Master Song and Director Lu both picked up their teacups and took a sip. Master Song praised, "Not bad, not bad! It seems that Ruofei's tea art has also improved a lot! "
Xia Ruofei smiled and said, "The way of tea is about the perception of life. I'm just showing off in front of the two of you …"
After that, Xia Ruofei also picked up his teacup and took a sip. The unique fragrance of Dahongpao assailed his nostrils. After the tea entered his mouth, the fragrance lingered in his mouth, and the aftertaste was endless.
The tea leaves that Xia Ruofei gave Master Song were naturally the best. The tea leaves used were all directly picked from the branches of the mother tree, Dahongpao. It was the second generation of Dahongpao, and the basic characteristics of asexual reproduction were all preserved.
In addition, the tea leaves were made by Xia Qing himself. The quality was much higher than the Dahongpao tea sold on the Internet by the Taoyuan Company. Of course, even the Dahongpao tea sold in bulk in Taoyuan could definitely be called the best of the teas. The tea leaves that cost thousands or even tens of thousands of yuan per kilogram could not be compared to the Dahongpao tea in Taoyuan.
"Ruofei is too modest!" Master Song laughed and said, "When I make tea myself, I feel that it lacks a little artistic conception and seems to be more worldly. It seems that I'm still a layman after all!"
"Grandpa Song, you have a national sentiment!" Xia Ruofei said, "A businessman like me is the layman!"
Although Master Song had retired for many years, as a leader at his level, as long as he did not enter Babao Mountain, how could he completely stay away from politics? Master Song still maintained the habit of reading newspapers and documents every day. He was also very concerned about national affairs.
Master Song laughed heartily and said, "You child … This is not an era where businessmen are inferior …"
Xia Ruofei chatted with Master Song and Director Lu for a while before he remembered that he hadn't taken out the gift he had brought.
Thus, he stood up and said, "Grandpa Song, I also brought you a small gift. Please wait a moment …"
After that, Xia Ruofei walked to the side and took out a black Zhong Kui jade carving from his bag. He walked straight to Master Song.
Before coming to Beijing, Xia Ruofei had already decided to give Master Song a jade carving.
Although in Du Qinghong's eyes, this kind of magic tool was worth more than a hundred million, Xia Ruofei was not stingy. In his eyes, this legendary general was not only a kind elder, but also his absolute idol when he first joined the army.
The main reason was that the Guan Yu carving seemed to have a strong sense of jianghu. Zhong Kui was a famous door god in traditional culture, so it was not inappropriate to give it to Master Song.
Xia Ruofei handed the jade carving to Master Song and said with a smile, "Some time ago, I coincidentally obtained a piece of rare black jade. I personally carved a few small things. This Zhong Kui jade carving is for you!"
Master Song naturally knew what was good for him. When he saw the Zhong Kui jade carving, he couldn't help but have a glimmer of light in his eyes.
Although he didn't know that this kind of magic tool was worth more than a hundred million, just the rarity and material of the jade, as well as the lifelike carving, meant that the value of this jade carving was definitely not low. It was at least ten million yuan.
Moreover, the Spirit-Gathering Jade Guanyin that Xia Ruofei had given him had endless magical uses. How could this Zhong Kui jade carving be just an ordinary carving? If it had some other functions, its value would be even more difficult to estimate.
Master Song said with a wry smile, "Ruofei, you're making me make a mistake! This gift is a little too expensive … "
In the past, when Xia Ruofei had given him things, whether it was tea leaves, wine, or the high-value Spirit-Gathering Jade Guanyin, Master Song had accepted them without any hesitation. This was because he didn't treat Xia Ruofei as an outsider. He just treated them as his junior's filial piety.
However, Master Song still hesitated today.
This was because this jade carving was obviously more expensive than the Spirit-Gathering Jade Guanyin.
Xia Ruofei smiled lightly and said, "How could I let you make a mistake? This is just a little token of my appreciation. Besides, I'm not asking you to do anything. You've already retired. This has nothing to do with the organization's discipline, right? "
Strictly speaking, Xia Ruofei's words were a little sophistry. Even if Master Song had retired, how could his influence be underestimated? Moreover, he wasn't Master Song's blood-related relative. Saying that a junior was being filial to an elder wasn't convincing, even if that was the truth.
Master Song looked into Xia Ruofei's eyes. Xia Ruofei didn't avoid his gaze at all. He just looked at him calmly.
Xia Ruofei's eyes were very clear, without the slightest hint of utilitarianism. Even under Master Song's power, he could remain calm and collected. As the saying goes, if one's heart was selfless, the world would be broad.
Master Song looked at Xia Ruofei for a full ten seconds before revealing a smile.
"Ruofei, what if I don't accept this jade carving?" Master Song asked with interest.
Xia Ruofei said without hesitation, "Then I can only take it back! If you don't like my gift, I can't force you! "
Master Song couldn't help but laugh and say, "I thought you were going to smash it."
Xia Ruofei said with a smile, "Grandpa Song, are you doubting my intelligence? This jade carving is worth a lot. Why wouldn't I accept money? "
The more casual Xia Ruofei's answer was, the happier Master Song was. He pointed at Xia Ruofei with a smile and said, "You're such an honest child!"
"Then, will you accept it or not?" Xia Ruofei asked.
Master Song didn't hesitate this time. He nodded and said, "Yes! How can I reject benefits that are delivered to my door! I have no pressure to accept a gift from you! "
Master Song's words were true. Although Master Song had personally greeted Xia Ruofei and asked his old subordinates to take care of him, Xia Ruofei had always been cautious and had never used Xia Ruofei's name to profit for himself. He was very confident in Xia Ruofei's character.
Even in front of Director Lu, Master Song accepted this precious gift very calmly.
As he touched the Zhong Kui jade carving with great interest, he asked with a smile, "Tell me about it! This jade carving should have some magical uses, right? "
Xia Ruofei said, "This … How should I put it? You can think of it as consecration. If you put it in the house, ordinary demons and evil spirits won't be able to cause trouble. It can protect the safety of the house! "
Director Lu couldn't help but smile bitterly. He thought to himself, Isn't this a little too idealistic?
Previously, as long as the Spirit-Gathering Jade Guanyin was near Master Song, he could feel the changes in the aura, which made people feel very comfortable. But this Zhong Kui jade carving was actually exorcising evil spirits and avoiding evil spirits. It couldn't be seen or touched …
However, Master Song didn't doubt it. Instead, his eyes lit up and he asked, "So, this is a magic item?"
This time, it was Xia Ruofei's turn to be surprised. He didn't expect Master Song to know about magic items.
But after thinking about it, he felt relieved. After all, Master Song's position was quite prominent before he retired. He knew some secrets that ordinary people didn't know. Naturally, he knew that feng shui metaphysics wasn't all feudal superstition. Maybe he knew some of the masters in that circle! It wasn't strange that he knew about magic items.
Xia Ruofei thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "Yes! But the Jade Guanyin from before has more obvious benefits for you. In order to avoid conflicts in the aura, you can wear the Jade Guanyin at all times. And this Zhong Kui jade carving can be placed in the house. "
The Family Song's house was very old. Just the Family Song alone had lived in it for decades. Back then, Master Song wasn't the first owner of this house. It was a house assigned to him by the organization later. In such an old house with such a long history, it was hard to say if there were any unclean things. This Zhong Kui jade carving could play a role in guarding the house.
Ordinary people might be worried about the safety of the jade carving, but Master Song's house was impregnable. The security inside and outside was quite tight. Naturally, there was no risk of theft.
Master Song nodded and said, "Okay, we'll do as you say. Place it in my house."
After that, Master Song played with the jade carving for a while.
Ever since Master Song placed the Zhong Kui jade carving in the house in the backyard, the old house seemed to have gradually undergone some subtle changes.
In the past, Master Song himself didn't feel anything. After all, he had experienced a fierce war. It could be said that he had climbed out of a pile of corpses. The murderous aura on his body was enough to make most of the evil spirits not dare to get close to him.
But the staff in the old house, including Director Lu, more or less felt that the house was a little gloomy at night. Sometimes, some people would even hear some strange sounds.
Ever since the Zhong Kui jade carving was placed in the house, everyone felt that the night seemed to be less gloomy and more warm. The gloomy feeling disappeared without a trace. It was as if the atmosphere of the whole house had changed.
Of course, this was all in the future.
That night, Master Song and Xia Ruofei chatted for a long time. In the end, Xia Ruofei stayed in the old house.
Since it was an order from an elder, Xia Ruofei naturally didn't dare to refuse. He stayed in the guest room of the Family Song's old house for the night.
The next day, he accompanied Master Song for breakfast and then got up to leave.
Master Song instructed Director Lu to prepare a lot of gifts for Xia Ruofei. Now, the wine and tea produced by Xia Ruofei's company were no worse than the internal ration that Master Song enjoyed. Therefore, Master Song's gifts for Xia Ruofei didn't include tea and wine. They were mainly some supplements, special snacks, and the like.
Of course, Master Song knew that Xia Ruofei smoked, so there was naturally a lot of specially supplied cigarettes. There were two full boxes of twenty cigarettes. Even Director Lu couldn't help but be envious.
This was almost an entire year's ration for Master Song. Now that Master Song himself didn't smoke, he simply gave it all to Xia Ruofei.
Director Lu knew that the last time Song Rui came back on the weekend, he carefully asked Master Song for a few packs, but he was bluntly rejected.
But when it came to Xia Ruofei, it was directly given in boxes.
How could his grandson endure this … Manager Lu secretly thought to himself, somewhat amused.
After Xia Ruofei drove back to the courtyard house in Liuhai Lane, he called Song Wei. When Song Wei found out that Xia Ruofei was free today, he immediately put down a research project in his hands and rushed directly to the courtyard house.
The two of them used the Time Formation to cultivate for more than ten days. They didn't stop until it was close to noon in the outside world.
After this cultivation, Song Wei's cultivation level improved again. He was one step closer to the third level of Qi Refinement. Xia Ruofei estimated that after another two or three cultivation sessions, he should be able to touch the bottleneck of a breakthrough.
When the two of them cultivated the "Heart Questioning Sutra of Genesis" together, their progress was very fast. It was even not inferior to Xia Ruofei's main cultivation, the "Dao Sutra of Genesis".
Xia Ruofei's own cultivation also made some progress in the process of cultivating the "Heart Questioning Sutra of Genesis". It was just that it wasn't as obvious as Song Wei's — after all, the progress in the early stages of cultivation was definitely faster.
Xia Ruofei couldn't help but sigh at the magic of this cultivation technique.
Of course, the advantages and disadvantages of the "Heart Questioning Sutra of Genesis" were very obvious. The main limitation was that two people had to cultivate it together. And from a long-term perspective, it was obviously inferior to the "Dao Sutra of Genesis".
The "Dao Sutra of Genesis" directly pointed to the origin of cultivation. It could allow Xia Ruofei to cultivate to a very high level. In comparison, the "Heart Questioning Sutra of Genesis" didn't have as much stamina.
After all, these two cultivation techniques were of completely different levels.
After Xia Ruofei accompanied Song Wei for lunch in the courtyard house, he persuaded Song Wei to go back to school.
Song Wei really wanted to continue cultivating in the afternoon.
However, Xia Ruofei considered that cultivating too quickly could easily cause an unstable foundation. Moreover, they had to participate in the bidding for that piece of land tomorrow. Zhao Yongjun and Song Rui had already discussed with Xia Ruofei that they would come to the courtyard house together in the afternoon. Then, they would set off directly from here tomorrow.
Xia Ruofei didn't know when Zhao Yongjun and the others would arrive, but if they saw Song Wei in his house, it wouldn't be good if word got out.
In the end, Song Wei also accepted Xia Ruofei's reason. With a trace of disappointment and unwillingness, he got into Wu Qiang's car and left the courtyard house.
Facts proved that Xia Ruofei's decision was very correct. Zhao Yongjun and the others arrived at the courtyard house around two o 'clock in the afternoon. At this time, Wu Qiang, who went to send Song Wei back to school, hadn't returned yet.
If Song Wei had stayed in the afternoon to continue cultivating, there was no doubt that they would have caught him red-handed.
Although it was unlikely that the time formation and cultivation would be exposed, Song Wei was Song Qiming's beloved daughter after all. It was inevitable that she would be affected if she stayed with Xia Ruofei alone.
Zhao Yongjun and the others drove a Mercedes-Benz business car over. As soon as Zhao Yongjun got out of the car, he asked with a smile, "Ruofei, why did you open the door personally? Where's Wu Qiang? "
Xia Ruofei smiled and said, "I asked him to go out and do something! Brother Zhao, didn't you say that you would come in the evening? Why are you here so early? "
Before Zhao Yongjun could speak, Song Rui said, "Hey! We drank some wine at noon and didn't have anywhere to go in the afternoon, so we just came here to find a place to sleep! "
Xia Ruofei was speechless for a while. Did they think that this place was a hotel!
He took a look and it was true. Except for Wei Jun, who was driving, everyone else smelled strongly of alcohol. It seemed that they drank a lot at noon.
"Okay! Then don't be polite … "Xia Ruofei said with a smile," Everyone, pick your own room! "
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