Chapter 165 Metaphysics
Liu Qiyu was stunned by Tao Nanfeng's radiance. He stared at Tao Nanfeng and refused to move his eyes away even a little.
Xiangbei stood up to block Tao Nanfeng and extended his hand to Liu Qiyu: "Hello, Boss Liu."
The market economy had just started, it was easy to make money by doing business, and the word "boss" was always associated with money. Therefore, in the early 1980s, in southern cities where reform and opening up had just begun, people were no longer accustomed to calling each other "comrade" when greeting each other, but preferred to call each other "boss."
Liu Qiyu's vision was blocked, and he was initially unhappy, but when he raised his eyes and met the scar on Xiang Bei's cheek, he felt a chill in his heart.
Businessmen hate to make enemies with the strong. Xiang Bei in front of him has a calm look and a strong attitude. He is not easy to deal with. Liu Qiyu did not dare to show any unhappiness and smiled politely: "Hello, hello, may I ask..."
Jiang Qizhu was about to introduce himself when Xiang Bei spoke up: "I am the lover of architect Tao Nanfeng, and I am also the person in charge of the design company."
Jiang Qizhu laughed and pointed at Tao Nanfeng: "This is the architect hired by our real estate company, Tao Nanfeng. He is young and promising. The first architectural design bidding project in the country, the design of the Kyoto Xicheng District Gymnasium, was won by Tao Nanfeng."
Liu Qiyu moved aside so that he could see Tao Nanfeng's profile. He extended his hand to her cordially: "Designer Tao is beautiful and talented. I admire her so much."
Xiangbei held Liu Qiyu's hand again, his face darkening: "My wife doesn't like to be disturbed when she's working, sorry!"
Xiangbei's palm was warm and strong, and his knuckles were hard. Liu Qiyu felt as if his hand was wrapped in an iron barrel. The huge pressure made half of his arm sore and swollen, his blood circulation was blocked, and he was almost breathless.
He was the best at reading people's eyes and eyebrows, so he quickly smiled and said, "Don't bother me, don't bother me. Boss, your grip is too strong, let go."
Xiangbei saw that he understood what was going on, so he let go of his hand.
Liu Qiyu withdrew his hand and shook it quietly. His eyes became more restrained. He did not dare to peek at Tao Nanfeng's face anymore. He turned his attention to Jiang Qizhu: "Boss Jiang, does the construction of the cadre dormitory require funds? Can we cooperate?"
Jiang Qizhu pondered for a moment, "The cadres' dormitory is for the cadres above the section level who are helping to build Shenzhen. It is a livelihood project and does not make money, so we did not plan to find anyone to cooperate with us at the beginning. Now the city plans to sell some houses to the outside world, but there are many companies interested in negotiating with us. I wonder... what sincerity can Boss Liu show?"
When Liu Qiyu heard that he could sell part of his house to others, he immediately became excited.
"How about this? You provide the land, and I'll pay for building the houses, repairing the roads, and doing the landscaping. I'll pay for all the construction and installation costs, and the supporting costs. We'll split the money from selling the houses in half. How do you think this is? Is this sincerity enough?"
Jiang Qizhu couldn't believe his ears.
What? Is Liu Qiyu preparing to do charity?
All investments were made by Liu Qiyu, and the profits were split in half. This was equivalent to the municipal government only providing a piece of land without spending a penny, and getting 240 cadre dormitories for free, while his own real estate company received 50% of the housing sales profits.
A big pie fell from the sky! Not only did he successfully complete the targets set by his leadership, but he also earned the first pot of gold for his real estate company.
However, Jiang Qizhuo's natural business sense made him start negotiating with him: "Half-and-half is definitely not acceptable. It has to be at least 40% and 60%."
Liu Qiyu was stunned for a moment, then he stretched out his hand with a big smile on his face: "Leader Jiang, this is also my first time dealing with a party cadre, so I'll just treat it as making friends with you, let's be fair, happy cooperation!"
Although Jiang Qizhu felt that he agreed too quickly, the sudden huge benefits made him dizzy and he subconsciously reached out his hand.
A big hand came in from the side and grabbed Jiang Qizhu.
"Boss Jiang, there's no rush. Aren't Xiao Li and his team in the company contacting other companies? Shop around."
Xiang Bei gave Jiang Qizhu a look, and Jiang Qizhu suddenly woke up.
Yes, when something is abnormal, there must be something wrong. Merchants are profit-driven, so how can they just deliver money to your door? There must be something wrong as to why Liu Qiyu is willing to do this seemingly unprofitable deal, so we cannot agree to him immediately.
Jiang Qizhu laughed: "We are running a company now, we can't have one person do the talking. Let's talk about this tomorrow."
Liu Qiyu did not show any displeasure on his face, and said with a smile: "Okay, okay, let's go to the site together tomorrow to take a look at the land, and then discuss the details of the cooperation. Money is a small matter. The main thing is to cooperate with the government and let me, a small businessman, make some contribution to the construction of Shenzhen."
The words were very nice, but Xiangbei didn't believe a word of them.
Xiangbei has strong management skills and is good at judging people. Liu Qiyu is a typical businessman who only cares about money. When it comes to profit, he can ignore family ties and face. How could he have the awareness to contribute to the development of Shenzhen Stock Exchange? The reason why he was willing to invest the full amount in the cadre dormitory construction project and split the profits 40% to 60% was that there was definitely something fishy going on.
Liu Qiyu diligently arranged with Jiang Qizhu a meeting time for tomorrow. While they were talking, Yi Zhenghao made a joke at the next table.
Yi Zhenghao just caught a whiff of the elegant body fragrance of a pure and spiritual woman in the air. He followed the scent to the restaurant and immediately locked onto the foreign girl in scantily dressed.
Foreign girls smell good. She exudes a strong scent mixed with lemon, benzoin, jasmine, carnation, etc., giving people a feeling of flying in the jungle.
It's a pity that this is a perfume, a top luxury brand in the world.
The smell spread throughout the restaurant, seriously affecting Yi Zhenghao's judgment. In order to figure out if it was the smell of this foreign girl, he had to get closer and sniff carefully with his nose twitching.
In Hong Kong, Yi Zhenghao is respected as a "master" by wealthy businessmen who believe in Feng Shui and is treated as a guest of honor. After a long time, Yi Zhenghao became a little arrogant, acting like a master everywhere, being arrogant and rude, not caring about the occasion at all.
The tip of his nose was almost touching the foreign girl. The lightly dressed blonde girl stood up suddenly and slapped him in the face.
"Pa!" A loud slap disrupted the harmonious atmosphere in the restaurant.
Yi Zhenghao covered his face and took a half step back, staring at the woman who slapped him. Ever since he entered Master Yi Tian's sect, no one has dared to be so rude to him!
Sitting opposite the foreign girl was a handsome, fashionably dressed young man. He slammed the table angrily and shouted, "Waiter, take this old dog away quickly. This is a restaurant! It's not a garbage dump. Where did a stray dog come from to sniff around?"
Yi Zhenghao made too much noise, so Liu Qiyu quickly apologized to Jiang Qizhuo and ran over to deal with the chaotic scene.
Hong Kong people worship foreigners and fawn on foreigners. When Liu Qiyu saw that Yi Zhenghao had offended a foreign girl, he hurriedly bowed and apologized repeatedly, trying to calm her anger.
Liu Qiyu had no pressure at all to scold the waitress and flirt with the working girl, but he did not dare to offend the two young men in front of him who were either rich or noble. He pulled Yi Zhenghao aside and whispered, "Master, what's wrong with you today? This is a foreign girl. Even if you want to help me find a pure yin woman, you don't have to work so hard, right?"
Yi Zhenghao had a sinister look on his face and glanced coldly at Liu Qiyu.
Liu Qiyu felt a chill all over his body and dared not to persuade him anymore. Although Yi Zhenghao was supported by him, this man was a member of the Yi family in Gangcheng, and Liu Qiyu did not dare to offend him.
Yi Zhenghao was suddenly slapped in the face by a foreign girl and heard people calling him a stray dog. The scenes of being scolded and beaten when he was wandering on the streets as a child came to his mind. He could no longer suppress the evil thoughts in his heart, completely forgot his master's strict orders, and made a strange gesture with his right hand.
"Hurry - chirp!" With a sound of breaking through the air, Yi Zhenghao flicked his fingertips, forced out a breath of true energy, and rushed straight towards the young man.
Without waiting for the other party to react, Yi Zhenghao suppressed the blood that was caused by the forced invocation of true energy, and walked away with a sneer.
He no longer had the interest to look for any pure spiritual body. The whole restaurant was filled with the scent of the ghost girl's perfume, and there was no trace of the cool fragrance of the snow plum that he had smelled before.
When Yi Zhenghao pointed at him for no apparent reason, the young man felt a chill rising from the soles of his feet and a dizziness in front of his eyes. In an instant, he could neither hear nor see anything.
It was unknown how long it had been before the man woke up from the enclosed darkness. In front of her was an enlarged face. The foreign girl was looking at her anxiously, asking repeatedly: "What's wrong with you?"
He sat down in the chair, breathing heavily, cold sweat running down his forehead, and his heartbeat soaring. He looked around blankly and found that everyone in the restaurant was looking at him.
People around him looked at him with sympathy and talked about him in whispers.
"He has offended the master from Hong Kong City. It's all over."
"Did you notice the master's actions? I'm afraid he was cast under a spell."
"Those masters all have some strange abilities. If you meet such people, you should stay away from them."
On the other side, Tao Nanfeng seemed to be thinking about something, with compassion in his eyes.
Just now when Yi Zhenghao was making the hand seal, countless dark gray spots of light suddenly flashed before her eyes, gathered at Yi Zhenghao's fingertips, and penetrated into the young man's back through that slap.
When Tao Nanfeng saw the gray light for the first time, he almost screamed out loud.
Ever since being bitten by a mutant rat in his dream, Tao Nanfeng has acquired the skill of digging holes. He can see white, red and green lines in front of his eyes, representing weak structures, dangers and supporting points.
But this kind of gray light spot was the first time Tao Nanfeng saw it.
Then, she clearly saw that when these gray spots of light penetrated into the young man's back, he suddenly stood motionless, with a dazed look in his eyes, as if he had been cast under a "freezing spell".
What’s even more terrifying is that he was still making continuous roars from his mouth, like a person possessed by a demon.
Tao Nanfeng couldn't bear it and grabbed Xiangbei's hand. When their palms were facing each other, the warm and dry touch calmed her heart.
Xiangbei felt Tao Nanfeng's palm trembling slightly, and squeezed it hard, comforting him: "These are all tricks of the underworld, don't pay attention to him."
Tao Nanfeng leaned close to Xiangbei's ear and said, "I can see some strange things."
Xiangbei turned his head and looked at her, with a hint of worry in his eyes: "What is it?"
Tao Nanfeng had been married to him for many years, and they had long been in love with each other. She did not hide anything from him, so she told him about seeing the gray light.
Xiang Bei's heart was shocked, and he squeezed her hand tightly: "Do you have any way to get those gray spots out?"
Tao Nanfeng shook his head, then nodded: "I don't know, but... I can give it a try."
Xiangbei took Tao Nanfeng and walked over to the young man.
The young man's name is Yu Haonan. He is a returned overseas Chinese from northern Guangdong. His family is wealthy and he is planning to open a factory in Shenzhen. The foreign girl's Chinese name is Dai Lian, and she is his lover. This time she came with him for an inspection, but she didn't expect to meet Yi Zhenghao who came up to her like a madman and sniffed around.
Dai Lian was also a rich lady in Country E. She had never suffered such an injustice before. She got angry at that time and slapped Yi Zhenghao in the face.
Yu Haonan looked at Xiangbei walking towards him and wanted to ask what was going on, but when he opened his mouth he found that he could not make any sound. This frightened him greatly, and panic appeared in his eyes. He kept making various gestures with his hands, trying to express what he meant.
Xiangbei glanced at Tao Nanfeng and motioned for her to try it.
Tao Nanfeng took a deep breath and guided the warm current that had been flowing between his dantian to gather at his fingertips. A white light flashed at the fingertips, and the gray light spot on Yu Haonan's body was ready to move. It flew out with a "swoosh", stuck to Tao Nanfeng's fingers, and quickly melted away.
Tao Nanfeng tapped him lightly with his fingertips, and Yu Haonan felt his whole body warm up.
The darkness that had enveloped him just now was gone, and a sense of happiness as if the earth was coming back to life almost brought him to tears. The pressure around his throat lifted and he was finally able to speak.
"Thank you! Thank you."
Yu Haonan is not a fool. He knows that he has offended the wrong people today, and it was the man and woman in front of him who helped him. A great favor needs no thanks. Yu Haonan remembered the appearance of Xiang Bei and Tao Nanfeng, and also remembered the embarrassment that Yi Zhenghao made him make today.
After Xiangbei was sure that Tao Nanfeng had a way to deal with these small gray dots, he finally felt relieved. He put his arm around Tao Nanfeng's shoulders and slowly walked towards the dining table where he had just drawn the picture.
As he walked, he said, "Yi Zhenghao might be a disciple of metaphysics. He is narrow-minded and has bad morals. Try not to confront him."
Tao Nanfeng now discovered that the small gray dots of light had a deep attachment to the heat flow in his body. As long as he gathered the heat flow at his fingertips, the small gray dots would automatically fly over.
It seems as if I am their real home.
This feeling gave Tao Nanfeng an inexplicable confidence. She said, "Tsk, tell him to come over here!"
Xiangbei smiled gently and rubbed her head. Nanfeng had some strange abilities, which was good.
The two walked to the original dining table, and Jiang Qizhuo's face looked a little unhappy.
"These Feng Shui masters in Hong Kong are just black sheep for playing tricks on others. If it were in the past, the public would definitely report them for engaging in superstitious activities and arrest them immediately for criticism and education."
Xiang Bei said calmly, "No matter how powerful the sorcerer is, can he be faster than a bullet? If the foundation of the country is seriously shaken, the scouts will send their souls to death."
Jiang Qizhu liked to hear Xiangbei say this, and he clapped his hands together, "Great! No matter how weird a person is, he can't defeat the power of the country."
Xiangbei: "It's just a matter of looking at Feng Shui and face reading. We respect the beliefs of the people in Gangcheng and let them be. But if they maliciously hurt people, the country will never tolerate it."
Jiang Qizhu: "A metaphysical person from Hong Kong cannot make any waves in the land of materialists in Shenzhen."
After they finished talking, they smiled at each other.
They have all served in the military, experienced the blood and fire of the battlefield, and have boundless love and confidence in their motherland and their people. If metaphysics is so powerful, why didn't it take action during the Anti-Japanese War? If metaphysics can communicate with spirits, why not work hard to change the fate of our motherland which is poor and backward?
Or, people who practice metaphysics are selfish, unfeeling, and profit-oriented.
Or, they simply don't have any real abilities. It's okay to do some small things in secret, but it's of no use in changing the destiny of the motherland, the people, and the times.
Thinking of this, Xiangbei felt more confident.
He said to Tao Nanfeng, "You might have to confront that Yi guy tomorrow. If he dares to be rude to you, just do it!"
If he guessed correctly, the gray spots were the means used by people in metaphysics. Tao Nanfeng can see and eliminate this danger. What does this mean? Tao Nanfeng is Yi Tianhao's nemesis.
It would be fine if Yi Tianhao behaved himself, but if he dares to rebel, just beat him up!
The author has something to say:
Use metaphysics to fight metaphysics, and deal with Yi Tianhao tomorrow~
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