Chapter 88 Liu Gang

  Time passed slowly, Li Yang went to work during the day and returned home to borrow two books from He Lao's house, occasionally even having dinner at He Lao's house, his life was simple yet fulfilling.

  These days have added a lot of knowledge about antiques for Li Yang, He Lao's collection is very comprehensive and rich, Li Yang reads one by one, probably can't finish in a year, He Lao's collection has become Li Yang's exclusive treasure trove, Li Yang comfortably and quickly absorbs the knowledge he needs from it.

  With his special ability, Li Yang no longer had to worry about his eyesight. Even the most powerful expert would have a blind spot sometimes, but Li Yang's special ability could analyze the inherent nature of an object and would never go wrong, which was his greatest advantage.

  No need to exercise his eyesight, it's like saying that Li Yang can turn the theories he memorized from books into his own abilities, even if he hasn't seen the real thing before, as long as he remembers these special characteristics, he can always use his special ability to find the connection among them, just like when he evaluated those ancient jades at the birthday banquet.

  Mr. He has been paying attention to Li Yang's progress in recent days, and he can only use two words to describe Li Yang's talent: "beyond surprise". The things Li Yang has seen can always be summarized into his own, and Mr. He's collections have all been commented on by Li Yang. Li Yang's understanding of some things even surpasses that of ordinary experts, almost reaching the level of a master.

  The better Li Yang performed, the more delighted Old He felt in his heart, and at the same time, it further solidified Old He's idea that no matter what, he had to keep an eye on Li Yang and resolutely not let him take a wrong path.

  Before long, the time has come to the twenty-fifth and twenty-sixth of the lunar calendar, and there are four or five days left before the Spring Festival. The whole city of Mingyang is already filled with a festive atmosphere.

  At 2:26 in the afternoon, Li Yang had just returned when he was called over by Old He. The one who came to call Li Yang wasn't the familiar Liu aunt, but rather a middle-aged woman who attended to Old He.

  The young man who appeared in front of Li Yang was someone he had never seen before. The young man looked about the same age as Li Yang, with a height of 1.8 meters, looking quite slender but very spirited. After telling Old He that he wanted to see Li Yang, he waited aside.

  Li Yang was very puzzled about this strange young man. He had been to Old He's home many times and could confirm that he had never seen this person before.

  Fortunately, from Li Yang's place to He Lao's home is only a few steps away, even if he was cheated, he couldn't be cheated much. Moreover, there are 24-hour monitors in the community, and someone is always watching at any time. If something really happens outside, those fierce security guards will definitely not ignore it.

  Following the young man, Li Yang soon arrived at He Lao's home. After entering He Lao's gate, Li Yang's suspicion completely disappeared and he began to wonder if the young man was a relative of He Lao's.

  "Li Yang, come sit down!"

  He Lao was lying on the chair under the big tree, smiling and waving his hand at Li Yang. Li Yang had a better understanding of He Lao during this period, knowing that He Lao's wife used to love sitting under this tree. After He Lao's wife passed away, the only person who often sat under the tree was He Lao himself.

  "Who's this old man? I've never seen him before, is he a relative of yours?"

  Li Yang sat down opposite He Lao without any politeness, he was already very familiar with this place and didn't consider himself an outsider at all.

  Li Yang asked the young man who had brought him here. The young man was now standing behind Li Yang and hadn't sat down yet.

  "His name is Liu Gang, I was just about to introduce him to you!" Old He smiled and pointed behind Li Yang, and the young man immediately stood in front of Li Yang.

  "I'm going back to Beijing tomorrow, and I won't be able to come back until after May 1st. During this time, I'll leave the key with you, and I'll ask Liu Gang to stay behind and help me take care of the house. You can take care of him a bit more, and when you go out, bring him along too - he's hardly ever gone out while staying at my place!"

  He Lao seemed to be a bit sentimental, and Li Yang nodded slightly. A few days ago, He Lao had said that he would return to Beijing for the New Year, and it was about time to go back now.

  He Lao usually lives in Mingyang, but his children are all in Beijing, and He Lao's real home is also in Beijing. During the Chinese New Year, he must return to Beijing. It's already not easy for He Lao to spend more than half a year in Mingyang every year. If it weren't for his wife passing away here, wanting to stay with her, He Lao probably wouldn't have come at all.

  "You can rest assured and go back, or I'll take a few books from you first. You don't need to leave the key or have someone watch the door!"

  Li Yang said slowly that he would miss He Lao when he returned to Beijing, as He Lao had taught him a lot of things in the past few days, which had benefited Li Yang greatly.

  "Haha, no need to say anything else, just take good care of him during the time I'm away!"

  He Lao burst out laughing, Li Yang did not object. During this time, Li Yang's understanding of He Lao increased a lot. He Lao was usually very good-tempered and especially kind to him, but once he made up his mind, no one could change it, including Li Yang.

  Li Yang had dinner at He Lao's home, which was very sumptuous. Tomorrow morning, He Lao will go back and before going back, He Lao left some requirements for Li Yang again. Next time they meet, He Lao will test Li Yang well.

  That piece of glass with the emperor green jade has already been sent to Suzhou, it will be returned to him around 15th after the new year, Li Yang just needs to wait patiently at home.

  After dinner, Li Yang left with a few books and didn't think much about He Lao leaving Liu Gang behind. He had no idea that this was He Lao's deliberate arrangement for him. Otherwise, given the security measures here and the safety level of the villa, there would be no need to leave anyone to watch the house.

  The next morning, He Lao left early before Li Yang woke up. The day after tomorrow, as soon as Li Yang drove out of the house, he saw Liu Gang standing by a tree in the garden at the door, smiling at him.

  "Mr. Li, I'm free today, take me with you to work and I'll learn from your place too!"

  Liu Gang, who was with him today and yesterday, gave Li Yang two different feelings. Li Yang looked at him suspiciously and pointed to the door of He Lao's house, asking "Aren't you supposed to be taking care of He Lao's place? Can you just go out casually?"

  "Taking care of the house doesn't mean staying at home all the time, going out is no problem!"

  "Alright, let's get on the bus!"

  Li Yang didn't think much, drove directly with Liu Gang out of the door. In the car, Li Yang knew that Liu Gang was born in the same year as himself, only three months younger. However, when Li Yang asked him what his relationship with He Lao was, he refused to say anything. Unable to get an answer from Liu Gang, Li Yang could only give up. Anyway, He Lao just wanted him to take good care of this person and didn't say anything else.

  As the year-end approaches, An's Jewelry held a series of large-scale events to attract customers returning home for Chinese New Year. Many people who work outside their hometowns return home during this time to get engaged. The engagement customs in Mingyang cannot be without three-gold jewelry, although these people won't buy very expensive things, but the several thousand or tens of thousands added together is not a small amount either.

  Zhang Ying was busy directing, and the employees were also working hard. They knew that the harder they worked in these few days, the thicker the red envelopes would be on the 30th, allowing them to have a bountiful harvest year as well.

  Li Yang's car arrived at the parking lot just after 8 o'clock. These days, everyone has been coming to work ahead of time, and Li Yang didn't want to be late either.

  It was just after 8 o'clock in the morning, and there were already many customers looking at jewelry on the first floor of Anshi Jewelry Store. Many of them were young men and women who are likely to become real customers.

  After greeting the crowd downstairs, Li Yang immediately took Liu Gang to the second floor. Li Yang had originally wanted Liu Gang to go play somewhere else on his own, as Anshi's place was in the commercial center of Mingyang, where there were many places to hang out.

  Helpless, Liu Gang insisted on following, Li Yang could only bring him to the second floor and settle him in the rest room. After all, Liu Gang was He Lao's man, and Zhang Ying would not have any complaints about this.

  "Li Yang, come here, come to my office, I was just looking for you!"

  Li Yang had just settled Liu Gang and went out to meet Zhang Ying. Since Li Yang hadn't returned to his own office, he first went to Zhang Ying's office.

  As soon as he entered the office, Zhang Ying asked eagerly: "What's your relationship with Cui Yu Xuan and Zhang Wei?"

  "Zhang Wei? The relationship is okay, he has been inviting me to be a director of the Mingyang Jade Stone Association, I am still considering it!" Li Yang was slightly stunned, not understanding why Zhang Ying suddenly asked about Zhang Wei.

  "It's like this, the sales of jade and soft jade have been exceptionally hot these days. Our store has already run out of mid-to-low-end jade products. I've contacted the headquarters to ask them to send us a batch of goods, but currently, all branches across the country are facing tight inventory, so the headquarters can only provide limited assistance. They're asking us to think of our own solutions to overcome this difficulty!"

  Zhang Ying looked at Li Yang and slowly explained that he wanted to go to Cuiyu Xuan first to borrow or purchase a batch of mid-to-low-end jade to cope with the last few days of sales before the New Year, which were the best days for business this year.

  Li Yang hesitated for a moment, and after seeing Zhang Ying's expectant gaze, he immediately nodded: "Okay, I'll go to Cuixuan now to find Zhang Wei and try to persuade him to support us with a batch of mid-to-low-end jade accessories!"

  "Alright, thank you for that. If this deal goes through, our employees' bonuses will increase, and I know you don't care about the bonus, but I'll make sure to let everyone know it's thanks to your help that they're getting a higher income!"

  Zhang Ying happily patted Li Yang's shoulder, and he didn't care about the bonus amount, but the sales figure was directly linked to his performance. Zhang Ying wanted to move up another level to become a high-level leader of the parent company, so he had to do a good job in his current position first.

  Li Yang didn't even return to his office, and hastily went downstairs. Before he left the building, Li Yang suddenly remembered Liu Gang in the rest room, and when he turned around to go back, he found that Liu Gang had somehow appeared behind him, winking at him with a smile.

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