Chapter 1 Section 1 The East Overlooks 1

  In the middle of summer, the capital city of Yanjing was particularly hot due to the urban heat island effect. The downtown area with its high-rise buildings and ever-widening roads still couldn't satisfy the rapidly increasing number of moving metal boxes, whose colorful surfaces reflected the intense heat, dry and stifling, as if a thunderstorm was about to arrive.

  However, no matter how depressed and oppressive this heat is, it will never threaten the Yuquan Mountain that stretches south and north.

  After a hundred years of wind and rain, several ancient and solemn buildings stand quietly on Yuquan Mountain.

  A gentle breeze caresses my face, and a small stream babbles along.

  On the path to Jin Feng Garden, a boy who had just lost his childishness walked slowly, with a pair of large black-framed glasses covering his eyes, making it impossible to see what emotions were swirling inside. Coupled with his extremely ordinary attire, no matter who saw him, they would not have a deep impression of him.

  The guard at the gate of Jin Feng Garden saw the approaching person, and his expression did not change. He just saluted respectfully when the big boy was about to enter the gate. After that, the boy passed through several layers of red walls with guards standing guard, but no guard came over to search him.

  Besides the old man in Jinfeng Garden, perhaps only this boy named Jun Donglin can come and go freely.

  "Grandma!"

  As you enter the innermost courtyard, you see an elderly lady with a head full of silver hair sitting under a trellis covered in grape leaves, enjoying the cool breeze. Beside her sits a well-preserved noblewoman: "Greetings, Great Aunt!"

  "Xiao Dong is back?" asked Pang Yanhua with a smile, who was called Big Aunt.

  "Come! Come sit here with grandma!"

  The old lady quickly brought over an empty stool beside her, her face full of unspoken affection.

  "Where's Grandfather?" Jun Dong asked casually as he sat down.

  "Go to your grandfather's place!" The old lady laughed and said, "Xiao Dong, why don't you transfer back from Suzhou? Studying in the capital is also very good, and you can come home anytime!"

  "Grandma!" Jun Donglin said with a bit of spoiled tone: "If you miss me, just give me a call and I'll come over to pay my respects right away!"

  "You stinky kid!" The old lady was amused: "When you grow up, don't want grandma anymore, wasted raising you!"

  Pang Yanhua sat quietly on the side, smiling faintly as she watched the scene unfold. It wasn't until Jun Donglin left for the study that she spoke up again to Old Lady, "Mother, Xiaodong is not young anymore, I don't know which family in the capital you have taken a liking to, but I'll personally go and discuss it with them! That little girl from the Fei family seems to be around the same age as Xiaodong, both are eighteen now!"

  "That's also true!"

  The old lady bowed her head and thought for a moment, then said: "As for marriage, let Xiaodong make his own choice. Whoever he likes is who it will be! I understand your thoughts, which are nothing more than wanting to match doors and households. Other children can do this, but Xiaodong cannot. Besides, even if Xiaodong chooses a child from an ordinary family, our family's wealth and status can still afford it!"

  "Mom is right! It's rare for Xiao Dong to like..."

  Pang Yanhua hastily smiled and said, her eyes involuntarily glancing at the study not far away. She had long known that the old lady doted on this grandson, but she hadn't expected it to be the same when it came to marriage. After all, intermarriage between several major families in Beijing to consolidate their status was a very normal thing, including herself.