"Master Zhang, this canopy bed is so perfectly repaired. If you don't trust yourself, you won't be able to tell that it was repaired later."
"Does that need to be said? This was repaired by our Factory Director Zhang himself. The carvings and silver inlays on it were all made by our Factory Director Zhang himself bit by bit." Master Du next to him said.
"Master Zhang, thank you so much. Your craftsmanship is really amazing!" Mr. Jin said and gave Zhang Junping a thumbs up.
"Master Jin, you are too polite. It is said that being entrusted by others is a matter of loyalty.
I just tried my best to complete what Mr. Jin asked me to do, and I don’t deserve any thanks." Zhang Junping said with a slight smile in a very noble manner.
"No matter what, you should thank Mr. Zhang. I'm treating you to Donglaishun for lunch today. Let's eat hotpot mutton!"
"No hurry, Mr. Jin, there is something else I want to give you! Please come to the living room, Mr. Jin." Zhang Junping said and made a gesture of invitation.
The group of people came to the living room, and Zhang Junping took out a scroll and a cloth bag and put them on the coffee table.
"Master Jin, I found this in the bed gang when I was repairing the old mahogany moon-dong door canopy bed."
"Master Zhang, you..." When Master Jin saw Zhang Junping taking out the scroll and cloth bag, his eyes lit up and his heartbeat began to accelerate.
Trembling, he opened the cloth bag and revealed what was inside, more than twenty small yellow goldfish.
Mr. Jin did not open the scroll again, but turned around and bowed deeply to Zhang Junping, "Master Zhang, I am convinced. You are a truly upright and moral person. The virtues of others are all talked about."
Yes, you really did it.
It's because I'm not honest in what I do and I'm playing tricks on you, Mr. Zhang!" As he said this, Mr. Jin slapped himself hard in the mouth.
"Master Jin, what are you talking about? When you are a person and do things, you should pay attention to one virtue!
We had completed the transaction before I repaired this old mahogany moon-hole door canopy bed. The bed belongs to you, Mr. Jin.
Naturally, everything inside belongs to you, Mr. Jin!
If I ignore these things...
Although these things are worth a lot of money, I don't think they are as valuable as my conscience!" Zhang Jun smiled lightly, but his smile contained incomparable pride.
Yes, pride! A pride that disdains taking such ill-gotten gains.
"Master Zhang, having said that, what we agreed on before was only the old mahogany moon-dong door canopy bed and nothing else. Even if you don't give these things to me, I have nothing to say.
Therefore, you are really a person of noble character, and I, Xiaojin, admire you from the bottom of my heart!
From now on, I will never dare to call you Lord Jin again in front of you. If you look up to me, call me Xiao Jin. If you look down on me, call me whatever you want. Even if you call me Lord Baylor, I will do the same."
"Haha, Jin... let's do this. I won't call you Master Jin, and you don't call me Master Zhang. Let's talk about age. I'll call you Brother Jin, and you can call me Xiao Zhang or Brother Zhang. That's all.
Alright?"
Unexpectedly, this Mr. Jin is still a man of temperament, and Zhang Junping would only change his title after talking about it.
"Master Zhang, you will always be Master Zhang. You are worthy of this title! If you call me Brother Jin, you are complimenting me. I, Jin Yongshun, will follow. But how can I dare to call you Brother Zhang, let alone Xiao?"
Zhang..." Jin Yongshun said with a serious face.
Zhang Junping was speechless. He didn't expect Jin Yongshun to be such a stubborn person, "It's up to you!
Brother Jin, now that everything has been said, our deal is considered completed. When will you take the canopy bed away, I will arrange for someone to disassemble it in advance, and then send someone to your home to help you assemble it."
"In this case, please ask Mr. Zhang to arrange for someone to open it. I will call a car to take it away in a moment." Jin Yongshun said, picked up the scroll on the coffee table, bowed and held it with both hands, and handed it to Zhang Junping, "Master Zhang, I have gold."
Accept this painting and treat it as a piece of my heart!"
"No, Brother Jin, this painting is too precious, I dare not accept it!" Zhang Junping quickly avoided it and declined.
"Master Zhang, no matter how precious the painting is, it is still a dead thing. It cannot compare to one ten thousandth of your character, Master Zhang. Please don't dislike it, Master Zhang, and accept my offer." Jin Yongshun bowed his waist and refused to get up.
"Well, Brother Jin, I really like your painting. If you really want to thank me, just sell it to me."
"Okay, since Mr. Zhang said it, I will sell this painting to Mr. Zhang, and the price will be whatever he wants!"
"Thank you, Brother Jin. I really like this painting...just eight hundred thousand!" Zhang Junping said with great joy.
"How much?" Jin Yongshun looked at Zhang Junping in surprise.
"Eight hundred thousand, although it's a little less, but that's all I have in hand right now. I really can't afford any more!" Zhang Junping said a little embarrassed.
"No, no! Master Zhang, the price you gave is too high. You scared me! This painting is worth so much! Just give me 10,000 yuan!" Jin Yongshun shook his head quickly.
"Brother Jin, you are also an expert. You naturally understand the value of this painting, so don't refuse. It's 800,000, that's it!" Zhang Junping said firmly.
"Master Zhang... I really don't know how to describe you. If I refuse again, it will be an insult to you. Well, at the price you mentioned, Master Zhang!"
However, you can’t refuse if I give you a few chats!
Otherwise, he looks down on me, Jin Yongshun, and I will tear this painting up right away!" Jin Yongshun said with excitement and red eyes.
"Okay, Brother Jin, I have never refused the gift you gave me.
Of course, this painting does not count!" Zhang Junping said with a hearty smile.
Zhang Junping once struggled with whether to return the painting to Jin Yongshun or keep it for himself.
Just like what Jin Yongshun said, he kept the painting. Jin Yongshun couldn't win even if he sued. The canopy bed I sold you was not a painting or a little goldfish.
This matter can be said wherever I go.
However, in the end, Zhang Junping decided to return the painting to Jin Yongshun, and then bought it openly.
If he had found the painting and the little goldfish hidden in the canopy bed of the old redwood moon cave door before completing the transaction with Jin Yongshun, Zhang Junping would have definitely kept them without mercy.
Even if he knew it was hidden by Jin Yongshun, he would not return it to Jin Yongshun.
Because the canopy bed no longer belongs to Jin Yongshun. He bought it normally and found something in it, which is called missing.
However, after completing the transaction with Jin Yongshun, he discovered these things when he commissioned me to repair the furniture. If you continue to ignore them, you have no conscience and no professional ethics.
It's very simple to paint a picture, but he will live in the shadow of this incident his whole life, and his conscience will be uneasy.
The impact of this incident may prevent him from reaching the pinnacle of art in his lifetime.
This cannot be compensated for by money.
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If he was purely pursuing financial gain, why would he study so hard on ancient furniture of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, let alone spend all his time repairing ancient furniture of the Ming and Qing Dynasties?
Fortunately, things went smoothly and the painting finally returned to his hands.
Although it cost 800,000.
However, buying this painting for 800,000 yuan was well worth it!
Buying a piece of peace of mind for 800,000 yuan is even more worth it!