not cheap. He didn't expect him to say 500 million yuan. At this moment, Xiao Hongyang didn’t know what else to say; his brain felt like it wasn’t working properly.Liang Shang and the person who broug...Chapter 440: Siheyuan (Quadrangle Courtyard)
After Xie Yu and Professor Yue bid farewell to the elderly traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, they returned to the Yue family. They chatted along the way. Upon hearing what Professor Yue had said, Yue Hongbin didn’t ask anything this time but occasionally exchanged thoughts on TCM issues with him; of course, it was mostly Xie Yu lecturing and Yue Hongbin listening.
In the meeting room, after Xie Yu left, the elderly traditional Chinese medicine practitioners also briefly chatted with Professors Chen and Wang before taking their leave.
Eventually, only Professor Dai, Professor Wang, and Professor Chen remained. Looking at them, Professor Dai asked, "Master Chen, Master Wang, is this the only way to treat Yin Poisoning"
A moment ago when he heard what they said, Professor Dai had stayed behind to ask some questions. In the beginning, only Xie Yu knew about Yin Poisoning, so if there was no other solution, his only option would be to have his granddaughter Rainy dedicate herself to becoming Xie Yu’s disciple since without her life, everything else would be meaningless.
But after hearing what Professors Chen and Wang had said, he realized that their families’ collections of books must contain similar records. Thus, a glimmer of hope ignited within him again, so when the other elderly TCM practitioners left, he didn’t leave but remained behind instead.
"Sigh...," hearing Professor Dai’s question, Professors Wang and Chen simultaneously sighed and shook their heads, saying, "We haven't heard about any other methods. This particular method was just mentioned in a corner of the books casually. Even if you find someone highly skilled, they might not necessarily agree to take her on as a disciple; everything relies solely upon her fate!"
Hearing what the two had said, Professor Dai sighed deeply and replied, "Master Xie wants to take Rainy as his disciple but insists she go with him, prohibiting her from meeting her family. If there’s no other solution for Rainy’s condition, we can only let her become a disciple."
Now that Professors Wang and Chen had given their answer, Professor Dai felt utterly helpless since he had expected them to have some good solutions but it turned out not.
"What Xie Yu wants to take Rainy as his disciple Is what you’re saying true" Hearing Professor Dai’s words, the two of them immediately paled and exclaimed in shock.
The moment they heard Professor Dai's words, their hearts raced. The idea that Xie Yu wanted Rainy to be his disciple stirred up a tumultuous wave within them; actually, their family records contained another sentence that neither had mentioned. It meant that those who accepted disciples suffering from this condition were definitely highly skilled individuals concealing themselves, and these people must not be offended by future generations.
That's why they were so shocked after hearing what Uncle Dai said.
"No wonder... No wonder..." After a while, the shock on both of their faces gradually faded away and was replaced by an understanding expression as they murmured to themselves.
At this moment, it dawned on them why Xiao Yu could cure Old Grandma Song's illness and bring General Huang back from the brink of death. It turned out that all these events were linked to what Uncle Dai said earlier. Until now, both Uncle Chen and Uncle Wang finally understood everything.
"Uncle Dai, after so many years of acquaintance, I advise you: if you can treat her, do it! Don't let the child down!" Uncle Wang said to Uncle Dai.
At this point, Uncle Wang and Uncle Chen couldn’t spell things out directly for fear that Xiao Yu would get offended. Therefore, they only gently hinted at Uncle Dai from a side angle to show their camaraderie over the years.
"Alright, I will discuss it with Rainxin's parents once I go back," Uncle Dai nodded and said. He had noticed both of their actions earlier and although he didn't know why they acted that way, he believed they wouldn’t harm him.
After Uncle Chen and Uncle Wang left, Uncle Dai also departed, intending to take his granddaughter home for discussions with Rainxin’s parents. If everything went well, they would head towards the deep sea as soon as possible since everyone knew early treatment was always better for any condition.
Xiao Yu spent the night at Uncle Ye's house after dinner one evening.
The next morning, Xiao Yu left Uncle Ye’s place. He had an appointment with Tiger Mountain today to visit the quadrangle courtyard that the state allocated to his grandfather back then. Since it was given to his grandfather, this quadrangle courtyard had become his grandfather's private property from that moment on, although when he left, his grandfather only kept the deed and didn’t bring anything else, not even a change of clothes.
After his grandfather’s passing, the state did not reclaim it but instead let him leave it to Xiao Yu while regularly sending people to maintain and clean it. Of course, this was also closely related to Uncle Li and Old Grandma Song’s influence.
Now that Xiao Yu had inherited his grandfather's tattoo, he also inherited his property. Although apart from the special identity, his grandfather only left behind this quadrangle courtyard, due to Uncle Li's backing, no one dared to lay a finger on it.
Xiao Yu left his mother-in-law's place and had just reached the street corner when a car came from the opposite direction, with Song Hushan sitting in the rear seat.
After getting into the car, they sped off toward Beihai Park. Song Hushan instructed the driver to park near the back gate of Beihai Park.
Xiao Yu and Song Hushan got out of the car. As soon as Xiao Yu stepped down, a faint aura brushed against him, prompting Xiao Yu to take a deep breath in response to this subtle presence.
Several well-arranged siheyuan courtyards were scattered around here; most of them used to be residences for high-ranking officials and nobles. After the fall of the Qing Dynasty, they mostly housed scholars and learned men until war broke out, causing these houses to become vacant. Nowadays, many of these courtyards have been converted into courtyard-style hotels.
Xiao Yu's maternal grandfather owned one such siheyuan not far from Beihai Park's back gate. While it wasn't the largest courtyard in this area, it was undoubtedly the most exquisite. However, his maternal grandfather's courtyard had long remained locked up and abandoned for more than half a century.
When trading of siheyuans became permitted, many children from high-ranking official families tried to acquire this particular siheyuan but eventually gave up without making any public disclosures about it.
Once there was an official who had been appointed as the governor-general in another province and then newly transferred to work in Beijing at the level of a vice-state councillor. His son came to Beijing and set his eyes on this siheyuan.
Originally, he thought that with his father's reputation, they could acquire it cheaply, but when he attempted to buy it, he was informed by a local official in charge of property transactions that the courtyard belonged privately. Upon hearing this, as his father had just arrived in Beijing and did not want any trouble, he abandoned his intention to purchase it.
Later on, however, upon finding out that there was no owner living here and that the place had been empty for over half a century, he became frustrated and indignant. He thought it should be easy for him to secure this courtyard due to his father's status; instead, he felt cheated by a mere district official.
This angered him tremendously. This person was no ordinary troublemaker—he had done many coercive acquisitions while in the provinces under his father’s name. It was only because he had just arrived in Beijing and wished not to stir up trouble for his father that he refrained from doing so this time.
When he realized there was nobody living here and felt humiliated, he brought a few newly recruited henchmen to smash the district office responsible for courtyard transactions into pieces. Before leaving, he shouted arrogantly, 'My dad is someone important,' left behind a million-dollar check, and instructed the staff to bring the purchase contract directly to the siheyuan.
This high-ranking official's son, after leaving the place, came to the quadrangle courtyard residence and smashed the lock on its gate before forcibly occupying it.
The staff member, upon seeing their office destroyed and a one million yuan check discarded on the floor, was at a loss for what to do—such a quadrangle courtyard would be worth more than 100 million, let alone 1 million; furthermore, they didn’t actually own it themselves.
They had only received instructions from their superiors not to allow anyone to cause trouble there.
The staff member was furious at the destruction of his office but had no way out. When that young man mentioned his father’s name, he knew he would have to swallow this bitter pill in silence. However, seeing that one million yuan check made him even more conflicted.
This quadrangle courtyard wasn’t state-owned property; if it were, upon learning the identity of that young man, they could just give it over, and their superiors wouldn't say much.
But since the ownership was not in their hands but belonged to a private individual, he felt somewhat helpless. Moreover, on his first day at work, his superior had specifically instructed him to keep an eye out for any troublemakers trying to cause problems there.
While staring at the destroyed office, one of his subordinates rushed back in and reported that this person had smashed the lock on the quadrangle courtyard and was preparing to move in officially.
Hearing this, he became anxious but suppressed it upon thinking about the identity of this young man's father—a vice-national-level leader who likely would receive some consideration even from the city committee. Thus, after this high-ranking official’s son occupied the quadrangle courtyard, instead of reporting immediately, he ordered his staff to clean up and organize his office.
What he didn't know was that when news arrived of the young man breaking into the courtyard residence, Old Li and others had already been informed. But none of them took action; in recent years, they had shielded this quadrangle courtyard from a lot of trouble, but without word from the Xiao family back then, they were just waiting for someone to come and provoke them for their amusement.
Now that their second brother's heir had arrived, and the quadrangle courtyard was entrusted to his family, they decided to set an example by taking action this time to avoid unnecessary trouble in the future.eaving a deep impression on him. In the morning, when both golden eagles went out to forage, a snow leopard attacked their nest. A baby golden eagle was about to be devoured by it when the female eagl...