The light falling on the desk changed from warm yellow to light orange. Lin Chaosheng closed the notebook and turned to look for Lu Chenfeng. Through the door of the tea room, which was not closed tightly, he could vaguely hear the other party verifying the accounts to be settled last year with the factory in Jiangsu.
After Lu Chenfeng put down the phone and walked away from the pantry, Lin Chaosheng put his right elbow on the back of the chair and asked with a smile, "Boss Lu, you don't have a lot of foreign debts, do you?"
"Yes, I regret not knowing the situation first, so stupidly followed me back to Beijing, right?" Lu Chenfeng lied, "Maybe one day we will have to sleep on the streets."
Lin Chaosheng was not afraid: "Then you are lucky, you found a treasure, and I will support you in the future."
Lu Chenfeng stood in front of the computer, his right hand trembled with a smile, and he didn't click "Save" for a long time.
Lin Chaosheng stood up and moved the pantothenic acid shoulders, took out a pocket of medicine and took it according to the amount, pressed the back of his neck and turned his head, raising his eyes to lock on the projector on the ceiling. He thought about it and asked, "Can this work?"
Lu Chenfeng replied, "What do you want to watch? Movie or variety show?"
Lin Chaosheng sat on the sofa first, and patted the seat beside him with his left hand: "Show me where you have been."
Lu Chenfeng brewed two cups of tea, turned on the projector, and called up a folder full of photos on the hard drive. He sat down next to Lin Chaosheng with the remote control in his hand, and his free hand quickly became intertwined.
The first photo is projected on the slowly descending screen. Since it was taken by a mobile phone, the pixels are not very clear, but it is enough to distinguish the outline of things - except for the old building in the distance, two people squatting on the curb and drinking beer are nearby. Indian.
"I received an oil-free emerald from them." Lu Chenfeng glanced at Lin Chaosheng, "Twelve carats, a very rare quality."
"Tell me the truth." Lin Chaosheng said embarrassedly, "They really don't look like businessmen, their clothes are dirty, and their faces are a bit fierce."
Lu Chenfeng said: "People from South Asian countries are actually quite interesting. The more mines there are at home, the simpler they dress in private, and they even deliberately dress up so that they don't look easy to mess with."
Lin Chaosheng smiled and asked, "Are you afraid of being robbed?"
Lu Chenfeng nodded: "This is a photo from 2010. I told you about my experience before. At that time, there were wars in Southeast Asia, and many lawbreakers often smashed/smashed/looted/burned among the crowds in the streets. Safer."
The rays of the sun slanted westward, the studio did not turn on the lights, and the surrounding colors slowly faded to light gray, leaving only the screen in front of me lit up. Lu Chenfeng's deep voice lingered in his ears, Lin Chaosheng enjoyed the current atmosphere very much, with tea and stories, down-to-earth and comfortable.
Follow Lu Chenfeng to review his business experience in the past ten years, and accompany him to relive the road he has traveled. Lin Chaosheng is watching the cultural landscape of different regions and towns. Hold your breath for half a beat.
There were two unfamiliar faces on the screen, one was slightly younger, and the other was about the same age as Lu Chenfeng. The background is the landmark building of Central Plaza in Hong Kong. Lu Chenfeng took a few seconds to introduce to Lin Chaosheng: "I was invited to participate in the Hong Kong International Jewelry Fair three years ago. This is my assistant... and my best friend."
Lin Chaosheng wrapped his left arm behind Lu Chenfeng, grabbed his shoulder, and squeezed twice on the other shoulder. He couldn't imagine that the two people who had been most trusted and valued by Lu Chenfeng would join forces to push him to a dead end.
The eyebrows became more and more solemn, and Lin Chaosheng recalled the dark experience Lu Chenfeng had told. There was a problem with the delivered gemstone. He faced the questioning and condemnation of the authoritative appraisal agency by himself, as well as the contemptuous eyes of the club's executives. The rumors soon spread in the industry, but this matter can't be used in one or two sentences. You can prove your innocence.
All he could do was accept his fate.
Lin Chaosheng sighed angrily and distressed. Lu Chenfeng stopped the loss in time and no longer had too many negative emotions. He leaned his head against Lin Chaosheng's forehead and shook it lightly.
Unconsciously, the walls are intertwined with city lights coming in from the window. The last photo is of Midui Village in Tibet. The old wooden houses built side by side at the foot of Xuefeng Mountain, surrounded by cattle and sheep, a boy whose face was red with cold, he held the whip in his hand, pursed his lips, and laughed innocently at the camera.
"Ciji." Lin Chaosheng blurted out his name. He had seen this picture in Lu Chenfeng's WeChat Moments, "Is that the Tibetan boy you sponsored?"
Lu Chenfeng responded, "Yes."
Lin Chaosheng asked curiously, "There are so many children in Midui Village. Is there any special reason why Ciji was chosen?"
Lu Chenfeng replied: "In 2014, I went to Tibet to collect antique silver ornaments. When I was resting at Ciji's house, he went to the roadside to pick a bunch of flowers and gave them to me."
"Tibetan is complicated and difficult to understand, and we don't understand the language, so he can't communicate with me." Lu Chenfeng said, "He said a long list of words in front of me excitedly, and I could only watch him silently. Express your heart with a bunch of wildflowers."
Lu Chenfeng put a soft tone: "The tour guide told me later that he thought I looked like his deceased brother. I hope these stubborn flowers growing in the snow can bless me with health and safety."
Lin Chaosheng said: "His wish will come true."
After turning off the projector, the room fell into darkness, and the night was dark outside. Lin Chaosheng walked to the window and overlooked the night view of Beijing. The commercial street was brightly lit and full of prosperity. During the May Day holiday, surging crowds came to gather here from all directions.
The office building under his feet accommodates elite talents from all walks of life. Lin Chaosheng always had a question in his heart. He turned to face Lu Chenfeng and asked, "What initially attracted you to make jewelry?"
Lu Chenfeng took out the pentagon-shaped glass jar in the display cabinet, Lin Chaosheng's palm sank, and there were hundreds of thousands of tiny white sapphire fragments piled up in the transparent jar: "You know that during hundreds of millions of years of crustal movement, volcanic eruptions, What will be derived from a series of natural/natural/disaster/disasters such as lava extrusion?"
Lin Chaosheng was puzzled, and Lu Chenfeng said the answer: "Gem."
"They are gradually formed under various pressures in nature, and the more difficult the geological environment, the more likely it is that extremely rare crystals will appear."
"The birth of every gemstone is a miracle." Lu Chenfeng said, "They condense time, represent wealth, and are endowed with unparalleled value. This is why I am interested in jewelry."
Lin Chaosheng was silent for a long time, and then answered thoughtfully: "When you say this, I think that people's life is actually quite similar to gems."
"We can't live a carefree life all the time, and we always have to experience external pressures, such as studies, work, family, and interpersonal relationships." Lin Chaosheng held the glass jar to the bright spot, "but after encountering these Difficulties, bear all the hardships, the further we go, the more we will admire ourselves along the way, and the more we can find the true value and meaning of life in the difficult world.”
His mind was surging, Lu Chenfeng was speechless for a few seconds, and suddenly raised his hand to turn the lock of the glass jar. Lin Chaosheng never thought that the jar was opened from the top to both sides.
The gravel slid down his palm, reflecting the light flowing outside the window, forming a galaxy between Lin Chaosheng and Lu Chenfeng. The moon was pouring, and the stars were in the sky and at their feet.
Lin Chaosheng was still in shock, but Lu Chenfeng had already stepped forward, standing in front of him across a place of silver that had been condensed into hundreds of millions of years.
Lu Chenfeng put the empty glazed jar on the table, straightened Lin Chaosheng's shoulder, and solemnly said word by word: "Chaosheng, during my most tormented days, you gave me too much encouragement, and you stayed with me to get through the difficulties together. , makes me really feel that I can have a tomorrow."
Lin Chaosheng wanted to say "Me too", but he couldn't bear to interrupt Lu Chenfeng's confession.
Lu Chenfeng omitted a lot of hypocrisy, and went straight to the subject in a hurry and panic: "Now I have to do one thing, so that every minute, every second at this moment, will not leave any regrets."
Lin Chaosheng raised the corners of his lips, and asked expectantly, "What is it?"
Lu Chenfeng: "Kiss you."