Chapter 64: Incense Seal Salon
The Zhao and Liang families did not say it explicitly at the time, but anyone with a discerning eye could see that Yu Yin was marrying on behalf of his half-sister.
They felt that Liang Yilin's escape from marriage had humiliated Zhao Shunian once, and that the Liang family's finding an illegitimate daughter to marry him off had humiliated Zhao Shunian again. They even believed that Zhao Shunian's current plan to devour and divide the Liang family was a revenge against the Liang family.
Yu Yin's background and experience became the topic of their conversation.
Zhong Wenyin and her husband, An Xingcheng, also had a business marriage. Their families were similar, and they enjoyed an open marriage. She was the wife of a certain family who had left a deep impression on Zhao Shunian. She spent money lavishly and even kept a lover. She believed that small gambling was pleasure, big gambling was passion, and that enjoying life to the fullest was the true meaning of life.
At the beginning, Aunt An would be so angry that she would be hospitalized, but now she and Uncle An have become accustomed to the provocation of their youngest son and daughter-in-law. As long as no one dies outside, they will turn a blind eye to it. The most important thing is that the family is harmonious and everything will be fine.
After listening to the teacher's talk about the culture of incense, Yu Yin and Zhong Wenyin sat next to each other, and another teacher demonstrated to them how to make incense seals.
Yu Yin was watching very seriously, while Zhong Wenyin only glanced at him occasionally. The incense seal tools on the table attracted her attention even more.
When it came to making incense seals by herself, Zhong Wenyin was more skilled than Yu Yin because she had practiced for it a long time ago and had her own incense seal salon. Aunt An was worried that she would not study hard and would embarrass herself in front of everyone, so she paid close attention to her learning progress of incense seals.
Yu Yin made the incense seal very carefully, and if there was anything wrong, Zhong Wenyin would remind her carefully.
Yu Yin successfully made an incense seal for the first time, and the product was good. She found the process quite therapeutic. When lighting the incense, she used incense sticks, while she saw Zhong Wenyin use a lighter directly.
Zhong Wenyin closed the lid of the incense burner and placed it a foot away. She took out a pack of women's cigarettes and said, "Do you mind if I smoke? Women's cigarettes have a very light smell."
Yu Yin took a look at the box and saw that it was exactly as she said. "I don't mind."
Zhong Wenyin lit a cigarette skillfully and started puffing away.
"Lighting incense is like lighting a cigarette, and lighting a cigarette is also like lighting a cigarette. It's quite appropriate." Yu Yin also placed the incense burner a foot away.
Zhong Wenyin asked with interest, "Have you ever smoked? Do you want to try it?"
"I have smoked it. It's the same brand you're smoking now. So don't try it. It doesn't suit my taste."
Yinyue Studio had previously held an exhibition of women's cigarettes. Out of curiosity, Yu Yin and Xiang Yue both tried the women's cigarettes and tried every flavor, confirming that they were not what they liked. The women's cigarettes given by customers were still piled up in the studio's storage room, with no one interested in them.
"So that's how it is. But everyone has their own preferences, and this one is more to my liking." Zhong Wenyin and Yu Yin were no longer so unfamiliar with each other, and she became talkative.
Zhong Wenyin is proficient in everything from eating, drinking and having fun. She told Yu Yin about her special experiences, and Yu Yin listened with great interest. She also asked Yu Yin why he always stayed in the capital.
Yu Yin explained that she was running a curatorial studio and shared some interesting details about her work with Zhong Wenyin, even using the cigarette in her hand as an example. Zhong Wenyin found this amusing.
When Aunt An and Ms. Li came in, they saw them chatting happily, drinking tea and burning incense. By then, Zhong Wenyin had already put out her cigarette, destroyed the body, and stopped smoking.
Aunt An felt a little relieved. Wen Yin was finally more sensible today and didn't cause any trouble for her.
Afterwards, Aunt An and Ms. Li praised Yu Yin from beginning to end. Being praised by the elders like this, Ms. Li felt that Yu Yin was quite good. She was in a good mood and actually liked Yu Yin even more.
While having afternoon tea, Yu Yin met An Xingcheng. He and Zhong Wenyin got along very well. From the surface, she couldn't tell that they each had their own favorites and were sleeping in the same bed but had different dreams.
An Xingcheng had been following Zhong Wenyin around, always looking for opportunities to talk to Yu Yin, but was always blocked by Zhong Wenyin. Finally, she couldn't stand it anymore and yelled at him in front of Yu Yin, "An Xingcheng, do you know what you should and shouldn't eat? Be careful or you'll die of poisoning."
An Xingcheng also said to her bluntly: "Hey, what are you thinking about? It turns out you can get jealous. It's really a strange thing in the world."
Zhong Wenyin retorted, "I'm jealous? It's you who looks at others the wrong way. It's okay for others, but do you think you can just look at her like that? Are you trying to commit incest?"
Yu Yin watched the couple quarreling and was hesitant about how she, as the party involved, should solve the problem.
At this time, An Xingcheng said, "You're getting more and more ridiculous. I just wanted to ask Yu Yin something serious. It's you who misunderstood and scolded me without any basis."
Zhong Wenyin looked at him suspiciously, "What serious question do you want to ask?"
"It's about Lianji Technology. I want to ask my cousin's wife if she has any inside information. With inside information, even a fool can become a stock god." An Xingcheng addressed Yu Yin in a very formal manner to prove that he had no improper aspirations.
Yu Yin knew Lianji Technology, which was previously an overseas company wholly owned by the Liang Group. It was sold by Zhao Shunian a year ago. In addition to a huge sum of cash, he also received 11% of the shares of the acquiring company Lehman. It is not known whether he used the money for dividends or for investment.
"I don't ask about Shunian's business affairs. I don't have any inside information."
An Xingcheng looked slightly disappointed and wanted to continue asking questions, clearly not believing Yu Yin's explanation. Zhong Wenyin asked him what was going on.
An Xingcheng mentioned that Lianji Technology has mastered a composite material that occupies a large market share and is Lianji's core business. However, just today, a chemical company called Chaoyue announced that it has broken through the bottleneck of the corresponding alternative material technology, greatly reducing costs and allowing large-scale mass production. Its performance is almost the same as that of this material.
This means that the composite materials Lianji Technology possesses are about to become obsolete, a fatal blow to Lianji. Investors are waiting to see how the share prices of Lianji Technology and Lehman will perform after the US stock market opens, with some also looking for an opportunity to short the shares of both companies.
This Chaoyue Chemical Company was previously acquired by an investment company under the Liang Group, and the person in charge was Zhuang Jie. It was easy to find out that it was Zhao Shunian who was behind it. The time was shortly after Zhao Shunian joined the Liang board of directors and had the right to say.
Acquiring companies that pose a competitive threat to one's own technology, consolidating one's market position and achieving monopoly is not a common move in the business world. Since Zhao Shunian did not personally preside over the acquisition, Zhuang Jie's acquisition of Chaoyue Chemical did not attract much attention.
Zhao Shunian’s plans made a long time ago have only just come to light.
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