Chapter 237: Lobbyist
In Yiwu in early spring, the lawn has been dyed with green, and the fine grass is like down, stretching under the sun, and finally spreading to the depths of the forest. There are not many houses in this one, they are scattered, and the other can only be seen far away.
There is no strict distinction between soft lawns and trees a little farther away. This natural transition is another beauty that nature has given us. Near the house, there are few forests and grasses, climbing plants, which only 'show' a little thin stem. If it is midsummer, Yan Juan believes that this villa will be hidden in the blooming fresh 'flowers' and green grass, as beautiful as a fairy tale.
Zhang Taicheng went to the company early in the morning, and the "elite" elements of mankind are as heavy as Mount Tai's responsibility, even if it is Saturday, there is still a meeting waiting for him to preside over it. Ling Ziwei sent Lu Xiang to grab the goods early in the morning, although he could send someone to help her, but Lu Xiang was obviously enjoying it.
So it was only Zhang Taiwei who accompanied them.
The new green is pleasant, the branches are soft, and it is the most touching scenery of early 'spring'.
Although it was still a little cool in the morning, the air was fresh, and when I took a deep breath, I seemed to inhale the aroma of plants and trees into my heart.
"What kind of mountain is this?" Yan Wan asked.
"Zhejiang is mountainous, and most of these mountains do not have official names, but they are used to being called by the locals, so they take this as their name. This mountain has two names, the south of the mountain is called 'Ji' Gong Mountain, and the north of the mountain is called Qiancang Mountain. β
"The two names are too different, aren't they?" Yan Wan blinked.
"Shanbei was living in a literati at that time, so the writing was literary. Shannan is a local farmer, because the shape of the mountain resembles a 'chicken', so it has such an unelegant name. β
"It's vulgar." Yan Juan disagreed.
"Yes, these people pay too much attention to the realm of elegance, don't they know that they are falling behind." Zhang Taiwei nodded in agreement.
"The scenery of this mountain is also beautiful, and it can be developed as a tourist attraction." Yan Wan smiled.
"There are too many mountains in Zhejiang, just find one is a tourist attraction. I don't care about this one. My brother bought this half of the film and was not ready to develop it. β
"Can a 'private' person buy a mountain?" Yan Juan was surprised.
"Of course, in other names, there are many scenic spots in Zhejiang, which can be developed by 'private' people."
"Oh." Yan Juan understood.
"Your brother is a real gentleman." Yan Yixin was silent for a long time and gave an evaluation.
Zhang Taiwei grinned: "My brother must be very happy to hear you say this about him." At that time, he gave up further study for us, and I always felt very sorry. β
"Life has to give to get it! I see how much your brother's business has done nowγγγγγγ Yan Wan wrinkled her nose playfully.
They didn't walk deep, Zhang Taiwei blinked his eyes and asked, "Do you want to build a house here too?" In the future, we can often spend a vacation or something, we live next to each other, and it is also lively. β
Yan Wan smiled: "Your brother built a house here to be quiet, but you want to be lively." β
"Tranquility, in fact, is just a state of mind, not that there are many people who are useless. Tao Yuanming's peach 'flower' source is not unheard. β
"We're in City A, it's too far to come here." Yan Juan shook his head.
"How can it be far? Tell me that it is only five hours on the highway, and if you take the high-speed train, you can change cars from Hangzhou, and you can be a little faster. Zhang Taiwei tried his best to instigate it, but Yan Juan smiled and said nothing.
"The picture is quiet, and you don't have to run so far, but it seems deliberate." Yan Yixin stopped Zhang Taiwei's words about the benefits of one, two, three, four.
It wasn't until the afternoon that Yan Juan accompanied the old lady to talk for a while, seeing that she looked slightly tired, knowing that the old man had the habit of taking a nap, he and Yan Yixin returned to the room, and had time to appreciate her mother's set of gold-green cat-eye jewelry.
This is a three-piece set, necklace, earrings and rings, especially the cat's eye of the ring, which is the largest, and the 'color' is also the best.
Lu Xiang and Ling Ziwei came back from dinner, and as soon as Yan Juan took out the magnifying glass, she had already got the news and rushed in: "I heard that you got a treasure, give it to me." β
Yan Juan pushed the jewelry box in front of her, and Lu Xiang, who has always been immune to gemstones, couldn't help but exclaim, "What a beautiful thing, it's even more beautiful than what I saw in the Azi jewelry store last time!" β
Yan Yixin couldn't cry or laugh, "What you saw in the jewelry store is probably an artificial cat's eye, how can it be compared with this set?" To be honest, the last time I was in Sri Lanka, I saw a set of cat's eye jewelry that could be compared to this set. β
"Anyway, I think it's a line, and it can be opened and closed with the light, so I think it's more suitable for children to play." Lu Xiang said with a grin, not knowing that her words were enough to make any gem collector half angry.
Yan Juan glared at her and didn't speak for a long time.
"Okay, I don't know Tarzan if I have eyes, but this set is really beautiful. Ah, it's so narrow when it's closed, but it's so big when it's opened! Lu Xiang couldn't put it down.
Sighing, Yan Juan said helplessly: "It's a shame that you have been working on the gem counter for more than a year, and you actually treat such a precious cat's eye as a child's play." Except for the best quality emerald cat's eye and opal's equal value, any other kind of cat's eye, in terms of appreciation and price, is far lower than the golden green cat's eye. β
"I'm selling tourmaline and topaz, but I don't include this thing, how do you understand? This ring is really big, it's five carats, right? "After doing it for a long time, I still have this eyesight.
"It should be over five carats." Yan Wan weighed. "However, although weight is also one of the basic factors in evaluating opal. But the most important factors affecting cat's eyes are the color and eyeliner. The best colours are brown and honey yellow, followed by green, and dark brown. If it's yellow and green, which are close to white, the value will be lower, and the worst ones are variegated and gray. β
"This one is a honey yellow 'color', and it must be of extraordinary value." Lu Xiang smacked his lips.
"Yes."
"What about eyeliner? Is it good? Lu Xiang dragged the ring in front of her, looking tireless in learning.
"Of course it's good, you see me taking the spotlight and getting the light on the side. See! β
"Huh? The color is not the same! The irradiated side is honey-yellow, while the other side is milky white. β
Yan Juan smiled proudly: "Of course, otherwise, how could it be among the five *** gems?" If you look at this eyeliner, it's in the middle of the gemstone, and the line is clear and clean. As you said, when it is closed, it is sharp and narrow, but when it is opened, it can be opened very wide. β
"Oh, that's amazing. Yan Xuan, your mother is very rich, she can afford such a precious gem. Lu Xiang exclaimed.
Looking at the 'fine' packaging, Yan Juan also believes that this is one of his favorite jewelry in his lifetime. But why didn't they take it away in the end?
"This is a gift from Uncle Ling." Yan Yixin saw her doubts and reminded in a low voice.
Ah, yes, it was given by Ling Qing, but her mother cut it all so neatly.
"Put it away." Yan Yixin closed the jewelry box.
Yan Juan gently pushed: "Mom doesn't want it, and I don't want it either." β
Lu Xiang didn't persuade, just hugged her shoulder, but Yan Yixin put the jewelry box in her palm for her, "This is not 'handed' to you by Uncle Ling, it was brought by your great-grandmother!" β
"Yes, yes, besides, what was given to your mother, of course, is yours." Lu Xiang was on the side to help. "If you don't like to admit it, you won't admit it, anyway, the jewelry was 'handed over' to you by the elders on your mother's side."
Yan Juan smiled bitterly, does this make a difference?
However, people sometimes just like to deceive themselves. Yan Juan is still willing to accept this statement. Mother's favorite jewelry before her death, Yan Juan gently rubbed it, sighed shallowly, and she was reluctant to refuse.
My mother's jewelry was almost sold out, and if she had brought this set with her at the time, she might have been sold.
"I γγγγγγ It's not worth it for mom. Yan Juan sighed lowly: "If there is a different person, or my mother will be pampered like a princess." β
"No, I don't think your mother regrets it. You see in her diary, there has never been a complaint. She just chose to forget about her feelings, because her father's death put a lifelong cross on his back. But if time were to do it all over again, I think she would still choose it that way. When their love was strong, she was Uncle Ling's well-deserved princess. On that day, I followed Uncle Ling on the Little Lotus Village and listened to him introduce your mother's footprints. I don't think anyone can love your mother more than he does, it's just that they chose the wrong time and place to start. β
Yan Juan thought of the house in Nanxun, the study room that needed a ladder to get books to the top, and was silent for a while. Maybe Yan Yixin was right, the house itself could witness Ling Qing's love for her mother.
Feelings, what's the so-called who's right and who's wrong? They've been in love before, right?
So what position does the young lady of the Zhang family occupy in Ling Qing's heart?
Yan Juan thought about it, but he was not embarrassed to ask Zhang Taiwei.
It is not reluctant to talk to Mrs. Zhang. Her remembrance goes to the old things. And Yan Wan was hungry and thirsty for her mother's old things from her words.
"If you have time, let Tyway show you the old albums. Your mother was a famous beautiful 'girl' in Zhejiang at that time! I don't know how many beautiful men who fell under her pomegranate skirt back then. Everyone knows that your mother's vision is very high, and it would be very good for idlers to get her a cup of tea to entertain them. β
"Really?" Yan Juan imagined what her mother looked like when she was young, and couldn't help but be fascinated leisurely.
If she had chosen another person, would all the results be different?
The new warbler swept over the willow tops, and the trunk of the tree was just a little green, but it was full of vitality on a 'spring' day.
The old lady was talking about it, holding Yan Juan's hand, and glancing at it from time to time, as if she wanted to compare her appearance with her mother. Yan Juan was a little ashamed, in fact, she and her mother, Ling Qing were only three points alike. According to Zhang Taiwei, it is more like her grandfather.
"Otherwise, how could I give you a piece of amethyst for no reason. Although it is a ready-made favor, it is not necessary to break the tongue. He grinned and asked for credit.
"Really?" Yan Juan snorted coldly.
"People say that it will be inherited from generation to generation, and it's really good." Zhang Taiwei continued to laugh, "When, go to Grandpa Yan Juan's place to have a look?" Yan Yixin asked for her opinion.
Zhang Taiwei snatched the right to decide before she spoke: "What's the hurry, it's rare for my great-grandmother to be here in the past two days, so you can accompany her well." When your mother was alive, your great-grandmother always said that although she was not related by blood, she was the most amethyst, so she was better than her own granddaughter! β
Yan Yixin smiled: "I know, you are trying to 'entic' Yan Juan to come back next time." β
"Yan Xuan, aren't you going to come to Yiwu next time?" Zhang Taiwei was not embarrassed by the trick, but aimed his eyes at Yan Xuan.
"Huh?" Yan Juan shook his head and said nothing.
"What are you thinking?"
"I want to γγγγγγ I wanted to see the villa where my mother and I used to live, and I only remember that place, which is somewhat familiar. Yan Juan looked at Zhang Taiwei with a look of hope: "Do you know that place?" β
"I don't know."
"Huh?" Yan Juan was a little confused.
"Your mother didn't go out of the big 'door' at that time, where can we find her!" Zhang Taiwei said angrily: "My uncle hid her too secretly. I'm afraid that one of us will accidentally reveal the secret. Bringing you into danger and simply keeping us all in the dark. Even the phone couldn't get through. β
"What do you mean?" Yan Xuan's reaction was... "It's rare that my mother is being bulliedγγγγγγ Is he imprisoned in disguise? Did he put my mom under house arrest? β
Zhang Taiwei looked at her pale face, and couldn't help but be funny and angry: "What are you talking about?" At that time, the Ling family's affairs were not peaceful, and as you know, in the underworld, some disputes were always inevitable. That's why my uncle secretly transferred your mother and daughter to a villa. There are people watching you 24 hours a day, but my uncle is still very nervous about you. β
Yan Juan automatically ignored the last sentence and grasped the central meaning of the first two sentences. She blinked her eyes and asked, "Since the Ling family is not peaceful, how can he have the heart to lure other 'girls' to his bedroom?" Perhaps, that was just his one-sided rhetoric, right? β
"You, you have too much prejudice against your father. How could your father be willing to imprison your mother! It's just that there was a lot of rumors at that time, and everyone knew about it. Then there was a big fight. Your dad is still hurt! β
"Hurt?"
"Hmm."
"Is the injury serious?" Yan Wan said a word, and then suddenly closed his mouth. Ling Qing took a good vacation in Nanxun, and even if it was heavy, he was cured.
"It's been fine for a long time, but it was quite scary at the time."
Yan Juan was a little angry with herself, why did she care about Ling Qing if she was not careful?
Zhang Taiwei didn't tear down her corner, pretended not to see it, and smiled proudly. "You don't have to worry, as for that 'woman', nothing good will end up later."
"Oh?" Yan Xuan suddenly perked up, "Who is she?" What happened later? β
Yan Yixin also 'revealed' his attention and looked at Zhang Taiwei.