The Huaxia Group's year-end dance was scheduled for New Year's Eve. Xia Shao set off one day early because she wanted to visit Chang Jiu when she went to Qingshi. Shu Xunfen
After Xia Zhiyuan and Li Juan heard about it, they decided to let Li Juan accompany Xia Shao to Qingshi after a night of discussion.
In these years, when her family was not wealthy, Li Juan was busy in the factory and the kitchen at home all day long. She had a considerate and gentle temperament and rarely asked for money. After being married for so many years, I have never been to Qingshi, and I have never traveled. This made Xia Zhiyuan, a husband, feel very sorry for his wife. Although her family is said to be rich now, Li Juan just quit her job in the factory and goes in and out of Taoyuan District every day. In fact, she is still busy with the daily life of her husband and daughter's master.
Forget it on weekdays, isn’t this my daughter’s holiday? Xia Zhiyuan thought that it would be okay to let his wife follow his daughter to Qingshi for a walk. It was the company's internal year-end dance anyway, so it wouldn't be in the way.
"I have discussed with your mother and let her go with the company car. When you get there, you don't have to worry about her too much. Just find someone to accompany her to go shopping for the New Year. Or you can wait until the company's year-end dance is over. You two can go shopping together in Qingshi for a day and then come back. Dad won't go. It's almost the New Year's Eve and he's busy with other things. He happens to be at home with Mr. Tang, so you don't have to worry about your master. How about it?" During lunch, Xia Zhiyuan asked Xia Shao at the dinner table.
These days, Xia Shao goes to Fu Ruixiang to do business in the company during the day, and comes home for dinner at noon and evening.
In order to take care of their master Tang Zongbo, Xia Zhiyuan and Li Juan were very organized. The two of them felt that it was hot at noon in summer and autumn and cool in the afternoon, so they went to the old man's place to eat at noon. When it got cooler in the afternoon, they pushed the old man out for a walk and came to the family's house for dinner. In spring and winter, there is a little sunshine in the afternoon and it gets cold in the evening, so I change it. At noon, I push the old man out for a walk, come to his house for lunch, and in the evening I go to the old man's place. Whenever the couple returns to their hometown, they prepare meals for the old man so that they can be eaten hot.
It was winter now, and Xu Tianyin pushed Tang Zongbo to Xia Shao's house at noon.
Xia Shao was stunned when she heard her father's words. If her mother wanted to go shopping in Qingshi and buy new year's goods, she would naturally agree. It's just that she made an appointment with her senior brother and left in his car.
"I don't want to take the company's car. I plan to ask my senior brother to take me to Qingshi. Mom, just follow me and my senior brother's car." Xia Shao said with a smile, her expression natural.
Xia Zhiyuan and Li Juan were stunned and looked at Xu Tianyin, obviously not knowing about this yet, "Hey, Xiao Xu is going back to Qingshi?"
Xu Tianyin put down the bowl and chopsticks, nodded and said: "Yes."
"Yes, it's almost the Chinese New Year. Xiao Xu's home is in Qingshi, right?" Li Juan asked.
They have been eating together these days. Xia Zhiyuan and Li Juan have become somewhat accustomed to Xu Tianyin's lonely and taciturn temperament. If you ask him, he will talk. Without asking him, he would just eat in silence. Seeing that he was very filial to the elderly and very attentive to taking care of others, the couple felt that he was not that difficult to get close to. Just don't pay too much attention to whether he speaks or not when they get along with each other on weekdays.
Li Juan was a little surprised to hear that he was going back to Qingshi, and then she remembered that she still didn't know where his home was.
Speaking of getting along with Xu Tianyin these days, Li Juan has some experience. She felt that this young man was quite interesting and looked quite aristocratic, but he was different from some of the wealthy ladies and gentlemen she had come into contact with in the past six months, especially those young gentlemen who spoke as if they had honey on their lips, but they were all It's false, not a word of truth. On the other hand, although this young man spoke concisely and refused to say a single word, he answered all questions asked of him, and he answered clearly. It took no effort to talk to him.
Li Juan looked at Xu Tianyin, waiting for his answer. Seeing this, Xia Shao couldn't help but smile bitterly. She didn't realize that her mother also had this hobby before. She was similar to her, and talked to her senior brother as a fun thing. Could it be that she inherited this bad taste from her mother
Xu Tianyin shook his head slightly, "Not here."
"Not there? Not in Qingshi?" Li Juan was stunned, "Where is it?"
"The capital." Xu Tianyin answered simply.
But both Xia Zhiyuan and Li Juan were stunned, "Hey, Beijing?"
Xu Tianyin nodded.
Xia Zhiyuan thought about it for a while, looked at Xu Tianyin, and asked, "Xiao Xu, are you going to spend the New Year in Qingshi or go back to the capital?"
"Capital."
"Since we are in the capital, why are we sending Xiao Shao to Qingshi?" Xia Zhiyuan asked, feeling a little strange. He could see that the relationship between this young man and his daughter was quite good. If he was taught by a master and had a kinship with each other, he wouldn't think much of it. But no matter how good the relationship between these senior brothers and sisters is, they don't need to go to this, right? When his daughter came home, she took his car back. He had to take her back even when she went to Qingshi. Isn't this too strange
After all, Fu Ruixiang's employees in Dongshi also went to Qingshi to attend the year-end dance. My daughter said that the company had chartered a bus, and she could definitely go with the bus. If that doesn't work, you can go with Mr. Chen's car.
This should be a normal situation, why did she have to ask her senior brother to deliver it
suspicious!
This matter is very suspicious!
Xia Shao knew that her father was suspicious as soon as he saw his alert look. She couldn't help but look at Xu Tianyin, her eyes naturally did not dare to reveal any abnormal meaning. He just smiled and was about to deal with it for Xu Tianyin, but he saw Xu Tianyin looking at Xia Zhiyuan with an expressionless face, still a cold face, and just nodded.
"There's something going on in the military area. Please drop by."
Pfft... He can still lie
"Oh, something happened in the military region." Xia Zhiyuan nodded thoughtfully while still looking at Xu Tianyin. His years of life experience were certainly not fake. He could tell at a glance that this boy was not lying!
"Yes." Faced with Xia Zhiyuan's scrutiny, Xu Tianyin nodded and sat still, his eyes dark and gloomy, more real than real gold.
Li Juan also saw that something was wrong with her husband, so she couldn't help but slap him in the face and complained: "What are you doing? Xiao Xu is a good boy, how can he lie to you! I will take Xiao Xu's car and wait until he comes back." Then I will take the company car back with my daughter."
"I'm just asking." Xia Zhiyuan said, and then looked back with scrutiny. It seemed that he believed it.
Xia Shao sat aside with her eyes lowered, eating to hide her inner hurt. Her parents still don't know Xu Tianyin very well. With his cute expression, she would definitely be suspicious.
After finishing the meal, Li Juan decided to follow Xia Shao to Qingshi for a stroll.
After getting up early the next morning, after having breakfast and saying goodbye to her master, Xia Shao accompanied her mother in Xu Tianyin's car, and the three of them left Taoyuan District and Dongshi together.
The scenery along the way was endless. Xia Shao pointed out the window, held her mother's arm, and talked and laughed with her. In her previous life, her mother had never traveled far and spent most of her life in Dongshi. Looking at the scenery outside the car window, she herself felt a little emotional. It was her husband's suggestion to let her go out for a walk. She didn't agree with it at first. She always felt that it would be too deserted to spend the Spring Festival without her at home and leaving her husband to spend it with Mr. Tang. But he was considerate of himself, not only allowing himself to spend the New Year with his daughter, but also allowing him to go out for a walk.
Li Juan was very happy about this, so she kept a smile on her face along the way and looked at the scenery outside the window with her daughter, enjoying herself very much.
It was already two o'clock in the afternoon when they arrived in Qingshi. Xia Shao and Xu Tianyin went to the Wanghaifeng Hotel near the school to book a room. The two accompanied Li Juan to have dinner at the hotel. Xia Shao persuaded her mother to go back to the room to rest. After all, I've been riding for a long time. Tomorrow night is the company's year-end dance, and she will go out with her mother during the day.
Seeing that it was not too late, Xia Shao planned to go to Chang Jiu's house. Xu Tianyin said he would return to the military area tomorrow, and Li Juan was not suspicious, but in fact, Xu Tianyin was going back to the capital tomorrow. Qingshi was a bit far away from the capital. He drove out in the morning and arrived after dark at night, but he was finally able to go back and spend the New Year with his grandfather.
Xu Tianyin still remembered the way to Chang Jiu's house, and took Xia Shao to Chang Jiu's house.
The old residential areas and small courtyards with pits and pits were kept fairly clean. When Xia Shao came to the door, the door was not closed, but there were Spring Festival couplets pasted on it, beaming with joy.
Xia Shao looked at the festive couplets, smiled knowingly, and knocked on the door.
When Chang Jiu came out of the room, he was obviously stunned, "Mr. Xia? Why are you here?"
He quickly came out and invited Xia Shao into the house. Xia Shao handed him the supplements she brought and said, "I heard that your mother will go to the Beijing Hospital for surgery next year. I brought some supplements. There is another thing I want to tell you. See what you have. not interested."
When he arrived at the house, Chang Jiu quickly wiped the old sofa, then invited Xia Shao and Xu Tianyin to sit down and poured tea himself. Hearing what Xia Shao said, she was stunned, "If you have anything to do, Mr. Xia, just ask me, but I still want your help with my mother's affairs. I originally thought that after the operation, my mother and I would come to your door in person to thank you, but I didn't expect You came here and brought so many things, how can you be so embarrassed?"
Xia Shao smiled. She didn't hesitate and went straight to the point and explained her purpose. He briefly talked about the development prospects of Dongshi's ceramic industry and proposed that Changjiu be invited to come forward.
When Chang Jiu heard this, he instinctively wanted to refuse, "Mr. Well. I swore to my mother that I would not use this old skill to eat. So, you see... "
Chang Jiu was a little entangled. If someone else had come to mention this matter to him, he would have kicked them out immediately, but the person who came was Xia Shao. His mother's illness was due to the help of the foundation she recommended, so he could find the source of the kidney so quickly. He even contacted the hospital and waited for the New Year to pass. In addition to the incident in the antique market before, he himself also received Xia Shao's advice, so he was naturally grateful to her. But she brought it up again today, which made it difficult for him. He even doubted that she had inquired about the situation at home and helped him out, so she came here today? So that he can't refuse
Chang Jiu also knew that this idea was unreasonable, and with the magnanimity and character shown by Xia Shao before, he was willing to believe her. But when she came to talk about it today, even if he didn't doubt it, it would be difficult to handle. He understood that he had to repay the debt he owed to others, and he really had nothing else to repay. If she wanted him to take this path, he could only agree to it against his will. But in this way, he broke the oath he made to his mother, and he still had to suffer in his heart.
Xia Shao knew that Chang Jiu would overthink it, so she smiled and said: "Why do you think of forgery when you mention porcelain? Could it be that the porcelain you made can't be displayed in an upright manner except for being fake on the stalls in the antique market? In front of the world?”
Chang Jiu was stunned when he heard this. He looked at Xia Shao for a while and murmured: "Upright? Mr. Xia, I don't quite understand what you mean..."
"What I mean is that if you print 'Yongzheng Year of the Qing Dynasty' on the bottom of the bottle of pastel porcelain, it's forgery, and it's not visible to the public. But if you write your own name in a dignified way, that's the art of high imitation. Pin, the world will be shocked by you." Xia Shao smiled, but there was light in her eyes.
Chang Jiu was stunned for a long time, and seemed to understand the difference and meaning of these words. His chest heaved up and down, he sat up slightly and looked at Xia Shao with wide eyes.
"Your grandfather's generation are also old artists. Their imitations were forced by life and the social environment at that time. But now times are different. The love for porcelain at home and abroad has never diminished, but it is difficult to distinguish the authenticity of antiques, and There are only a small amount of them in existence, so not everyone can buy them in their homes. If we are famous for modern high-end imitation porcelain, the market prospects will be promising. Of course, in addition to pastel porcelain, you can study the firing improvement and development of porcelain as much as you like. My own style. I asked you to come out just to cooperate with you. All research funds will be provided by the company, and the company will be responsible for sales. You can spend all your energy on firing the porcelain you like without worrying about firing. There is a problem with the sales of the products that come out. Isn’t it beautiful that we each perform our own duties?”
Changjiu listened to Xia Shao's words without saying a word. He once thought that when his mother was well, he would use the remaining money to study porcelain by himself, but he was also worried because after all, he was really not good at doing business. , sales may be a problem. Moreover, researching on firing porcelain is really a very expensive task, and it is not successful every time. What fails is money wasted. Although Xia Shao gave him two million last time, he mainly wanted to use it on his mother's medical treatment and health care, and he really didn't have much spare money for his own research.
If the research is done but cannot be sold, won’t the family have to live in poverty again
But what Xia Shao said today seemed to enlighten him and open a door for him...
"Nowadays, the craftsmanship of many old artists has been lost, which is also a pity for the inheritance of traditional culture. If you have inherited this craft, you should let it be passed on. After all, pastel porcelain is so beautiful , there will be many people in the world who know how to appreciate it. It would be a pity for it and this old craft to let it go silent in this small yard. The main reason I came here today is to mention this to you first. Of course I'll give you time to think about it. You'd better be busy treating your mother first, and you can give me an answer after your mother has finished the operation." After Xia Shao finished speaking, she stood up and said goodbye.
She believed that Changjiu would agree in the end. He was a filial son and he really loved porcelain. Although he was a little stubborn, the pros and cons of the matter were so blind before him that he would not fail to judge.
Xia Shao is not afraid to talk about this matter, and will always develop on his own and not cooperate with Huaxia Group. It is really difficult for him to accomplish anything by himself. Because porcelain takes a high-end route, it needs publicity, press conferences, exports, and approvals from many departments. He cannot do these things alone. With Huaxia Group coming forward to do this, everything will go smoothly.
And she is not afraid that Changjiu will find another company. After all, he is a person who repays kindness and will never cooperate with anyone except Huaxia.
If that's the case, then she really has nothing to worry about.
Xia Shao and Xu Tianyin came out of Chang Jiu's home at only four or five o'clock in the afternoon, but they went back to the hotel directly.
Two rooms were booked in the hotel. Xia Shao was afraid that her mother would not be used to being alone at night, so she booked a room with her mother and let Xu Tianyin sleep in one room by herself.
Xu Tianyin is going back to the capital tomorrow. I didn't expect that my mother would follow him out this time. I thought I would come to Qingshi this time, so I took the opportunity to give him two knitted scarves so that he could wear them warmly and return to the capital for the New Year. . But looking at the situation, Xia Shao would be with her mother at night, so naturally she couldn't ask to go to Xu Tianyin's room, as that would make her mother suspicious. Thinking about it, this is the only time that is right.
Xia Shao had the scarf in the bag she carried with her. She had planned it early in the morning. When she returned to the hotel, she would go to Xu Tianyin's room and give him the scarf.
But after entering the hotel, Xia Shao unkindly had the idea of teasing the man. So when she walked to the corridor, she looked like she was going to go back to her room to see her mother, and walked straight towards the room she had booked.
As soon as he took two steps, his hand was held by someone.
Xia Shao turned around and saw the man holding her hand and staring at her with his deep, dark eyes.
Xia Shao held back her laughter and raised her eyebrows as if she didn't understand, but her eyes were glowing delicately in the dim corridor.
The man looked into her eyes and knew that the girl was making fun of him again. He silently looked at his room and then at her. The two of them communicated with their eyes, but Xia Shao still played enthusiastically. She raised her eyebrows and glared at him, and then stared at the room where her mother was.
But at this moment, Xu Tianyin stretched out his arm and opened the door to the room. Without giving her a chance to stare, he quickly picked her up and entered the room.
The man's movements were very fast, like a lone wolf that suddenly pounced on its prey. The figure swept into the room quickly, but when the door closed, it was silent. Xia Shao was also impressed by this good way of entering the door, but Xu Tianyin directly carried her to the bedside and laid her down hard.
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I had a day off yesterday, so I didn’t code much today, so please forgive me. More updates will be posted from tomorrow to the end of the month~
When I saw a girl recommending Wenwen, let’s go and learn from it and see how we can be passionate without being targeted by the editor.
In the next chapter, I’ll give my senior brother some more benefits~
ps: By the way, it feels really good to rest~so relaxing, so relaxing~