In recent years, with the development of the country's economy, the living standards of the Chinese people have been improving day by day, the per capita disposable income has also increased, and the consumer demand for jade has also increased year by year. Correspondingly, the price of jade has also continued to rise. The improvement of the jade market has made the Yunzhou Long family, who runs the jade business, make a lot of money.

The Long family was the first to do jade mining, and the founder, Long Zaitian, was a professor of geology at Yunzhou United University, who had an in-depth study of jade and was a well-known jade expert.

He was discouraged by the cause of education because he was criticized by students during the turmoil, especially by his former protégés. After the reform and opening up, he resigned and went to sea, starting from jade identification, and later entered the jade mining industry, with rich professional knowledge, the family business developed rapidly.

In particular, because the ancestors of the Long family are a wealthy family in Yunzhou, the descendants of the Long family are all over Southeast Asia, and they all have a certain influence in some Southeast Asian countries such as Myanmar. Long Zaitian's two sons, Long Jianyu and Long Jianshi, known as "Longmen Shuanglong", have been acquiring jade mines in Myanmar and other countries since the early 90s, and have reserved rich mining resources for the family. This is also the reason for the rapid rise of the Long family in recent years.

In the past two years, the Long family has also begun to get involved in jade processing and retail business, and its Longfeng jade ** stores are located in major cities in the southwest, and intends to enter the southeast coastal cities.

It is rumored that the person behind this is the only woman in the third generation of the Long family, that is, Long Liyun, the granddaughter of Long Zaitian.

Long Zaitian's eldest son, Long Jianyu, gave birth to a son and a daughter, and the second son, Long Jianshi, gave birth to three sons. Because Long Liyun has an elder brother on it, he is ranked second, so he is called "Miss Long Er".

Long Liyun graduated from the Royal College of Art, majoring in jewelry design, and her graduation work "Tears of Venus" won the gold medal of the "Goldsmith's Craftsmanship and Design Competition" in the United Kingdom. After graduation, he returned to the family business and persuaded Long Zaitian to enter the field of jade processing and retail, which became a new driving force for the development of the Long family in the past two years.

Long Liyun is naturally beautiful, and she is also the darling of the fashion industry, and recently she has personally endorsed her newly launched jewelry brand "Beauty", which frequently appears on the covers of various fashion magazines. Smart and capable, coupled with the extremely beautiful person, Long Liyun has become the object of pursuit by many children of wealthy families.

At this moment, in the conference room of the Long family, a meeting related to Long Liyun's lifelong events was being held. Long Liyun, as a party, is also among them.

"Dad, what age is it now, how can there be any baby relatives. Long Jianyu said to the old man, "Moreover, that kid from the Li family is a teacher, and he is worthy of Liyun." ”

The boy of the Li family in Long Jianyu's mouth is none other than Li Jingwei.

It turned out that during the turmoil that year, Long Zaitian was sent to Zaozhen Farm in Southern Henan Province for transformation, and the director of the farm at that time was Li Jingwei's grandfather Li Zhengfu. Because Li Zhengfu respected intellectuals in his heart, and because the children on the farm lacked teachers, Li Zhengfu took special care of these 'rebels'.

Long Zaitian once suffered from acute appendicitis, and it was Li Zhengfu who drove the donkey cart all night and sent him to the county hospital. The doctor said that if it was a few hours late, the appendix perforation would cause an infection that would kill Long Zaitian.

Later, these old intellectuals were rehabilitated one after another, but they still remembered Li Zhengfu's goodness, and they would go to visit Li Zhengfu together every few years.

One year, Long Zaitian and several old friends went to visit Li Zhengfu, and happened to meet Xiao Lin, who was pregnant, and learned that Xiao Lin was pregnant with a boy, and his eldest daughter-in-law had just given birth to a daughter three years ago, so she joked with Li Zhengfu that she wanted to marry a child. Coupled with the fact that other people were also coaxing around, the matter was really settled.

Later, after Li Zhengfu died, he slowly broke off contact.

However, Li Wenzhuo and Xiao Lin have never taken this matter seriously. After all, they are thousands of miles apart, and they have never met each other, so how can they really get married together honestly according to the words of the older generation. Therefore, they didn't tell Li Jingwei about it. Later, even they forgot about it.

Long Zaitian was silent.

The rapid development of the Long family in recent years, taking advantage of the development of the Chinese economy in the east, it is possible to revive the status of the ancestors in Yunzhou and even in the southwest of China. In recent years, many wealthy nobles have extended olive branches to the Long family, intending to strengthen the cooperation between the two sides through marriage. And the Long family has indeed gained development assistance through the marriage of two third-generation male grandchildren.

Times have changed, and so will people's hearts. Of course, it cannot be said that just because a person has changed, he has become bad. Because, you may be judging someone else's transformation by your own values, or you may be kidnapping someone else's transformation in the name of morality. So, when others change, be more tolerant and try to understand.

In the same way, the person who changes has a good reason, or finds a good reason to prove that his change is right. Everyone has the right to a better life, and that's what they are used to. Therefore, when you want to change, you don't have to list a lot of reasons in a dignified manner to make yourself feel at ease.

However, can the Long family be at ease?

Long Jianshi added on the side at this time, "Dad, you may have seen the relevant investigation materials. This Li Jingwei is indeed a young genius, and he is already a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology at a young age. His father, Li Wenzhuo, was an ordinary university professor. His mother is the chairman of a listed company, which is mainly engaged in the production and sales of automobile tires, with a market value of about 30 billion. Li Jingwei has traveled a lot of foreign buses, but he is terminally ill, and it is said that Li Jingwei has come back to explain the future. If the two are married, the combination of the strong will not play a big role, after all, one is the jade industry, and the other is the tire manufacturing industry. “

"Dad, I know you are grateful to Mr. Li Zhengfu for saving his life. However, to repay this life-saving grace, you can't repay Liyun's lifelong happiness. Long Jianyu said again, "If necessary, we can give the Li family some compensation appropriately." For example, give 1 million to the Li family's boy. ”

"Liyun, what is your opinion?" Long Zaitian still didn't say anything, and looked up and asked Long Liyun.

Long Zaitian feels that Li Jingwei's achievements today are indeed outstanding. However, he was also hesitant in his heart. It is undeniable that the help brought by marriage has indeed played a great role in the development of the Long family in recent years.

Originally, according to the agreement, Li Jingwei was 22 years old, and Long Liyun and Long Liyun should have been married, and they should have contacted the Li family to discuss relevant matters a long time ago, at least let the two young people know each other.

However, due to the ambiguity of Long Zaitian's attitude, it has been dragged down. Now, Li Jingwei will soon turn 22 years old, and this matter has reached the point where it must be discussed.

Long Liyun didn't believe that her father's so-called disconnection of the baby with Li Jingwei was for her lifelong happiness. How can a marriage that you have no choice be happy for. Even without Li Jingwei, she doesn't have much choice. However, she also knows very well that she lives in such a family, and she should not expect much freedom of marriage.

In the business world, and she is used to chasing fame and fortune in the fashion circle, she does not believe in the beautiful love described in fairy tales. The story of the prince and Cinderella will only appear in fairy tales. In reality, the prince simply did not have a chance to meet Cinderella.

Although she doesn't think that the Long family is already a wealthy nobleman, it is impossible to be happy when she marries Li Jingwei. To put it simply, two people are not people of the same world. Before getting the information about Li Jingwei investigated by her father and uncle, she had never cared about this person, nor did she care about the baby's kiss.

"It's okay if it's lifted. Long Liyun said, she also thought so in her heart.

She felt that she and a math teacher should have lived in two parallel spaces, and there should be no intersection. Whether it's a teacher at MIT or a teacher at a middle school, it's a teacher. Perhaps, it is also a good thing for Li Jingwei to get rid of the baby kiss, he has less ambition, meets someone he likes, and lives his life quietly.

She didn't feel that she was discriminating against teachers, but people always have to live in reality.

Long Zaitian nodded, and fell silent again.

"Dad, someone from the Zhu family in Puhai came yesterday and asked us what our family's attitude is? The old man of the Zhu family was the vice premier of Huaxia in the past. Although he retreated, 'the hundred-legged insect died, but not stiffened', the emaciated camel was bigger than the horse, and there were many protégés, and it still had a great influence. In particular, the Zhu family is deeply rooted in Puhai, and the marriage with the Zhu family is very beneficial for Liyun to expand its business to Puhai. Moreover, I inquired carefully, Zhu Siyuan also graduated from a prestigious university in the United States with a master's degree, and served as the managing director of China in Goldman, one of the world's largest investment banks, and is also a very outstanding young talent. It is a very good match with our family Liyun. Long Jianshi's wife interjected on the side, "Liyun, last time my aunt also showed you Zhu Siyuan's photo, it's a good person!"

"Yes, thank you, auntie!" Long Liyun thanked obediently, growing up in such a family, she had already trained her to be exquisite. This Zhu Siyuan came to Kunming by chance last time, and after seeing her at a gathering in a small circle, he launched a passionate pursuit.

Long Liyun didn't hate him, although she heard from friends how chaotic Zhu Siyuan's private life was. She felt that in his position and family background, if he really guarded himself like jade, it would be abnormal. Zhu Siyuan gave birth to a good skin, he is not stupid, and he does not have the arrogance of some so-called second generations, at least he is still a gentleman when facing himself.

Long Zaitian raised his head again, looked at his wife and eldest daughter-in-law Yuan Liping, and asked, "What do you two think?"

"Mr. Li Zhengfu is a good person. The two said at the same time, looking at each other and smiling.

This mother-in-law and daughter-in-law have similar temperaments, both believe in Buddhism, and look at fame and fortune very lightly, so the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is also the best. That being said, it shows their attitude.

"Dad, I think the proposal just made by the eldest brother is feasible. We quit this family business and gave Li Jingwei some compensation, as long as he didn't ask too much. Long Jianshi said.

"Alright then, that's it. Jianyu, you recently took the time to go to the Li family. Long Zaitian was silent for a while, and finally spoke, "Li Wenzhuo is a reasonable person who will not embarrass you. “

"Decline and glory are uncertain, but they are more common with each other. In my life, in a dream, nothing is in the dust. "The old lady Long, who has believed in Buddhism all her life, stood up at this time and said, "Is a Long family that relies on marriage still a Long family?" Talk, I'm tired. ”

Yuan Liping walked out with Mrs. Long in her arms. The crowd was silent.