Daily life of working as a substitute bride for a wealthy family

The distinguished guest that Sheng Yang was talking about was indeed Mr. Yao, whom Xiang Ran had seen on TV before.

It's just that the appearance is a little different.

Probably because he was still a middle-aged man when he was in office.

More than ten years have passed, and Mr. Yao's hair is now full of white hair.

The Yao family is truly a family that has been wealthy for three generations.

And it was a family that had become prosperous before the founding of the People's Republic of China.

Most importantly, during those special times, they stood on the right side, so over the past half century, this family has produced many political and business talents.

Although the Su family is also a prestigious family, it cannot be compared with the Yao family. Moreover, since the third generation of the Su family has no capable people in politics and business, the family's focus has long been overseas, and the family has not participated in or seized the dividends of domestic reforms, the Su family has long been inferior to what it used to be.

Next to Mr. Yao was a thin young woman who looked somewhat similar to him.

"Hello, Mr. Yao." Sheng Yang shook hands with Mr. Yao and introduced, "This is my wife Yiqing."

Then he greeted the girl: "Fiona, I replied to your email last week. Did you see it?"

The girl looked away from Xiang Ran. "Got it, thank you! I've also contacted that company. Their mineral pigment extractor found the product and sent me pictures. It's pretty good."

Sheng Yang turned around and said to Xiang Ran, "Yiqing, this is Yao Sheng and Fiona!"

Xiang Ran was also busy greeting Mr. Yao and the others.

Mr. Yao looked at Xiang Ran and said to Sheng Yang with a smile, "Congratulations, Mrs. Sheng is very beautiful."

Mr. Yao is very friendly and although his Mandarin has a Cantonese accent, it is understandable.

It’s just that Fiona looked at him in a strange way, and the way she looked at Sheng Yang was also unusual.

Based on Xiang Ran's womanly intuition, she could tell there was something between Fiona and Sheng Yang.

Because it is not easy for a young woman to hide her admiration for men and her scrutiny of women.

However, when Sheng Yang met Xiang Ran's scrutinizing gaze, he looked calm and composed.

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Since Sheng Yang spoke to them in a mixture of Mandarin, English and Cantonese, Xiang Ran could only understand a rough outline of what he was saying.

It turned out that Mr. Yao returned to the mainland this time to commemorate the 100th anniversary of his father's birth and to participate in some activities of his hometown chamber of commerce. The trip to Huishan Temple was entrusted by Mr. Yao's mother, one to donate to the temple, and the other to burn incense and pray.

Mr. Yao listened to Sheng Yang talk about Yixing's latest investment strategy and patted Sheng Yang's shoulder approvingly. "Young man, you're more far-sighted than your uncle. I'm also optimistic about the development of this project. By the way, I heard Fiona say you're an amateur skydiver and freedive expert. Are you still doing it? Fiona, ever since I went skydiving with you young people two years ago, I've become more courageous."

Xiang Ran heard: As expected......

They knew each other before.

Sheng Yang replied easily, "I suffered a head injury before, and according to the doctor's advice, I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to participate in those extreme sports in the future."

"Ah? When did that happen?" Fiona exclaimed.

"It happened several months ago, but it's basically healed now." Sheng Yang suddenly turned his head and looked at Xiang Ran.

Xiang Ran was confused by Sheng Yang's look.

Mr. Yao said worriedly, "How can it be so serious? Since you're here today, why don't you go burn some incense and pray for safety? There's a ginkgo tree outside the temple. It's hundreds of years old and very spiritual. You can go and take a look. Fiona has hung a wishing plaque here before. If her wish comes true this year, she can go to K University to study for a doctorate under Nobel Prize winner Professor M..."

"Fiona, Yiqing and you graduated from the same university," Sheng Yang introduced.

"What a coincidence!" Fiona asked Xiang Ran with a smile, "Yiqing, what subject are you studying?"

Xiang Ran replied: "Art."

Fiona had dimples when she smiled, which made her look even more charming than when she wasn't smiling. "What a coincidence. But I'm studying biology."

Sheng Yang added, "Not only that, Yiqing's great-grandfather is also one of the founders of FF University, Dr. Su Yuehua."

"Oh, it turns out to be the Su family in H City. I wonder if Miss Su's grandfather is Mr. Jiuzheng or Dr. Jiuche?" Mr. Yao asked Xiang Ran thoughtfully after hearing this.

"My grandfather is Su Jiuzheng." Xiang Ran replied.

Mr. Yao smiled and asked her: "Su Yiji is you..."

"He is my uncle... My father is Su Yilong, the second child in the family."

"Oh!" Mr. Yao said nothing more.

In Su Jiuzheng's lineage, although the eldest and second sons were born to his first wife in the mainland, the Su family is now controlled by the third son Su Jiyi, the son born to Su Jiuzheng's second wife after he went to Hong Kong.

The eldest and second oldest brothers didn't have much of a reputation in the political and business circles, and Mr. Yao hadn't heard of it.

After a few more pleasantries, a staff member wearing a badge came forward to remind them to go to the next itinerary.

"We still have to attend the unveiling and donation of a bronze statue at a memorial hall, so we won't delay any longer here. You and your wife can stroll around here for a while and go down the mountain later. But when we came here today, the government organized a clearing and a cordon, which made Fiona and I feel a little sorry." Mr. Yao shook hands with Sheng Yang.

He smiled and said to Xiang Ran, "Last year, I met Dr. Jiu Che at a government banquet. But Mr. Jiu Zheng has been living in seclusion in recent years, and I haven't seen him in several years. Miss Su, if you have the chance, please give my regards to your grandfather. Mr. Jiu Zheng's contributions to education are obvious to all, and he also helped a lot in the early establishment of our Yao Education Foundation."

Xiang Ran just smiled and nodded.

But she thought that she had never even seen the legendary "Grandpa", so how could she say hello to him?

It is said that the old man has been living in a famous private hospital in Hong Kong. He is over 90 years old and now hardly recognizes people.

After walking a few steps, Fiona returned to Sheng Yang and said, "Did you get injured during exercise? I have a cousin who is a famous neurosurgeon at B Hospital. If you have time to come to Hong Kong, I can arrange an examination for you."

Sheng Yang: "Thank you, Fiona. This isn't a sports injury, but I'll contact you if I have time to come to Hong Kong in the near future."

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As soon as Mr. Yao left, the peripheral staff and security also left.

Only one scenic area staff member and a young novice monk were left with them.

Sheng Yang greeted them and said that he and his wife would just take a quick look and then leave.

The two men didn't follow.

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The couple walked hand in hand into the hall.

Xiang Ran asked him softly: "Hey, you just made an appointment with someone."

"What?" Sheng Yang raised his eyebrows.

"Pretending!" Xiang Ran said with a smile.

"I brought you here, and you still say I'm pretending. Aren't you being a little unfair to me?"

Xiang Ran scratched his palm hard with her nails: "I don't think you are wronged at all!"

Although Sheng Yang felt pain, he still held her hand tightly: "Yiqing, are you a Buddhist? Do you want to go burn incense?"

While Xiang Ran was hesitating, her cell phone rang.

Is it Aunt Zeng?

Xiang Ran answered the phone.

Aunt Zeng asked on the phone: "Miss, are you available to answer the phone?"

Xiang Ran replied, "Sheng Yang and I are hiking together."

"Oh, I just wanted to tell you that she landed in H City tonight."

Xiang Ran was stunned for a moment: "Okay, I understand. I'll contact you later."

After hanging up the phone, Sheng Yang looked at her and asked, "Who is it?"

"Aunt Zeng."

"Oh, when will she be back?"

Xiang Ran calmed down and replied, "Maybe in a few days. Aunt Zeng's daughter is back. I want to go see her tomorrow. We are friends."

"Tomorrow?" Sheng Yang frowned.

"What's wrong? What do you have planned for tomorrow?"

"I bought a yacht for you. It will be officially launched tomorrow. I want you to give it a name-"

What? A yacht?!

Why did he buy such an impractical thing?

The bastard man wants to have fun under the name of loving his wife.

If you can’t dive, just sail the boat?

"Some other time, okay?" Xiang Ran pretended to be embarrassed.

"it is good."

Xiang Ran pointed ahead and said, "How about...we go take a look at that century-old ginkgo tree before heading down the mountain?"

"also!"