Fortunately, Rong Miao had told Shu Guan in advance where the Rong family's old house was located, and that old house was also in the southwest suburbs of Shanghai, not too far from Phoenix Mountain.
Shu Guan spent five minutes running from the foot of Phoenix Mountain to the Rong family's old house.
It was a manor adjacent to the river. When Shu Guan ran outside the door of the manor, Shu Guan found Rong Miao standing at the door of the manor, looking up.
"I'm sorry, something delayed me."
Shu Guan came to Rong Miao and said embarrassedly.
As the prospective son-in-law of the Rong family, it was very rude to arrive late to such an important family gathering, and it would also make Rong Miao lose face.
Rong Miao didn't mean to blame Shu Guan.
"it does not matter."
Seeing that Shu Guan was sweating profusely, she felt distressed and took out a handkerchief to help Shu Guan wipe the sweat from his forehead.
"The car my dad ordered for you should arrive after the Chinese New Year. During these days of the first month, you should learn to drive first."
Although it was clear that Shu Guan could run faster than a car, Rong Miao still couldn't bear the thought of Shu Guan having to run on his feet whenever there was an emergency.
"Okay, let's go in first, the family is already here."
Rong Miao took Shu Guan's arm and walked towards the manor.
At this moment, Shu Guan finally had time to look at this house, which was said to be the first house bought by the Rong family after they moved to Shanghai from Wuzhou two hundred years ago.
This manor covers an area of about two hundred acres. It is not a very large manor. After all, when the Rong family first moved to Shanghai from Wuzhou two hundred years ago, it was just a small family that had just started to prosper. The original Rong family It is extremely courageous for the head of the family to spend a huge sum of money to buy such a manor as a place for their family to settle down.
This is a Jiangnan garden-style manor. Although the Rong family no longer lives here, there are still dedicated servants who are responsible for maintaining it, so there is no sense of dilapidation.
Especially in the first month of every year, the Rong clan members would go back to the manor to live for a period of time, so a month ago the servants in the manor began to clean and repair it. The trees on the roadside were all decorated with lights and colorful decorations, full of joy. A festive atmosphere.
But the moment Shu Guan stepped into the Rong Manor, his steps paused slightly, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.
The feng shui of the Rong family's old house is so weird!
In the short half year since he came to Shanghai, Shu Guan has studied the Feng Shui secret books of Zoumamen several times. He is now definitely a master in the art of Feng Shui.
The moment he stepped into the Rong family's old house, he instinctively took a look at the feng shui of the manor. After all, he had been a fortune teller for a long time and had some professional habits.
For example, when he meets a stranger now, he will always naturally look at the other person's face and fortune first.
After taking a look at the Feng Shui of the Rong family's old house, Shu Guan was not able to identify immediately what kind of Feng Shui the Rong family's old house had.
So he took a second look.
Then at the second glance, I couldn't discern the Feng Shui potential of the Rong family's old house.
Shu Guan said softly "Huh".
The Feng Shui of the Rong family's old house was really weird. He had never seen such Feng Shui in the Feng Shui secret books at Zoumamen.
The only thing he can be sure of is that this kind of feng shui is a very good feng shui, especially if the two qi of water and wood are extremely strong, the person who lives in this house will have strong wealth and prosperity.
It’s no wonder that ever since the Rong family moved to Shencheng, the family fortune has been prosperous. In just two hundred years, it has risen from a small wealthy family in the countryside of Wuzhou to the richest business community in Dahua today. Family.
I just don’t know if the ancestor of the Rong family who decided to buy this manor got the advice of an expert, or if he chose this manor out of sheer luck.
"What's wrong?"
Seeing that Shu Guan's expression seemed a little strange, Rong Miao couldn't help but ask.
"Why does your family leave this old house idle?"
Shu Guan thought for a while and asked curiously.
This manor is not too far from the main city of Shen City. It is adjacent to the river and has excellent scenery. Even if you can't live in such a house every day, it doesn't seem to be a troublesome thing to come back to live there often. But last time Rong Miao He said that except for coming back to stay in their old house every year during the first lunar month and until the Lantern Festival, they don’t usually come to live there at all.
You must know that the Feng Shui of this old house is so good. If people often live here, Feng Shui will nourish people, and people will also nourish Feng Shui. If the children of the Rong family can live here, then the fortune of their Rong family will only become more and more prosperous. .
Shu Guan asked Rong Miao while wondering whether he should mention this matter to Rong Duanfu later.
If Rong Duanfu knew his identity as a practitioner, he would naturally not doubt his words.
Unexpectedly, when he asked casually, Rong Miao's expression changed slightly, as if she remembered some sad past events, she shook her head sadly and said:
"Today is not the right time to talk about this matter. I'll tell you next time!"
Rong Miao's reaction made Shu Guan even more surprised.
Originally, he thought that the Rong family did not live in the old house just because it was inconvenient, but now looking at Rong Miao's appearance, it seemed that there was some unusual reason.
While the two were talking, they came to the main building of the manor. It was a majestic-style building, divided into two floors. Below was a transparent and spacious hall. Looking from a distance, one could see that there were already things in the hall. There were five or six large round tables filled with sumptuous dishes and various drinks.
In the hall, nearly a hundred people gathered, including men, women, old and young, and bursts of joy and laughter came from inside.
Those are the clan members of the Rong family. Of course, those who can come to the old house to celebrate the New Year are the clan members who have not yet left the fifth server.
At this time, the Rong family's New Year's Eve dinner has not officially started, and no one has sat down yet. The clan members are gathering together in twos and threes, chatting, or watching the children on the chairs around the hall, eating melon seeds and peanuts, eating fruits, and wearing new clothes. They were running around excitedly.
Tonight, except for the Rong clan members who were responsible for important tasks in the family and could not come back, those who could come back brought their families from all over the world to the Rong clan's old house.
Shu Guan and Rong Miao walked into the hall hand in hand.
Many eyes in the hall immediately fell on them.
Of course, it mainly fell on Shu Guan.
There were various emotions of curiosity, scrutiny, and inquiry in those eyes, and the hall became quieter for a while.
"Dad also has second uncle, third uncle, and fourth uncle over there."
Rong Miao pointed to a corner of the hall and saw several middle-aged men sitting on the chairs in that corner, smoking cigars and talking.
Rong Duanfu is the eldest son of their generation. He has two younger brothers and a younger sister.
Rong Miao led Shu Guan over there, but when she was halfway there, Rong Miao stopped again, thinking that she had just met her mother, Zhang Ruolan, who was surrounded by a group of women dressed in jewelry and talking. When she saw Rong Miao When He Shuguan walked over, the middle-aged ladies or ladies looked over one after another.
"Cousin Miaomiao, this is your Mr. Shu."
A bright girl with a beautiful face and slim figure giggled and waved to them.
So Rong Miao also stopped with a smile and began to introduce Shu Guan.
"This is my second aunt."
"This is the fourth aunt."
"This is the third aunt."
"This is cousin Suying."
"This is cousin Hui Yi."
…
With a smile on his face, Shu Guan followed Rong Miao as he addressed them one by one. The elders bowed, while the peers bowed slightly, trying to be polite and courteous.
To be honest, Shu Guan actually enjoyed this feeling.
Because he was an orphan in his previous life and grew up in an orphanage. He had never felt any family affection since he was a child. In this life, he and the old cripple had been dependent on each other since he was a child. He had never felt the joyful atmosphere of such a big family gathering together to celebrate the New Year.
Although he could feel that many of the eyes looking at him around him were suspicious, contemptuous, and mocking, there were also some vaguely unharmonious emotions among the relatives of the Rong family.
But what does it matter? It is a wonderful thing for such a big family to get together for a New Year's Eve dinner on New Year's Eve.
After introducing Shu Guan to his aunts and sisters, Rong Miao took Shu Guan and continued to walk to Rong Duanfu.
"Brother-in-law, I just heard from my aunt that you are very accurate in fortune telling. Can you give me a fortune teller later?"
The bright-tempered girl who greeted them just now, Shu Guan now knows that her name is Xu Huiyi, the youngest daughter of Rong Miao's uncle's family. She just came to Shencheng from Jinling this afternoon. Before Shu Guan and the others left, they looked expectantly. asked this question.
"Okay! I'll give it to cousin Hui Yi for you to take a good look at after dinner."
Shu Guan smiled and waved to her.
Rong Duanfu saw the two people approaching from a distance, smiled and stood up.
"My prospective son-in-law is here."
He said this to several other middle-aged men next to him.
Seeing him standing up, several other middle-aged men also stood up.
But one of the middle-aged men seemed a little dissatisfied and said:
"Brother, with Miaomiao's talent and appearance, it's hard to find any kind of husband. Didn't Mr. President's eldest son like Miaomiao very much in the past? How did he find a fortune teller in the end?"
"And for such an important New Year's Eve dinner tonight, he came so late. There is really no rule at all."
"Duan Ming, you just returned to Shencheng yesterday. You don't know Xingyun's reputation in Shencheng. He is not an ordinary fortune teller."
Rong Duanfu was not angry, he just smiled and said:
"By the way, you can ask Xingyun to help you with your matter later."
"...No matter how extraordinary a fortune teller is, he is still a quack fortune teller..."
Originally, the middle-aged man, who had a similar appearance to Rong Duanfu, was muttering something like this, but when he heard Rong Duanfu's last words, he was suddenly startled.
What's the meaning?
Even with the reputation of the Rong family in Shanghai, it would be a bit difficult to handle that matter. How could a fortune teller help him?
Shu Guan, who was still about ten meters away, could naturally hear the conversation between them clearly. Then he took Rong Miao's hand and walked over quickly.
"Uncle Rong, I'm sorry for coming so late. Something delayed me."
Shu Guan apologized to Rong Duanfu again.
"It doesn't matter, Xingyun, your affairs are important."
Rong Duanfu waved his hand without any concern.
But his attitude towards Shu Guan made the other three middle-aged men around him look a little weird.
"Come and let me introduce you."
"This is your second uncle Rong Duanxing."
Rong Duanxing first pointed at the middle-aged man standing on his right.
"Hello, second uncle."
Shu Guan quickly called out respectfully.
I have to say that the three Rong brothers still look somewhat similar.
However, Rong Duanfu's second brother Rong Duanxing looked to be several years older than Rong Duanfu, and his hair on the temples was already half gray. When Rong Duanfu introduced him, he looked towards Shu Guan He nodded and said, "You're welcome, nephew Shu Xian."
It can be seen that this Rong Duanxing is a serious and unsmiling person.
In the past few days, Rong Miao had also introduced many things about their family to Shu Guan.
Her second uncle, Rong Duanxing, was in charge of the Rong family's business in the north. He lived in Yanjing and only came back once a year during the Chinese New Year.
"This is your fourth uncle Rong Duanming."
Rong Duanfu then introduced the middle-aged man on the other side who seemed a little dissatisfied with Shu Guan's late arrival just now.
"Hello, fourth uncle."
Shu Guan seemed to have not heard their conversation just now, so he called out respectfully.
Although Rong Duanming looked very similar to Rong Duanfu, his temperament and expression were much shrewder. At this time, he looked at Shu Guan with squinted eyes and just nodded lightly.
According to what Rong Miao told Shu Guan, her fourth uncle used to be in charge of the business in Chu and Xiangzhou, and his family was also in Jingcheng. However, in the past two years, Rong Miao went to Jingcheng. This fourth uncle Rong Miao Duan Ming was responsible for opening up the situation in Shuzhou for the Rong family, because although their Rong family's business spread almost throughout Dahua, they never had much influence in Shuzhou.
And because the situation between Dahua and the Kingdom of the Rising Sun has become increasingly tense in recent years, their Rong family is preparing to move their industries inland. Shuzhou is also an important place for them to relocate their industries, so Rong Duanming has basically been in Chongqing in the past two years. In charge of these affairs, like Rong Miao, he has not returned to his old residence in Shencheng for the New Year for two years and has just returned this time.
And Rong Duanming also has another identity, that is, he was the father of Rong Manli, Rong Miao's cousin, because he was jealous of Rong Miao and hired a Nanyang head-hunting master to assassinate him.
That Rong Manli died in that incident and was killed by the head-dropping master she invited.
However, Rong Duanming does not know the truth about his daughter's death. In fact, even Rong Miao still doesn't know.
Shu Guan thought it would be better not to tell Rong Miao the truth about this matter.
The last middle-aged man was a man wearing a suit and gold-rimmed glasses, with handsome appearance and elegant temperament.
When Rong Duanfu was about to introduce him, the middle-aged man had already taken the initiative and said to Shu Guan with a smile:
"I am your third uncle Teng Yanping."
As he spoke, he extended his hand towards Shu Guan.
Shu Guan quickly extended his hands to the middle-aged man and shook them.
"Hello, third uncle."
He was immediately full of affection for this third uncle.
And Rong Miao also said that her third uncle was also from a well-known family. He had a Ph.D. in economics after studying in Mei Lijian's country. He now serves as the deputy director of the Finance Department in the government of the Republic of China. He is considered a great person. He is an important member of the government of the Republic of China, and given his age, his future future is limitless.
The elders in Rong Miao's family have all been introduced.
Rong Duanfu patted Shu Guan on the shoulder and was about to ask Shu Guan to sit down first.
At this moment, five or six children ran past them and ran towards the door of the hall.
These children seemed to be brought to the Rong family's old house for the New Year by their parents for the first time. They were full of curiosity and freshness about everything. They were running and shouting at the same time.
"It's so big here, let's go hide and hide outside!"
It's normal for children to play.
Then the words shouted by one of the children made Rong Duanfu, who was originally smiling, change his expression drastically.
He suddenly turned his head and shouted sternly at the children:
"Stop, no hide-and-seek allowed in the old house!"
When he shouted these words, Rong Duanfu's expression was so nervous, even slightly panicked and frightened, that the veins in his neck popped out, making him look a bit ferocious.
For a few playful children, his attitude at this time was too serious.
So many children were so frightened that Grandpa Rong, who had just given them candies with a smile, started crying.
Shu Guan was startled when he saw this scene. He didn't understand why Bai Rongduanfu suddenly became so excited.
Then he discovered that in addition to his third uncle Teng Yanping, his second uncle Rong Duanxing and fourth uncle Rong Duanming's expressions also became very nervous and serious.
In addition, even Rong Miao looked extremely nervous.
"I'm going to tell people who come to the old house for the first time to tell them not to let children hide and seek in the old house."
Rong Miao, whose face turned slightly pale, turned around and left in a hurry without saying hello to Shu Guan after saying this.
The doubts in Shu Guan's heart became even stronger.
What's the meaning?
Why can't children play hide-and-seek in this old Rong family house?
