Father Liu was shaking hands with Gao Qilin, and when he heard their conversation, he said with a smile: "Don't look at others, just work hard." Xiao Zeng, you go and take down the gift prepared for Secretary Li. Wuyang, let's talk. ”

Gao Qilin said: "Wuyang, take your parents to the box, it's not quiet here." ”

Entering the box, the waiter poured tea, Wuyang took the tea and said, "Thank you, please go out and have a look, and serve the food on time at 6 o'clock." ”

The waiter went out, and Wuyang smiled and said, "Dad, what gift did you prepare for me?" ”

"Son, the recognition of your work by the central government is the result of your years of hard work. If you want to go further, you have to overcome your own shortcomings. Do you know what your shortcomings are? ”

"Please advise."

Dad Liu said, "I ask you, Jeremy, chairman of the Washington, D.C. Economic Trends Foundation? Have you read Rifkin's The Third Industrial Revolution? ”

Wuyang smiled embarrassedly, "Dad, I really haven't read it yet." Usually I am so busy at work, I rarely have time to study. ”

"This is not good, who in the officialdom are not busy? But everyone finds time to read. Compared with Xing Liming, you have many advantages, your coordination ability, economic construction ability, and even your gentle personality are much stronger than him. The main disadvantage is that there is not enough reading, and the scope of knowledge needs to be broadened. At the decision-making meeting, some leaders raised this question, so I arranged for Xiao Zeng to learn about the books that the central leaders love to read, and buy them back for you according to the map, which is the gift I want to give you. You take it back and read it carefully, I may have to take it for the exam later. ”

"Thank you Dad, I will study hard. Did the leaders point out any other shortcomings in me? "Wuyang from Dad's words. I felt a deep fatherly love. A high expectation. I secretly made up my mind that I must study hard and never change for the rest of my life.

"Some leaders said that you were too sleek and sophisticated, but you were vetoed by the boss. He said that you dare to give your opinion in front of him and express your opinions directly, so that he can't even get off the stage, and this is still the only one during his tenure. At that time, I always had to deal with you, but later the earthquake relief saved you. ”

Wuyang smiled and said, "Dad." I won't dare to do such reckless things in the future. ”

"It's a good thing to have the strength to be unafraid of the sky and the earth when you're young, and although the leaders are unhappy for a while, you have to trust their minds. You can't do this in the future, and when you reach this level, you have to know that you are 'with the light', understand? ”

"I'm afraid I can't help it for a while."

"Think more about things, ask for more instructions, don't attack if you shouldn't have a seizure, and when you encounter a major problem of right and wrong, it's time to take a shot. Still have to speak. Otherwise, the tiger will not be powerful, and people will think that you are a sick cat. ”

Xiao Zeng came in with a big bag of books. Wuyang hurriedly took it, rested it on his lap and flipped through the bibliography. I found that among the more than 50 books, there are ancient and modern Chinese and foreign books, including philosophy, history, literature, politics, economics, science, and religion, and more than half of the books are foreign original books, including English, Japanese, German, French, and Russian.

Seeing that Wuyang had flipped through several books, Father Liu asked, "Wuyang, can you understand it?" Would you like someone to translate it? ”

"Dad, religion and science and technology don't understand well, and some words don't know their meaning. But it doesn't matter, I just look it up in the dictionary. ”

"Okay, so you've finished reading these books, and you've improved your foreign language skills. Wuyang, you know a few foreign languages, it seems that you still read the book seriously, what I just said is biased. ”

Wuyang smiled, "What you said is right, although I have learned a foreign language, but it is all tools, which are used for learning, and I have not used them until today." ”

Xiao Zeng said: "Secretary Li, how did you learn so many foreign languages? ”

"I have had time to study, memorize words, and learn foreign languages since junior high school, which is 20 years. It's a pity that I don't know the importance of reading, and I waste a lot of time. However, it is not too late to make amends, and it is still too late to work hard. ”

Dad Liu said: "You are only in your 30s, and there is still time. Since I joined the workforce, I have stipulated that I read one book a month, and I read more books when I am on vacation, and I have read more than 5,000 books in the past 40 years. ”

Xiao Zeng said: "As soon as the chief has leisure, he will not release the book, and he is a model for us to learn." Chief, it is said that the other six leaders at the decision-making level are all as fond of reading as you are, right? ”

Father Liu said: "The decision-making level is the political center of our big country, and without profound knowledge, I am afraid it will be difficult to take on this position." Wuyang, I hope you can surpass me. ”

"Dad, your current position, for me, is a kind of high mountain elevation height, I'm afraid it's not easy to climb."

"I know that you, like Xing Liming, belong to the key cultivation objects, and you are already relatively reliable, as long as you can continue to work hard, if there is no earth-shaking change, there will definitely be no problem. If you have anything in the future, you can call me more, Xiao Zeng, you can tell Secretary Sù Li your phone number. ”

The two exchanged phone numbers, and Wuyang said: "Secretary Zeng, help me run the bookstore more for me in the future, I need this kind of spiritual food too much." If there are any rare and rare old books, help me pay attention to them, don't care about the price, just buy them, I want them. ”

Xiao Zeng said: "Secretary Li, what do you want old books for?" ”

"I'm going to build a family library, and I've already arranged for someone to buy books, and I'm not afraid of collecting too many old books."

"Secretary Li, how about I recommend a few books to you now?"

Wuyang said, "What, you have old books?" ”

"I don't know if the books of the Ming and Qing dynasties are old books. If it is counted, then there is, and it is in Xiao Wu's car. Secretary Li, you must wonder where I got these things, it's like this, my family got two landlords' houses at the beginning of liberation, and my grandfather and father were honest farmers, that is, they built two huts next to them, and they lived there for decades. Recently, the village has been engaged in construction and the old house has been demolished. When the house was demolished, I found a sandwich wall with more than a dozen camphor wood boxes in it, and my father thought it was a treasure and opened it to take a look. It turned out to be boxes of wire-bound books. My father called me to tell me. I asked him to send a few copies. See if you can sell it and if it's worth it. Two days before the chiefs' meeting, I took my father to Panjiayuan. I found a few thrift stores, and they all said that they were books from the Ming and Qing dynasties, but the bidding was not good. The first family paid 1,000 yuan a piece, and when it came to the second family, it was only 800 yuan, and it was the third one. Only 500 pieces were out. When I went back to the first one, they only paid 200 yuan. My father was so angry that he stopped selling it, and left the book and went back. ”

"Can you go get it and have a look?" Wuyang said.

Xiao Zeng looked at Dad Liu and didn't move.

Dad Liu said, "Go get it, you're not reselling books." It's also a good thing that you can sell your own things at a fair price. ”

"Chief, I'll get it." After Xiao Zeng finished speaking, he walked away.

Father Liu said: "Wuyang, what is the price of books in the Ming and Qing dynasties now?" ”

"Dad. I don't really understand it, but I've just heard it roughly. The value of old books. There are many stages. First, it depends on what kind of book it is, if it is printed, the number of copies is large, and the number of copies is large, it is not very valuable, if it is handwritten, it is a unique book, and it is worth more; The second is to see what kind of person's work is, if it is written by someone who is not famous, it is not very valuable, if it is written by a celebrity, it is very valuable; Third, it depends on the quality of the book, if it is well preserved, it will be of higher value, if it is damaged, moth-eaten, rat-bitten, mildewed, and the handwriting is illegible, it will be worthless. When it comes to a specific book, the highest value may be worth several million, and the lowest value should be worth one or two thousand. ”

"There's so much knowledge here, you probably can't figure it out yourself, so you'll have to call in an expert. But you can't let Xiao Zeng suffer, for you, a few million is nothing, people can rely on a salary of thousands of yuan, and there is no support at home, 27 or 8 years old, such a good job, a master's degree, the future is immeasurable, but you can't talk about the object, isn't it just no money, no house. ”

Wuyang smiled: "Such a handsome young man, with such good conditions, can't he go to find a girl with a rich family?" ”

Dad Liu said with a smile: "Some people have also introduced it, and they have also looked at each other, but the girl relies on the money in the family, how to take care of her when she opens her mouth and closes her mouth, but Xiao Zeng is a secretary, and she can't be on time for dating, how can she talk about taking care of others?" Besides, if you haven't married yet, you feel inferior, so what's the point? ”

"That's the same, mixing in officialdom, you have to keep your voice down, and when you go home, you have to be a grandson, and life is really boring."

Xiao Zeng came in with a suitcase. The box is not large, 40 centimeters long and high, about 30 centimeters wide, without any decoration or carving or anything, it may have been coated with tung oil at that time, because of the age, it has been black.

"Secretary Li, please put on your gloves, I'll open them and ask you to take a look. This is one of those boxes, and there are 15 more boxes at home. If you like it, I'll ask my father to send it to you. ”

Xiao Zeng opened the box, although it was a camphor wood box, there was no longer the fragrance of camphor wood, and it could be seen that the age was a long time ago. The box was full of books, and Wuyang put on his gloves and took out a book. The cover of the book has been damaged by insects, and there were originally 4 handwritten brush characters, but only the second character could be recognized as a mountain character, and the remaining 3 could not be recognized. This kind of damage should have happened before it was put into the camphor wood box, and the books in the camphor wood box are generally not eaten by insects, and the camphor wood has an insecticidal effect.

Gently open the cover, the handwriting inside is relatively clear, only a few moth-eaten holes, and some words have been moth-eaten and some strokes have been moth-eaten. The text of the first article reads: In the first month of the first year of the Heavenly Sage, the snow fell from the sky, and the snow was wide with an old body, and he climbed the mountain with an old body, and he remembered it when he returned from fatigue

Wuyang thought for a while in his brain, and remembered that the Year of the Heavenly Sage should be the year name of Renzong of the Northern Song Dynasty, and the painter who lived in that era should be Fan Kuan, who likes to sketch. If it was really him, it should be accompanied by a sketch. After flipping through the written record, there were more than 20 pages of sketches. The mountains are majestic, and the foothills are densely forested.

My dear, this is incredible, this is a priceless treasure. Looking at the cover of the book, it should not seem to be fake, and the moth-eaten hole is something that no one can make. The seal at the back was supposed to be red, but now it is a little yellow, and it is not something that can be made by fraud. It's a pity that those seal characters, Wuyang can't see accurately, and I can't confirm what words they are.

Xiao Zeng asked: "Secretary Li, how is it?" ”

"Secretary Zeng, I want all these books. How many are here? ”

"This box is 80 copies. It's all thin. Father said. There are many thick ones in the boxes at home, and one box can only hold 12 books. Secretary Li, did you send it to you from home? ”

"Okay, send them all to my house. Secretary Zeng, yes, I don't know much about old books, 80 here. I'll pay you a deposit of 50,000 yuan per copy first. I will ask an expert to appraise it when I bring it back, and I will pay you how much it is worth. One thing is for sure, it's not lower than 50,000 per book. As long as your family's goods arrive, I will also pay a deposit of 50,000 yuan per book. ”

Xiao Zeng said: "Secretary Li, I know that your family is rich, shouldn't you pity me as a little civil servant and deliberately pay me such a high price?" ”

Father Liu also said: "Wuyang, these books, Xiao Zeng said just now. Antique dealers can only pay a few hundred yuan a copy, and you pay this price. Isn't it ridiculously high? ”

"Dad, the book I just flipped over, if it is genuine, it should be worth millions, and tens of millions are possible. You don't think I'm outrageously high by saying that, do you? Antique dealers bid low, it may be that they do not know the goods, or it may be that their hearts are too dark. But it's good that this way, so as not to make the pearl secretly cast, and it is a pity to damage it. In my home library, they are in good hands. ”

"Well, as long as you don't mean to overprice. Xiao Zeng, you call the family to rent a car and deliver the books to Secretary Zhongnan Li's house. Wuyang, you immediately hire an expert to conduct an appraisal, don't let Xiao Zeng's father wait for a long time in Zhongnan. ”

"Okay. Secretary Zeng, do you have an account? We'll transfer you money on this computer. ”

Xiao Zeng said: "I just have a salary card, is it okay?" ”

"Yes, sue me."

Wuyang turned on the computer, took Xiao Zeng's salary card, and began to transfer money. Xiao Zeng knows the rules very well, when he transfers money in the afternoon, he takes the initiative to walk away, don't look at what he shouldn't see, it just so happens that he has something to do, so he went to call his father. Wuyang transferred the account and asked him to come over to check whether it had arrived, and he came over.

After checking it, Xiao Zeng's face showed a look of joy, "Secretary Li, thank you." ”

"You're welcome, it's just a deposit. Secretary Zeng, if you want to buy a house, I will pay you some back, anyway, sooner or later. ”

"No need, Secretary Li, I haven't looked for a partner yet, and I don't know where to buy a house."

Father Liu said: "Wuyang, you have a lot of friends, do you know any girls in the capital who want to introduce one to Xiao Zeng?" ”

Wuyang said: "Yes, yes, but ......"

"It's okay, Xiao Zeng is a steady person and won't talk nonsense."

Xiao Zeng said: "Secretary Li, the chief is my benefactor, you have helped me, and you are also my benefactor. ”

"I don't mean that, I mean, I have a friend who is the head of our family company's real estate development in Beijing, and he has a daughter who graduated from university this year and works as an architect in the company," Wuyang said. People are very good, both in character and appearance. can be pampered since childhood, the whole is a delicate fart. ”

Father Liu said: "It's okay to be a delicate fart, I'm afraid that she will be arrogant and domineering." ”

"I promise not."

"That's fine. When falling in love and getting married, Xiao Zeng accompanied her more, coaxed her more, gave birth to a child, and a woman's energy went to the child, and you could devote all your energy to work. ”

Wuyang said: "Secretary Zeng, if you think you can socialize, I will call a friend and make an appointment with you to meet." ”

"Thank you, Secretary Li."

Hearing Xiao Zeng say this, Wuyang called Uncle Yu. This matter was mentioned by my aunt to Wuyang, saying that it was Uncle Yu's idea. Today's businessmen, after they have money, want to fight for some status in politics, Uncle Yu himself doesn't want to, but finding a son-in-law in the officialdom is also a way.

Uncle Yu listened to Wuyang's introduction, and immediately became elated, chatted a few words, and asked Xiao Zeng to answer the phone, Wuyang gave the mobile phone to Xiao Zeng, and asked them to talk, and he accompanied Liu's father and Liu's mother to talk.

After a while, Secretary Zeng came over, "Chief, Secretary Li, thank you." ”

Dad Liu smiled and asked, "How is it, is there a play?" ”

Xiao Zeng said: "I just talked to the girl's father, guess he said that?" He said that it is certainly not wrong to be able to be a secretary to the chief, and his appearance and talent must not be wrong, and it will not be wrong if Secretary Li makes an introduction. However, this is only what the girl's father said, and the girl's opinion will not be known until we meet in the evening. Secretary Li, can you please introduce the general situation? ”

Wuyang said: "Probably the situation is like this, the girl is very beautiful, but smarter, and the conditions at home are needless to say." Many years ago, her father was engaged in construction, and later was hired by my family company as the CEO of the Beijing Construction Company, it has been more than 10 years, and she should have accumulated a rich family foundation, after you find her, at least 20 years less struggle. ”

Dad Liu smiled and said, "In other words, don't worry about money, right?" Xiao Zeng, then seize the opportunity, don't miss a good marriage. ”

"Yes, chief."

"Boss, I've kept you waiting." Gao Qilin came in with a group of people, and Wuyang stood up to greet him. Among these people, only Xing Liming has seen it, and there is another one, who looks very similar to Zhang Ya, and should be Secretary Zhang.

Xing Liming came over to shake hands with Wuyang, and said with a smile: "Secretary Li, I haven't seen you for a few years, you have reached the provincial and ministerial level, but you are still so young and handsome." ”

"Secretary Xing, your demeanor and temperament are becoming more and more like an old man."

"Where, the chief's bearing, I haven't even learned the skin, it's enough for me to learn for a lifetime."

Father Liu knew that the young people were all calling themselves old men behind their backs, and he didn't think of the pestle, and listened to them with a smile on the side.

Suddenly, a person ran out from behind the crowd and hugged Wuyang, "Big brother, I miss you so much." ”

"You lie, I've been in the capital for so many days, and I only saw you Zhang Shao show up today." Wuyang said with a smile.

Zhang Jie said: "Big brother, I want to congratulate you on becoming an uncle, my daughter-in-law just gave birth to a child, I am not on maternity leave." ”

"Then I have to congratulate you and Secretary Zhang."

Secretary Zhang stretched out his hand and shook hands with Wuyang, "Secretary Li, if it weren't for Zhang Jie's old saying that you are young and handsome, I wouldn't dare to match you with the deputy secretary." ”

"Thank you Uncle Zhang for the compliment, Uncle Zhang is even more handsome. This is an aunt, right? Hello Auntie. ”

"Hello, Secretary Li, thank you for taking care of Xiaojie."

"Auntie, I didn't care about him, it's Zhang Shao who works very hard, and it should be said that you educate him well."

Secretary Zhang said: "Xiao Li, don't flatter us, if it weren't for you, Xiao Jie would be a mess." Come, let me introduce to you, this is Secretary Guo, and your aviation city is built on his territory. This is Secretary Li of a northwestern province and Li Zaimin's father. ”

Wuyang shook hands with Secretary Guo first, "Secretary Guo, thank you for your care and support to the Aviation City over the years, and I will toast you with two glasses of wine later." ”

Secretary Guo smiled and said: "Secretary Li, it should be me who respects you, your aviation city is now a medium-sized city, which has helped me solve the employment of more than 200,000 people, and also driven more than 20 surrounding counties to get rid of poverty and become well-off, which we can't do by ourselves anyway." ”

"Secretary Guo, the output of the aviation city is not very large now, and the taxes paid are limited, please understand, it will get better in two years." (To be continued......)