At the dinner table, Luo Penghui called Ding Zhiyou over, including Zong Zhengyi's American mother Sarah. Sarah was in her fifties and could speak fluent Chinese. She didn't have much affection for Zhang Xiaolong who beat her son, but she was forced to
She was not easy to get angry with Luo Penghui. Zong Zheng still had bruises on the left side of his face, but he had completely lost his temper towards Zhang Xiaolong. Only the young wife Zong Zhuer was still a little reluctant. As a mother and sister,
, Sarah and Zong Zhuer still love Zong Zhengyi very much. In their words, Zong Zhengyi is usually very sensible and will not cause trouble outside, which refers to Zhang Xiaolong's fault.
It was Zhang Xiaolong's first time dealing with foreigners and he couldn't figure out their thoughts. He didn't understand women as well. He ate more and talked less. He talked to Li Qinbin without saying a word. Ren Qiong sat next to him and played his role, speaking fluently.
While Zeng Lili was chatting with Sarah in English, she was laughing and chatting with Zong Zhuer, which was able to relieve Zhang Xiaolong. Chen Tie was also called over by Zhang Xiaolong, and he sat with Zong Zhengyi, not knowing what to say.
What? Luo Penghui and Ding Zhiyou laughed and talked and took charge of the overall situation. The whole dinner was quite successful. Apart from everyone getting to know each other, there was not much backwardness or unpleasantness.
After the meal, Zong Zheng left first with his family. Ding Zhiyou said goodbye to everyone and returned to the station. Zeng Lili took Ren Qiong back to the hotel. At Zhang Xiaolong's signal, Chen Tie said he wanted to practice driving and left with the two of them.
, only Luo Penghui, he deliberately let Li Qinbin and Zhang Xiaolong come into contact, treated each other politely, and walked in the end.
The two of them were left. Li Qinbin drove Zhang Xiaolong to Fenghuaxueyue Building in the ancient city. He found a private room with a soundproof room and sat down. He called the waiter and ordered two bottles of red wine. Li Qinbin opened the lid and poured a glass for each of them, and then took out a pack of black boxes.
He took out a special cigarette, lit it, and threw most of the remaining pack to Zhang Xiaolong.
"This stuff tastes good. Most people can't get it. If you can get it, I'll give you a box later."
"Well, the smell is very strong and fragrant. It's a good thing. It suits my taste. I'll send two boxes over later." Zhang Xiaolong took out one, lit it, nodded frequently, and said: "It's so mysterious. What's going on? Let's talk first.
Okay, I don’t do the selling of arms and white powder. Apart from these two things, if the price is acceptable, the rest can be discussed."
"I don't rely on this. Don't think of me so badly. After all, I have been a soldier." Li Qinbin shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Landlord, we are all Mr. Hou's people. There is no need to distinguish some things so clearly. You don't have to distinguish them so clearly."
You don’t need to guard me from the bottom of your heart, just be friends, chat when you have something to do, spank when you have nothing to do, sit together to enhance our relationship, I am a warm-hearted person, can’t you tell it with such a vicious look in your eyes?”
"Okay, stop feeding me the labyrinth. I know that I hit Zhong Zhenyu, and you and your uncle were extremely upset. They invited me to dinner, and invited me to this Fenghuaxueyue Tower, secretly trying to stir up trouble for me!"
Zhang Xiaolong held the wine glass and swayed the red wine slightly, with an expression that was hard to tell.
Li Qinbin was startled immediately, then smiled and said: "Hey, what the hell, you are judging a gentleman's heart with a villain's heart. My uncle only hopes that his son will succeed. As for me, I don't take that seriously at all. Zhong Zhenyu
Although we are close friends, his incompetent attitude has already completely disappointed me. I invited you to Fenghuaxueyue Tower to talk about something really important, so don’t think about it there."
"Really, you really never thought about taking revenge for Zhong Zhenyu?" Zhang Xiaolong asked, and Li Qinbin's face darkened.
"Of course, don't look at the monk's face to look at the Buddha's face. No matter how wrong Zhenyu is, he is my uncle's son after all. As an elder brother, I dared to come all the way from Shangri-La to help him. This is also your landlord. Change
If you do anyone else, I will definitely slap you back in kind, but no, I can't do anything to you."
"Then tell me, what's the good thing about letting me go to Shangri-La?" Zhang Xiaolong stopped worrying about Zhong Zhenyu and turned to talk about business.
"Business, a business that can make you rich." Li Qinbin lowered his voice and said mysteriously, "You know, I run a large underground casino in Deqin, but its main purpose is to help businessmen and corrupt officials launder money. These days
I helped the Nanjun Gang make a lot of money in 2010, and I was highly valued by Mr. Hou and Brother Hai. But just a few days ago, I got a piece of news that a treasure was found in Guangde Town, Shangri-La, which is priceless. If anyone can
Get this treasure, tsk tsk!”
"What treasure?" Hearing that it was priceless, Zhang Xiaolong couldn't help but feel a little moved. What he lacked most now was money.
"Emerald."
Li Qinbin gestured with his hands and said: "A pair of mother-and-child jadeite containing pure natural essence. It is said that it was a treasure passed down by Emperor Guangxu during the Qing Dynasty. Later, it became a family heirloom among the people. Hundreds of years later, that family was in decline.
Okay... Recently, a jade merchant named Lu Guxin got the jadeite, which shocked the whole world.
According to Lu Guxin, a businessman in the jewelry industry, the current head of the Jiang family, Jiang Xingde, needed this piece of jadeite in urgent need of money. He temporarily pledged it to him for five million yuan and redeemed it within three months. But now the three-month period is about to expire.
However, Jiang Xingde is dead. How can you say that a profiteer like Lu Guxin has such good luck? There must be something fishy about it."
"One stone is worth five million. Don't the two stones add up to ten million?" Zhang Xiaolong murmured, "Jade, mother-and-child jade, what kind of stones are these? Could they be the same as those in Manwan Shopping Mall?
Like green stone?”
"It is a green stone, but it is not just two green stones." Li Qinbin explained, "In addition to the value of the jade itself, the most important thing about these mother-and-child jadeite is its profound historical background. You must know that today,
In this society, everything with historical deposits is very valuable, and even more
What's more, it is a treasure that was personally collected by Emperor Guangxu and Empress Dowager Cixi of the Qing Dynasty... Landlord, the value of this pair of mother-in-law jadeite is far more than 10 million. It is priceless. If it is sold at auction, it can be sold for hundreds of millions.
It's possible. You said that if we could get it, we wouldn't make a fortune."
"Having said that, it's not that easy to get it." Although Zhang Xiaolong wanted to make money, he was very clear-headed. Jadeite, something passed down from the Qing Dynasty palace, can be called a national treasure, and now it lives among the people.
, not only businessmen from all walks of life are going to snatch it, but the national government departments are also expected to get involved. How can it be his turn to take advantage of Cheng Yaojin who came out halfway.
"That's not necessarily true. If Lu Guxin gets Mu Cui, he would never dare to keep such a hot thing privately. The reason why he released the news is that he must be eager to take action. If we find a way to get it, we can get the Zi Cui by then.
,
You can make a lot of money if you take the mother-child jade at the auction." Li Qinbin said bewilderedly, "Landlord, Jiang Xingde died unexpectedly for no reason. This matter must be related to the profiteer Lu Guxin. Anyway, you have nothing to do during this time, why don't you follow
I went to Shangri-La to try my luck. This is also a big opportunity. Regardless of whether I can get the mother-in-law jade, we can sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, and we can also see the methods of those jewelry merchants to seek wealth and death. Also, I heard
Jiang Xingde has a daughter who is very beautiful and fragrant. She must want to redeem the piece of mother-green. Don't you often stand up for beauties? Why don't you help her? If you can win her heart, you will kill two birds with one stone.
Why not?"
"The fox's tail is finally exposed." Zhang Xiaolong said with a smile, "You are so rich and so kind, why don't you just find Jiang Xingde's daughter and lend her five million to redeem the piece of mother-green. Besides, if I take action,
Even if you get the emeralds and beauties, it won't be of any benefit to you."
"I'm selfless in creating opportunities for you. Besides, if you really get rich, why don't you thank me?" Li Qinbin clinked glasses with him, drank the red wine in one gulp, stood up and said, "Forget it, I've already finished my saliva."
Sorry, you still can’t trust me. It seems we can’t continue chatting today. In one sentence, you go or not.”
"Go, of course I want to go. I just want to relax and see the world." Zhang Xiaolong held an unfinished bottle of red wine in his hand, "Let's go back to Manwan to prepare. We will leave in the afternoon."
…
Back at the Manwan Hotel, Zhang Xiaolong called Chen Tie over and introduced the situation. Chen Tie's eyes lit up and he said, "Landlord, this is a rare opportunity. We must go. Maybe we can make some money. You
Let’s see if we can call the monkey back. He knows Feng Shui and has studied jewelry, so he can’t go wrong.”
"Monkey is in Spring City and we don't have enough time. We will leave in the afternoon." Zhang Xiaolong frowned and said.
"It's very simple. Let him fly directly from Chuncheng in the afternoon. By the time we get to Shangri-La, maybe he will have some useful information." Chen Tie said with a smile, "The ability of monkeys to find out information is extraordinary. As early as in
He had already been to Shangri-La before I went with him. This guy is very familiar with the geographical environment, so I would definitely take him with me."
"Okay, you call him and contact him!" Zhang Xiaolong stood up and walked out, then turned around and said: "By the way, you should pay attention to the way you talk to him. Don't let Kong Ning and others know about it, and you can also tell the webmaster.
Say hello and don't leave without saying anything."
"Don't worry, I am sensible." Chen Tie seemed to be very passionate about Shangri-La and his party, and asked: "Landlord, where are you going?"
"Borrow Ren Qiong's car." Zhang Xiaolong replied.
"No, are you going to drive there for a distance of more than 700 kilometers?" Chen Tie asked anxiously, "The roads in those mountainous areas are very difficult to walk. It will take at least two days to drive there, and I probably won't be able to get there in two days. Let's take a plane there and look for it over there.
Li Qinbin wants a car."
"It's just because it's difficult to walk, that's why we asked Ren Qiong to borrow a car, otherwise we'd drive F0?" Zhang Xiaolong smiled and waved his hand, "Okay, don't say anything, contact Monkey quickly, and we'll drive there. We're not in a hurry anyway.
, just practice your driving skills."
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