Chapter 84: Antiques
Xu is crazy that night made the beauty angry, and in the next few days, when she saw Zhou Jing again, Qin Xiaoqian had always had a pretty face, a strict mask, and did not show the slightest smile, it seemed that suddenly, the relationship between the two became a lot more estranged.
Zhou Jing was like a mirror in his heart, but he had a hard time, knowing that he was at a loss first, but it was not good to apologize in person, so he just took the opportunity to go shopping in the mall to buy a jade ornament, and secretly put it on Qin Xiaoqian's desk when there was no one at noon.
The shape of the ornaments is very chic, in front are the two ladies who are on patrol, and in the back are the little eunuchs in the palace with umbrellas, the workmanship is exquisite, lifelike, Qin Xiaoqian saw it, covered her mouth with her hand, and snickered for a long time, she had already guessed who sent the thing, but she didn't break it.
The next afternoon, Zhou Jing came back from a meeting, just sat down at the desk, his eyes fell on the desktop, only to see a stack of documents, there was a large pair of scissors shining, he picked up the scissors, played with them for a long time, couldn't help laughing, hehe.
"Niangniang, this is urging the palace!" He took the scissors, cut them a few times in the air below, then opened the drawer, threw the scissors in, held the teacup, remembered the charming style in the bed that night, and still had some eyes and heartbeats, and couldn't help it.
It's just that Zhou Jing also knows that the relationship with those two beauties can only end here, and half a step forward is an insurmountable minefield, full of risks, once it is not handled well, it is easy to make friends turn against each other, which is really worth the loss.
After a few busy days, the materials were finally prepared, on Friday morning, Zhou Jing drove the car, with a few people from China Merchants Bureau, came to the municipal axe compound, everyone stood by the car and waited for more than ten minutes, and the deputy mayor Wang Yannian walked briskly accompanied by Xie Changzhi and others.
Zhou Jing hurriedly greeted him, walked a few steps quickly, and greeted politely: "Hello Mayor Wang." ”
"Haha, the young man is energetic enough." Wang Yannian smiled casually, stretched out his hand and patted him on the shoulder, Zhou Jing in front of him was dressed in a suit and leather shoes, a navy blue tie was tied on a light blue shirt, and a pair of leather shoes were polished, looking young and capable, handsome and compelling.
Zhou Jing raised his eyes and didn't see Gao Yuan among the entourage, so he said in surprise: "Mayor Wang, isn't Secretary Gao going?" ”
"Well, he has other things to do." Wang Yannian smiled, handed the briefcase to Zhou Jing casually, surrounded by everyone, came to the side of the Audi car, just opened the door, suddenly stopped, looked at the limited edition Land Rover next to him, pointed with his hand, and said with some confusion: "Who is this car?" ”
"Mayor Wang, this Land Rover is Comrade Zhou Jing's new car." Xie Changzhi hurriedly came over, hurriedly said, after speaking, he clasped his hands on his chest, looked at Zhou Jing coldly, and secretly wondered, you kid is too flamboyant, I don't know how to restrain it, drive this car into the municipal axe, isn't it in the limelight, what does a small deputy section chief look like when he drives such a luxury car!
Wang Yannian smiled, nodded and said, "The car is good, just sit in this car!" ”
"Okay." Zhou Jing smiled, opened the car door, let Wang Yannian into the car, glanced at Xie Changzhi, closed the door, went around to the front, sat in the driver's seat, started the car, and took the lead in driving out amid the roar of the engine.
"It's really like a cronie, it's too obvious!" Xie Changzhi frowned slightly, his face was gloomy, he didn't say a word, and he and the others got into the two cars, and under the guidance of this Land Rover, they left the political axe compound and drove towards the provincial capital.
Wang Yannian lit a cigarette, opened the car window, looked at the scenery in the distance, and said softly: "Xiaojing, some time ago, did Gao Yuan introduce you to a few businessmen under my banner, including my eldest brother?" ”
Zhou Jing's heart jumped, and he said softly: "There is such a thing." ”
Wang Yannian frowned, took a few puffs of cigarette, and said lightly: "This Gao Yuan, his courage is really not small, his mind is not focused on work, he actually thinks of some crooked and evil things, and if he doesn't know how to restrain himself, sooner or later he will break into a big disaster." ”
Zhou Jing couldn't figure out the situation, so he considered the words and said cautiously: "Mayor Wang, you don't have to worry about what happened last time, Jinghu has always been business-like, and there is no good reputation, no matter who introduces it, it will not be able to pull the project." ”
"That's fine." Wang Yannian smiled faintly, dusted off his cigarette ashes, and changed the topic: "How are your friends' affairs handled?" ”
Zhou Jing smiled and said a little vaguely: "It's okay, I'm sorry for the public security. The department is confident that they will handle it impartially. ”
"That thing, handed over to Mayor Wei?" Wang Yannian frowned slightly, as if he was obviously not satisfied with this answer, so he asked again, staring at Zhou Jing with blazing eyes, observing his expression.
Zhou Jingjing nodded and said softly: "It's been handed over, Mayor Wang, in the handling of this case, I am really not calm enough, and I am a little arrogant." ”
Wang Yannian waved his hand and said with a smile: "Young people, they like to talk about righteousness and stick a knife in their ribs for their friends, which is actually understandable, but things in officialdom are sometimes very complicated, and if you are not careful, you will get burned, and you should be extra careful when dealing with similar things in the future." ”
Zhou Jing's heart warmed, and he said with a smile: "Thank you Mayor Wang for reminding me, I will pay attention to it in the future." ”
Wang Yannian extinguished the cigarette, flicked it out, turned on the stereo in the car, played a soothing music, and asked knowingly: "Xiaojing, didn't you buy this car yourself?" ”
"No, a friend." Zhou Jing drove through the intersection and laughed.
"That friend is so generous!" Wang Yannian smiled knowingly, but he didn't pick out the topic clearly, and after thinking for a while, he muttered: "Now is the time when there is a shortage of people, I wanted to transfer you to work by my side, but since I was favored by the secretary general, I won't fight with him." ”
Zhou Jing frowned slightly, and said softly: "Mayor Wang, if you really need it, I can completely push it away over there." ”
Wang Yannian waved his hand and said meaningfully: "No need, it is more advantageous to go there, you can grasp a lot of dynamics, but after you go, you must keep in touch often." ”
Zhou Jing's heart jumped suddenly, he knew his outside the strings, and said in a low voice: "Okay, please rest assured." ”
Wang Yannian smiled, squinted, leaned against the window, frowned, seemed to be thinking about some thorny problem, and didn't speak for a long time.
The car left Qingyang, got on the highway, drove smoothly for more than four hours, and finally arrived at the provincial capital Jiangdu, arrived at a three-star hotel, booked a room, hurriedly had lunch, and rested for a while.
At the meeting, Wang Yannian did not read the book according to the script, but made an impromptu speech, and gave a brief and concise explanation of the investment promotion task, and then assigned the task, and gathered at nine o'clock tomorrow morning, led by the director Xie Changzhi himself, to the site of the fair to attract investment, he and Zhou Jing had other arrangements, and did not participate in the investment promotion meeting for the time being.
Zhou Jing felt a little surprised, but didn't ask more, after the meeting was dispersed, everyone left, Wang Yannian left Zhou Jing alone in the room, played two games of chess, then dropped the chess pieces, walked to the window, dialed a phone, whispered a few words, and after hanging up the phone, he waved his big hand: "Let's go, let's go out and choose some gifts for the old leader." ”
Zhou Jing said hello, and accompanied Wang Yannian downstairs, got into the car, and drove to the most prosperous commercial street in Jiangdu, halfway through, Wang Yannian suddenly changed his mind, pointed to an alley on the west side of the road, and said softly: "Xiaojing, pass through from here, let's go to the antique market, the old man is at home, he likes to fiddle with some antiques, and he has to do what he likes, so as to get twice the result with half the effort!" ”
Knowing that he was teaching by word and deed, explaining the doorway of gift-giving, Zhou Jing smiled slightly, did not say a word, went straight into the alley, twisted and turned, went out of the alley, and came to a diagonal street, but saw that the storefronts on both sides of the street were decorated with antique, very charming, and some characteristic archways, which were very eye-catching, if it were not for the various cars driving on the street, I thought that I drove all the way back to the Ming and Qing dynasties.
After parking the car, Zhou Jing accompanied Wang Yannian on foot, walked along the antique shops on the street, and walked door to door, savoring the many dazzling and dizzying porcelain, calligraphy and paintings and other antiques, but it was also easy and comfortable.
It can be seen that Wang Yannian is knowledgeable, extraordinary, and has a lot of research on antiques.
The two of them turned around for half an hour, walked more than a dozen stores, after careful selection, Wang Yannian finally took a fancy to a porcelain, that is a Longquan phoenix ear bottle, the bottle is not big, about 178 centimeters high, but the workmanship is extremely fine, the glaze is pink and blue, such as ice like jade, the shape is simple, dignified and elegant, exciting, but the price is higher, the shopkeeper opened his mouth to ask for 250,000 yuan, several bargaining, and finally finalized the price, with 180,000 yuan deal.
Wang Yannian didn't have enough cash on him, so he asked Zhou Jing to guard in the store, he took his passbook and went to a nearby bank to withdraw money, Zhou Jing was afraid that it would be unsafe on the road, so he hurriedly followed out, and whispered: "Mayor Wang, let's go together, be careful of being targeted." ”
"No, just keep an eye on the bottle, this treasure shopkeeper is blind, at least it's worth this amount!" Wang Yannian lowered his voice, raised his hand again, and gestured, indicating that the bottle was worth more than 500,000 yuan.
Seeing that the usually solemn Mayor Wang showed a smile like a businessman at this time, Zhou Jing also felt interesting, so he smiled and said: "Okay, Mayor Wang, you go and come back quickly, I will guard here and give you the treasure." ”
"Look, something went wrong, but you ask!" Wang Yannian told him a word, and strode forward.
Looking at his back, Zhou Jing couldn't help but feel a little emotional, and he didn't even shy away from giving gifts to the old leader, which undoubtedly proves that Wang Yannian has regarded himself as an absolute confidant, and this trust is really rare and touching.
Back in the house, Zhou Jing pulled a chair and sat down, looked at the thin old man behind the counter, and sympathized with the other party, so he said softly: "Old man, is the business easy to do now?" ”
The old man picked up the rag, wiped a few pieces of porcelain on the counter, shook his head and said: "It's not good, now there is a flood of fakes, and real antiques can't be sold. ”
Zhou Jingjing nodded and said admiringly: "The old gentleman has insight, as long as he holds this concept, it is a matter of time before he makes money." ”
The old man smiled, raised his eyes to look at Zhou Jing, and said softly: "Young man, the one just now was an official, and he looks very stylish." ”
Zhou Jing smiled slightly, shook his head and said, "No, we are also in business." ”
The old man waved his hand and said disapprerovitically: "It's impossible, there are also businessmen who buy these things, but they still give them to officials. ”
Zhou Jing smiled dumbly, and said softly: "The old gentleman is naturally wise, so you can see, what level am I?"
The old man snorted, squinted his eyes and said, "You are so young, how can you be a leader, but you are just a driver." ”
Zhou Jing smiled, didn't say anything, picked up a dragon and phoenix Chengxiang ornament carved from Shoushan stone, played with it, and thought to himself: "The old leader has retired, Wang Yannian is still willing to spend a lot of money to give gifts, it can be seen that this person's energy is not small, and few cadres who can come out of Qingyang are famous in the province, who is that person?" ”