NFBE Chapter 2035 Lin Jianzhou, Completely Lost His Mind
Chapter 2035 Lin Jianzhou, Completely Lost His Mind
Song family?
Or were Old Master Song and Old Madam Yu there in person?
What does this show?
The Jiang family, the Yu family, the Song family... Of the top five families in Yanjing, apart from the most transcendent Shangguan family and the Mu family, which has a direct marriage relationship with the Li family, the remaining three families... all came!
No, the Mu family is long gone. So it's the four top families of Yanjing. Except for the Shangguan family, all the others have come!
What is this concept?
Moreover, they all arrived at an absurdly early time of eight o'clock, almost one after the other.
This is no longer a matter of giving face or not!
This is... a declaration through his actions that Li Xiangnan is someone who has gained the common recognition and respect of these groups!
A chilling coldness, mixed with indescribable shock and horror, and a trace of panic that even he himself was unwilling to admit, instantly swept over Lin Jianzhou's entire body!
No wonder! No wonder my son came to tell me everything, disregarding all social etiquette!
Let alone his son, even if I were to witness these scenes one after another at the door, I would probably be even more shocked than his son!
Because her son is still young and doesn't know many secrets, while she... truly knows what the Jiang family, the Yu family, and the Song family mean!
He shoved his son away abruptly, disregarding all decorum, and almost staggered forward.
"Dad, Dad, ouch, Dad..."
Seeing her father's bewildered state, Lin Muyu, who had only just learned a little about the situation, was completely dumbfounded!
What's wrong with Father?
Why are you stumbling and running forward without warning?
Dad, have you forgotten? You're still chatting with Grandpa Li and the others right now!
But no matter how Lin Muyu called out, Lin Jianzhou seemed not to hear her at all. He strode forward—no, he hurriedly pushed through the crowd and disappeared from sight.
"..."
Lin Muyu stared blankly at her father's outburst, her mind completely blank.
After a two-second pause, he finally snapped out of his panic and noticed his second brother, Lin Weimin, still standing there dumbfounded. He quickly grabbed Lin Weimin's arm and asked, "Second brother, what's wrong with Dad? What happened? Why is he like this?"
"Oh dear, I can't explain it to you in a short time..." Lin Weimin was also anxious. His father had gone, and he had to go along to help with the socializing. Otherwise, it would be bad to neglect the Jiang, Yu, and Song families who came. The scene just now was really too big.
So after saying that, he tried to leave, but his sister was holding his arm and he couldn't break free, so he could only say, "The Song family has arrived..."
"The Song family has arrived?"
Lin Muyu was taken aback, then looked at Song Yi, who was checking the number of Xitang cigarettes with Qiao Henwan, Jiang Qitao, and Ding Yuqiu in the courtyard, and asked in surprise, "Didn't the Song family arrive early this morning? Uncle Cijiu is the steward..."
"No, it's Grandpa Song, Madam Yu, oh..." Lin Weimin was really anxious. Taking advantage of his sister's surprise, he quickly pulled his hand away and reminded her, "I have to go and help them right away!"
"Second Brother!" Lin Muyu was startled when she heard that Song Qiankun and Yu Jingran had both arrived. She quickly called out, "Don't panic. Remind Father as well!"
"Got it!" Lin Weimin couldn't wait any longer and dashed out in a few steps.
Seeing the panicked expressions on her second brother's and father's faces, Lin Muyu felt that there was some truth to their reasoning.
Upon further reflection, I began to understand its flavor.
Song Qiankun and Yu Jingran hold an absolutely extraordinary position in Yanjing, no wonder they had those expressions just now!
But she also found it strange that her father, who was a man of considerable experience, would behave this way.
She glanced at the two figures ahead, who had completely disappeared from sight, then looked into the house, took a deep breath, and composed herself.
She knew that if she went in, the people inside would definitely ask her something, so she thought for a moment and then stepped into the house.
Sure enough, Li Dequan looked at Lin Muyu with some surprise and asked, "Muyu, has something happened?"
"Grandpa, no! Father heard that Grandpa Song was here, and since he arrived early, it wouldn't be right not to go out and greet him, so he asked me to come back and tell everyone!" Lin Muyu didn't hide anything, but she phrased it more tactfully to smooth things over.
"Oh, they're here!" Upon hearing this, Li Dequan nodded slightly and reminded his sons, "You all should get ready too. You'll all be meeting people later, so make sure you're in good spirits. Jianzhou has set a good example for us, so don't let us down!"
"I know, Dad!" Li Fuqiang immediately stood up and straightened his collar.
Lin Muyu has already returned to her two younger sisters.
Lin Youwei was indeed incredibly intelligent. She immediately noticed the lingering worry in her older sister Lin Muyu's expression after her return. So, she hugged Xiaoduoduo and whispered, "Sister, what's wrong with Dad? I feel like Second Brother's repeated visits mean something's up, right?"
Lin Chuqiao's cool gaze fell on her sister at that moment, hoping to get an answer.
Lin Muyu shook her head and whispered, "I don't know either, but it should be related to the arrival of the Song family. Let's ask Dad and Second Brother for details later!"
Lin Youwei glanced at her fourth sister, Lin Chuqiao, and could only nod.
Meanwhile, Lin Jianzhou almost staggered as he quickly passed through the hanging flower gate and ran towards the bustling crowd at the entrance of the courtyard.
As he pushed through the crowd and rushed to the door, he bumped into Song Cijiu, whose voice was distorted with excitement, as he loudly sang that line.
"A gift from the Yu family—a letter of commitment bearing the seal of the Yu family ancestors! This promises Li Xitang a position as a member of a family with whom the Yu family has a long-standing friendship, and grants him access to the Yu family's resources, connections, and protection!"
Immediately following was a commotion of gasps and uproar from the surrounding crowd, like a volcanic eruption.
Lin Jianzhou's steps were nailed to the ground beneath the hanging flower gate of the courtyard house.
His gaze first swept blankly across the noisy and excited crowd, then across the faces filled with shock and envy, before finally settling on the accounting table.
There, three open brocade boxes were displayed side by side.
Inside the Song family's sandalwood box, the ivory pen holder, carved with landscape and figure motifs, gleamed with a restrained yet noble luster in the morning light.
Inside the Jiang family's yellow pearwood box, stacks of yellowed ancient books exuded a sense of tranquility and weight that had traversed a thousand years. The few words of the complete set of the Song Dynasty edition of the Book of Rites struck his heart like a heavy hammer.
What was most glaring was the open promise next to the simple wooden box in the Yu family's house, bearing the dark red seal that he didn't fully recognize, yet whose weight he could feel.
Beside him, Li Xiangnan was clutching it tightly, his eyes red-rimmed, bowing deeply to Yu Haoran.
Lin Jianzhou stared in disbelief, as if in a dream, his face gradually turning pale...