Chapter 601 Arrangements for the Agarwood Pavilion
Chapter 601 of the arrangement of the Agarwood Pavilion
…… Uncle Zhong took Liu Dong to the place on the right side against the wall, where there were three oil paintings and four Chinese paintings, none of which were too large! And in terms of Liu Dong's current connoisseurship, these seven paintings are obviously the paintings of the two of them There is still a certain gap between them and the master level in terms of artistic conception, but they are obviously very aura, and they are also very solid on the basis of color mixing and modeling.
After staying in front of each painting for a few minutes, until all seven paintings were finished, Liu Dong nodded with satisfaction, "Uncle Zhong, these two candidates are very good, how did they come here?"
"I have an old friend who teaches painting at Shanyi, and this is what he recommended!" Uncle Zhong said with a smile.
"Then we have to thank people, these are two good seedlings!"
After Liu Dong finished speaking, Uncle Zhong also smiled and nodded.
After taking a turn on the third floor, the two came to the backyard again.
"Uncle Zhong, now that our Agarwood Pavilion Qing-Island branch has been open for almost a quarter, and its performance is very stable in all aspects, so I plan to open our third branch of Agarwood Pavilion!"
"The third branch, will it be too fast?" Speaking of the specific operation of the Agarwood Pavilion, the expression on Uncle Zhong's face also became stern.
"No, the biggest obstacle restricting the expansion of our Agarwood Pavilion is the antiques and the right shopkeeper, I will find a way to find the antiques, and the shopkeeper will ......!"
"Owner, you can't draw people from our Spring City Agarwood Pavilion anymore!" Uncle Zhong hurriedly said.
"Hehe, I know, don't worry, I won't pump this time, I just want to ask Uncle Zhong to lend Chen Xiang to me for a month. I'll get him back in a month!"
"A month?"
"That's right. I'm too short on time. I can't spare it for the time being, so I plan to ask Chen Xiang to take me to Zhengzhou to inspect the antique market there, and I plan to open the third branch of Agarwood Pavilion there in the future!"
Zhengzhou is the capital of Henan-Nan Province and one of the eight ancient capitals of China, located in the Central Plains, and is one of the cultural birthplaces of the Chinese nation!
Moreover, the two provinces of Shandong-Dong and He-Nan are adjacent to each other. In terms of distance, Zhengzhou is also the place where the Agarwood Pavilion antique shop is prioritized for expansion!
As the successor of Uncle Zhong, Chen Xiang, who has been trained by Li Lao and Uncle Zhong for nearly 15 years, not only has a profound level of antique appraisal, but also knows the management of the Agarwood Pavilion and is familiar with the rules and regulations of the Agarwood Pavilion.
What Liu Dong can think of, Uncle Zhong is naturally no exception.
So after a brief consideration, he agreed to Liu Dong's request, and soon found Chen Xiang, who was working at the front desk.
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"There are two main reasons for your business trip to Zhengzhou-zhou this time. First. Choose a suitable store for the third branch of our Agarwood Pavilion in a good location. Antique City is preferred, and the area must be more than 800 square meters, but not more than 2,000 square meters, don't care how much money! Second, inquire more about the news of Zhengzhou antique shops, and find a few suitable shopkeeper candidates for the new store.
"Understood, boss!" Chen Xiang nodded.
"Well, this time you are tentatively scheduled for a business trip for one month, and all expenses during the business trip will be reimbursed by the store, and your salary will be doubled during the business trip!"
"Thank you boss!"
Looking at the joyful look on Chen Xiang's face, Liu Dong nodded, "Go back and prepare, take a plane tomorrow!"
"Boss, old shopkeeper, then I'll go first!"
"Let's go!" Liu Dong waved his hand.
And Uncle Zhong sighed lightly after seeing Chen Xiang's back when he left.
"What's the matter, Uncle Zhong?" Liu Dong said strangely.
Obviously it was fine just now!
"The owner, or the shopkeeper of the Zhengzhou branch will be handed over to Chen Xiang, right?"
"How ......old are you?"
"Actually, it's nothing, it's just that seeing Shoko so happy just now made me figure out something...... Now I am only sixty-five years old, and it will not be a problem to work for the owner for another ten years, but Xiangzi is now thirty-seven or eighteen, and when it is time for a man to work hard for his career, I can no longer press him, and now whether it is with his ability or for his future, it is the best choice to let him go out and take charge alone!" Uncle Zhong said with a slight sigh.
"Hehe, with your old physique, it won't be a problem for me to work for another twenty years!" Of course, Liu Dong is not talking nonsense, when Uncle Zhong followed Li Lao, he learned a set of fitness Tai Chi Kung Fu from Li Lao, although it is not powerful in fighting, but it is enough to prolong life, and with Liu Dong's current medical skills, as long as there are no accidents, he can guarantee that Uncle Zhong will live more than 100 years old.
"Twenty years, I can't imagine that at my current age, I can live for a few years!" Uncle Zhong said open-mindedly.
After smiling, noticing Uncle Zhong's inquiring gaze, Liu Dong shook his head, "Chen Xiang's ability is enough, but the Zhengzhou Agarwood Pavilion branch is not suitable for him!"
After listening, Uncle Zhong didn't interject, he knew that Liu Dong still had follow-ups.
"I want to wait for the Zhengzhou Agarwood Pavilion branch to open, before the end of the year to open the Beijing Agarwood Pavilion branch, it just so happens that Li Lao is also there, then let him take a belt of Chen Xiang, wait a few years, and when he is familiar with the entire Beijing antique world, let him take charge of the Agarwood Pavilion Beijing Branch!"
Regarding Liu Dong's arrangement, Uncle Zhong thought about it for a while, and then nodded in agreement. This is undoubtedly the most beneficial for Chen Xiang's development.
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Coming out of the Agarwood Pavilion, Liu Dong, who was holding the brocade box, had no intention of trying his luck to pick up the leak, and it was his greatest luck to be able to get a national treasure like the Cadre Divine Sword.
Because it will be Qingming in a few days, after picking up his sister home for a reunion in the evening, Liu Dong went back to his hometown the next day, after all, he hasn't been back for more than a month!
Reunited with his parents for a few days, on April 3rd, Liu Dong returned to Quancheng, and then took Wang Qiang, as well as Wang Fang and Liu Hong, who guarded her safety, and the four of them flew together to the land of abundance, but it was not Sichuan but Chongqing, the center of the southwest!
After getting off the plane, taking a car, and checking into the hotel that I had booked in advance.
After nearly five years, I revisited the old place. Wang Qiang's eyes always carried an indelible sadness and hesitation! Fortunately, there was Liu Dong by his side. Otherwise, I'm afraid she wouldn't have the courage to go back to this sad place this time.
Because the time of the plane to Chongqing is noon. So when the group settled down in the hotel and had lunch, it was only three o'clock in the afternoon.
"Xiaodong, can you go back with me?"
"Of course!" Liu Dong did not hesitate at all.
And he also knew that although Wang Qiang had been away from here for many years, she did not sell the family house at that time out of nostalgia for her parents.
Soon, the four of them set off again. However, Liu Dong has already passed the guò car rental company, to come to a bright Mercedes-Benz, originally he was going to rent an off-road vehicle, but after seeing that there was only one Toyota, he decisively gave up, for small Japanese things, Liu Dong naturally hated.
Under Wang Qiang's guidance, after about forty minutes, Liu Dong's car had already driven into a villa complex in the north of the city, and then the exterior wall was white as a whole. On one side, there were creepers, and the three-story European-style villa in the small garden in front of the building stopped in front of the flower.
Although the whole villa seems to be alive. But looking at the iron fence, the whole yard is covered with dead branches and leaves, and the stone benches and tables in the front yard, as well as the doors and windows on both sides of the gate are also covered with thick soil!
Apparently it has been uninhabited for a long time!
After getting out of the car, she walked to the iron gate about two meters high, and after looking into the courtyard for a few minutes, Wang Qiang took out the key that had not been used for nearly five years from Kun's bag with a slightly trembling slender hand, and opened the rusty five-star lock on the courtyard door.
Of course, because the rust is too strong, it took Liu Dong a long time to succeed!
"Squeak!"
With the hoarse friction sound, the iron door with a length of 5 meters and a height of 2.5 meters was quickly pushed open by Liu Dong, and at the same time, the dust on the door was shaken and 'staggered' down, and after the dust was blown away by the wind, Liu Dong took the lead, and a group of four people walked towards the courtyard.
"Sister Wang, it's okay, now you are not alone, no matter what happens in the future, we will never give up!" Looking at Wang Qiang's pale face and sad eyes, Liu Dong hurriedly comforted beside him.
"Hmm!"
After holding Liu Dong's hand firmly and nodding heavily, with Liu Dong's encouragement and comfort, Wang Qiang's face finally looked a lot better.
Even though many years have passed, the pain of tearing the scars of the seal back is indescribable.
'The son wants to raise but does not treat', which is really a great misfortune in life.
Stepping on the 'creaking' dead branches and leaves, stepping over the front yard of about 80 square meters, stepping on three layers of steps, under the eaves of the flat cover, is a 2.5-meter-high, about 3-meter-long entrance door, but because of the lack of maintenance all year round, the entire entrance door has been covered with dust.
Originally, Liu Dong was going to wipe it first, but the anxious Wang Qiang had already inserted the key first, turned the doorknob, pushed the door and walked in.
Seeing this, Liu Dong had no choice but to follow.
Compared to the outside, the indoor environment is slightly better, but it is also dusty, and people can leave clear footprints on the floor when they walk over.
However, when she left, Wang Qiang was obviously prepared, and the main furniture in the living room was covered with a white dust cloth!
Although the decoration of the living room has lost some of its color due to the cover of dust, Liu Dong can still get a glimpse of the highlights of the main living room with a simple European style design, yellow and white as the main color, and about 180 square meters from the remaining places.
And after Wang Qiang walked around each room on the first floor, she walked quickly towards the second floor, and Liu Dong, who was worried about her safety, also hurriedly followed.
After coming to the second floor, Wang Qiang went straight to a door at the end of the left side along the corridor, and after pushing it open, a bedroom of about 50 square meters appeared in front of her.
There isn't much in the bedroom, except for a double bed against the wall in the middle, bedside tables on both sides, a large wardrobe on the left hand side of the door, a dresser opposite the bed, and a TV in the corner next to it.
Of course, the most important thing is that above the head of the bed, a pair of middle-aged men and women wearing suits and wedding dresses, handsome men, beautiful women, and extremely happy expressions on their faces above the head of the bed, 80 cm long, nearly 1.2 meters high, and a pair of middle-aged men and women wearing suits and wedding dresses in the middle of the frame.
Moreover, sharing the bed with Wang Qiang for so long, Liu Dong is no stranger to the appearance of these two deceased parents-in-law.
When Wang Qiang's eyes were placed on the large wedding photo above the bedside of the bedroom, the tears in her eyes could not stop like a river bursting the embankment.
At this time, Liu Dong knew that it was useless to say anything, so he could only give her a shoulder to rely on!
Moreover, the pain and sorrow have been pressed in my heart for a long time, and I must always vent it, otherwise it will not be good for Wang Qiang's body!
And with Liu Dong's strong arms to rely on, Wang Qiang cried even more fiercely. In just a few minutes, Liu Dong felt that the clothes on his right shoulder had been soaked with Wang Qiang's tears!
At this time, Wang Fang and Liu Hong also consciously stepped aside, but Wang Qiang's love xù obviously infected them, and the two of them also looked like they had red circles!
After nearly ten minutes, Wang Qiang's crying was obviously much quieter!
At this time, seeing that Wang Qiang was almost cathartic, Liu Dong hurriedly persuaded: "Sister Wang, don't cry! Uncle and aunt have spirits in the sky, and they will also hope that you can live happily, instead of being sad like now!"
Maybe he already regarded Liu Dong as his support for the rest of his life, so after listening to his persuasion, Wang Qiang swallowed a few times, and nodded vigorously with teary eyes.
"Xiaodong, can we move from the hotel to live here?"
Looking at Wang Qiang's crying eyes like red and swollen peaches, as well as the sad look on his face, Liu Dong felt great pity in his heart, and immediately nodded and said, "Of course, let's clean up now and move the luggage over!"
"Hmm!"
After agreeing to Wang Qiang, Liu Dong also had a headache in the face of a villa with a total of nearly 1,000 square meters of indoor and outdoor and a villa that had not been cleaned for five years.
Fortunately, compared with the past, there are still cleaning companies that can solve Liu Dong's headaches, but before that, Liu Dong has to pay all kinds of expenses such as electricity and water bills, otherwise even if it is cleaned, there will be no water or electricity.
But fortunately, this is a villa community, the service efficiency of the property is still not said, although I am surprised that a villa that has not lived in five years suddenly has an owner today, but after investigating Wang Qiang is the owner, it is only an hour before and after, and the gas, water and electricity of the entire villa are all connected.
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