Li Muchen is here to break off the engagement today.
The engagement was made by his grandfather and the old man of the Lin family eighteen years ago. He didn't know the specific reason. He was only two years old at that time and the eldest daughter of the Lin family had not yet been born.
Later, he was taken to Tiandu Peak to practice by his master Yunyangzi.
Eighteen years passed in a flash, and the master asked him to go down the mountain to practice, to put an end to the worldly fate, and to look for opportunities to break through his innate nature in the world of mortals.
Before leaving, the master gave him a piece of yellowed paper, which he said was a marriage contract written by the old man of the Lin family. It had the fingerprints of his grandfather and old man Lin on it.
Li Muchen has no plans to get married. He is only twenty years old this year. How can he live up to this wonderful time and be bound by a marriage contract?
Besides, how can a disciple of Tiandu who is a disciple of Wanxian be willing to be a licking dog and become someone’s son-in-law?
The master asked him to end his mortal relationship, but did not say that he had to get married, so he planned to call off the marriage.
If you quit, wouldn't it be the end of your worldly fate?
But Li Muchen was also a little worried, what if they refused to retreat?
After all, I made her wait for eighteen years. You didn't refuse eighteen years ago. Eighteen years have passed and my daughter has grown up. You suddenly said that you want to break off the engagement. It seems a bit unreasonable.
The Lin family compound is located on the outskirts of the city, surrounded by mountains and rivers. Several Chinese-style villas are nestled among the green mountains and green waters.
Li Muchen asked the security guard: "Brother, are there any owners named Lin here?"
"Surnamed Lin?" The security guard looked him up and down, "Why are you looking for someone named Lin?"
"Oh, I am his relative." Li Muchen said.
"relative?"
There was a hint of disdain in the security guard's eyes. He had seen too many poor people come here to find relatives.
The young man in front of me was dressed in coarse linen clothes with a few patches on his clothes. His hair was tied up with a broken wooden hairpin. He looked like he hadn't washed his hair for at least two weeks. He looked like a Taoist priest no matter how he dressed.
, and he is a poor Taoist priest.
These days, even Taoist priests come to visit rich relatives.
"Everyone who lives here has the surname Lin, just tell me which one you are looking for." The security guard said with a joking tone, as if to say, it depends on who you know.
"All of them have the surname Lin?"
Li Muchen was surprised. Could it be that all the houses belonged to the Lin family? He had heard that the Lin family was rich, but he did not expect to be so rich.
"I'm looking for Lin Shangyi."
"Let's go!" The security guard suddenly became fierce and looked like he was driving him away. "You have heard of this name, right? Do you know who he is? Is this the old man of the Lin family that you just meet casually?"
Li Muchen was not afraid at all and said calmly: "My name is Li Muchen. Just call Lin Shangyi and find out."
Seeing his calm and calm look, the security guard was a little unsure. If he was really a relative of Mr. Lin, he couldn't afford to offend him. He said "wait" and turned to the security room to make a phone call.
Li Muchen waited boredly, looking at the villas in front of him, he couldn't help but sigh, it was really a nice place, one of the best Feng Shui treasures in Hecheng.
No matter the site selection or the well-proportioned layout, it is obvious that someone has given guidance.
Hey, what is that?
Li Muchen looked up and saw a dark cloud as light as gauze that would not go away above the villas.
At this time, the sky was clear, and these clouds were obviously not normal. Although they were very light, ordinary people would not think it was abnormal, but they could not escape Li Muchen's eyes.
Dark clouds cover!
It seems like this family has been plotted against.
Do you want to tell them?
While Li Muchen was thinking about it, the door opened and a middle-aged man in his fifties came out.
When the security guard saw the person coming, he nodded and ran over: "Butler Luo," pointing at Li Muchen, "that's him."
Butler Luo looked Li Muchen up and down, his eyes filled with confusion and disdain.
"Your name is Li Muchen?"
"yes."
"Come with me."
Butler Luo said nothing more and led Li Muchen inside.
The security guard looked at their backs and shook his head, muttering: "What a blessing. Why don't I have such rich relatives?"
Walking through the garden of the Lin family villa, Li Muchen became more certain that the Lin family was being targeted. The Feng Shui pattern here has not changed, but the earth's energy has been disturbed. The Lin family's luck will definitely be affected. During this period, everything is probably going wrong.
Go along.
He raised his head and glanced at the dark cloud in the sky.
Butler Luo took him into one of the villas, which was magnificently decorated. Sitting on the sofa in the living room was a graceful and luxurious woman. She was well maintained and could not tell how old she was.
Butler Luo said, "Madam, we've brought it here" and stood aside respectfully.
The woman looked at Li Muchen for a few times, her eyes a little complicated. She picked up the teacup beside her and took a sip gently, as if she wanted to use the fragrance of tea to get rid of the bad luck caused by the shabby young man in front of her.
"Are you Li Muchen?" the woman asked calmly.
"yes."
"Come from the mountains?"
"yes."
Li Muchen answered "yes" twice in a row. Seeing that they still didn't want to invite him to sit down, he walked to the antique wooden chair next to him and sat down carelessly. He didn't care about the rules of the city people.
Butler Luo's eyes widened. That chair was so special that he never dared to sit on it. He was about to scold him, but the woman stopped him.
"Forget it, children who just came from the mountains don't understand the rules." The woman smiled, but the contempt in her eyes became even worse.
"I'm looking for Mr. Lin Shangyi." Li Muchen didn't want to talk nonsense, so he quickly made it clear to the old man so he could leave.
"You can't just see the old man if you want. If you have any questions, tell me. You can call me Mrs. Lin." The woman revealed her identity.
"Telling you?"
Li Muchen was in a bit of a dilemma. The person he originally wanted to meet was Mr. Lin, but suddenly he was replaced by Mrs. Lin. Judging from her age, this lady was definitely not Lin Shangyi's wife, that is, she was Lin Shangyi's daughter-in-law. Before the engagement was annulled, it meant that the person sitting opposite
She is my prospective mother-in-law.
His embarrassed look caught Mrs. Lin's eyes. Mrs. Lin smiled and said, "You feel embarrassed too, right?"
Li Muchen nodded honestly: "A little bit."
Mrs. Lin smiled even more proudly, "You also feel embarrassed to say this and think it's too much, right?"
"Hmm." Li Muchen was a little confused, "Do you know what I'm here to do?"
"Of course I know." Mrs. Lin sighed softly, "Li Muchen, this name has been stuck in my heart eighteen years ago, like a thorn, how could I forget it."
Li Muchen thought that this was going to be troublesome. It seemed that people took this marriage very seriously.
"Then, what, I..." Li Muchen tried hard to express his words, trying to resolve the embarrassment that might arise next.
"Don't worry." Mrs. Lin interrupted him, "You just came from the mountains. Let me tell you about the situation of our Lin family first."
"The Lin family has been inherited for more than a hundred years. In terms of wealth and status, it can be regarded as one of the largest families in Hecheng. Let's talk about the chair you are sitting on. It is a Ming Dynasty rosewood carved dragon pattern official hat chair. A few years ago
Guardian Auction House sold a pair for 23 million."
Mrs. Lin paused and glanced specifically at Li Muchen, but she didn't see any shocked expression on Li Muchen's face, and she was a little disappointed.
"This chair is specially prepared for the head of the Lin family. You are the first 'outsider' to sit on this chair in so many years."
She deliberately emphasized the word "outsider" to remind Li Muchen of his identity.
"Do you understand what I mean?"
Li Muchen nodded: "I understand, your Lin family is very rich."
Butler Luo, who was standing behind Mrs. Lin, almost laughed out loud. Isn't this guy a fool?
Mrs. Lin was slightly startled. She didn't think that Li Muchen was a fool, but more likely that he was pretending to be stupid. Son-in-law of the Lin family, there are many young men who want to come and try to catch up with him, so why not pretend to be stupid for a moment? This is a smart person.
"Then let me explain it more clearly. For families like our Lin family, marriages in the past generations have always emphasized the importance of being well-matched. For example, my family name is Yan and I come from Meicheng. Our Yan family is also one of the best families in Meicheng. If the two families are well-matched, they can be together.
Only by taking care of each other in business can the husband and wife have a common language and pursuit."
"What the lady means is..."
"What I mean is that it is impossible for the Lin family to marry their daughter to a poor person without status." Mrs. Lin's words were unequivocal and left no room for doubt, "Not even as a bride-in-law."
Li Muchen suddenly felt funny. He was here to break off the engagement. It looked like he had been broken off by someone else.