Shao Yin in front of me has completely subverted the impression in my memory, no matter how hurried in the past, she was always able to maintain her image, but now she is like she has not eaten food for three days, gobbling up the food and stuffing it into her throat one by one. I could even tell how embarrassed she was after she had swallowed the food, so I chose to fill her cup with water and remind her to eat slowly. This is really the Shao Yin I know, right? She used to be an elegant woman, and she never behaved so disrespectfully, did I really dazzle?

In less than half an hour, a large part of the dishes on the table entered Shao Yin's stomach like a storm, she wiped her mouth, looked at me in surprise and said, "Why haven't you eaten much?" How could you miss something so delicious? ”

"Tell me, where the hell have you been for so long? You're not going to be locked up in a refugee camp, are you? Why ......" I looked at her with a wry smile and said word by word.

The original joke was exchanged for Shao Yin's hidden smile, and when I saw her bow her head, she slid a tissue at the corner of her eye, and then smiled at me: "What's wrong?" I hadn't eaten anything like this in a long time, so I couldn't control it for a while...... Yes, the chefs here are really good. You're not going to laugh at me for that, are you? ”

Is this the Shao Yin I know who has always believed in pragmatism? She is so smug and so different from the one I knew before? I narrowed my eyes, though I had a smile on my face. But I know how hard I laugh. She seemed to sense my emotions and smiled faintly, "I know that you must have a lot of questions to ask, and a lot of things have happened to me, but now is not the time to talk about this." I heard the news of Ling Feng's passing, so I hurried back from a small city in the south. Because I have some things that I need to hear from you. You've already opened that painting and looked at it carefully, right? ”

"I did see it, and I found that someone had studied it carefully." While trying to control your emotions. But I couldn't help but ask, surprised. "Why is the courier's statement completely different from the image of you now? Or is it someone else who is sending the courier? ”

Shao Yin nodded and said, "Oh, I asked the courier to say that on purpose, after all, you look at the troublesome old man at the gate." I've learned how he interrogates people. I heard that he used to be a good hand at interrogating prisoners. Naturally, you have to think about dealing with the past, or else...... I can't let the courier tell him that it's a middle-aged woman who sent you a fortune, right? How humiliating is that? ”

Shao Yin's face showed a touch of playfulness that I was familiar with. She has always been a "self-acquaintance" person, and when they meet for the first time, they always make people feel that they are acquaintances. I've always thought of it as a gift. However, at this moment, she finally regained her vitality, and although she didn't seem to plan to tell me about her itinerary yet, I could feel that she was in a much better mood than when she first appeared.

"That painting...... Where did you get it? "After the dessert was served at the end of the meal, I finally raised my own questions, in fact, until now, I am not sure that the painting is the original, and I don't understand why she has the painting in her hand, and what makes me even more curious, what is the purpose of her temporary deposit of the painting with me?

Shao Yin's face had a look of embarrassment, she opened her mouth, but she didn't say anything, as if to hide her uneasiness, she picked up a piece of dim sum and put it to her mouth, praised herself for a while, and then whispered: "That painting...... It was given to me by someone else, so it's a friend, and you just need to know that the painting is now mine. At first, I didn't pay much attention to it, but then I realized that the painting might be more valuable, so I put it away. Isn't it true that after Ling Feng died in the past few days, all the things in her family, including those related to her husband, have been turned over again? Then I saw the picture on TV, but it looked like it was taken from an old magazine from the past. I think it's ...... The painting in my hand is very similar, so I deliberately found it. I didn't dare to find anyone to identify, but I heard a terrible rumor......"

When she said this, Shao Yin's expression became more serious, and she said seriously: "Although I didn't know the name Ling Feng in the past, it was amazing to mention her children, especially Chen Jianye. After all, I also lived in this city at the beginning, and Chen Jianye was also a public figure, I had met him a few times, and I had beaten his idea, but at that time, he was ...... It's too high to climb. I didn't expect his dad to be even better than his mother, he could draw so many paintings with just a pen, and he could sell them for such a high price. What I didn't expect was ,...... Legend has it that the Chen family was able to make a fortune back then, and Ling Feng could make the whole family prosperous again, relying on this painting. Some people say that there is a treasure secret hidden in this painting, which is the ancestor of the Chen family...... A place to hide treasures. ”

"You actually believe such a far-fetched legend?" I looked at Shao Yin with tears and laughter, but after thinking about it, she was an out-and-out money fan, and she has always believed in the supremacy of money, otherwise, I am afraid she would not have come all the way back here, right? "Where did you hear all this nonsense? If there really was any treasure, would it be there until now? You won't ......."

"This is what I heard with my own ears, otherwise, how would you explain those things about the Chen family? Not to mention the city, even in the whole of Asia combined, how many family businesses with a history of more than 100 years are there? So I think it must be a mysterious force. Shao Yin deliberately lowered his voice, and then mysteriously took out a photo from his bag and handed it to me: "Look at this, do you remember?" This is a place we used to go to when we were in college, so we don't have any impressions, right? ”

I took the photo, and it was obviously a remade photo, which showed a Republican building, with some chaotic vines coiled on top of the dilapidated house, and the steps at the door were also overgrown with weeds. However, the words on the lintel are still there, and only the last word "house" can be vaguely seen. I remember it as a long-abandoned building in some remote corner of the city center, I hadn't been there for many years, and I had forgotten if it still existed. (To be continued.) )