The Xia family has been busy and nervous this year. Xu Tianyin is coming to visit the family in the second grade of junior high school. Although Xia Zhiyuan and Li Juan have met him before, the relatives of the Xia family are nervous. In Xia Zhitao's words, what kind of incense did the old Xia family burn in their previous life? How could they become the granddaughter-in-law of the founder of the country
Even the two old men who had met Xu Tianyin were nervous. After all, this was too big a deal.
Li Juan bought a bunch of vegetables and put them at home two years ago. In the past two years, the Xia family had dinner at a hotel when they got together on the second day of the Lunar New Year. This year, Li Juan and her husband discussed inviting all relatives to the house. Entertaining Xu Tianyin seemed more attentive.
Xia Zhiyuan frowned, "My parents are at home, and all three of them are here too. How can you keep busy with food for so many people? Just go to the hotel!"
Li Juan immediately laughed and scolded her husband, "Oh, when my daughter didn't open a company, we went home every year to celebrate the New Year, so I didn't have to cook? I could do it then, why can't I do it now? Isn't it because the children are older? Okay, do you want Xiao Xu to open his mouth again? Do you really think that after a few years of leisure, I have really become a rich wife and can't do anything? I see, our family doesn't have a rich wife, but the uncle has raised one. You know how to go to the hotel!”
Besides, during the Chinese New Year, I and my husband would go back to their hometown early and help their mother-in-law around the cooking pot all day long. Xia Zhitao and Jiang Qiulin always came back in time for dinner and didn't help at all. But that was before, how could they dare to do this now? No matter how crowded that day was, Li Juan would definitely not be busy alone. She would not be tired if someone was helping her.
Li Juan glared at her husband. This man really knew how to enjoy himself as he lived.
After being scolded, Xia Zhiyuan immediately stared, turned around and left in a sullen tone, stamping on the ground with a loud thud.
His uncle? Does he enjoy it
That brat kidnapped his precious daughter and asked his wife to cook for him
Is it okay if he is unbalanced
Moreover, that brat had been lurking around his precious daughter for several years, and then abducted her without saying a word about such a big deal as a proposal. Before he had even considered such a sudden attack, news came from the capital that Mr. Xu had admitted his daughter. As a result, the Xia family is so nervous now. Except for him as the father, everyone else seems to be eager for him to come! What is this thing called? Originally, he wanted to use his father-in-law's dignity and beat this kid. Looking at this situation, wouldn't he be the one-man show on the second day of junior high school
Xia Zhiyuan was very bored, very bored. I have never been so bored in my entire life. Li Juan glanced at her husband's depressed back with a smile and suppressed a smile. They were an old couple. How could she not know what was wrong with her husband? Just looking at him like this, the more I look at him, the more interesting he becomes. He has always been a simple and honest man, but this time he also has a childish temper. Then let him do it. She will tell her daughter later and she will definitely laugh!
If Xia Zhiyuan knew that he would be treated as a joke by his wife in a blink of an eye, I don't know how miserable he would be. Anyway, Li Juan decided to treat guests to dinner at home, and he couldn't change it. He just knew that he could watch her busy preparing all day long.
The New Year is over, and the second day of the Lunar New Year is here in a blink of an eye. It takes twelve hours to drive from Beijing to Dongshi, so Xu Tianyin flew over and arrived at ten in the morning. Li Juan was busy at home, and Xia Shao drove to the airport to pick him up.
Early in the morning, Xia Zhimei, Xia Zhiqin and Xia Zhitao arrived in Taoyuan District. To come in from Taoyuan District, the head of the household had to pick him up, so the three families made an appointment to come together. Ever since Xia Shao bought a house for her parents in Taoyuan District, only Xia Zhiqin has been here. At first, because of the family separation, Xia Zhimei and Xia Zhitao's family came to the gate of the community to block people. Later, they asked Xia Shao for help and were treated docilely. Although the relationship between the brothers and sisters has improved in the past two years, the two families are still afraid of Xia Shao's methods. Therefore, it is the same now, no one dares to disturb Xia Zhiyuan and Li Juan. The last time we met during the Chinese New Year and the holidays, it was always at the hotel. Four years had passed in the blink of an eye, and it was really the first time we had come here.
The three families all came by car. Xia Zhimei's husband, Liu Chunhui, suffered heavy losses due to a fire in his factory. He relied on Xia Shao's reputation to get a loan from the bank. It has stabilized in the past few years. I have just paid back the money I owed to customers for losses, and my family has some savings. But compared with before, there is still a big gap.
Xia Zhitao's building materials business is doing well. Because of Xia Shao, the Xia family is now very famous in Dongshi, and there are many people who want to join them. Although Xia Zhitao did not dare to take too much credit from Xia Shao after being taught a lesson by Xia Shao, this relationship still brought him many customers. He is a face-saving person. After making money, he is the first to buy a car because he is afraid of losing his status.
Among the three families, Xia Zhiqin's family actually lived the most harmoniously. After Zhang Qixiang was demobilized from the army, he was assigned to work in the Qingshi Public Security Bureau. He is a hard-working person. In the past four years, he has been the captain of the criminal police team. He has made two meritorious deeds and received awards, and his future is very good. Xia Zhiqin was taken to Qingshi to live with her husband and daughter, and she usually took care of their lives. And Zhang Ruman is also doing her best, her grades have always been very good, she will take the college entrance examination next year, and she is also a college student from a prestigious school.
Every year when brothers and sisters get together, they inevitably compete to see who is doing better. But in the Xia family, no one needs to compare. With Xia Zhiyuan's family there, the gap is so huge that no one can compare.
Xia Zhiyuan went out to talk to the security guard and led the three families into the community. Along the way, Xia Zhimei and Xia Zhitao's family drove slowly and admired the scenery in Taoyuan District all the way! Although it is winter and the community is full of snow, the environment is still different from the outside at a glance. There are all traditional courtyard-style villas here. Each villa is located in the unique scenery of the community. Even in winter, it looks like a landscape painting.
There are teahouses, bars, gyms, supermarkets and various livelihood facilities in the community. The appearance is simple, pleasing to the eye and very practical. People who don't like to go out can just take a walk in the community every day, go to the supermarket to buy some food and go home to rest. It’s okay to say that this place is isolated from the world. The name Taoyuan District is well deserved! No wonder a few years ago, a villa cost more than six million!
When they arrived at the door and got out of the car, Xia Zhitao had a look of admiration on his face. Jiang Qiulin held her daughter's hand and looked around with envy in her eyes. She glanced at her husband again and curled her lips. Even Liu Chunhui, whose family had tens of millions of dollars in property, couldn't help but look at the snowy scenery around him and the villa in front of him, which seemed to blend into a landscape painting, with complicated eyes. Xia Zhimei's eyes were more complicated, and Liu Yuguang on the side seemed to be a little shocked.
"Hurry up and come in, it's very cold outside." Xia Zhiyuan called the three families into the house. When they arrived at the house, Xia Zhimei and Xia Zhitao naturally couldn't help but take a look. Looking at it, you can see that the courtyard is spacious and decorated like the mansion of a wealthy family in the past.
"Brother, your furniture here is worth a lot of money! It looks a bit like antiques to me!" After entering the living room, the two old people were drinking tea in the living room. The three families paid New Year's greetings to the old man. After sitting down, Xia Zhitao Just look at the tables and chairs in the living room.
Jiang Qiulin secretly pulled Xia Zhitao's clothes and gave him a fierce look - look at you like that! Just like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden, she looks like a country bumpkin!
Xia Zhitao turned around and glared at his wife. He was in the building materials business and had wanted to buy solid wood in the past few years, but the cost was too high and he didn't have much spare money, but he still paid more attention to these things.
Liu Chunhui knew what Xia Zhitao was thinking. Although his wealth was not as good as before, he still had vision and knowledge. He immediately touched the tabletop in front of him, and saw that the wood was golden in color, the tabletop was warm, the texture of the wood was flowing, and there was a grimace like an old man's head on it. Liu Chunhui immediately hissed and raised his eyes, "Brother, my taste is not very good, but I still heard it said. Your furniture is not from Huanghuali, is it?"
Xia Zhiyuan was pouring tea for a few people. After hearing this, he said: "I heard Xiaoshao said it was from Huanghuali. I don't know much about these things. Anyway, there is furniture in the living room at home. She had to change it to this set. I She told her mother that she wouldn’t listen to her, so she had no choice but to let her go.”
Is it really huanghuali? !
Xia Zhitao and Liu Chunhui were immediately stunned. Now the huanghuali market is crazy! I heard that a pound of good ingredients costs tens of thousands! More expensive than gold! How much does the huanghuali in this living room cost
Jiang Qiulin didn't understand these things, but recently Xia Zhitao was obsessed with solid wood and kept talking about it all day long. No matter how annoying she was, she still listened to a few words. Huanghuali is the one that Xia Zhitao talks about the most. He keeps saying that his savings over the past few years are not enough to buy a thousand-eight-hundred-jin house. When others go to gamble on wood, he doesn't even blink and talks about his net worth. Jiang Qiulin felt uncomfortable when she heard that, and even choked him a few words, "Net worth? Do you have it? You really think of yourself as the boss when you open a building materials store!"
But when Xia Zhiyuan said that the thing in front of her was Huanghuali, she couldn't help but widen her eyes and glanced around the spacious living room. She felt like she saw a room full of gold.
Liu Chunhui asked again at this moment: "Brother, aren't these huanghuali furniture all antiques?"
After saying this, everyone in the room was stunned and looked at Xia Zhiyuan.
Xia Zhiyuan poured the tea and nodded: "Xiao Shao said it was from the Ming and Qing Dynasties. But it was acquired early and it didn't cost much at that time."
Xia Zhiyuan said it was easy, just to prevent his brothers and sisters from sitting still. In fact, at that time, he and Li Juan did not dare to sit in the living room for a month. This is no exaggeration at all. Ever since his daughter started playing antiques, he felt that he knew too little about his daughter's growth and wanted to get in touch with it more, so he went to Chen Manguan's place. When customers came to the door, he listened and learned some things. He has an eye for antiques and knows the value of these things. Although the value was not worth mentioning in the eyes of his daughter, it really shocked him and Li Juan at the time. They always felt that it was an old object and it would be a pity if it was damaged. But later Xia Shao said that these were collected at a low price, and the cost was very low, so the two of them treated it calmly.
But these words did not make Xia Zhimei and Xia Zhitao feel at ease. They suddenly gasped!
hiss!
Huanghuali from Ming and Qing Dynasties!
Xia Zhitao raised his buttocks and felt a little unable to sit still in the chair. This, this thing, made with modern craftsmanship, is more expensive than gold, let alone antiques? He pays attention to the auction prices of Huaxia Auction Company every year. Last year, there was a special auction of Ming and Qing huanghuali. Among them was a canopy bed of Ming and Qing huanghuali, which sold for 40 million! A table costs tens of millions, and a chair costs millions!
Just now, I felt that this living room at home was golden. Looking at it now, Xia Zhitao suddenly felt he didn't dare to sit down. How much will it cost if a corner is broken
Liu Chunhui, who was more knowledgeable than Xia Zhitao, sat more firmly and said with a smile: "Xiao Shao has a good eye. He saw the collecting situation a few years ago. In other words, doing business requires foresight and foresight. Only by walking ahead of others can you make money." He said this and glanced at his son. Liu Yuguang was two years older than Xia Shao. When something happened at home, it hit him hard. He suddenly changed from Mr. Liu to the son of a bankrupt businessman. During that period, his studies were also affected, and he did not do well in college. But four years have passed. Since last year, he has started to work hard and no longer be confused. He used his savings to open an online store, and the business is not bad. He plans to go into business in the future. Liu Chunhui is very pleased with his son's change. Now he is seizing every opportunity to teach and educate him.
Many people don't understand these antiques. When antique dealers go to the countryside to buy them, some people sell them very cheaply. For example, in rural areas, let alone 10,000 yuan for a chair, a few years ago when antiques were not so popular, they would be given 1,800 yuan and sold quickly. Who knew that in the auction market, it would be worth millions in a blink of an eye? Just like the Yuan Qinghua that Xia Shao picked up from the antique market back then. He bought it for 150 yuan and resold it for 100 million!
There is no business in the world that is not profitable. It all depends on whether you have this vision and foresight.
"Brother, I'm so lucky. Xiao Shao knows how to make money, and she also knows how to honor her parents. Now she's marrying into the old chairman's family. You and your sister-in-law will have endless blessings in your life." Jiang Qiulin smiled and glanced at Xia Zhitao and his introverted daughter sighed.
The three families entered the living room, and their eyes were attracted by the furniture in the living room. At this time, Jiang Qiulin spoke, which brought everyone back to their senses - Xu Tianyin is coming today!
Xia Zhiqin stood up, "Where's sister-in-law? Is she in the kitchen? I'm going to help!"
The time it took for the three families to enter the house and drink a cup of tea was actually not long. As soon as Xia Zhiqin stood up, Jiang Qiulin and Xia Zhimei also stood up. This is not the past. In the past, during old Xia family gatherings, Li Juan would be busy in the kitchen, and only Xia Zhiqin would help. Jiang Qiulin and Xia Zhimei would not move. But now, how can they dare to sit quietly and wait for Li Juan to serve them
The three women went into the kitchen to help, and the two old men, the men, and the three juniors Liu Yuguang, Zhang Ruman, and Xia Rongxue were left in the living room.
Liu Yuguang is calmer than before, and Zhang Ruman is also calmer than before. She has been like a tomboy since she was a child, very wild and not girlish at all. Now she still has a heroic look on her face, but she is much more serious than before. She passed the college entrance examination next year and planned to apply for the military academy. Even before she entered the military academy, she already looked like a female soldier. And Xia Rongxue is still young, only ten years old. As soon as her mother left, she was visibly relieved, smiled, sat down next to Zhang Ruman, and called, "Sister."
Zhang Ruman turned her head, smiled when she saw her cousin, and rubbed her head.
At this time, the men had already turned the topic to Xia Shao and Xu Tianyin.
The first person to speak was Zhang Ruman's father, Zhang Qixiang. He looked at Xia Zhiyuan with serious eyes, "Brother, tell me the truth. Did Commander Xu help me change my job?"
At the beginning, he found it strange that everything in this society was based on connections and gifts. At the beginning, he was an unexceptional company commander in the provincial military region. He wanted money but had no money, and he didn't know many people. All the old officers who were demobilized and transferred to other positions with him were sent back to their places of origin. Only he was assigned to Qingshi, the capital city of Qing Province, where he had a pretty good job in the Criminal Police Team of the Municipal Public Security Bureau. Moreover, after joining the job, the director paid a lot of attention to him. At that time, he didn't know anything about criminal investigation. Even though he had learned investigation in the army, he was still separated from the investigation. At that time, the director specially assigned an old detective who was about to retire to take care of him, and he was only where he is today. Of course, what he is today is inseparable from his own hard work, but if he had not been assigned to the Qingshi Criminal Police Team and the director had not cared about him so much, he would have no place to work hard even if he wanted to.
Over the years, this matter has always puzzled Zhang Qixiang. Until this year, news spread on the Internet that Xu Tianyin proposed to Xia Shao at Beijing University. Only then did he suddenly have a glimmer of enlightenment in his heart! That day, he must have been no less shocked than Xia Zhiyuan and his wife. He was also sitting in front of the computer, his eyes were straight, and he couldn't move for a long time - how could he not recognize the man on the screen? Commander Xu has served in the Qing Provincial Military Region for three years. He has met him several times and never spoken to him, but there is no soldier who does not remember his commander!
Zhang Qixiang was very excited, but he had work and couldn't come back at ordinary times, so he had to come back today to pay New Year's greetings and ask questions. If it was really Xia Shao's fault, then he really didn't know how to thank her.
Xia Zhiyuan was stunned after hearing this. He really didn't know, but when he thought about it, it was really possible! My daughter and the boy from the Xu family are brothers and sisters. They have known each other for a long time. Isn't it possible
"This child! Alas! She didn't say anything either!" Xia Zhiyuan sighed.
Xia Zhitao on the side understood what he heard and immediately sighed and said: "Our Xiao Shao is really good. People change careers and gain connections to get money, but they have to wait for several years before they can find a job. Our Xiao Shao solved it with just one sentence , Commander Xu personally ordered it! How dare the director of the Qing City Public Security Bureau not take care of his brother-in-law? "
Liu Chunhui was stunned, "What? Xiao Shao and General Xu knew each other at that time?"
"You don't know?" Xia Zhitao started to show off. In fact, he didn't know either. He only found out after asking a few questions during the Chinese New Year. "Our Xiaoshao is very charming. I guess he was in high school at that time and was young. General Xu was nothing." As soon as she went to college, she was proposed to marry him! Moreover, some time ago our Xiao Shao met some unsighted people in the capital and took her to the police station. Guess who brought her out? Mr. Xu! Who has such a big reputation? Our Xiao Shao has one! The old man went to the police station to testify and brought her out!"
Xia Shao didn't want to say much about this matter. She has a low-key temperament, and she will tell her parents everything about such things. These relatives in the family will not talk much because of her temperament. But this incident was such a big fuss in the capital that no one knew about it, and it was no longer a secret at all. The story spread to Qing Province and Dong City. Several versions had been circulated. When her family asked about it during the Chinese New Year, Xia Shao had to give a brief explanation, saying that she encountered a competitor in the mall who framed her and she was taken there. During the police investigation, Mr. Xu happened to be with her that day and became her most favorable witness, so he went to the police station to testify and brought her out along the way.
This can be regarded as clearing Mr. Xu's name. He went to the police station to testify, not because the Xu family has power to seek personal gain.
But in Xia Zhitao's opinion, such words are still very face-saving - asking the founding fathers to testify for you, isn't this considered face-saving
It was also the first time Liu Chunhui heard about the real situation, but he was also shocked. Even if there are many officials in the capital, the police station probably won't have such a big witness, right? The fact that the old man can personally testify for Xia Shao at least shows that the old man values her very much! When the news of the proposal spread online, the Xia family had an emergency gathering, had a meal together, and asked Xia Zhiyuan and his wife what was going on. The result of the family discussion at that time was still a bit worrying. After all, the Xu family has a high family background. The founding father's family, no matter how great the Huaxia Group is, even if you marry into the Xu family, you still have to look at people's faces.
However, it seems... they are all worried too much? The old man seems to like Xia Shao very much. If not, why would Xu Tianyin come to Xia's house for a formal visit so quickly
At this time, the two old men who had been drinking tea and listening to their children chatting raised their eyes and looked at the grandfather clock in the living room. Jiang Shuhui said: "Hey, it's already eleven o'clock! Didn't you say you'll get off the plane at ten o'clock? Why? Not back?"
Of course, Xia Shao and Xu Tianyin would not arrive on time. Xu Tianyin could not bring too many things on the plane. It was such a formal occasion today. As soon as Xia Shao picked him up, they naturally went to the mall to do some shopping and buy some gifts before returning.
When the two entered the house, there was light snow falling outside, and a pair of handsome young people came in arm-in-arm with large and small bags in their hands.
As soon as the two of them walked into the yard, the door to the living room opened, and the dozen or so people sitting around the table cheered and all stood up! Look up, turn your head, all at once!
Snowflakes were falling at the door, and a pair of handsome young people walked out of the blue sky and white snow. They were as beautiful as a pair from a plain-colored landscape family. It was rare for a girl to wear a red coat today. In the plain world, she was the only touch of beauty. The man clinging to her side was like a lonely peak, lonely, indifferent, and independent in the vast white world, making her the only color in his domain.
This scene was so beautiful that when the two walked into the living room, the whole family didn't react.
Until the man looked at the people in the room one by one, his eyebrows were cold and handsome, his temperament was lonely, but every glance was powerful, as if he wanted to remember the people present today in his heart. The Xia family members who were seen by him all felt a thump in their hearts and felt a little weak in their legs.
Until he looked at the people in the room and said to the people he had met, "Grandpa, grandma, father-in-law, mother-in-law."