Li Yang immediately retracted his hand and put it behind his back, not daring to look up at Ji Huaizhi: "I'm... I'm sorry."
The faint fragrance of the girl so close to him, the soft touch of her lips, although only for a moment, has a lasting meaning.
Ji Huaizhi felt a tingling warmth spreading from his lips, then to his limbs and bones, rippling all over his body.
He noticed that a blush had quietly crept up on the tip of his ear.
He turned his head and coughed lightly: "I'll go pay the bill."
He quickly left the scene, leaving Li Yang alone in a disheveled state.
After the two of them came out of the hospital, Ji Huaizhi said to Li Yang, "Tomorrow, I'm going on a long trip."
Li Yang frowned, unable to help but worry: "Where are you going?"
It seemed that every long journey of his was always accompanied by storms and dangers.
Ji Huaizhi said: "Didn't we import a batch of goods from the Shenzhen market before? Gangzi and Monkey are too busy to handle it, so we have to go and take care of it."
There was one more thing he didn't tell Li Yang. This time when Chen Gang went north, he met an old friend of his, someone he thought he would never see again.
When Li Yang heard this, he said, "Oh." "I understand."
Seeing the little girl's somewhat lost look, Ji Huaizhi rubbed her head and said, "It will take at most ten days, and I will be back soon.
Don't worry, I'll have someone guarding near my house, and what happened last time won't happen again."
Li Yang nodded obediently: "I understand, I will take good care of myself."
Calculating the time, Ji Huaizhi came back in the middle of the twelfth lunar month, which was still half a month away from the Chinese New Year, which was enough time for her to prepare some New Year's things for him.
But what she didn't expect was that Ji Huaizhi didn't come back until two days before the New Year, and he brought back someone with him. This is a story for later.
*
Ji Huaizhi left in a hurry, and a young man knocked on the gate of the courtyard that day.
Li Yang opened the door and saw a young man of medium build, ordinary looks, and dark skin who would be hard to find in a crowd.
When he saw Li Yang, he gave a standard bow: "Hello, sister-in-law! My name is A Tao, and I was sent by the boss to protect you!"
Before leaving, Ji Huaizhi told Li Yang the appearance and name of the person who came. Li Yang knew that it was definitely Ji Huaizhi's man, but A Tao's action scared her and she hurriedly tried to lead the person into the house awkwardly.
Ah Tao waved his hands nervously: "No, I can't just come into the house casually." He pointed to a small house opposite and said, "Sister-in-law, I'm usually there. If you have anything, just call me and I'll hear you.
Also, if you need to go somewhere, just tell me and I'll go with you."
Li Yang had guessed that Ji Huaizhi's current status was different from before. This arrangement was necessary, not only out of concern for her safety, but also because he wouldn't have bothered so much. So he nodded, "Okay, I understand. Thank you."
After a few days, Li Yang finally understood why Ji Huai arranged for A Tao.
With ordinary looks, he doesn't attract attention. He always protects her from a distance, without disturbing her at all, but at the same time he can immediately discover and meet her needs. Even if she accidentally kicks the table at night, he will appear outside the door the next second.
I have to say that A Tao is a capable man.
Li Yang is not the kind of person who likes to be sad about the passing of time and think about men all day long. She arranges her schedule every day very full. She works during the day, studies jade knowledge at night, and then goes to bed early.
Time soon arrived, and it was the day of the Guangzhou Jade Auction that Tao Qian had mentioned.
Li Yang took a leave from the factory, put on the new clothes that Ji Huaizhi bought for her, tied her long hair into a loose and lazy fishbone braid with a beige hairband, looked at the small mirror in the red plastic basket hanging on the wall with satisfaction, picked up her huge sum of two thousand yuan, said something to A Tao, and went out.
Li Yang and Tao Qian agreed to meet at the store. When Li Yang arrived, Tao Qian and Mr. Tao were already ready.
Compared to Tao Qian's formal shirt and leather shoes, Tao Lao was still wearing a cloth shirt and cloth shoes, holding a shiny pipe in his hand. He nodded and said, "Let's go."
Tao Qian hailed a taxi, carrying a bulging briefcase. Li Yang asked him, "Boss Tao, are you planning to buy something precious too?"
Tao Qian smiled and said, "How can there be so many? Your goods are also in there.
I can't compare with the big bosses with my little money, so I'll see if I can find some bargains."
He had been learning antiques from Master Tao since he was young, and he thought he had a good eye, but he would never dare to take action in front of so many capable people. But today, with Master Tao in charge, he was naturally more confident.
Li Yang also patted his deflated little cloth bag: "I also prepared a little bit, just to pick up a small leak."
Tao Lao heard the conversation between the two and snorted, "Look at how useless you are."
Li Yang and Tao Qian smiled at each other without saying anything.
*
This jade auction is worthy of being the first large-scale auction held in Guangzhou since the founding of the People's Republic of China. The venue alone is chosen in a high-end hotel in Tianxin District, the most prosperous area in Guangzhou.
Li Yang and Tao Qian followed Mr. Tao, handed in their invitations, and were led in by the receptionist.
The auction booked the entire second floor of the hotel and divided it into several areas. Even a small piece of jade was placed on a tray and covered with a red cloth. There were security guards on the side. The middle hall was the auction hall, and the surrounding attics were private rooms. Anyone who could get in there must be of extraordinary status.
Li Yang followed behind Mr. Tao, just like Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden, and was amazed at what she saw.
She had gone to the jade market before, and what did those jades casually placed on the ground matter to her?
Before the auction started, there were already quite a few people at the scene. They were either observing the place or getting to know each other. It was quite lively.
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