Chapter 2190
He Yuzhu Makes a Decision Regarding Zhang Jing
No matter what, Yan Bugui refused to let anyone else know.
Liu Lan said, "This won't work, that won't work. I can't just call He Yuzhu because of what you say."
Don't blame me for not warning you.
Given your credibility, even if I send him the money, he won't believe me.
He Yuzhu has quite a few inkstones at home. How much is an inkstone that Emperor Qianlong used worth?
I believe He Yuzhu would rather not come back to see you than do so.
Who knows, maybe this is a trap you and Yi Zhonghai set up.
Yan Bugui thought for a moment and then said, "Then how about this, you find a camera and take a picture. Send it to He Yuzhu."
Liu Lan said, "Then we might as well just send this thing to him directly."
Yan Bugui looked at Liu Lan warily: "Don't even think about it."
The imperial-made Songhua stone dragon inkstone was Yan Bugui's lifeblood.
He would never have taken it out if it weren't to save his second aunt's life.
Before receiving the money, Yan Bugui would not let the imperial-made Songhua stone dragon inkstone out of his sight.
Liu Lan said, "You can't tell anything just from a few photos."
"How about this, you come with our people to Shandong."
Yan Bugui was somewhat tempted, but after thinking about it, he directly refused.
Going to Shandong with him wasn't a problem; his fear was that when he came back, he wouldn't be able to explain it to Yi Zhonghai.
"I still need to take care of my husband, so I can't leave Beijing."
Give him a call, and if he's willing to buy it, I'll sell it to him.
If you're not willing, then forget it, I'll sell it to someone else.
Liu Lan thought that this was something the emperor used, and He Yuzhu might be interested, so she agreed to help Yan Bugui make a phone call to He Yuzhu.
Yan Bugui's stomach growled: "I haven't had breakfast yet. Can you arrange for someone to get me some food?"
Liu Lan has a sharp tongue but a soft heart.
Moreover, Yan Bugui was not a worker at the steel rolling mill, and he didn't have any major conflicts with Yan Bugui, so he agreed.
After Yan Bugui had eaten and drunk his fill, he found another excuse to ask for a lunchbox, saying he wanted to deliver it to his second aunt.
Liu Lan finally witnessed Yan Bugui's stinginess, so she had him cook a dish and sent him away.
As Yan Bugui left the restaurant, he smugly thought that he would change his ways every day from now on and use this excuse to freeload at restaurants.
Liu Lan was unaware that her momentary soft-heartedness almost caused the restaurant a lot of trouble.
After Yan Bugui left, he called He Yuzhu.
He Yuzhu was filled with doubt after hearing this.
Throughout Sha Zhu's life, Yan Bugui never mentioned the imperial-made Songhua stone dragon inkstone.
No one in the entire courtyard knew about this inkstone.
But that's not surprising.
Sha Zhu knew everything that happened in the courtyard house, all of which was given to him by Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu.
The two of them didn't want Sha Zhu to know, and Sha Zhu absolutely didn't know. No one in the entire courtyard dared to tell Sha Zhu.
That is, He Daqing is back and will talk to Sha Zhu.
However, Sha Zhu was completely fooled by Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu, and didn't believe He Daqing's words at all.
Gradually, He Daqing stopped talking to Sha Zhu.
Saying it was pointless and only offended Qin Huairu.
At that time, his life was in Qin Huairu's hands.
For the sake of his own life, he dared not cause any trouble.
As for whether Yan Bugui's inkstone is genuine or not.
It's still uncertain about He Yuzhu.
However, he tends to believe it is true.
The reason is Yan Bugui's status as a small business owner.
Before liberation, Yan Bugui had some wealth. He said he squandered all his wealth, but that's just his claim; nobody actually saw it.
Only he and his second aunt know how much of this is genuine.
Given Yan Bugui's personality, there's a high chance he's hiding something good in his house.
He Yuzhu originally thought that the two yuan in savings was all the couple had.
In retrospect, he was still a bit too superficial.
How could someone like Yan Bugui only hide a little money? Unfortunately, he knew too little about what happened before Yan Bugui moved to the courtyard house.
As for this imperial Songhua stone dragon inkstone, He Yuzhu guessed that he probably secretly gave it to his three sons in the end.
He Yuzhu didn't know which son had received the inkstone.
After Yan Bugui's funeral, the Yan brothers sold the house to Sha Zhu and never came to the courtyard house again.
At the time, Sha Zhu complained to a few people that they were heartless and had abandoned the elderly in the courtyard after Yan Bugui left.
Liu Lan asked on the other end of the phone, "What exactly are you thinking?"
After thinking for a moment, He Yuzhu decided to go back to Beijing. Of course, his purpose was not Yan Bugui's inkstone.
An inkstone is only worth a few coins.
It's still an inkstone whose authenticity is unknown.
If he wanted, he could travel to museums abroad and acquire many treasures.
He Yuzhu went back mainly to handle business matters; Yan Bugui's matter was just secondary.
He Yuzhu told Lin Jinghan and then went back to Beijing alone.
Lin Jinghan wants to stay here and help take care of her grandson.
Yan Bugui took the inkstone to the hospital first.
The three older women stared at him as soon as they saw him and asked, "Have you thought this through?"
Yan Bugui nodded like a thief: "Don't worry, I just came from Sha Zhu's restaurant."
Look, in this lunchbox, I got the food from his restaurant.
At this moment, the three women didn't care about the food; all they wanted to know was how much the inkstone had sold for and whether it would be enough to cover their expenses for the rest of their lives.
"How much money did Sha Zhu give? Let me tell you, that was something the emperor used."
"I absolutely cannot agree to this without a million."
Yan Bugui said, "One million? Even if you add another zero, I still wouldn't be willing to sell it to him."
"If it weren't for your illness, I would definitely keep you."
"So how much money are you planning to ask him for?" the third aunt asked curiously.
Yan Bugui said helplessly, "What money do you need? I didn't see him."
The three women asked, puzzled, "Isn't he most fond of antiques?"
Why haven't I seen you yet?
You didn't drag Lao Yi along, did you?
"If you bring Lao Yi with you, he definitely won't see you."
Yan Bugui said irritably, "Am I that stupid?"
Old Yi must not find out about selling the inkstones.
If he found out, he'd definitely make me take out the rest of my money to support Qin Huairu.
The three women immediately said with dissatisfaction, "Why should we? Our relationship with Sha Zhu has deteriorated to this point because of the Jia family."
If he hadn't insisted on helping the Jia family, he wouldn't have ended up arguing with Sha Zhu.
If you ask me, he shouldn't have chosen Jia Dongxu in the first place.
It would have been much better to just choose Sha Zhu.
I don't know what the deaf old lady was thinking; she didn't even try to persuade him.
The deaf old lady was indignant.
Why didn't she try to persuade Yi Zhonghai?
The deaf old lady argued with Yi Zhonghai countless times in an attempt to persuade him to give up on the Jia family.
Yi Zhonghai took a liking to the Jia family, and the deaf old lady couldn't do anything about it.
The deaf old lady was unaware that Yi Zhonghai had married Qin Huairu.
If they found out, they'd be furious.
Yi Zhonghai, a hypocrite, is actually a romantic at heart.
Yan Bugui said, "Alright, some things are better left unsaid.
We're all relying on Qin Huairu for care right now. If she finds out you've said these things, who will take care of us?
Upon hearing this, the third aunt sighed, "How could I have raised such an unfilial son?"
Not only are they unwilling to pay for my surgery, but they also won't even bring me food.
"I'm telling you, we absolutely cannot give the money from selling the inkstone to those unfilial sons."
Yan Bugui thought the same thing: "I understand, stop talking. Let's eat first and try the food from Chaoyang Restaurant." (End of Chapter)