Yanjing.
The capital of China, it has gone through eight dynasties and is a symbol of emperors and power. The long history of 5,000 years has left behind not only culture, but also various bad habits. Due to the rapid development of reform and opening up, the construction of spiritual civilization has slowly been delayed.
From slavery to feudal society and monarchy to today's one-party rule, the voices of the people can be heard by more people and more voices can be heard. Sometimes, however, the state only lets you hear... what they want you to hear.
Now the Tang family is the helmsman of this big ship, and everyone is watching their every move. If you make the slightest mistake, someone will pull you down from behind. In the past few days, a piece of news has been circulating in Beijing circles.
"The eldest lady in the second room of the Tang family is not dead!"
The young masters and daughters of the Forty-Nine City first suspected the source of the news, and then after confirming it, the voices came out one by one.
"Second Young Master Hua, you heard, right! Tang Duo is coming back." At the racecourse in the suburbs, several young men were riding on horses. The one on the far left has a baby face and beautiful eyes full of joy.
"I know, I heard it's only for a few days." Hua Zhong's voice was excited.
Five years ago, when he learned that Tang Duo was alive and dead in a foreign land, he didn't believe it. He didn't believe it even if there was a corpse. How could such a bright and flamboyant girl turn into a corpse lying under the cold cliff
So he went abroad to look for her. After two years of searching, he gave up and was caught by his family. A few days ago, Bai Yuanfei suddenly said that Tang Duo was not dead. She had lost her memory and was now in G city.
"What's your brother's reaction?" Bai Yuanfei next to him swung his riding crop.
The smile on Hua Zhong's face disappeared, and Jiang Yu on the other side snorted: "Well, why are you mentioning his brother?"
"If I don't mention it, why don't others mention it?" Bai Yuanfei glanced at Hua Zhong, "She's married and has a child, so give up!"
Hua Zhong pursed his lips: "Don't talk nonsense, she is my sister!"
"Tch! I have Tang Cao, but I have never heard of anything happening to you Hua Zhong."
Jiang Yu patted his friend's shoulder: "It's been so many years, and we have all grown up. Besides, even if she comes back and is single, you have no chance."
Of course Hua Zhong knew there was no chance for him.
The hatred between the second wife of the Tang family and their Hua family was not to be said to end until death, but almost to the point of itching one's teeth. His eldest brother was Tang Duo's fiancé. The two families were still good friends at the time, and the elders arranged the engagement.
It can be said that he is a talented man and a good-looking woman, and they are well matched.
Then it was all ruined by his big brother.
"He didn't want to fulfill the engagement and eloped with a girl from a nightclub??" After hearing Bai Susu's story about the past, Yan Hua felt like thunder was rolling in the sky for a moment.
She actually once had a fiancé, and the fiancé didn't like her but liked a young lady, and even eloped with her?
"I didn't tell you before, but Ruoxian said to delay it a little longer to save you from discomfort." Bai Susu's eyes turned cold, "This incident has made both our family and you a laughing stock, and our relationship with the Hua family has also become a laughing stock. A complete break.”
Yanhua’s focus is…
"Lang Ruoxian knows?"
"Of course, he found out as soon as he checked." Bai Susu became much more relaxed when she thought of her son-in-law, who cared about her daughter. "He didn't want you to know too early. After all, it's not a good thing."
Although Yan Hua didn't remember it, she felt really uncomfortable in her heart: "He doesn't like me, why don't he tell me privately that it would be better if the two families cancel the engagement?"
"Who says it's not the case?" Bai Susu gritted her teeth, "It was originally arranged by the elders, but if one of you doesn't like it, it doesn't matter. But his Hua family is good, he eloped with people quietly, and he is still... "
Bai Susu clenched her fists: "He is publicly slapping you in the face, slapping our Tang family in the face!"
"I... like him?" Yan Hua asked another key question.
"...You said he's pretty good-looking." Tang Yao poked his head out from the other side.
This time when I returned to Yanjing, I took Lang Cha's private plane. Tang Cao and Gungun were playing in the back. Bai Susu thought that she should tell Yan Hua about this.
Yan Hua thought about it silently and felt that it was something she had said.
"So I am willing to get married?" It really hurts my heart that I could be so superficial and agree to marry right in the face of a man. its not right! she asked what was on her mind.
"Is it because I can't get married?"
Yan Hua has not forgotten the information about herself, although she thinks that she is the society's sister Yan, and she is beautiful and wild. But in the upper class society, she and the Tang family were weird beings.
Although he has a distinguished family background, few people from well-matched families are willing to marry. Why would you marry a idiot who didn't even go to college and doesn't know anything? No matter whether you are pursuing an official career or doing business, you all hope to have a decent and intelligent wife.
Tang Duo is so beautiful, but only her face can be seen. Like her younger brother Tang Cao, one spends his days eating and waiting to die, while the other only knows how to dress up and have fun. Who wants to marry such a wife? Marry him back to support him
"Some people want to marry you back, but they are all people who don't have enough status and are interested in our two companies." Tang Yao looked at his daughter carefully, "Don't be sad, Huahua, that's because they are short-sighted. My Baby girl is the best!”
Yan Hua basically understood why she also got married. She remembered the information about the Hua family. It's more like the Bai family, but the Bai family is of the Tang family lineage. The Hua family belongs to the Military Department, and the current head is the Chairman of the Military Commission.
Whoever has the gun has the final say. The Tang family holds political power, but the Hua family has soldiers. Check and balance each other, no one is so capable of killing the other.
"Mom, who proposed the marriage between me and the Hua family?"
Bai Susu sneered: "Your uncle, who else would it be? He wanted to use you to force the Hua family, but he didn't expect Hua Zhong to dare to publicly slap us in the face, making you the laughing stock of everyone."
"Why didn't uncle let my cousin go?" Yan Hua was curious, "Didn't he say that there is a cousin who is two years younger than me?"
"Because the Hua family wants you by name." Bai Susu's eyes were gloomy, "Similarly, they also want to force the Tang family, but your cousin is their biological child after all, so you are different."
Tang Yao suddenly tugged on Yanhua's sleeve: "Huahua, we didn't agree at the beginning. It was you who promised your uncle. We...we thought you liked that Hua Zhong, so we agreed."
"Impossible!" Yan Hua immediately denied, "Although I don't remember, it is impossible for me to sacrifice myself for someone who doesn't love me."
She wasn't that great. She was able to let Lang Ruoxian go as she pleased in the beginning, so how could she marry a man who didn't love her.
"It's all over." Bai Susu held her hand, "I tell you this because you will definitely face it when you go back. The youngest daughter of the Hua family has been engaged to your uncle's cousin, and you must have less contact with her in the future."
Yanhua remembered that it was mentioned in the information.
"The information you gave me said that Hua Zhong, the second young master of the Hua family, has a good relationship with me?"
"Because you saved him when he was a child." Bai Susu felt a little regretful when she thought of that beautiful young man. If he hadn't been much younger than Huahua, he would have been the one to get married to.
But now…
"He has grown up, don't treat him as your younger brother." Bai Susu reminded her.
Yan Hua met her mother's eyes, a little surprised, and then nodded.
"Remember, when you get off the plane, you will no longer be Yanhua, you will be Tang Duo." Bai Susu touched her daughter's hair, "Everyone in the family calls you by your nickname Huahua. There should be no problem, mainly outside. You must remember that there is no Yanhua, there is only Tang Duo!"
When the plane landed, the bodyguard driver who had been waiting outside welcomed the family into the car. Gungun stared out the window for a long time, and then curled his lips.
"What's wrong?" Yan Hua asked him.
Gungun said pitifully: "All the leaves on the trees have fallen off, and there are no flowers to see."
"Because Yanjing is in the north!" Yan Hua held her son in her arms, "The winter in the north is very cold, but there is heating at home, and it is not as humid as G City."
Tang Cao lifted Gun Gun off his body: "It will be the twelfth lunar month soon, and it will snow heavily. My uncle will take you to build a snowman!"
"Snowman?" The southern country bumpkin who had never seen snow stared at him, "Can you let the dog pull me?"
What the hell
"He's talking about dog sledding." Yan Hua touched her son's little head, "They introduced it in kindergarten."
Tang Cao didn't care whether Yanjing had a dog sled or not and immediately nodded: "Don't talk about dogs, my uncle can pull you!"
"We're here!" Two hours later, the car turned into a group of beautiful villas, each of which was far apart. For Yanjing, where every inch of land is at a premium, this is simply a waste of resources.
"The people living here are basically like our family." Tang Yue pointed to a villa, "That one, his uncle is the prime minister."
In other words, everyone living here has relatives who are high-ranking officials.
"The place where your uncle lives is guarded and belongs to the army. It's very troublesome to get in and out. At first, your grandma didn't want to live at home, so she and grandpa moved out early."
The car stopped in front of a red three-story villa. Tang Cao jumped out of the car with Gungun in his arms and made a greeting gesture to Yanhua.
"Sister! Welcome home."
Flower house.
"A-Zhong is back!" Ning Ting saw her youngest son coming back and hung up the phone.
Hua Zhong hummed and went upstairs.
"A-Zhong, come here." Ning Ting stopped him.
"What are you doing?" Hua Zhong stood there without moving.
Ning Ting saw him like this and said angrily: "What? I can't even control you anymore?"
Hua Zhong came over and sat down on the sofa: "Mom, just say what you want, don't beat around the bush."
"...Look!" Ning Ting hit him, "Did you talk to mom like this?"
Hua Zhong stood up: "If you don't tell me, I'm leaving."
"Oh... tell me!" Ning Ting forced a smile, "You know Tang Duo is back, right?"
Hua Zhong stiffened for a moment and showed a mocking look: "Does it have anything to do with our family?"
"Of course. When things were so embarrassing, she died abroad before our families could resolve the matter. Now that she is back, the Tang family must have an explanation."
Ning Ting looked at him: "Aren't you on good terms with Tang Duo? Go find out."