324. This is obviously not an accident
Staring into Zhou Ping's eyes, Abraham said very earnestly: "Although I have not experienced those years of suffering, but all along, under the influence of my father, I am very interested in Chinese culture and have deep feelings. ”
"Moreover, my father was exiled in Shanghai during World War II, so he survived. Therefore, he wants to repay Huaxia, but unfortunately there has been no suitable opportunity. ”
Zhou Ping blinked and said, "So, Mr. Abraham already knows that I am going to participate in the construction of a private museum?"
Abraham nodded: "That's right, I've been paying attention to the whereabouts of those Chinese artworks. By chance, I learned from the insiders about the wonder of the dragonfly picture completed by Master Qi Baishi, and I became more and more curious about you. ”
Zhou Ping smiled: "It's just luck, plus I have a bit of research on Mr. Qi's painting style, so I can pick up a leak." ”
Abraham nodded and continued, "Before his death, my father told me to repay this great kindness and send back to their homeland the precious Chinese artworks he had kept. ”
"So, all along, as long as I know that there is an art auction in Huaxia, I will participate in it as much as possible. As long as the price is not particularly exaggerated, and the bidder is not from you Chinese, I will usually win as much as possible. ”
"My idea is very simple, that is, to enrich my father's treasure trove of gratitude as much as possible, and then one day I can build a museum for Huaxia. ”
"First, it can make more people remember those tragic years, and secondly, it can be regarded as repaying Huaxia's deep kindness to us back then. ”
Zhou Ping had known about these situations as early as in the previous time loop, through the mouths of Jenny or Abraham himself.
But when I hear it again, I still feel it deeply.
Although Zhou Ping also knew that the attitude of the Jews towards China was not necessarily so friendly, at least the Abrahams represented a different voice.
In addition, Zhou Ping also knew that in fact, Abraham and his father Mr. Albert had been silently donating money to Huaxia.
Whether it was the Fengnan earthquake in 76, the flood in 98, or the Xishu earthquake in 08, the Vincennes family donated a large amount of money in various anonymous names.
As for the Chinese Red Cross Society and the Hope Project, they also received large donations.
However, due to the special political environment, everything the Vincennes family did in order to protect the industry in the United States was relatively hidden and not known.
When Zhou Ping heard this, he couldn't help but get up and bow slightly to Abraham, and said sincerely: "Thank you, Mr. Abraham, thank you! On behalf of my compatriots, please allow me to sincerely thank you and your father for their efforts in our Chinese artworks." ”
Abraham didn't seem to expect Zhou Ping's reaction to be so big, and hurriedly waved his hand and said: "You're welcome, if it weren't for Huaxia's original acceptance of my father, maybe there would be no current scenery of our family, you have an ancient saying in Huaxia: The grace of a drop of water is reciprocated, this is what I did voluntarily!"
Zhou Ping was just about to continue to speak, when Jenny's mobile phone next to him suddenly rang.
After looking at the message displayed on her phone, Jenny's face changed, as if something was important.
Frowning slightly, Zhou Ping seemed to realize something.
"I'm sorry, grandpa, there's an emergency, I have to go first!" Jenny said apologetically, and then glanced at Zhou Ping quickly.
Abraham nodded slightly, telling Jenny to be careful, everything is for her own safety, and also told her to remember to eat something.
After all, the meal had only just begun, and Jenny had not eaten anything at all as she listened to the two chatting.
Zhou Ping also added a ghostly sentence: "Yes! remember to drink milk." ”
Abraham glanced at Zhou Ping with a somewhat strange expression, and then looked at Jenny again.
The former didn't feel anything, and the girl's cheeks were flushed.
Soon, the old Abraham seemed to understand something, and a meaningful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
After Jenny left, Abraham also directly said his request.
He hoped to entrust Zhou Ping with the precious Chinese artworks and put them on display in a private museum that was being prepared.
The only request was to set aside a special room for his father's treasures, to name it after his father, and to allow them to tell the story of that time in a suitable way and to commemorate it.
Zhou Ping immediately said that he would give a reply as soon as possible, and Abraham also expressed his understanding of this.
He knew what was going on with this private museum in the pipeline.
Although Zhou Ping is nominally the initiator, and the address of the museum is in his hometown of Sanjiang City, in fact, the largest funder is the six wealthy overseas Chinese businessmen led by Luo Zhixin.
If it's a simple donation, of course, it's easy to say, but now that the conditions are attached, it must be ventilated.
After the two reached a preliminary consensus, the chat was even more pleasant.
Zhou Ping admires the old man's gratitude, while Abraham admires Zhou Ping's talent.
What's going on?
In the first three cycles, isn't the respectable old man in front of him all hurt?
Could it be that because of the butterfly effect caused by my appearance, the "accident" no longer happens!
Just as Zhou Ping was muttering secretly, the door of the private room was suddenly slammed open very rudely.
In came two black men of medium stature, one with a cockscomb head and one with a bald head, and they still had sharp knives in their hands.
The bald head pointed at the two of them with the tip of a knife, and said viciously: "Damn, hurry up and take out the money and mobile phone, put them on the table, we just need the money to die." ”
When Abraham saw the two people coming in, his eyes flickered, and he didn't make any movement, while Zhou Ping's mind spun rapidly.
All three cycles rejected Abraham's invitation.
Even after changing places, I will still be injured and go to the hospital.
Jenny was absent for various reasons on three occasions.
This is clearly not an accident.
It seems that this old man has offended someone and has been maliciously retaliated against.
"Shet, you old fellow, hurry up and take it out, or we're welcome!" shouted at Abraham.
But although Abraham looks no different from an ordinary old man on the outside, his personality is quite stubborn, and he has always been soft and not hard.
At this moment, he is like a stubborn old man with a hot temper.
Syllable!
Slamming the table, Abraham stood up and shouted angrily: "Bastard, get out of here in three seconds, I can forgive you, otherwise, I will keep you in a cell for the rest of your life." ”
The two black men looked at each other, and there seemed to be a little more fear on their faces.
But they all came, obviously they couldn't return in vain, they gritted their teeth, and a fierce color appeared in their eyes again, and the hand holding the sharp knife also tightened.
Feeling the faint murderous intent of the two, Zhou Pingyang pointed to the ground and said, "Hey, buddy, look at your feet, there are things you want." ”
The cockscomb and the bald black man didn't know why, and at the same time lowered their heads to look.
At this moment, Zhou Ping moved.
He jerked up from his seat, his hands propped up on the table, his legs swirling like Thomas, and swept hard at the two of them.
Bang bang!
There were two muffled sounds, and the two black men received heavy blows to the head, and their whole bodies were slightly in the air, and then they fell straight and passed out.
As for the sharp knife in his hand, it fell to the ground with a clatter.
This is still Zhou Ping's mercy at his feet, otherwise, with his explosive power, these two feet will go down, and it may be an exaggeration to say that the head was kicked out, but it is definitely more auspicious.
Zhou Ping struck a blow, looked at Abraham, who seemed to be a little distracted next to him, and asked in a harmonious voice, "Mr. Abraham, are you okay?"
Hearing Zhou Ping's voice, Abraham came back to his senses and said in amazement: "Mr. Zhou, I didn't expect you to know Chinese kung fu?"
Zhou Ping looked at the light in the old man's eyes when he mentioned Huaxia Kung Fu, and couldn't help but secretly laugh in his heart.
It's really a family.
When his granddaughter Jenny knew that she could use metaphysics to predict the future, she had the same look.
Shaking his head, Zhou Ping said modestly: "No, no, no, I just learned a little bit of free fighting, of course, these two guys are also very strong and inward, without fighting!"
Abraham nodded thoughtfully, "I see! No wonder you were able to catch the murderer of the corpse so easily." ”
Zhou Ping did not continue the topic, but reminded: "These two people will be handed over to the police to deal with! However, I suspect that there is something strange in them, I hope you will pay attention when you travel in the future, maybe you should bring bodyguards!"
As a smart man, Abraham immediately heard Zhou Ping's overtone, frowned and thought for a moment, and nodded thoughtfully:
"Well, thank you for the reminder, I'll look into this matter properly, I'll call Jenny right now and ask her to deal with these two pieces of garbage. ”
As he spoke, he took out his mobile phone and dialed his granddaughter's number.
After answering the phone and knowing that her grandfather had actually been attacked by gangsters, Jenny, who was furious, immediately brought someone over without saying a word.
At this time, Tang Haitao, the manager of Silk Yuyun, and several waiters also rushed over when they heard the news.
Glancing at the two guys on the ground, looking at their swollen cheeks, and then at the two daggers on the ground with cold light, everyone couldn't help but tremble.
Oh my God, who are these two guys?
When did they come in?
Tang Haitao, the hotel manager, was extremely annoyed at the moment.
He was already considering whether to hire two security guards at a high price.
Of course, the most important thing at the moment is to appease Zhou Ping and Abraham.
"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry, it was our negligence to let these two damn guys sneak in, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Zhou, please forgive me. Tang Haitao said apologetically.
This kind of thing can happen to a private dinner by himself, and Abraham inevitably holds a resentment in his heart.
However, I don't know if it's because of his own good cultivation, or because of Zhou Ping's face, there is not the slightest anger on his face, and he said lightly: "Mr. Tang, if necessary, I can introduce you to a security company." ”
"In our country, there are always some guys who either smoke too much, or their heads are hot, and they will do some terrible things, but fortunately Mr. Zhou is here today, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable. ”
Tang Haitao, who was the person in charge of silk pleasure, heard these words that were not harsh, but very serious, and it was like falling from the clouds into hell.
At the front desk just now, he was still thinking about how to deepen the friendship when the two left.
After all, Mr. Abraham's identity is there, and it will cause the other party to be unhappy.
But now it's happening, and it's still in my own store...... He simply hated these two bastards to death, and if his eyes could be turned into knives, he would have stabbed them a few times.
Thankfully, there weren't any uncontrollable scenes, otherwise the store would have been closing.
Abraham's unquestioning and unusually calm appearance seems all the more alarming.
Tang Haitao didn't want the opportunity to show his face that he had finally gotten to slip away.
He glanced at Zhou Ping beggingly, and had already regarded it as his last straw.
Looking at the pleading eyes cast by the other party, Zhou Ping couldn't help but feel some sympathy for this compatriot in his heart.
This is probably called happiness and sorrow!
It is estimated that when he got Mr. Abraham's business card just now, Tang Haitao must have been fluttering.
It's just that it seems inevitable.
So, he was bound to feel what it was like to fall from the clouds to hell.
Zhou Ping wanted to tell Tang Haitao that this was not a problem with his management.
These two guys had come for this Mr. Abraham in the first place, and they must have made careful arrangements.
Unless Abraham had a different place to feast on himself.
However, Zhou Ping himself also likes the environment and taste here, so today he still followed Abraham's arrangement and did not put forward other opinions.
Forget it! This Tang Haitao is not only his fan, but also quite good at handling things.
The last time I came to eat, I not only gave a discount but also a membership card, and I always had to help others at critical moments to make sense!
Zhou Ping felt that Abraham didn't mean to blame, but needed the restaurant to show an attitude so that there would be a step.
Zhou Ping smiled and said to Abraham: "Mr. Abraham, I think Manager Tang will inevitably strengthen management after this incident, and we have nothing to lose anyway, so forget it, right?"
Sure enough, Abraham had a step, and immediately nodded like a stream of goodness and said, "Okay, this time for Mr. Zhou's sake, I won't hold your hotel responsible." ”
"But your security work here should indeed be strengthened, and I hope that you and your employees will be tight-lipped about today's events, and not spread the word casually. ”
Hearing this, Tang Haitao secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and immediately patted his chest and promised: "Yes, yes, yes! Please rest assured, we will be tight-lipped, we will be tight-lipped! We will never talk nonsense, we will never talk nonsense!"
As he spoke, he looked at the people around him again, and those few also reassured him again and again.
Seeing that Abraham finally nodded with satisfaction, Tang Haitao turned his head and said gratefully to Zhou Ping: "Mr. Zhou, thank you for your understanding!"
Zhou Ping waved his hand: "Okay, you tie up these two guys and wait for the police to deal with it!"
When Tang Haitao heard this, he hurriedly beckoned his subordinates and tied up the two gangsters who had not yet eased up.