That evening, Deputy Director Qin Yong invited Dong Xuebin to dinner in the private room of Huiyang Restaurant.
Dong Xuebin didn't know much about Qin Yong's background. He only knew that he was a cadre who had been appointed by the Provincial Public Security Department. He was in charge of the patrol police brigade and the traffic police brigade. He had a heavy responsibility and was ranked higher than the party committee. On the surface, it seemed
, he is a very capable young cadre and very motivated. He always seems to want to achieve something. This eagerness to make contributions and prove himself seems to be much heavier than Dong Xuebin. He is a practical person. Generally speaking,
Dong Xuebin had a good impression of him, and Qin Yong was the county bureau leader closest in age to him, so his "peers" were also more congenial in their conversations.
"Brother Dong, today's meal is for you to celebrate your success. You can't do it without wine."
"Oh, I'm a bad drinker." This is the truth.
"Then open a bottle of Beijing wine. You Beijing people are used to drinking this, right? The alcohol content is not high."
When the dishes were served, the waiter filled up the wine for them. Dong Xuebin looked dizzy at the three ounces of white wine in the cup. He picked up the cup and toasted him, "Director Qin, I know you
My drinking capacity is definitely quite high, and I’m not trying to fool you. To be honest, I only drink two or three ounces. Our National Security Bureau had regulations at the time that you shouldn’t drink too much, so I haven’t drank much.”
Qin Yong didn't care at all, "Actually, I don't drink well either. Come on, let's do whatever we want."
After taking a sip, Qin Yong smiled and said: "I heard that Brother Dong is not married yet?"
Dong Xuebin said: "Well, I haven't found the right one yet."
"Haha, Yantai County is a place where beauties are born, and there are quite a few police beauties in our county bureau. Don't you think about it, brother Dong? If that doesn't work, can I ask my wife to introduce you to a few of them?"
"No, I think it's better to live alone."
"That's right, haha, marriage is a grave."
It's not that Dong Xuebin doesn't want to get married, he also wants to get married as soon as possible so that his mother can have grandchildren, but things over Xie Huilan and Qu Yunxuan are still in a mess. Dong Xuebin wants to marry Aunt Xuan, but Aunt Xuan has never given her the right word.
He also wants to marry Xie Huilan, but Sister Xie's attitude is a problem. Sister Xie's family may not agree, so Dong Xuebin's relationship is really a mess, and he is tormented by such beautiful women as Xie Huilan and Qu Yunxuan
After that, Dong Xuebin's vision had reached a certain level. Not to mention the policewoman, even Hu Silian, the pretty office director, Dong Xuebin didn't look down on at all. Compared with Sister Xie Xuan, which woman would dare to
Call yourself beautiful? The gap is too big!
"Come on, Director Dong, I respect you."
After getting off the grassroots level, Dong Xuebin was prepared to be drunk. He knew that the way of communication here was like this. After one or two gulps, Dong Xuebin was a little dizzy. After swallowing two taels, Dong Xuebin was very dizzy until he drank all the wine in the cup.
After drinking three ounces of wine, Dong Xuebin couldn't drink anymore. He covered his head in a daze and drooped his eyelids.
Qin Yong believed Dong Xuebin's words and stopped toasting him. Instead, he chatted with him about matters in the county bureau.
Dong Xuebin fainted, but his mind was still relatively clear, and he listened carefully with his ears raised.
I don’t know if Qin Yong really drank too much or on purpose. Qin Yong told Dong Xuebin about many relationships and things in the county bureau that were not visible on the surface. For example, Hu Yiguo was extremely passionate about power. For example, he had a close relationship with Hu Yiguo.
The good deputy director Zhao Jinsong is very lustful and has always had thoughts about the office director Hu Silian. For example, deputy director Gong Zongwen, who has always followed Director Liang's footsteps, is very low-key and has no desire to improve. He just wants to stay in this position until he retires, etc.
.Thanks to Qin Yong, Dong Xuebin has a better understanding of the county bureau leaders. Of course, Dong Xuebin will not believe everything. Many things need to be confirmed with his own eyes.
After leaving the restaurant, Qin Yong laughed and started to talk about Dong Xuebin's words, jokingly asking him if he had a great background, otherwise why would he become the deputy director at such a young age. Dong Xuebin suddenly became more sober, and even asked him what background he could have
Ah. In fact, Dong Xuebin does not have a background. Xie Huilan does, but that is his background and has little to do with him.
Seeing that he couldn't tell anything, Qin Yong didn't say much, but talked about something else.
It was already seven o'clock in the evening when I returned to the county bureau dormitory.
As soon as Dong Xuebin entered the room, he lay down on the bed, rubbing his head until he felt dizzy.
Ring, ring, ring, the phone rang, Dong Xuebin didn’t even look at it, he picked up the phone and said, “Hello?”
There was a pause on the other end, and then came the sweet and soft voice of Qu Yunxuan, "Have you been drinking?"
Dong Xuebin snorted in admiration, "Han, can you hear a word I just said?"
Qu Yunxuan smiled gently, "Auntie knows you better than you know yourself. I know very well what sound you make when you are going to sleep, what tone you use when you wake up, and what tone you use after drinking.
, Do you have a social event today? Drink less alcohol from now on, that stuff is not good for your health, do you understand?"
Dong Xuebin hummed, "...do you miss me?"
"Bah, you don't speak in a serious manner, are you going to get beaten up?"
"If you don't want me, why don't you call me? You just show off."
"Go to hell, I have something serious to do with you." Qu Yunxuan said angrily: "The auction company has been set up. As for the experts, I have contacted two of them through friends. The recruitment of employees is almost complete, and the office location has been determined. Now the only
The trouble is with the first batch of auction items. Although many people have contacted me and expressed their willingness to auction them, I asked experts to look at the items and found that they are all average. This generally does not mean that they are fakes, but only refers to the value of the items.
It’s not big, like a small bowl from a folk kiln, calligraphy from a third-rate painter, nothing particularly eye-catching.”
"Then let's look for it again. You can also pay for it."
"Auntie thinks so too. The first auction must be launched to create some momentum, but the problem now is that we have spent so much money to set up a company, including one year's rent for the office space and the rental of the hotel venue. We still have to leave
After paying for advertising and so on, there isn’t much left.”
Dong Xuebin thought about it, "What grade should the main auction item be?"
"This is a small auction, just have antiques worth hundreds of thousands or nearly one million."
Dong Xuebin sat up from the bed, rubbed his eyebrows and thought for a while, "...let's do this, I'll think of a way."
"You want to pick up leaks? But your county has too few resources in this area, right?"
"Let's take a look, Aunt Xuan, just wait for my news."
In addition to his own career, Dong Xuebin is now most concerned about the development of the company. All his savings have been invested in it. If the first auction does not go well, it will be too difficult to get up again. This is related to his future.
A happy life cannot have any mistakes.
After washing his face and sobering up, Dong Xuebin took his bag and went out to find an antique shop.
Yantai County is not a cultural center like the capital. Antique shops are very scarce, and there are no stone gambling shops. In addition, it is already past seven o'clock, and many shops that should be closed are also closed. Dong Xuebin is surrounded by the most prosperous
I searched around the county central square and asked many people, but in the end I couldn't even see the shadow of an antique shop. Just as Dong Xuebin was walking down the street depressedly, two people suddenly came over on bicycles.
Hu Silian.
"Hey, Director Dong?" Hu Silian pressed the brake of the electric bicycle and got out of the driveway: "What a coincidence?"
Dong Xuebin and his family met the man next to Hu Silian, "Director Hu went shopping with his wife?"
Hu Silian was not wearing a police uniform today, but was wearing a sparkling skirt. "Haha, no, my wife's work unit organized an event. We went dancing. Here, it's in the ballroom across the square. Director Dong, you want to buy something.
Going?" Hu Silian's lover also got out of the car at this time. He heard his wife talk about what happened at the county bureau during the day, so he was very polite to Dong Xuebin.
Dong Xuebin smiled bitterly and said: "I wanted to visit the antique store, but I didn't see it after looking for a long time."
Hearing this, Hu Silian smiled slightly and said, "Director Dong also likes antiques? Then let me accompany you. I remember there is one nearby. It should be open now." After saying that, Hu Silian turned to look at her husband, stretched out her hand and said: "
Give it to me, you go home first." Her lover was an honest person. After hearing what Hu Silian said, he handed her the lady's handbag on his hand, and then said goodbye to Dong Xuebin with a silly smile, seemingly obeying Hu Silian's words.
Seeing this scene, Dong Xuebin was extremely emotional, saying that women who were officials were different. If this man had a lower status than a female official, then his family status would probably change. The Hu Silian family had to make Dong Xuebin think of himself and
When it comes to Xie Huilan, Xie Huilan has always taken the initiative strongly during the relationship.
"Brother Hu." Hu Silian's lover was also named Hu. Dong Xuebin said: "If you want to go back and it's okay, let's go together. It's inappropriate for me to disturb you two by coming here, haha." Dong Xuebin drank.
I woke up a little and knew that if I were shopping alone with Hu Silian, some gossip would inevitably spread if someone saw me. I was new here, so I had to pay attention to this aspect.
Hu Silian may have understood Dong Xuebin's concerns, so she nodded to her husband, and then the three of them walked towards the antique shop.
Although Dong Xuebin is not as powerful and majestic as Xie Huilan and other leaders, he also has his shining point, that is, Dong Xuebin is more respectful to people and has no airs. He calls himself Big Brother Hu, which makes Hu Silian's lover treat Dong Xuebin
Her goodwill increased greatly, and Hu Silian felt very comfortable seeing that Director Xiao Dong could respect her lover so much.
Baoxuange, this is an antique shop specializing in porcelain, calligraphy and painting.
As soon as he entered the store, Dong Xuebin fixed his eyes on a pile of porcelain in the west cabinet. Yes, Dong Xuebin didn't know anything about calligraphy and painting. His target was porcelain. That time he and Xie Huilan broke a small bowl in Liulichang
Identifying the authenticity of the porcelain from the fracture gave Dong Xuebin a taste of the sweetness. He was back seven times at this time. If he worked hard, he might be able to pick up the leaks like last time. Of course, Dong Xuebin didn't
I have high hopes. Firstly, there may not be any missing treasures in this kind of small shop. Secondly, Dong Xuebin has not seen many porcelain cross-sections. Even if it is real, he may not be able to tell, so
I just came here with the mentality of trying my luck.
"Director Dong, do you want to see paintings or porcelain?" Hu Silian asked.
"I prefer porcelain."
"Haha, me too. I often watch some antique collection programs on TV. My favorite is Yuan Qing Hua."
"Yes, I also like Yuan Qinghua." It's worth hundreds of millions, who doesn't like it?
Hu Silian's way of dealing with things has always been meticulous. When she saw Dong Xuebin looking at the bottles and cans absently, she said nothing and took her husband to another cabinet to look at the porcelain, without disturbing Director Dong again.
The shop owner came over and asked, "What do you guys want to see?"
Dong Xuebin pointed to the cabinet, "How do you sell these?"
"Oh, the jars from this folk kiln cost 5,000, the small bowls from this official kiln cost 30,000, and that Cizhou kiln also costs 30,000..." Dong Xuebin must first understand the price, otherwise if someone sells it for hundreds of thousands or hundreds of thousands
, even if I saw that it was genuine, I wouldn't be able to miss it. Fortunately, the items are not expensive, and the boss himself must know that it is a fake.
Then, Dong Xuebin began to search for it.
After spending about ten minutes, Dong Xuebin finally selected three pieces of porcelain that he thought were very similar to the real ones. Phew, let's get started.
With a click, Dong Xuebin raised his hand and threw a piece of Longquan kiln porcelain in the cabinet to the ground, then picked up one of the porcelain pieces and looked at it quickly.
The boss immediately became angry, "What are you doing!"
Hu Silian and Brother Hu were also stunned at the same time, "Director Dong, what are you..."
Dong Xuebin ignored them. He looked at the piece of porcelain and felt that it didn't look real. He quickly got up, grabbed a Yuezhou kiln, threw it on the cement floor, and continued to analyze. The boss was anxious and stepped forward to pull Dong Xuebin.
, raised her fist and wanted to beat him. Hu Silian thought that Director Dong might have drunk too much, but as a subordinate, how could he just watch Director Dong being beaten, so she hurriedly backed away from her husband. When Brother Hu saw this, he hurried up to stop him.
The shop owner.
Dong Xuebin also finished reading the piece of porcelain at this time, shook his head, and broke the third porcelain.
This one doesn't look like the real thing either.
Soon, he muttered silently: "Back for one minute!"
…
Time goes back!
The antique shop returned to silence. Hu Silian and Brother Hu were discussing a small porcelain bowl in a low voice. The shop owner smiled and recommended a piece of blue and white porcelain to Dong Xuebin.
After Dong Xuebin dealt with him twice, he picked through a pile of bottles and jars, and finally selected three porcelains.
Click! Dong Xuebin threw it on the ground and repeated the previous work!
Not true!
Not true!
Still not true!
…
More than half an hour later, Dong Xuebin had already used six minutes of back, and now he only had one minute left!
Hu Silian actually bought a small blue and white bowl, which was not expensive, costing more than a thousand yuan. "Director Dong, which one do you like?"
Dong Xuebin smiled bitterly, "I haven't found anything I like yet."
Hu Silian pointed to a colorful cup on the counter, "Actually, I think this is pretty good."
Dong Xuebin dropped that cup just now, and the performance on the cross-section does not look like the real thing. Alas, six minutes of back work were wasted, and there is no gain at all. It seems that the quality of the collection in this antique shop is not good, and it is worse than that in Beijing.
After all, none of the nearly twenty pieces of porcelain looks like the real thing. What's the matter? Now there is only one last minute to go back. Do you want to waste it on this?
Dong Xuebin picked up a Guanyin absentmindedly, hesitating in his heart.
Seeing that Director Dong had not moved for a long time, Hu Silian thought that he had fallen in love with this Guanyin porcelain, so she laughed and said, "Do you want to invite a Guanyin home?"
Brother Hu took a look and reminded: "This is not an antique, it is a modern handicraft."
Hu Silian frowned and glanced at her husband, "Director Dong still doesn't know this is a handicraft? I want you to tell me!"
Brother Hu huffed and stopped talking.
Of course Dong Xuebin knew that this Guanyin could be sold in any shopping mall, and the value would not exceed two hundred yuan. His eye for antiques was much better than that of Hu Silian and his wife. The reason why he looked at this Guanyin was because Dong Xuebin was thinking about something. Of course
It's impossible to really fall in love with this kind of modern handicraft. Alas, forget it, no matter what you drop, it probably won't be genuine. Don't waste it in vain. With the decision made, Dong Xuebin put Guanyin back in its place, "...
Let’s go back.”
I took my hand back and was about to turn around, but my hand accidentally scratched the base of Guanyin!
Dong Xuebin was also drunk, and his control over his body was greatly reduced. When he reacted, Guanyin had already fallen from the cabinet!
Hu Silian sighed and quickly reached out to pick it up.
But it was still a step too late. There was a crisp sound and the porcelain Guanyin fell to the ground!
"You..." The boss glared at Dong Xuebin.
Dong Xuebin thought to himself that it was really unlucky. When he saw the shop owner staring, he took out his wallet and prepared to compensate others. However, when he caught a glimpse of the broken Guanyin from the corner of his eye, Dong Xuebin suddenly froze and blinked.
Blinking his eyes, he wondered if the alcohol had made his eyesight hard, but when Hu Silian and Brother Hu looked at the ground, they were both stunned. Dong Xuebin knew that he had not seen it wrong.
Stunned, Ran took a step forward, squeezed the shop owner, and squatted down to writhe in the porcelain pieces! Dizzy! What happened? What happened?
The boss also saw it at this moment. He was stunned in disbelief and took a breath, "This is..."
Dong Xuebin had no time to think too much and hurriedly read back for one minute!
…
The scene flashed before my eyes!
"Do you want to invite Guanyin home?" Hu Silian looked at Dong Xuebin with a smile.
Brother Hu said: "This is not an antique, it is a modern handicraft."
Hu Silian glared at her husband, "...Director Dong still doesn't know this is a handicraft? I want you to tell me!"
Time has gone back!!
After regaining consciousness, Dong Xuebin swayed, hurriedly tightened his grip on the Guanyin in his hand, exhaled, then suppressed the excitement in his heart, and said to the shop owner: "How can I sell this Guanyin?"
The shop owner looked at him. This thing was asked by a friend of his to sell in the shop a few months ago. The shop owner knew that this thing was not valuable, but because of his friend's face, he still didn't have the nerve to refuse, so he just put it in the shop.
It's on display here, but no one has even asked in the past few months. The shop owner really didn't think that such a handicraft would be sold, so he said: "If you really want it, I'll give you five hundred."
Without thinking, Dong Xuebin asked for five hundred from his wallet and gave it to him.
The store owner was shocked. He didn't expect him to give the money so readily. He thought to himself, is this person sick? If you go to the mall to buy it, you can get it for one hundred yuan!
Hu Silian was also slightly startled. Seeing that her husband was hesitant to speak, she pulled her husband's arm and shook her head gently. They had reminded Director Dong once just now. Since Director Dong still wanted to spend money, then
It’s hard for them to persuade you any more, and it’s not good to talk too much.
Dong Xuebin knew what they were thinking, and he didn't know that this Guanyin was worthless.
…
Returning to the work dormitory, Dong Xuebin closed the door and finally smiled.
He carefully placed the Guanyin on the table, then went to the drawer to find a screwdriver, rolled up his sleeves and sat on the sofa, holding the Guanyin in one hand and turning it over, while using the screwdriver in the other hand, he stabbed the putty under the porcelain.
One click, two clicks, three clicks, four clicks, and with a click, a hole was suddenly opened in the base. After the fragments fell off, a few wads of paper were exposed at the opening. Dong Xuebin reached out and gently pulled out the paper filled in the Guanyin.
Come out and slowly put it on the table.
Turning over these white papers, an exquisite and simple hosta suddenly showed its sharpness!
It’s Hetian jade!
Hotan mutton fat white jade!!
Dong Xuebin smiled. He didn't know who hid this Hetian jade hairpin in Guanyin and sealed it with putty. But now, the main lot of his company's first auction was finally done!
Dong Xuebin immediately called Aunt Xuan, "I got the stuff."
Aunt Xuan on the other end didn't think about it for a moment, "What did you get?"
"The main item of our first auction is a hosta."
Only then did Qu Yunxuan react. Her voice paused for several seconds, as if she was speechless, "...What quality is the jade? What age is it?"
Dong Xuebin said with confidence: "I'm sure the quality of the jade is the most precious mutton-fat white jade in Hetian jade. As for the age, it should be hundreds of years old. I don't know the details. You can take it back and ask an expert to appraise it. The price
Even if it’s less than one million, it’s no problem if it’s several hundred thousand.”
"...Xiaobin, your...aunt is almost convinced by you."
"What do you want from me?"
"What are you persuading? How long has it been since my aunt called you? And you missed it again? You can't rob a bank as fast as you!"
"Haha, Xiaoyi, Xiaoyi, I have better luck this time. Well, how can I give you something?"
"It just so happens that I just asked a friend to pick up an expert in your provincial capital this morning. She hasn't come back yet. She is probably on her way back to Beijing. In this case, I will ask her to go to Yantai County to find you."
"Do you trust me? This hosta is not cheap."
"It's Xiao Tao'er. She used to be with me for a long time when she was in the newspaper office. Now she's resigned to help me. I'm trustworthy now."
"Okay, then give me her phone number and I'll contact her."
At about nine o'clock in the evening, Xiao Taoer rushed to a teahouse not far from Dong Xuebin's dormitory.
Dong Xuebin handed the wrapped hosta to her, and then smiled and said: "Remember to ask Yunxuan to notify me when the auction starts. I will rush back when I have time."
With this mutton-fat jade hairpin, it should attract a lot of attention on the day of the auction!