Chapter 2199
Xu Damao's Moves
Xu Damao said with amusement, "Since someone has offered a high price, you should sell it to that person."
He Yuzhu definitely wouldn't want it.
He has a particular fondness for things from the Ming Dynasty.
This thing is dispensable to him.
A look of panic flashed across Yan Bugui's face again, but it quickly disappeared.
He didn't believe Xu Damao's words.
Yan Bugui then said, "You are not a fish, how can you know the joy of fish?"
Do you know what this sentence means?
If He Yuzhu didn't like me, why would he meet with me so many times?
Don't try to fool me.
Yan Bugui ignored Xu Damao and found a place to sit down.
Liu Lan walked over to Xu Damao and whispered, "Is this okay? Don't mess it up?"
Xu Damao said smugly, "Don't worry. Yan Bugui and his group are the kind of people who won't give up even if they reach the Yellow River."
He Yuzhu has cut ties with them completely. They still hope that He Yuzhu will take care of them in their old age if they have the chance.
This time, he was definitely hoping for a lucky break, waiting for He Yuzhu at the restaurant.
Liu Lan said, "You're so sure."
Xu Damao said with a disdainful look, "I can tell what kind of shit they're going to take just by the way they stick their butts out."
Liu Lan looked at him with disgust: "Aren't you disgusting?"
Xu Damao said, "I was just giving an example."
To be honest, He Yuzhu was really something else; why did he have to see him at all?
Isn't this just asking for trouble?
Liu Lan said, "It's my fault too. I felt sorry for him at the time, so I let him have a meal during mealtime."
I never imagined he'd come every day.
Xu Damao said, "That's just how they are. You've seen how shameless Qin Huairu and Yi Zhonghai are, haven't you?"
Liu Lan said, "I never expected that a teacher could be so shameless."
Hey, I heard you recently became an old man living in a courtyard house.
Tell me, how does it taste?
Xu Damao chuckled lewdly: "One word: awesome."
I'm telling you, at that moment, a line from a movie immediately came to mind.
"What did you say?" Liu Lan asked curiously.
Xu Damao, mimicking a character from a movie, said, "I want to tell others that what I've lost, I'm determined to get back."
Liu Lan naturally knew which movie this line came from, so she asked, "What have you lost?"
Xu Damao said, "Just tell me, is that what you mean?"
Liu Lan didn't deny it: "You're really cunning. Last time you used the line 'I haven't been a big brother for a long time' to fool them."
This time, they used the words from inside to deceive them again.
I even suspect that He Yuzhu made this movie specifically for you.
Xu Damao laughed incessantly, thinking of Yi Zhonghai and the others, who had been holding onto the phrase "I haven't been the big brother for many years."
"What are you laughing at?" Liu Lan asked.
Xu Damao covered his mouth and whispered, "Back then, Yan Bugui wanted to take advantage of Liu Haizhong, so he wrote down the sentence that he hadn't treated me like an older brother for many years and gave it to Liu Haizhong."
The fringe was still hanging at home for a while.
Liu Lan was taken aback: "When did this happen? How come you've never mentioned it before?"
Xu Damao said, "During that time, I didn't get along with Liu Haizhong, so I didn't know because I didn't go to his house."
This happened the day before yesterday when I was drinking with Liu Guangtian.
"You also saw Liu Guangtian. Didn't those two brothers go into hiding?"
……
Yan Bugui craned his neck, wanting to hear what Xu Damao and Liu Lan were talking about.
However, their voices were too soft for him to hear.
Once he got close, the two of them stopped talking, leaving Yan Bugui completely helpless.
By the afternoon, Yan Bugui was starting to feel the strain.
"Liu Lan, could you call He Yuzhu for me and tell him that if he doesn't come, I'll sell the inkstone to someone else?"
Liu Lan said directly, "No need to call. He's already on a plane to XJ." "What's he going to XJ for?" Yan Bugui asked in surprise.
Liu Lan said, "It's so novel. If he doesn't travel around, how will the company make money?"
You assume everyone else is like you, starting to plan for retirement at forty.
"Don't talk nonsense. When I'm forty, do I need to worry about retirement?"
Liu Lan didn't give him any face and brought up the past: "You didn't scheme, but didn't Yi Zhonghai scheme?"
I heard that the deaf old lady in your neighborhood concluded back then that you and Liu Haizhong's children were both unfilial.
Yan Bugui said angrily, "Only petty people and women are difficult to deal with."
Don't blame me for not warning you.
"If you miss out on this inkstone, I'd like to see how you explain it to He Yuzhu."
He tried to threaten Liu Lan, forcing her to call He Yuzhu.
Liu Lan didn't care and pointed at Yan Bugui's inkstone: "Only you would treat this thing like a treasure."
How I explain things is my business; you'd better not come.
Yan Bugui saw that Liu Lan was unyielding to both soft and hard approaches, and he was at a loss for what to do.
In the courtyard, with Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong standing behind him, he was full of confidence in dealing with others.
Once outside the courtyard house, without help, things didn't feel as smooth.
Xu Damao saw that the time was right and came over.
"See? I told you He Yuzhu wouldn't be coming."
Yan Bugui rolled his eyes at him and ignored him.
Xu Damao didn't mind and continued, "If you want to sell it for a high price, there is actually a way. You can go to an auction house in Hong Kong."
Where did your inkstone go? Maybe you can fool those big-nosed people into offering two hundred thousand for it.
Yan Bugui was somewhat tempted, but he soon realized that Xu Damao was just fooling him.
These days, a trip to Hong Kong can be quite expensive.
If it can sell for 200,000, that would be good.
But if it doesn't sell for 200,000, it will be a huge loss.
It's hard to say whether he, an eighty-year-old man, will be able to come back.
"So what if you've been to Hong Kong? What are you showing off for?"
Xu Damao said, "How can you not appreciate a good person's kindness? I'm just trying to give you advice."
By the way, I heard that the third aunt's surgery can't wait any longer.
If we wait, the tumor may worsen.
If it gets worse, even if it can be cured, the surgery cost will double.
You wouldn't be deliberately asking for a high price so that this inkstone won't sell.
"Once Auntie dies, I'll follow Yi Zhonghai's example and marry a young and beautiful wife."
Yan Bugui blushed with anger: "Xu Damao, if you dare to talk nonsense again, I won't let you off the hook."
Yan Bugui was genuinely angry.
Honestly, he never intended to marry another woman.
Getting married costs money.
At his age, if he still has the means, he can at most marry an old lady with children.
At that time, he will have to do what Yi Zhonghai did and help the widow find a partner.
Yan Bugui wouldn't even spend his own son's money, so how could he possibly help others?
Xu Damao didn't care about Yan Bugui's threat at all, and generously said, "How about this, I'll use 70,000 yuan to buy your inkstone. You can use the money to pay for your wife's medical treatment."
Yan Bugui stormed off in a huff.
Liu Lan then asked Xu Damao, "Is this all you need?"
Xu Damao said, "It's pretty much over. I estimate he'll come again tomorrow, and if he doesn't see He Yuzhu, he'll give up."
Liu Lan gave Xu Damao a thumbs up: "No wonder He Yuzhu said you're the best at dealing with them."
I'm terrified of this Yan Bugui.
Xu Damao said smugly, "Don't you even know who I am?"
Xu Damao was very proactive in dealing with Yi Zhonghai and his associates.
When he was a projectionist, he had a dirty past and was afraid of being schemed against by Yi Zhonghai and his gang, so he had to please them.
Now, he's not afraid anymore.
Without any more scruples, he could deal with Yi Zhonghai and his group however he pleased. (End of Chapter)