Chapter 910: Oh, the former richest man!
This Taoist temple is famous not only in Beijing, but also throughout the country.
The two elders of the Chu family come every month.
An hour later, the two arrived at the Taoist temple, where worshippers were still coming and going in a steady stream, and the incense was burning brightly.
Seeing Gu Yin walk to the east, the captain followed, puzzled, "Aren't you going to the main hall? Why are you going to the side?"
As they walked, Gu Yin said, "They came here seeking peace. The Three Palaces are on the east side, so we should head this way."
The captain, being a foreigner, certainly wouldn't understand these things, but seeing Gu Yin's unwavering steps, he was puzzled.
"How do you know this place so well? Have you been here before?"
Gu Yin closed her eyes briefly, then opened them again and walked forward, saying, "I've been here before."
“That makes sense. Your family is from Beijing, and the incense here is so strong, you must have been here before.”
Gu Yin chuckled lightly, nodded, and offered no further explanation.
Yes, I have been here before, in my past life.
Passing through the side hall, in the open space planted with ginkgo trees and Huangshan pines on both sides, there is a large incense burner with incense still burning brightly, indicating that there are quite a few people who come to pray for peace.
Most of the people here are people who come specifically because of its reputation, or local pilgrims who come to offer incense.
The believers who regularly come like the two elders of the Chu family should be copying scriptures in the quiet room at the back right now.
Gu Yin handed the umbrella to the captain, took the incense from the young Taoist priest, lit it, and offered prayers for a while before asking the priest to put it in the incense burner.
Looking at the familiar Three Great Emperors—the Heavenly Official, the Earthly Official, and the Water Official—Gu Yin closed her eyes.
The events of her past life played on a loop in her mind, frame by frame. Whether she was asking for blessings, salvation, or relief from calamities, she had been kneeling there for who knows how long. Whether her prayers were answered or not was entirely up to her.
The past is gone, now I only pray that the Heavenly Official will bestow blessings, protect all living beings, and ensure Chu Yan's safe return.
The young Taoist priest in the temple saw that the lady was so familiar with the place, so he assumed she was a believer and greeted her with a smile after she got up.
"Would this believer like a quiet room arranged?"
Gu Yin shook her head: "I came here to find someone. Are the two elders of the Chu family here? Please take me there. I am their family member."
The young Taoist priest nodded upon hearing this: "Please come with me."
The two arrived at a courtyard, and the young Taoist priest told Gu Yin to stay while he went to ask first.
A short while later, the two elderly people came out together.
"Why is Ayin back?! Why didn't your father tell us?! This child!" Grandma Chu ran over happily.
Gu Yin immediately went to greet her: "Grandma, please slow down! When my dad went back, you two had just entered the meditation room. He knew the importance of the matter, so I came to find you and Grandpa!"
The old man smiled and stepped forward: "It's good that you're back. How many days will you stay?"
"We've been home for five days this time. Grandpa said that tomorrow both our families should go to the farm for a visit. What do you two think?"
"Let's go to the quiet room for tea first. It's too hot outside. Let's go."
"Hey, who's this?"
A piercing sound came from the quiet room on the left.
Gu Yin looked over and saw a somewhat mean-looking old woman in the quiet room, watching them through the window. She didn't know how long she had been watching.
Seeing that Gu Yin and the others were looking over, the old lady turned around and said something to the people inside. When she came out, there were three people instead of one: an old man and a young girl.
The three women were dressed in extraordinary attire. The girl's dress and shoes were the latest limited editions, and the bag she was carrying was also brand new, worth 2.6 million. Gu Yin also had this bag. Even though Gu Yin didn't need it, Wang Yanzhi would still buy it for her and send it to Beijing, placing it on the shelf in her room. Gu Yin saw it when she went back to her room to change clothes in the morning.
Not to mention the jewelry on that girl's body, her neck, ears, and hands were all limited editions, like a Christmas tree. Normally, no one would wear something like that unless they were attending a banquet or event. It's like she wanted to hang everything on her body!
"Aren't these the two elders of our richest man's family? Oh dear, look at what I said, I forgot to add a 'former'! They are the former richest man!"
Mr. and Mrs. Chu were not angry when they heard what she said.
"Oh, it's Mr. and Mrs. Liang. You're here to copy scriptures too? Then we won't bother you any longer. You go ahead with your work, we'll take our leave first." Not wanting to say anything more to him, Mrs. Chu finished speaking with a smile and gestured for Gu Yin to follow her away.
But the more unwilling she was, the more arrogant Mrs. Liang became.
"Don't go! I've been trying to get you to come out for tea all this time, but it's finally happened today. How about we grab a drink this afternoon? Everyone here knows each other; they're all former rich ladies." Old Mrs. Liang stepped forward, grabbed Old Mrs. Chu's hand, and invited her with a smile.
Grandma Chu took her hand out: "No need, you all drink. I have something to do today and can't go, so I won't participate."
Grandma Liang was displeased and withdrew her hand, snorting coldly: "That's right, who in the industry doesn't know that your Chu family has produced a traitorous son? You two are so old and still have to go back to the company to work. If you ask me, there's no heir, so what's the point of working so hard? In the end, it'll just benefit someone else. If you ask me, at your age, you should be eating and drinking. Don't you think I'm right?"
The old lady stopped Gu Yin, who was about to speak, and said with a smile, "Everyone has their own pursuits. You like to eat, drink, and have fun, while I like to be busy. It's none of anyone else's business, right? As for whether I have an heir, don't worry about it. It's better not to have an heir who only knows how to eat, drink, have fun, and chase after female models. Otherwise, I'll be angry to death sooner or later! Oh, no, I'll have to collect his corpse sooner or later, since it's too easy for him to catch diseases."
"Brother Chu, you and your wife wouldn't be resentful because our Liang family became the richest family, would you?"
Mr. Liang, who had been silently leaning on a cane, finally spoke up, expressing his strong dissatisfaction with Mrs. Chu's comments about his grandson.
Old Master Chu laughed heartily and shook his head: "Last year it was my fortune, this year it's your fortune, next year it'll be someone else's fortune. It's normal. It's not worth it for such empty fame!"
Mr. Liang nodded: "That's good. I thought that your Chu family had lost its position as the richest family and was dissatisfied or ashamed, so you stopped socializing."
"Your elders are talking, and you've been playing on your phone the whole time. Isn't that a bit rude?"
Gu Yin, who was looking at documents, had her hand grabbed, and her phone almost fell from her hand.
Gu Yin looked up and saw Miss Liang staring at her angrily. She was puzzled. She and Miss Liang had no connection. Why did Miss Liang hate her so much?
"Let go."
A cold voice came from the girl in front of her, and Miss Liang subconsciously let go of her hand, then felt annoyed.
"Isn't that incredibly rude of you!"
Gu Yin put away her phone and looked at Grandma Chu: "Grandma, was I being rude?"
"No one is as polite as you!" The old lady smiled as she looked at Gu Yin.
Gu Yin nodded and looked at Miss Liang: "My politeness is directed at people. I'm not saying this to be mean, but don't you Liang family feel ashamed of what you just said?"
Gu Yin crossed her arms and looked at Old Master Liang with suspicion: "Don't you know how your family became the richest family? If the Chu family hadn't voluntarily given up, do you think you could have taken things from them? They're just some unimportant things. You should be happy to have found them, but instead you're showing them off so ostentatiously. Didn't anyone tell you it was shameful? Surely none of your business partners think you're shameful?"
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