"But it scared me to death, like I was holding a time bomb."
Red plum blossoms, look, this is what I photographed.
Mr. Mario Piccard informed me. But this price is really expensive; I spent four million to get it.
Zhang Hongmei took a look and confirmed that it was a rabbit's head.
"Okay, four hundred it is. I spent three hundred and thirty on the dragon head back then. It's not much, it's fine. If I come across it again, I'll take it no matter how much it costs."
"Yes, I understand. Also, this is a letter from Mr. Mario Piccard to you."
Zhang Hongmei took it with a puzzled look. In fact, they were not familiar with each other. They had only met once at the auction, and Zhang Hongmei had forgotten what he looked like.
The letter was very simple; it just sent greetings to Zhang Hongmei and promised that Zhao Haozheng would be notified first should any national treasures of China appear in the future.
After reading it, Zhang Hongmei put it aside. It wasn't surprising that Mario Piccard knew Zhao Haozheng, since everyone in that circle knew he was the eldest daughter of the McCann family and that Zhao Haozheng was their agent.
"You see, if Mario Piccard calls again, you absolutely must go."
"Okay, I understand. Don't worry, I'll keep an eye on it."
"Alright, are you two tired? Why don't you go and rest for a while?"
Zhao Hao rolled his eyes at Zhang Hongmei. "You're already tired? You have no idea what it's like for me to be tired?"
Zhang Hongmei smiled and said, "Okay, I know you've worked hard. Zhao Haozheng, you can train a few more people. I'll leave that place to you. You can make all the decisions."
"I already have four assistants, do I really need to hire ten?" Zhao Hao said dejectedly.
Lu Xing listened with a smile. She had come back this time to report the accounts, but the lady's intention was not to bring the money back, but to invest it there and acquire land.
So what I brought back this time was the account book. I've been away for almost five years, and this place is still the same; it really makes me miss it.
In the beginning, Wang Xinyi was the only one who had time to accompany her in the United States. After she became pregnant, she felt even more lonely. Fortunately, Ningning was there to keep her company.
"Alright, I'm tired and I'm going to rest. You two should go and rest too."
This time, Zhao Hao didn't refuse and took Lu Xing's hand as they left.
Two hours later, Lu Xing and Zhao Hao found Zhang Hongmei again.
"Lu Xing, let's start tomorrow. You can just hand it over to Huang Yanqiu. I don't have the patience for these things now. I feel I'm too old, and besides, I have these three children to take care of."
Let's talk about Yulun, shall we? This child is so mature for his age; who raised him?
Zhao Hao glared at Zhang Hongmei. "Who else could it be? Because of work, I don't even have time to spend with my child."
Zhang Hongmei smiled guiltily, but immediately retorted, "Even if you weren't there, Ningning should have been there, right? Why isn't she with Ningning?"
When Lu Xing talked about his son, his smile deepened. "Actually, Yu Lun spends the most time with my father-in-law. Maybe my dad thinks that Ning Ning's education is not correct, so Yu Lun has been raised like this."
"Hehe, Uncle Zhao is really something. Ningning and Yulun are two completely opposite people."
"Hehe, my mother-in-law has often criticized my father-in-law, but Yulun's temper is already set, which is actually not bad."
A short while later, Zhao Tiancheng and his family of four also arrived.
"Yulun, you have some older boys in class, do you want to go check them out?"
Zhao Yulun looked up at his uncle.
"Sister Hongmei, shall I take Yulun to see who's studying here now?"
"You probably only know Liu Qiang. You've probably met Zhiyuan too. Xiangdong is still young, even younger than Yulun, so you haven't met him."
"Okay, I know Liu Qiang, he's a cute little kid. Mom and Dad, you two talk, I'm taking Yu Lun over there."
Bai Xue came over to lead the way for them.
The five then talked about their business there. The women's club was extremely popular and growing larger, but they hadn't opened any branches, fearing it would damage their reputation.
"How are Hongmei, Miao Xinyue, and Zhao Yuetong?"
"They're doing quite well. They both work in state-owned enterprises and are leaders, though not the top ones yet, but they'll be theirs sooner or later. Miao Xinyue's marriage is quite happy; she has two children, a boy and a girl. However, Zhao Yuetong isn't married yet, and from what she's said, she has no intention of getting married at all."
Miao Xinyue and I have tried to persuade her many times, but she just won't get married.
"Ahem! It's all about individual fate. What about Kong Yushun and the others?"
"The men are all married. I don't know about the rest, but they are all quite happy. They are all leaders in their original workplaces."
Kong Yushun also works as a foreign language professor at a university, and his job is quite good.
As for Jiang Mingyan and Dong Yuping, they are both divorced. Nobody knows who came back. Who spread the rumors about them? Good families don't want them at all, and they look down on ordinary families. Moreover, they were not given important positions.
Wang Minxia did get married, but she wasn't happy. I heard she was always getting beaten up.
I had no feelings for any of the three of them, so I never paid any attention to them. This was something Kong Yushun told me when we were colleagues.
How about we invite Kong Yushun over for dinner tomorrow?
All three members of the Zhao family shook their heads, but Zhao Tiancheng spoke up, "Let's forget about it. If we happen to run into each other, we can just say hello. As for meeting in person, let's just forget about it."
Zhang Hongmei didn't insist, even though Kong Yushun was much better than them.
Annie and the others didn't return until 5:30 in the afternoon.
Annie was very happy to see Wang Xinyi. The two had a very good relationship, as they saw each other often.
Zhenye and his three companions greeted the Zhao family father and son, and addressed Lu Xing directly as "Auntie".
Lu Xing really felt quite uncomfortable; the four young masters calling each other "aunt" was rather unsettling.
A short while later, Liu Jingze arrived. He knew the Zhao family, and soon Zhao Haozheng and Liu Jingze entered Zhang Hongmei's study.
Wang Xinyi asked Zhang Hongmei hesitantly, "This Liu Jingze?"
Zhang Hongmei sighed, "San'er and Xiao Wu are his adopted sons, and Xiao Wu's name is Liu Shaochuan."
Wang Xinyi couldn't say anything more. The situation was really hard to explain. The other family wasn't being persistent, and the two families had a very good relationship; they just came over often and liked your child. You really couldn't say anything.
Liu Qiang and the others who were studying later also came over. When Wang Zining saw the six of them, he immediately let out a howl and pounced over.
"You six are so disloyal! How could you not wait for me? Annie, how could you treat me like this?"
"Grandma Wang, look at Wang Zining! I'm getting goosebumps. You have to do something about him."
Daniel found it quite amusing to look at Zhao Yulun, who was staring blankly at Zhenye and the others.
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