Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 314 Shi Lei Arrives
Xu Damao and his two companions went to the Keda Building the next day. As soon as they entered the building, they saw two security guards standing at the door. One of them asked, "Please show us your pass."

The three of them saw that they needed a pass to enter and exit. They turned around and saw that those who were allowed to enter and exit freely had a blue sign on their chests. Xu Damao reacted quickly and said, "We are here to look for someone from Kodak."

The security guard looked at the three people and said, "Sir, please go to the service desk to register and they will take you there."

The three followed the security guard's instructions and came to the service desk. They said to the customer service, "Excuse me, which floor is Keda Company on? We are looking for Jia Dang and Jia Huaihua. My name is Xu Damao. Sorry to bother you."

The customer service staff picked up the phone and called Jia Huaihua, saying that someone named Xu Damao was looking for her downstairs. Jia Huaihua was very surprised and wondered why Xu Damao came to Shenzhen, but after all, they were neighbors, so she told them to come up.

The customer service staff said to the three people: "Take the elevator to the sixth floor, and the company's front desk will take you there."

The three of them got on the elevator and went straight to the sixth floor. In the elevator, Xu Damao said, "Why is the control so strict?"

Li Huaide whispered mysteriously, "All of them are well-known large companies from Hong Kong and abroad. How can they not be strict? If everyone is allowed in, who would still work here? This is a high-quality office building."

Xu Damao suddenly realized what was going on. The elevator reached the sixth floor. The person at the front desk had already received the notification and took the three people to the reception room. The reception room was not big, with a circle of leather sofas and a few green plants on the floor. It was very simple. The three people sat for a while, and the person at the front desk brought them tea and fruit.

About ten minutes later, Jia Dang and Jia Huaihua knocked on the door and came in. When they saw Xu Damao, Jia Dang smiled and asked, "Uncle Damao, why are you here?"

Xu Damao said, "Our company is going to Shenzhen for development, so I followed along. Let me introduce you. This is Mr. Li Huaide, the chairman of our company, and this is General Manager You Fengxia."

Jia Dang and Jia Huaihua greeted them with a smile and expressed their welcome.

Jia Dang then asked, "Uncle Damao, what is the matter that brought you here to see me?"

Xu Damao smiled and said, "Isn't your building for rent? We want to rent an office here, so we came to you."

Jia Dang said, "Oh, how big a house do you want to rent? How about this, I'll ask a salesperson to take you to visit the model house, and then you can come down to see me later."

Li Huaide nodded repeatedly. Xu Damao took a look and thought, that's good. He would have an idea after taking a look and could also find out the price from the salesperson.

Jia Dang called a salesperson to take the three of them to visit the model house on the 20th floor.

Jia Dang was actually being cautious, so taking advantage of this opportunity, the two of them went directly to Yan Jiekuang's office.

After hearing what the two sisters said, Yan Jiekuang burst into laughter and said, "It's true that enemies always meet. Do you know who Li Huaide is?"

Jia Dang and Jia Huaihua both shook their heads. Yan Jiekuang said, "When Xu Damao was deputy director of the steel mill, he was the director. He eventually fell."

Jia knew something about what happened at that time, and he said with his eyes wide open: "They are really a bunch of snakes and rats, and now they have come together again. So, Uncle San, how do you think we should rent it to them?"

Yan Jiekuang thought for a moment and said, "I guess they don't have much capital. After all, they all came from the old city. I'll help them if I can. Besides, we have our old neighbor Xu Damao. It's okay. Just give them a discount. By the way, notify Wang Qiang and ask him to send someone to keep an eye on them and don't make trouble here."

When the two sisters heard this, they knew what to do and turned around and went out. After a while, someone came to report to Jia Dang that those people had returned from the tour.

Jia Dang went to the reception room himself, saw Xu Damao and others, and asked, "How is it, Uncle Damao, does it meet your requirements?"

Xu Damao and the other two had discussed it on the way back. There were only three people in the company, and a room that was too big would be of no use to them, so they chose a medium-sized room. When Jia Dang heard this, he asked the salesperson how this room was rented.

The salesperson told Jia Dang that the office would cost about two thousand yuan per month, to be paid annually.

When the three heard this, they were shocked. Jia Dang realized that they probably didn't have that much money, so he said to the salesperson, "Give me a 50% discount. The rent can be paid every six months. Write a bill and I'll sign it."

The salesmen were all very smart people. They had known for a long time that Jia Dang was the chairman's man, and they nodded, believing that the chairman must have agreed.

Xu Damao was so happy that he was worthy of being an old neighbor. He was so generous. Li Huaide and You Fengxia thanked him again and again. Jia Dang smiled and said, "Mr. Li, you're welcome. My dad used to be your subordinate. It's my duty to help you."

Li Huaide was stunned, and Xu Damao quickly explained: "His father is Jia Dongxu, Yi Zhonghai's apprentice." Li Huaide suddenly realized it, but still said thank you.

Jia Dang left, and the three followed the salesperson to handle the formalities. Here, Yan Jiekuang called his assistant and asked him to book a train ticket to Guangzhou for four days.

Then he called Wang Qiang and once again told him to pay more attention to the movements of Xu Damao's company. As long as he didn't cause trouble or harass the companies in the building, he could let him do what he wanted.

Wang Qiang nodded, and at this time the assistant came in to report to Yan Jiekuang that the train ticket had been booked for 9:10 a.m. Yan Jiekuang said, "Okay, I got it. Just give it to Wang Qiang when the ticket arrives."

Then he asked Wang Qiang to pick him up early on the 4th. Wang Qiang asked Yan Jiekuang if he wanted him to go with him, but Yan Jiekuang disagreed and said, "You should take care of your business first. I have some personal business and will be back in a few days."

Yan Jiekuang walked out of the office and told his assistant that if there was anything during the period when he was not there, they should contact Wang Qing.

Yan Jiekuang went back to his residence early. He really didn't want to see Xu Damao, so he left early.

On the fourth day, Yan Jiekuang arrived in Guangzhou smoothly and checked into the White Swan Hotel. Yan Jiekuang had never been to Guangzhou before, so he left his bag at the hotel and wandered around the city. He ordered a portion of beef offal, a portion of roast goose, and a portion of rice noodles. He ate as he walked. There were many old houses in Guangzhou, especially many ancestral halls, which stood everywhere in Guangzhou, but they were a little run-down now. He couldn't get in anyway, so he just looked around.

As he walked, he found someone following him. Yan Jiekuang pretended not to know. When they reached a corner, the man just turned around and was pressed against the wall by Yan Jiekuang's hand. Only then did the man realize that this was a martial artist.

"Handsome boy, don't do anything. I mean no harm." said the man.

Yan Jiekuang looked at the thin young man, put him down, and stared at him without saying anything. The man didn't dare to move, so he immediately said, "Don't get me wrong. I saw you looking at the old house and the old ancestral hall. Are you interested in old things?"

Yan Jiekuang still didn't say anything, but nodded. The young man looked around and said in a low voice: "My boss has a batch of goods that he originally planned to ship to Hong Kong Island, but now he can't ship it there. Are you interested in taking a look?"

Yan Jiekuang smiled and said, "What's your name?"

The young man said: "Everyone calls me A Guang, you can just call me A Guang."

Yan Jiekuang asked, "Where do you get your goods from? I'm not interested in those made from the soil."

Ah Guang was stunned. He didn't understand what he meant, so he said, "What do you mean by earthy or not? These are old things. They are all from Henan and Shaanxi."

Yan Jiekuang pointed to a teahouse outside the street and said, "If you want to sell one or two items, we'll meet at that teahouse in two hours."

When Ah Guang heard this, he thought there was hope and said happily, "Okay, I'll come over in a moment."

Yan Jiekuang knew that A Guang was just a henchman and a young man at that, but it seemed that they were in a hurry to sell this batch of goods.

Yan Jiekuang started strolling around again. After more than an hour, he felt a little tired, so he ran to the teahouse and asked for a single room on the second floor by the window. He ordered a pot of Tieguanyin and some dried fruits, and drank tea while enjoying the street view.

Before he finished his tea, he saw Ah Guang walking towards the teahouse alone with a bag on his back. Yan Jiekuang finally put his heart at ease. He observed carefully and found that no one was following Ah Guang. Yan Jiekuang called the waiter over, pointed at Ah Guang who was walking towards the teahouse, and said, "He is here to see me. Just bring him here later."

After a while, A Guang came in. Yan Jiekuang poured him a cup of tea, which A Guang drank in one gulp. Yan Jiekuang then handed him a cigarette and a lighter. A Guang lit one for himself without hesitation, then said, "I'm so tired from running all the way here."

After saying that, he took out two objects from his bag and placed them on the table. Yan Jiekuang took a closer look and found that they were indeed not made of soil. They were a gilded Buddha statue and a emerald green ring. Yan Jiekuang frowned. These were obviously not from the same dynasty, unless they were things from an antique dealer.

Yan Jiekuang looked at it carefully. The Buddha statue seemed to be from the Northern and Southern Dynasties. Yan Jiekuang was not sure, but the ring was definitely from the Qing Dynasty. There was a corner missing from it, which was filled in with gold. There was a character "Ying" on it. He was very familiar with the character "Ying" of Tang Ying. He had no idea how many times he had seen it. Yan Jiekuang was sure that this character was engraved by Tang Ying, which meant that it was Tang Ying who filled in the gold. This also proved that the ring was at least from the royal family.

Yan Jiekuang put down the item, looked at Ah Guang, and asked, "How much do you want to pay?"

The idiot Ah Guang was stunned and said, "Aren't you comparing prices in your sleeves?"

Yan Jiekuang was amused and said, "That's the market. There are only two of us here. Why would we haggle over prices?"

Ah Guang was also amused and said, "I heard from your accent that you are from the city, so I thought you would have to bargain with gestures. It's not much, just two thousand yuan."

Yan Jiekuang frowned and said, "Let's not talk about whether what you said is true or not. I don't know how to take it back if I buy it. I am also taking risks. Besides, there are a lot of these things here. They are not worth much."

When Ah Guang heard this, he was hesitant and said after a long time: "Our boss wants this price, but it's for three items, and there's a broken incense burner, but I didn't take it out because it looked too broken." After that, he took out a small incense burner from his bag and put it on the table.

Yan Jiekuang picked it up and looked at it. He showed no expression on the surface, but his heart was surging. This is a Xuande furnace. I have been looking forward to it for a long time. I have seen many fake and imitation ones, but this is the first authentic one. What's with Ah Guang's eyes? Is it broken? It's copper rust. It must have been buried in the ground for a long time.

Yan Jiekuang said with an expression of helplessness: "I also want to make friends with you, otherwise I wouldn't buy it. Come on, let's have tea, and then come with me to the bank to withdraw money." As he said that, he put away the three things one by one. A Guang handed over the cloth bag, and Yan Jiekuang put the money in.

The transaction between Yan Jiekuang and A Guang went very smoothly. A Guang was very satisfied and left happily with the money. Yan Jiekuang did not ask him if he had any other items, as this was also a taboo in the industry. He just left him the address of the Shenzhen company and said that he would visit him in Shenzhen when he had time.

The next day, after Yan Jiekuang finished his breakfast, he went to the airport and waited for nearly two hours. The flight from Sijiu City landed. Yan Jiekuang was waiting at the exit, carefully watching everyone coming out. After a while, he saw Shi Lei from a distance, standing among a group of children. He was carrying a small bag and looking around. As soon as he saw Yan Jiekuang, he ran towards him. The teacher in charge was shocked and shouted Shi Lei's name.

Shi Lei ran to Yan Jiekuang and jumped on top of him. Yan Jiekuang said, "You missed me so much? Look, I kept my promise and came to play with you."

"Dad, thank you. I missed you." Shi Lei said excitedly.

At this time, a teacher who led the team also ran over. Yan Jiekuang quickly put Shi Lei down and said to the teacher, "I'm sorry, teacher. I'm Shi Lei's father. I haven't been back to Sijiu City for a long time. The child is a little excited to see me."

The teacher then realized that this was Shi Lei's father. He smiled and said it was okay, but Shi Lei had to follow the delegation to the hotel. Yan Jiekuang asked which hotel, and the teacher said it was the White Swan Hotel. Yan Jiekuang smiled and said that he also stayed there. He told Shi Lei which room he was staying in. The two said goodbye. Shi Lei followed the delegation and Yan Jiekuang also went back to the hotel.

In the following days, Yan Jiekuang stayed by Shi Lei's side, allowing him to see him at any time, and accompanied him to eat and compete. Until the end of the competition, Shi Lei won the first place. When Shi Lei stepped down from the podium, he immediately hung the gold medal around Yan Jiekuang's neck, and Yan Jiekuang was deeply moved.

Shi Lei left with the gifts bought by Yan Jiekuang. After Yan Jiekuang saw Shi Lei off, he also returned to Shenzhen.

When Yan Jiekuang returned to the company, he already knew that Ruier was visiting with a delegation from Sijiu City. Yan Jiekuang did not disturb them and devoted himself to the work of the second phase of the project.

(End of this chapter)