Chapter 260
The plane arrived at the Beijing airport.
The Sheng family's driver was already waiting at the entrance.
Sheng Ciyuan spoke up, "The Beijing Archaeological Center isn't far from the Sheng family residence. Rong Yu, why don't you stay at my house for the night?"
"Stay, stay, stay, what's there to stay for!" Old Master Ji said grumpily. "Our Ji family has a massive business and multiple properties in Beijing. We don't need to stay at someone else's house. It's not very con..."
"It is convenient," Rong Yu smiled and rubbed her old son's head. "We're staying at the Sheng family's house. Be good."
The last time she went to the Sheng residence was for a banquet, so she knew very little about everything there.
Now that she had confirmed Sheng Qingyan's identity, she wanted to understand the Sheng family on a deeper level. She wanted to know what kind of family he lived in during this lifetime.
Old Master Ji had absolutely no resistance and obediently nodded.
Having stayed at the Ji family's house for three days, Sheng Ciyuan saw scenes like this almost every day. Even so, it still made his eyes hurt.
He really couldn't understand why Old Master Ji acted like a child in front of Miss Rong. Could it be that Old Master Ji was suffering from Alzheimer's disease?
But Old Master Ji was full of energy every day, bouncing up and down without the slightest sign of being ill.
Unable to figure it out, Sheng Ciyuan stopped thinking about it. He immediately sent a message to his family, informing them that distinguished guests were arriving soon.
Old Madam Sheng was drinking tea. Seeing the message from her youngest grandson, she stood up abruptly in excitement, "Miss Rong and Old Master Ji are coming to our Sheng family as guests, and they even agreed to stay the night! This is wonderful, truly wonderful..."
For the past two days, she had been watching the videos Yuan'er sent from Haicheng with her meals every day.
Her Yan'er seemed like a completely different person at the Ji family's house in Haicheng. Apart from speaking a bit less, he was absolutely no different from a normal person.
The Ji family must be the serendipity the master had spoken of.
"Butler, hurry, go hire a state banquet chef." Old Madam Sheng eagerly began making arrangements. "The decoration in the largest guest room is too stiff. Have someone redecorate it in a style that an eighteen-year-old girl would like. Prepare another sunny room for Old Master Ji to stay in. I don't know what he likes, so go look it up online..."
Sheng Dian was inspecting a construction site.
Madam Sheng, Xu Lu, was accompanying him.
The two received a call from the Old Madam and rushed home without stopping. As soon as they stepped through the door, they were shoved brand-new evening wear, "Hurry up and change. Don't let them think our Sheng family doesn't value our distinguished guests."
Sheng Dian looked bewildered, "Who is coming? The Party Secretary?"
Madam Sheng, Xu Lu, spoke up, "Why would the Secretary suddenly visit? Did something happen?"
"It's none of that," Old Madam Sheng waved her hand. "It's Rong Yu and Old Master Ji. They are coming to stay at our Sheng house for the night. Yan'er and Yuan'er stayed at the Ji family's house for three days and received high-standard hospitality, which is why Yan'er's condition has improved. Our Sheng family must host these distinguished guests properly; we must treat this as a top priority!"
The car parked at the entrance of the Sheng family mansion.
When the main gates opened, Rong Yu was almost scared off by the grand display before her.
Even Sheng Ciyuan was stunned.
What on earth was wrong with his family? Why were they wearing such formal evening gowns at home?
Not only that, but even the household servants had all changed into neat formal attire. Standing in a row, they chorused, "Welcome, Old Master Ji. Welcome, Miss Rong."
"Old Master Ji, Miss Rong, welcome, welcome!" Old Madam Sheng greeted them. "Are you tired from the journey? Are you thirsty? Are you hungry..."
Sheng Dian stepped aside, "Please come inside."
Xu Lu instructed the butler, "You may start serving the dishes."
Rong Yu asked in a low voice, "Ciyuan, does your family always put on such a huge display for guests?"
Sheng Ciyuan covered his face, "Of course not. It's only like this for you."
In the dining room, Rong Yu looked at the table full of dishes comparable to an imperial feast and fell deep into thought.
Old Master Ji snorted coldly and whispered to Rong Yu, "Mom, these are all sugar-coated bullets. It's superficial enthusiasm just to trick you into becoming their daughter-in-law. I don't have any objections to you dating, but if it comes to marriage, I think you should consider it carefully. After all, you have a huge burden like me..."
"Alright, say less," Rong Yu patted his arm. "If you keep grumbling, I won't bring you along when I go out anymore."
Old Master Ji instantly behaved.
"This is scallion braised sea cucumber, using wild sea cucumber from the Bohai Bay. It's exceptionally fresh." Old Madam Sheng was full of enthusiasm. "This is truffle foie gras, air-freighted from France. You top scholars use your brains a lot, so you need nourishment. Come, try this bowl... Old Master Ji, don't be polite, please eat too."
During the meal, the Old Madam continuously served food to Rong Yu, piling her bowl into a small mountain.
Halfway through the meal, Madam Sheng, Xu Lu, asked curiously, "Miss Rong, I heard that you are also fluent in five languages?"
Rong Yu smiled, "I only know a little, I wouldn't call it fluent."
"Miss Rong is too modest," Sheng Dian spoke up. "I've seen the live video. Miss Rong converses fluently with standard pronunciation. You can definitely be called fluent. To be able to learn the languages of so many countries while doing scientific research is worthy of praise."
"Of course," Old Master Ji couldn't help but say. "These past two days, the diplomacy professors from Jingbei University even went to Haicheng No. 1 High School to recruit her..."
His mom became famous overnight after that battle in Hong Kong.
Not to mention how famous she was in the entertainment industry.
In the academic circle, physics, mathematics, engineering, diplomacy... major universities and major departments all extended olive branches.
It was a pity that his mom had long decided to go to Huaqing University for aerospace engineering, making him miss the chance to see those professors fight over his mom...
After dinner ended.
Rong Yu was pulled into a room by Old Madam Sheng, "Miss Rong, these are my collections from decades of my life. Do you like this bracelet? These gemstone earrings are treasures from the Qing Dynasty royal family, try them on. How about this pearl pendant, you..."
"Old Madam, there's no need for this," Rong Yu quickly stood up. "The moonlight is quite nice tonight. Um, I'll go out to admire the moon first."
Sheng Qingyan followed behind her like a shadow, completely inseparable.
Old Master Ji suddenly felt a bit jealous because he was, after all, the head of a family and cared about his face. So, in the Sheng family, he couldn't act like a child.
Meanwhile, because Sheng Qingyan had autism, nothing he did seemed strange.
There was an open-air pavilion in the Sheng family's courtyard, a perfect spot to sit and admire the moon. As soon as Rong Yu sat down, Sheng Qingyan followed suit.
Old Master Ji stood on the side, curling his lips.
Rong Yu waved, "Yingbao, come over and admire the moon together."
Old Master Ji glanced around him. Seeing no one, he immediately started acting up, curling his lips and saying, "It's just a bare moon, what's there to admire?"
Sheng Qingyan suddenly stood up, giving up his seat, and said clearly, "Yingbao, you sit."
"What did you call me?" The old man instantly flared up. "How old are you, and how old am I? In my eyes, you're just a little brat. Who allowed you to call me by my childhood name? It's impolite, disrespectful to your elders, dis..."
Halfway through his words, Rong Yu gave him a pull, dragging him to the middle seat.
Old Master Ji was sandwiched between Rong Yu and Sheng Qingyan, unable to move.
"Smile."
Rong Yu took out her phone and snapped a group photo of the three of them.