"Well, Zichu came here a few years ago and bought it. The price was cheap back then. It took several years to build it into what it is now."
Xu Gang, hands behind his back, toured the manor under the guidance of his son-in-law. "It really took a lot of effort to get it like this."
It was also on this day that they realized there were so many children on the mountain.
Chen Meiyu looked at the children playing with their grandchildren outside and took a deep breath. "Is there anything else I don't know? I asked you to adopt a child a few years ago, but you kept making excuses. But what's going on now?"
She had originally wanted to let it go, but after seeing that scene, the fire suppressed deep in her heart seemed to show signs of rekindling.
"I didn't mean to hide this from you. It's just that things happened one after another. They weren't adopted by me. They were all children from the temples on the mountain and below. They were adopted by the abbots. They were already here when this mountain was built. I can't let them die just for my own freedom, can I?
That's why I left it to them. As a neighbor, I just take care of them. That's all."
"But they all have the surname Jin?" They already have a surname, so how come they are not adopted?
"This was their own decision. We didn't interfere. Zichu and I only provided some material support. The rest was handled by the two abbots and the masters."
Xu Manman herself does not think that she has an adoptive relationship with these children. She just provides some help, and the material contribution is insignificant to her.
Therefore, she does not need these children to establish any special relationship with her. They are all independent people, and their future lives depend entirely on themselves.
Chen Meiyu wanted to say something else, but Xu Gang squeezed her hand and said, "Forget it. The children are doing good things and aren't looking for anything in return. Why should we worry about that?"
Thinking of the advice her husband had given her before, Chen Meiyu had to swallow the words that were about to come out of her mouth.
Xu Manman also breathed a sigh of relief. She still had to rely on her father at critical moments.
The original plan was to stay in the SAR for only two days, but it ended up being a week.
There's no other reason, the kids are just having a blast.
Children who grew up in the city have never seen any rural charm. Although this mountaintop villa is built very elegantly and stylishly, this area only occupies a small part of the entire mountain.
Led by the children from the top and the mountainside, they went on different adventures in the mountains and forests every day, digging mushrooms, picking fruits, climbing trees and swimming in streams. Even Xu Ruipeng, who considered himself an adult, could not resist the temptation.
The adults actually had a great time too. There was a huge orchard on the back mountain. They would carry their baskets in and walk around it every day. When they came out, the baskets were not full, but their stomachs were almost full.
Li Fang cut a handful of lychees from the tree and said, "So the fruits you sent home before were all picked here?"
Xu Manman also took the scissors and cut a handful of longan from the branch where the gold had been pressed down. "Yes, but it took so long to get there, it's still not as fresh as eating it here directly."
Li Fang didn't respond. She had realized in the past one or two months that her niece and son-in-law spent a lot of money.
Thinking about the fruits she had eaten before, which tasted no different from the ones she had just picked, even without asking, she could guess that the cost of sending these fruits to the capital was no less than that of Yiqi Hongchen. Concubine Hongchen smiled.
During lunch, Chen Meiyu looked at the two empty seats next to her and asked, "Did your uncle and aunt go down the mountain again today?"
Jin Zichu replied to his mother-in-law, "He left the mountain this morning. He said he was going to investigate the clothing market here. He just made a phone call. He's having dinner outside before returning."
Chen Meiyu nodded. Although her third brother and his wife were out for fun, they never put aside their careers.
Take Hong Kong for example. Every day, he takes the bus out and goes shopping in the big shopping malls to see the latest styles.
At that time, when I went to South Korea and lived there, I was busy studying people's clothing styles along the way. When I came back, the most stuff I brought back was various fabrics and a lot of fashion magazines.
Just after spending one day in the mountains, he couldn't wait to go out and investigate the market.
Although they are both retired, her life seems to revolve around the small plot of land at home. However, her brother-in-law and sister-in-law are full of energy every day and can even talk with their husbands. Although she is reluctant to admit it, she is indeed a little envious.
This time, after going out and seeing the vast world outside, she seemed to have regained another kind of vitality.
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