Cheng Juan picked up the chopsticks and looked at Old Man Cheng in a very friendly manner after hearing this: "Well, you still have to see the scenery of Yuncheng tomorrow, so we will go first."
Mr. Cheng was silent for a moment, then looked at Butler Cheng.
Butler Cheng put away the small notebook in his hand.
"Master, I think the land in our backyard and the ancient building at the back door that the young master and Mr. Lu often visited when they were young is very good." Butler Cheng gave Master Cheng a very considerate suggestion.
Old Master Cheng tapped the table with his hand and said with a serious face: "In this case, let's go back to Beijing. You arrange the plane tickets."
Butler Cheng: “…”
Since we are going back together, it is Butler Cheng who should arrange the air tickets.
**
Qiao Sheng's home.
There were not many flights between Beijing and Yuncheng. Xu Yaoguang hurried as fast as he could but only arrived at Qiao Sheng's house in the middle of the night. Qin Ran's entrance banquet was over.
...
...
He didn't catch up, nor did he see anyone from the class.
Qiao Sheng was drunk, and it was Qiao's mother who pulled him up. He walked downstairs in a bad mood and yawned: "Mr. Xu, Sister Ran is going to the capital tomorrow."
Xu Yaoguang was stunned: "Beijing?"
"Well," Qiao Sheng reached out and picked up the pillow on the sofa, resting his chin on it. At this point, he couldn't help but look at Xu Yaoguang: "I thought you really weren't coming back."
"I just want to ask her..." Xu Yaoguang looked out the door and said something halfway. He pursed his lips and said nothing more.
“But Sister Ran really got full marks in physics!” Qiao Sheng thought of the complicated science test paper and Qin Ran’s horrible grades. He was shocked and laughed softly, “I heard that the head teacher of Class 1 of Grade 1 gave her all her pocket money for the month and she became rich overnight.”
"This physics exam is very different because the Zhou family is involved in the college entrance exam," Xu Yaoguang looked at Qiao Sheng, "Do you know the situation in the capital?"
Qiao Sheng was confused. "My mom said a little."
Xu Yaoguang took the cup of water from Qiao's mother, thanked her, and then said, "There are thousands of families in the capital, and thus a series of systems have been developed, which are divided into four factions: the Cheng family, the Xu family, the Zhou family, and the Qin family. The Cheng family is the leader of these four factions. As for the Qin and Zhou families, they were severely damaged in the early years and have faded out, and are almost being replaced by the Ouyang family."
Qiao Sheng had never been to Beijing, but after the college entrance examination, Qiao's mother told him about the situation in Beijing, "Aren't there still the Lu and Jiang families?"
"The Lu and Jiang families are from the Cheng family faction. They have been very prominent in Beijing in the past ten years. The Zhou and Qin families have faded out and are almost forgotten. Most people only know that there are five major families in Beijing, namely Cheng, Lu, Xu, Jiang, and Ouyang, but they are not aware of the four major factions." Xu Yaoguang said calmly, "Several major universities have interfered with the college entrance examination for three consecutive years, and the purpose is also to allocate various resources and power... The existing pattern of the five major families in Beijing will be broken."
Qiao Sheng was not sleepy at all. He had no idea that there would be so much open and covert fighting in the college entrance examination. No wonder the college entrance examination has become more and more difficult in recent years.
The capital is still two months away, and he is thinking about something else now.
The people around Qin Ran...
Cheng Juan, Lu Zhaoying, and Principal Xu, almost half of the top five families in Beijing have joined together?
**
afternoon.
Ninghai Town, Qin Family.
Qin Hanqiu's family lived in the town. They bought a two-bedroom, one-living-room house, which was not very large.
However, Qin's mother was having dinner with her uncle's family at this time.
"Fang Ye scored 530 points, which is more than 30 points above the first-tier line." At the dinner table, the whole family was congratulating the Fang family.
The young man sitting in the seat held a wine glass and answered arrogantly: "It's just so-so, not very good in the exam."
"Fang Ye, you will definitely have a great future! You can go to a big city," Qin's mother raised her glass towards Fang Ye very politely, and then patted Qin Ling's head: "Learn well from your cousin Fang Ye!"
Father Fang glanced at Qin Hanqiu and said, "Hanqiu, you have to take good care of your Qin Ling. You can't stay in a small town like you and have no future."
“Yes, yes.” Qin Hanqiu just held his chopsticks and ate in silence.
After taking one look at him, Mr. Fang felt that he had no future and that only his sister could like him.
"This year's top scorer in the college entrance examination is named Qin," Fang's father continued, "and that's also your Qin family's original surname, Qin Ling, you..."
Before Mr. Fang could finish his words, someone knocked on the door and called him, "Old Fang! Old Fang! Come out quickly, the mayor is here!"
Mayor?
The Fang and Qin families have never met the mayor of Ninghai Town in all these years.
Father Fang was very shocked and asked: "Why did the mayor look for me?"
As soon as he walked out the door, he saw the mayor and a group of people following him to watch the fun.
Qin Ran's college entrance examination score was just announced yesterday, and Yuncheng was flooded with news overnight. Ninghai Town is remote, and a series of information has been collected from yesterday afternoon to now. The mayor only got the news this morning that the college entrance examination champion was from their Ninghai Town, and he quickly asked someone to rush out a banner and a pennant.
“You must be Mr. Qin, right?” The mayor walked past Fang’s father and approached Qin Hanqiu. “Congratulations on teaching our town’s second top scorer. Qin Ran scored 747 points in the national college entrance examination! This is the 20,000 yuan bonus from the town. There are a few reporters following me. You guys need to clean up later. They want to interview the top scorer’s family…”
The Qin family and the Fang family were confused and didn't know what to say for a moment.
Qin Ling glanced at the banner and silk pennant carried on his shoulders, and couldn't help but frowned in disdain, "Dad, I'm going home first."
However, Qin Hanqiu did not reply to him.
The streets of Ninghai Town are not big. It is a small town in a remote area with only three streets in total. The Qin family only needs to walk through two streets to reach the destination.
Qin Ling took the key and went home.
Just after walking across a street, Qin Ling saw a middle-aged man standing at the intersection. He frowned and changed the way back.
The middle-aged man saw Qin Ling and immediately chased after him: "Little friend, wait a minute, uncle is really not a bad person, I am Qin from the capital..."
So annoying.
Qin Ling covered his ears with his hands and continued walking forward.
**
The next day.
Two o'clock in the afternoon, Beijing Airport.
Qin Ran and the others got off the plane. The Qin family had already arranged a black business car for them.
Old Master Cheng walked in front with a serious look on his face.
Cheng Juan followed Qin Ran, dragging a suitcase. He wore black sunglasses on his nose. He was tall and had long legs, standing out among the crowd.
"Dad, you guys go back to the old house." Cheng Juan pushed the box with a lazy tone.
Old Master Cheng straightened his back and walked calmly. When he heard this, he paused and asked, "What about you?"
Cheng Juan glanced at him and raised his eyebrows: "How many times have you seen me go back and live there?"
Mr. Cheng walked forward in even more silence for a long while, then asked again: "Where are you staying for the time being?"
"Tinglan." A luxury apartment next to Peking University, with the best land around Peking University. Buying an apartment here is more expensive than a villa in the suburbs.
"I'll send you to Tinglan first."
Qin Ran followed behind Cheng Juan, holding up the brim of her hat and walking at a leisurely pace.
The phone rang, and it was Master Wei asking for her address.
Qin Ran asked Cheng Juan for his address, and after getting the answer, she sent a message to Master Wei.
Half an hour later, the group arrived at Tinglan Apartment, which was a duplex.
It is a total of 480 square meters.
Tired from the journey, Mr. Cheng sat on the sofa in the apartment but did not leave immediately. Qin Ran went upstairs to put her luggage and went to the bathroom to wash her face.
Before I finished washing, the phone on the sink rang.
It’s Chang Ning.
Qin Ran reached out and grabbed a towel, wiped her hands clean, and then picked up the phone, "What's the matter?"
"Are you in Beijing?" Chang Ning on the other end didn't keep the question in suspense and spoke directly.
“I just got here, how come you know this?” Qin Ran was completely convinced.
On the other end of the phone, Chang Ning was walking in the corridor, his hands in his pockets, and smiled: "Sorry, it's professional habit. Most people have been paying close attention to your movements recently."
“Oh.” Qin Ran walked out, took out the things in her backpack and flipped through them casually.
"The Xu family, Zhou family, Ouyang family, these are the only families for now," Chang Ning said, not caring too much. "I'll send you the detailed information later."
After a pause, he asked again, "What did you do behind my back?" So many families are keeping an eye on her?
She felt something was not right when she arrived in the capital.
Of course, the person being investigated was not the lone wolf, but Qin Ran.
“Who knows? Just send me the information.” Qin Ran glanced at the things on the table and was too lazy to collect them. She opened the door and walked downstairs. “Nothing else. I’m hanging up.”
"Wait," Chang Ning immediately asked, "When can we meet?"
Qin Ran pressed her temples and felt a headache: "Queue up."
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