The first snow fell in Jianghuai after Yinyu changed hands.
Goose feathers fluttered and fell from the sky, and there were hardly many pedestrians on the road.
The Jade Association Building has been filled with an unusual atmosphere since the morning.
According to the agreed time, today is the time to open a warehouse and let the jade carver inspect the rough chalcedony stone.
It was also the day when the unknown piece of chalcedony was rediscovered within five months of Cen Qingmu’s death.
Cen Xuan gathered her coat when she got out of the car. Li He walked beside her and handed her the umbrella.
Tong Lechuan arrived at this time. When he saw Cen Xuan getting off the car, he stood at the door waiting for others to go in together.
He had been delayed due to some things in the past two days. When he came to his senses, Yinyu had already announced the equity replacement in the morning.
After Cen Qingyue turned the company into a mess, he finally returned the company to the original heir.
"You came quite early. Based on your past habits, I thought you would be at least half an hour late." Tong Lechuan looked at her and smiled.
Cen Xuan naturally closed her umbrella and the two of them entered the door together.
"In the past, it was just because I didn't want to go on a blind date with you."
Tong Lechuan raised his eyebrows and followed her to speak.
"What I'm saying is that we used to be considered the golden boy and girl in the jade carving world. You can't start hurting me just because you got married."
The two of them had just arrived at the agreed-upon office, and Tong Lechuan was stunned when he opened the door.
On the contrary, Cen Xuan looked at the people in the room very naturally.
"I didn't expect that the president would open the door in person today. It's a great honor."
President Yu's expression did not change, he just stood up with his cane.
"People are coming, so come over soon."
This time, except for Chairman Yu, everyone on the judging panel was here.
This posture didn't look like he came to open the door to let them see the jade, but more like he was sending them off to the battlefield.
"After hearing so many rumors, I am still quite curious."
Cen Xuan suddenly spoke while walking among many masters.
Tong Lechuan responded to her.
"What are you curious about?"
The group of people just walked to the warehouse where the raw chalcedony stones were stored, and a heavy mechanical lock locked the door from the outside.
"Is this stone really ominous? Will we both die next to this stone?"
Cen Xuan just finished speaking.
The lights in the corridor suddenly flashed very inappropriately.
This time, the weird atmosphere became more and more intense.
"You don't talk about weird power and chaos. Modern society pays attention to science. Don't scare yourselves."
Lu Shantu, who was standing next to Cen Xuan and Tong Lechuan, said.
Qin Gengli, who was at the edge, sneered coldly, "Who knows, the rumors about this jade have not been spread for a day or two, otherwise why would those old guys avoid it?"
President Yu tapped his cane on the ground gently but not heavily.
"Young people are not sensible, why are you guys not sensible too? Don't say those baseless things."
The president had already spoken, so Qin Gengli naturally kept silent.
What he said is also true. Since Cen Qingmu's death, the rumors about this jade being ominous have become more and more serious.
I originally planned to find a respected jade carver to complete the work and end the matter completely.
However, most people avoid it for fear of being contaminated with something unclean.
That's when I came up with this idea. Since I can't count on the famous, I can only count on the unfamous.
That’s why we plan to select two jade carvers from this jade carving competition.
Not everyone is taboo. For many jade carvers, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
"The so-called ghosts and gods are just conjectures. If you walk and sit upright, of course you are not afraid of anything." Li Shuwan suddenly replied.
Qin Gengli stared at her, "Really? I thought Master Li also believed in these things."
Before the two were about to quarrel, President Yu interrupted.
"Open the door."
With a cry from President Yu, he fell.
Qin Gengli and Li Shu entered the fingerprints in the order they were entered in Lu Shantu before night.
The display on the door counts down for three seconds and then the door opens automatically.
There are more than a dozen shelves lined up in the huge warehouse, and the shelves are marked with serial numbers.
Displayed above are all jade carvings donated to the Jade Association by the industry. The name of the work, the name of the donor and the time of donation are marked under each work.
On the other half of the shelves are jade carvings that are damaged and need to be repaired.
The person who can send the jade carving to the Jade Association for repair is naturally not an ordinary person.
After all, the Jade Association does this work for free, so it naturally relies on favors.
On the round table in the middle of the warehouse is the rough chalcedony stone that is completely moist.
After the lights are turned on, the six lights can transmit 70% of the light on the original stone.
Although this thing is not a top-notch rough stone, it is still valuable after being made into a jade carving.
"You two take a good look at this stone. The password will be changed into your fingerprints in a while. Within a month, the Zen ornaments must be completed."
President Yu looked at the two young people and spoke.
Cen Xuan stood in front of the jade stone. When her fingertips touched the stone, she vaguely seemed to be able to feel something.
She had seen photos of the scene provided by the police. When her father died suddenly, the jade stone was on his workbench.
The final image of the scene was Cen Qingmu sitting on the chair with his eyes wide open and his whole body leaning back.
And jade looks increasingly weird under the light.
"The first lesson for a jade carver is to get rid of distracting thoughts in your mind and be steady so that your hands will not shake. Don't let rumors and unproven things affect your judgment."
Mr. Yu looked at the two young people and spoke.
Lu Shantu nodded in agreement, "The theory of ghosts and gods has been passed down for thousands of years, but no one is sure whether it really exists. However, ghosts and gods can reflect the deepest fears in people's hearts. There are too many timid people in the world, so there are So many legends passed down.”
Cen Xuan looked at the paper with the Bagua Mirror pattern placed next to the jade.
Seeing her paying attention, Qin Gengli reminded her.
"Some things still need to be taken precautions in advance. That's what the master invited to control."
After all, this is also a piece of jade with unknown rumors.
Chairman Yu said that these were all lies, but he invited the best Feng Shui master from Jianghuai on the first day after the jade was delivered.
Even the placement of the stones was carefully calculated.
"I don't think it's of any use. After all, since this stone entered the Jade Association, a lot of things, big and small, have happened." Qin Gengli continued.
This jade carving competition alone is the best in history.
Most scandals.
"Okay." Li Shuwan looked around and then looked at Tong Lechuan and Cen Xuan, "The association has selected you two to be the carvers of this stone. Next, you need to cultivate your tacit understanding. After you come back from the villa, This piece of jade will be officially moved to the studio outside, which is the location of the villa.”
Cen Xuan took the piece of paper handed over by Li Shuwan, which clearly stated the location of the villa.
It's not far from Jianghuai, but it's also very clean.
"The people in charge this time are Shuwan and Shantu. You two should take care of these two children and there won't be any more problems."
President Yu looked at the two people and spoke.
From the beginning of the Jade Sculpture Competition to the present, the Jade Association has been exposed to frequent scandals. If it cannot change its reputation, the next step will be difficult. "Don't worry." Lu Shantu looked at Mr. Yu and nodded slightly.
After coming out of the warehouse, Director Li followed Mr. Yu and asked.
"Then the studio designated for Cen Xuan and Tong Lechuan can be used as Studio No. 6?"
Old Yu walked very slowly and said something without raising his head before getting into the car.
"You are the curator, you can make the decision."
After receiving his affirmation, Director Li looked back.
Then this studio was chosen, Studio No. 6.
Cen Xuan and Tong Lechuan stood in the warehouse and stared at the rough chalcedony stone for a long time.
"How is it? What's the difference?" Tong Lechuan looked at Cen Xuan.
Cen Xuan held the flashlight and looked closely for a while, "You can see things after just seeing it, so you don't have to put in so much effort."
Tong Lechuan nodded and walked around the jade stone.
"Yes, if there is something really wrong with this stone, we probably won't be able to tell it at first sight."
After all, the stone was sent directly to Jianghuai after it was first opened.
The upper management decided on the jade carver as quickly as possible and sent it to Cen Qingmu's studio.
The only people I met during this period were probably the other senior executives except Cen Qingmu.
"Miss Cen, Mr. Tong." Director Li walked into the warehouse and looked at the two of them and said, "The location of the studio has been selected. After you come back from the farm, this stone will be placed in Studio No. 6."
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Tong Lechuan looked at Director Li in surprise.
"Usually, the studios that belong to the category of national gift engravings are numbered one to four. Why are you going to number six this time?"
Curator Li smiled and replied, "The lighting in room six is the best."
Cen Xuan stared at him for a long time, and finally pointed to the talisman next to the stone and spoke.
"Could it be that the master calculated it again?"
Director Li smiled and said nothing.
The time to set off for the farm is set at one o'clock noon.
Before that, Cen Xuan needs to go back to pack her luggage and arrange the company's affairs clearly.
After getting all the equity back, Liz and her people have begun to take over Cen Qingyue's property one after another.
Although it encountered many setbacks, it has reached the final stage of reckoning.
After Yinyu's debts are paid off, he needs to fight a beautiful turnaround to bring the company back to life.
She had thought about this issue when she transferred Bu Chan from Country J.
Bu Chan has the ability and means to control the overall situation, and Cen Xuan is most assured when she has Yue Yin Yu in her hands during this time when she is busy carving.
After explaining the company's affairs, Liz over there answered the phone.
"Your second aunt occupies the house and is unwilling to move out. Do you need to take compulsory measures?"
The property has almost been liquidated in the past two days.
However, something unexpected happened when taking back the villa now occupied by Cen Qingyue's family.
"And does your second aunt not know about Cen Rui? She said she would wait for Cen Rui to come back."
Cen Xuan sat in the cloakroom, pondered for a while and then spoke.
"Don't worry about the house yet."
Liz and Bu Chan looked at each other, and they could probably guess Cen Xuan's choice.
This time there will be a total of seven days. During these seven days, she and Tong Lechuan will stay at the farm to finalize the design drawings.
Then you can come back and start carving.
While packing her luggage, she saw the box she had brought here with her.
The photo album inside it followed Cen Xuan from the time she went to Country J until she returned to Jianghuai and moved into Jiang'an Garden.
At the end of the album is a family photo.
Mr. Cen in the middle was still very energetic at that time. She and Cen Yao were both in high school, and Bai Hua was also there at that time.
"Who is he."
Shen Jiyuan walked up behind her at some point, pointed at the little boy standing next to Mr. Shen in the photo and spoke.
"Cen Rui, my brother."
Cen Rui was a child born through in vitro fertilization after Zhao Zhi was thirty-five years old. Perhaps out of maternal instinct, she was born with difficulty after so many in vitro fertilizations.
Zhao Zhi devoted almost all his love to him, and from then on, his attention to Cen Yao naturally dropped to zero.
Cen Rui is very beautiful and a very lively little boy. He does not have as many complicated hobbies as adults. They get along very happily.
It can even be said that Cen Rui particularly likes Cen Xuan, and Mr. Cen also has high hopes for Cen Rui.
"The second year after I went abroad, my second aunt sent Cen Rui abroad as well, despite everyone's opposition."
At that time, Zhao Zhi was crazy about receiving equal treatment in the Cen family. Since Cen Xuan could study abroad, of course Cen Rui, the only grandson of the Cen family, must also go abroad.
But in the second year after Cen Rui went abroad, he had a car accident and died abroad.
Zhao Zhi regarded him as an important existence, and Mr. Cen gave a death order to hide this matter from Zhao Zhi.
Wait until the right time to tell her.
In order to hide it from Zhao Zhi, the Cen family found a boy who was 70% similar to Cen Rui and kept in contact with her as Cen Rui.
Cen Xuan closed the photo album and put it back in the box.
Shen Jiyuan watched her movements and reached out to hold her in his arms.
"Are you sad about the Cen family?"
The little girl in front of him was buried in his arms and said nothing.
Shen Jiyuan knew why she was sad. Even if she was really devoted to the kittens and puppies on the roadside, she would still be sad when she didn't see them again.
"I will be out for a week this time. Remember to change your dressing on time and pay attention to the wound."
The man rubbed her head and said, "Be careful, Hongxing cheating is not a compliment."
Cen Xuan broke away from his hand and looked at him, "You don't seem very confident in me."
The man raised his eyebrows but did not deny her words.
Cen Xuan's eyes fell on his waist, where he had been taking anti-inflammatory shots for the past two days.
But the scars on the waist will definitely remain.
Every time she saw his wounds, Cen Xuan felt ashamed.
"I'll take you there." Shen Jiyuan led the man out of the cloakroom.
Li He carried the boxes packed by Cen Xuan downstairs.
"Aren't you very busy these two days? You had meetings until four o'clock in the morning yesterday." Cen Xuan looked at him.
Shen Jiyuan took the coat and put it on her, then took off the scarf from the shelf and wrapped it around her.
"If I don't see you back after a week, all conditions will be cancelled."
Cen Xuan knew that he was talking about Yinyu's cooperation conditions.
The little girl in front of the entrance stepped forward and hugged the tall man, and spoke with unusual determination.
"Don't worry, I won't let you go."
Shen Jiyuan lowered his head and hugged the person in his arms.
I hope she is telling the truth...