Chapter 167: Hating iron but not steel
"Does it mean there's no progress at all?" Li Le looked at Cheng Fei in disbelief and asked.
"Really not." Cheng Fei shook his head.
Li Le curled his lips, guessing that Cheng's mother had already sold her silly son, but her silly son was still kept in the dark.
However, Li Le didn't remind him because it was for his own good and Cheng's mother could still harm her own son.
Besides, if Cheng Fei gets married, Li Le will be happy for him too! At least there is someone watching over him so that he can't go out and wander around.
While eating, Dad Cheng said, "By the way, Xiaole, that painting was taken away by someone else."
"I know." Li Le nodded.
"You know?" Dad Cheng looked at Li Le and asked.
"Yeah!" Li Le nodded and said, "Actually, I took that painting for auction."
"Xiao Le, what's going on? You want me to help you bid for your own painting?" Dad Cheng didn't understand what Li Le was thinking.
"Uncle, I bought that painting from a deceased painter's family. I thought the painting was very good, so I wanted to see how much it was worth."
Dad Cheng put down his wine glass, looked at Li Le and said, "You bought more than one painting, right?"
Who is Father Cheng! When Li Le said this, he understood what was going on.
As for Li Le not telling him clearly at first, he didn't care at all, because if it were him, he wouldn't say it.
There is a big difference between not knowing and knowing. Bidding without knowing and bidding with knowledge are completely different things.
"Yes uncle, I bought more than forty paintings."
"Hiss!" Dad Cheng took a breath and said, "I finally understand why you are so rich."
"What's going on?" Cheng Fei asked at this time.
Dad Cheng patted Cheng Fei on the head and said, "When will you learn from Xiao Le?"
"I..." Cheng Fei didn't know what to say. It would be fine if he said yes, but he would be beaten again if he said no.
Dad Cheng ignored him, but looked at Li Le and asked, "The price has gone up now, what are you going to do next?"
"Uncle, although the price has gone up, now is not the time to sell it. Even if you want to sell it, you can't go through an auction. It's best to trade it privately."
"Not bad!" Dad Cheng nodded and said, "We just auctioned one. If we put it up for auction again, the price may not only not go up, but it may go down."
"Yeah!" Li Le nodded and said, "I think so too, so don't appear at auctions for at least two years. In addition, you can do something online."
"You kid!" Father Cheng didn't even know what to say.
Li Le's intention is obvious, which is to stir up interest on the Internet and let more people know about this deceased painter and his paintings.
In the same way, people also know that this painter's paintings were taken away and collected for more than 10 million yuan.
The Internet has memory. Even after many years, if you search casually, it will appear.
Of course, it's not that Li Le doesn't trade, but trades privately. In this case, after the trade goes out, others will collect it.
"Xiao Le, tell your uncle the truth, how much did you pay for these paintings?"
Li Le smiled and stretched out a finger.
"One million?"
Li Le shook his head and said, "One hundred thousand pieces."
"Hiss! You really are a kid." Dad Cheng smiled bitterly and shook his head.
It was bought for 100,000 yuan and sold for 11 million yuan. Even after deducting commissions and taxes, this painting made seventy or eighty times!
Then Cheng's father glanced at Cheng Fei again, which made Cheng Fei feel a little confused and didn't understand what his father was looking at him for. Not to mention the appreciation in value of the more than 40 paintings in the future, even if they don't appreciate in value, based on the current price, they are still three to four billion!
This is more than his company's net profit in a year. Why doesn't this surprise Dad Cheng?
"Daughter-in-law, even if Xiaofei gets married in the future, his monthly expenses cannot exceed one hundred thousand." Father Cheng said to Mother Cheng.
"Oh! Okay, I get it."
"Dad, why?" Cheng Fei exploded.
Just kidding, it doesn’t cost more than 100,000 a month. Not to mention buying a better car, even if you want to go out and play, you don’t have enough money.
"Why? Why are you spending all my money?"
"Forehead!"
Cheng Fei didn't know what to say now, yes! Most of his current expenses come from home.
When I came back from Cheng Fei's house, I didn't see Li Xin. He probably wasn't coming back. Also, he had only two days left to go back. He should be very busy these two days.
After going in and taking a shower, Li Le came to the living room and made himself a pot of tea.
"A wonderful person like me"
Just as the tea was brewed and not yet drunk, the cell phone rang. Li Le took it out and took a look. It was a call from home, and he quickly answered the call.
"Hey! Son, have you eaten?"
"Mom, don't look at what time it is now. Who doesn't want to eat yet?" Li Le said speechlessly.
Of course, he also knew that his mother was just looking for something to say, but she actually wanted to say something else.
Sure enough, I heard my mother ask, "Son, can you come back for the Mid-Autumn Festival this year?"
Li Le did not answer first, but said while making inquiries: "Mom, please wait a moment, let me take a look."
The query results soon came out. The Mid-Autumn Festival is on Tuesday. If I go back on Monday morning, I can get home in the afternoon. There is no need to delay celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival at home.
"Mom, no problem."
"Really! That's great." Mom said happily.
Li Le said speechlessly: "Mom, are you okay? Why don't you just go home and celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival!"
"Why not? By the way, son, can your wife come back?"
"Uh!" Li Le glanced at the query results and said, "Mom, she might not be able to go back, because the Mid-Autumn Festival only has three days off, and she has to go to work the day after the Mid-Autumn Festival."
"That's it!"
Li Le knew that it was true that his mother asked him to go back for the festival, but her real intention was to let Li Qingcheng go back. Unfortunately, it was not the right time for this festival.
Li Le didn't want to disappoint his mother, so he said, "Mom, it's still a long time before the Mid-Autumn Festival. How about I ask Qingcheng?"
He and Li Qingcheng have a cooperative relationship. Li Le can accompany Li Qingcheng to meet her family, so it is also appropriate for Li Qingcheng to accompany him to meet his family.
"Yes, yes, you ask." Mom said quickly.
"Okay, I'll call you when I say hello."
Of course, Li Le couldn't ask at this time. We'd better talk about it in a few days, and Li Le also had other things to be busy with these days.
In fact, the most important thing is that Li Le doesn't want to call Li Qingcheng first. He wants to wait until Li Qingcheng calls him or makes an appointment to meet.
"Okay, you asked earlier, tell me when you're done, so I can get ready."
(End of chapter)