Chapter 129: Butterfly hairpins
Like most elite white-collar workers, Li Chulin belongs to the kind of person who is polite on the surface but indifferent in his bones.
When Meng Baishan introduced Tang Xin to him, a polite and professional smile appeared on his face, and he politely stretched out his hand to shake Tang Xin.
Tang Xin felt: Li Chulin's palms were thin and cold, without the slightest heat, just like his gaze hidden behind the lenses.
After the handshake, Li Chulin asked lightly: "Mr. Tang, I heard Mr. Meng say that you have very magical treasure appreciation skills, you can see some information left on the antique calligraphy and paintings, and judge its authenticity accordingly, is this true?"
Tang Xin saw that his attitude was a little arrogant, so he was not pretending to be modest, and nodded in response: "Yes." ”
Li Chulin pursed his lips imperceptibly, revealing a look of disdain, and suddenly took out a children's butterfly hairpin from his bag, handed it to Tang Xin, and said with a smile: "Since Mr. Tang has such a magical skill, then please take a look at this hairpin, and then tell me the information stored on it, okay?"
When he took out the golden butterfly hairpin, Tang Xin couldn't help but be surprised: Why does this butterfly hairpin, which was popular more than ten years ago, look so familiar?
With huge doubts, Tang Xin took the hairpin and touched it with his hand wearing the ring, his eyes widened suddenly, and his face showed an extremely surprised and shocked expression......
Li Chulin saw that he was holding the hairpin for a long time without making a sound, and the look on his face was strange, so he asked quietly: "Mr. Tang, what information do you see from this hairpin?"
Tang Xin tried his best to control the emotions stirring in his heart, and replied in a calm tone: "Mr. Li, this butterfly hairpin belongs to your chairman's daughter Yuan Xiaoshu. Miss Yuan was abducted and sold by traffickers to a family surnamed Hu in a county in Hunan Province. Eleven years ago, when Miss Yuan was nine years old, she escaped from her family and climbed a train to the provincial capital of Hunan Province.
"It was the cold winter moon, and Miss Yuan didn't know where to go after getting off the train, so she wandered in the square of the railway station, and when she was hungry, she begged for one or two steamed buns from the vendors who sold steamed buns, and slept in the waiting hall at night. When the Spring Festival was approaching, the vendors who sold steamed buns went home for the New Year, and Miss Yuan couldn't get anything to eat, so she was hungry for several days.
"At noon on the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, Miss Yuan was so hungry that she couldn't stand it, so she sneaked into a small supermarket, stole two breads and nibbled them, but was discovered by the clerk. The clerk was about to beat her, but just as two boys, who were also wandering at the train station, came in, stopped the clerk, and paid her for the two loaves of bread.
Since then, Miss Yuan has been wandering with the two boys. The three of them became brothers and sisters, took care of each other, cared for each other, and spent most of the year together. On Children's Day the following year, the boy who was the eldest brother bought Miss Yuan this golden butterfly hairpin. Miss Yuan liked it very much and has been wearing this hairpin ever since.
In July of that year, Miss Yuan was suddenly taken away by the police. It turned out that a relative of Miss Yuan's biological parents came to the provincial capital of Hunan Province on a business trip, and happened to see Miss Yuan selling flowers to guests in the hotel, and felt that she was very similar to the photo on the missing person notice, so he immediately called the police. Miss Yuan's parents immediately rushed over from the capital, confirmed that Miss Yuan was their abducted daughter, and took her back to the capital. Since then, her two brothers-in-law have never seen her again. ”
When he said this, the corners of Tang Xin's eyes were filled with crystal tears, and his voice was choked.
Li Chulin looked at him with a stunned gaze, and was stunned for a long time before asking, "Mr. Tang, could I please tell me: What was Miss Yuan's name when she was wandering, and what did she call her two brothers-in-law?"
"When Miss Yuan was wandering, her name was Hu Jia, which was the name given to her by her adoptive father, but her two brothers called her 'Little Butterfly'. She didn't know the real names of the two righteous brothers at the time, and usually called her eldest brother 'Brother Heipi' and her second brother 'Brother Monkey'. ”
Li Chulin's face turned red with excitement, and he suddenly grabbed Tang Xin's shoulders and asked in an eager tone: "Mr. Tang, please take a look at the information on the hairpin again, and tell me: Where have Miss Yuan's two righteous brothers gone now? Can you find them?"
Tang Xin hesitated for a moment and asked, "Mr. Li, did Miss Yuan entrust you to find her two brothers-in-law?"
Li Chulin nodded, suddenly sighed and said, "Mr. Tang, let me tell you the truth: Miss Yuan has been sent abroad to study since she returned home, and she didn't come back until last year. As soon as she returned to China, she tried all kinds of ways to find her two brothers-in-law, but there was no clue.
"Later, our chairman's wife asked her about her thoughts in private, and only then did she find out that she might have fallen in love with the brother-in-law nicknamed 'Black Skin', so she was desperate to find him. At that time, there was an only son of another big family who was pursuing Miss Yuan, and our chairman and his wife were very satisfied with that noble son and persuaded Miss Yuan to accept him. However, Miss Yuan said: If she did not find her two brothers-in-law, she would never talk about marriage with other men.
For this reason, the chairman and his wife were very anxious, but they did not dare to force her. Therefore, our chairman gave us an order: whoever can find Miss Yuan's two brothers-in-law, the company will reward him with 5 million yuan. The reason why I brought this butterfly hairpin this time is to see if Mr. Tang can find clues about Miss Yuan's two brothers-in-law from the information stored on the hairpin. ”
Meng Baishan couldn't help but interject: "Mr. Li, just now you said that Miss Yuan may have feelings for her eldest brother, why does Chairman Yuan want you to look for him? What if he is found back, what if Miss Yuan must marry him?"
Li Chulin explained: "At the beginning, our chairman's wife also had this concern, but the chairman had another opinion. He believes that Miss Yuan's affection for her brother-in-law is at most a hazy feeling, in which there is mostly gratitude, and there can be no unforgettable love. As long as she is allowed to see her current brother-in-law, the knot in her heart will be opened. In addition, more than ten years have passed, and maybe her brother-in-law has already married and started a family. Even if Miss Yuan really has a love for him, she is helpless. ”
Speaking of this, he turned his head and urged Tang Xin: "Mr. Tang, you haven't answered my question yet: where are Miss Yuan's two brothers-in-law now?
Tang Xin originally wanted to tell him that he was the "black skin brother" at first, but after hearing his later words, he felt that it was not suitable for him to meet Yuan Xiaoshu for the time being, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble and emotional disputes, so he smiled and replied: "Mr. Li, after Miss Yuan and her two righteous brothers separated, it is impossible to store their information on this hairpin, I definitely don't know where they are now!"