to Ji Chuan's place at night, go see your grandparents."
"Could it be another day? I'm dizzy..."
Li Chuan was startled: "Dizziness? Do you want to see a doctor?"
"It's okay, maybe I'm tired, just lie down for a while and you'll be fine."
Li Chuan stared at my face for a long time and asked, "What happened?"
My heart was beating wildly: "No."
I actually wanted to say, yes, something happened and I lost my engagement ring.
According to Western practice, the value of the engagement ring that Li Chuan gave me was about three times his monthly income. But according to the tradition of the royal family, this is not an engagement ring in the true sense. One day, Li Chuan's grandma mysteriously took me into a room full of antique furniture, took out a bronze key, and opened a maroon gilt lacquer box.
I found that many little boys playing and playing were densely painted on the lacquer box.
"It's called 'Baizi Lacquer Box'," said grandma, "it was left to me by my grandfather."
Li Chuan's grandmother was a kind and slightly fat old lady who didn't talk much. According to René, Li Chuan's good temper mainly came from her influence. She solemnly took out a green jade ring from the lacquer box and put it on my finger herself.
"This is an old item from the previous generation. Don't look at it as rustic, it is more valuable than the one Li Chuan gave you."
I took a look at the ring on my hand, there was a piece of emerald jade in it, and a phoenix was engraved on a pure gold holder, the style was as delicate and complicated as a court ornament. "The rich don't know gold and jade" refers to this.
Later, my grandfather told me that my grandmother went to the bank to take this jewelry box out of the safe, which shows that it is very valuable. I showed it to Li Chuan, but Li Chuan didn't take it seriously: "Would you like a ring like this?"
"I like it," I said, "it has a sense of history when I wear it, and I feel like an imperial concubine..."
"At least it means that Grandma likes you," Li Chuan said, "Because she often mentions this ring, but I have never seen it. I always thought it was just a legend..."
And this legendary ring was actually lost by me! I don't even know when it was gone. In the morning I went shopping with it, wandered around the mall, used the bathroom once, and had my hair done once. But when I got back to the car, the ring was gone. So, I called the police, and the security guards of the shopping mall accompanied me to search for three and a half hours, but nothing was found. They made a registration on a matter-of-fact basis, and said that if they found anything, they would notify me as soon as possible. The local people may not understand the value of jade, but the pure gold holder and the extraordinary craftsmanship, you can tell it is a valuable work of art at first sight.
I drove home in a daze and nearly ran a red light.
Lying on the bed with eyes closed recalling the details of the lost ring, nothing was found, and my stomach hurts from melancholy. Li Chuan was sitting on a desk next to the bed, concentrating on drawing design drawings.
"Li Chuan, go to work!"
"How can I do that? You're not feeling well. I'll stay with you at home. I've asked for leave."
"I really just want to sleep for a while..."
"Sleep, I promise I won't disturb you."
I closed my eyes, and Li Chuan suddenly thought of something: "By the way, grandma's 80th birthday next week, what gift should I buy? I've already ordered a cake, and Ji Chuan said to invite the chef to come to our house to make a family dinner. Do you like it? "
I looked at him in horror.
"Grandma said that she still has a pair of jade bracelets, which are cut from the same piece of jade as the ring she gave you. She must give it to you..."
I stared at Li Chuan dumbfounded.
Yes, I want to die, I want to die now!
"Um."
When I quietly found Ji Chuan and told him all this, Ji Chuan hummed.
"Brother, what should I do?" I looked at him pitifully.
"It's no big deal to lose a ring. Don't be afraid. If you're embarrassed to say that I'll tell Li Chuan for you, he won't mind. Grandma, I can also tell you."
"He won't mind, I mind, grandma will mind too. This ring is your family heirloom, even if you sell it, it won't be cheap!"
"It's already lost, why do you think how much it is worth, isn't it just for nothing?"
"But, without this ring, I really dare not go to grandma's house, really! Brother, please find a way... Don't tell Li Chuan yet..."
Ji Chuan frowned and thought about it, his eyes lit up.
"Actually, there is not only one ring, but a pair."
"There's a pair? Where's the other?"
"Here I am."
"Brother, can I wear it for a day? I will wear it to grandma's birthday party, and I will return it immediately after the birthday party! I swear, I will love it like I love my life!" I felt that my voice was a little nervous, and When he said this, he tightly grasped Ji Chuan's sleeve, as if he would not let him go until he solved this problem.
"Well..." His face suddenly became shy, "I said it was here, but it is not here."
"ah?"
"I gave it to René."
"real?"
"You know that grandma planned to give this ring to her granddaughter-in-law. She gave it to me so that I could find a woman... You know, she has never accepted René."
I know this. Both grandpa and grandma didn't accept René very much, and kept René from entering the house. Speaking of René's history of blood and tears in Li Chuan's house, it was as high as the sky and as deep as the sea.
"Then I... go talk to René?"
"Go, he will definitely lend it to you."
"Great! Brother, thank you so much!"
I ran out, but was grabbed by Ji Chuan: "Where are we going, he is in the study."
René was playing games in the study room. He was playing in full swing. When he saw me, he took off his earphones. I explained my purpose in a few words, and René snorted disdainfully: "That ring."
He casually opened a large pencil case from the table, which contained a lot of pencils, cutters, erasers, etc., and the ring was casually thrown in a dirty corner.
I widened my eyes: "René, did you just throw the priceless emerald ring that grandma gave you in the pencil case?"
He threw the ring to me: "Correct, first of all, grandma didn't give it to me, but Ji Chuan. Grandma didn't want to give this to me at all. She wanted to use this to force Ji Chuan to marry a woman back."
Just as I was about to answer, he interrupted me and continued: "Since yours is lost, I will give it to you." There was a sense of resentment in René's voice.
I quickly waved my hand: "It's just a borrowing, I dare not accept such a valuable thing! Just use it for one day, and after grandma's birthday is over, I will definitely return it to Zhao!"
Seeing my nervousness, René patted me on the shoulder: "Don't be nervous, Xiaoqiu. Grandma's eyes are dazzled, she won't be able to tell the difference between these two rings."
the difference? there is a difference
My heart sank.
"Wait! Aren't these two rings a pair? They should be exactly the same!"
"It's almost the same. It's just... one is a dragon and the other is a phoenix."
I was about to cry: "This is almost the same? There is a world of difference between a dragon and a phoenix! The difference between me and you is so big!"
"The gold is so shiny that it makes one's eyes dizzy. Who would take a closer look?"
"Isn't grandma a meticulous painter?" I wanted to cry but held my breath in front of my chest, almost fainting.
The ring was held in front of his eyes, and sure enough, a dragon with teeth and claws was engraved on the gold holder. Although it surrounds the piece of jade, people who are familiar with it can tell the difference in shape at a glance.
Frustrated, I returned the ring to René, bowed my head and walked outside.
"Hey, Xiaoqiu—"
"I'd better confess to Li Chuan... I hope grandma can forgive me..."
However, my tears still couldn't help flowing out.
I went home depressed and spent a sleepless night. Li Chuan thought I had a cold and was in a bad mood, so he didn't dare to disturb me, and he didn't dare to answer me when he was teasing me, for fear of bringing up this topic unintentionally.
Just three days later, Li Chuan went to the office on Friday. I turned on the computer but didn't feel like working. I was thinking about how to explain to my grandma when René paid a surprise visit.
"Here, the ring you want." René handed me a brocade box, "I asked someone to melt the dragon on it and change it into a phoenix. I have a friend who is a jewelry designer and specializes in To do this, I specially checked the photos, and there should be no difference."
I stared blankly at René: "But, your ring is gone..."
René smiled wryly: "This ring doesn't belong to me in the first place, and grandma never said she would give it to me. If you like it, just keep it."
"No, no, it's just borrowed! Grandma is getting old, I'm afraid she will be sad." I carefully put the ring on my finger and sighed softly. It’s really beautiful only after losing it. The transparent emerald color surrounded by golden phoenix must have put a lot of thought into it. “The birthday party the day after tomorrow...will you go?”
"I didn't receive the invitation." He said flatly, "Enjoy. Ji Chuan and I don't want you to be unhappy because of a trivial matter."
My father told me from an early age not to lie. Because one lie will lead to another, and finally an uncontrollable situation. Although the crisis has been lifted for the time being, I am still very wary that Li Chuan will see the clues. Fortunately, the "imitation" in his hand did not attract more attention from Li Chuan. We discussed various details of grandma's birthday banquet together, and prepared a gift for grandma. On the way to grandpa's house, Li Chuan suddenly said casually: "Can you believe it, Xiaoqiu, grandpa and grandma finally figured it out .This time they invited René!"
I froze for a moment.
I met René in a formal suit with a nervous face on the porch. I dragged him aside, took off the ring, and stuffed it into his hand: "René, it's the first time to see grandma formally, wear this!"
"No, you need it more than I do!"
"Grandma finally invited you, which shows her attitude. Wearing this can please her."
"What about you?"
"If grandma asks, I have no choice but to admit it."
"Don't, don't, don't, don't! The older generation takes this seriously, and she'll be mad."
"No matter how angry I am, I'm still her granddaughter-in-law. If you cook raw rice, you will be different..."
"I'm a man, why bring this thing, it doesn't look like it!"
I forced the ring onto René's finger: "Put it on, it's yours!"
Just as we were sneaking around and pushing and shoving, Li Chuan saw it and walked over in surprise. His eyes had already caught the ring in René's hand. Before I could open my mouth, René said:
"Li Chuan, I borrow Xiaoqiu's ring.... I lost my one.... Do you mind?"
Li Chuan shook his head with a smile: "Why? Put it on, grandma will be happy."
René put it on, glanced at me, took a deep breath, and I pretended to be calm: "Yes... I just want you to wear it, it will definitely have a good effect!"
Li Chuan put his arms around my waist, pointed at the ring: "Unfortunately, it's only a phoenix, I hope grandma won't see it."
"No, the old man is dazzled..."
My legs were shaking, and my body was shaking too. Li Chuan looked at me worriedly: "Xiao Qiu, is your cold still not healed?"
I shook my head in despair.
This time the old man didn't have vertigo.
At the dinner table, Grandma asked René and I to sit next to her. Under an overhead spotlight, René's ring catches the eye.
"René, don't wear Xiao Qiu's ring, I gave it to Xiao Qiu."
René smiled awkwardly, and was about to answer, when grandma said, "Look at the pair of bracelets I gave Xiaoqiu, they were cut from a piece of jade, she put them on, and they fit into a set, how beautiful they are."
"Grandma, please let me explain." I finally worked up the courage to admit, "This ring is indeed René's."
"No, this is yours. It has a phoenix on it. This is a pair of dragon and phoenix rings, and Jichuan's ring has a dragon on it." Grandma said.
René quickly said, "I lost my one, so I had to borrow Xiaoqiu's."
"No, no, I lost it, René kindly lent it to me..."
"No, mine was lost!" René said.
"I lost mine!" I yelled, "I—"
"Stop arguing," Li Chuan interrupted suddenly, "I accidentally lost Xiao Qiu's ring."
Everyone looked at Li Chuan, including grandma.
Li Chuan blinked: "It's like this. I went to a restaurant to eat, and halfway through my meal, I became dizzy. When I woke up, I found that the ring was gone, the watch was gone, and the wallet was gone..."
Grandma's expression changed: "Dizziness? Li Chuan, are you okay? When did it happen? Did you see a doctor? Is it all right?"
Then grandma touched Li Chuan's face with her hands, as if there was a hole in his head...
"It doesn't matter, it's just a side effect of the medicine." Li Chuan said sadly, "However, when I think about losing my grandma's beloved ring, I still feel very uncomfortable."
The acting was so similar, I couldn't help twisting Li Chuan's arm across the table.
Li Chuan glanced at me with a half-smile.
"No wonder you haven't smiled these days, Li Chuan..." I added.
"Poor child, how much is the ring worth? How can your life be worth more!" Grandma's voice became anxious, "Fortunately, he didn't kill himself just for money! Will he suffer from depression? Huh?" Grandma was concerned Looking at Li Chuan anxiously, he took out his mobile phone, "I know a psychiatrist, make a call, you can meet him..."
"Need not!"
"Li Chuan, don't think about this ring. Grandma has other rings. Wait a minute. I have a pair of sapphires..."
Everyone looked at each other and watched grandma disappear in a gust of wind, and then reappear in a gust of wind.
She took out a pair of rings from a brocade box and gave René and me one each: "Well, wear this and don't worry about that, okay? Some things in this world will disappear, but loved ones Your care and love will never be!"
I looked at Li Chuan and René, and Ji Chuan, who was not far away, who was calm and expressionless, and smiled.