The only extravagant thing about the entire courtyard is the floor space. In a place like Beijing where land is at a premium and housing prices are ridiculously high, the land price alone of this courtyard is enough to scare an ordinary person away.
It seems to be due to tradition. Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, except for a few special leaders in Zhongnanhai, most women have lived in these courtyards, and Wanwan's parents are no exception. However, Canglong can tell that this is Nanchizi Street. The largest courtyard house.
The whole courtyard has five rooms in the north, arranged in three main rooms and two ears, and three rooms in the east and west wings. There is a corridor in front of the house to protect it from wind and rain. In addition, the courtyard wall is divided into the front yard and the back yard, and the courtyard walls are connected by moon gates. Tong. The front yard is deep and shallow, with two rooms used as gatehouses and the backyard used as living rooms. The architecture is exquisite, with square bricks on the ground floor and bluestone steps.
Here, what you don't feel at all is the noisy and impetuous outside, but it is more worldly and elegant. Just looking at the furnishings and layout of the entire house, Canglong can tell what the owner is like.
Although Wanwan is only nine years old, she is proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. This is not forced by her parents, but because of her personality, she likes these things.
The skill of making tea is even more top-notch, obviously under the guidance of a top-notch tea master. Cang Long chatted happily with Wanwan in the living room, and even Wanwan entertained him personally, but Butler Jia outside was not happy because He has never drank tea made by Wanwan.
And Wanwan has been like this since she was a child. Whether she is playing the piano, painting, or making tea, she only shows it in front of the people closest to her. It is natural for Butler Jia to feel uncomfortable.
This suddenly caused a few bodyguards in black to appear in the courtyard where there were only two people, Jia Guanjia and Wanwan. Although I don't know where Jia Guanjia found them, their skills are obviously much more agile than those plainclothes ones, and His temperament is also completely different, very much like those Zhongnanhai bodyguards who protected Wanwan last time.
It's not so much that Butler Jia called these bodyguards here to protect Wanwan, but rather to monitor Cang Long, but Cang Long didn't care, instead he looked relaxed.
As expected, around five o'clock in the afternoon, someone came to the courtyard again, but this time it was not the bodyguards, but the owner of the courtyard.
Every time he saw Lin Wanrou, the aura Cang Long felt on her body was always kind and dignified.
As for Cang Long's arrival, Lin Wanrou did not express any disgust, but was enthusiastic and generous. Even to the surprise of Butler Jia, Lin Wanrou decided to cook herself to entertain Cang Long.
In the eyes of Butler Jia, Lin Wanrou has not cooked in person for a long time. The last time seemed to be twenty-five years ago. Even Wanwan was not lucky enough to taste Lin Wanrou's cooking skills.
And Lin Wanrou's dignity makes people wonder if she can cook.
Wanwan was also surprised that her mother actually cooked by herself, because she had never seen this before since she was a child. She seemed to be used to busying herself with Yu Xue, so Wanwan also walked into the kitchen of the courtyard. , it’s not fun to be busy with my mother.
Butler Jia, who had been helping Wanwan cook, was now free. After he was busy doing his own business, he and Canglong sat in the living room and looked at each other. Neither of them said the first word until Lin Wanrou called out. When he was helping to serve the dishes, he looked at Canglong warily and went to help.
Canglong still sat in his original position and waited, without any pretentious intention to help.
Soon, all the dishes were served on the table.
Lin Wanrou finished cleaning up, then sat next to the Eight Immortals table and called out: "Old Jia, let's eat together."
"I...I..." Unexpectedly, Butler Jia, a big boss, actually started to squirm and seemed a little flattered.
"Don't be coy." Lin Wanrou's face turned serious.
"Yes." Butler Jia responded immediately.
The four of them sat in front of the Eight Immortals table, and Lin Wanrou said: "I don't know if it suits your taste. This is shredded chicken with golden needles, this is shredded pork with Beijing sauce, this is white fungus stew, this is lotus root soup, these are spring pancakes and rolls,
The north is no better than the south, and there are very few opportunities to eat rice."
"Yeah, yeah." Canglong was a little flattered by Lin Wanrou's enthusiasm, and he nodded.
"Are you drinking?" Lin Wanrou seemed very dissatisfied, so she ordered, "Old Jia, help me go to the wine cellar to get a few bottles of aged Red Star Erguotou."
"Don't bother, I don't drink." Canglong shook his head and expressed his gratitude. For some reason, when facing Lin Wanrou, he always felt like he couldn't treat her indifferently, just like when facing Wanwan.
The person who had the most uncomfortable meal was Lao Jia, because Wanwan and Lin Wanrou were picking up food for Canglong from time to time, and all their attention was on Canglong. This made the family feel that Lin Wanrou was a little strange today. A killer came to the door.
, how could she change her habits after so many years?
The second one is Cang Long. Although Lin Wanrou’s cooking skills are very good, Cang Long overeated for the first time in his life, because two-thirds of the food on the table went into his stomach, and there were four or five others.
Spring pancakes and cabbage.
In the evening, when cleaning up, Canglong took the initiative to help, while Wanwan was ordered to wait in the living room with Lao Jia. In the kitchen, Canglong helped clean up while waiting for Lin Wanrou to ask questions, but Canglong was surprised.
However, Lin Wanrou never said a word from the beginning to the end about work-related matters. She just kept taking care of her own household chores. She looked like a housewife, and she didn't look like the president of Longteng International at all.
Finally, Canglong couldn't help but interrupt her and said, "I'm here because of Wanwan's matter."
Lin Wanrou stopped talking and even put the plate aside. She looked at Canglong and said calmly: "You have hypnotized her, right?"
"Yes." Canglong nodded, "But..."
"I know that you are doing it for her own good. If it weren't for this, I'm afraid you wouldn't be able to get in today." Lin Wanrou suddenly showed a sense of dignity, which made Canglong feel a little uncomfortable, because this was completely different from the enthusiasm just now.
Code thing.
At this time, he also understood why Lin Wanrou was so enthusiastic about him. It turned out to be because he hypnotized Wanwan to protect her from psychological distress. Unsurprisingly, Lin Wanrou had actually known about Wanwan for a long time, but there was nothing she could do about it.
It was just a solution, but facing an invisible person would give her a headache even as the president of Longteng International.
"I once told you that you don't have to interfere in Wanwan's affairs. This will be very detrimental to you. Also, in the future...it's best not to come here, because it will also be detrimental to you."
Lin Wanrou reminded her kindly.
"Why..." Canglong blurted out and wanted to ask why, but after spitting out a word, he swallowed it back, "I don't have to come here in the future, but if you want me not to interfere with Wanwan's affairs, then
It’s really too difficult, because you alone may not be able to solve him. To be honest, that person doesn’t take you seriously, he is like a cat, and you are mice.”
Lin Wanrou was surprised by Canglong's determination. Maybe she didn't believe that a killer would take such care of her daughter, or maybe it was for other reasons. But at this moment, her heart trembled inexplicably. This feeling made her feel that Canglong was not
It should be like this, there should not be such decisiveness and firmness that does not suit her age, because for her, this kind of decisiveness and firmness can only be forged through accumulated scars over time.
"Thank you. No matter who you are, I want to thank you." After a moment of silence, Lin Wanrou continued to pick up the plate and put it away while saying, "Are you absolutely sure?"
"Only 80% sure, and this was before he got to know me." Canglong answered without hesitation, "My work tells me that when there is no 100% sure, I will never gamble for any reason, but this time
, I think I will make an exception and make a bet. No matter whether I win or lose, it will definitely not have any impact on Wanwan. This is the only thing I can guarantee, I am absolutely sure!"
These words made Lin Wanrou stop what she was doing and looked at Canglong with a strange look. There was a trace of unbearability in her heart, but she still said: "If it succeeds, what do you need?"
Hearing this, Canglong shook his head: "There are always some people or some things that will make you irrationally risk your life, and Wanwan may be one of the few in the world who gives me a reason to ignore my reason and risk my life to gamble.
People, so you don’t have to pay anything.”
"No!" Lin Wanrou suddenly shook her head, a little excited, "I...ahem..."
But before she finished speaking, she started coughing. Every time she coughed, her face would turn pale. Canglong asked worriedly: "What's wrong with you?"
"I'm old and sick. It's okay. I'll be fine if I take a break." Lin Wanrou said, sitting on the stool next to her. After a long silence, she said, "Perhaps you are the noble person in Wanwan Numerology, and you need some help from me.
?”
"All you need to do is to take care of everything else after I kill him." Canglong said seriously, "And Wanwan must be the bait. Without her, I wouldn't even have a 10% certainty."
"Bait?" Lin Wanrou was surprised, but what no one expected was that she immediately said decisively, "As long as you can ensure that she will not be harmed, it is okay to become a bait. Also, are you sure you don't need anyone's help?"
"This is not a war, it's just a life-or-death hunt." Canglong shook his head, "It's not my first time to kill someone, but it's my first time to fight tooth and nail."
"You are so humorous." Lin Wanrou was a little helpless, but she knew the danger hidden behind this cold humor. Maybe it was just as she thought, Canglong was a noble person of Wanwan.
Lin Wanrou left home at night, saying she was going to the company to deal with matters. Only then did Canglong know that if Butler Jia hadn't informed Lin Wanrou of his arrival, Lin Wanrou might not have been able to return home for several days. And as Lin Wanrou left, there were
Those Zhongnanhai bodyguards seemed to have been told by Lin Wanrou and Butler Jia.
Later, Butler Jia's attitude towards Cang Long became better. Although his face was always cold, seeing Cang Long was like meeting an enemy...