Later in the evening, I arrived at the Su Family’s villa after carefully dressing up.
Su family’s villa was less ostentatious than the Hua family’s villa in Hai City. But its scale wasn’t small either. At the entrance of the Hua Family’s villa was a large lawn, while the Su family’s was an artificial river with a man-made hill behind it.
It was an artificial layout that surrounded by the mountain and water. It is just like the Chinese ancient cities to have a moat and a mountain behind them, which is for defense and also for Feng Shui (a Chinese philosophical system of harmonizing residents with the surrounding environment) as well. Although this villa of Su Family didn’t look as imposing as the Hua Family’s, it wasn’t cheaper than the Hua Family’s villa in terms of expense. The artificial river and a man-made mountain was not something that ordinary people could afford to build.
The butler came over and called Wenbei Su as Second Young Master and called me Miss Yao.
I was a little surprised that the Su Family’s butler knew me. Wenbei smiled and explained that once the Su Family had an important guest, they would first give the information of the guest to servants so that they could address the guests politely as a sign of respect for them.
I smiled to show my understanding, and then Wenbei took me on a tour of the villa.
“My grandfather’s father was a senior official in the government of the day, and then fled to Taiwan with the government of the day. It was only decades later that he returned to the mainland. The old man loved traditional Chinese culture and was very knowledgeable about Feng Shui, so this house which was designed according to his philosophy had a lot of design that was related to Feng Shui. I don’t know much about Feng Shui, but many experts in this area have said that the house’s Feng Shui and layout is first-rate.” Wenbei smiled and introduced.
I told him I didn’t know much about it either, but I could still see that the layout of the villa was good, and I thought that Su Family’s prosperity might have something to do with Feng Shui.
Wenbei laughed, “I didn’t expect that you know about Feng Shui. It’s really interesting. I spend more time living abroad, so I don’t know about it.”
I also laughed and said I didn’t know much about it and just knew a little from the TV series.
At this time an extended Lincoln drove into the gate of the villa. It was Jianye Su who returned. Wenbei and I greeted him. Jianye Su nodded and smiled at me as soon as he got out of the car, “Miss Yao, Welcome you to our home. Look around and make yourself at home.”
“Thank you, Chairman.” I said with a smile, “I’m flattered.”
“I don’t know if Wenbei has told you that I had a daughter about your age too. She was called Nan Su. She and you still have some similarities in looks. You see that ginkgo tree there. I planted it that day when Nan was born. I wanted the tree to grow with Nan. Unfortunately, she died in an accident. The tree grows up, but my daughter was gone.”
I looked in the direction that Jianye pointed, and I really saw a ginkgo tree. Ginkgo grows slowly, and although many years had passed, the tree didn’t grow very tall.
Hearing his words, I suddenly felt a little sad. I walked over and touched the ginkgo tree gently, and then I recalled that Nan Su’s grave was dug.
“My daughter must have grown up as healthy as this tree in the other world. Ginkgoes can live for hundreds of years, and when my daughter reincarnates again, she might still be able to see the tree I planted for her.” said Jianye.
I wanted to comfort him, but I really didn’t know what to say at the moment. I could only say that there really wasn’t a perfect life in this world, even if a business tycoon like Jianye Su had his regrets as well.
“Let’s stop talking about this and go inside.” Jianye said with a smile.
The exterior of the villa was average, but it was truly more luxurious inside. It was Chinese style. The furniture was all fine mahogany, and there were paintings and calligraphy of famous artists on the wall. The value of any one of them could buy another villa.
The scholar businessman of the Su Family was indeed better than the Hua Family. Although they are both very rich, Hua Family is obviously less of a scholarly family atmosphere compared to the Su Family.
I just washed my hands and took my seat, but Ling Jiang also came back. As soon as I saw her I was a little nervous. She smiled at me, gesturing for me to sit first while she changed clothes.
Soon she changed into a casual dress, which made her look even more beautiful and graceful. She was truly a beauty.
Although Ling Jiang was no longer young, her beauty was far better than that of the current young celebrities in the internet. She had both beauty and grace. I even thought she was as beautiful as Miss World
Dinner started and the rest of the Su Family didn’t even show up. It was just me, Wenbei, Jianye and his wife at the dinner table. It was impolite for me to ask them where the other people of the Su Family were, but I was curious. Once the Hua Family had a dinner party, all those people of the Hua family would all be there.
“Nala, Just help yourself. In the company we are boss-subordinate relationship, at home you can be casual. I’m tougher at work, but I won’t bring my mood from work to home.” Ling Jiang smiled at me and said.
Her smile was truly charming, easing my tension effectively.
“Thanks for the hospitality.” I said constrainedly.
“I’m rather strict in the company, so most of the employees are afraid of me. They call me tigress behind my back, but I’m actually not that harsh. It’s just that the competition between companies is fierce. If I let everyone get too lax, the company will not advance. In order to make the company develop well, only I’ll be the stern one.” Ling said self-deprecatingly.
I laughed, “We all admire you. Your working efficiently deserves all of us to learn from you. You’re a model for women.”
“Thank you for the compliment.” Jiang Ling smiled.
“You guys do have something to say. Actually, I also feel that Nala is very close to our family. She and Wenbei are now brother and sister, and she also looks like Nan. Since that’s the case, we’ll also let Nala be our daughter. Then we will be a family from now on, what do you think?”
Suddenly his words shocked everyone.
Everyone didn’t expect that he would suddenly make such a suggestion. It was simply too shocking. Wenbei and I looked at each other, both seeing the real shock in each other’s eyes.
The one who was the most calm was Ling. After she was slightly stunned, she asked Jianye why he suddenly had such an idea
“I just feel very close to Nala, so I want her to be my daughter. Nala, are you willing to be my daughter?” Jianye looked at me and said sincerely.
I didn’t know how to answer. If I said yes, it seemed that I couldn’t wait to become a part of their rich family. If I refused, I didn’t give face to Jianye. I was really in a dilemma.