Chapter 39
When the news that Miaomiao passed the initial test reached the company, many people were still asking who this person was.
She was a very inconspicuous student when she was in school.
It’s almost the same after joining the company.
Although there was a rumor in the company that she might be a relative of the boss, she didn't seem to have received any special treatment over the years, and the girl had a low-key personality, so the rumor gradually died down.
As for participating in the script competition, many people from the planning department, creative department and several related departments applied. Apart from having a literary dream, most of them went for the 1,000 yuan prize money. The scripts of newcomers did not stand out among them.
Besides, the company does not require copyright for the scripts submitted for the competition, and the bonus is only to encourage everyone to keep writing in their spare time. Apart from knowing the name, no one else has even read the script written by Miaomiao - mainly because she is too embarrassed to show it to them.
It’s different now. Among so many people in the company who participated in the competition, she was the only one who passed the preliminary test. She instantly stood out and became the focus of everyone’s attention.
The general manager of Xifeng Media only remembered after being reminded by others that this girl named Miaomiao seemed to be the one recommended by the new boss a while ago.
This competition is very authoritative, and many big directors and famous film and television companies are paying attention to it. It is a very good result to be able to enter the semi-finals in the first participation.
However, what surprised the general manager the most was that a well-known domestic director actually contacted him because of this script.
From what that big guy said, maybe there really is an opportunity for cooperation between the two sides.
Obviously, the upper limit of this book is not just to be able to enter the semi-finals.
"Although the boss is young, he has a really good vision." The general manager couldn't help but mutter.
He also recalled that his boss had once stopped him from investing in a new film owned by the company's only mainstay, thus saving him from huge losses. He couldn't help but admire the young and gentle boss even more.
Song Zhiyan's new film is an ancient costume drama in which he plays the second male lead. Logically speaking, even if the drama flopped, it would not be his fault. However, the film flopped so spectacularly that all the named characters in the drama have become the target of ridicule on the Internet recently. The second male lead Song Zhiyan is of course no exception. He can only keep a low profile during this period and has been idle at home.
In any case, I should report my recent work achievements to the new boss first. Maybe if he is happy, he can allocate some money to shoot the script. Of course, it would be even better if I could also give a boost to the only pillar of the company.
Although he is a bit lazy, he is not really idle. Otherwise, he would not have been able to work as the general manager for seven or eight years.
Xue Mi was soaking in a hot spring in the mountains when she received a call from the general manager of Xifeng Media.
The weather in early autumn is not the most suitable season for hot springs, but the temperature on the mountainside is lower than that at the foot of the mountain. The open-air private hot spring pool, half facing the mountain and half facing the bamboo forest, with the curling water vapor and the faint smell of sulfur, has a kind of leisurely feeling of being detached from the world.
When she heard the good news that Miaomiao's script passed the preliminary round, she couldn't help but smile.
I didn’t expect that this little girl could come up with a script so quickly. I just don’t know if this script is the genius masterpiece that will shine.
Xue Mi was really looking forward to it.
However, when she heard that if there really was a collaboration, and the general manager wanted to squeeze the unlucky Song Zhiyan into the crew, Xue Mi almost spit out the fermented glutinous rice in her mouth.
Although people should not be superstitious, there are some things that we cannot completely disbelieve in.
Especially for those lost lambs who accidentally took the wrong path, they can still be guided a little.
Xue Mi pondered for a moment and said, "So, in the future, unless Song Zhiyan is the director, I won't have to invest in other works."
General Manager: “Ah?!”
His voice was full of confusion, and he carefully explained to his boss: "This Song Zhiyan is an actor..."
"I know," the other party said, "but I think he can also try to develop in the direction of director."
After all, even if Xue Mi is not short of money now, there is no need for her to invest in a project that will definitely lose money.
But when the general manager heard this, he felt that Song Zhiyan had offended the boss in some way.
Song Zhiyan was also a little confused after hearing what the general manager said.
He and the boss had only met a few times, and they had exchanged no more than three and a half sentences. No matter how hard he tried, he could not think of any way in which he had offended the other party.
Could it be that...she also thinks that the role she played recently was too bad?
Thinking of the flood of insults online, he could only shrug helplessly.
But speaking of being a director... "Does the boss know that I used to be a directing major?"
Although I haven't even got my diploma yet, I'm still a college dropout.
His fans would often use this dark history to scold him online, and Song Zhiyan expressed helplessness about this.
Maybe she is her own anti-fan? !
Just thinking about it, Song Zhiyan felt even more terrified.
"I, I will try to act well in the next movie and try hard to change my boss's mind." He said weakly.
Even though he is being criticized a lot online right now, he is not the one being criticized the most - the leading male and female characters in that drama are the ones who are really miserable, and they probably won't dare to come out for a while.
Although he was criticized a lot, his popularity increased and some investors still dared to use him. Although the roles he gave him were not big ones, Song Zhiyan himself was not very picky.
He is indeed not a particularly career-oriented person, otherwise he would not have stayed in this small company after becoming famous, but he is also not a person with no ambitions. After all, no one would complain about making money.
Although this script is really quite ordinary, it is still more reliable than the previous one. After hesitating for a while, he finally took the role.
While Song Zhiyan continued to persevere in his mine-tripping, good news finally came from Wanxiang Interactive.
Through this period of investing money and tackling key problems, the laboratory finally solved a major algorithmic problem and found a new way to losslessly compress large amounts of information while quickly decoding it.
Director Ming also said a lot of professional terms, but unfortunately Xue Mi didn't understand most of them. She only knew that after this problem was solved, it would greatly alleviate the dizziness problem during the use of VR equipment, and at the same time bring users a better large-pixel experience, which was another step closer to Xue Mi's dream of holographic gaming.
"The first generation of equipment has been produced, you can come and experience it," Director Ming warmly invited the financier to come for inspection, and it would be even better if he could make additional investments.
Xue Mi naturally wanted to go and take a look.
It was a big, ugly-looking machine, crude and clumsy, with absolutely no high-tech beauty at all.
Director Ming was standing next to the machine, and he looked even more like a graceful bamboo.
As soon as he saw Xue Mi, he smiled as if he had seen the God of Wealth. He greeted her warmly and then enthusiastically introduced the new findings of the laboratory to his boss.
What he showed Xue Mi was a real scene.
Xue Mi has tried VR devices before. Her most intuitive feeling is that the more realistic the picture is, the easier it is to get dizzy, and the more perspective changes there are, the more dizzy you get.
On the contrary, it has a stronger cartoon feel and a relatively single perspective, which makes the experience much better.
What surprised her most about the prototype this time was the sense of reality, as if she were actually there: on the top of the mountain, water condensed into a waterfall, cascading down in front of her.
There was a deep abyss below him and a clear sky above him. Turning around, he saw a few monkeys whizzing past the cliff. On the other side, there was a forest that stretched as far as the eye could see.
The images on all sides had no connection or awkward feeling, as if she was really standing in mid-air on the edge of a cliff.
She felt a little dizzy, but it was still tolerable. Xue Mi couldn't even tell whether this feeling was due to physiological fear of heights or a problem with the machine.
Although it is not yet possible to interact with the visual content or have a richer plot, it is obvious that the current progress has far exceeded Xue Mi's expectations.
When she came out of the big machine, her legs still felt a little weak, as if she had just flown down from a high altitude.
Director Ming helped her up, and Xue Mi immediately asked Director Ming: "Can you develop a game about cultivation? If I get a sword, I can fly!"
When she was a child, she had dreamed of flying many times. With a sword, a piece of silk ribbon, or just her feet in the air, she could whiz through the mountains and forests. That was what a real god would do!
Director Ming's eyes lit up as well: "I have a similar idea! It's just that I may not be able to achieve the desired effect for the time being, so I can only work hard to break through various bottlenecks."
"Tell me how much money you need," the generous sponsor patted him on the shoulder, "as long as I can play the game as soon as possible."
This is the joy of having money. In the past, you would spend money on games, but now you can directly spend money on the games you want to play!
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After coming out of Vientiane, Xue Mi first went to pick up Xue Xiaotao, and then the two of them went to the department store together.
In a few days, Xue Xiaotao will go to City B with her boyfriend to meet his parents. She wants to buy some suitable gifts, so she came to her sister for advice.
But Xue Xiaotao soon discovered that she might have found the wrong person.
"It doesn't matter what you buy, as long as it's a thoughtful gesture. The key is not to lose in momentum!" Xue Mi said to her sister, "First buy a set of suitable clothes as a battle robe, and good shoes too, which should not only bring out your momentum but also fit your feet."
She looked her sister up and down again and said, "You need jewelry, but it doesn't have to be too fancy. Just buy a nice necklace and a high-end watch."
At first Xue Xiaotao nodded obediently, but when her sister took her to a famous watch brand counter with high prices, she realized that something was wrong.
“Sister, sister, I don’t need such an expensive watch. I have one at home, it costs one or two thousand yuan, it’s enough for me to take out.” She said quickly.
"That won't do. For such an important occasion, you must bring something nice," Xue Mi taught Xiao Tao earnestly, "I heard that Ma Wei's family is a scholarly family, and his father is a professor? Since this is your first visit, I will definitely help you to hold up this place no matter what."
She took her sister on a shopping spree, saying that they would not buy anything particularly expensive, but they ended up spending more than 80,000 yuan on the ladies' watch with starry sky diamonds alone, and another 120,000 yuan on a platinum and sapphire necklace that also looked restrained. Together with the clothes and shoes ordered from a special channel for luxury brands, they spent nearly 300,000 yuan in total. Xue Mi waved her hand and said it was an engagement gift for her sister.
As for the gift that Xiaotao wanted to buy at the beginning, she refused to let her sister spend money and bought two gifts suitable for middle-aged and elderly couples, spending a total of only three or four thousand yuan.
When Ma Wei came to see his girlfriend after get off work, he saw that she had bought a lot of things, carrying a lot of bags.
"Why did you buy so much? Didn't you say you could just buy two items?" he asked in surprise.
Xiao Tao looked helpless: "These two are for my uncle and aunt, the others were bought for me by my sister so that I can wear them when I meet my parents."
Looking at the pile of things circled by his girlfriend, Ma Wei felt the cold gaze of his future wife's sister from a distance.
Suddenly I feel so stressed!
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When Ma Wei's parents heard that their son was going to bring back his girlfriend, they were on high alert and had been cleaning the house for several days in a row.
Ma Wei's aunt heard that this guy had found a girlfriend from another city, but she was not very satisfied: "Could it be that he really plans to stay in another city and not come back? I said at the beginning, you are living well in Beijing, why go to another city? Others are desperate to stay here, but he is planning to find someone from another city to get married. How are the girls here not as good as those from other places?"
Ma Wei's mother looked at her sister helplessly and said, "Don't say that in front of a girl, or it will hurt her."
"Why can't I say it? I was still scolding that kid Ma Wei. The girl I introduced to him last time was so good. Her family owns an apartment within the Third Ring Road and she has a good job. How can she be worse than girls from other places? He can think of a way to transfer back to his job. Isn't she much better than his current one?"
"I heard that his current girlfriend's family is pretty average, right? If he wants to go back to the capital in the future, will his family be able to help him? It would be great if they don't become a burden."
Ma Wei's father was annoyed by his sister-in-law's machine gun-like output: "Alright, alright, why are you thinking so far ahead now? Besides, even if I don't return to the capital, as long as I can make a career out there, it's good to be different."
Ma Wei's aunt was shocked: "How can you not come back? Wouldn't that mean you are helping others raise their son? Besides, no matter how good the place is, you should come back just for the sake of your child's education."
Ma Wei's mother added: "I heard that it is different now than before, and the children here are under a lot of pressure, but in fact there is not that big of a difference."
Ma Wei's aunt was still shaking her head, complaining that her sister had been brainwashed. She actually allowed Ma Wei to find a person from another place, and a person from another place with not very good conditions at that. Wouldn't that be poverty alleviation?
The couple looked at each other helplessly and could only secretly decide that during the few days when the child came back, they would not let this person in the house no matter what to avoid unnecessary gossip.
Ma Wei was busy with his girlfriend, and while he was giving her gifts, he also warned her in advance: "There will be no problem with my parents. They are very good-tempered and open-minded. They will definitely not make things difficult for you. It's just that my mom has a younger sister who is very sharp-tongued and likes to make fun of people. You must not argue with her when the time comes."
Xue Xiaotao glanced at her boyfriend and said, "My sister has already said that if she gets angry, she will kick you out and then she will help me find a better boyfriend."
"I definitely won't let you get angry," Ma Wei had no temper with his girlfriend. "If she dares to make things difficult for you, I'll help you fight back. Is that okay?"
Xue Xiaotao smiled proudly, then raised her chin slightly, signaling her boyfriend to continue leading the way.
Ma Wei was indeed not lying. His parents looked gentle and polite. They spoke in a refined manner and were very kind and enthusiastic.
Although she didn't show it on her face, Xue Xiaotao was a little nervous at first, but it soon disappeared with the other party's enthusiastic attitude.
It seems that this family is indeed not difficult to get along with.
They had lunch at home, and in the evening Ma Wei's father suggested going out for a meal at a restaurant. They went to a very unique restaurant nearby, but it was not easy to make a reservation, so he made a reservation several days in advance.
Although the restaurant was not big, it was crowded and noisy. It was obvious that the business was very good and the food tasted really good. Xue Xiaotao couldn't help herself and ate two bowls of rice in one breath, completely ruining her image as a lady.
Fortunately, Ma Wei’s mother didn’t mind and said that the girl seemed straightforward and easy to get along with.
When a few people were having a good time, a head suddenly popped into the private room. It was Ma Wei's aunt, whom the Ma family least wanted to see.
"You said it would take a few days, but I didn't expect the two kids to come back so soon. Luckily I had sharp eyes and saw from a distance that it looked like you. When I came over, I saw that it was you." She didn't seem to want to embarrass anyone. "I knew Ma Wei had a picky eye and the girls he found were pretty. No wonder he didn't like the ones I introduced to him before."
Xue Xiaotao glanced at her boyfriend before saying hello to her aunt.
"Oh, that's great. This girl looks sweet." The aunt nodded with a smile, and then said to her brother-in-law, "My daughter is here today too. I wanted to make a reservation but couldn't. Why don't we just sit at the same table together? We are all relatives anyway, so there's nothing to be shy about. It's a good opportunity for us to meet each other."
The Ma family looked at each other, and it was difficult to refuse in person.
However, Ma Wei still whispered in Xue Xiaotao's ear: "My cousin is just like her mother, she is also a powerful person, just ignore her."
Xue Xiaotao raised her eyes to glance at the two men, a little curious about how powerful they were.
On the other side, Ma Wei's aunt was also whispering to her daughter, telling her to behave properly so that the girl from another place could see what a Beijing girl was like and also know her own worth.
Ma Wei's cousin works at a fashion magazine. She is also a figure in the fashion circle. She is usually very arrogant and ordinary people look down on her.
This time, she heard that the girl was here to meet her cousin's girlfriend, who was from another place and had an ordinary family background and job. She looked down on her and said, "Mom, no problem. I'll keep her in check. Don't think she can stand out."
But when she entered the box, she took a look and her momentum inexplicably weakened. The show of force that she had originally planned to display could not be displayed in an instant.
After they sat down, Ma Wei's aunt tugged at her daughter's clothes and said, "What's going on? Didn't I tell you to show your talents?"
Her daughter whispered to her mother, "Is this girl's family really ordinary? It seems to me that she has spent half of her car money on her body."
"What do you mean half a car? It doesn't look that great to me. Only the necklace looks better." The aunt was puzzled.
"You don't have as sharp eyes as us experts." My cousin rolled her eyes at her mother.
My cousin's girlfriend's clothes and jewelry do look very low-key, but the watch on her hand and the necklace around her neck are obviously worth a lot of money.
But this is not the reason why her cousin looks up to her.
Whether it’s a watch or a necklace, you can buy it as long as you have money. Even if you can’t buy it, you can rent it. In fact, it doesn’t cost much in a day.
The key point is that the clothes this girl is wearing are obviously new models that have not yet been released to the public. Most people may not know much about them, but for those of them who are in the fashion circle, they clearly show their extraordinary status.
After all, if you want to get the new models in advance, spending one or two million a year is not enough.
And the pair of shoes on this girl's feet are also custom-made ones that just appeared at the fashion week. She doesn't know the exact price because ordinary people can't buy them at all.
So what she said just now about half of the car is conservative. Maybe she is just wearing the money of a mid-range car directly on her body, and wearing it quietly, so ordinary people can't tell.
But this is also necessary to show class and confidence.
Ma Wei’s cousin doesn’t really like those who show off their wealth by wearing clothes with obvious luxury brand logos, but she is very impressed by Ma Wei’s girlfriend’s behavior - mainly because she has no choice but to accept it because she herself can’t pull off such a combination.
Aunt Ma Wei was very angry because her daughter was afraid before they even started fighting. She didn't take her daughter's words seriously at all. She didn't know anything about the brand or grade. They were just some ordinary clothes and jewelry. Why would she say so much?
But since her daughter didn't make any effort, as an elder, she couldn't intervene directly, so she could only ask indirectly: "Hey, how long are you guys going to stay here? Have you found a good place to stay? Do you want to stay at my place?"
She looked at her sister and brother-in-law again: "Our city B is good in everything except that the housing prices are too expensive. It's hard for outsiders to stay here. I heard from my daughter that her colleague couldn't afford to buy a house here, so she finally returned to her hometown. Unlike her other local colleague, even though his salary is not high, he lives a comfortable life."
Although Ma Wei was stupid and didn't quite understand what his aunt was saying, his experience told him that it was definitely not a good thing, so he said quickly, "Don't bother, we've booked a hotel nearby."
"Hotels are troublesome, expensive and inconvenient. Why don't you just stay at home and let your girlfriend stay at our house? That's perfect," the aunt smiled at Xue Xiaotao again. "You're getting married soon, and there will be many places to spend money in the future. You can save as much as you can, right?"
Xue Xiaotao was actually a careless girl. She didn't quite understand the meaning of this person's words. She just instinctively felt that she was not as enthusiastic as she seemed. She smiled and declined politely, "Really, no need. My relative has a house here. It's all arranged for me. I can just go and live there."
Ma Wei's aunt was surprised and started to ask: "You have relatives here. Which district do you live in? What do you do?"
Xue Xiaotao told the truth: "I don't live here, it's just an empty house, let me live here first."
"It's too much trouble to clean an empty house," said my aunt disapprovingly. "Could it be one of those school district houses bought from other places? Those houses have good locations, but most of the conditions are not very good, and it's not comfortable to live in. You might as well live in my place."
Xue Xiaotao didn’t know much about school district housing, so she just shook her head and said, “Probably not.”
But she couldn't really explain what the situation was.
Ma Wei did guess a little bit, mainly because of the work of that cousin, which was usually quite scary.
Ma Wei's parents wanted to stop his aunt from asking questions, but Ma Wei didn't care: "It's okay. This is a good opportunity for my aunt who is too picky to see what a truly rich person is."
Ma Wei's parents were surprised and asked their son in a low voice: "Didn't you say that your girlfriend's family is quite ordinary? If you let your aunt ask more, she will definitely make fun of you."
Ma Wei smiled: "Xiao Tao's family is ordinary, but she has a very rich relative. It's okay, she can't stand being wronged, and the one who is wronged must be my aunt."
Just because she married a husband with some money, she keeps pointing fingers at their family all day long. She really thinks she is a superior person!
Ma Wei had long disliked this aunt, and he took this opportunity to put a damper on her arrogance.
Xue Xiaotao was annoyed by this man and glanced at her boyfriend: "It's getting late, how about I call someone to pick me up and we can get together tomorrow?"
"What's there to pick up? My daughter drives the car anyway, why don't you ask her to take you there? It's also a good opportunity to help you check the environment, so that if the place you live is not safe, you can move to another place in time," the aunt said excitedly, "Otherwise, you can't even explain where you live, how dangerous it is."
"No need, the car will be here soon." Xue Xiaotao frowned slightly and glared at her boyfriend again.
Ma Wei immediately understood the leadership spirit and interrupted, "Aunt, you really don't need to worry about it. My girlfriend's relatives are well off and will definitely not suffer any injustice."
"No matter how good the house you live in other places is, you can't buy a large area here," the aunt was still complacent. "Besides, you don't care about your own girlfriend, so I'm helping you to care about her. Isn't that right?"
She wanted to continue speaking when her daughter suddenly pulled her elbow hard.
"What's the matter?" she asked her daughter unhappily.
The daughter pointed to a luxury car on the side of the road and said, "Their car is here, it's really not your turn to worry about it."
A pure white Mercedes-Benz was parked quietly on the side of the road, with a uniformed driver in the car, looking very stylish at first glance.
My aunt's mouth, which had been talking nonstop, suddenly shut up.
Xue Xiaotao said goodbye to her uncle and aunt, and Ma Wei took the initiative to get into the car, saying that he was taking his girlfriend there. However, Xiaotao felt that this guy must want to use the luxury car again.
After the car had gone far away, my aunt pouted and said, "It's no big deal. Renting a car is quite cheap now. It's just a few thousand yuan a day for a car like this. It doesn't cost much."
Ma Wei's mother looked at her sister helplessly: "Okay, just stop talking. I think that girl is pretty good and has a good relationship with Ma Wei. I'll be thankful if you don't cause me any more trouble."
The aunt was very unwilling: "How did I cause trouble? I am concerned about you and worried that your son would run away with someone unknown!"
"I know you are enthusiastic," Ma Wei's mother laughed, "but I really think this girl is a good person, with a good temper and easy to get along with. We don't have to worry too much if Ma Wei gets together with such a girl."
"How can she be easy to get along with? She's so pretentious. She even rented a luxury car. She's obviously showing off in front of you and hinting that you shouldn't treat her badly in the future." My aunt was still muttering.
"You know it was a rented car. What if it belonged to her relative?" Ma Wei's father said.
"None of her relatives live in City B, so how could they have such a nice car and leave it here gathering dust?" my aunt argued.
However, this kind of plausible argument was completely shattered on the third day.
Xiaotao's parents heard on the phone that Xiaotao felt good about meeting Ma Wei's parents and also talked about marriage. They felt that it couldn't be just the two children talking, and that the parents of both sides should meet and talk, so that they would feel at ease.
Ma Wei's parents naturally expressed their welcome, so his aunt and uncle rushed to City B the next day. Xue Mi happened to have nothing to do, so she followed his aunt and uncle to join in the fun.
There is a courtyard house here that she has not seen yet, so it's a good opportunity for us to come and take a look.
Since it was a formal meeting between the parents of both parties, it couldn't be too casual. Ma Wei's parents originally wanted to book a better restaurant outside, but the other party said that it was not necessary and they could just meet in the private club of a relative's house.
"Your girlfriend's relative is a businessman? He even opened a private club?" Ma Wei's aunt came in again, but when she heard that Xue's relative had a private club, her attitude became a little better.
After all, to do this kind of business in City B, you need some connections, otherwise, you will definitely not be able to keep the business going.
"It's right where I live now," Xue Xiaotao smiled, "My parents will be here soon. My sister said we'll meet there."
Ma Wei's aunt originally thought that the so-called private club was probably just an ordinary restaurant with just a name.
But I didn't expect that the car would drive into the Second Ring Road, where there are the most dignitaries.
"Their relative's private club is opened in a place like this?" My aunt's expression finally became nervous.
When she was a child, no one was willing to live in a courtyard house. But now, all the courtyard houses are sold at sky-high prices. Even the most inconspicuous courtyard house has a shocking monthly rent.
If one could really open a private club in a place like this, then one's wealth would be quite considerable indeed.
But after all, it's just a rich relative. It doesn't seem to be a big deal to borrow the power of a relative, the aunt thought with a sneer on her lips.
But as the car drove on, the surrounding area appeared to be covered with tall red walls and glazed tiles. It instantly lost the street atmosphere and became more upscale.
My aunt sat in the car again and moved her buttocks: "Why isn't it there? If we go any further, we'll probably reach the palace."
There are quite a lot of former royal palaces here. Some have been turned into museums, and some have been turned into government agencies. On a smaller scale, they are actually siheyuans, but on a larger scale, they are completely different from the siheyuans where ordinary people live.
Ma Wei smiled and said, "It's not a palace, but a courtyard of a high-ranking official. Later, it was bought by my girlfriend's relative and turned into a private club."
His aunt snorted coldly and didn't believe it at all: "Why don't you go to heaven? You also bought an official's house. Your wealth must be tens of billions."
After all, a yard like this would cost hundreds of millions, which is unaffordable for most people.
It's normal to have a rich relative, but if you have such a rich relative... Ma Wei's aunt thinks it's impossible.
But as the car drove on, it turned into a quiet large courtyard. The pavilions, towers, and roofs looked magnificent from afar. Once inside, I felt that the wealth and extravagance I had seen before were nothing. These things left by our ancestors were the real embodiment of wealth and extravagance.
The bright courtyard, the main house with high eaves and pointed corners, the intricately carved door with hanging flowers, and the side rooms connected by wind and rain corridors. Just by walking in here, you can feel a kind of pressure transmitted from the long years, pressing down on you, making you almost unable to walk.
There is also a large pond in the yard, with overlapping rockery in and around the pond, surrounded by green bamboos. Huge koi carps are leisurely wagging their tails in the water, creating an extremely rich and luxurious atmosphere.
My aunt, who has always been very arrogant, suddenly felt a little breathless.
The others are fine.
Xue Xiaotao and Ma Wei were both careless people, and having seen many big scenes, they just thought that this place was old and interesting, and they didn't have much other feeling.
Ma Wei's parents didn't think too much about it. Even if this place was really the property of Xiaotao's relatives, the relationship between relatives can be close or distant. It all depends on how they get along with each other in daily life. If they expect to rely too much on them, it is actually not reliable.
Only the aunt, who was determined to suppress this girl from another place, felt like she had suffered a huge blow and didn't know what to say for a moment.
This private club usually only receives members, but naturally they don't dare to be so particular when it comes to the boss's guests, so the group was welcomed into an antique house.
The group didn't think anything of it at first, until the waiter introduced that the furniture in the house were all old items, including the finest huanghuali, small-leaf red sandalwood, and red rosewood, which could be traced back to the Ming Dynasty. Only then did a few people feel a little uneasy.
These old furniture have been well maintained and look shiny and sleek. Who would have thought that they have such a long history.
This kind of thing that could only be seen in museums before is actually used as everyday furniture. My aunt couldn't sit still and felt like there was a needle pricking her butt.
But when she looked at the others, especially the two young men, they didn't think anything of it. Instead, they sat there calmly, discussing in low voices the taste of the tea. Suddenly, she felt an indescribable feeling in her heart.
Why is there such a huge difference between people?
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