On the way to work, Xue Chen wired 50,000 yuan to his family and made a phone call, telling his parents that he would not have to work so hard in the future and that he could earn money to support the family.
"Xiaochen, you are alone in the city. You need to rent a house, eat, and spend money in many places. You will also start a family and start a business in the future. You don't need to send money to the family. You have to take care of your health."
"Yes." Xue Chen listened to his mother's instructions and felt warm in his heart.
"By the way, a while ago, your second aunt at Lao Li's house next door introduced a girl. She is her niece. She also works in Haicheng City. She has a very good job. She seems to be a bank employee. You are not young anymore. When?
Let’s meet and see…”
Xue Chen coughed: "Well, let's talk about it when we have time. Mom, I'm still busy, so I hung up the phone. Tell my dad to drink less."
After hanging up the phone, Xue Chen wiped the sweat from his forehead.
After returning from Yang'an, his life finally settled down. He traveled back and forth between Daxing and Zhuohuo every day. Occasionally he would get together with some familiar collectors to enhance relationships, help them appraise the antiques they collected, and absorb some knowledge along the way.
Aura.
Although his life was ordinary, he enjoyed it and did not feel bored. The only thing that made him murmur was that the spiritual energy in the ancient jade was not growing at a very optimistic rate. It was less than 60%. He was still far from perfect and had a long way to go.
It’s a long way to go.
"Old Xue, go upstairs."
After getting off work from Daxing, Xue Chen went to Zhuoyue Antique Store as usual. Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered the store, Fatty Wang grabbed his arm and pulled him directly upstairs.
Seeing Wang Dong's mysterious look, Xue Chen chuckled: "Dongzi, what's wrong with you? You're so mysterious."
Fatty Wang grinned, his little eyes shining, "Old Xue, come and see, what is this?"
As he spoke, he opened the safe on the second floor. Xue Chen looked up and saw that it was filled with one hundred yuan bills, which looked spectacular.
"Damn, Dongzi, why did you stuff a safe with cash?"
"This is our profit last month, a total of 800,000!" Fatty Wang said while rubbing his hands.
"Eight hundred thousand! So much?" Xue Chen was surprised.
"Yeah, I didn't expect to earn so much. Then I thought about it carefully. A small half of the profit came from the Indian Laoshan Tan Exhibition. There may not be so much next month.
Normally, it's around half a million," Wang Dong said.
"Well, that's pretty much it."
"Old Xue, let's share it equally, 400,000 yuan each. I've been working for more than half a year, not to mention 400,000 yuan, even 40,000 yuan. Fortunately, I met you, the God of Wealth." Thinking of the hard days in the past, Wang
Dong feels extremely happy now.
"I mean, Dongzi, even if you have to split the money, you don't have to withdraw it all in cash, right? Don't you know how to make bank transfers? You're out of your mind. I'm going to carry 400,000 yuan. Are you tired?" Xue Chen looked at it.
The money in the safe gives me a headache.
But Fatty Wang said disapprovingly: "Just this once, even if it is to fulfill a small wish of mine, have you forgotten? I swore to fill my safe with money, and now I finally realized it.
!”
While speaking, Fatty Wang squatted in front of the safe, holding a stack of coins with both hands, his fat face flushed with excitement.
"Look at your potential." Xue Chen was dumbfounded by Fatty Wang's actions.
After a long while, Wang Dong closed the safe, stood up and said: "Lao Xue, come to my house for dinner tonight. My parents have wanted to have dinner with you for a long time. After hearing what I said about this month's profit, they even asked me to take you."
Call me home and thank you very much."
"It's okay to eat, but you don't need to thank me. That would be a waste of time."
Xue Chen smiled and said: "I just want to try my aunt's cooking again. I remember the last time I went to your house for dinner, when I was in college. After eating the food cooked by my aunt, when I went back to eat in the cafeteria, it was like eating pig food.
.”
While talking, Xue Chen glanced at Fatty Wang, who was becoming increasingly plump, and said with a smile: "Dongzi, you have gained a lot of weight recently."
"I can't help it. When the business in the store is good, I feel good. When I feel good, my appetite is good. I will inevitably gain three pounds. Hehe, this is called happiness." Fatty Wang said matter-of-factly.
After hearing this, Xue Chen smiled and shook his head, "It's still three pounds. I think it's almost thirty pounds."
"By the way, Lao Xue, please call reporter Shang Lin together." Wang Dong suddenly said.
"Why call her?" Xue Chen was a little confused.
Fatty Wang blinked his little eyes a few times: "Hey, why did you call her? In the past half month, Reporter Lin almost flattened the threshold of our store. He must have come four or five times. Look at your...
The look in your eyes is completely different from before, and you’re still pretending to be cool with me?”
Xue Chenhun said nonchalantly: "It's not like you don't know. I saved her once, so our relationship is closer, but it's not what you think."
"It is a normal thing for a hero to save a beauty and pledge his body to him since ancient times. It is regarded as a good story. How normal it is. Lao Xue, Lin Da reporter is handsome, with long legs and slender waist. He is also the daughter of Tianyun Jewelry. It can be said that he is a handsome man.
You can't even find a good marriage with a lantern, and if you don't take advantage of it, I will get angry and anxious." Fatty Wang looked at Xue Chen with an angry look.
"I don't have time to argue with you. I'll go home first and then I'll go to your house myself." Xue Chen waved his hand and walked out of the antique shop.
At dinner time, Xue Chen, carrying two bottles of wine in one hand and a packaging bag in the other, knocked on the door of Fatty Wang's house. As soon as the door opened, there was a smell of delicious food.
"It's just a simple meal, why bring any gifts? Really." Wang Tianhai said quickly when he saw Xue Chen carrying two things and placing them next to the coffee table.
"That's right. This is also my first visit after graduation to give my uncle and aunt a little love." Xue Chen said with a smile.
Fatty Wang carelessly picked up a packaging bag and took out a purple jewelry box, "The box is quite exquisite. Let me see what good things Lao Xue gave me."
When he opened the box and saw a platinum ring with a green emerald face lying inside, his eyes suddenly lit up.
"Old Xue, is this made of the leftover material from your piece of jade?"
"Yes." Xue Chen nodded.
In addition to carving the statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva from the large piece of jadeite blank, five small pieces were polished from the remaining scraps, which were embedded in four rings and a necklace. The rings were of two styles for men and two for women, and the necklaces were also
For ladies, not only is the design and processing fee waived, but the platinum coins used are also waived by Tianyun Jewelry.
"This ring is too valuable, we can't accept it," Wang Tianhai said.
"Uncle Wang, just accept it. This is for my aunt. The jade ring on it is made of my own materials. The platinum materials and craftsmanship fees were waived. It didn't cost much."
Seeing that Wang Tianhai still refused to answer, Xue Chen added, "Dongzi and I were good buddies when we were in college. You and my aunt are half of my family, just a little bit of my heart."
"That's right, Dad, this is for my mother. If you don't accept it, I will collect it for you." Wang Dong said.
Seeing this, Wang Tianhai no longer refused, but sighed to Xue Chen: "Xiaodong is really lucky to have a friend like you."
During the meal, Wang Tianhai and Zhao Lixiang kept putting vegetables, chicken legs, crabs, and prawns in the bowl for Xue Chen.
"Xiaochen, I'd like to give you a toast. Thank you for helping my Wang Dong. Otherwise, the antique shop would not be what it is today." Wang Tianhai picked up the wine glass and drank it in one gulp.
"That's right, Xue Chen, my son has been stupid since he was a child. Please pay more attention in the future." Zhao Lixiang also said.
Seeing his parents talking about him like this, Fatty Wang murmured with a grimace: "People who don't know think I picked him up. Does anyone talk about their own son like that?"
After dinner, Zhao Lixiang brought two fruit plates, and the four of them sat on the sofa and chatted.
Wang Dong was eating grapes and suddenly said: "Old Xue, the autumn auction of Fuji Auction will start in a while. Let's go and have a look then. I haven't participated in the auction yet. Even if I don't buy, let's take a look.
It’s okay to just watch the excitement.”
If Fatty Wang didn't mention it, Xue Chen almost forgot about it. He thought about it and said, "I won't go."
Because of the turmoil caused by the last media report, the masters Cai Youde and Zhao Heng from Xiangjiang must be resentful of him, and he doesn't want to bring trouble on himself. What's more, he has not only seen all the auction items, but also touched them with his own hands.
After passing it, I have no interest in watching it again.
"Dongzi, if you are interested, you can raise the placard, but don't ask for the blue and white porcelain from the Qing Dynasty that is the finale." Xue Chen reminded.
"Holy crap, is that the blue and white porcelain on the cover of the brochure? I can't afford it even if I have the idea, but why can't I raise a sign?" Fatty Wang asked in confusion.
"Why are there so many? Can Xue Chen still cheat you? If I don't let you raise your cards, just don't raise your cards." Wang Tianhai glared and scolded you.
…
There are three antique shops in Sandao Street. Zhuoyue Antique Shop was the latest to open its shop, but it caught up from behind. In less than a year, its business surpassed the other two.
Among them, the antique shop named Baozhai was only 100 meters away from the excellent antique shop. The impact was the most serious, with business plummeting, less than 50% of the past.
On this day, a Lamborghini parked in front of "Baozhai". Xu Liang, wearing sunglasses, got out of the car proudly and walked into the store. About an hour later, he walked out while making a phone call.
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"Brother, the matter has been settled."
"Okay, this must be done well. You have to be more careful. I have something else to do, so I'll hang up."
Xu Ming hung up the phone and shook hands with Cai Youde, Huang Jingming and others who were coming towards him one by one.
"Hello, Mr. Cai, I've heard about you for a long time, and I'm honored to finally meet you today."
"You're welcome. Mr. Xu is young and talented, and he is worthy of being the heir to Galaxy Industry." Cai Youde smiled calmly.
A group of people came to the spacious reception room and discussed the management issues of the entire branch after the capital injection. Since both parties got what they needed, the discussion went very smoothly. (To be continued)