Chapter Five Hundred and Thirty-Three Chinese New Year
Chapter 533: Chinese New Year
...On the third day, the calligraphy and painting works at the calligraphy and painting exhibition came to the final bidding moment, and Liu Dong, who had been prepared for a long time, asked Chang Fangtao to help him bid, and finally won nearly 30 million yuan.
200 works! Almost all Liu Dong’s favorite calligraphy and painting exhibits!
Compared with putting money in the bank, investing in art is obviously the best choice. Compared with financial and industrial investment, which he is not good at, Liu Dong is an expert in art!
Moreover, he knew very well that if Chenxiang Pavilion, future galleries, and even the auction house established by Feng Jianhui wanted to have long-term development, early investment and collection of paintings and calligraphy would be indispensable. Perhaps in just twenty or thirty years, Liu
The value of this batch of calligraphy and paintings in Dong’s hands will triple or four times or even more!
You must know that calligraphy and painting account for half of the current collection market, and the preservation of calligraphy and painting is far less durable than porcelain, bronze and jade, so the value increases very quickly. ∈♀ And the audience for calligraphy and painting is obviously much larger than other collections!
Just like ordinary people may not understand why a "Chenghua Doucai Chicken Cup" the size of a bull's eye is worth tens of millions, but even an ordinary person can appreciate the quality of a painting!
After finishing his work on the art exhibition, Liu Dong basically spent the next period of time before the year gathering with old classmates, visiting antique markets, or taking Wang Qiang to visit the mountains and rivers of Qingzhou!
It wasn't until there were two days before the Spring Festival that Liu Dong took Lin Ling and Wen Hui back to his home! Of course, Wen Hui was just for fun, because it would have been too abrupt to bring Lin Ling back alone!
After dinner in the evening, Song Xiangmei called her son to the study.
"Liu Dong, tell me what happened to Lin Ling?"
Looking at the serious expression on his mother's face, Liu Dong felt guilty and said: "Mom, didn't I tell you? She is my assistant, and she will handle my investment in tourism development in Qingzhou with Manager Wen! Because she is from Taiwan
-Wanren, the company is busy and I don’t have time to go home, so I called her to our house to celebrate the New Year together, that’s what happened!”
"Okay, don't deceive me. Your mother, I gave birth to you in ten months of pregnancy. And then I raised you to such a big age. I don't know if you are lying? Besides, mother is a woman. This woman thinks the man she likes is
Mom wouldn’t know what look in her eyes?...Tell me, did you say anything to her?"
"What?" Liu Dong said in shock.
"Just do something sorry for Wang Qiang!" Song Xiangmei said quickly.
"Mom, of course not!" After saying that, Liu Dong couldn't help but think of Yan Qingqing!
"There is no best!... Xiaodong, Wang Qiang is a rare and good wife. Not only she is beautiful, but also has a good temper, gentle and virtuous. She graduated from a prestigious university, is knowledgeable and educated, can you find such a good woman?
It's a blessing, but you can't be sorry for me!" Song Xiangmei warned her carefully.
"Mom, I understand, don't worry!" Liu Dong quickly agreed.
Seeing the softened look on his mother's face, Liu Dong hesitated and said cautiously: "Mom, if I find you more daughters-in-law, are you willing...!"
"Oh, mom, please stop hitting me!" Liu Dong said, covering his head.
After retracting her hand bitterly, Song Xiangmei said with a bad look: "Liu Dong, I will sue you. I will accept Wang Qiang as my daughter-in-law. If you make her angry and leave, be careful that I will never finish with you!"
"Mom, are you my mother?" Liu Dong said with a bitter smile.
"It's your mother, but since Wang Qiang married you, she is half my daughter!"...
Seeing his mother's angry look, Liu Dong sighed and thought to himself: "It seems that I have a long way to go to get through my mother's work in the future!"
After having lunch at Liu Dong's house and chatting with Liu Jianqing for a while, Wen Hui got up and left. He had to take a car to catch a flight home!
Originally, Lin Ling was about to leave, but she was pulled by Wang Qiang to stay! The latter's actions obviously caught Liu's father, Liu's mother, and sister Liu Fei by surprise!
And Liu Dong was relieved in his heart. If Lin Ling really left, he would be blind!
But leaving Lin Ling behind, Liu Dong was immediately kicked out of the wing. Wang Qiang and Lin Ling slept together, so he had to sleep on the sofa in the living room!
In a blink of an eye, it was the 29th of the year. The family got up early and went with Lin Ling to catch the last one, which was also the most lively New Year’s Fair of the year. Of course, they had already bought all the New Year’s goods, except for a large number of
Apart from the firecrackers, I didn’t buy much. As for Spring Festival couplets, both Liu Dong and his father can write them, and even my sister Liu Fei’s calligraphy is n levels better than those printed products!
However, because there is no ancestral grave at Liu Dong's house in Beixingluo Village, there is no need to go to the grave every twenty-nine like other families. So at five or six o'clock in the afternoon, the family and Lin Ling started talking and laughing.
We had dumplings, and after these few days of getting along, the well-behaved and sensible Lin Ling undoubtedly made the Liu family accept her existence.
Under the correction of his sister, Liu Dong posted all the prepared Spring Festival couplets and pass-through money, put on new clothes in the whole courtyard, and turned on the TV early!
The 2001 Spring Festival Gala, hosted by Zhou Tao, Zhu Jun, Cao Ying, and Zhang Zheng, officially started with the singing of the Olympic bid theme song "Let's Come Together"!
Like previous Spring Festival galas, skits and cross talk are still Liu Dong's favorites. However, compared to the past when he could only go to other people's homes to watch the Spring Festival gala, there was a lot more laughter in the Liu family today.
Especially "Selling Kidnapping", which established Zhao Benshan's reputation as the "big liar" and put him on the throne of the "King of Sketch", is even more hilarious!
But just as the family was enjoying the fun, Liu Jianqing suddenly stood up and said with a hint of disappointment in his eyes: "You guys watch first, I'm going to take a rest!"
However, he did not go back to the bedroom, but went directly into the study.
"What's wrong, uncle?" Wang Qiang whispered in Liu Dong's ear. Lin Ling's eyes were equally curious.
"It's okay!" Liu Dong shook his head. Liu Dong had long been accustomed to his father's weird behavior during the New Year. Almost every time when the lights on the New Year's Eve home were lit, his father would always choose to be alone for a while!
Liu Dong knew that his father was hiding something in his heart, but he didn't say anything, and Liu Dong, who had been taught a lesson, couldn't ask more questions.
At this time, Song Xiangmei also stood up and walked into the study!
"elder brother!"
Seeing Liu Fei's worried look, Liu Dong shook his head, "Don't ask anything. If our parents let us know, they will tell us one day. If they don't want us to know, it's useless to ask now!"
"Watch TV!"
Hearing Liu Dong's words, Liu Fei hesitated for a moment and nodded lightly. In her memory, her brother had been lectured by her father for this matter many times.
Next, his father did not come out until the Spring Festival Gala ended at around 11 o'clock. Liu Dong could see a trace of nostalgia and sadness in the corner of his father's eyes and brows!
Because she has to worship the Kitchen God, Bodhisattva and other gods on New Year's Eve at twelve o'clock in the evening in her hometown, Song Xiangmei prepared paper ingots, paper money and incense, as well as wrapped vegetarian dumplings early, and waited to worship them one by one to pray for the safety of her family.
, asked Liu Dong to light the firecrackers, and this time happened to be twelve o'clock at midnight, which was also the year 2001 of the lunar calendar! A new year, a new beginning!
With the sound of festive firecrackers and at the strict request of my mother, it was time to rest after eating vegetarian dumplings stuffed with cabbage and tofu, which represented New Year blessings and good luck!
The Liu family, which had been noisy most of the night, also became quiet!
In Liu Dong's hometown, the first day of the Lunar New Year is a time to kowtow to the grandparents and other elderly people to pay New Year greetings. However, except for his master, Liu Dong basically has no grandparents, and Liu Dong's parents have no uncles or elders here, so the first day of the Lunar New Year is celebrated by others.
Liu Dong's house is very quiet when they visit each other. Liu Dong and Liu Fei have become accustomed to this kind of quietness over the years!
Except for Liu Dong kowtowing to his master in the morning, the whole day basically passed like this!
The second day of the Lunar New Year to the seventh day of the Lunar New Year is the most intensive time to visit relatives during the New Year, but Liu Dong's family also has few relatives here. Only Liu Dong himself went to visit a few senior brothers!
This kind of desertedness surprised Wang Qiang and Lin Ling, but they were well-behaved and smart and didn't ask any questions.
When Liu Dong was in the eighth grade of junior high school, he attended this year's class reunion. Unfortunately, only about 40 classmates attended. Although it was still lively, more than 20 old classmates still missed it!
What also made Liu Dong feel a little regretful was that he did not see Mei Xue at this class reunion. After asking around, he found out that Mei Xue was sent to study in the UK by her parents after New Year's Day and did not go home at all this year!
After attending the class reunion, before junior high school and high school started, Liu Dong asked for a car from the company, and then took his family to Quancheng. He wanted his parents to see the villa he bought during the winter and summer vacations.
Come and live here, get used to it first, and when they really retire, they will move here directly!
In addition, with the development of Yanghe Scenic Area and the construction of Qiangwei Town, a large number of holiday villas with beautiful scenery will be built, so Liu Dong plans to build himself a large manor in his hometown. When the time comes, he can live back and forth between Quancheng and his hometown.
It's not that far away. Liu Dong even thought about buying a helicopter if possible, so that the trip would be faster! Of course, these were just his thoughts.
Regarding Liu Dong's 700-800-square-meter villa, apart from his sister Liu Fei who was surprised and overjoyed, Liu Jianqing and Song Xiangmei were just appreciative and not too surprised! But the next day Liu Dong took them to occupy the villa.
After buying Villa No. 1 in Crouching Mountain with 24 acres of land, the two of them showed their surprise!
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