The next day, Zhao Leiming rushed to Luoyang from Zhengzhou, and after seeing Meng Tianxing, he couldn't wait to ask for clues about her biological mother.

Meng Tianxing's body has become weaker and weaker in the past few days, and he felt tired without saying a few words, so he asked Xiao Ding to greet Zhao Leiming and Song Qingtian together and tell them about the things he knew.

It all started fifteen years ago.

At that time, Xiao Ding was eighteen years old and had been following Meng Tianxing for many years.

At that time, Meng Tianxing wanted to make a fortune, and he knew that the Kuomintang had brought a large number of national treasures to Taiwan City, so he wanted to buy some treasures in Taiwan City and return to the mainland to sell them.

At that time, the relations between the two sides of the strait were so tense that there was no communication between the straits, and the only way to go to Taiwan was to smuggle people.

For this incident, Xiao Ding still remembers vividly, that night, the wind and waves were high, the master and apprentice took a smuggling boat on the coast of Fujian, the boat was shaking on the sea, and when it was less than half the way, the sea suddenly blew a storm, and the strong storm slapped the boat into pieces, and many people died in the sea.

The young and strong Xiao Ding struggled with his last strength, dragged Meng Tianxing, and swam in the direction of the waves.

It was also the fate of the two of them, and on the way, they met a British steamer bound for the port city, rescued them, and brought them to the port city.

After arriving in Hong Kong, the two were robbed by the Black Dragon Gang and looted their finances, but Xiao Ding was seriously dehydrated due to excessive fatigue and unaccustomed to water and soil, and almost died.

Meng Tianxing took Xiao Ding to work in an antique jade shop to make money, and only then did he save Xiao Ding.

During this period, Meng Tianxing accidentally learned that an auction company in Hong Kong City was going to hold an auction, and the treasures among them were bloodstone known as Phoenix Stone.

This baby is very attractive to Meng Tianxing. He never expected that this piece of bloodstone from the palace of the Ming Dynasty and only appeared after several ups and downs would actually appear in Hong Kong City.

Meng Tianxing decided to go and see if this phoenix stone was the legendary one.

In order to get tickets to the auction, the master and apprentice continued to work for the shop, helping to identify jade antiques, and worked hard for a week to earn a sum of money for the owner, who bought two tickets for them.

At the auction site, Meng Tianxing and Xiao Ding both saw the phoenix stone and determined that it was the legendary phoenix stone.

Meng Tianxing, who has patriotic feelings, called the information of the seller and the buyer when he was a child, and the auction company was very strict about the information of the two sides, but by chance, the owner of the antique jade shop where the master and apprentice worked knew a little bit of the inside story, and he told Meng Tianxing that the bloodstone was betrayed by the people in the Black Dragon Gang.

The boss told them not to inquire about anything related to the Black Dragon Gang, otherwise there would be a big disaster.

The two had no choice but to stop working, work in that shop for a while, and return to the mainland after some twists and turns.

Xiao Ding said: "After the last thunder came, I tried to contact the boss in Hong Kong City, and the boss told me that now the Black Dragon Gang has collapsed, he told me the truth." At that time, the Black Dragon Gang was still Zhao Juelun's master, and the person who auctioned the Phoenix Stone was Zhao Juelun's wife Cheng Baozhu. ”

"Cheng Baozhu? It's her? ”

After Zhao Leiming was brought to the Zhao family by Zhao Juelun shortly after he was born, his biological mother never showed up, how did Cheng Baozhu get the Phoenix Stone?

What Zhao Leiming didn't understand even more was that fifteen years ago, when his father Zhao Juelun was still alive, how could he allow the people in the gang to auction off Zhao Leiming's mother's belongings?

He speculated in his heart that Cheng Baozhu must have harmed his biological mother to get the phoenix stone, and then go to auction it.

Thinking of this, Zhao Leiming felt sad, how he hoped that it was not such a result.

Song Qingtian asked, "Brother Ding, didn't you say that there is news about Zhao Leiming's biological mother, and you also said that it is a long story, is that all?" ”

Xiao Ding smiled: "Of course not. What's even more coincidental is that the boss actually knows Zhao Leiming's biological mother. ”

"Really?" Zhao Leiming's mood rose from the trough in an instant. "And where is my mom now?"

"Thunder, don't worry, listen to me. The boss said that he knew your mother, because he had seen your mother once wear this phoenix stone, at that time your mother was still young, teenagers, it seemed that she went to the boss's store with her family to buy things, the boss saw that the phoenix stone was in excellent condition, so he paid attention to your mother, he described your mother's appearance and the photos you showed us are very similar, and he also said that it looks like the face of the Lushena Buddha in the Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang. ”

This sentence corresponds to the beginning of the year, when Zhao Leiming and Song Qingtian went to Longmen Grottoes to play, saying that the mother in the photo looked like Wu Zetian.

Xiao Ding's words were panting one by one, which really made Zhao Leiming feel anxious.

"Do you mean that the boss has only met my mother and doesn't know my mother's name and background?"

Xiao Ding nodded, "That's what it means, but don't worry, I have another clue, the boss said that your mother speaks American English, which doesn't seem to be the British English of Hong Kong locals, and there is no Hong Kong accent." ”

Even Song Qingtian was anxious when he said this, "Brother Ding, you are really torturous like this." ”

Zhao Leiming couldn't hold his breath, "So, my mother grew up in the United States?" At least she was educated in the United States, so how did she know my father? ”

Xiao Ding waved his hand, "I really don't know this, I'm done with what I should say." ”

Song Qingtian saw Zhao Leiming's expression change several times, and in the end, only loss remained, so he persuaded: "The news brought by Brother Ding is not useless, you didn't know anything about your mother before, at least you know her family background now, and slowly the clues are gathered, it will be easy to find your biological mother." ”

Zhao Leiming replied in a low voice: "I know that Brother Ding's news is very useful, at least it provides a lot of clues, but I really can't figure it out, my father is the boss of a gang, and he also has a family, if my mother is Chinese American and well-educated, how can she follow him?" How dare Cheng Baozhu auction my mother's belongings, my father doesn't care if he doesn't ask, can my mother's family stop their daughter's relics from being sold for money casually. Also, who took the phoenix stone, and how did your dad get my mother's phoenix stone? ”

Indeed, these questions are incomprehensible.

The more clues you get, the more clueless things seem to become.

The two stayed in Luoyang for two days, chatting with Meng Tianxing all day long, and Meng Tianxing liked them more and more.

At dinner the next day, Meng Tianxing began to urge them to leave Luoyang.

Song Qingtian couldn't bear it, "Grandpa Meng, your health is so poor, let's take good care of you for a few days." ”

"Qingtian, you have also taken care of me in the past two days, I am already very satisfied, you still have a lot of things to be busy, after you are busy over there, I am thinking about how to take care of the affairs of the Vermilion Bird Jade Shop."

Song Qingtian is indeed very busy, so as to take care of business, and she hasn't returned to school for a long time, and she has to accept the Vermilion Bird Jade Shop in the future, and there are still many things to learn.

Meng Tianxing said to Xiao Ding, "If the things are ready, bring them." ”

Xiao Ding nodded and turned to go out, and after a while he came back again, holding a thick stack of accounts and some paperwork title deeds and the like.

Meng Tianxing said: "You take a closer look at these, sign those who should sign, understand those who should understand as soon as possible, if you don't understand, you can ask me, and teach you the right to operate as soon as possible, so that I can rest assured." ”

Song Qingtian glanced at it casually, and then understood why the Vermilion Bird Jade Store had such a big reputation, it turned out that in addition to this store, there were also good branches in Luoyang, and it seemed that Anyang, Kaifeng, and Xuchang also had a few branches each.

"Grandpa Meng, this matter is not urgent, if you continue to treat, there will definitely be a long time."

"My own body knows by myself, sunny day, you finish the formalities early, I will ask Xiaoding to go to the relevant departments to make a formal gift paperwork, and you can devote yourself to business."

"Grandpa Meng, you'll be fine." Song Qingtian felt a burst of sour vinegar in his heart.

"Silly boy, how can people not die, I can see my hard work inherited in this life, I am also satisfied, if you really want me to live a few more years, you can quickly complete the formalities, I can also live a few days without burden."

Meng Tianxing is right, only when a person lets go of everything can he be truly relaxed.

Song Qingtian glanced at Xiao Ding, and always felt that he had taken over the Vermilion Bird Jade Shop, and he was sorry for Xiao Ding who was born and died with Grandpa Meng.

"Grandpa Meng, I have an idea, I want to give Brother Ding 20% of the equity in this property, he has not yet started a family, let's marry a daughter-in-law and buy a house to raise a son with some money."

Meng Tianxing smiled: "You are really thoughtful, I have no objections." ”

However, Xiao Ding had an objection, "I don't have to worry about eating and drinking in the Vermilion Bird Jade Shop, and I can enjoy what I like every day, I have nothing to ask for, and it is useless to ask for so many things outside my body." ”

How can people be so indifferent, Song Qingtian doesn't believe that people don't have any selfish intentions, she strongly asks for 20% of Xiao Ding's shares, and Xiao Ding does not insist on opposing it.

Subsequently, Xiao Ding talked about He Guohua's matter, and Song Qingtian said that there was no urgency in this matter, and she would talk about it later, because she was worried that Meng Tianxing would have no one around to take care of her.

Xiao Ding said with a smile: "I can ask about this matter with a phone call, and I will have good news to tell you when the time comes." ”

Leaving Luoyang and returning to Zhengzhou, Song Qingtian reported the matter to Uncle Ge in time.

When Uncle Ge heard this, he was excited.

"Sunny day, you are really good, there are more precious jade in Meng Tianxing's hands, and when the time comes, you let me open my eyes when you go to Luoyang."

Song Qingtian was a little embarrassed, Uncle Ge liked jade so much, he should bring him some gifts.

Uncle Ge didn't seem to care about any gifts, but said that there would be more and more industries in the future, and he might not be busy alone, so he wanted to introduce his two young apprentices to help and discuss it with Song Qingtian.