Cheng Family Old House (Minor Renovation)
The Cheng family’s old house is also in Dongcheng District, near the ancient street. The area is full of old houses that are hundreds of years old. Whether they were handed down from generation to generation or purchased later, they have all been restored. If you still want to buy an old house like this in that area now, you definitely can’t buy it.
In fact, it is not difficult to find, but Chen Jin has never been to this area before. At most, he just walked around the ancient street and never went to the nearby alleys.
"Grandpa Cheng hasn't been in the company often in the past two years. He lives in the villa in Jingshan. My dad and I went to visit him last time." Wei Zhenhua talked about her and Shen Baichuan, and said meaningfully: "Shen Baichuan is doing well now. I don't think he wants to get involved in his grandfather's family business. The relationships in a big family are very complicated. Even if you can handle it, you may not be able to handle it for a long time."
Chen Jin followed the path he pointed to and turned into the alley. There was a car blocking the way ahead, so she stopped and waited for a while, then asked, "Are you giving me a shot of prevention now?"
Wei Zhenhua laughed and asked back, "No, I just thought of it and said it casually. You don't need anyone to give you a shot of prevention."
Chen Jin has money, a house, and a company. Her brain is not filled with paste. She doesn't look like someone who would sacrifice herself for a man.
"The Cheng family is in a mess, and you have a pair of scissors yourself." Just cut them off.
"That's right." Chen Jin grinned.
The car ahead was still stuck in traffic, and Shen Baichuan called over, knowing that they were in the alley, and said he would come out to pick them up. Not long after, the car in front drove past, and Shen Baichuan also walked towards them.
Wei Zhenhua got out of the car tactfully and gave way to Chen Jin, saying, "I'll wait for you at the door."
Shen Baichuan took her around to the open space next to the car to park, and told her that her family usually drove the car here to park. Many of the cars that came today were there to pick up people. The drivers would drive away and return to pick up the people when the trip was over.
As Chen Jin listened, he thought: Once the company is established, I will also have to find a driver to help me drive.
This way, when you go out to eat with others, you don’t have to look for a place to park your car.
"Where's Daju?" Shen Baichuan walked back with Chen Jin, and after a few steps he suddenly realized that a cat was missing.
"It has been in a bad mood recently, so I dare not bring it here. It is playing in the company now. I will pick it up after I finish here." Chen Jin still felt a little guilty and thought that Daju might be angry with her today.
“You can bring it over next time.”
Chen Jin smiled and didn't respond. He said he would talk about the next matter after today was over.
He met Wei Zhenhua at the door, and then the three of them went in together.
They went in and out one after another, with Shen Baichuan leading the way and introducing things at the same time. Chen Jin nodded from time to time to show that he was listening. She was too embarrassed to say that when she looked at these old houses, she always felt like she was looking at the old ancestral halls in the village.
When she was about five or six years old, the ancestral hall in the village was quite good, with many entrances and exits. It was very suitable for playing with friends inside and hiding in a corner for an afternoon.
Of course there are differences. Compared with the gray old ancestral hall, this house where people live appears much brighter. There is also a scene everywhere.
"The people who came to eat today are all relatives and friends with whom my family has a good relationship. There is no need to interact with them. Just be casual."
Maybe it was because Shen Baichuan had told her a lot about the lively things happening in his grandfather’s family, so Chen Jin didn’t think there was anything mysterious or unattainable about it.
Shen Baichuan's grandfather doesn't look like a 70-year-old man. He speaks in a loud voice and is very energetic. No wonder he still makes the final decision on the affairs of the Cheng Group, and everyone in this family is suppressed.
There were quite a few people sitting in the main hall. They all looked elderly, probably from Grandpa Cheng's generation.
This is probably the effect that Old Man Liu wanted. It's almost the same now. Old man Liu finally has his descendants under his control. In the future, with the nearly one hundred houses in Qiaoxi Village, it will be enough for him to be the old man who has the final say.
"Zhenhua is here. Is your grandfather in good health?" When Old Master Cheng saw the three of them coming in, he acted as if he didn't see Shen Baichuan. He directly called Wei Zhenhua over, then looked at Chen Jin and asked, "Is this your friend? Didn't your grandfather tell me last time that you haven't thought about finding a partner even though you're already an adult..."
“No, no.” Wei Zhenhua said hurriedly: “Chen Jin is my friend, but he was invited by President Shen.”
"Oh?" Old Master Cheng looked at Chen Jin curiously again, then carefully looked at Shen Baichuan's face, nodded with satisfaction, and said, "It's rare. I think I can rest in peace if I can see you bring a man back before I lie in front of the coffin."
Wei Zhenhua lowered his eyes to hide his smile, wanting to look at Shen Baichuan, but felt it was inappropriate to look over.
Chen Jin...Chen Jin didn't know what expression he should have at this moment, so he pursed his lips and tried to hold back his smile.
So, Shen Baichuan said that his grandfather never urged him to find a partner later, because he was afraid that he would bring back a male partner, right?
"Won't you introduce her to me? Whose girl is this? Are you waiting for her to ask?" Old Master Cheng glared at him unhappily.
Shen Baichuan said: "This is my friend, Chen Jin. Chen Jin, this is my grandfather, Cheng Yuanqing."
"......Hello Grandpa Cheng, my name is Chen Jin, today's Jin. This is a little gift from me. I wish you good fortune as vast as the East Sea and a long life as great as the Southern Mountains." Chen Jin thought to himself that this was a close call and almost laughed out loud.
Is this my grandfather, Cheng Yuanqing?
Oh my god, what kind of a messed up introduction is this?
Cheng Yuanqing was also hurt by what he said, so he didn't bother to pay attention to him. He took the gift from Chen Jin and smiled meaningfully, "Little Chen is still good at talking. Baichuan, you should learn more from Little Chen."
He also deliberately said: "We are still friends? Bring Xiao Chen to your home more often next time..."
Seeing this, Wei Zhenhua interrupted and presented the gift he had brought.
"Okay, you young people can go and have fun. You don't have to stay here. Baichuan, take Xiao Chen for a walk before the banquet starts."
After the others walked out, he saw the three of them walking out together, clapped his hands in annoyance, and said to the person next to him: "We should have left one for Zhenhua."
The people sitting there all responded with smiles, each with their own thoughts.
Coming out of the main hall, Chen Jin vaguely heard the hearty laughter of Shen Baichuan's grandfather behind him, and thought: It seems that Shen Baichuan and his grandfather don't have such a bad relationship...
As if he had guessed her thoughts, Shen Baichuan reminded her: "Don't think he's a kind old man now, he has a lot of schemes in his mind. He wanted to arrange a marriage for me before, but I ruined it twice before he was honest. He is sure that the family company will not be passed on to me, so he doesn't bother to care who I bring back, so he has such a good attitude. Well, as long as it's not a man."
Wei Zhenhua said, "Fortunately, when Grandpa Cheng told my grandfather that he wanted to match his grandson with my sister, my grandfather didn't agree. The grandson Grandpa Cheng was talking about is you, right?"
Shen Baichuan chuckled, “It could also be my cousin, your grandfather was right not to agree.”
Chen Jin clicked his tongue twice and said, "It's really complicated."
The three of them walked around outside, then passed through the corridor and arrived at a spacious reception room, which was already very lively.
We're going to have dinner here tonight. Chen Jin just came in and took a quick look. There are at least fifty or sixty people inside. All food and drinks are self-service.
It was a little different from what she thought.
The reception room in the old house is quite Western-style.
Shen Baichuan’s friends had all arrived early, especially Qin Yi, who complained after seeing him: “Brother, you took a long time to pick someone up, and I’ve been waiting for you and Teacher Chen for a long time.”
"Eat when you're hungry. Why are you waiting for me?" Shen Baichuan introduced these friends of his to Chen Jin again.
In fact, there is no need for introduction. They all attended the opening ceremony of her company with Shen Baichuan last time. Not to mention Qin Yi, Xiong Jiahao and Xue Zhonghua, they have all had dinner together several times.
But, when she walked over just now, she was observing and didn’t see Yang Qian coming?
Shen Baichuan said: "Maybe something happened and I'm a little late. What do you want to eat?"
"If you have something to do, go do it first. I'll be here with them."
Qin Yi also said: "That's right, Teacher Chen, please sit here quietly. We are here, so go and do your thing."
Before Shen Baichuan could say anything else, Shen Baichuan’s cousin Cheng Yanfeng came over to call him, saying that she had something to tell him. Then, Shen Baichuan’s cousin Cheng Yanzong also said that he would come to find Shen Baichuan.
Shen Baichuan looked at the two of them deeply, maybe his cousin came to see him for something real. The other one came to see him, maybe because he was afraid that he had reached some agreement with his cousin?
Shen Baichuan glanced at Chen Jin, and seeing that she was already discussing what to eat with Qin Yi and the others, he sighed in his heart, and turned to the brother and sister in front of him, and walked aside before saying: “You two should discuss your own affairs, and come and talk to me after you have discussed it.”
"I won't get involved in your affairs, and I don't want any shares. Just give me the people, patents, and equipment of the technology company under the group. I can give away all my shares now. Whoever makes the final decision can talk to me later."
Cheng Yanfeng and Cheng Yanzong didn't make a sound, and seemed to be thinking about the conditions mentioned by Shen Baichuan.
Shen Baichuan was not in a hurry to get their answers. Anyway, he had said these words several times, but he could not really talk about it once.
After saying that, he left and followed them to get some food so that we could sit at the same table. How the brother and sister behind me talk is their business.
Wei Zhenhua, Qin Yi and the others went to talk to someone. After all, this was an opportunity to make more friends. Qin Yi felt that he didn’t need to make any friends, but he was dragged away by Xiong Jiahao and Xue Zhonghua, leaving Shen Baichuan and Chen Jin.
Chen Jin was eating seriously, and his eyes followed Shen Baichuan's introduction.
"Do you see the man in the burgundy suit in the front left? My dad. Next to him is his current wife. The two fell in love when they were studying abroad, but it didn't work out. After they moved to Hong Kong together, the woman's family fell into poverty and my grandfather looked down on her. My dad, who was still thinking about his old girlfriend and couldn't bear to part with the family's things, listened to my grandfather and married my mom. A few years later, he was determined to take a second wife, but my mom despised that and divorced her. When these two were in Hong Kong, they were often in the newspapers..."
"The one next to them is my step-brother. His mother always tells him that he is the grandson of the eldest son of the family and dreams of taking over the group. The old man doesn't like his mother, and he doesn't like him either. Don't you think it's strange? The old man likes the son born to my second uncle's second wife, but he doesn't like the son born to my father's second wife. Maybe it's because the old man knows that my father is really stupid, and he is afraid that the son he gives birth to will be stupid too."
Chen Jin whispered, "Now it seems that your second uncle's cousin is not very smart."
"Indeed. But the old man likes it, and he loves the whole family."
The two of them sat on the sofa, eating from time to time, Shen Baichuan looked at the people in front of them talking to each other, talking seriously, and Chen Jin occasionally said a few words. It looked like they were discussing some important work matter.
But in reality...
"The one in the middle is my second uncle and second aunt, who just came from Hong Kong yesterday. The one in the back, next to my cousin, is my second uncle's second wife."
Chen Jin looked over and said, "The current situation is that your second aunt is helping your cousin, your second aunt is helping your cousin, who is your second uncle helping? It seems that he is helping both sides."
"It doesn't matter who he helps. They are all his children anyway. As long as the group doesn't fall into the hands of my father and my third uncle, it's fine."
"Then he has the most to gain. Anything is fine with him. However, it seems that he is a bit biased. He is better to your cousin."
"Normal. If my cousin took over the group, his life would not be so easy. My cousin treats him differently from my cousin. The affection between them is almost broken."
"The relationships in your family are really amazing." What's even more amazing is that those people fight each other to the death in secret, but they can still smile and talk to each other politely in public.
Oh my God!
“Look, look, Shen Baichuan, your second uncle’s two wives can hold hands and laugh?!”
"It doesn't stop them from playing dirty tricks on each other in private." Shen Baichuan said calmly, "Just like my cousin and my cousin, fighting to the death for the group, it doesn't stop them from joining forces to kick me out. However, I don't want to get involved with them."
"......" Chen Jin was curious: "Didn't you want to fight for the things at home before? Why did you let it go later?"
"I didn't know the old man well enough before. I saw through his thoughts. If he wants to use me as a chess piece, it depends on whether I am willing or not." Shen Baichuan said again: "My grandfather scolded him as a dog fox at home."
"......" This was not a easy topic to respond to. Chen Jin remained silent and asked him to say something else.
It's impossible to see any "big fight" tonight, everyone is just engaged in a verbal battle. but! She thought she was just coming here to have a meal and broaden her horizons, but she didn't expect there would be so many "new things" to broaden her horizons!
Just like when Shen Baichuan went with her to Qiaoxi Village to watch the fun, they were both rebuilding their own cognition.
Shen Baichuan took a sip of his drink, and asked her to look at the couple next to him, and said: “These are not relatives of the family, but I know this family. The eldest son’s wife married the youngest son after the divorce. That family…”
"What are you talking about here?" Yang Qian finally arrived. As soon as she came in, she greeted the elders and went straight to Chen Jin. He added, "I told you to come earlier. Zhuo Jiyu was delayed in the company for a long time. If I had known, I would have come first and not wait for him."
"What did you just say?"
Chen Jin shook his head, "Just chatting, talking about work."
"Oh." Yang Qian felt that Chen Jin's shining eyes just now did not seem to be talking about work, but since Chen Jin said so, maybe she was just overthinking it.
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