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Chapter 1025: Chapter 898: Manor (Please Subscribe!)
3:30 PM.
Tang Qing and Lin Jiaxue arrived at Qingyan City Airport.
It was only 2006, and airplanes were still considered a luxury mode of transportation. There weren’t many passengers, which made the Qingyan City airport seem mostly empty most of the time, with half an hour passing before a plane landed or took off.
But Tang Qing knew.
In another four or five years.
The volume of domestic flights in Huaxia would more than double. As people’s incomes rose, airplanes would become a common means of travel, mainly because many who had flown once could no longer endure the speed of the green trains.
Once you’ve experienced the vast ocean, it’s hard to return to the smaller streams.
And as for high-speed rail.
If the distance is far.
You might as well take an airplane.
That’s fine by me.
Tang Qing didn’t like crowded places anyway.
...
As soon as they left the airport.
Tang Qing heard Qin Shiqi’s loud voice.
"Brother... Jiaxue sister... we’re here... here...."
That shout.
Drew the attention of those around, making quite a fuss. Didn’t they know this was a public place? But when people saw it was a cute little girl, smiles replaced their gazes.
Cute little girls.
They always get preferential treatment wherever they go.
The most crucial part is... that girl was standing behind six burly men in black.
NND.
They’re not to be messed with.
Seeing Qin Shiqi, Tang Qing, holding Lin Jiaxue’s hand, quickened his pace. His uncle and the rest were over there. Tang Qing’s and Lin Jiaxue’s parents hadn’t come, as they had mentioned over the phone.
They had a promotion at the store today and didn’t have time.
Tang Qing wasn’t a child anymore and besides, he was their own kid. They could take a good, close look at him when he got home that evening; there was no need to cling. No matter how wealthy or how high Tang Qing’s status, he was still their child.
"Brother."
"Brother."
"Where’s the gift?"
No need to think about it.
The first two calls were from Qin Shiyu and Tang Nian’er. The owner of the last voice had already reached into Tang Qing’s pocket, searching... if the uncle and aunt were there, the little girl’s ears would be itching.
This scene.
Was immediately captured by Second Aunt Youman.
After so long together.
She had come to understand Qin Shiqi and Tang Qing’s way of communicating and found it incredibly fun. This is what being a family is about. Thinking this, Youman felt a bit wistful since she was an only child and never had an older brother to act spoiled with.
"Brother, how come you have nothing in your pocket?" Qin Shiqi pouted.
"How could I have nothing? Isn’t there endless amounts of air to grab?" Tang Qing spread out his hands and chuckled.
Qin Shiqi rolled her eyes at Tang Qing and said, "I have that too."
"Well in that case, I won’t give it to you."
"How can you be a boss and not even have a single coin in your pocket?" Qin Shiqi remembered times when she could fish out a few bills, even tens of dollars. Now it seems the local tyrant doesn’t carry cash when he goes out.
"What do I need a dime for?" However, now wasn’t the time to tease Qin Shiqi. Uncle was nearby. Tang Qing quickly said, "Of course, there’s a gift. It’s in the car outside. It arrived in Qingyan City long ago."
"Hehe, that’s more like it." After laughing merrily, Qin Shiqi went over and held Lin Jiaxue’s hand. "Jiaxue sister, your outfit is so pretty. Why do you look even more beautiful every time I see you? It’s like... it’s indescribable."
Qin Shiqi didn’t yet have a concept of ’femininity.’
"You too, you’re getting prettier and prettier."
Lin Jiaxue smiled and complimented her. Thanks to the improved diet, Qin Shiqi’s skin was getting better and better. Although it couldn’t compare with hers, the skin of a teenager is naturally quite good.
"Hehe, Jiaxue sister, look, how did I do with the eyeliner? I did my sister’s eyeliner too." Qin Shiqi pointed to her own eyes, where makeup wasn’t necessary at her age.
She could only apply eyeliner.
Seeing the nearly identical eyeliner on the two sisters.
Lin Jiaxue guessed that Qin Shiyu hadn’t been spared from being Qin Shiqi’s ’practice tool.’ Lin Jiaxue chatted away with the three young girls, and the group of cute girls became a scenic sight.
"Uncle, Auntie."
Tang Qing walked over.
"Tangtang, you look so cool with those sunglasses," Second Aunt Youman said, giving a thumbs up.
"..." Tang Qing was taken aback.
So cool?
That’s quite an ’old’ word.
Thinking back to the internet slang from over a decade ago, numerous terms came to mind in Tang Qing’s head, such as...
Tang Qing shook his head vigorously.
Forget it.
Those words are toxic.
"Hehe, not bad, just a little bit handsome," said Tang Qing, laughing awkwardly. His were real sunglasses, coffee-colored. They were bought by Qin Shiqi when she was playing around in Shanghai.
Though they weren’t anything expensive.
Just fifty or sixty yuan.
But still.
Gifts from loved ones cannot be measured by their worth.
"Let’s go, we’ll take a tour around the manor first and have a good time there tonight," Tang Kai said with a smile.
"Alright."
...
Half an hour later.
Upon arriving at the manor.
Tang Qing rolled down the car window.
Looking at the enclosure wall which no longer had the color steel plates, the whole wall was constructed with green bricks, three meters high, topped with barbed wire and plenty of surveillance cameras, and even on the outer side of the wall, there was a circle of flower beds several meters wide.
Beyond that was the sidewalk.
But there weren’t many people here.
Almost no pedestrians could be seen.
Soon.
The convoy arrived at the main gate of the manor.
And truly, I must say,
it was quite imposing.
Directly in front of the main gate, there stood a giant rock about ten meters high with a big red ’Tang’ character on it; apart from that, there were no other words on the stone.
The position of the main gate was recessed.
This way,
it wouldn’t encroach upon the sidewalk, and the giant rock neatly divided the entrance and exit paths. In the future, if there were many visitors, they would enter on the right and exit on the right—quite a nice feature.
The entire gatehouse.
Green stone and red tiles.
A striking example of a large traditional Chinese manor style, with four security guards standing upright at the entrance, all fighters.
The car entered the manor.
Last time I came here, it was just a construction site, but now, as I entered, I was greeted with lush flowers, little bridges over running water, and a straight avenue leading off into the distance, lined with transplanted old trees on both sides.
Providing cool shade to the driveway.
To the left was a garden.
To the right, a golf course.
Through the gaps between the trees, the enormous complex of buildings in the distance was barely visible, overshadowed by the scenic Qingyan mountains. I couldn’t help but feel a touch of a local tyrant’s opulence.
"Tangtang, what do you think?"
Walking into the building which was a blend of Chinese and European styles, Tang Kai asked like he was presenting a treasure. Although it was their own home, it was not built solely for his own use; it had to be liked by the family members.
"It’s very nice," Tang Qing nodded repeatedly.
Chinese-style exterior.
European-style interior decoration.
This combination was the mainstream setting here.
After all, in terms of luxury, the interior design of traditional Chinese style looked completely mismatched with modern furniture, and in that huge hall, three stories tall, he also spotted the gigantic luminous pearl he had given to his uncle.
Seeing Tang Qing’s gaze move to the luminous pearl.
"Tangtang, this luminous pearl, I’ve had it here for so long, and not a single guest could tell it was a luminous pearl, haha." Speaking of this, Tang Kai found it very interesting.
"Of course, who could recognize items as you do, uncle," Tang Qing said, laughing. Such a huge, almost ridiculously oversized luminous pearl—how many laypeople would believe it’s real? Even if Tang Kai was rich, surely he wouldn’t flaunt his wealth like that.
"Come on, let’s first go to the room we’ve arranged for you, and then I’ll take you for a tour around," Tang Kai said.
"Sure."
The group made their way to the third floor.
After a few turns.
They arrived in front of a big door. This door was seriously large, at least four meters wide and about seven meters tall, resembling the grand doors of a palace in a western fairy tale—quite interesting to look at.
Tang Kai took out a key.
The huge door swung open.
Inside was a massive living room, and Tang Qing realized it was a duplex.
It seemed to be designed for two people to live in. The living room was large, and the other rooms were essentially functional: a study, a music room, a fitness room, an art studio, and even a conference room, but only one bedroom.
In the bedroom.
There was also a huge bathtub.
Tang Qing could only think:
Uncle really knows how to enjoy himself.
"Tangtang, this place is specially prepared for you and Jiaxue. I know you like painting and are good at sculpture and musical instruments. In the future, this place will be used only by you and Jiaxue. Your parents also have their own designated rooms here."
With such a large manor, Tang Kai had already allocated fixed rooms for them.
"Thank you, uncle,"
Tang Qing nodded.
Which was good.
He disliked staying at places others had lived in before, making even sitting on the sofa uncomfortable.
"Jiaxue, go and put our things back in the bedroom. From now on, this will be another home for us," Tang Qing said to Lin Jiaxue beside him.
Lin Jiaxue hummed in agreement.
Learning that only she and Tang Qing would stay here gave Lin Jiaxue an instant sense of belonging. After placing the suitcase in the bedroom on the second floor, she came back down. The decoration style here was very similar to that of the Shanghai villa.
It was actually the same style.
Lin Jiaxue immediately accepted this ’new home.’
