Volume 1 Chapter 78 The Eldest Daughter of the Li Family

  Xiangyang Road, Daketang Pu'er Club, was built in 1933 and is a masterpiece of French designers at that time. The old Western-style mansion has been reborn with the richness of Pu'er tea and tea culture. Although it's not the most expensive or highest-end teahouse in Jiangzhou City, it's still a hall where intellectuals and elegant scholars gather.

  At the entrance of this three-story detached garden villa, Ye Yizhe clearly felt that its momentum was not ordinary. Having been to Jiangzhou for so long, he had indeed gone to many places, but he had never been to those classic and elegant places that the common people often referred to as "petty bourgeoisie" destinations. Listening to Li Xiaomiao's introduction, he knew that the grand hall in front of him was one of them.

  The architecture of the Republic of China era is full of the charm of old Jiangzhou, blending Chinese and Western styles without losing its individuality. The foreign-style house and Pu'er seem unrelated, yet blend harmoniously, elegant and unpretentious. The two characters "Da Ke" are derived from the middle character "Qi" in the owner's name, split into top and bottom parts. The entire building layout is exquisite, with a nostalgic and classic decoration style that combines Chinese and Western elements. In the courtyard, there is a stone stele inscribed with Yu Qiuyu's "Ta Kung Tang Tea Garden Record": Gathering virtuous friends on a rainy evening, dispersing victorious meetings at dawn, it is not inferior to being a place of elegance by the sea. This tea garden record perfectly interprets the inner charm of Da Ke Tang, and its flavor is even more profound.

  At first glance, Ye Yizhe made a good impression.

  In Jiangzhou, many petty bourgeoisie have elegant tastes at times, which changed Ye Yizhe's impression of the so-called petty bourgeoisie. Originally, in his mind, those who were called petty bourgeoisie would spend their afternoons sitting in Starbucks-like cafes, typing away on their Apple laptops - a life that seemed pretentious to Ye Yizhe. True elegance should be found in the traditional tea ceremony; no matter how economically developed society becomes, sipping a cup of clear tea under the warm sunlight of an afternoon is one of life's greatest pleasures.

  Such petty bourgeoisie is already high-end petty bourgeoisie even among the petty bourgeoisie.

  Yi Zhe's brow furrowed as he thought of this, his mind returning to the woman who had invited him here, Lian Xiao Miao.

  Just the night before, Li Xiao Miao sent him a text message about this matter. The next morning, Ye Yi Zhe went straight to Feng Si Niang's place and told her the general situation, of course, leaving out those ambiguous parts between him and Li Xiao Miao. All along, he had never intentionally asked about Li Xiao Miao's background because he thought that if she was willing to say it herself, then knowing the truth would have meaning; otherwise, it would be purely an invasion of her privacy. Unfortunately, Ye Yi Zhe wasn't someone who liked to pry into others' secrets. But since his aunt suddenly wanted to see him, he had no choice but to do some work.

  Yanjing, Li Xiaomiao.

  After listening to Ye Yizhe's words, Feng Si Niang also fell into deep thought, filtering through all the famous names in her mind. Ye Yizhe had already determined that Li Xiao Miao's family was not ordinary, and there must be a deeper relationship behind them. Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to know his true score, and he still brought two bodyguards who looked strong.

  "In my impression, there isn't a big family with the surname Lie." She shook her head and pondered, thinking for a moment before suddenly freezing up, muttering: "There's one possibility."

  Ye Yizhe looked at her in confusion, Feng Siniang's expression was a bit beyond his expectation. In his impression, she rarely lost control. At this moment, her expression carried a hint of respect, a thread of disbelief, and even a hint of fear.

  "What's possible?"

  Feng Si Niang herself shook her head and muttered to herself: "It shouldn't be him, but it's also possible that it's only him, I just didn't expect that they would come together in such a way."

  "Rui Han, who are you talking about?" Ye Yizhe became more and more confused as he listened, filtering through his mind. He didn't understand Yanjing very well, and seeing her speaking in riddles like this made him a bit impatient. No matter what, that woman was after all Lixiaomiao's aunt, and he and Lixiaomiao had an ambiguous relationship. Suddenly finding himself involved, without understanding the other person's identity, how could he guess her purpose?

  Feng Si Niang paused for a moment before saying in a low voice, "If I'm not mistaken, the Li Xiao Miao you mentioned should be a descendant of the Li family from Yanjing."

  "What's Yanjing beer?"

  Jian Ye was still in a daze, and Feng Si Niang slowly spat out a name: "Li Zhenhong!"

  Looking at the grand Da Ke Tang in front of him, Ye Yizhe stopped in his tracks. To say he wasn't nervous would be a lie. The Yanjing Li family was one of the most prestigious families since the founding of China, and there were only a handful of such illustrious Li families. Whether it was thinking about meeting the possible daughter of the Li family or recalling that Lixiaomiao by his side was the little princess of the Li family, his heart would skip a beat.

  Even if it is the Living Buddha Jiyang, in Qinghai Province where everyone worships the Living Buddha Jiyang, in this era where faith has already been lost, how many people in China still take it seriously? This is a political country, even in Qinghai Province, all beliefs will step aside when faced with politics. In China, only nine people are truly at the top, and the Li family is not among them.

  Ye Yizhe was well aware that these nine individuals were indeed the real top-notch figures, but there was another group of people who rarely appeared in the public eye. Their every move would not be noticed by the masses, yet even a single sneeze could make the entire Huaxia tremble - that is, the military bigwigs.

  Yanjing Lijia, Ye Yizhe finally understood why Feng Siniang had that expression. If the title was not enough, then the identity of the second-in-command of the Military Commission would be enough.

  Looking out at China, apart from that one person standing at the pinnacle of politics, who else can speak three or four words in front of the Li family?

  Moreover, the soldier himself is an object of Ye Yizhe's admiration. Fortunately, it was Lai Xiaomiao standing beside him, not Old Man Lai himself. Otherwise, he would probably be trembling with both feet and unable to speak. Only he didn't know that this time, the "aunt" in Lai Xiaomiao's mouth referred to which one, as everyone knew that Lai Zhenhong had two daughters.

  "Go in already." Lian Xiao Miao pushed him who was hesitating at the door, with a hint of dissatisfaction.

  Ye Yizhe smiled apologetically and stepped into this Pu'er tea house.

  As soon as they entered, a star wall made Ye Yizhe frown. He already knew that this teahouse was the only recording site for "Ke Fan Listening". Many stars had been here before, and the photos on the wall were of these celebrities. Next to the photo wall was a large Pu'er tea tray. It wasn't that he had any opinions about these stars, but rather that he suddenly felt out of place after entering from the outside, where the environment was a mix of traditional Chinese and Western styles. Li Xiao Miao noticed his expression and smiled lightly: "I didn't like it here when I first came either. I thought it ruined the overall atmosphere. But after coming a few times, I got used to it. After all, one flaw doesn't hide the beauty. You'll understand once you come in."

  As soon as Xiǎo Miào entered the small hall, there were several people sitting inside, all on large sofa seats, with a calligraphy desk and several shelves, on which various tea sets and utensils were placed, looking very cozy.

  A waiter immediately came over to ask what the two needed, and Li Xiao Miao waved her hand and said "We already have someone here" and refused the waiter's escort, walking straight forward.

  The waiter also secretly lamented what a pity it was that he could bring such a beautiful woman to her destination, which was something he would have loved to do.

  Two people kept going upstairs until they reached the private room.

  The private rooms of Dake Hall are all named after Yunnan's famous tea mountains. The first floor is for individual guests to taste tea, and the upstairs is a private room with different styles. It seems that Lixiaoming deliberately didn't go straight to the third floor, but instead walked around the second floor, then turned back, went up to the third floor and took another look around.

  Finally arriving at the third floor's Wu Liang Shan Hall, Lie Xiao Miao knocked on the door and walked in.

  As soon as Ye Yizhe entered, he saw a woman sitting on the sofa, dressed in professional attire, looking very capable at first glance. Although she didn't reveal much of herself, she still gave people a stunning impression. What struck Ye Yizhe most deeply was the two words "exquisite". Even the characters in Zhang Ailing's works, loved by petty bourgeoisie, were not as exquisite as this woman. Every detail seemed to be naturally perfect. Seeing her elegance, Ye Yizhe had already guessed her identity. He didn't dare look at her again and turned his head to observe the private room instead.

  Typical French-style master bedroom decoration, with a wooden bookcase next to the door, a small cabinet in the corner of the wall, on which an carving is placed, a table, two sofas standing at an angle, one large and one small, outside the window there is a balcony, on the balcony there is a small round table, obviously for guests who are tired from drinking tea to bask in the sun, extremely elegant.

  A celadon cup, a few slices of fragrant tea, and a kettle of boiling spring water. On the table, apart from these, were several plates of exquisite tea snacks. She, who had prepared all this with great interest, was also watching with great interest the young man who was being touted by the little witch at home. To be honest, even when she received his intelligence report at that time, she couldn't help but take a fright. In her opinion, it was an impossible event, yet it happened - full marks in the college entrance examination! What concept is this? She had never thought of it before and wouldn't have thought of it that way.

  Li Xiao Miao however saw her sitting on the sofa and directly sat down, saying in a sticky tone: "Big Aunt, Little Aunt didn't come, huh?"

  Looking at this little princess who was disturbing her thoughts, she didn't get angry, but gently put her arm around her shoulders and said: "Little sister won't be able to arrive until tomorrow, she was suddenly called back by your grandfather."

  "It's that young master of the Chu family bothering her again, isn't it?" Lixiaoming muttered discontentedly.

  "Hmm?" He looked at her with a hint of dissatisfaction, his eyes darting towards Ye Yizhe's direction, as if to say that there were outsiders present and some things should be kept in mind.

  She looked up to see Ye Yizhe had already scanned the surroundings, she stood up, stretched out her hand and said: "Hello, I'm Li Ruxue, from the Li family of Yanjing."

  As expected, Ye Yizhe stretched out his hand and shook hands with her, nodding: "I am Ye Yizhe, from Gao Yuan Province."

  Two people touched palms and then parted, after which Li Ru Xue invited Ye Yi Zhe to sit down, pouring tea for him while saying: "Drinking tea is about the atmosphere, I like drinking Pu'er, so I really like coming here. Looking at the sunlight outside, sipping the fragrant tea, this scene is very beautiful, Master Ye, don't you think?"

  Ye Yizhe murmured a response, picked up his teacup, and sniffed the fragrance of the tea, but his mind was racing with thoughts, pondering her intentions. He didn't think this elegant young woman would really have the leisure to come find him just for a cup of tea.

  "Right, if nothing unexpected happens, there will be a change in the Jiangzhou leadership team in a month, and I will take over the public security sector." Upon hearing her words, Ye Yizhe's hand trembled slightly, recovered instantly, and didn't spill any tea. He then took a sip from his teacup.