The investment promotion conference is going on, and with the exposure of various data, the enthusiasm for investment promotion has not decreased, but has become more and more intense.
Yanjiao is a developing city, and the nearby Ji land is a place where gold can grow. Who doesn't want to take advantage of the opportunity to make a lot of money.
Li Mo sat on the carpet and watched cartoons. The two daughters beside him were watching and eating apples. From time to time, they picked up a piece from the plate and stuffed it into his mouth.
"Sisi, is this cartoon good to watch?"
"It's beautiful. I like Peggy the best."
"George is the cutest."
Ruirui said immediately.
The two kids turned to look at each other, both seemed a little unhappy. Li Mo pinched their faces gently and said with a smile, "How about we watch a cartoon instead?"
"don't want."
The two kids shook their heads at the same time.
Qin Sirui made no announcement today. She put a pot of brewed black tea on the coffee table next to her, poured him a cup and said, "They have their own ideas now, and sometimes they start to fight."
"They can pinch them as they please, we won't interfere and let them solve it on their own. By the way, when is the rehearsal?"
"The day after tomorrow, there will be a dress rehearsal. Are you sure you don't want to attend the Spring Festival Gala?"
"No, the limelight of Chen Family Bajiquan cannot be overshadowed by my limelight. The master is too old and his health is good and bad. The master said that if he had the opportunity to appear on the stage, the glory of his life would be at that moment. .”
Qin Sirui understood.
"Yesterday when I was having dinner at my grandpa's house, I heard from my aunt that you have reached an agreement to cooperate with Faguo, and you will go there next year to help them find some Templar treasure."
Li Mo took a sip of hot black tea, nodded and said: "The prerequisite for cooperation is that they must return two gilt bells from the Old Summer Palace, so that I will have a complete set of musical instruments in my hands. At that time, experts in various fields will be organized to bring the ancient palace The vocal music "Zhonghe Shao Music" was played again. I was originally wondering if I could catch up with this year's Spring Festival Gala, but now it seems that there is no time."
"You helped them find treasures, and they came up with two gilt bells from the Old Summer Palace?"
"This is just one. Second, if I really help them find the legendary Knights Templar treasure, I will exchange it in proportion and bring back antique artifacts that originally belonged to our country from their museum. Third, I discovered I found some clues about the twelve zodiac bronze animal heads in the Old Summer Palace, and the clues are in Fa Kingdom, so I just took this opportunity to go there."
Shiyi brought a platter of melon seeds and placed them on the coffee table: "It's very fragrant when fried."
"Mom, how is Grandma Dean's health?"
"After a period of treatment in the hospital, she is recovering well and has returned home to recuperate. I am thinking about taking her to Kyoto to play when the weather gets warmer after the new year."
"Okay, I'll arrange for the RV to pick her up when the time comes."
"Don't worry about this. I'll go directly to Xiaojun to arrange it."
At this time, Li Mo's cell phone, which he had placed on the sofa, rang. Shiyi handed it to him casually: "Your uncle called."
After Li Mo connected, Shi Weiguo's loud voice came: "Xiao Mo, are you busy today?"
"I'm not busy. I'm watching cartoons with my daughter at home. Uncle, if you have anything to say, just tell me."
"I have a comrade-in-arms whose father got an antique in his early years and has been keeping it at home. The old man's health has not been very good recently, so he thought of passing it on to future generations and continuing to collect it. It was originally a good thing, but when his children and grandchildren saw that After finding the antique, I felt that it was not authentic. I invited several experts, and they all raised their own doubts. Although they did not say it clearly, it meant that the probability of fakes was greater. So my comrades found me and wanted to ask you to authenticate again. once."
"It's okay to help identify it. Can you go over now?"
"I will send you the address later. We will meet there at 11 noon. The old man has retired from the serial, so you just have to know it."
The old man's background was so great that it stands to reason that it would be impossible for a person of that status to collect it as a fake. But no matter what status you have in antiques, if you take a wrong look at them, they will still make you suffer.
"Uncle, I understand in my heart."
Li Mo hung up the phone and received a text message on his phone.
"Aren't you at home for lunch?"
Qin Sirui asked softly.
"Well, an old man has an antique that needs to be appraised. My uncle has made an appointment and will be eating out at noon."
At about ten o'clock in the morning, Li Mo drove to his destination. The area there is the best-preserved courtyard area in the Second Ring Road of Kyoto. The people living there have special status, so it is the only large alley that is not open to the public.
When the car was approaching the entrance of the alley, Li Mo saw Shi Weiguo talking and laughing with a man of about the same age. Seeing the car, Shi Weiguo waved to Li Mo and pointed to the parking space outside the alley.
Cars are not allowed in, and there are guard booths at the entrance to the alley. The inspection is very strict, and you cannot enter without a special pass.
"uncle."
Li Mo parked the car and walked to the entrance of the alley. Shi Weiguo patted him on the shoulder and introduced: "This is Uncle Qiao, who works in the General Logistics Department."
Neither of them were wearing military uniforms, so Li Mo felt much less oppressive.
"Hello Uncle Qiao."
Qiao Yingbo looked Li Mo up and down, nodded and smiled: "Famous is not as good as meeting. Young people are amazing."
"Old Qiao, your brothers and sisters are here, let's go in quickly."
Qiao Yingbo's face turned slightly ugly when he mentioned those brothers and sisters. When he entered the alley, the guard continued to check him, and then stared at his left rib with vigilance.
Li Mo calmly took out an ID from his pocket.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Li, please hand it over and we will keep it safe for you."
"I was reckless."
Qiao Yingbo watched him take out the pistol from his pocket, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he turned to look at Shi Weiguo.
"Li Mo also has an identity. He is a staff member of the Central Police Security Bureau."
That's it, but the fact that he can carry a gun with him is enough to show that his superiors value and trust him. Shi Weiguo and Qiao Yingbo signed the custody documents respectively as guarantees. This is a strict process.
Walking into the alley, Li Mo looked at the walls on both sides, which showed traces of the passage of time.
"Li Mo, I rarely come into this alley. How did you feel when you came here for the first time?" Shi Weiguo asked as he walked.
"The alley here is obviously different from other alleys in Kyoto, that is, it lacks the life atmosphere of old Kyoto. It may be that the old men living here have seen through the various aspects of life and have no desires or desires. If it were me, I guess staying here for half a day will be fine. If I want to live here for a long time, I might as well find a place to live in a rural area."
"Haha, that makes sense. But you can only say it in front of us. When you see Mr. Qiao later, you have to be careful with your words."
Qiao Yingbo looked at Li Mo a few more times. No wonder he had such great fortune at such a young age.
The three of them walked to the door of a courtyard. Just looking at the door, one could imagine that the owner's status was very high. The Qin family's courtyard is already very impressive, but the gate still cannot compare with the courtyard in front of us.
Entering the courtyard, Li Mo suddenly felt a lot of vague eyes staring at him. It was obvious that the security here was very vigilant at all times.
"dad."
A woman in her twenties trotted over from the front corridor. She was wearing a white down jacket, her long hair was tied behind her head, she was tall, with minimal makeup, and her appearance was quite delicate.
"Why did you come out?"
"Uncle, aunt, and the others were all noisy in the house. Grandpa was so annoyed that he went back to the bedroom to rest. I was also upset when I stayed there, so I came out to get some air."
As the woman spoke, she looked at Li Mo curiously, then her eyes lit up and she said with a smile, "Are you Professor Li?"
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"Just call me Li Mo."
"Well, he is more handsome in person. It's a pity that you are already married, otherwise I would have to stalk you."
The woman said carelessly in front of the two elders. Shi Weiguo just smiled, but Qiao Yingbo was a little bit dumbfounded.
"Aren't you ashamed? You're twenty-five years old and you haven't been in love yet. Why don't you chase a boy and show me? You're so talkative every day."
"I can't help it. There is no man who can catch my eye at the moment. Professor Li, if someone in the room says something unpleasant to you later, please don't be angry. My name is Qiao Yin. How about I treat you to dinner at noon? ?”
Li Mo smiled, this woman should be a good social person, and her personality is too active. As for why she has not been in love yet, it is worth pondering.
Qiao Yingbo had a headache, but there was nothing he could do.
"Uncle Shi, Professor Li and I have made an appointment. When things here are over, we young people will go to eat alone. You and my dad can just find a place to eat together."
"Haha, okay, the two of us will be satisfied if we have a meal of fat sheep hotpot."
There are many nannies and security guards in the huge courtyard, but all of them have serious faces and do not smile. Even when facing Li Mo and the others, they only nodded slightly and saluted. It seemed that everyone was feeling depressed inside.
"Professor Li, listen, they are quarreling again."
Qiao Yin pointed to the yard in front. Li Mo heard the quarrel inside before she did, as if they were talking about who should give the villa to. Li Mo sighed secretly, no matter how high and powerful you are, at this late stage of your life, your family will still be in chaos.
It is said that every family has its own sutras that are difficult to recite, and this does not differentiate between groups of people.
Follow the three people into the living room.
"Uncle, second uncle, eldest aunt, second aunt, can you all be quiet for a moment? The Professor Li you insisted on inviting is here."
Qiao Yin's loud voice was quite effective. A group of people who were arguing suddenly became quiet and looked toward the door.
"Ying Bo, since Professor Li is here, let him do the appraisal quickly. We are all very busy, and there are a lot of business matters that have not been handled well. If we are not careful, we will lose millions."
"What I'm saying is that everyone is very busy. If the old man didn't insist on dividing the family property clearly, we wouldn't have time to come here."
"Eldest brother, second brother, please stop saying a few words and get to the point. Qiao Yin, go to grandpa's bedroom and take out the painting. Lao Wu, we are brothers who will settle accounts. If Professor Li also appraises it, then The painting is a fake, and the villa that the old man wants to leave to you needs to be taken out."
Qiao Yingbo's face was extremely ugly, but he suppressed his anger and said coldly: "If the painting is really a fake, I won't take any of the property that the old man gave me. You can divide it how you like, and I will never argue with you."
Qiao Yin also snorted and walked into the bedroom angrily. After a while, she saw her holding a long box in one hand and supporting an old man with the other. His hair was all white, his figure was stooped, and he staggered a little when he walked. If Qiao Yin hadn't been holding him up, he would have fallen to the ground.
"dad."
Qiao Yingbo immediately walked over and helped the old man sit down. No one else said anything.
Who are these people? Their actions turned Li Mo's world view upside down. What is an unworthy descendant? Li Mo felt that he should have seen it with his own eyes today.
Since Mr. Qiao retired from the family, how could such a family raise such miserable children? The old man sat there silently, looking at his children with eyes full of disappointment and disgust. At the end of his life, meeting such unworthy descendants was probably the greatest sorrow.
"Qiao Yin, what are you waiting for? Why don't you open the painting and show it to Professor Li?" A woman in her fifties said impatiently, then looked at Li Mo, "Everyone says you are the best treasure appraiser in the country. Expert, please give us a clear answer later if it is true or false."
If his uncle hadn't been by his side, if Mr. Qiao hadn't come forward again, Li Mo would have slapped her in the face with this woman's commanding tone, then spat at her and turned around to leave.
"I heard that you have invited several experts to conduct appraisal before. Why did you invite me to do appraisal in the end?"
"This is the old man's request, and we don't trust those people. Nowadays, there are experts everywhere in the market. Who can tell whether it is true or false? Although you are young, your reputation exceeds that of countless experts. The old man asks you to give me the last There is nothing we can do if we identify it once.”
Li Mo felt like he couldn't communicate with them, they were like a bunch of bad guys. No wonder Qiao Yin had reminded herself not to get angry when facing this group of people. Communicating with them was simply asking for trouble.
Qiao Yinying took out the painting and laid it flat on the table.
"Professor Li, I'm sorry." Qiao Yin gave Li Mo a look that should be very apologetic. Li Mo could have turned around and left due to his status, but he didn't leave and didn't seem angry. The more this happened, the more regretful Qiao Yin felt.
What unfolds before your eyes is an ink painting of pines and cypresses and an eagle. Li Mo looked at the picture first, and then at the seal. Only by knowing whose masterpiece was it could he make a corresponding judgment.
"Master Qi Baishi's paintings!"
Li Mo was momentarily distracted when he saw the seal. This was the first time in so many years that he encountered the works of Mr. Bai Shi, the master of traditional Chinese painting. Most of the works he encountered before were the masterpieces of Mr. Daqian. In the past one or two decades, Master Shiraishi's paintings have become increasingly popular in the market. The price per square foot has increased from tens of thousands, to hundreds of thousands, to millions, and even to tens of millions. This shows that the collectors have high regard for him. The recognition of his works goes hand in hand with Mr. Daqian's.
"This is Mr. Shiraishi's work "High Standing Pines and Cypresses". It depicts the pine eagle that he is best at."
