Siheyuan: Started from a blind date and being cut off

After a while, there was another knock on the door outside the house.

"The door is unlocked, come in."

Li Ye had already expected that Ganzhuang and his son would come back after they left.

Sure enough, a few seconds later, it was Ganzhuang and his son who pushed in the door.

Li Ye knowingly asked, "Didn't I tell you to leave? Why are you back?"

"Regarding the matter of concealing information, we, my father and our son, did something wrong, and I apologize to you here.

However, I still hope that you and Section Chief Liu can help with this matter regarding my son.

What you just said is correct, it was my son who was stupid and did the wrong thing first, but Mr. Niu and his niece are also not good people.

His niece is not from a good family. She has been married several times and has broken shoes. She is a romantic woman.

Not to mention Mr. Niu, who used to be a local snake who forced good girls into prostitution and did all kinds of evil.

They made it clear that they would seize my son's mistakes and attack my family, even if I gave them three thousand yuan to let my son marry his niece back home.

Will our family be able to live a good life in the second half of our lives? Can’t we live by looking at their faces at every turn?

We have to give them whatever they want, otherwise they will use this matter as blackmail.

I beg you, please help me. For the sake of Director Li, please save my family and my stupid son, okay?

Consider this thing an apology gift from our father and son to you, please take a look first."

Ganzhuang handed a rectangular object wrapped in fine silk to Li Ye. His heart was bleeding. This thing was an absolute treasure.

Li Ye became interested, took the object handed over by Ganzhuang, and unfolded a layer of silk cloth wrapped around the object. What finally appeared in front of him was an exquisite jewelry box with sandalwood.

The jewelry box is about twenty centimeters long, and its width and height are about six or seven centimeters. From the smell, you can tell that it is made of red gold sandalwood.

The sandalwood jewelry box is already remarkable. The outer layer of the wooden box is inlaid with a layer of gold patterns, three large sapphires and a dozen small rubies.

Li Ye couldn't help being surprised when he saw the true appearance of this thing in Lushan, and he couldn't help but secretly gasped.

The Gan family father and son are really not simple, they actually have such a good thing on hand.

Li Ye was sure that this jewelry box must have come from a wealthy family in the Qing Dynasty, and it might even have belonged to a member of the royal family.

During the wars in the past, it was normal for things like this to spread, but why it ended up in Ganzhuang's hands is unknown.

This jewelry box is well-preserved, and its workmanship and condition are first-class. In the millennium of later generations, it will definitely be worth more than 100,000 or even hundreds of thousands.

But those were the prosperous times, and antiques and artifacts were only valuable in the prosperous times. Antiques and artifacts are not that valuable these days.

A jewelry box worth at least 100,000 yuan in future generations would be worth only the gold and gems inlaid on the outside of the box now. If it were dismantled and sold, it would be worth at most 1,800 yuan.

And it’s not easy to sell, and buyers are rarely easily priced out. It’s good to be able to sell it for a few hundred yuan.

Therefore, it is reasonable for Ganzhuang and his son to give this jewelry box to Li Ye.

Because at the moment, the value of this jewelry box is compared with the 3,000 yuan that Mr. Niu wants from them, and the 3,000 yuan in cash is more painful for them.

Instead of shelling out the three thousand yuan, they were more willing to give the jewelry box to Li Ye and let Li Ye help them settle Niu Ye's case.

When Ganzhuang saw Li Ye's eyes widening after getting his treasure, he knew that Li Ye was moved, and the matter was done.

He gained a lot of confidence and decided to brag about his treasure: "Don't underestimate this box. It was used by the royal family in the past and it is very valuable."

"Since it is a royal thing, how did you get it?"

Li Ye watched him play quietly.

"My wife's ancestor had a relative who worked as a eunuch in the Old Summer Palace. At that time, the Eight-Nation Allied Forces burned the Old Summer Palace, and the emperor ran away. There was chaos and no one was watching.

This relative, like many eunuchs and maids, took the opportunity to touch such a treasure and sneaked out to avoid the military disaster."

Ganzhuang had to boast about his treasure. The more he boasted about it, the more Li Ye would do his best to help him.

However, Li Ye did not accept his deceit and directly exposed his bullshit: "Young Master, it was more than a hundred years ago to return the Old Summer Palace. Your jewelry box doesn't look like it is a hundred years old."

, it’s just an object from sixty or seventy years ago.”

Ganzhuang is a veteran, and he will not be embarrassed if he is exposed. As long as he is thick-skinned, he will never be embarrassed. He immediately flattered Li Ye: "Good eyesight. In fact, when my wife told me this story, I

I don’t quite believe it either.

Or if you have a discerning eye, you can tell at a glance that this is an object from decades ago.

Just listen to what I just told you as a story, don't take it seriously.

But this jewelry box is a treasure, there is no doubt about it, I believe you can see it with your eyesight."

This time Li Ye did not refute him.

Because this thing is indeed a treasure, with exquisite workmanship and no fuss, Li Ye personally likes it very much.

Since both Ganzhuang and his son have realized their mistakes and sent good gifts in a polite manner, Li Ye will not make things difficult for them.

"Okay, Lao Liu and I will try our best to help you settle things.

I said I would try my best, but there is no guarantee that it will be done. You can go back and wait for news."

Li Ye said to Ganzhuang and his son.

"Then I will take Quanzi home and wait for the good news from you and Section Chief Liu."

Ganzhuang was very happy. Although he gave away a treasure, it was still worth it to keep his son.

Compared with the baby and the only son, the son is definitely more important.

As soon as Ganzhuang and his son left, Xu Damao came.

Li Ye casually threw away the exquisite jewelry box and stored it in his personal space, then stood up and opened the door to greet Xu Damao.

"Master, come out and I'll give you a surprise."

After Li Ye opened the door, Xu Damao stood outside mysteriously, putting on a smile and asking Li Ye to go out with him.

Li Ye didn't know what Xu Damao's plan was, but he thought it was nothing bad, so he followed Xu Damao out.

Li Ye followed Xu Damao outside the courtyard.

Xu Damao pointed to the older one of the two 28-inch sedans parked at the door, and said as if offering a treasure: "How is it? Is this car okay?"

Didn't I just follow the second uncle and the others to send Shazhu to the security department of the factory? On the way back, I passed by the car repair shop and happened to see a second-hand 28-inch bumper, so I bought it for you.

Don’t think it’s a second-hand bike. It’s hard to get bicycle tickets. There are a lot of people lining up in the factory to get tickets but I can’t get them. I’m powerless to buy a new bike.”

Li Ye, who sells second-hand bicycles in car repair shops these days, knows.

A car repair shop helps people repair bicycles all year round, and there will definitely be a lot of replacement parts.

This second-hand car is pieced together using replaced old parts. A car repair shop can't put together a few cars in a year.

There are two advantages to buying a second-hand car from a car repair shop like this. It’s cheap and doesn’t require a ticket. As long as you can accept that it’s a bunch of bad parts that have been re-polished and put together.

Xu Damao bought a second-hand bicycle as a gift to Li Ye, which was considered generous.

Even if it is second-hand, it is not something that ordinary people are willing to buy.

This 28-inch big bumper car can't cost more than 50 or 60 yuan?

This is an average person's salary for one, two or even three months.

It can be seen that Xu Damao was serious about currying favor with Li Ye and spent a lot of money on it.

"Master Li, if you are satisfied, would you like to try a ride? Let's go for a ride."

Before Li Ye could reply, Xu Damao said again.

"Brother Mao, you're too polite. This bicycle must have cost a lot of money."

Li Ye said with a smile.

"Hey, aren't you scolding me for saying this? As long as you are satisfied. It's just a few dozen dollars, what's the point?

Today I was almost killed by Silly Zhu, but it was you who saved me from harm.

A bicycle is nothing compared to this."

Xu Damao is quite generous, and he doesn't feel bad at all if he throws away dozens of dollars.

On the one hand, his job is lucrative and he can afford it for a few dozen yuan, and he also feels that it is worthwhile to curry favor with Li Ye, so he certainly won't feel heartbroken.

Another very important point is that Xu Damao's family is really not short of money.

Back then, Xu Damao's father also had a lucrative job, and he probably saved a lot of money.

That's why Xu Damao was able to squander and buy good wine at every turn, which his father saved from showing movies to others.

Secondly, his mother is a servant of the Lou family.

At that time, the Lou family gave away all the steel rolling mill, the big house, and all the superficial belongings. Maybe they could hide it from outsiders, but they definitely couldn't hide it from 'insiders' like the servants and housekeepers.

In order to prevent these insiders from reporting, Lou Chengye and his wife were very clever. Before handing over the things, they gave some of them to the servants at home, thus bribing them.

Everyone has something on hand. If anyone dares to report it, everyone will be destroyed.

Therefore, in terms of cash flow, Yi Zhonghai may be the richest man in the courtyard. His salary is more than 990 yuan a month, all of which is in cash.

Regardless of cash flow, Yi Zhonghai's family fortune may not be comparable to that of Xu Damao.

Perhaps it was because of his rich family that Xu Damao was so generous. He picked up girls in hot pot and Quanjude, and gave him clothes and shoes after only a few meetings. Most people's wages really couldn't afford such things.

Looking at the expectant look on Xu Damao's face, it would be inappropriate for Li Ye not to show appreciation, as it would be tantamount to ignoring other people's wishes.

Li Ye sat on the bicycle seat and tried to make a big circle at the entrance of the courtyard.

Don't tell me, although this thing is assembled from a bunch of second-hand parts, the quality is still good, and there is no problem with riding it. Except that it looks a little older, there is actually not much difference with the new car.

"Master, I'm quite satisfied."

Xu Damao asked expectantly.

"Brother Mao has good taste. There is nothing wrong with what he picks. This bike is very good. It is no different from a new bike when you ride it."

Li Ye braked and stopped in front of Xu Damao, feeling quite satisfied with the bicycle.

"As long as you are satisfied, I sent the car to you, but since it is an assembled black car, it may be a little troublesome to get the license plate. There is nothing I can do in this regard."

Xu Damao reminded.

Yes, bicycles these days need to have license plates, just like motorcycles and cars in later generations.

Without a license plate, it is a black car.

The first-hand bicycle purchased with bicycle tickets and money was purchased through formal channels, and you can obtain a license plate by following the procedures.

This second-hand assembled black car is a bit troublesome, which is why second-hand cars are so much cheaper than first-hand cars.

"Don't worry, this is not a problem. I am familiar with Liu Xiongjun and Deputy Section Liu of the East Gate Security Office of the steel rolling mill.

I'll tell him later and put the bike in the name of their security office, and won't the registration issue be solved easily?"

Li Ye said lightly.

What Xu Damao mentioned are all small problems that are easy to solve here and can be solved in one sentence.

The speaker has no intention, the listener has intention.

When Xu Damao heard this, his admiration for Li Ye increased even more.

As expected of Mr. Li, he is really awesome!

I actually know Deputy Liu from Dongmen’s Security Office so well that I can get my bike registered under the Security Office’s name just by talking to him. This is an extraordinary relationship!

Next, Li Ye and Xu Damao got on their bicycles and had a race on the road, going around in a circle to see whoever came back first would win.

Li Ye hasn't ridden a bicycle for a long time. He can definitely ride it again, but he is a bit rusty and not very used to it, so his speed must be behind Xu Damao.

But I couldn't stand it. Xu Damao is a good actor. He deliberately and slowly created the feeling that Li Ye was overtaking him and he couldn't even catch up.

In the end, under Xu Damao's intervention, Li Ye returned to the entrance of the courtyard first, and Li Ye won.

Xu Damao flattered him again, saying that Li Ye was riding too fast, so fast that he couldn't even see the butt of Li Ye's car.

Li Ye has a very clear mind. He sees through Xu Damao's flattery but does not say anything about it.

If Xu Damao likes to flatter him, let him do it. Can't he still be able to block his mouth?

When Li Ye and Xu Damao pushed their bicycles into the courtyard, Yan Bugui in the front yard was shocked, thinking that he had seen wrongly.

He could understand that Xu Damao had a bicycle, but why did Li Ye get involved in the bicycle?

Are bicycles now useless and worthless?

He was also thinking about how much money he could make if Li Ye came to him to borrow a bicycle next time he had something to do. It seemed like there was no chance now.

Yan Bugui felt that he had suffered a big loss and had lost 100 million from Li Ye.

He immediately ran out of the house, stood in front of Li Ye and Xu Damao, held up the small glasses on the bridge of his nose, and said in surprise: "Hey, Xiao Li, it's amazing that you bought a bicycle so quickly."

Originally, he was in a bad mood when he saw Li Ye buying a bicycle.

The first is that Li Ye can no longer make money by borrowing cars.

The second is that he is the one who recently bought a bicycle in the courtyard. If Li Ye buys one, won't he let his limelight pass?

If you look closely, you will see that Li Ye's bicycle is a bit old. It doesn't look like a new bike. It should be a second-hand product. He immediately became happy.

It turned out to be a second-hand car, and it had to be his popular car.

"The third uncle was joking. I also plan to build a house. Where can I have the money to buy a bicycle?"

This bike was given to me by Brother Mao because he thought highly of me."

Li Ye explained that the car was given by Xu Damao, so he must mention Xu Damao to make Xu Damao feel more honored.

The small eyes behind Yan Bugui's glasses blinked wildly, and the joy that had just risen in his heart suddenly disappeared without a trace.

It's true that this is a second-hand car, but I didn't buy it with my own money. It was given to me by Xu Damao.

Getting a bicycle for free without having to pay for it is still more popular than him, because no one is willing to spend a lot of money to give him a bicycle, even if it is a second-hand one.

Li Ye and Yan Bugui chatted for a few words and then returned to the backyard.

When passing by the middle courtyard, Qin Huairu was equally envious when she saw Li Ye pushing a Yiliang bicycle.

The shock effect of bicycles on others these days is no less than that of riding a motorcycle in the 1980s. In the 1990s, with a big brother, he was definitely the most handsome boy on the street. It was normal to attract attention.

Yan Bugui, who was in the front yard, returned home with a sour mood.

"Did Xiao Li really buy a bicycle?"

The third aunt who was making steamed buns with me heard part of the conversation just now and was very curious about it.

"The second-hand one is not as good as the one we have, but the car was given by Xu Damao.

I really don’t understand. Did Xu Damao take the wrong medicine? Why did he give Xiao Li something as valuable as a bicycle when he had nothing to do?

Why doesn't he give me a car? I can also introduce him to a wife."

Yanbugui is sour, and the smell of lemon is almost wafting outside the house.

The third aunt laughed after hearing this: "Why do people want to give you a bicycle? There is no benefit in giving you a bicycle.

Maybe you can get some benefits by giving Xiao Li a bicycle. This morning I went shopping with my aunt and we talked about Xiao Li.

Guess what Auntie said about Xiao Li? She said that Xiao Li was a close confidant of Deputy Director Li of the steel rolling mill. The deputy section chief of the workshop of the Thermos Bottle Factory had to come to Xiao Li for help whenever he needed help.

Didn't a pair of new faces come to our courtyard more than an hour ago? They came to beg Xiao Li."

Women can spread news faster than men. How about the speed at which a group of aunts at the entrance of the village get information is comparable to the KGB? It takes less than half a day for word of something to happen to spread.

After hearing this, Yan Bugui was shocked. Li Ye, who usually has nothing outstanding except for his good looks, actually has such a deep background. This kid hides it so well.

If Li Ye is really so capable, then he must find a way to curry favor with him.

Yan Jiecheng and Yan Jiefang have both grown up and do not have serious jobs.

Li Ye's connections are so strong, wouldn't it be easy to help his son find a job?

Yan Bugui didn't dare to ask for a regular job, so he was satisfied with a temporary job.

"The child's mother, Jie Cheng came back and asked him to ask Yu Li to come to the house for dinner. Cut the bacon. This time there is no salt in the bacon.

Didn't Yu Li have a good-looking cousin in the steel rolling mill? Her name seemed to be Yu Haitang.

How about we pull the strings and introduce Yu Haitang to Xiao Li? Xiao Li is not young anymore and it’s time to get a wife."

The calculations in Yan Bugui's mind started to click loudly.

After introducing Yu Haitang to Li Ye, he is Li Ye's matchmaker. With this relationship, Li Ye should help his family, right?

Yan Bugui and the third aunt were planning this matter at home.

At the same time, there was another fire in the backyard, and something happened that made the chickens and dogs in the yard restless.