After hanging up the phone, Deputy Mayor Su, who had been listening to their conversation attentively, asked doubtfully: "Xiao Leng, it's hard to find this antique calligraphy and painting. I don't have any friends in this field. You said you must bring something with you tomorrow."
, where to find it all at once?”
Sneered Tian smiled and said: "Don't worry, I still have a meticulous painting of ladies by Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty in my house. I will make a call to our village party secretary's house later and ask my dad to invite someone to come at ten o'clock in the morning tomorrow.
Deliver it before ordering.”
At nine-thirty the next morning, Leng Xiaotian's cousin Leng Xiaoming followed Leng Jidao's instructions, rented a taxi, and rushed from Wushui to Mingguang to put the painting of Song Huizong's fine brushwork in a silver box.
The picture of the lady was delivered to Deputy Mayor Su's house.
At twelve o'clock at noon, Vice Mayor Su, Leng Xiaotian, and Su Xiaodan rushed to the provincial capital and first sent Su Xiaodan to Secretary Du's house. The three of them had dinner at Secretary Du's house, and then Leng Xiaotian and Vice Mayor Su came to a quiet house as promised.
Meet Secretary Su in a secluded small teahouse.
Secretary Su is usually calm and taciturn, but every time he sees Leng Xiaotian, he seems to be very enthusiastic. He and Vice Mayor Su have also met before, so the three of them shook hands and exchanged a few words before getting down to business.
Secretary Su first said his plan: "Secretary Gu will arrive in the provincial capital around three o'clock. I will take him to the antique market in the south of the city later. I guess he won't be able to find anything good there. By then, I will
I will tell him, I have a friend who has something in his hand, and I would like to ask him if he is interested in taking a look? I guess he is eager to search for treasures and will definitely meet you. Once we meet, I can find an appropriate time.
Tell him about the relationship between Xiao Leng and Secretary Bai, and the matter will be more than half successful. What do you think of this method?"
Deputy Mayor Su asked a little confused: "Director Su, why don't you tell him directly that Xiao Leng is Secretary Bai's friend, and then ask him to meet?"
Secretary Su smiled calmly and said: "Deputy Mayor Su, we secretaries have a rule: if it is something that the leader does not want you to know or even deliberately hides from yourself, then you must not touch or inquire about it! Xiao Leng
After walking around Secretary Bai's house for so long, Secretary Gu didn't know anything about it. He would definitely think that this was a secret thing that Secretary Bai didn't want him to know. Therefore, if I rashly tell the relationship between Xiao Leng and Secretary Bai, he would
In order to avoid suspicion, I will definitely not meet you, and this matter will be completely ruined! However, if Xiao Leng first meets him in the name of selling antique calligraphy and paintings, and then inadvertently reveals your relationship with Secretary Bai, he wants to avoid it
There's no way to avoid it. Once he understands that you and Secretary Bai are friends, he should be able to help you."
Vice Mayor Su nodded in admiration and praised sincerely: "Director Su is still far-sighted and thoughtful. This is indeed safer and can avoid the embarrassing situation of being rejected by Secretary Gu."
Secretary Su took a closer look at the meticulous painting of ladies from Song Huizong brought over by Leng Xiaotian. He nodded repeatedly and said, "This is good. With such a painting, our play will be more realistic."
At three o'clock in the afternoon, Secretary Gu arrived in the provincial capital as expected.
In the past few days, he went home for the funeral. Many senior leaders in Tiannan Province thought they had encountered a rare opportunity and called him one after another. In addition to expressing their condolences and condolences, many people also wanted to go to Yingchuan to attend the memorial in person.
activities, including Governor Cheng Hao, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Du Ming, and Executive Deputy Minister Ouyang Wen of the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee. However, Secretary Gu strictly followed Secretary Bai's rule of "not allowed to interact with local party and government leaders in private".
I politely declined them.
This time he took a flight from Yingchuan to the provincial capital and returned to Beijing. He only told Secretary Du and his secretary - because he knew that Secretary Du and Secretary Bai had a good relationship, so it didn't matter if he told Secretary Du about his itinerary.
When Secretary Du heard that he was going to the Chengnan Antique Market to buy antiques for Secretary Bai, he quickly gave Secretary Su half a day off and told him to stay with Secretary Gu.
Secretary Gu and Secretary Su spent more than an hour shopping in the antique market, but found that almost 99% of it was fakes and fakes, and there was not even a decent-looking thing. Secretary Gu was disappointed and confused.
depressed.
Secretary Gu has been with Secretary Bai for many years, and the two have a very deep relationship. Although Secretary Bai is strict, he is very kind to the secretaries, drivers, and guards around him: whoever can solve their treatment will definitely solve it for them as soon as possible.
If we can improve their benefits within the scope of the policy, we will definitely propose to improve them personally.
Secretary Gu went home for the funeral this time, and Secretary Bai specifically told him: Tiannan has the largest antique market in the six provinces of Central and South China. If you have time, you can go there and see if you can find one or two good things.
Secretary Gu was very concerned about this matter. He rushed to the provincial capital one day early today, hoping to find one or two satisfactory antiques for Secretary Bai. Unexpectedly, after wandering around for a long time, he couldn't even find one...
Secretary Su took the opportunity and said: "Gumi, I have a friend who has collected a good painting. I heard it is an antiquities from the Song Dynasty, and it is definitely not a fake. Are you interested in meeting him and taking a look?"
"Oh? Ancient paintings from the Song Dynasty are very valuable. I can't even afford them! Besides, even if I want to buy them, I don't think they will sell them if they are afraid!"
"Anyway, I can't find anything good here. It's still early. Why don't I make an appointment with him and take a look at his painting? It'll be an eye-opener. If he wants to sell it, the price will be right."
If so, I’ll try to see if I can buy it then, what do you think?”
Secretary Gu was really moved by his instigation and said, "Then please contact him and we can arrange a place to meet and look at the painting."
Secretary Su took out his mobile phone and called Leng Xiaotian. Leng Xiaotian and Vice Mayor Su were still waiting for news from him in the secluded teahouse. The two pretended to chat for a few words on the phone, and then made an appointment at that teahouse.
Meet at the teahouse.
Secretary Gu followed Secretary Su into the teahouse box. He frowned when he saw two people inside. But he was a very well-educated person. Although he was a little unhappy in his heart, he did not show it on his face and followed them one by one very reservedly.
Vice Mayor Su shook hands with Leng Xiaotian.
When Secretary Su introduced the position of Deputy Mayor Su, Secretary Gu finally couldn't help showing his displeasure, but he still held back and said nothing, making up his mind: once they got involved in official matters,
Leave immediately!
Secretary Su also saw his dissatisfaction and felt a little uneasy. He forced a smile and said to Sneer: "Xiao Leng, take out the painting and show it to Mr. Gu. Mr. Gu is a master of Taobao for many years.
It just so happens that you can ask him to identify the authenticity for you."
It turned out that on the way here, Secretary Gu told Secretary Su not to reveal his identity, so Secretary Su called him "Mr. Gu."
Lengxiaotian opened the lockbox under him, took out a silver box from it, and then took out the Song Huizong's meticulous painting of ladies, and carefully handed it to Secretary Gu.
Secretary Gu first took a brief look at the content and brushwork of the painting, and then looked at the inscription and seal on it carefully. The more he looked at it, the more surprised he became.
Later, he took out a magnifying glass from his bag and once again carefully looked at the lines, background color, name on the seal, font and strokes of the inscription.
After reading it, he raised his head and asked eagerly: "Young man, do you want to sell this painting? If so, how much do you want it for?"
At this time, he has already seen that this painting is definitely a rare treasure. If he can buy this painting, Secretary Bai will definitely be extremely happy. Although Secretary Bai will definitely not accept his painting in vain, but when the time comes
You can tell him that you got it from the antique market, give him a random price, and ask him to pay some money. This is your best chance to repay Secretary Bai.
Just as Leng Xiaotian was about to give him a price according to what Secretary Su had told him in advance, the cell phone on the table suddenly rang. When he picked it up and answered it, it was the old chief calling.
I heard him ask anxiously on the phone: "Xiao Leng, has Xiaoxue come to Wu Shui? Has she called you?"
Lengxiaotian was taken aback and quickly replied: "Old chief, no! What is she doing in Wu Shui?"
The old chief said anxiously: "This ghost girl has been talking about why you haven't come to the capital a few days ago. She also said that she wanted to ask you: Why did you hang up her phone that day? We don't know what happened.
Did she ever call you?"
Lengxiaotian remembered the phone call he received in Lengxi Village that day that almost made Su Xiaodan angry, and said: "She called me because it was urgent at the time, so I hung up her phone before I could explain. Why, she
Did you run away from home again?"
The old chief sighed and said, "Oh! This girl is so troublesome! She told me and her mother the night before yesterday: She wanted Wu Shui to come to you, and the reason was to settle the matter with you for hanging up her phone for no reason.
She was scolded by her mother. When we got up yesterday morning, she was no longer at home. She didn’t even leave a note, and her phone was turned off. I thought she came to see you - why, she didn’t come
Your home?"
Lengxiaotian heard that the old chief was very anxious, and hurriedly comforted him and said: "Old chief, don't worry, I am in the provincial capital now, not at home. Maybe Xiaoxue has arrived at my house at this moment, I will call back later.
Ask."
"Well, okay. Xiao Leng, after you ask, no matter if there is any news about Xiaoxue, you must call me back! Her parents are already anxious to ask around at the homes of her classmates, relatives and friends. If she doesn't
If you have any news, please report it to the Public Security Bureau!"
"Okay, I'll ask right away."
Just as Leng Xiaotian hung up the old leader's call, his cell phone suddenly buzzed again. When he looked at the number, he saw that it was the landline number of the village party secretary's home.
As soon as he pressed the answer button, he heard his father yelling angrily on the phone: "You brat, what on earth are you doing outside? A little girl from the capital just came to the house, and she smiled as soon as she walked in.
She called me daddy. I asked her who she was? She said she was your girlfriend! Tell me: What's going on? Which one is your girlfriend, her or Xiaosu? If you don't come back today, tell me clearly.
Be careful I break your bones!"
When Lengxiaotian heard this incredible news, he couldn't help but be stunned.