Sister-in-law Wu went to bed after wiping the alabaster, leaned against the wall and said, "Today, Sister Yu told me that her aunt has a copper furnace that is an antique and sold for 50,000 yuan. His aunt's two sons divided the money, and then they bought land to build a house. ”

Sister Yu said that the copper furnace was placed on the long table in the living room, and she could see it when she entered the door. She was very emotional, saying that she didn't know that such an inconspicuous thing was worth a lot of money. ”

Brother Wu put away the newspaper in his hand, turned his head to look at Sister-in-law Wu and asked, "Then how did her aunt find out that the incense burner is an antique?" ”

Sister-in-law Wu said with a smile: "It was her cousin who brought a friend to play at home, and the man wanted to buy this copper furnace when he saw it, and he also bid a thousand yuan." Sister Yu's aunt originally wanted to sell it, but his uncle had a heart and said that this was an ancestral thing and could not be sold. ”

"Her little uncle asked relatives to find experts, and after identification, it was an antique from the Ming Dynasty or a royal thing."

Brother Wu felt that Sister Yu's aunt's family was also quite lucky, and an incense burner was sold for so much money.

Sister-in-law Wu said casually: "Alas, it would be nice if my parents also collected antiques or something." If we sell it for money, we don't have to worry about money anymore. ”

Brother Wu laughed and said, "My parents don't know any antiques, and at that time, they were broken/four/old, and they didn't dare to keep these things at home." ”

Sister-in-law Wu just said this, she didn't expect anything good from her mother-in-law's family.

The lights were turned off, and the couple lay down.

Just when Sister-in-law Wu was about to fall asleep, Brother Wu suddenly sat up.

Sister-in-law Wu was so frightened that she clutched her chest and said, "What are you doing, you will be scared to death." ”

Brother Wu said: "I remember when I was a child, there was a picture of a tiger descending from the mountain in my father's room, and later my father's friend said that this painting was the hand of a famous artist. After that, I never saw the painting again. ”

Sister-in-law Wu's sleepiness disappeared in an instant, and she said, "The hand of a famous family? It must be an antique, too. Zhengrong, where is the painting now? ”

Brother Wu said: "Dad likes that painting very much, and he must be reluctant to destroy it, so he should put it away." ”

Sister-in-law Wu urged: "You quickly call and ask Dad, where is this painting?" ”

Brother Wu was also very excited, and got up to make a phone call. It's just that when he picked up the phone, he was stopped by Sister-in-law Wu.

Sister-in-law Wu said: "If we ask Dad like this, that woman will definitely be alert." In this way, let's take Wu Bo back tomorrow. ”

"Okay."

Three days later, Father Wu was shocked when he saw Brother Wu's family of three: "Why are you here?" ”

As soon as Wu Bo saw his martial father, he rushed up and hugged his arm: "Grandpa, I miss you." ”

In the years when Wu's mother was sick, the old couple lived next to them, and he was responsible for picking them up and dropping them off on weekdays. is also the same, the feelings of grandparents and grandchildren are still very deep.

Sister-in-law Wu said enthusiastically: "Dad, Xiaobo said that I miss you, so we brought them here." ”

Martial Father is not stupid, he knows that it must not be that simple. After welcoming them into the house, he sat down and asked what was wrong.

Sister-in-law Wu asked, "Dad, what about the woman?" ”

"Your Aunt Du went shopping with someone. There are no outsiders at home, so if you have anything to say, don't beat around the bush. ”

Brother Wu then asked about painting.

Father Wu didn't think much about it, and said that the painting was sold.

Sister-in-law Wu's face changed greatly, who started so quickly, her first suspicion was Du Meilian.

Brother Wu's heart also sank and asked, "Dad, when was it sold?" Sold to whom? ”

Father Wu didn't hide it, he didn't need it: "Your mother sold it the year she had the operation." At that time, the operation fee was still more than 2,000 yuan, and Zhengqing borrowed money from a friend to let your mother have the operation in time. As I said, he didn't have to pay for the surgery, so I asked him to sell the painting and use the money from the sale to pay off the debt. ”

"How much did that sell for?"

"I sold it for 3,000 yuan, and I gave it to Zhengqing to pay off the debt, and he remitted the rest to me. At that time, I didn't have much money on hand, so I used it to supplement your mother's body. ”

Sister-in-law Wu's heart ached: "Why did you sell it?" Why did you sell it? ”

And it only sells for 3,000 yuan. She has heard that famous calligraphy and paintings are very valuable, and they will definitely sell for more than 30,000 yuan now.

Father Wu's eyes widened, and he said, "If you don't want to make up the surgery fee, I can only sell paintings." Otherwise, do you want me to lick my old face and borrow money? If I let my old friends know that my three sons can't even make up for the medical bills of a few thousand years old, where will I put my face? ”

Brother Wu apologized with a smile, and then asked, "Dad, apart from this painting, do we have any other old objects in our house?" ”

Martial Father shook his head and said, "No." ”

Sister-in-law Wu didn't give up: "Dad, think about it." Maybe there is, it's just that you don't remember. ”

"No, if you don't believe it, look for it at home."

What Father Wu didn't expect was that Sister-in-law Wu really found it at home.

Father Wu was so angry that he couldn't breathe.

Brother Wu saw that Father Wu was in a bad situation, so he quickly grabbed Sister-in-law Wu and didn't allow her to turn over again.

Because the couple didn't get what they wanted, they took the train back the next day.

Sister-in-law Wu still didn't give up, so she called Wu Zhengqing to inquire about it.

Wu Zhengqing sighed in his heart, it was really as the eldest aunt expected, and the brother and sister-in-law asked after they found out: "Yes, I sold the painting five years ago, and I found a friend to sell it." ”

Sister-in-law Wu said: "Zhengqing, that painting was painted by a famous artist, even five years ago, it was more than 3,000 yuan. ”

What do you mean? He thought he was greedy for money from selling his paintings. In the past, he respected Sister-in-law Wu, but since she didn't let Wu's mother live at home after surgery, Wu Zhengqing saw it clearly. This sister-in-law has done a good job on the face, and when it is her turn to contribute money and efforts, she will push back and block.

Wu Zhengqing said: "I have a receipt and remittance slip here, if my sister-in-law doesn't believe it, I can make a copy and send it to you." ”

"Zhengqing, you misunderstood, I didn't mean that......"

Wu Zhengqing didn't want to hear her: "If you still don't believe it, you can come to Yangcheng, and I can show you the original." Okay, I'm quite busy here, so I won't talk about it. ”

Without waiting for Sister-in-law Wu to reply, he hung up the phone. That afternoon, Wu Zhengrong called him to apologize.

Wu Zhengrong said: "Zhengqing, I'm sorry, your sister-in-law recently heard that someone else's incense burner was sold for 50,000 yuan, and then she kept talking about our painting, like a crazy demon." ”

In fact, he also regretted that if the painting had not been sold, it would have been sold for at least 100,000 yuan now. I knew that I didn't listen to my wife's chatter at that time, and I made up the medical expenses. Alas, it's hard to buy a thousand dollars, I knew it earlier!

Half a month later, Wu Zhengqing was working on a case. Hearing that the martial father was coming, he had a question.

Welcoming people into the house, Wu Zhengqing poured a glass of water and handed it to him and asked, "Dad, are you bringing that woman to play again?" ”

"No, I'm here alone."

Wu Zhengqing frowned and said, "You are so old, you run away alone, what if something happens?" ”

Father Wu didn't answer his words, but put the black bag in his hand on his desk, and then carefully took out the contents. There are three things in total, and they are tightly wrapped.

When the layers were unraveled, they revealed the true face of things, a flower pot, a teapot, and a large colored bowl.

Wu Zhengqing's face was very ugly: "Dad, where did you get these things?" ”

Martial Father said: "Where else can I get it, of course, I bought it from someone else." Do you find someone to identify it and see if it's true? ”

Wu Zhengqing felt that he was too unreliable, and said: "The so-called antiques sold in the stalls outside now are all fake. Dad, you must have been deceived. ”

Father Wu said angrily: "I didn't buy it from a second-tier dealer, I bought it from a friend or relative, and it cost me three thousand yuan. ”

"Don't you know a connoisseur? You ask him to help me identify it and see if it's true? ”

Wu Zhengqing thought it was fake, but he was urged by his martial father, and in the end he had no choice but to take him to the expert.

Unexpectedly, after identification, these three things turned out to be true, and Wu Zhengqing was dumbfounded. His dad was so lucky.

Martial Father asked, "Master, can you give me an estimate of these three things?" ”

"Are you going to sell?"

"Well, it's going to be sold."

The master smiled and said, "If you really want to sell, I can help you contact the buyer, and you can negotiate how much to sell." ”

"And how much do you think you can sell it for?"

The old master thought for a moment and said, "The three things add up, and they should be able to sell for about 50,000 yuan." ”

I bought it for 3,000 yuan, and it doubled more than ten times when I sold it, which is really a huge profit!

Wu Zhengqing did not agree to sell it, and took him and his things back to the house where he lived.

In the third year of coming here, the office allocated a house to him, with one bedroom and one living room of more than 50 square meters, which was small but enough to live.

Closing the door, Wu Zhengqing said: "Dad, antiques will become more and more valuable in the future." After ten years, these three things will be more than 500,000. ”

That calligraphy and painting, Sanya said that if it is sold in Hong Kong City now, it can be sold for at least 500,000 yuan. Fortunately, he left Miaomiao as a dowry, and he regretted dying if he sold it.

Father Wu said: "Zhengqing, I want to sell these three things and buy two houses near Tian Xiu's house." ”

"What are you doing buying two rooms next to Xiu'er?"

"The house is in your name."

"Buy it for me?"

Martial Father nodded and said, "Yes, I bought it for you, but I can't move when I'm sick and have to live in it." ”

Wu Zhengqing's face changed slightly, and he hurriedly asked, "Dad, what's wrong?" ”

Martial Father waved his hand and said, "Nothing happened." Your eldest brother and your sister-in-law are unreliable, and your second brother has a child and lives in the army, and now you can't count on him. When I'm too old to move, I'll have to count on you. ”

Wu Zhengqing's face was ugly, and he asked, "Dad, what did that woman do?"

Father Wu said calmly: "She didn't do anything, she just tried to ask me for money." But we take what we need, and we have nothing to blame. ”

"And what do you mean by what you just said?"

Father Wu didn't hide it from him, and said, "I went to visit your Uncle Chen a few days ago, and I accidentally found that he had extremely fast bruises on his arms. He said that he accidentally knocked on the side of the bed and injured it, and I can't tell the difference between this bruise and pinching. ”

"Who pinched it?"

"Who else could there be, it must be his wife."

Wu Zhengqing knew that this Uncle Chen had fallen out with his previous children because he married his current wife.

At that moment, Wu Zhengqing understood, and he said: "Are you afraid that you will follow in Uncle Chen's footsteps in the future?" ”

Father Wu did not deny it, and at this age, he began to be afraid that no one would care about him when he got old: "I go out to play now, but she won't let me go." He said that there are many places where you need to use a lot of money in the future, and you must save money well. ”

The problem is that he can report all the medical treatment, and his three sons are also doing well, so he doesn't have to worry about it, so he doesn't need to save money at all. The so-called saving money is to save money for her son and daughter.

Half of his pension is enough for four people, but Du Meilian not only wants to eat and dress well, but also wants to save a dowry for her daughter and a bride price for her son.

Wu Zhengqing glanced at him and said mockingly: "Dad, isn't this expected? People don't want money, do they still want you? ”

Martial Father was silent and said, "I'm not worried about my health now, I'm afraid that like your Uncle Chen, I can't walk and can only lie on the bed." If the person I want to serve has a bad heart and abuses me, then it is better to die early! ”

Wu Zhengqing understood what he meant, but he didn't answer: "Dad, don't worry, if she doesn't take good care of you, we will definitely not spare her." ”

"If you don't take me away, you will scold him, and I will be the one who suffers."

The martial father said: "I know, you can't make a decision on this matter. You discuss it with your daughter-in-law first, and then give me a recovery. ”

Wu Zhengqing didn't admit this, and said: "Dad, don't talk nonsense, you haven't remarried yet!" ”

The martial father looked at him and didn't continue to talk about it: "I'll go back tomorrow, and if someone asks me, don't say I've been here." ”

"Dad, are you so afraid of that woman?"

Father Wu shook his head and said, "I'm not afraid of her, I'm afraid that your sister-in-law will know that it will make you restless when the time comes." ”

Seeing him like this, Wu Zhengqing didn't feel good in his heart, and he didn't sleep all night that night because he was thinking about it.

The next morning, Wu Zhengqing sent his father to the train station. While waiting for the train, Wu Zhengqing said: "If you really lie in bed and can't move in the future, I will definitely take you in and take care of you." But only if you disassociate yourself from the woman and give me the pension, I won't take care of it. ”

The so-called disengagement naturally refers to divorce. Otherwise, the pension was held by the woman, and he would take care of it, so he wouldn't be the one who was wronged.

Martial Father's heart was relieved: "Okay." ”

That night, Wu Zhengqing called Sanya and told him about it.

"He's counting on you to provide for your old age?"

Wu Zhengqing hurriedly corrected her statement: "Xiu'er, my father's pension is high, and it will be no problem to hire two nannies to take care of him at that time; In addition, we don't have to pay for illness, and his medical expenses can be fully reported. ”

Xiu'er, he was just afraid that he wouldn't be able to move, and the woman would leave him alone. If you hire a babysitter, no one will look at her, and you may abuse her. He wants to live next to me, and I go to see it several times a day, and the nanny doesn't dare to think badly. ”

Sanya only felt ridiculous: "Since you are so worried, why do you want to marry again?" ”

Wu Zhengqing said: "He thought that woman was a good person, but he didn't expect that it was all pretended." ”

Sanya couldn't help but sneer. After the death of Wu's mother, I knew that it was not a good thing to go on a blind date with my martial father. If you are a good person, you will never look down on the man whose wife wants to marry again.