nycdaug Chapter 362 Old House
Chapter 362 Old House
Tang Qiu can now be said to be a state secret protection personnel. Therefore, after learning that Tang Qiu was going abroad, several people called Tang Qiu and asked her if she could cancel this outing.
But they were all rejected by Tang Qiu.
One reason was that she was really curious about what foreign countries looked like, and the other was that she believed Yan Jingqi could protect her.
Tang Qiu originally planned to take her three children with her, but after hearing their call, Tang Qiu became aware of the danger. She could ensure her own safety outside, but if there were three more children, that would not be certain.
Although it was a pity, Tang Qiu still thought that they should go back to their own homes during the winter vacation to be with their families. When she was sure that it was safe enough to go out this time, she would take them out next time.
Because the departure point was in Jing City, Tang Qiu had agreed with the children's parents to go to Jing City. Therefore, except for Chen Zi who went directly back to his home in Shancheng, she took the other two directly to Jing City and delivered them to Xin Die.
Afterwards, Tang Qiu was dragged back to the Yan family by Yan Jingqi.
I didn’t go last year, but this year we have already obtained our marriage certificate and if I don’t go again, it will no longer count.
As a result, they went at the wrong time. Everyone was either at work, at school, or out of town and hadn't returned yet. Only Yan Jingqi's grandfather was at home.
Yan Jingqi's grandfather had met Tang Qiu before and was very satisfied with him. Therefore, in addition to giving Tang Qiu a big red envelope when he arrived, Grandpa Yan also gave Tang Qiu the heirloom.
When Tang Qiu saw Yan Jingqi signaling her to accept it, she gladly thanked Yan Jingqi's grandfather and accepted the item.
Tang Qiu then put the gift into the space.
At Mr. Yan's insistence, Tang Qiu and Yan Jingqi, who had originally planned to go back that day, stayed at Yan's house at night. Tang Qiu thought that it was still early to leave, so he might as well stay at Yan's house before leaving.
Mr. Yan was extremely happy when he heard this.
However, Yan Jingqi wanted to accompany Tang Qiu abroad, so naturally he had to settle all the company's affairs in the next few days and deal with the things before the New Year in advance.
Yan Jingqi went out early the next morning. Tang Qiu finally didn't have to get up early. After Yan Jingqi said that his grandfather didn't care about these things, she simply got up at ten o'clock in the morning.
Tang Qiu thought that Mr. Yan had already gone to the clinic by now, but he didn't expect that he was drinking tea and listening to opera at home.
Seeing Tang Qiu coming out, Old Man Yan turned off the recorder and signaled: "There is food left for you in the kitchen, go eat first."
Tang Qiu smiled and said, "Good morning, Grandpa. Are you not going out today?"
Old Master Yan nodded: "Well, I have something to do and I have to go out later. You go eat first, don't worry about me."
Tang Qiu said "Oh" and went to the kitchen.
When Tang Qiu came out again, Old Man Yan looked at Tang Qiu with excitement in his eyes: "Have you finished eating?"
Tang Qiu didn't understand, but nodded and said, "I'm done. What's the matter?"
Grandpa Yan smiled and said, "It's ok to eat. Come on, come on, follow grandpa! Let those old guys see that I also have a grandson's wife now."
Tang Qiu suddenly realized and didn't know whether to laugh or cry. However, since it was just a small request from the old man and she had nothing else to do, she naturally agreed: "Okay, I'll go wherever you say to go. Do I need to bring a gift?"
Old Master Yan waved his hand and said, "Just go, no need to bring any gifts. Remember, later, when they give you something, just accept it. I've given away a lot of good things, and I'm going to take some back today no matter what!"
Tang Qiu smiled and said, "Okay, I promise to cooperate with you!"
Old Master Yan was even more satisfied: "Okay, okay, come on, follow me!"
As he spoke, Grandpa Yan walked outside first. Tang Qiu asked the two kids to wait at home, and she followed Grandpa Yan outside to play.
When the two kids saw Tang Qiu leaving, they decided not to stay there and went out directly to find new friends to play with.
Tang Qiu followed Old Man Yan through the alleys and finally stopped at the gate of a courtyard.
The old man seemed to be very familiar with the place. He pushed the door open and walked in without knocking.
Seeing this, Tang Qiu hurriedly followed and after entering, he took the initiative to help close the door again.
Old Master Yan looked at Tang Qiu with a smile, and needless to say, the satisfaction on his face was beyond words.
When Tang Qiu closed the door and turned around, he saw that in this capital city where every inch of land is valuable, there actually was such a house with a courtyard. Moreover, the solemnity and historical traces of this house made Tang Qiu feel that this house was not that simple.
Seeing that Tang Qiu was interested in the house, Old Master Yan smiled and said, "This house is an old house from the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. It used to be a prince's mansion. Now it has been bought and used as an amusement park."
Tang Qiu was shocked: "Shouldn't this be an antique? How come it was sold privately?"
"Do you know how much it costs to maintain this house in a year? At least several hundred. In our country, houses like this are not very common, but they are not rare. If we sell this house to a private person, we can protect it well. If we really let the country pay for its maintenance, it will be a lot of money.
Let alone other things, there are still places in the Forbidden City that have not been repaired, let alone this."
Tang Qiu understood: "So that's how it is."
Old Master Yan motioned Tang Qiu to follow him: "It's more beautiful at the back. Come on, I'll take you to see it."
Tang Qiu was very interested in the Qing Dynasty architecture. It was different from modern architecture and much more exquisite than the palace architecture she had seen. It was obviously a symbol of the progress of the times.
Especially the patterns, carvings, and structures. Each one made Tang Qiu curious.
In fact, the Yan family’s house is also an old house, but because they live there alone, many places in the house have been designed for convenience and have undergone modern improvements, so it naturally does not have this completely retro feel.
Tang Qiu followed Mr. Yan and walked to the right from the corridor. After passing through the arch bridge, he heard the sound of running water. When Tang Qiu turned around, he could see the surrounding environment at a glance.
The courtyard was filled with mist and was surrounded by rockery made of stone. In the middle of the rockery, there was a pond planted with lotus flowers.
It is winter now, and logically speaking, it is not the season for lotus to grow.
Old Master Yan smiled and said, "How is it? Isn't it beautiful? There is a hot spring here. When winter comes, the mist here is lingering, it is a paradise on earth."
So it's a hot spring? No wonder.
"Well, it's beautiful."
Originally, Old Master Yan saw that Tang Qiu liked to watch and wanted to watch a few more times outside, but he heard someone calling over there: "Old Yan, what are you doing over there now that you are here?"
"That's right, didn't you say you were going to bring your granddaughter-in-law over? Are you just bragging, old man? There's no granddaughter-in-law at all."
Old Master Yan looked at the situation, but he was not angry. He smiled and said to Tang Qiu, "Come on, follow Grandpa. If you like to watch, I will take you out to watch it later."