Nanhua Hotel is the most luxurious hotel in Yancheng. It often receives celebrities, dignitaries and consuls from various countries.
In addition to the luxurious interior decoration, the back garden is also quite carefully constructed. The Chinese-style garden is winding and winding, and the overlook is a static ink landscape painting.
It was ten o'clock in the morning, and the water in the small lake in the back garden was clear and clear, reflecting the fine golden light of the autumn sun; the autumn wind passed by slowly, causing waves of ripples and sparkling water.
Wei Hai was looking at the scenery and then looked down at his pocket watch.
Someone knocked on the door.
The attendant said to him at the door: "Old Master, Governor Xi and his wife and daughter have come to visit. Master and Madam, please come downstairs to gather together. The banquet will begin soon."
Wei Haizheng nodded: "It's coming."
He closed his pocket watch with a snap, straightened his expression, and went downstairs.
The Nanhua Hotel was hosting government commissioners, so it was heavily guarded and the place was cleared. In the restaurant downstairs, there were only Dean Wei's family, Governor Xi and others, and there were no outsiders.
There was laughter and laughter in the restaurant, and several people were chatting animatedly.
"Dad, please sit over here." Wei Bangyan saw his father approaching, stood up and gave up his seat, and gave his father the seat next to Governor Xi.
Out of courtesy, Governor Xi and others also stood up and greeted Wei Haizheng respectively.
Several people sat down again.
Wei Hai was chatting for a while and was about to take out his pocket watch to take a look, absentmindedly.
They arrived in Yancheng just the day before yesterday. Yesterday, Wei Bangyan went to visit Qian Changping and was told that Qian Changping was out and might not be in Yancheng in the near future.
But insiders told them that Qian Changping never went out.
Ever since Qian Changping visited Wei Haizheng and his son, Wei Haizheng had doubts in his heart.
He inquired about Qian Changping's identity and found out that he had a strong background and was once a member of the imperial court. The organization that later changed its name to Yanmen was in Qian Changping's hands.
He is also a veteran of the Youth Gang.
If you dig deeper into Qian Changping, you will find that his adoptive mother is Granny Xiao Ying.
The adopted son of his ex-wife happens to look very similar to himself. Even the most arrogant person will speculate on the connection between them, let alone people like the Wei family father and son.
Wei Haizheng believed that Qian Changping was 80% his biological flesh and blood.
In this regard, he did not hide his adopted son Wei Bangyan.
When Wei Bangyan was young, he was supported and educated by his uncle, and later on when he became an official, he also had his uncle's care and support. He was very grateful to his uncle, who treated him as both a father and a friend.
He didn't mind that his adoptive father wanted to recognize his illegitimate son.
The Wei family was engaged in business and went to England to escape the war. Each house was divided and developed independently.
Wei Bangyan's family has five brothers and nine sisters in total. His father is extremely irresponsible and rarely takes care of the family by eating, drinking, whoring and gambling. His mother loves playing cards and drinking, and often comes home drunk and scolds her husband and children.
They often don't have enough to eat.
Wei Bangyan's eldest brother went out to work as a bakery apprentice at the age of twelve to support himself and his family.
He is the sixth child in his family, neither above nor below him. Neither his parents nor his eldest brother love him the most, so he has no sense of existence at all.
He knew that his uncle Wei Hai was rich, so he often went to his house to eat.
When the family was separated, Wei Haizheng's brothers received the same property. Although Wei Haizheng was merciful, he was really good at business, so it became more and more prosperous.
The richer he got, the younger brothers who had squandered the family property after they were divided came together to suck their blood. At first, he helped him, but as time went by, he became cold-hearted and drew a clear line with them.
Wei Bangyan was young and very thin. He always got into the dog hole in the back garden of Wei Haizheng's house and stole some food.
One time the housekeeper caught him, thinking he was just a street boy, and wanted to beat him up and throw him out. Wei Hai was just coming back from outside.
Wei Hai was looking at the child, with no trace of boredom on his face. He asked the steward to get the child some food, and also asked the steward to find a pair of old leather shoes belonging to the steward's son and put them on for him.