The Li family of Dafangshan in the capital seems to have never been a powerful family, but it has an extremely profound foundation and has lasted for hundreds of years.
During these hundreds of years, the Li family has stood firm like an evergreen tree without being too conspicuous. Precisely because of this, it has escaped crisis after crisis.
With such a profound foundation, the Li family has become a symbol. Although it has not reached the top in terms of wealth or status, and it is not as luxuriant as other big families, it has an eye-popping network of connections.
Especially in recent years, with the rise of Li Siming, more and more people have focused their attention on the Li family.
Many people regard Li Siming as a signal for the rise of the Li family. As long as Li Siming fulfills his talent, he can bring the Li family to the top. This is probably the so-called one person achieves enlightenment, and the chicken and the dog ascend to heaven.
But what everyone didn't expect was that Li Siming suddenly left the capital and chose to guard Star City. The Li family's hope of rising was suddenly extinguished.
It seemed that the connection between Li Siming and the Li family was suddenly severed.
According to the address, Gu Yuan finally found the Li family.
Wearing a long gray coat, his tall and tall figure looked like a perfect clothes rack. He looked at the Li family compound in front of him. The pair of stone lions at the door looked quite impressive, but it was different from those who frequently built manors and measured the area by acres. As far as the family is concerned, the Li family is really low-key.
The quaint courtyard seems to have become a breath of fresh air among wealthy families.
In the open space opposite the yard, luxury cars were already gathering. Latecomers could only park their cars on the roadside fifty or sixty meters away. Guests filed in through the double doors, walking up to their calves while talking and laughing. Tall, copper-clad threshold.
However, Gu Yuan also guessed that most of them still gave Li Siming face.
Although Li Siming is now in northern Xinjiang and has not even returned to the capital for a long time. Even if he comes back, it will be in secret and will never be a big fanfare. However, there is no doubt about Li Siming's strength.
When Gu Yuan wanted to enter the gate of Li's house, he was stopped by the security guard at the door. The other person stretched out his hand and asked for an invitation letter. Gu Yuan was confused on the spot.
When Li Siming asked him to come, he never mentioned that there was an invitation letter!
If you think about it carefully, this is normal. After all, the old lady of the Li family is celebrating her birthday, so she can't let everyone in. If people are let in without distinction, how big can the Li family's courtyard be filled?
After having a headache for a while, he wandered around the Li family compound, just trying to find a place to see if he could climb in.
But he still underestimated the tightness of the Li family's security. Almost every wall was tightly guarded. There were two men in black suits standing every 50 meters, both holding walkie-talkies in their hands. There were guards even inside the wall.
Without an invitation, not even a fly can fly in.
Under normal circumstances, the security level of the Li family would not be so high, but today was a special day, and the security level was directly raised by two levels.
After thinking for a moment, Gu Yuan could only stay a little further away, find his target, and immediately hide in the shadow of the guests. Although the energy in his body was circulating, as long as he entered the shadow, he could still block the energy.
After successfully sneaking into the Li family compound, after two transfers, Gu Yuan finally found a blind spot and escaped from the shadows.
He patted his clothes gently and continued walking along the wind and rain corridor, sighing with emotion.
The area of the Li family's courtyard is not large, nor can it be said to be luxurious. Especially in the capital, large courtyards are not uncommon. However, every part of the Li family's courtyard is quite exquisite and can be said to be "elegant".
I heard Kong Baihe say before that, in fact, the Li family has moved twice. With the development of the times, the capital has continued to expand outwards. What was once a remote place has now become a four-ring and five-ring with many high-rise buildings.
The old lady of the Li family was indeed a courageous person. She was the one who made the decision in the Li family, and it was she who made the final decision to free up the previous place and sell it. She moved out again and again, and finally came to Dafang Mountain.
Moreover, the old lady's meaning was very clear, that is, resources should not be excessively occupied and hinder the development of the city. Listen, how big is this pattern!
It is probably this kind of keen sense of smell and a degree of advance and retreat that has allowed the Li family to stand firm for hundreds of years. It may have become a family tradition of the Li family to keep a low profile and bide their time.
After entering the Li family compound, it seemed to be much safer. Gu Yuan calmed down and looked normal. Although there were security personnel who were maintaining order and looked over, they did not spend much time on Gu Yuan.
What they mainly stared at were those who looked at them with a somewhat sly look.
Along the stone road, we followed the crowd and walked forward. After passing two more thresholds, our eyes were much emptier.
Most of the guests coming and going were in small groups, familiar with each other, chatting and laughing, but Gu Yuan seemed a little out of place when he was alone.
When we reached the third threshold, there were two large tables in front of them, covered with a layer of red silk. The servants of the Li family were registering guest information. The gifts prepared by the guests were also put on hold here, and servants would post them on them. On the message of the gift giver, an old man sang the gift energetically.
Gu Yuan glanced at him and saw an acquaintance.
Li Zhe, who went to Star City with Mr. Xin before, is also Li Siming's cousin.
At this moment, Li Zhe seemed to sense something, and turned to look at Gu Yuan. When he found an unfamiliar face, he was a little surprised, but he still smiled politely at Gu Yuan and nodded. Next, he said hello, and then continued to deal with the guests in front of him.
Gu Yuan had already walked to the table, took out the gift prepared by Li Siming and placed it on the table.
But when it came to registering the information, he had a problem. After pondering for a moment, he casually said: "Li family in Mang Village, Li Hongwei."
"Mang Village?" The servant at the same level was also stunned for a moment. He raised his head and glanced at Gu Yuan curiously. Seeing that Gu Yuan didn't explain much, he had no choice but to write it down.
As for what was muttering in his heart, no one knew.
At this moment, one of the servants was about to open the box. Gu Yuan frowned, stretched out his hand and pressed it suddenly.
"No need to open them, just pile them together."
The servant looked at Gu Yuan, his eyes getting weirder.
"Sir, we can't just send things over without inspection." The servant looked at Gu Yuan with a bit of contempt.
I had never heard of the Li family in Mang Village, so I guessed that they couldn't come up with any decent gifts, so they just made do with it, and they were afraid of being exposed in public and losing face.
Gu Yuan frowned. Although he was also curious about what the gift Li Siming prepared was, even if it was opened, it should be opened by the old lady of the Li family.
The old man who was singing the ceremony next to him saw that there was a dispute, so he strode over and scolded the servant with a frown. After asking the reason, he couldn't help but look at Gu Yuan.
"May I ask this little friend, what is... in this box?"
"Let the old lady see it," Gu Yuan said.
He can't tell the other party, he doesn't know either, right?
"Steward Liang, you see, it's not us who are embarrassing the guests, but you who ordered that the gifts sent to the old lady must be inspected to avoid any danger." The servant who was scolded said aggrievedly.
The old housekeeper glared at him, pondered for a moment, then smiled at Gu Yuan and said, "Okay, little friend, I am the housekeeper of the Li family. Can you take it aside and take a look first?"
Gu Yuan looked at him and finally nodded.
"Offended." The old butler smiled and nodded, took the box to the side, opened it a crack, glanced at it, his expression suddenly changed, and quickly closed the box, raised his head and looked at Gu Yuan with wide eyes, His lips moved as if he wanted to say something.
