The Lingering Sounds of Blooming Flowers

The light covering the desk changed from warm yellow to light orange. Lin Chaosheng closed his notebook and turned to look for Lu Chenfeng. Through the unclosed door of the tea room, he vaguely heard that the other party was verifying the accounts to be settled last year with the factory in Jiangsu.

When Lu Chenfeng put down the phone and walked away from the tea room, Lin Chaosheng put his right elbow on the back of the chair and asked with a smile: "Boss Lu, you don't have a lot of foreign debts, do you?"

"Yes, I regret that I didn't understand the situation first, so I followed me back to Beijing so stupidly?" Lu Chenfeng lied, "Maybe someday we will have to sleep on the street."

Lin Chaosheng was not afraid: "Then you are really lucky, you found a treasure, and I will support you in the future."

Lu Chenfeng stood in front of the computer and laughed so that his right hand trembled slightly, and he didn't click "Save" for a long time.

Lin Chaosheng stood up and moved his pantothenic acid shoulders, took out a bag of medicine and took the dose, pressed the back of his neck and turned his head around, his eyes locked on the projector on the ceiling.He thought about it and asked, "Can this work?"

Lu Chenfeng replied: "What do you want to watch? Movies or variety shows?"

Lin Chaosheng sat down on the sofa first, and patted the place beside him with his left hand: "Show me the places you have been to."

Lu Chenfeng brewed two cups of tea, turned on the projector, and brought up the folder full of photos in the hard disk. Holding the remote control, he sat down next to Lin Chaosheng, and his free hand quickly interlocked his fingers.

The first photo is projected on the screen that is slowly descending. Because it was taken by a mobile phone, the pixels are not very clear, but it is enough to distinguish the outline of things—except for the old buildings in the distance, and two people squatting near the curb drinking beer. Indians.

"I took an oil-free emerald from them." Lu Chenfeng glanced at Lin Chaosheng, "Twelve carats, a very rare color."

"To be honest." Lin Chaosheng said in embarrassment, "They really don't look like businessmen, their clothes are dirty, and their faces are a bit fierce."

Lu Chenfeng said: "People in South Asian countries are actually quite interesting. The more they have mines at home, the simpler their private clothes will be, and they will even deliberately dress up so that they don't look easy to mess with."

Lin Chaosheng asked with a smile, "Are you afraid of being robbed?"

Lu Chenfeng nodded: "This is a photo from 2010. I told you about my experience before. There were occasional wars in Southeast Asia at that time. Many lawbreakers often beat/smashed/robbed/burned among the rioting crowd on the streets. Dress like this It's safer."

The sun was slanting to the west, the lights in the studio were not turned on, the surrounding colors slowly faded to light gray, and only the screen in front of me was brightly lit.Lu Chenfeng's deep voice lingered in his ears, and Lin Chaosheng enjoyed the current atmosphere, with tea and stories, practical and comfortable.

Follow Lu Chenfeng to look back on his business experience in the past ten years, and accompany him to revisit the road he has already traveled. Lin Chaosheng is watching the cultural landscapes of different regions and towns. Light and shadow flashed suddenly, and the next photo appeared completely. Lu Chenfeng couldn't control himself. Hold your breath for half a beat.

There were two unfamiliar faces on the screen, one was a little younger and the other was about the same age as Lu Chenfeng.The background is the landmark building of Central Plaza in Hong Kong. Lu Chenfeng waited a few seconds before introducing to Lin Chaosheng: "I was invited to participate in the Hong Kong International Jewelry Show three years ago. This is my assistant... and my best friend."

Lin Chaosheng wrapped his left arm behind Lu Chenfeng, wrapped his arms around his shoulder, and pinched the other shoulder twice.He really couldn't imagine that the two people most trusted and valued by Lu Chenfeng would join hands to push him to a dead end.

The eyebrows became more and more solemn, Lin Chaosheng recalled the gloomy experience that Lu Chenfeng had narrated.There was a problem with the gemstones delivered, and he faced the questioning and condemnation of the authoritative appraisal agency alone, as well as the contemptuous eyes of the senior management of the clubhouse. Rumors soon spread in the industry, but this matter cannot be explained in one or two sentences. You can prove your innocence.

All he can do is accept his fate.

Lin Chaosheng sighed angrily and distressedly. Lu Chenfeng stopped the loss in time and no longer had too much negative emotion about it. He tilted his head against Lin Chaosheng's forehead and shook it lightly.

Unknowingly, the city lights coming in from the window are intertwined on the wall. The last photo is Midui Village in Tibet.In the old wooden houses built side by side at the foot of Xuefeng Mountain, the little boy with his face flushed from cold was surrounded by cattle and sheep. He held up a whip in his hand, opened his lips, and smiled innocently at the camera.

"Ciji." Lin Chaosheng blurted out his name, he had seen this picture in Lu Chenfeng's WeChat Moments, "Is it the Tibetan boy you sponsored?"

Lu Chenfeng responded: "Yes."

Lin Chaosheng asked curiously: "There are so many children in Midui Village. Is there any special reason for choosing Ciji?"

Lu Chenfeng replied: "In 2014, I went to Tibet to collect antique silver ornaments. When I was resting at Ciji's house, he went to the roadside to pick a bouquet of flowers for me."

"Tibetan language is complicated and difficult to understand. Our language barrier makes him unable to communicate with me." Lu Chenfeng said, "He spoke a long list of words excitedly in front of me, and I could only watch him silently. Before leaving, Ciji Express your heart with a bouquet of wild flowers."

Lu Chenfeng softened his tone: "Later the tour guide told me that he thought I looked a lot like his late brother, and hoped that these tenacious flowers growing in the snow would bless me in health and safety."

Lin Chaosheng said: "His wish will come true."

Turning off the projector, the room was plunged into darkness, and the night outside was dark. Lin Chaosheng walked to the window to overlook the night view of Beijing. The commercial street was brightly lit and bustling. During the May Day holiday, crowds of people gathered here from all directions.

The office building under his feet accommodated elite talents from all walks of life. Lin Chaosheng always had a question in his heart. He turned to face Lu Chenfeng and asked, "What attracted you to make jewelry in the first place?"

Lu Chenfeng took out the pentagonal glass jar from the display cabinet, and Lin Chaosheng's palm sank. Hundreds of thousands of tiny white sapphire fragments were piled up in the transparent jar: "You know that after hundreds of millions of years of crustal movement, volcanic eruptions, Under a series of natural/natural/disasters/disasters such as lava extrusion, will something be derived?"

Lin Chaosheng showed doubts, and Lu Chenfeng said the answer: "Gem."

"They are gradually formed under various pressures in nature. The more difficult the geological environment, the more likely it is that extremely rare crystals will appear."

"The birth of every gemstone is a miracle." Huang Xingfeng said, "They condense time, represent wealth, and are endowed with unparalleled value. This is the reason why I am interested in jewelry."

Lin Chaosheng was silent for a long time, and then answered thoughtfully: "When you put it that way, I think that a person's life is actually quite similar to a gem."

"It is impossible for us to live a carefree life all the time. We always have to experience the inevitable pressure from the outside world, such as studies, work, family, and interpersonal relationships." Lin Chaosheng held the glass jar to the light, "But after encountering these Difficulties, endure all the sufferings, the more we will admire ourselves along the way, the more we will find the true value and meaning of life in this difficult world.”

Feeling overwhelmed, Lu Chenfeng was speechless for a few seconds, and suddenly raised his hand to turn the lock of the glazed jar. Lin Chaosheng never expected that this jar was double-opened from the top to both sides.

The gravel slipped down the palm, reflecting the light flowing outside the window, forming a Milky Way between Lin Chaosheng and Lu Chenfeng.The moonlight poured down, the stars were in the sky, and they were at their feet.

Lin Chaosheng was still in shock, but Lu Chenfeng had already stepped forward, and stood in front of him across the silvery white ground formed by hundreds of millions of years of time.

Lu Chenfeng put the empty glazed jar on the table, straightened Lin Chaosheng's shoulders, and solemnly said word by word, "Chaosheng, you have given me so much encouragement during my most difficult days, and you have been with me to tide over the difficulties , let me really feel that I can have a tomorrow."

Lin Chaosheng wanted to say "me too", but he couldn't bear to interrupt Lu Chenfeng's confession.

Lu Chenfeng omitted a lot of hypocrisy, and went straight to the point in a hurry and panic: "Now I have to do one thing, so that every minute and every second of this moment will be without regret."

Lin Chaosheng raised the corners of his lips as if feeling something, and asked expectantly, "What is it?"

Lu Chenfeng: "Kiss you."