Chapter 223: Chapter 138: First Arrival at the Wen Family (Part 2)
The driver glanced at Wen Xin through the rearview mirror with astonishment, raising his eyebrows slightly and moving his lips, but ultimately holding back and saying nothing.
Luo Zhenggang glanced at the driver: "Mr. Driver, if you have something to say, just say it."
"It’s just that I often bring guests to the Wen Family Mansion for a visit. Seeing someone as excited as you are today is really a first, haha..."
"Can one just freely enter the Wen Family Mansion for a visit?" Luo Zhenggang asked with a puzzled face, and Wen Xin also stared at the driver in surprise.
The driver shook his head repeatedly, "No, no, that’s impossible. It’s just viewing from the outside. I come here at least a dozen times a month. How about this, we won’t stop when we reach the gate, just drive around, and you can pick which spot you like, then I can take you there to study slowly.
Coming here, how can you not take a close look at Wen’s Mansion? This is a key protected building in Sha City. There were suggestions to demolish it in the past, but soon after, the proposer was transferred away.
The background of the Wen Family plays a role, but the most crucial point is that this building has research value. The foundation of this mansion is extremely deep, not to mention the walls made solid with glutinous rice and clay, impervious to floods or earthquakes.
It’s said that the provincial government wants to buy Wen’s Mansion and develop this area into a tourist spot. The offer condition was to buy at market price and compensate the Wen Family with an area triple the size of the current site for them to rebuild their residence, though I’m not sure if this is true or not."
"That will never be agreed to!" Wen Xin murmured.
"Oh, it seems you have deep feelings for this place. Alright, this is a private residence, and external vehicles are not allowed within 500 meters of the main gate. Shall we drive around the mansion or stop here?"
Luo Zhenggang handed the fare to the driver: "We’ll get out, thank you, master."
The driver checked the time, "It’s almost mealtime. I’ll stay around here for a bit, might even get a ride back."
After taking the money and parking the car to the curb, he shouted again: "Are you sure you don’t want me to drive you around? It’s not much money."
Luo Zhenggang, with his back to the driver, waved his hand encouragingly and hugged his family, "Let’s go in, anything is possible, you never know the outcome without taking the first step. In the past, I was too cautious and almost made a big mistake. This time, I must not err again."
"Alright, let’s go in," Wen Xin said as they entered, but couldn’t manage to move her legs, overcome with excitement and unable to control her body, with Luo Zhenggang almost carrying his wife towards the mansion.
Luo Ye and Luo Feng carrying the luggage hurriedly followed. The driver, unable to bear it, covered his eyes. Before, there had been tourists who, despite advice, insisted on getting close and ended up being carried out by burly bodyguards.
However, when the driver took his hands off his eyes, he was shocked to find that the tourists had disappeared. Disbelieving, he pinched himself and looked at the sun outside, got excited, and immediately called someone: "Let me tell you big news, just now some tourists were actually allowed into the Wen Family Mansion, it seems the Wen Family might agree to sell the mansion, our business will boom in the future...haha... Of course, I’m not lying, how could I talk nonsense about this, just wait and see, it will be announced soon."
Cough..., that’s how rumors are born!
After the imposing bodyguard let the family of four into the mansion with a smile, Wen Xin excitedly shook Luo Zhenggang’s arm: "This must have been dad’s instruction, otherwise they wouldn’t dare let anyone in, absolutely not!"
Luo Zhenggang quickly soothed his wife: "Wen Xin, calm down. I told you, we don’t have to worry too much. Dad is just unable to put aside his pride, but in fact, he misses you, of course, and the grandchildren too."
Entering the Wen Family Mansion was like entering another world, with the quaint old-fashioned buildings, the carved doors and windows made of red teak, and gardens, fields, and orchards in the courtyard. Strangely though, there was no one around— eerily quiet.
With such an atmosphere, even someone with strong psychological fortitude would become somewhat anxious. Finally, they slowly (so slow that only ’moving’ describes their pace and speed) reached the main house, Luo Zhenggang gently knocked on the carved outer door, from inside came a commanding "Enter!"
Pushing open the outer door, they saw a delicate openwork carved inner door. Upon entering, they faced a room filled with people, making Luo Ye feel breathless—it’s no wonder they hadn’t seen anyone.
"Dad... Mom..." Wen Xin called out tremblingly, then "thump" knelt down. Luo Ye, feeling dizzy and overwhelmed, couldn’t figure out who was who, simply pulling her brother down too with a "thump", bowing her head: "Grandma, Grandpa, eldest uncle, the second uncle, youngest uncle, Eldest Aunt..." calling out rounds as per her memory, then fell silent. At this time, the more you say, the more mistakes can happen— not speaking is the safest.
"Mom and dad, it’s all my fault. These years I have been the one stopping Wen Xin from coming home. Please forgive her, even though it’s my fault, as a son-in-law, I won’t refuse any punishment." Luo Zhenggang also knelt down.
The family of four knelt at the entrance of the main hall, with Wen Xin crying inconsolably, yet not hearing anything from the Wen Family people.
Luo Ye, puzzled, glanced up, only to see the room full of people all staring at them. Judging roughly, those standing along the sides were probably servants, those sitting, likely grandchildren and descendants, and the slim elderly man and the full-bodied old lady in the center were probably Grandma and Grandpa.
The old lady had tears streaming down her face, her lips trembling, unable to speak, while the old man frowned sternly. Seeing her sneaking peeks, his gaze swept over her, making Luo Ye shiver and quickly lowered her head.
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