A quarter past seven in the evening.
The sky darkened, dusk approached, and the charming night gradually covered the top of the head.
In Villa No. 1 of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee, a smell of vegetable aroma wafted out from the crack in the kitchen door. It was very fragrant. In the living room, Xie Huilan took a blood pressure monitor to measure the blood pressure of Han Jing, who had just been discharged from the hospital in the morning. Xie Jing, Xie Ran, Xie Hao and other juniors were watching eagerly. After a while, there was a few clear beeps, The blood pressure results came out, "Pulse 76, blood pressure 70-110, normal."
When Xie Jing heard this, she couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.
Han Jing smiled softly and said: "I just said it's okay, don't worry."
Xie Huilan narrowed her eyes and slowly untied the measuring tape on her mother's arm, "It's time to eat. You should drink the medicine first. Xiaohao, go get a glass of water."
"Hey!" Xie Hao immediately became confused.
Han Jing patted the back of Xie Huilan's hand, "I know how to call your brother, why don't you go? By the way, where is Xiao Bin? Are you coming over today?"
Xie Huilan smiled and said, "I called him and told him to come over. But I called a few more just now. Maybe the phone is out of battery and not turned on. I don't know what I was busy talking about. I'll try calling again." After that, she touched the phone and dialed the number. After a few seconds, Xie Huilan put the phone down and narrowed her eyes even smaller, "It's better to turn off the phone. My mother dared to be late for her birthday and asked the whole family to wait for him, this Xiao Bin! "
Han Jing touched her hand and said, "There must be something wrong with him."
Xie Huilan helped her mother stand up, "You can serve it. He won't wait for us. Let's eat."
Xie Ran looked at his watch and frowned. Mrs. Han was hospitalized last night, and Xie Huilan stayed with her in bed, but Dong Xuebin, the prospective grandson-in-law recognized by the old man, was missing. He left the hospital without even saying hello. , there was no one to see during the day today, who would have thought that they wouldn’t come at night? Today is my aunt’s birthday, why don’t you turn on your phone at such an important time? Is this spectrum a bit too big
Over there, the eldest Xie Guobang, the second eldest Xie Guoliang and the third eldest Xie Guojian also came down from upstairs.
Xie Guobang looked down, "Xiao Dong hasn't come yet?"
"He's in a hurry." Xie Huilan rounded up Dong Xuebin, "He's almost there."
Xie Guojian is a lieutenant general and he is relatively straightforward. He frowned and said, "What time is it? What could be more important than your mother's birthday?"
Xie Ran was convinced.
Xie Huilan smiled and looked over, "Second uncle, there is something wrong with what you said. The local government is different from the military system. Now is a peaceful era. There are not many things going on there. I know that, but the local government Is it different in everything? The interests of the people and the country should be put first in everything. If there was an earthquake over there, Xiaobin and I would come over to wish my mother a birthday. Not to mention that the people would not agree, my mother would probably You have to slap me, don’t you think?” These words are full of gunpowder.
Xie Ran originally wanted to interject. He also felt that Dong Xuebin was a little rude this time, but when he saw the eldest sister's expression, he remained silent. He didn't want to scold her. Everyone in the family knew the eldest sister's temper. Xie Ran He also learned this when he was a child, so he has always been a little afraid of his eldest sister.
Han Jing glared at her daughter, "Huilan! Why are you talking to your second uncle!"
Xie Guojian was so angry, "You're such a good girl, but Xiao Dong came late and I can't even say a word? Huh?"
Xie Guojian's wife Ci Lifen quickly gave him a hand and said, "You should stop saying a few words."
Xie Hao slapped his forehead and made a pause gesture, "Dad, sister, why are you two choking? Let's eat, let's eat. It's a big event..."
Xie Guoliang smiled bitterly and said, "Third brother, that's it. Let's eat."
It can be seen that everyone is not in a good mood because of the loss of the sandstone Bodhisattva statue in Tianlongshan Grottoes.
Ring ring ring, ring ring ring, the phone at home suddenly rang.
Han Jing stood up immediately, "...I'll pick it up."
Everyone knew that Han Jing was waiting for this call, so Xie Huilan helped her over, "... Hello."
"Sister-in-law, I, Xie Guoyue, I heard how is your health...?"
Han Jing's eyes dimmed unnoticeably, and she forced a smile and said: "Guoyue, haha, sister-in-law is fine... um, um... thank you... um, you should pay more attention to your health... "
Han Jing had actually been waiting for Mr. Xie's call. Every year on her birthday, the old man would call her. It was like this every year, without exception, but this year... But not this year. Han Jing's nose was a little sore, so she endured it. After hanging up the phone, he sat back on the dining table, took a breath, forced a smile, and greeted the juniors to come to the table and thanked them for coming to wish him a birthday.
Everyone saw it and felt sad in their hearts.
It should have been a very happy day, but now...
For a moment, the atmosphere at the table was somewhat silent.
Ding dong, ding dong, the doorbell rang. Xie Hao immediately jumped up from the chair, walked out, looked at the monitor, and opened the door, "Brother-in-law, are you here?"
Dong Xuebin was a little out of breath, "Are you late?"
Xie Hao whispered: "Be careful, my eldest sister just had a fight with my father because of you." He said simply.
After listening, Dong Xuebin felt warm in his heart. He didn't expect Huilan to be so close to him. "Uh, blame me. Look at what happened. Huilan, too. Why are you talking back to your elders? Hi." He quickly changed his shoes at the door. , stepped on the cotton slippers and walked in breathlessly. This day made Dong Xuebin exhausted. His body and spirit were tense for a long time. When he came, he jogged for a while, and now he was sweating.
As soon as he entered the living room, everyone looked at him.
Dong Xuebin held a bag and said apologetically: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I went to prepare a gift for my aunt, but my phone ran out of battery again. I'll punish myself with one drink. I'll punish myself with one drink." He poured himself a glass of wine. Dong Xuebin drank it all in one go, not a drop was left.
Han Jing smiled and said: "Just come, there won't be many customers, please sit down quickly."
After sitting down, Dong Xuebin blinked, sweating, what kind of atmosphere is this
Xie Jing felt that it was all her own responsibility for what was supposed to be a happy birthday banquet to turn into this. If she had not lost the Bodhisattva statue, she would not have... Thinking of this, Xie Jing felt a sting in her heart. He took out the porcelain from the folk kiln next to him and changed the topic: "Auntie, I wish you a long life. I don't know if you like this piece of porcelain." He handed the thing over.
Han Jing took it for a look, couldn't put it down and said, "Okay, thank you, Xiaojing, haha."
Xie Hao, Xie Ran and others also took out gifts one after another. Han Jing thanked them one by one, "It's so beautiful. Thank you."
Normally it should be Xie Huilan's turn to send things, but she didn't plan to come over to celebrate her birthday this time. There were still things in the county. Because Han Jing suddenly fell ill, she hurried over and stayed with the hospital. Of course, she didn't have time to buy anything. So Xie Huilan smiled and tilted her head, and then her eyes fell on Dong Xuebin's face. She spread her empty hands and immediately licked her chin, meaning it's your turn.
Dong Xuebin understood, cleared his throat, and slowly opened the bag, "Auntie, this is what Huilan and I have in mind..."
The bag buckle was undone. Xie Hao, Xie Ran and others all looked over, wanting to see what the gift that Dong Xuebin had prepared for a whole day was.
one second…
Two seconds…
The things inside finally revealed their true appearance.
When they saw the Bodhisattva statue, everyone was stunned.
Xie Huilan exclaimed, "Bodhisattva statue? Where did you get it?"
Dong Xuebin thought to himself: Where else can I get it? Then he handed the thing to Han Jing, who was a little dazed, and said, "Auntie, I wish you good health and happiness every day."
Han Jing took it over and touched it nostalgically, "Xiaobin, thank you, you are considerate."
Eh? What is this reaction? Dong Xuebin didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He said to himself, "It's not right. Why aren't you excited?"
Xie Huilan looked at him with a smile and said, "You are quite capable. There is only one sandstone seated Bodhisattva statue in the Tianlong Mountain Grottoes that has been unearthed, and it has always been in the hands of the old man and my mother. Even imitations are difficult to find in the market. You spent a day Just found one? Haha, it looks like the real thing. Well, Shen Yun also has it, and the material seems to be pretty good. Is it a high-quality imitation? "
Xie Hao also nodded heavily, "It's just like the real thing."
Dong Xuebin almost fell off the chair, and I was thrown away. My brother worked so hard to steal it, how can it still be called the real thing? This is fucking true! However, Dong Xuebin also knows their mentality. Just like "Along the River During the Qingming Festival", it is now in the Palace Museum. So if someone in the market really comes up with an identical "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" for you, you don't even have to think about it. Just know it's a fake, same reason.
Han Jing knew that Dong Xuebin was obsessed with it, but high-quality imitations were high-quality imitations after all. No matter how similar the imitations were, they could not be genuine. Besides, seeing things and thinking about them, Han Jing's low mood was aroused again, and her heart was aroused. My head hurt, so I quickly put the things away without looking at them again. She knew that the real Bodhisattva statue would never come back. What she had to do now was to adjust her mentality as soon as possible and stop thinking about it.
Dong Xuebin hurriedly said: "Auntie, this Bodhisattva statue..."
Han Jingqiang smiled and said: "I like it very much, and I will support it from now on, haha."
"No, I mean this thing..."
Ci Lifen interrupted: "Haha, let's eat while it's hot."
Xie Ran also frowned and looked at Dong Xuebin, thinking to himself, didn't you see the expression on the auntie's face? Why did you mention the Bodhisattva statue
Xie Huilan touched him with her hand under the table and stopped him from talking.
The atmosphere on the table became a little gloomy again.
After being interrupted several times, Dong Xuebin became depressed, "I'll go, buddy, I still can't say this."
Suddenly, a piece of news suddenly rang out from the plasma TV behind him. Xie Hao had good ears. After hearing this, he was stunned and quickly turned up the volume of the TV with a light buzz.
I saw a line of words written at the bottom of the screen - A major theft occurred at the Tokyo National Museum! RO