When Jia Liang returned home in the evening, the house was already brightly lit, and everyone was waiting in the front hall.

After entering the house, a maid brought a towel to wipe his hands. Jia Liang wiped his hands, looked at his second son and daughter-in-law, nodded and asked, "Why did you come back?" ”

Jia Cong hurriedly stepped forward, explained the reason again, and then asked his wife to come up with her newborn son in her arms and give her father a big gift.

Jia Liang found out that there was another Ding in the family, and he couldn't help but feel a lot better, and when his son and daughter-in-law had made a salute, he asked people to bring up his little grandson.

Wang Xifeng saw that the ceremony was also done, and the name that should be taken was also taken, so he came up and said with a smile: "The master came back late, and he has been busy these days, and we have delayed the master's rest for a long time, so it is better to set the meal first, and then come to ask." ”

Jia Liang thought about it, it made sense, he was so tired that he didn't say anything, and the second son's family was also tired of traveling when he first arrived home. Hurry up and eat, the eldest son-in-law has to go back to the foreign bank after eating.

"Let's set the table."

Jia Liang gave an order, and Wang Xifeng greeted him. Yinglian handed over her young son to the nurse, followed her out, and the two women were finally busy and were about to retreat, but they heard Jia Liang stop the two and say, "Where are you going if you don't eat?" ”

Wang Xifeng was stunned, you must know that although his wife also eats together on weekdays, the place is different. The place where the wife eats is the inner house, and it doesn't hurt for her daughter-in-law to follow her.

But now this is the antechamber, where the gentlemen meet. Even though the family has the habit of eating reunion dinners without dividing the table, she has not yet sat down in the front hall.

Wang Xifeng was still hesitating, so he heard Jia Liang say again: "You've been busy for a day, sit down." ”

Wang Xifeng has felt since she got married, and his wife is very satisfied with herself, but the master doesn't take a fancy to herself. Today, the old man was unusual, and let himself eat together in the front hall, which really surprised her.

glanced at Yinglian again, and saw that Yinglian smiled from herself and had already sat down next to her husband, so Wang Xifeng walked to Jia Lian's side and sat down together.

When she sat down, it was full. The maids behind him immediately came up to pour wine, Jia Liang raised his glass, coughed dryly, and said to a table of children: "In the past, your mother was here, and there was no need for others to worry about things at home, but now that she has gone to the capital, I have to ask a few of you to put down what you are doing and take care of the family."

"I see, although the old family is busy these days, they are also busy and orderly." When Jia Liang said this, he remembered that he had always been very dissatisfied with Wang Xifeng before, even if his wife had reformed Wang Xifeng, he never liked it, and he felt a little guilty inexplicably.

"You've worked hard and done a great job."

When Wang Xifeng heard this, he was moved to tears. It's nothing else, she has been trembling all the time, and she doesn't dare to see the master. I always feel that the master doesn't want to see herself, but now that she can be accepted by the master, she feels that her efforts have been rewarded.

Before she could say anything, she heard Jia Liang say again: "The boss is also very good, your promotion of industrial development has been reported to the saint." Shengshang also sent the Ministry of Industry to inspect the Shanxi area, and felt that your factories were built well and were preparing to be promoted by the whole people. ”

When Jia Lian heard this, he was overjoyed. Since he tasted the sweetness of mass production, he felt that other links were insufficient, and he was worried that there was no stronger backer to improve.

Jia Liang finished praising Jia Lian, and then turned his head to look at Jia Cong, Jia Cong looked at his father with blank eyes, and saw his father cough dryly and turned his head to look at his daughter-in-law.

Jia Cong was stunned for a moment, listening to his father say a few words of "hard work" to his daughter-in-law, he felt a different kind of taste in his heart.

As soon as it was called, except for Jia Cong, all the children were more or less said a few words by Jia Liang. Jia Cong was feeling lost in his heart, so he heard his father say to Benjamin: "But your foreign store is also a little shabby, what kind of furnishings are there, and the hall on the first floor is not magnificent at all." ”

Benjamin paused for a moment, and then retorted twice: "Why are there no decorations, many of the paintings are still specially bought from England and brought back......"

Jia Liang waved his hand and interrupted him: "Where are those paintings, even if they are good, they will be nameless graffiti when they come to us." ”

Benjamin blinked his eyes, and suddenly understood a little: "What does my father-in-law mean, whose painting should I replace?" ”

Jia Liang coughed dryly again, looked at the second son, and then looked at Benjamin: "You kid wasn't stupid before, why are you confused today?" Could it be that you look down on your second brother's paintings and think that he is not famous enough? ”

Benjamin hurriedly arched his hand and said: "Don't dare, it's just that the second uncle has only come back, how can I be embarrassed to bother him." If there are previous paintings and they are brought back, they dare to ask the second uncle to cede one or two. ”

Jia Cong's mood suddenly improved, and his whole body flew up, and he said to Benjamin with a smile: "There are not many paintings left in the last exhibition, but I improvised a few paintings on the sea." My brother-in-law will go with me to take a look in a while, and if you think it's okay, just take it. ”

Jia Liang put down the cup, touched his beard seriously, and said: "Don't embarrass your brother-in-law, my brother still accounts clearly, he drives a foreign company, but he takes your paintings for nothing, and how else does he behave when they are passed out?" You don't have to shout, just give him the price you sell for when you open an exhibition outside. ”

Benjamin smiled with an embarrassed face, and scolded his father-in-law and the old fox in his heart, no wonder he wanted to call himself back for dinner, and his feelings were to let him open the market for his second uncle?

The rest of the people snickered and joked, it was eight or nine o'clock after the meal, and Jia Liang drove Benjamin back early on the grounds of the fast curfew.

As soon as Benjamin got home, he ran to his wife to complain that his father-in-law had bullied him.

Yingchun leaned on the bed and listened to her husband with a smile, took her husband's hand and comforted him: "We have taken advantage of our family a lot, even if you repay it, what's the matter." Besides, art dealers are also extremely profitable, rather than cultivating a painter who is unknown and unknown, it is better to send my brother up, at least you know him well, and you are not afraid of being deceived, right? ”

There are quite a few such dealers in the West, who will select the most down-and-out but very good painters and give them some financial or other support.

For example, to help hold an art exhibition, the painter does not have to pay a penny, and it all depends on the art dealer. In the end, if he can become famous, the artist's new works in the future will be selected by the dealer and sold at the specified price.