Tossing and turning, she thought about what kind of terrible situation would happen if she brought Yang Chen in front of a large family of relatives, especially the nightmares she had while half asleep and half awake, which made Xiao Nizi feel frightened when she woke up early in the morning. The girl who never believed in ghosts and gods actually couldn't care.
After washing up, turn on the computer and look up Zhou Gong’s dream interpretation.
Big bad luck, big bad luck, half bad luck.
Xiao Nizi fiddled with her Apple laptop and checked for a long time. Since there were so many online versions of Zhou Gong's Dream Interpretation, she couldn't figure it out.
"Baby, don't think too much. Your man has never been able to overcome any difficulties in his life." After washing, Yang Chen walked behind Nalan Tongtong and smiled confidently.
Nalan Tongtong turned around and stared at the villain she loved so much, nodded heavily, and then said persistently: "Husband, no matter what, I will stand by your side. Even if I am the enemy of the whole family, I will not regret it."
"Um...."
Yang Chen held Nalan Tongtong's hand with emotion.
As a man, if your confidante is you and your whole family is your enemy, you will remain loyal until death, and you will have no regrets in this life!
The two of them washed up and had breakfast. At about nine o'clock, they took a taxi to Nalan Tongtong's grandpa's house. The car went west along Chang'an East Street from Guomao, turned into Yanhe Street, passed by Imperial City Gen'er Heritage Park, and went around.
Pass the once glorious palace complex and Jingshan Park, and arrive at the east side of Beihai Park.
There are crisscrossing alleys and continuous courtyards.
Nalan Tongtong's grandparents lived in a heavily guarded alley next to Beihai Park. Most of the courtyards in the alley had military unit signs.
Some of the unlisted courtyards are mostly occupied by retired military veterans.
Nalan Tongtong showed his ID, and the taxi was able to successfully pass the guard post at the entrance of the alley. The driver, who was chattering about the secrets of the capital city along the way, was secretly speechless, revealing the embarrassment of trying to do what he wanted.
The taxi finally stopped in front of a courtyard house in the alley. The driver took the money and looked at the courtyard house door. He was deeply shocked. The courtyard house doors in Beijing were very particular. In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, this was at least the residence of a second-rank official.
Nowadays, even if you have money, you can’t buy it.
Nalan Tongtong knocked on the door.
Yang Chen was not as surprised or frightened as the taxi driver.
The real veterans or powerful figures in the military all live on the Xishan side. Most of the people who live here are retired high-ranking officials, and Yang Chen has already guessed who Xiaonizi's grandfather is.
The door opens.
The nanny who opened the door saw Nalan Tongtong, smiled and said hello, and glanced at Yang Chen meaningfully.
Nalan Tongtong took Yang Chen's hand and walked into this big house. The first thing she entered was the dozen or so rooms in the courtyard, most of which were the residences of guards, nannies, and cleaners.
The second step into the courtyard is where the owner lives. There are several old apricot trees and a cloister-style grape trellis in the courtyard, which is a good place to enjoy the shade in the summer.
Several children and half-grown children were playing in the yard. When they saw Nalan Tongtong come in, most of them called her sister. They must be the children of Xiao Nizi's uncle and aunt.
No adults came out to greet me.
He clearly doesn't take Yang Chen seriously.
Xiao Nizi peeked at the man next to her and saw that he didn't take it seriously, so she felt relieved.
The three rooms in the middle of the second courtyard were opened up to form a large antique living room, a style favored by elderly people. Nalan Tongtong walked in with a calm and composed Yang Chen.
There were a lot of people in the large living room, with more than a dozen people sitting or standing, most of them elders and a few younger ones who seemed to be about the same age as Nalan Tongtong.
At this moment, everyone in the room looked at Yang Chen. Regardless of men, women, old or young, they all looked at Yang Chen in a condescending manner. Xiao Nizi's cousins either had disdain or sneers on their faces.
There is a circle of elders sitting around the mahogany coffee table, including men and women. The two old people in the middle are obviously the core of the family. Although the old man of the Ye family has retired from the position of chief general for many years, he still wears a straight general uniform with three general stars. The rank of general is
Life-long tenure, not affected by retirement.
Ye Fengyi is close to Nalan Tongtong's grandmother. In the past, she was the least popular with her parents. In the past ten years, as her husband Nalan Hai's wealth has increased dramatically, her status in her natal family has also risen. Especially after she was transferred back to the capital and her level was improved.
She was already the most outstanding woman in the Ye family. Seeing Yang Chen come in, she remained silent and watched with lukewarmity.
Sitting next to Nalan Tongtong's grandfather were three uncles, two of whom were in politics, and the other who was wearing a military uniform of a senior colonel. They were next to the solemn-looking old man, staring at Yang Chen and drinking tea slowly.
The living room was completely silent.
The atmosphere was so depressing that Nalan's heart rose to his throat.
Yang Chen was calm and unhurried, facing all the elders of Xiao Nizi with half-smiles. This gesture could not help but make the elders of the Ye family show a hint of surprise. Children from ordinary people's families, when they step into this deep house in the capital, they are not cautious and trembling.
And few.
He looks good, has a good temperament, and looks like a man, better than expected.
This was the first impression that most of the elders of the Ye family had on Yang Chen. It was not bad, but it was far from recognition. They felt that in this city with a population of 20 million, there were only 8,000 or less of such a young man, not 10,000.
Like the crucian carp crossing the river, there is nothing praiseworthy about it, but among the families of several family friends who have great interest in marrying the child Tongtong, none of them is from a prominent family.
In comparison, Yang Chen, whose parents are laid-off workers, is nothing!
"Grandma, grandpa, he is Yang Chen." Nalan Tongtong introduced to the two old men nervously, feeling that his voice was trembling when he spoke.
Nalan Tongtong's grandfather Ye Yongnian nodded slightly, but her grandmother remained silent with a cold face. She obviously didn't like Yang Chen very much. Back then, she almost gave up Nalan Hai's determination to marry Ye Fengyi, but Ye Fengyi was stubborn and eloped back to Xijing with Nalan Hai.
Even though Nalanhai is a beautiful place today, the old man still regrets what happened back then.
If it weren't for Nalan Hai, her most beautiful daughter would most likely become that person's wife, and that person would take over Zhongnanhai in two years.
The mistake that happened to my daughter must never happen to my niece again.
"Xiao Yang, are your parents laid-off workers?" Nalan Tongtong's uncle, who was a senior colonel, asked knowingly, which made several juniors snicker, but no adult explicitly or covertly stopped this impolite behavior.
Ye Fengyi made it clear that she would stand by and watch.
The other adults thought the snickers, which were more like derision, were deserved.
"My parents are laid-off workers." Yang Chen said neither humble nor arrogantly, while calmly glancing at Xiao Nizi's several snickering cousins.
Being laughed at.
He has experienced it too many times as long as he can remember.
There are too many to count, and there is no need to care about them, but the disdain of these young ladies towards laid-off workers makes him dissatisfied. If there were not nearly 40 million laid-off workers back then, the small family would be in great embarrassment for everyone, but now these awesome men are coaxing
Most of the state-owned enterprises will be dragged to death!
"Then you still dare to step through the door of our Ye family?" Grandma Nalan Tongtong interjected coldly.
"Why don't you dare? My parents are laid-off workers, so I have to be afraid of wealthy families? What happened to the laid-off workers? If there were no laid-off workers, what would the state-owned enterprises and central enterprises be like now? Lay-off workers have made huge contributions to the development of this country.
Sacrifice and even poverty, could it be that all he got in return was the contempt of those in power?" Yang Chen calmly asked several questions in a row, leaving the old lady speechless.
