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Chapter 41
Chapter 41 Three Tombs 04 Take it
Compared with Hongjing, Yongchuan, which is hundreds of kilometers away, is a truly international metropolis. There are many high-rise buildings here, the traffic flow is like weaving, and the pedestrians are all in a hurry.
Lin Chen walked out of Yongchuan Station, and saw Fu Haozheng standing on tiptoe, nervously guarding the exit, carefully screening passengers, for fear of missing something.
Across many, many people, Lin Chen looked at him from a distance, and always felt that such a scene was like a scene from before the New Year's Eve.
He put his hands in his pockets and walked in front of Fu Hao, but Fu Hao was startled: "Senior brother, you don't wave your hands or anything, you're not excited at all when you see me."
"Then I will follow Professor Fu's script again?" Lin Chen smiled and asked back.
Fu Hao snorted softly, didn't speak any more, just circled around Lin Chen, then opened his eyes wide and said incredulously, "Senior brother, why didn't you bring anything?"
"What to bring?"
"Shouli!"
Before Lin Chen could react, he was grabbed by the younger brother and took his arm and walked out of the station, and the younger younger brother started chatting again: "You don't know, Zheng Dongdong and the others have just been showing off to the old man in the group. Shou Li, I have seen Ganoderma lucidum, ginseng, Shoushan stone seal..."
Lin Chen was also a little surprised by Fu Hao's information. He smiled and said, "This can catch up with the specification for paying tribute to the emperor."
"What is this, Comrade Zheng Dongdong himself has prepared a set of eight Huanghuali Shouping screens!"
"It's a big deal."
Seeing that Lin Chen was not in a hurry at all, and his tone was slow, as if joking, Fu Hao was in a hurry: "Senior brother, you have to have a sense of crisis, look at people, they are paying for a luxurious birthday banquet for the old man and it is a gift. , how are we?"
"Luxury birthday banquet?"
"The InterContinental Hotel under Keen May is now the best hotel in Yongchuan. Zheng Dongdong is now the general manager of Keen May. He, who doesn't show off, will die, so he just packed a banquet for the old man. Hall." Fu Hao walked away and kept talking.
Hearing this, Lin Chen just felt inappropriate: "Does the old man know about this?" he asked.
"Shouldn't you know?" Fu Hao was stunned, then replied, "They said in the group that they wanted to surprise the old man."
Lin Chen shook his head: "This is too self-assertive."
"Then what can be done? I think they have pinpointed the old man of our family. Even if he doesn't like it, can he reprimand the students in person?"
Professor Fu can't drive, and the taxi places are always overcrowded. When Lin Chen came to his senses, he had already walked to the bus platform with Fu Hao subconsciously. The habit formed in the university was still stubborn after a few years.
There were many students waiting for the bus on the platform. There were various stalls on the sidewalk on one side. The fumes and aroma diffused onto the platform. Lin Chen turned his head and walked towards the sidewalk.
When he came back, he had a plastic bag in his hand, which contained newly bought fruits.
"Senior brother, what are you doing!" Fu Hao looked at the red plastic bag in Lin Chen's hand, stunned.
"Didn't you ask me to buy a birthday gift?"
"This is too casual, can't you buy something expensive!"
"But I really have no money."
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There is no money, there is no desire for money, and there is money, and there are ways to live with money.
InterContinental Keen May, even in Yongchuan City, where every inch of land is expensive, is also the first choice for the wealthy. It is located on the bank of Honghu Lake, with a panoramic view of the 12-square-kilometer waterfront. Although it is in the suburbs, it is adjacent to the CBD. The location couldn't be better.
But for Lin Chen and Fu Hao, it required them to take the bus for more than half an hour and then walk for more than ten minutes to reach the hotel entrance.
It was getting dark, and the sunset glowed red half of the sky above the lake.
Lin Chen was carrying a plastic bag, and as soon as he stepped into the hotel, a waiter stepped forward to ask.
Fu Hao stood aside and only said the birthday banquet. The alert waiter bowed and said softly, "It's Mr. Su's 60th birthday. On the third floor, please come with me."
In the elevator of a five-star hotel, there is an elegant aroma of aromatherapy. It took another hour to take the bus from Hongjing to Yongchuan before. Lin Chen didn't feel anything, but he was really nervous when he was about to see the teacher in a minute or two.
The waiter put his hand on the door of the banquet hall, bowed, and pushed the door open.
The banquet hall was full of people, and the bright lights made people unable to open their eyes.
On the main table at the end of the hall, sat an old man with glasses. The old man had just passed the age of listening, but his hair was full of gray.
There are many people around the old man, many people are talking to him, and he is also talking to many people. Among those people, there are elites in suits and leather shoes, and there are young people who are simply dressed and have just stepped into society, without exception. The old man is very patient with everyone who talks to him. His face is full of smiles. When shaking hands, he always has both hands.
Lin Chen walked past the plush carpet with the Cowen Mayday canary and rose LOGO, and stood at the edge of the crowd waiting.
At this moment, the old man gently patted the arm of the student in front of him, as if to wait a moment, and then raised his head.
Lin Chen just met that gaze.
The old man pushed his glasses and said with a smile, "Achen, you are here."
Those eyes were gentle and peaceful, and at that moment, all the noisy voices in the hall seemed to recede like a tide. For an old man who has always been self-disciplined and respectful, it is already a great deal to interrupt the students and greet him like this. Favored, Lin Chen took a few steps forward, squatted down in front of the old man, and shouted softly. "Mr. Su."
"Come back?" The old man's palm was on the top of his hair, and his voice sounded hoarse.
"Um."
"Come back, just come back." The old man said, patting his head.
Lin Chen immediately handed over the bag in his hand and said, "Happy birthday, vitamin supplements."
The old man took the plain pocket, opened it, and saw that there were six peaches in it, so he laughed out loud.
The atmosphere between the master and the apprentice is really warm. Someone who greeted the classmates in the middle of the hall, just saw this scene, and walked to the main table very unhappy.
"Isn't this Lin Chen, long time no see!"
A full-fledged voice sounded in his ears, Lin Chen got up, turned around, and stood in front of a man in the uniform of a hotel executive.
He was stunned for a while, then looked at Fu Hao subconsciously, and Professor Fu made a mouthful comparison: "Zheng Dongdong".
When Lin Chen received the signal, he naturally reached out to him and said, "Hello, long time no see."
Although Fu Hao has repeatedly mentioned the name Zheng Dongdong, for Lin Chen, he really doesn't have much impression of Zheng Dongdong. In my memory, Zheng Dongdong seems to be the president of their student council. Can't remember clearly. Therefore, to say long time no see is just a theoretical politeness.
"That's that, how can a busy person like you think of coming to see our old classmates." Zheng Dongdong teased.
Lin Chen thought about it and didn't know what to say, so he didn't talk to him, and the scene suddenly became awkward.
Zheng Dongdong's face darkened, and he glanced at the plastic bag in the old man's hand: "Lin Chen, what good things did you give the teacher, so let's take a look?"
"peach."
"Teacher's birthday banquet, will you give me a bag of peaches?" Zheng Dongdong suddenly raised the volume, pretending to be shocked, and many eyes in the field followed his reputation.
"Well, just bought it."
His voice was calm, without the slightest bit of shame. Zheng Dongdong's countless taunts were smothered in his chest by these understated words. It was very uncomfortable, especially uncomfortable.
The old man glanced at the two students who were stalemate, clapped his hands lightly, and said behind him, "Hao Zhen, don't you always shout to see you, Senior Brother Lin Chen, come here."
At this time, Lin Chen noticed that behind the old man, there was a half-person-height birthday gift piled up, and a slender beauty was registering something.
Hearing the teacher's call, the girl hurriedly turned around, her long hair falling down.
It was a really beautiful face, with eyebrows like distant mountains and bright eyes. The girl was wearing a maroon short-sleeved knitted cardigan and a knee-length black pleated skirt. Her long soft hair was draped over her shoulders, and her pearl earrings were looming. She put it away. Ben, came over with a smile, and reached out to Lin Chen: "Senior brother, how are you?"
Lin Chen looked at the girl in front of him, his eyes finally fell on her rather incongruous pink nails, Xu Haozhen's fingertips trembled slightly, but he didn't retract his hand, finally, Lin Chen reached out and shook hands with her: "You it is good."
Lin Chen withdrew his hand, got close to the old man, and asked in a low voice, "What is this doing?"
"You said they gave me these useless things for what, I will register the price, let them take it back, and give it to me after I cash it. I donated it to them." The old man whispered.
Lin Chen laughed dumbly: "Will this not be good?"
"You kid brought a bag of peaches to my birthday, why don't you feel bad?"
"But anyway, you can take it home." Lin Chen whispered.
After he finished speaking, the old man laughed, the laughter was a little loud, and it fell into Zheng Dongdong's eyes, which was extremely dazzling.
Having said that, the gift was finished, and there were many students surrounded by the old man, Lin Chen consciously stepped back.
At six o'clock, the birthday banquet started on time.
The order of seating at the wine table is very particular. Many people present knew that Lin Chen was the old man's favorite student, but he and Fu Hao were placed in the far corner. At the table, some celebrities and elites sat on the main table.
The old man was surrounded by stars like the moon, and from time to time there were students going to toast, but Lin Chen didn't join in the fun, and sat quietly in the corner.
The seating order was messed up. He and Fu Hao didn't sit with their former classmates. The people sitting in the corners were probably not very gregarious, so everyone at the same table was digging their heads to eat. There was an eerie silence.
The dishes of the five-star hotel are naturally good, and maybe the chef knew that this time it was the general manager's treat, and he was more attentive when cooking. Fu Hao couldn't help eating half a plate of shrimp and rubbed his stomach. But he heard Zheng Dongdong's haunted voice again.
"Lin Chen, why are you here, I'm really busy and forgot, let's go, do you want to sit at the main table?" The young man in a suit raised a glass of red wine, his face was flushed, as if he had just finished a round of toasts.
His tone was arrogant and his voice was loud, half sarcasm and half polite. Someone like Zheng Dongdong who was scornful and vindictive had just lost his face, and of course he had to get back on his feet. For such a problem, the answer is to climb up the pole, if not, it is to give Shameless face, no matter what, it will make people uncomfortable.
A few tables around, someone has noticed the movement here.
It's just that people like Lin Chen are very speechless many times.
There was no embarrassment on his face, he just picked up the teacup, touched the red wine glass calmly, and said, "Okay."
The more magnanimous he is, the more ugly Zheng Dongdong's face is.
He walked to the main table, the old man saw this, patted the vacant seat beside him enthusiastically, and said, "Achen, come here, sit here."
The seats on the table were full, and the only vacant seat was, of course, Zheng Dongdong himself.
For a person like Mr. Su, this is already an obvious statement. Most of the people present are the proud disciples of the old man. When they look at Zheng Dongdong's eyes, there must be something strange.
The old man didn't say anything more, just asked the waiter to add another seat on the table. Zheng Dongdong toasted a round of wine and sat in his new seat as if nothing had happened.
After he sat down, he winked at the other person on the table, the other person understood and put down the glass: "Lin Chen, I've heard the name for a long time, you will always be the first in the grade, and never give us a way to live, I don't know, you are here now. Where is the high school?"
On the main table, of course, you can't be lazy, and you must answer the questions asked by others seriously: "I used to be the dormitory in Hongjing City Experimental Primary School..." Lin Chen replied.
"Pfft." Before he could finish his sentence, a sneer sounded on the table, "How can Lao Fu say you are a consultant in the Hongjing Criminal Police Team, this kid!"
"Well, this was just taken over."
"You crossed the border a bit too big." The man said with a smile.
Lin Chen didn't answer, he just listened to Zheng Dongdong coolly say: "The police station in that small place in Hongjing? That's really overkill."
"Hey, anyone can be like you. You can be the general manager of Keen May at a young age!" The man sang with Zheng Dongdong again, "Koen May is a multinational consortium, if you become the general manager someday Group President, don't forget our old classmates!"
"It's not that easy. Our psychology graduates are not as popular as the orthodox finance students. Moreover, Keen May was an industry under the Xing family overseas. The president of the group, of course, can only be a direct descendant of the Xing family. There is no hope!"
Zheng Dongdong said half truthfully.
The surrounding classmates were a little shocked.
After all, everyone knows that Keen May is the best five-star in Yongchuan, but few people know that above this hotel, there is a multinational consortium, and behind that consortium is the majestic Xing Dynasty. Home, then, Zheng Dongdong, who hopes to go further in that family's business, is really amazing. Everyone looked at Zheng Dongdong with a little more envy, and soon, someone praised him again: "No matter what, if you really become the president, you should be like today, invite us all to a table, One present counts as one!"
"It's hard to say in the future, but tonight, I can still invite everyone to drink again."
"You kid said please have a drink, it must be a good place!"
"It's okay." Zheng Dongdong took a sip of red wine and pretended to say mysteriously. He turned his eyes and looked at Lin Chen again, "Will Lin Chen go with you?"
"Yeah, Senior Brother, let's go too."
For some reason, the little junior sister beside Lin Chen also said.
Lin Chen looked at Xu Hao's strange pink nail polish, and finally nodded.
Knowing that the students had activities at night, the old man naturally found a reason to slip away early. Before leaving, he patted Lin Chen on the shoulder and asked to come home for dinner when he had time.
The old man left, and of course many people followed him. Fu Hao sat in his seat and kept winking at Lin Chen.
The people at the main table were all left by Zheng Dongdong, and they were almost dispersed. Someone said to Zheng Dongdong: "Dongdong, I've agreed, you will invite you to drink later, but you can help us book the hotel money. Still have to give it to you."
The man said, many people at the table nodded in agreement.
"Why are you all so polite." Zheng Dongdong seemed to feel quite proud, looked at Lin Chen lightly, and asked, "By the way, where do you stay at night?"
Before Lin Chen spoke, Professor Fu, who had sneaked up to the table, quickly replied, "Senior brother, stay with me at night."
"Don't be kidding, who doesn't know that our Yongchuan University teachers' apartment is a single room, you really asked your senior brother to lay a floor with you!" The man said, and then said what Zheng Dongdong wanted to hear most, "Dongdong, ah , See if your hotel still has a special room, and then book another room for Lin Chen, our classmates all live together, and it's lively."
Zheng Dongdong nodded and called the main office without saying a word.
I don't know what to say on the other end of the phone, Zheng Dongdong held down the microphone, with a false apology on his face, he said to Lin Chen, "I'm sorry, all the special rooms in our hotel have been booked by these guys, only the lake is left. Jing executive suite, the original price is 6,000, I'll give you a 40% discount, how about 3,600?"
He raised the corner of his mouth, and his eyes were full of pride, as if he was waiting for Lin Chen to say some excuses for refusal, so that he could laugh again.
Fu Hao listened and couldn't help clenching his fists.
Lin Chen didn't get angry, and his face still had that flat and calm expression. He lightly held down his junior brother's fist and said, "No need, thank you."
"Senior brother, what the hell, Zheng Dongdong, this kid made it clear that he was going to embarrass you. Three thousand sixty-one nights, even after the discount, why didn't he go live!"
When the banquet went downstairs, Zheng Dongdong led a group of classmates who were going to drink in the evening, and Fu Hao deliberately grabbed Lin Chen and complained fiercely.
"Can't afford to live in a luxury hotel, where is the embarrassment?" Lin Chen asked back.
How could Professor Fu answer such a question? He glared at Lin Chen, and had no choice but to change the subject: "Why did you agree to drink with him!"
"Because, I found a very strange thing."
Lin Chen whispered, and suddenly, he raised his head.
The large army in front had already walked to the hotel lobby. A dozen people surrounded Zheng Dongdong, as if they were allocating vehicles that would travel. They all drank some wine and made a lot of noise, but suddenly, Lin Chen couldn't hear. any sound.
In the hotel lobby, under the bright crystal lamp, a person is sitting.
With his long legs folded, he leaned on the sofa, reading the stalls, his police uniform was placed on the armrest beside him, the soft light spread on his side, and behind him was the dark and quiet water of the macro lake.
Then, he raised his head.
It is still a sloppy demeanor and a quiet and far-reaching gaze.
The soft piano sound in the hall suddenly flowed down.
Lin Chen walked over.
Xing Conglian smiled.
"How did you come?"
"Didn't you say you don't want to call?"
As if sensing something, Zheng Dongdong turned around and saw Lin Chen standing at a coffee table not far away, as if he had met someone.
He thought about it and walked over.
The man on the sofa was smiling and talking to Lin Chen. Looking at it from Zheng Dongdong's point of view, he could only see his hand resting on the table and his extremely handsome profile. Then, Zheng Dongdong saw that there was a A black room card featuring Cowen Mayday's signature canary and rose pattern.
Xing Conglian's finger lightly tapped on the card, then moved to the table.
Lin Chen was still stunned, but the other party's always low and pleasant voice sounded in his ears.
"Sir, please take the room card."