That evening, when Wen Tingsong suddenly received a phone call from Xu Yurong in a low voice, he had a vague feeling that something was wrong.
As soon as I arrived at the villa's entrance, I saw that the ivy that had been lush and green when I left in the morning had been completely stripped bare. The gate at the entrance had been neatly chipped off by something, turning it into an oddly shaped wooden board with several large, crooked characters written on it: "Seeking the Dao Sect!"
Meanwhile, workers were busy up and down the villa, pulling up and down the lawn, leaving only black soil visible.
His wife wasn't wearing an extravagant bright red dress, nor did she have any makeup on. She was dressed in a gray gardener's uniform, just like the other workers, and was carrying a bucket while wiping the villa's courtyard wall.
Rumble!
Before Wen Tingsong could react, the roar of a car engine suddenly came from behind him.
As soon as I turned my head, I saw my second son, who usually dressed like a peacock, driving a... tractor with one hand!
Wen Tingsong suddenly covered his eyes, thinking that he was hallucinating because he hadn't slept well the night before.
But the tractor behind him was still rumbling, and then it rumbled past him onto another patch of grass that hadn't been polluted yet.
"Stop!"
Enough is enough! There's no need to endure it any longer!
Wen Tingsong felt that the world was surreal today, and he roared, his voice echoing throughout the entire villa.
The workers finally stopped what they were doing, and their eyes lit up when they saw Wen Tingsong return.
Xu Yurong almost burst into tears, dropped the bucket in her hand and ran towards him.
"Honey~"
Xu Yurong had never called out to Wen Tingsong with such sincerity. When she saw Wen Tingsong, it was like seeing a lifeline: "Husband, you're finally back. If you hadn't come back, I would have been exhausted today."
Looking at Xu Yurong's unprecedentedly disheveled appearance, Wen Tingsong couldn't help but ask, "What exactly happened?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Wen Tingsong saw the entrance door open and Wen Li standing on the villa steps.
Unlike before, Wen Li wore a light blue Taoist robe today. The robe was probably too big, as it didn't fit her well and made her daughter look even smaller and thinner.
But his heart was growing increasingly anxious.
Moreover, as soon as Wenli came out, the workers who had stopped to rest buried their heads again and continued weeding.
Xu Yurong's eyes were filled with terror. She left Wen Tingsong and went to clean the villa's perimeter wall.
Wen Tingsong, all alone: ...
He's already been sidelined after only one day away?
"Dad, you're back." Wen Li looked at Wen Tingsong and immediately showed a faint smile.
Wen Tingsong suppressed his doubts. He suspected that his daughter was behind all of this, so he tried to calm himself down: "Xiaoli, tell your father what exactly happened."
Wen Li: "I think it's a real shame that we don't grow vegetables in such a big yard, so I plan to clean it up and plant some radishes, cucumbers and the like."
Wen Li did not close the entrance hall. When Wen Tingsong looked over, he saw three paintings hanging neatly behind Wen Li, and even an old sandalwood table that she had somehow acquired, on which were placed an incense burner and some offerings.
Wen Tingsong's blood rushed to his head instantly, and he pointed at Wen Li's back: "Then what is this?"
“These three are my ancestral masters. They used to hang in the Taoist temple, but the temple was demolished later, so I brought their portraits with me. From now on, we will offer incense to our ancestral masters before each meal, and they will bless us.”
Wen Tingsong wondered if he was hallucinating: "Us?"
He tolerated the decision to turn the lawn into a vegetable garden.
He could tolerate having an old sandalwood table and a portrait of the founder placed in a European-style interior.
But why would his daughter's ancestral master require an outsider like him to offer incense every day?!
Wen Tingsong's eyes widened, and his voice trembled slightly as he spoke.
Wen Li seemed to hear her father's white hairs sprouting, and said somewhat embarrassedly, "This is my master's last wish."
After a pause, Wen Li glanced at Wen Tingsong's expression and said, "He wants to expand our sect and, incidentally, open a funeral parlor in the most bustling area of the most prosperous city."
"And I am my master's only successor."
Wen Tingsong stared at his daughter for a long time, then slowly uttered the question that struck him: "So what are you doing right now?"
“Huo Yinghuai gave me a million before, but that money was not enough to open a Taoist temple and a shop. I thought my home environment was good, so I thought I would set up the Taoist temple at home first, and then move it across from Huo Yinghuai’s company when I had more money.”
Before Wen Tingsong could catch his breath, he heard Wen Li say, "But now our sect has too few people."
"so?"
"So if we need to attract customers or something, we'll need Dad and my older brother to step in."
He's already decided. His dad's in business, so he must have a lot of connections.
Then her business will come, right?
It's a pity that China doesn't allow these things to be publicized, otherwise she would definitely do it openly and honestly, instead of sects having to use only wooden plaques like they do now.
Of course, she had already promised the founders that once she had earned enough money, she would definitely get a gold plaque for the sect and a golden statue for the three founders.
Wen Li chattered on and on, unaware that Wen Tingsong was on the verge of fainting.
He was devastated to see his meticulously maintained European-style villa transformed into a rural cottage.
I even regretted what I did that morning and wanted to strangle myself.
You have to bear the consequences of your own actions, even if you have to cry.
After the initial shock, Wen Tingsong was not angry as expected; instead, he felt even more heartache and guilt.
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