After Aunt Zhao had prepared the lunch the previous night, she had gone back directly to the hotel, making Qin Sheng and Qin Ran spend the time together by themselves. After that, she had eaten randomly in the hotel. On usual days, the servants and the maidservants had eaten in an independent dining hall in the siheyuan. Except for Gongsun, nobody else was entitled to eat in the dining hall of the main building.
At this moment, after Aunt Zhao placed all the dishes on the table. She was about to go upstairs to clean the room for Qin Sheng and wash the clothes, which Qin Sheng left after he had gotten changed.
As Aunt Zhao was about to leave, Qin Sheng stopped her and said, "Aunt Zhao, where are you going? Are you going to skip lunch?"
Aunt Zhao smiled and said, "You eat first, I will do some cleaning and eat after you are done with lunch."
As a maidservant, Aunt Zhao still knew about this rule well, namely, the servants and the
Nan Gong already recognized who the middle-aged man was. Since Nan Gong had left resolutely upon seeing him, he must be someone that Nan Gong trusted, and would not pose any danger to Qin Sheng at all.The middle-aged man could not be any ordinary person. Otherwise, the two bodyguards would not have blocked Nan Gong's way. Then, who was he?It was snowing heavily at Yanqi Lake. It was said that there was no snow at all in the downtown area. Originally, Qin Sheng had planned to climb the Great Wall. It certainly would be a pleasure to stand on the Great Wall and enjoy the northern scenery. However, after thinking it over, he gave up the idea. Firstly, the Great Wall was a little far away. Secondly, it would be boring for him to go there on his own. As a result, he went out for a run and stroll.The residential quarter was built beside the tributary of Yanqi Lake. There was a moderate distance between the smaller lake and the main lake. However,
It was not until Nangong turned around and planned to go back that she saw Qin Ran standing under a tree not far away. She was staring at the uncle and nephew, who were chatting by the lakeside, from afar. She did not know when she had arrived there.Originally, Qin Ran had planned to accompany her uncle to come over yesterday. Unfortunately, her uncle had an important meeting the next day, which could not be put off. Consequently, she had waited for her uncle for one more day. Meanwhile, she had gone back to the company to deal with some work. After all, during this period, many things had been delayed. She had called and informed Qin Sheng yesterday. It was not until this morning that she accompanied her uncle here.After Nan Gong approached Qin Ran, she asked, "Sister Ran, when did you come over?"When Qin Ran saw that Nangong was dressed in such light clothing, she took off her scarf and handed it to Nangong as she said, "I just arrived her
Ever since her mother had passed away and she had been separated from her brother, Qin Ran felt that the Qin family was no longer a family to her. She admitted that her father loved her deeply from the bottom of his heart. However, his expression of love was different from that of other fathers. Since her father had been focusing on his career in the past years, whenever she returned to the siheyuan previously, she felt the atmosphere in the Qin family was very desolate. Consequently, she hated going home more and more, and ended up moving out to live by herself.It was also because of the situation of her family that Qin Ran preferred to stay with her grandmother and her uncle's family. There was a period when she felt particularly lonely. In the half year that she had been living in her grandparents' home, her uncle managed to find time to go home for dinner every week, unless he was too busy. Her aunt also came home once a month. So did the other relatives. Consequen
If Qin Sheng was willing to take the initiative to understand his father's life, he would have learned that his father had not led an easy life for his entire lifetime. Perhaps most of the people would not have the same life as his.When Qin Changan was little, he was raised by his mother. As for the man he called father, he was mysterious. Sometimes, he stayed at home for half a year. Sometimes, Qin Changan could not see him often for a whole year. His mother died when he was young, making him experience the first major setback in his life. Since then, he had been dependent on his brother for survival, and they were both fostered in the home of one of their father's friends. They were no different from orphans.When he was about to become 30, he experienced the biggest misfortune of his lifetime. His wife died, his son was taken away by his father, and his brother took refuge in Buddhism. Only his daughter was left to accompany him, and they later were dep
Ever since Qin Sheng's childhood, he had been living in the Lin family and following Uncle Lin to meet many so-called rich people and learn about their lives. The lives of the local tyrants, who had started from different identities and got rich with different approaches, were not the same. Even the upstarts in northern Shaanxi who had made their fortunes by relying on coal mines had completely different attitudes toward their lives.Most of them had been born poor, whose misery was beyond imagination. Some of them still lived a frugal and simple life after they became rich. But the vast majority were completely unscrupulous after they became rich overnight.Qin Sheng had once dreamed of what kind of life he would lead after he became outstanding one day. He had thought that he would still lead a low-key life. After all, he was not a high-profile person. Besides, the further he went forward step by step, the more peaceful his mood would become gradually.
It was the first time that Qin Sheng had seen someone cottoning up to others in such a way. Could it be that he was not afraid that he would be beaten when he would go outside?Qin Sheng eyed the fellow in front of him up and down and finally understood why that person had initiated such a weird opening remark. He was exactly a weirdo among all the people in the entire classroom.On their way here, Fang Huawei had already informed Qin Sheng about the situation of the study program in detail. It was not a traditional EMBA gold-plated class. Otherwise, it would be the same as all other business schools, which were flooding everywhere now. This distinction could be seen from the lists of the instructors this time, who were all the top ones of Tsinghua University. Besides, many of them were members of the advisory board, including the business leaders at home and abroad, as well as senior officials of Ministries and Commissions.Firstly, people cou
Hangzhou, Xixi, Yuerong Manor. These three keywords already allowed Qin Sheng to understand what this man wanted to say. This man knew him, and he had met Qin Sheng at Yuerong Manor in Hangzhou, during his incident with Yan Chaozong and Qu Huanxi. "I'm afraid you've got the wrong person," replied Qin Sheng in a cold voice. Although he was no longer afraid of Yan Chaozong's gang, Qin Sheng did not want to let anyone know he was currently in Beijing, especially this group of people. He would deal with Yan Chaozong after he figured out his life and understood the details of the Qin and Zhu families' background. The man wore a fancy outfit. On the inside, he wore a British-style suit, which he had gotten tailored at Savile Street. He topped it off with a grey coat and Hermès scarf. His outfit presented himself as an upper-society elite man. "I don't think so. You can't possibly look the same and have the same name, right? Besides,
After Qin Sheng got onto the car, Qin Ran then told him that she was bringing him to the siheyuan for dinner. Every month on this date, Qin Ra would always return to the siheyuan to have dinner with Qin Changan. It had already become an unwritten rule. No matter how angry she was at him, she must still be filial to her parent. Hence, now that Qin Sheng had come back, she would also make him follow this rule. She hoped that the father and son could have more interactions. Otherwise, their relationship would continue to be stiff. During this time, Qin Sheng's heart had calmed down gradually, and he had figured out some things. He had started to look at things from Qin Changan's point of view. He was Qin Changan's son, Qin Changan definitely did not have ill intentions towards him. He had sent someone to follow him secretly in order to protect him. Thinking about it, without this protection, he could have died on Mount Jiuhua already. How could he possibly be living so fr