"How is that possible? This is their old house!" Old Master Li pointed to the yard next door. "Old Zhang told me back then that no matter how difficult it was, we would never sell our old yard."
"Stop talking nonsense!"
Chu Jie's expression was unclear. If Mr. Yi really wasn't going to sell it, he wouldn't have moved here. He didn't say much because he was afraid that Mr. Li in front of him would be sad.
The neighbors next door must have gotten used to it.
He said without hesitation, "Old man, I really didn't lie to you. The owner of this place is called Zhang Shengmin, and he has a daughter named Xu Leyan."
"Isn't that so?"
"That's true." Mr. Li listened and found that the name was correct.
"Isn't that enough?" The neighbor next door put his hand on the rubble. "I told you, go look over there in the Red Sand Sea. Maybe you can still find Lao Zhang. If you can't find him, there's nothing I can do!"
When the neighbor next door said this, his body slowly walked down and soon disappeared.
Mr. Li stood there, inevitably dazed.
He looked at the old lion in the house next door and said, "I didn't expect that Old Zhang is gone too. Sigh! In the past few decades, everyone has changed."
Chu Jie listened to Mr. Li's sigh and asked tentatively, "How about we go look for him?"
Mr. Li, with a hunched figure, waved his hand and said, "It's getting late now. Xiujun is coming back today, so I have to go back."
"I'll take you there." Chu Jie accompanied him politely.
Gu family.
By the time Mr. Li returned home, it was already nine o'clock in the evening.
The others had already gone to bed, but Li Xiujun was still waiting in the living room. She waited for three hours before she finally showed up.
She immediately rushed over and said, "Grandpa, you're not in good health right now. You can't just leave casually. Last time you accompanied Dad to the beach, I didn't agree!"
The elderly are physically fragile and usually look strong, but if something really happens to them, it is irreparable.
Old Master Li was only worried about Li Xiujun, so he smiled guiltily and passed it off.
He drank tea to quench his thirst, "I saw your classmates today."
"Who is it?" Li Xiujun was quickly diverted to the topic.
Mr. Li took a sip of tea and said, "It's Chu Jie. This young man is full of energy and spirit. I think he will go far in the archaeology industry in the future."
"Of course." Li Xiujun snatched the tea away from the man. "Drinking tea in the middle of the night, aren't you afraid of not being able to sleep?"
Chu Jie will not only go far in the future, but also become a leader in the industry.
Mr. Li was really not afraid, "I'm used to it!"
Li Xiujun paused and asked again, "Dad Gu said today that you went out to look for an old friend? Didn't you find him?"
"No." Mr. Li said regretfully, "The house is sold, and I miss you coming home, so I came back first."
"Who is it? I'm going to study tomorrow and I'll find time to help you find it." Li Xiujun didn't want to let Mr. Li feel lost, so if she could, she would try her best to help find it.
"Your Grandpa Zhang." Grandpa Li smiled cheerfully, his hands behind his back. Talking about that time, he was filled with emotion. "The one in the newspaper, Zhang Shengmin, he was quite remarkable. He even corresponded with me a few years ago, always asking me to come see him. I feel a little sorry for not telling him this time!"
"Him!" Li Xiujun opened her mouth in surprise.
Zhang Shengmin is a person who can almost rival Li Sanye in the archaeological industry, but he is old and has rarely appeared in the public eye in recent years. However, this does not mean that he has been forgotten.
On the contrary, there are still countless people supporting Zhang Shengmin.
"Isn't that amazing?" Mr. Li smiled.
Li Xiujun nodded sensibly, "Of course the people Grandpa knows are the most powerful."
"Of course not." Old Master Gu poked his head out from upstairs, also holding a cup of strong tea. "Old man, I've set up the chess game for tonight and have been waiting for you to come back. You can't sleep tonight."
"Okay, okay, I'll come right away." Mr. Li agreed immediately.
Li Xiujun finally realized that it was no wonder he was drinking tea!
"No." She shouted anxiously, "It's so late at night, you two don't want to be healthy anymore."
"Just one day." Old Master Gu begged.
Mr. Li also said, "I was the one who delayed the chess game today! Go and rest, and don't worry about us."
As he spoke, he staggered up the stairs with his hands behind his back.
Li Xiujun was helpless and could only sigh and give up.
After going upstairs.
Li Xiujun took the phone in the room and dialed the number in the west.
After finally getting through, she quickly cleared her throat and said, "Qingming, are you on the other side?"
Xu Liuwen looked carefully and realized that it was the third young master's wife.
He laughed dryly, "Boss Gu is out."
"So late?" Li Xiujun glanced at the window. The moon was dim and it was already late at night.
Xu Liuwen reminded him, "It's still afternoon in the west, and Mr. Gu is still discussing business! Why don't we wait until Mr. Gu comes back and then I'll call him!"
"No need for now." Li Xiujun knocked his head, feeling a little annoyed.
She had been to the west before, but she forgot about the important things. The time there was different from that in the capital, and was delayed by two or three hours.
It was late at night here, but it was indeed afternoon over there.
She only asked about Gu Qingming's condition. After learning that he was fine, she covered herself with the quilt and fell into a deep sleep.
Meanwhile, west.
Gu Qingming felt a little frustrated when negotiating the mining business.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Gu, the conditions you offer are very good, but you are not a local, so we cannot cooperate with you."
“We’re only looking for people we know.”
“It’s too far…”
"I don't want to cooperate with you."
He visited five mine owners in one afternoon, but the results he got were no different, just a series of rejections.
It seemed as if they had discussed it long ago and made up their minds not to cooperate with Gu Qingming.
Gu Qingming crossed his legs. He sensed something was amiss. After the last merchant rejected him, he asked, "As long as the money is paid, what can't be done with these mines?"
"I wonder if you can give me a correct answer?"
The mine owner smiled doubtfully, "I've made it very clear."
Gu Qingming tapped his hand on the table and tentatively expressed his suspicion, "Is it Boss Xu?"
He rejected this person without hesitation.
According to his guess, Boss Xu is so narrow-minded that he is likely to do such a thing.
"How could that be?" The mine owner's eyes suddenly became unnatural.
Gu Qingming noticed this and pressed on, "What conditions did I give you?"
"No conditions were given to me." The mine owner blurted out.
Gu Qingming curled up his thin lips and took the bait.
The mine owner cried out in frustration, and stood up in a resigned manner, "Yes, Boss Xu did come to me, and I'll explain what I meant to you."
"Not only me, but also other mine owners, they will not sell the mine to you. If you want to do business here, I advise you to give up!"
With these mine owners joining forces, Gu Qingming's business will have no place to go in the future.
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