Chapter 555 For Our Children
It seems that Shen Yunliang still refuses to give up! But this is normal, he and Shen Yumo already have a child, if Shen Yunliang doesn't want to do something, that would be weird.
If the child didn't exist, Cheng Xuyuan could ask Shen Yulin to say that this matter had nothing to do with him.
But now, he can't say this!
In a flash, Cheng Xuyuan said to Shen Yulin: "Brother Yulin, please tell Uncle Shen about this matter. I am considering it."
"Thank you for your concern."
The last sentence "thank you for your concern" was not meant to express gratitude to Shen Yunliang. He was telling Shen Yunliang that this had nothing to do with you.
Just stop caring about it.
Shen Yulin nodded and said, "Okay, I understand. I will definitely tell my dad what you said."
Having said that, he glanced at Cheng Xuyuan, but in the end said nothing and started eating and drinking quickly.
Cheng Xuyuan is very smart. He can sense what Shen Yulin wants to say from his expression.
Faced with what Shen Yulin wanted to say, Cheng Xuyuan could only pretend to be confused.
Now he increasingly feels the benefits of pretending to be ignorant.
Shen Yulin left after dinner, and Cheng Xuyuan began his tour.
Although they said they were traveling together, in fact, they just played on their own.
Cheng Xuyuan and Fang Yuqing walked together, while Sidiwen walked with the translator. Although they occasionally communicated, basically, no one delayed anyone else.
After a tour around the Forbidden City, Cheng Xuyuan and his team came to the Foreign Guest Service Department.
Cheng Xuyuan was not very interested at first, but when he occasionally looked up and saw a hanging painting of several galloping horses, his expression changed.
An item in his memory suddenly appeared in his mind.
Thinking that he might have picked up such a big bargain, Cheng Xuyuan couldn't help but quicken his pace.
"Hello, how much is this painting by Mr. Wu Zuoren?" Cheng Xuyuan did not immediately point to the painting he had just looked at, but asked at a painting next to it.
Fang Yuqing followed Cheng Xuyuan and saw Cheng Xuyuan buying a painting. She smiled and said, "If you want to buy a painting to give to my dad, you'd better save money."
"My dad's favorite painting is a map."
At this point, Fang Yuqing continued, "But if you buy a painting by Mr. Zhang and give it to my aunt, she should like it."
“Although she didn’t study fine arts, she draws well.”
Cheng Xuyuan said casually: "Then let's give one to my aunt."
The staff member in charge of reception glanced at Cheng Xuyuan, and then looked at the translator who was accompanying Sidiwen.
The translator was very clear about Chen Xuyuan's identity at this time, so he smiled and said, "Mr. Cheng is a famous writer and a friend of Mr. Si Diwen."
Hearing this, the staff member said, "This painting is sold by the square foot, five yuan per square foot."
Upon hearing the price, Fang Yuqing smacked her lips.
Although she has a rich fiancé like Cheng Xuyuan, her monthly living allowance at school is only more than ten yuan.
My monthly living allowance is only two square feet.
This basically can't buy a painting.
However, she had long heard of the artists of these paintings and felt that they were worth the money.
"What about this one?" Cheng Xuyuan asked, pointing to another painting by Mr. Li.
"This is eight yuan per square foot." The staff did not show any unhappiness because Cheng Xuyuan was just asking a question.
Still smiling, he spoke to Cheng Xuyuan.
Cheng Xuyuan then asked about several paintings in a row. After getting the answers he wanted, he turned to the staff member who received him and asked, "How many paintings like this do you have?"
The staff member was stunned! Normally, even foreign guests would only buy one or two paintings.
If a foreign guest who likes these paintings buys four or five, what will Mr. Cheng do? Although he has doubts in his heart, he still said calmly: "We have thousands of paintings like this, but most of them are not as good as the ones you see."
Cheng Xuyuan thought to himself, of course I know this, and I even know the approximate number better than you.
He smiled and said, "Are you selling all these paintings?"
The person who received Cheng Xuyuan was a middle-aged man in his thirties. If he had not lost the hostility of his youth, he would have resisted Cheng Xuyuan just based on what he said.
Of course, this is also related to his work.
"Of course we are going to sell it." The receptionist forced a smile.
Cheng Xuyuan said: "In this case, please ask your person in charge to come over. I want to buy all these paintings."
After hearing Cheng Xuyuan's words, not only the receptionist was stunned, but even Fang Yuqing was a little confused.
She looked at Cheng Xuyuan in a daze, thinking she had heard it wrong.
Cheng Xuyuan wanted all these paintings. He was crazy. What was he going to do? These were thousands of paintings!
Even if it was to be given to my aunt, one or two paintings would be fine. Why buy thousands of them at once? The translator standing beside Si Diwen also stared at Cheng Xuyuan in amazement.
Is Mr. Cheng, who even Mr. Sidivin flattered, really crazy now?
What is he doing? Is he crazy? He bought so many paintings. It's really hard to believe my ears.
"Sir, what did you say? I didn't hear you clearly just now." The receptionist's voice was trembling slightly.
It’s not that he didn’t hear it clearly, it’s just that this way of saying it seems the most appropriate.
Cheng Xuyuan naturally understood the receptionist's thoughts at this time. He said calmly: "I said, I bought all these paintings."
"Ask your person in charge to come over and give an estimate of the price."
The receptionist couldn't help but said, "This... this will cost a lot of money, you... you..."
The receptionist was going to ask, can you afford it?
But in the end, he still didn't say it, because those who could come here were not ordinary people.
He was still a little cautious when speaking.
Cheng Xuyuan smiled and said, "Whether I can afford it or not is my business."
"Now all you have to do is ask your person in charge to come over."
"Okay, please wait a moment." The staff member waved to a colleague not far away, asked the colleague to take over his work, and then left quickly.
Fang Yuqing also came to her senses at this time, although she basically listened to Cheng Xuyuan on matters at home.
But at this moment, she couldn't help but ask: "Xuyuan, why did we buy so many paintings?"
Cheng Xuyuan smiled and said, "If you like it, just buy it and put it aside for now."
Hearing Cheng Xuyuan's answer, Fang Yuqing wanted to say something but couldn't utter it for a moment.
Sidiwen glanced at Cheng Xuyuan, shook his head, and said nothing.
He didn't appreciate these calligraphy and paintings very much, so he didn't quite understand Cheng Xuyuan's actions.
But he knew one thing, that is, Cheng Xuyuan got a lot of money this time, so it was normal for him to want to spend it.
The translator who accompanied Sidiwen finally chose not to speak.
After all, this is not his job.
After just four or five minutes, an old man in his forties or fifties, with gray hair and a pen in the pocket of his Zhongshan suit, walked over.
He looked at Cheng Xuyuan for a few seconds, then walked towards him and said, "Writer Xu, I didn't expect to see you here."
When Cheng Xuyuan heard someone calling out his pen name, he looked at the other person carefully.
Unfortunately, he didn't know this person.
"Excuse me, who are you..." Cheng Xuyuan asked in a deep voice after hesitating for a moment.
The man smiled and said, "Writer Xu, my last name is Ma, and I'm the person in charge here. I met you when we had a meeting together some time ago."
"You were a little busy at the time, so it's normal that you didn't notice me."
At this point, he smiled and said, "I heard from our staff that you are going to buy all the paintings we have for sale. Are you kidding me?"
Hearing this question, Cheng Xuyuan smiled and said, "Director Ma, although I usually like to make jokes, this time, I'm really not joking."
"Please confirm the value of the paintings here, and I'll see if I can afford them all."
Director Ma hesitated for a moment and said, "Mr. Cheng, we have more than 9,000 pieces here. According to the current selling price, it will cost about 70,000 to 80,000 yuan."
"I know your book has sold a lot in Hong Kong. If it's from Hong Kong, it would cost two hundred thousand."
“That’s not a small amount.”
It was indeed 200,000 Hong Kong dollars, which was not a large sum for Cheng Xuyuan.
He smiled and said, "Then Director Ma, I'll take them all."
"Whenever you decide to pay, we'll deliver the goods."
Director Ma was really stunned when he heard Cheng Xuyuan wanted to buy it so easily.
When he just mentioned the price and quantity, he just wanted Cheng Xuyuan to think carefully, because these paintings were not so easy to buy.
It’s really too expensive.
However, he did not expect that his good intentions would be easily broken by Cheng Xuyuan.
There were more than 9,000 paintings, and he took all of them without even bargaining.
this……
"Cheng Xuyuan, are you sure?"
Cheng Xuyuan smiled and said, "Of course."
As he spoke, he looked at Si Diwen and said, "Mr. Si Diwen, I think I should be able to afford this money."
"Of course." Sidiwen said with a smile.
Although he didn't know why Cheng Xuyuan had to buy so many paintings, he was very clear about one thing, that is, the contact over the past two days did not improve the relationship between him and Cheng Xuyuan much.
Until now, Cheng Xuyuan has not promised to give him the movie Forrest Gump.
Under such circumstances, he still needs to improve his relationship with Cheng Xuyuan.
Seeing that Si Diwen also came out to give Cheng Xuyuan a promise, Director Ma could only say: "Writer Cheng, let's talk about it later."
"I think...I think..."
Although Director Ma did not say anything next, everyone present knew that he hoped Cheng Xuyuan would think about it carefully.
After all, this is not a small amount.
Although Fang Yuqing was a little skeptical about Cheng Xuyuan's way of buying things, she had a very good habit. That is, after she put forward her opinion, if Cheng Xuyuan did not accept it on the spot, she would not pester him.
But only when two people are alone together will they continue to stick to their opinions.
"Thank you, Director Ma, but I have made my decision." Cheng Xuyuan knew that the other person meant well, so he still expressed his gratitude for Director Ma's kindness.
Director Ma looked at Cheng Xuyuan, whose face was calm, and sighed, "Okay, let's go back and discuss it."
Sidiwen invited Cheng Xuyuan to dinner, but Cheng Xuyuan declined because he had something urgent to do.
After parting with Si Diwen, Cheng Xuyuan looked at Fang Yuqing, who seemed a little worried, and said, "Speak now. Don't keep it to yourself."
Fang Yuqing glanced at Cheng Xuyuan and said, "Why did you buy so many paintings?"
"Where do you put it after you buy it?"
Cheng Xuyuan looked at Fang Yuqing who was angry, and gently held her hand and said, "If I say that we have too much money and I want to spend some of it, would you believe me?"
Fang Yuqing hesitated for a moment, but still nodded. However, she immediately said, "But there are too many paintings."
"I heard there are two or three warehouses?"
Cheng Xuyuan smiled and said, "Of course I know this."
"After all, there are more than 9,000 paintings?" At this point, Cheng Xuyuan smiled and said, "The real reason why I bought these paintings is for us."
Fang Yuqing's eyes suddenly widened.
Seeing Fang Yuqing's surprised expression, Cheng Xuyuan said with a smile: "To be honest, it's for our child."
Our child! These five words immediately made Fang Yuqing blush. Although she and Cheng Xuyuan had had many contacts, they were not married yet, so it was a bit early to talk about having a child.
"You...what nonsense are you talking about?"
"I really do this for our children." Cheng Xuyuan said with a smile: "Although these paintings are not too expensive now, they will be very valuable when our children grow up."
"I can bet you that the value of each of these paintings will increase ten thousand times in the future."
Fang Yuqing didn't care whether the price increased ten thousand times or not. What she really cared about was the child Cheng Xuyuan mentioned growing up.
For a moment, she didn't want to talk about painting anymore, but said to Cheng Xuyuan: "When the children grow up, we will be old too."
Cheng Xuyuan held Fang Yuqing's hand and said casually: "I think the most romantic thing in this life is to grow old holding your hand."
After saying this, Fang Yuqing's eyes became even brighter.
She suddenly said, "Cheng Xuyuan, I don't care what you ask me to agree to, I will agree to it."
As she spoke, she rushed into Cheng Xuyuan's arms.
Feeling Fang Yuqing's friendship, Cheng Xuyuan was moved but also felt a little sweaty.
Being able to make Fang Yuqing still remember it at this time, it seems that the promise I made her make has already made her obsessed with it.
The reason for this is that...
Thoughts surged in Cheng Xuyuan's mind, causing him to hold his arms tighter.
After coming out of the Overseas Chinese Apartment, Fang Yuqing, feeling satisfied, rode Cheng Xuyuan's motorcycle back home.
Riding a motorcycle in the hot summer is still very comfortable. Not only does it not require you to get tired and sweaty, but you can also go for a ride.
After parking the motorcycle, Cheng Xuyuan and Fang Yuqing walked into Fang's house. But as soon as he entered the hall, he heard someone say in a sarcastic tone: "Oh, the big spender is here."
(End of this chapter)
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