C426 Summer Palace Encounter
C426 Summer Palace Encounter
On the way to Summer Palace.
It was the first time in his life that he was able to travel so freely. Many people at Xu Tiehlin's age were in the same situation, as their family's financial situation was bad when they were young, and they had to work for a lifetime. Only when they were 40 or 50 years old did they have the leisure to travel and see the prosperity of the outside world.
Yan Jing was much more luxurious than his Xiangzhou City.
Xu Tiehlin and Lee Feng enjoyed the scenery of the Summer Palace.
Xu Qing sat in the passenger seat and said these words to Zhang Haorann proudly.
When they arrived at the Summer Palace, Zhang Haigang made a call.
On the phone, Zhang Haigang said that after Zhang Xianhu had fully recovered, Zhang Pengde and Fong Hui had gained a lot of cheers from the Zhang Family, and hoped that the two could remain in the Zhang Family. Zhang Xianhu even took the initiative to ask Zhang Pengde to stay in the Zhang Family.
Zhang Pengde and Fong Hui agreed happily.
That was good news.
While Zhang Pengde and Fong Hui were staying in the Zhang Family, no one mentioned the matter of Zhang Family cultivation to Zhang Pengde. Originally, Zhang Family people were not concerned about this and thus saved Zhang Haigang and Zhang Pengde the opportunity to explain it to them. However, people from the Zhang Family were very curious about Zhang Haorann and wanted to ask him how he saved Zhang Xianhu.
After hanging up, Zhang Haorann thought to himself that there was no need for Zhang Family people to be so anxious.
Since saving Zhang Xianhu, Zhang Haorann did not live in Zhang Family. For the past three days, Zhang Haorann had been living outside, and Chen Lin, the general manager of the Taoist department, had long provided Zhang Haorann with the most suitable place to live.
"Zhang Haorann, it's going to be a new year in half a month." Xu Qing and Zhang Haorann were strolling in the Summer Palace. There was a thin layer of snow on the ground. On the way to the Summer Palace, it was already snowing.
When Xu Qing spoke, she let out a cloud of white smoke.
Xu Tiehlin and Lee Feng walked at the back with a digital camera in hand as they took pictures of the Summer Palace.
"That's right, it's already the 18th of February." Zhang Haorann sighed.
When he was reborn, it was April of last year. He was in a trance, and it was almost New Year.
Suddenly, Zhang Haorann thought of something and said with a faint smile, "Didn't you ask me yesterday why I purposely opened a hotel suite for all of you?"
"Deliberately? "Speak the truth, tell me all of your plots."
"I, on the other hand, want to wait until the birthday of the Zhang Family's Patriarch who is number five, to get engaged to you." Zhang Haorann said firmly, "It's at the Zhang Family!"
Zhang Haorann had promised Xu Qing that he would give her a special gift in November. This special gift was the engagement ceremony.
In the end, due to various accidents, it was dragged out until now.
Zhang Haorann wanted to fulfill his promise and didn't want to wait until the new year to come. Therefore, his engagement with Xu Qing at Zhang Family was the best explanation for Xu Qing.
"But your hand …" Xu Qing hesitated. "It might be inconvenient for you."
Xu Qing's family already knew about Zhang Haorann's broken arm before they came here. Luckily, Zhang Haorann told them that within a month's time, this broken arm would regrow, so they didn't have to worry about it. Only then, did Xu Tiehlin and Lee Feng's doubts were dispelled.
However, if it was an engagement, Zhang Haorann's arm was definitely not suitable.
"It's not convenient for an arm to do anything." Zhang Haorann said, "Don't worry, I'll make it so that you get it right."
"Reasonable?"
"Yes, in the name of Master Zhang!"
Xu Qing repeated the last words in her mind.
In Master Zhang's name, this was probably the most beautiful engagement declaration in the world.
Xu Qing lowered her head and wiped her eyes.
"What's wrong?" Zhang Haorann asked when he saw Xu Qing suddenly lowering her head. It was unknown what she was thinking about.
"It's fine, it's snowing just now, the snowflakes are getting into my eyes." Xu Qing wiped her eyes, regaining her composure.
"Snow?"
Zhang Haorann was puzzled. "It obviously isn't snowing right now, right?"
"Didn't you see how it snowed when I said so?" Xu Qing muttered.
Zhang Haorann repeatedly looked at the sky and finally said, "Yes, it's snowing. It's snowing."
Xu Qing giggled and stopped teasing Zhang Haorann.
The winter scene was beautiful beyond compare.
Zhang Haorann also liked this kind of environment and was able to calm his heart.
"Oh yeah, when you get engaged to me, don't use Master Zhang's name." Xu Qing said seriously, "You have too many fans in the world, and I have even seen many crazy ones online. If you were to get engaged with Master Zhang's identity, it would be hard to imagine what would happen, and I'm afraid Zhang Family will be your fans by then."
Zhang Haorann was stunned. That's true, why didn't I think of that?
Zhang Haorann had already seen through a lot of things. If Xu Qing had not said it, Zhang Haorann would not have thought about other things.
"It seems like I should think about it more seriously before I speak in the future." Zhang Haorann emphasized, "Is this considered the pressure brought by my popularity?"
Xu Qing grimaced.
"Narcissist!"
With that, Xu Qing walked away.
After walking a few steps, Xu Qing suddenly stopped.
"What's wrong?" Zhang Haorann followed Xu Qing's gaze and looked over.
In front of him were seven people.
Of these seven people, three were seniors and four were juniors.
These four juniors were of similar age. The oldest was no more than twenty-three years old, and the youngest was no less than nineteen years old.
What made Zhang Haorann curious was that one of the elders looked quite similar to Xu Qing.
Instantly, Zhang Haorann understood that these people might be Xu Qing's relatives.
Just as Zhang Haorann thought, Xu Tiehlin and Lee Feng quickly walked up and chatted happily with a middle-aged couple.
Xu Tiehlin waved at Zhang Haorann and Xu Qing.
The two of them went over together.
"Cousin, sister-in-law, let me introduce you. She's my daughter, Qing. This is Qing's boyfriend, Zhang Haorann."
The cousin Xu Tiehlin spoke of was called Yuv Huan, and his sister-in-law was called Chang Wan.
The looks of Yuv Huan and Xu Qing were quite similar at first glance.
"Qing, call me uncle." Xu Tiehlin said.
Xu Qing politely greeted him, "Uncle."
Then, Xu Tiehlin introduced the other three juniors to Xu Qing.
The three elders were Yuv Huan's three children, especially Yumu and Yuv Jin.
He was 22 years old and 21 years old, respectively.
Yuv Jin was the youngest among the three of them, nineteen years old and the same age as Xu Qing.
"Old Xu, didn't you open a hardware store at Xiangzhou City? Why are you here?" Yuv Huan asked. There was no mockery in his tone, so he asked naturally.
"Hehe, I brought Qing and my wife to Beijing for tourism. I haven't come to Beijing for so many years." Xu Tiehlin chuckled.
"Beijing isn't bad, right?"
"It's much better than Xiangzhou City." Xu Tiehlin told the truth.
Yuv Huan and Changwan looked at each other and smiled. Xu Tiehlin's style was something that would never be forgotten even after many years.
"Oh yeah, I almost forgot to introduce her to you. The lady beside me is called Luo Yu, and the other one is three or four years older than Qing. Her name is Hou Qingjia."
Saying that, Yuv Huan sighed with emotion, "Old Xu, when Qing was in her first year of high school, I mentioned to you that Luo Yu's family was one of the most talented students in Beijing. I was hoping that Qing and Hou Qingjia could get to know each other and help you, Old Xu, in the future, to give face to Zhang family. After all, you can't open a hardware store for the rest of your life, right?"
"But you, you disagreed no matter what. Do you know how powerful Hou Qingjia is right now?"
"How powerful?" Xu Tiehlin asked subconsciously.
"Hou Qingjia is only twenty-three years old, and he has already won the Prairie's Year Best Rookie Award, which commends his contributions in astronomy. Also …" Yuv Huan deliberately lowered his voice, "Does Hou Qingjia know what Cheng Family are used for now? The most outstanding astronomical family in the country, in the past few years, no matter if it is the gravitational waves caused by the collision of the neutron stars or the point of view in Einstein's theory of relativity, their Cheng Family has been outstanding. It can be said that entering the Cheng Family is equivalent to entering a new world. "
After saying that, Yuv Huan's tone was filled with regret.
"It's a pity that Qing missed it like this. I remember that Qing's college entrance examination results seemed to be pretty good. If these two had known each other back then, they would have long ago stepped into the Cheng Family together.
Xu Qing grabbed Zhang Haorann's right arm and purposely expressed her stance, as if saying that this is my man, don't slander anyone. She then turned her head to look at Zhang Haorann with a moving gaze, as if saying, "Don't be angry."
Zhang Haorann doesn't care, what can I possibly be angry about? Yuv Huan saying that Cheng Family is China's most outstanding astronomical family is very normal.
As the only remaining Artifact Forging Aristocratic Family in China, using the refined tools to explore the astronomical world was much easier than spending his entire life researching the world outside of Earth with an astronomical telescope.
Zhang Haorann was not surprised that Cheng Family had its current status.
Xu Tiehlin said, "There's no other way. There are some things that we miss when we miss them."
Just as Yuv Huan was about to speak, he saw Hou Qingjia, who was standing beside him, looking at Xu Qing.
Old Xu, let's not talk about Cheng Family anymore. Where are you guys going to travel to in the next few days? Yuv Huan asked.
As a woman, Lee Feng was puzzled by Yuv Huan's sudden invitation. She wanted to warn Xu Tiehlin secretly not to say it, but she was still a step too slow.
Xu Tiehlin opened his mouth wide, perhaps it was because of the hardware business, so he casually told them the rest of the course of action.
"Go to the Summer Palace on the morning of the third day. Go to the Mausoleum in the afternoon. Go to the Great Wall tomorrow morning. Go to Xiangshan in the afternoon."
Hearing that, Yuv Huan exclaimed in surprise, "What a coincidence! Similar to us, we are planning to go to Xiangshan after visiting the Summer Palace. If we change our plans slightly, it would be the same as yours. "Qing definitely won't object. I remember when Yuv Jin invited her 12th birthday. Qing loves to play with Yuv Jin."
Yuv Huan did not mention Zhang Haorann. In his eyes, Zhang Haorann was not only an unknown nobody, he was even inferior to a minor character.
At this moment, Xu Tiehlin finally vaguely felt Yuv Huan's intention.
Instinctively, Xu Tiehlin wanted to refuse. He had no interest whatsoever in the Cheng Family or Hou Qingjia that Yuv Huan mentioned. Xu Tiehlin also admitted that Hou Qingjia's ability was superior to others.
However, compared to Zhang Haorann …
Xu Tiehlin wanted to reject Yuv Huan's suggestion, but just as he was about to speak, he heard Zhang Haorann say:
"Uncle Xu, if they want to come, then let's go together."
Zhang Haorann said so because he didn't want to make Xu Tiehlin difficult for others.