Metropolis: My Rising Life

Chen Yi followed Secretary Zhang, and it didn't take long before he saw the gate of the courtyard.

The entire gate is of Yuanmingyuan style. It can also be seen from this that the time when this courtyard was established should be in the middle and late Qing Dynasty, with a little Western style.

It may be the reason for the Maga technique rewarded by the system. Chen Yi's perception is very keen. Although he can't perceive people nearby by metaphysics, Chen Yi probably guessed that there is at least a squad of guards guarding it.

Stepping into the gate of the courtyard, the first thing you see is the shadow wall.

The folk spread ghosts will only go straight and will not turn. The role of the shadow wall is to block the ghost. At the same time, the shadow wall can also block the line of sight, preventing people from seeing the yard at a glance.

After turning the corner from the shadow wall, the courtyard has a panoramic view. There are three squares and two ears, east and west wing rooms, each room is connected by a corridor, and the whole area covers a large area.

Although it is not as luxurious and magnificent as the royal palace, it does not have the majestic grandeur of the palace, but only from the area and the courtyard design inside, we know that the people who lived here should also be nobles, probably high-ranking officials in the Qing Dynasty.

The courtyard is full of trees and flowers, such as lilac begonia, and mountain peach and jujube trees, but since winter has entered, it is hard to see that kind of colorful red.

But just the elegant and restrained courtyard art is already elegant and pleasant.

It can be said that this is a real place that money can't buy. If you have a wealth of money, you can't live in this kind of place in this era.

Chen Yi followed Secretary Zhang around and walked to a wing room, which looked like a study room.

Secretary Zhang asked Chen Yi to wait for a while. He stepped forward and knocked on the door and said, "... Chief, Xiao Chen is here."

"come in."

An angry old man's voice came from inside the house.

When Secretary Zhang heard this, he smiled and nodded to Chen Yi. He himself stood outside the house and gave way to the road.

Chen Yi took a deep breath, walked to the door with his head high and pushed it open, stepped over the threshold and walked in.

Although the entire courtyard looks very antique, the house is completely different from the ancient appearance in the TV series. The decoration inside is very modern, and air conditioning, TV, etc. are all available.

After all, the ancient room style is not suitable for modern life.

The whole house is spacious and bright, the doors and windows all face south, and the overall decoration is not very luxurious, it looks very ordinary.

When it comes to valuable things, it may be those furniture such as chairs, tables, etc. that look very aging, and the rest are the decorations that ordinary people have.

And behind a desk, a spirited old man was sitting there looking at the newspaper in his hand. He was wearing a pair of glasses and his hair was jet-black. Of course, this should all be dyed. After all, this is an image problem.

Chen Yi's grandfather passed away early. At that time, Chen Yi was still young and didn't have a deep impression of his grandfather.

However, there are always photos of grandpa hanging in the house, and the old man in front of him cannot be said to be exactly the same as the grandpa in Chen Yi's impression, but it is also 80 to 90% similar.

Chen Yi was taken aback after seeing the old man, thinking that his grandfather had survived.

When the old man saw Chen Yi coming in, he just put down the newspaper in his hand. He was wearing a light gray sweater and his waist was still straight. Apart from looking good mentally and physically, he had nothing to do with the old people who often met outside. the difference.(Read more @ mtlarchive.com)

The old man looked kind, and after seeing Chen Yi he actually stood up and greeted enthusiastically: "...Is it Xiao Yi? Come on, sit down here, don’t be too formal, and treat me as yours. Grandpa will do."

With that said, the old man went to pull the chair away.

Seeing this, Chen Yi hurried forward, and took the initiative to pull away the chair and said: "...I can do it by myself, grandpa!"

After pulling the chair and seeing the old man still standing, Chen Yi did not sit down. This was a basic courtesy.

The old man smiled and looked at Chen Yi carefully. Unlike Chen Yi imagined, this grandfather was not serious at all, but rather wittyly said:

"...Xiaoyi, you are like your grandfather and me. You were so handsome when you were young. You must like those girls."

Chen Yi pretended to be ‘shy’ and smiled. He didn’t say anything, but he was slanderous in his heart. Although he was not ugly in the past, he is so handsome now. In addition to dressing when he is rich, the system also has a credit!

But you are really narcissistic when you are old.

At this time, Chen Yi also let go of his heart. He thought that since the grandfather is a soldier, he should be very strict and serious. In that case, he would also have to deal with it carefully.

But who would have thought that this old man looked quite an old naughty boy, and getting along with him would not make people too cramped.

Although Chen Yi does not have a deep memory of his grandfather, in those memories, his grandfather seems to be quite funny, but he always has a frowning face. Thinking of coming, his early death is also related to heart disease.

Seeing that Chen Yi was still standing, the old man took his hand and sat down together, and said with a smile: "...you young people like to drink drinks, see what you want to drink."

"... Your grandma and I got married late, and had a baby too late. Family planning had already started at that time, and there were no other juniors except your sister-in-law."

"Your sister-in-law is abroad most of the time, and my grandma and I are at home. I usually don't drink too sweet things. This is what I knew yesterday that you were coming and asked Xiao Zhang to buy it specially."

Chen Yi only noticed at this time that there were ice tea, Coke, and Sprite in a corner of the room, and they were all stacked in boxes.

Most people have drinks in their homes, so Chen Yi didn't care when he saw the boxes of drinks at first.

Now that he heard what the grandfather said, he realized that the old man specially ordered Secretary Zhang to buy these drinks, and he also bought a bunch of types, for fear that he would not like to drink them.

Chen Yi immediately felt warm, and apart from anything else, the old man really cared about him.

The feeling in it was more about the grandfather's love for his grandson, not because Chen Yi broke into a famous place and suddenly wanted to see him.

"I just drink Coke."

Seeing that the old man was about to stand up and help him get it, Chen Yi said quickly: "...Grandpa, you are old, you should sit down, I just go and get it by myself."

"My body is very strong, and the little nurses said that I have nothing wrong with me, even if I go to the winter swimming, it will be fine."

The old man straightened his waist and said in full anger, as if he didn't want others to say that he was old, but watching Chen Yi go to get a drink by himself, he didn't stop him, his face still smiled.

"Your health is good, but don't really go winter swimming."

Chen Yi was also completely relieved at this time. He tore open the cardboard box and took out a can of Coke from the inside while smiling.

"I have to wait for Xiao Yi to get married and have a big fat boy and four generations under one roof, but I won't go to death."

The old man laughed loudly.

After Chen Yi took out a can of Coke, he thought about what he knew from his parents about the situation of the grandfather's house.

The specific things Chen Yi's parents are not clear, but the basic family situation is still known.

This grandfather said he was an old man, but he was actually only over sixty years old. This age can be said to be the peak of power, or when it is about to reach the peak.

If you reach more than seventies in another ten years, the senior executives at that age will have to retire. Even if they can still have an influence on the political situation, they must retreat behind the scenes.

Chen Yi's grandfather got married early and gave birth to his father when he was 20 years old, while Chen Yi's parents also got married early, and they had Chen Yi in their 20s.

But this grandfather was different. He was already in his thirties when he got married, and his children were too late. There was a girl in the family who was Chen Yi's sister-in-law according to her seniority.

However, this sister-in-law's age seems to be only 28 years old, nine years older than Chen Yi, and it is no problem to call her sister from the perspective of her age.

And according to the parents, this sister-in-law is not married, and it is even more unlikely to have children. This grandfather is over 60 years old this year. Old people of this age always want to hug grandchildren.

Thinking about it this way, Chen Yi felt that his grandfather was so kind to him, and Chen Yi felt quite normal. Of course, apart from these, there are probably other reasons, such as the cause of his grandfather who died.

Thinking of the mess in his mind, Chen Yi took the Coke and sat back.

The old man looked at Chen Yi kindly, without saying a word, when Chen Yi felt a little hairy, he suddenly sighed:

"...Xiaoyi, you are probably very surprised, why I suddenly want to see you, and you wonder why there is such a grandfather like me."

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