Chapter 44: Is the Xie family related to Chen Zan’s life experience?
Xu Jing led Chen Zan to donate incense and worship the golden Buddha.
The master in the temple was giving a lecture today, and a few people went to the side hall to listen to it.
After all this trouble, it was already noon. We had a vegetarian meal in the temple. The sun was already shining overhead, with a clear sky. This was the best weather we could not see in the city.
Chen Zhan walked around outside and took a few photos. When he returned to look for Ms. Xu and Director Gu, he discovered that there were few pilgrims today and the front mountain had been closed to visitors. This had never happened before when he visited Puzhao Temple.
I couldn't help but go to the front door to see what happened, and at the same time, I was curious about what was going on with the young master in the temple today.
The young master answered quickly, saying that someone from the Xie family had come from the capital specifically to offer the eternal lamp and to hold a ceremony, so the presiding master had the mountain gate closed in the afternoon to prevent too many people from disturbing the ceremony.
Chen Zhan of the Xie family knew about this. Of the four families in the capital, Jiang, Han, and Xie, the Xie family had made their fortune in Rongchuan, first engaging in business before entering officialdom. They had once donated a piece of petrified jade unearthed in northern Xinjiang to Puzhao Temple, a very precious Buddhist relic.
Decades ago, this petrified wood was sold at a sky-high price by the Xie family. Later, it became the treasure of Puzhao Temple, and Puzhao Temple became famous for it.
Hearing that the Xie family was coming, Chen Zan was not surprised by the grand ceremony in the temple.
She was not very curious about the rumored Xie family, so she returned to the side hall to find Ms. Xu and Director Gu.
But just as she stepped onto the stairs, Xu Jing came down with a sullen face, followed by an embarrassed Director Gu.
Chen Zhan didn't understand what was going on for a moment. Just as he was about to step forward, Xu Jing suddenly grabbed his wrist and forcibly pulled him away. Even her tone was unusually sharp, "Don't go up there."
"Mom, what's wrong with you?" Chen Zan was puzzled but did not resist and was dragged away.
Xu Jing said nothing, just wanting to leave. Chen Zhan wanted to turn around and ask Director Gu, but this action seemed to irritate Xu Jing, and she yelled at her, "Don't look back."
Chen Zan was frightened. She had never seen Xu Jing behave so unruly and undignified, so she had no choice but to follow her towards the mountain gate.
Along the way, Xu Jing not only didn't let her look back, but also told her to hurry up and not to come again.
Chen Zhan asked worriedly, "Mom, what happened?"
The young master helped open the front door and let them out. When Xu Jing stepped over the threshold, her emotions seemed to be under control.
Their car was parked at the foot of the mountain. Puzhao Temple has a rule that pilgrims are not allowed to drive up the mountain, so they walked up.
At this moment, several luxury cars were parked at the door, and one of them was about to stop.
Zhang Qing got out of the passenger seat and opened the door. Seeing Xu Jing, Chen Zhan and the others on the steps outside, he was also very surprised and shouted, "Miss Chen, why are you here?"
When Chen Zan saw Zhang Qing, he knew who was sitting inside.
The driver and Zhang Qing opened the rear doors on both sides, and Zhou Jingyu and Jiang Yushan got out.
Zhou Jingyu is not wearing a formal suit and shirt as usual today. Instead, he is wearing a classic British style, a double-breasted Chester coat with high-end tailoring and a neat shape, which makes him look youthful and noble.
The last time Chen Zan went back to Jing Mansion, he wore Zhou Jingyu's shirt. All his clothes should have been specially made and delivered to him, with the unique mark of their Zhou family on them.
Zhou Jingyu was undoubtedly good-looking. His face alone was handsome enough, but he had a strong aura and usually gave people a feeling of oppression. He was cold and sharp. This outfit really amazed Chen Zan.
Zhou Jingyu probably didn't expect to meet Chen Zan by chance at Puzhao Temple. After all, he was called here on a whim for today's trip, otherwise he almost asked Zhang Qing to drive to Rongchuan University to pick up Chen Zan in the morning.
His cold and indifferent expression changed subtly at this moment. Thinking of Xu Jing beside him, Chen Zhan took the initiative to speak, and said in a tone of pretended surprise: "Mr. Zhou? What a coincidence to meet you here."
Jiang Yushan, who was wearing a leather jacket and sunglasses, immediately showed interest when he heard this. How could Chen Zan's tone and expression make him act like he was not familiar with Brother Zhou Er?
Zhou Jingyu's stern brows knitted slightly, and he couldn't guess what was going on.
But Xu Jing next to her spoke up, "Zhanzhan, do you know them?"
Chen Zhan quickly explained, "Mom, this is Mr. Zhou who visited grandma during the National Day holiday."
As Xu Jing spoke, Zhou Jingyu and Jiang Yushan set their eyes on her. Being able to give birth to a daughter as beautiful as Chen Zan meant that even at her age, she was still as beautiful as ever, and even had some added charm.
Who would have thought that after hearing Zhou Jingyu's name, Xu Jing's face changed again. Without even waiting for someone to say a word, she directly pulled Chen Zan towards the small path down the mountain.
The resistant look and actions were not fake, but disgust emanating from the bottom of his heart.
Jiang Yushan, standing by, was stunned. He took off his sunglasses and said in a nonchalant tone, "Brother Zhou Er, what's going on?"
He looked like he wanted to see a good show.
Zhou Jingyu's brows were slightly lowered, and no emotion could be detected.
Zhang Qing said beside Zhou Jingyu, "That's Miss Chen's mother, Xu Jing."
"Xu Jing?" Jiang Yushan suddenly thought of something and said in a surprised tone.
Zhou Jingyu then looked at him, "What's wrong?"
Jiang Yushan touched his brow with the leg of his sunglasses and said, "No, I just thought the name sounded familiar."
Thinking about it this way, the woman just now looked somewhat familiar.
But before he could think about it, Xie Huaiqian had already come out. A few days ago, an elder in the Xie family passed away, and the family sent someone back to Puzhao Temple in Rongchuan to offer a long-burning lamp for him. As the younger generation of the Xie family, Xie Huaiqian naturally had this task.
Xie Huaiqian called out, "Second Uncle, Third Brother Jiang."
The Xie family has some friendship with the Zhou family's branch, so even though Xie Huaiqian is only two or three years younger than Zhou Jingyu, they are not of the same generation, and have another relationship with Jiang Yushan, so they all have their own opinions.
Zhou Jingyu asked calmly, "Are you coming here alone?"
"Yeah, I've been busy at home lately, so I'm the only one free." After Xie Huaiqian said that, he looked around again.
Seeing this, Jiang Yushan asked with amusement, "Who are you looking for?"
Xie Huaiqian actually wanted to ask them if they had seen a beautiful woman in an apricot coat, but when he thought about the connection between this and his fourth uncle's secret, he gave up and said, "No, I heard you coming and came to take you in."
Zhou Jingyu went up the steps and asked, "Is the ceremony ready?"
When the elders of the Xie family passed away, Zhou Jingyu was in Rongchuan. He had heard from his family that he had no time to go back.
Xie Huaiqian was obviously pretending to be worried, and answered absentmindedly, "Okay, okay."
Jiang Yushan pulled the man over with one hand, "I say, Lao Wu, what's wrong with you? Why do you look like you lost your girlfriend? Tell me, did you have a fight with your girlfriend? I remember you and that guy, the third daughter of the Han family, are getting engaged, right?"
Xie Huaiqian begged for mercy again and again, "Third brother, stop teasing me. I don't have a girlfriend. I haven't even started anything with the Han family yet, so don't mention it."
Jiang Yushan: "What are you afraid of? This is Rongchuan, and there are no outsiders here. Tell me, brother, do you like Miss Han San?"
Xie Huaiqian: "No, it's not."
Jiang Yushan: "Oh~ I don't like it. It just so happens that I am familiar with the daughters of the Han family. I will go and talk to you and cancel this marriage."
Xie Huaiqian: "Brother, don't, I didn't say that."
Zhou Jingyu walked in front and looked back. It was hard to describe the situation.
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