The old man filled the teacup and naturally noticed her expression. It seemed that Zheng Nian had never mentioned it, so he didn't say anything more.
"Su Zhengnian was considered the most talented man in the capital at the time. He was both handsome and talented. It's a pity that the heavens are jealous of talent. Someone couldn't stand it in the end. The once unparalleled national hero also came to an end."
"I wonder how Su Zhengnian is doing now?"
Su Ran looked at the old man, whose eyes were glistening with tears. She was silent for a moment, then said in a somber voice, "He died, four years ago, that summer."
The old man listened to the somber tone of her voice; four years ago, this girl was only 17 years old.
Thinking of Su Zhengnian's early departure, he sighed, "Heaven is jealous of talent."
Su Ran looked at the old man, her eyes filled with regret. She didn't ask the question she wanted to ask, because there were too many things she wanted to know, but she didn't know where to begin.
He was also afraid of recalling the old man's past, which he didn't want to look back on. His master had been with him for most of his life, but he had never said a word about it. His master was proud and would rather keep all his bitterness and tears to himself than tell a single word of his story.
The old man remained silent for a long time, ultimately suppressing all the words he wanted to say, which turned into a long sigh.
Su Ran took a sip of tea, suppressing all her emotions, and respectfully offered a cup of tea to the old man.
"The old gentleman is having tea."
The old man watched her movements and thought of Su Zhengnian again. What a pity.
Su Zhengnian could have become famous, but he ended up with a shabby reputation and still hasn't returned home.
The old man raised his hand and touched the teacup in the air, then drank the Tieguanyin tea in the cup. There was no use talking about the past now, after all, the person was already dead.
Fu Rongzhi pursed his thin lips. He could guess who they were talking about. Su Zhengnian was very famous in the upper circles back then, and they, the younger generation, all knew about him. But after Su Zhengnian left, the family gradually declined.
Su Zhengnian was the original heir, but he had some trouble in politics and business, and his father subsequently removed him from the position. Under public criticism, Su Zhengnian was forced to be sent to Shu, where some things happened, and Su Zhengnian disappeared without a trace.
Later, the Su family declined day by day and disappeared from the upper circles.
Su Ran sipped her Tieguanyin tea. She didn't want to investigate her master's matter for the time being, because her master had always thought of his family until his death.
The old gentleman talked with her for a long time, and finally asked Fu Rongzhi to take Su Ran back.
After leaving the office, she got back into the SUV that had brought her there.
Su Ran turned her head to look out the window. The scenery outside the window flashed by in the blink of an eye at the extremely fast speed of the car, and the scenery that came into view eventually disappeared from her mind.
She leaned back in her chair and closed her eyes.
She recalled the moments she spent with her master, which were the most vibrant colors of her childhood.
When their parents passed away at a young age, there was a saying in the village that weddings were uninvited but funerals were attended uninvited. So, with the help of the villagers, the young siblings took care of their parents' funeral arrangements.
Afterwards, Su Ran took Su Chen with her. Seeing her younger brother, who was three years younger than her, and hearing him timidly call her "sister," she ultimately decided not to abandon him.
Holding four-year-old Su Chen's hand, we went through the funeral arrangements for his parents. He didn't cry or make a fuss, but when he finally saw that there was only a black and white photo of his living parents, his eyes couldn't help but redden.
He was young, but he understood that his parents, who used to dote on him, would no longer call him Little Achen.
Having lost both her parents at a young age, Su Ran developed a somewhat withdrawn personality. Without her parents to teach her, she didn't know how to manage Su Chen. She tried very hard to control her emotions and knew that she couldn't lose her temper easily, but one time she couldn't help but hit Su Chen.
This incident left a deep impression on him, and although Su Chen was young, he learned to keep his thoughts to himself.
This also led Su Chen to be unwilling to talk about anything that happened to him later on, keeping it all to himself, and he was genuinely afraid of his older sister.
So she poured all her emotions into her work. Although she was young, some people couldn't resist the cheap labor and took Su Ran in. So she gritted her teeth and kept working, using excessive work to consume her emotions.
When she was nine years old, Su Ran admitted that she was scheming and had plans. So after observing Su Zhengnian for a while, she decided to rely on him to learn knowledge that she might never be able to access in her life.
Fortunately, his master probably didn't see through his scheme, or perhaps he took pity on him and that's why he accepted him as a disciple.
that's all.
When Su Ran was nine years old, she found someone to rely on.
My master taught me a lot.
He is so knowledgeable that even astronomy and geography are insufficient to describe him. He has so much knowledge that he has taught himself so much that he can survive in society after being born.
The master is also very clever.
Su Ran was so clever that she once suspected her master had seen through her scheme from the very beginning.
And then...
Su Ran knew. How could someone as intelligent and knowledgeable as her not see it? In the end, she just didn't want to say it.
So at that time, Su Ran doubted herself. She had acted so well, how could her master have seen through her act at a glance?
When I was ten years old.
The master chuckled and rubbed his head.
"Ranran, you've been through so much that you're afraid of getting hurt. So, like the first half of a butterfly's life, you use a cocoon to wrap yourself up. Actually, Ranran is very smart, and your master has always believed that you will break out of your cocoon and become a butterfly."
"At that time, you will be able to fly freely in the vast sky and earth, and no one can stop you, but after you become a butterfly, you will also encounter more and more dangers."
"If you are content with an ordinary life, then according to the cause and effect you have been taught, you will live a peaceful life. Once you show your strengths, the cause and effect will be in effect, and your excellence will encroach on the interests of some people."
"They are really bad, so bad that they can nip a child who has just shown his outstanding advantages in the bud, so that he will never get ahead in his life or he will never live."
Su Ran had already understood all of these things a long time ago.
He was kidnapped when he was seven years old, shortly after his parents passed away, on his way to the Golden Triangle.
She also met Jiang Zhi, who was five years older than her.
He was only 12 years old at the time, unlike the 26-year-old Jiang Zhi who doesn't show any unpredictable emotional changes. At 12, Jiang Zhi couldn't hide his emotions.
He clearly expressed all his emotions, his eyes filled with malice.
What Su Ran remembered most clearly at that time was the sentence Jiang Zhi said to her. His eyes were full of disdain, and his words were like those of a swordsman: "Your expression is disgusting. It's so hypocritical."
What was my expression like back then?
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