National Tide 1980

The so-called life is actually a matter of heart and mind.

So as long as a person's mood changes, he will often feel that the world is completely different.

This theorem is also the same for Matsumoto Keiko's parents.

Because they learned more about their son-in-law's true qualities through their daughter's mouth.

Han Yingming and Han Changzi, the couple, now feel that their family has won the first prize in the lottery.

Not only has their favorability towards Ning Weimin increased to an unprecedented level, but their dissatisfaction with many things has also decreased accordingly.

What they couldn't tolerate just now, they can tolerate now.

What they were fussy about just now, now they don't care.

Especially when they know that what Ning Weimin is busy with today is actually helping Matsumoto Keiko.

It turns out that he is making urgent negotiations with officials from the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs to negotiate the visa issue for the crew of the movie "Crazy Rich Asians".

The purpose is to use the setting of their wedding in Beijing to let the crew shoot a plot here for the movie.

Han Yingming and his wife have nothing to say.

Where can I find a son-in-law who is so presentable, capable, responsible, and knows how to love his wife?

If my daughter marries such a man, she is destined to enjoy a happy life.

If she is not satisfied and has a stern face, she is really too picky.

Even for this reason, Han Yingming loves the whole family.

Luo Guangliang and Xiao Tao, two rough men who were originally disliked by him, now seem to be pleasing to the eye.

Feeling this thing is so mysterious.

Looking at the barren wild scenery along the road outside, the green farmland and the low and dilapidated earthen houses.

Han Yingming also felt that he was not as disgusted as he was at the beginning.

Although this place is very backward, who hasn't survived from poverty?

This scene reminds him of his hard-working first half of his life and his hometown which was not rich.

Moreover, if you think about it carefully, from another perspective, the situation in Beijing may be a good thing.

Don't forget, people always want to move to a higher place. Who doesn't want to live in a rich place?

Just think about it, if the capital is always like this, his son-in-law will have a hard time using his talents here, and he will probably spend most of his time in Japan in the future.

In other words, his daughter and future grandchildren will always stay by his side, and the family can still be around him affectionately.

In this case, why is he still complaining?

He should be glad that Ning Weimin was born in China.

The only thing to be on guard against is not to let this guy yearn for France and want to immigrate there.

Yes, as long as they are willing to stay in Japan, there is nothing to worry about.

As long as they have children, they can even hand over their business to him in the future.

In this way, because of some small calculations in his mind that are inconvenient to tell others, Ning Weimin's father-in-law's mood became better and better, and he secretly enjoyed himself.

However, it is a pity that he laughed too early, because nothing is absolute.

Besides, as the old saying goes, a lean camel is bigger than a horse.

Even though the capital city has become a ruined place today, it has experienced countless hardships and changes.

But it also has a history of 3,000 years. It is the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties, Yan, Liao, Jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing.

Whether it is cultural heritage or material heritage, the city's rich heritage is far beyond what ordinary people can imagine.

Even the common people who have lived here for generations can't fully realize this, let alone foreigners like him who come here for the first time and don't know anything.

No, when Luo Guangliang drove into the scope of the city, he rushed from the Third Ring Road to the Second Ring Road, especially into the core area of ​​the city with red walls and green tiles.

Those magnificent ancient buildings, beautiful and elegant royal gardens, solemn and magnificent palaces and temples, in a subtle way, let Han Yingming and Han Changzi feel an unprecedented visual impact.

They couldn't help but be attracted by the strong sense of history that came to them, and were also shocked by the splendid Chinese cultural atmosphere.

For no other reason, it is because the temperament of the suzerain state is fundamentally different from that of the vassal state, and the difference in structure is even greater.

In Japan, let alone Tokyo, even Kyoto does not have such magnificent civil engineering.

Compared with South Korea, it is even more different. Even the Blue House presidential palace seems to be very stingy.

In terms of scale, it is not as good as a middle school or a hospital renovated from ancient buildings here.

And this is not the Chinese Tang style that Japan or South Korea obtained by plagiarism.

The originality crushes all plagiarism.

In fact, almost every ancient building from the Ming and Qing dynasties that has been preserved here is the condensation of the wisdom of Chinese craftsmen from all generations, and there is no similarity elsewhere.

American architect Bacon once said, "On the surface of the earth, the greatest individual project of mankind may be the capital of China. There, the whole city is deeply immersed in rituals, norms and religious consciousness..."

This is very real and not an exaggeration at all.

In short, for people like them who come to China for the first time.

Especially when one has a strong prejudice and thinks that China is only poor and backward, it is inevitable that one will be dazzled and shocked by the witnesses of China's long history and fall into an obsession with the oriental fantasy.

To put it bluntly, it is like a nouveau riche who made a fortune from industry showing off in front of an aristocrat who still relies on the income from the manor to maintain a low-key life, thinking that he has a lot.

But as long as he knows more, he will soon find that even the wealth he has earned from his hard work all his life cannot be exchanged for the dusty family collection of this aristocrat.

And the mansion and seaside villa that he is proud of are like children's toys compared to the ancient castle inherited from the aristocrats.

Needless to say, when Matsumoto Keiko's parents arrived at their destination by car and got off the car, their feeling would become more obvious.

In fact, Luo Guangliang did not go through the big iron gate this time. He did not drive the car through the big iron gate at the innermost of the alley and drive into the car room as he did in the past.

Not to mention that the car room is now full of furniture and there is not even a spare room, so the car can only be parked in the empty yard.

Let’s say that after Kang Shude’s Majia Garden was renamed Yunyuan and obtained a license to become a joint venture hotel, it is no longer suitable to welcome guests like this.

So during this period of time, the Majia Garden, which no longer needs to be hidden, has been well tidied up by the ancient construction team, and the originally shabby Manzi Gate has become brand new.

Not only was a plaque hung on the stone-carved gatehouse, the threshold was replaced, and the steps were repaired, but also a pair of white marble stone door piers were placed on both sides of the gate.

The material is not only white, but also gleams with a bright light.

Such a gate and such a courtyard, in such a quiet alley shaded by towering trees, looks particularly majestic.

In order to be prepared for any eventuality, Ning Weimin also relied on his Pierre Cardon background and good relationships with several state-owned travel agencies to quickly obtain the license of "designated tourist reception unit" for receiving foreign groups. Now a bright bronze plaque is hung on the wall next to the gate of Yunyuan, which has given Yunyuan a lot of confidence.

Just for this bronze plaque, outsiders can see that this hotel has a great background and is not a place where anyone can come casually.

But the most important thing is that Shen Cun also transferred several employees from the fast food chain to the hotel. Now there are special people guarding the door every day to welcome guests.

And just like the employees of Tan Palace Restaurant, the reception staff of Yunyuan at the door also wears a gown and cloth shoes as work clothes.

But his gown is made of blue plain cloth, which is more traditional and stable than the moon-white gowns of ordinary employees of Tan Palace Restaurant. It is also close to the aesthetics of people in the past in history.

Just imagine, there is such a neat-looking, tall young man in a gown who opened the car door for them and protected their heads.

When Han Yingming and his wife got out of the car, they stepped on the stone steps and looked up to see another ancient house that could be called a wealthy family.

What kind of mood would it be?

Unable to hide the surprise, excitement, and uneasiness, these emotions are inevitable.

Because this scene is no longer something that can be imagined by people, it is really rich and powerful.

How big is this courtyard and what it looks like inside, it has already aroused people's appetite and stimulated people's brains to make infinite reverie.

Especially at this moment when they stayed at the door, Matsumoto Keiko also gave some instructions to her parents on both sides of the alley, and Han Yingming and his wife were even more disturbed when they heard it.

"The courtyard to the east of mom and dad used to be the residence of Zaifeng, the father of Puyi, the last emperor of China. I heard that after selling the palace, he moved his family here and lived here in his later years. Later, he donated the house to the Chinese government, and it has now been converted into a kindergarten. And from here to the west, less than a kilometer away, is the back garden of the Chinese emperor in the past, called Jingshan. A little further south, it is the palace complex where the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties lived. Now it has become a museum that everyone can visit. Whenever you want to see it, we can go there. It's very convenient."

Wow!

The old couple only then realized that the neighbor of this courtyard in the past was a prince, and it was so close to the Chinese Imperial Palace.

Matsumoto Keiko's words made them further develop a clearer geographical concept in their hearts.

They now almost regard this place as near the Imperial Palace in Chiyoda District, Tokyo, or near Kyoto Gyoen in Kamigyo District, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.

That is where the Japanese Emperor's Palace is located.

"Miss Matsumoto, let's not just stand here and talk. The old man has worked hard all the way. Let's go in and have a rest and drink some water."

It was Xiao Tao who interrupted at this time. He and Luo Guangliang had already unloaded all the luggage in the car.

Luo Guangliang went to park the car by himself, and now Xiao Tao had to be responsible for sending people and luggage in.

In this way, everyone walked in together again.

Although Matsumoto Keiko's parents were old and dim, they could not help but see everything in front of them.

They didn't need to look around at all, they could take a deep breath.

For example, when you enter the gate, you will see a very high and long carved brick screen wall in front of you, with a large wooden frame hanging in the middle, and in the center of the frame are two big "囍" characters in black on red paper.

Although as Japanese, they do not understand the meaning of the word "double happiness", they can also know that these brick carvings are made by masters.

Exquisite and lifelike, those flowers and small animals seem to walk down from the wall. It feels extraordinary and is indeed a place where only rich people can live.

There are doors on the left and right of the screen wall, and there are clearly courtyards.

When Han Yingming and Han Changzi were wondering which direction to go, Matsumoto Keiko gave them a prompt in time.

"Dad, Mom, this way."

After that, everyone walked towards the door on the left again.

The threshold was very high. Probably because they were in a hurry, Han Yingming only looked at the carvings on the door and forgot about the bottom.

As a result, the toe of his shoe hit the threshold and he almost fell.

Thanks to the cleverness of the gatekeeper, he kept following and helped him when he saw the situation. Fortunately, there was no danger.

After entering this door, you can see a long corridor, all paved with square bricks, with colorful stones on the edge, and moss growing around the stones. There is a row of houses on the roadside, now all used as warehouses.

Looking to the left and right, there is a moon gate on each side.

Some green bamboo leaves are exposed on the wall on the right, and that is where Luo Guangliang parked his car.

The left small rockery is exposed inside the left door, almost covering everything in the yard. Han Yingming heard a loud shout of "Hey Yo Hey Yo".

He looked at his daughter hesitantly, and Matsumoto Keiko winked mischievously and told him, "That's the garden over there. There are workers in the garden, doing the final construction work for our wedding. They are a little noisy. But it has reached the final step, and the work should be completed soon."

As they talked, they entered another door. This is a patio, not very big, but the carvings and lacquer decorations are more exquisite than the moons just now.

At the entrance, there is a white marble seat with a slender and exquisite Taihu stone on it.

There are several peach trees and a large banana tree near the wall of the courtyard, showing the charm of the Chinese courtyard.

It was not until they passed this door that they suddenly felt enlightened, and suddenly, they could smell the rich fragrance of flowers.

The old couple looked carefully and found that there were four large pots of jasmine flowers blooming on both sides of the door at their feet.

Here, you can see that in addition to the two small courtyards side by side in the distance, there are long corridors on the left and right, and they also extend to a majestic rockery.

Walk a few steps to the fork in the road, and you can find that there is a large garden to the south.

The most obvious thing in the distance is a small earthen hill connected to the rockery, with some strange-shaped stones arranged here and there, adding some edges and corners to the earthen hill.

The hill is full of fruit trees and miscellaneous flowers. There is a hall at the highest point. You can probably see the whole garden from inside.

There seems to be a lotus pond to the south of the rockery, but it is not very clear.

Standing here, you can only see that there are many people over there, who are building a large and colorful building wedding shed. I don’t know what the wedding shed is used for, but it almost connects the buildings in the entire garden.

The key is that when you walk here, there are tall street lights, and there are more than a few.

From a distance, these lights go deep into the courtyard one by one, making this layer of gardens seem endless.

According to the old couple’s own estimation, they have walked almost a mile from the gate to here.

Even so, the space inside is still difficult to get a glimpse of the whole picture. It is really too big.

The daughter was right on the way. This is indeed a garden-style classical hotel.

Much better than they expected.

The old couple never thought that this mansion was so hidden and could present such rich levels.

The beauty, temptation, depth and style of this courtyard are completely different from Japanese courtyards, and they can’t express it clearly in words.

There is no way, who let them come from foreign countries, how can they understand this?

So for this reason, the old couple could not help but ask further.

Han Changzi was delighted with his son-in-law's ability, "Qingzi, you said this is the garden hotel invested by Amin, how did he find such a good place?"

Han Yingming was worried about the risks of operation, "Such a good location must be very expensive to rent? Will it be too much to build such a garden hotel in Beijing? If there are no guests, then the operating cost will be too high, right?"

Who knew that Matsumoto Keiko told them the answer that neither of them could imagine.

"Mom and Dad, I've told you not to worry. This house actually belongs to Amin's elder, the old man who has no blood relationship with him but has always depended on him. Amin regards him as a teacher and calls him uncle. So we are all family. The original purpose of opening this hotel was just to have a reasonable way to maintain the house and scenery here, not really intending to make much money from it. So you can rest assured, as long as we all live happily here, the operating costs will not be too high, and there is no need to worry too much about the gains and losses of money."

"Hey, is that so?"

Hearing her daughter say this, Han Changzi's mouth suddenly grinned to her ears.

As a mother, she is happy for her daughter, and now she is relieved.

"This...is this Amin...elder's house?"

But Han Yingming's reaction is a little different.

Thinking of the little calculations he made on the way, he, the father-in-law, sweated. Sweat.