I clearly remember that at the beginning of the evening, I specifically asked him if the thing was with him, but he immediately denied it. Later, after he asked me some incomprehensible questions, he immediately went to give the thing to him.
He took it out. Obviously, the fact that he took it out had a lot to do with the questions he asked me.
I don't understand, and now I really want to understand why, because I really don't understand, and I'm also very curious: How can this matter have anything to do with Lin Yi?
The old man closed the wooden box and put it aside. He said to me: "Xiao Feng, you must be very strange, right? To tell you the truth, this thing came from a man from our Jiangnan Province ten years ago.
I bought it from a collector. At that time, that person had difficulties in his family, so he reluctantly transferred the item to me. However, we had an agreement at the time that he could not tell anyone the whereabouts of this item, because I gave it to him at the time.
It was a relatively fair price for me to pay this person. It was the money I got from selling several of my treasured things, because I knew that things like this would be hard to find again. Also, I knew very well that
The principle of "Every man is not guilty, but he is guilty of having a jade". Sure enough, a few years after I bought this thing, people started asking about the whereabouts of this thing. The man named Hou was one of them, including yours.
A father-in-law."
I seemed to understand somewhat, "You are worried that my father-in-law will be unhappy when he finds out about this matter, and that it will affect the relationship between you and him, right? Don't worry, I won't tell him about this matter.
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But he was shaking his head, "No, I'm not worried about this. Xiao Feng, in fact, you really don't understand your father-in-law very well. The biggest problem with Boss Lin is greed, as long as it's something he likes.
, he will definitely try his best to get it, sometimes even by any means. As far as I know, he once fell in love with a pair of jade bracelets in other people's hands. They were palace items in the Ming Dynasty, and the collector at that time was determined not to sell them.
, because the family was not short of money, and the things were handed down from their ancestors at that time, boss Lin started to suppress the other party in business, and sent people to threaten his family from time to time. Later, he finally got the thing at a very low price.
Just give up."
I was immediately shocked, "How could this happen?"
He laughed coldly, "He is actually such a person. How many years have I known him? But he really likes antiques, and he is also very knowledgeable and accomplished in this area, and he has always been very kind to me.
We were relatively respectful, so the relationship between us was still relatively good. Later, the original owner of the pair of bowls suddenly disappeared one day. It was said that he went abroad, and some people said that he was threatened by Boss Lin.
Hiding, I don’t know if these rumors are true, but I do believe in such rumors, because I know Boss Lin’s personality, and I thought to myself that he heard some rumors from somewhere, so he went
I found that person. Fortunately, this person is very trustworthy and sticks to the agreement between me and him, otherwise he might come to trouble me. So I am more cautious and will never admit that this thing is in my hand.
And I tentatively asked Boss Lin if he had ever threatened that person, but he firmly denied it."
I couldn't help but ask him: "Have you ever asked him? Aren't you worried that he would suspect you?"
He shook his head, "Boss Lin is very suspicious. If I don't ask him, he will doubt me. In fact, at that time, he also asked me if I knew the whereabouts of this thing. Of course I said I didn't know.
After hearing this, he just smiled. However, thieves broke into my house several times later, but nothing valuable was lost. I doubted that he had ordered someone to do this. After all, he still didn't quite believe it.
my words."
I didn't expect that Lin Yi would do such a thing, and at the same time I completely understood why the old man asked me about my relationship with Lin Yi just now. I asked him: "Why do you believe my words so much? If I told you before
Isn’t it true?”
He shook his head, "Xiao Feng, we haven't been in contact for more than a day or two. I still don't know who you are? And you told me without knowing that this thing is in my hand. How could I not?"
Believe you? And the fundamental reason why I took this thing out is not because the relationship between you and Lin Yi is not what I thought before. The more important reason is your sense of responsibility for my hometown. Xiao Feng,
You are a good official. As the mayor, it is not easy for you to get sincere praise from the people. In the final analysis, this is because you sincerely serve the people. Xiao Feng, in fact, I have always been kind to you.
I feel worried because I know that it is only a matter of time for people like Boss Lin to have problems. We are a socialist country. How can we allow people like him to continue like this? Marshal Chen Yi has a saying: 'Good deeds are rewarded, and evil deeds are rewarded.
There will be evil retribution, it's not that you won't repay it, it's just that the time has not come.' I agree with what he said. I took this thing out today because what you did was beneficial to the people of Shangjiang City. Xiao Feng,
You are still so young and have a bright future. I hope you can always maintain your current ideals and do more facts for the people."
I was very moved and hurriedly said: "Don't worry, I will definitely do what you said."
He clinked glasses with me, drank the wine, and sighed: "As you said before, you and Lin Yi are not really in a relationship with son-in-law. I felt relieved all of a sudden.
Xiao Feng, maybe he has helped you a lot in the past, but I hope you must remember and try to stay away from this person in the future. There is a saying, "Success is Xiao He, Xiao He is failure".
It's hard to say whether one day your career will be affected by his affairs. If that is the case, it will not only be your personal loss, but also the loss of the common people."
So far, the old man is not the only one who has said this to me, and in my interactions with Lin Yi, I have indeed discovered that he really has some problems.
I had already tried to have less contact with him, but I knew that it was impossible for me to completely cut off the relationship with him. Firstly, it was emotionally unjustifiable, and secondly, there was no reason.
There are too many unclear relationships between me and him, as well as with members of his family.
I said: "Old man, in fact, I have tried my best to distance myself from him. After all, he is a businessman. I can't come forward to do many things for him. I also care about other people's misunderstandings about the relationship between me and him.
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But to be honest, it is impossible for me to completely cut off all contact with him. It is difficult for me to do it. My ex-wife is no longer in this world, but I can’t forget the help my father-in-law once gave me. So, old man, please understand.