Chapter 1306: Chapter 1306: Nervous as Home Approaches

The architectural style of the Luo Family Old Mansion was the same as the Lu Residence in Dongyang, with a typical residential style of the South, only much smaller in scale, with a total area of only about three to four thousand square meters.

Outside the main gate stood a rather large archway. Beyond the archway was a short and broad alley, and at the end of the alley was the main entrance to the Luo Family Old Mansion. In front of the main gate, there were two quite imposing lions, and the steps were quite high, as was the threshold of the door.

The threshold represented a kind of status.

In ancient times, the higher the threshold, the higher the social status of the household, and one had to step over the threshold, not tread on it.

The main gate and side gates of grand households were related to the status of visiting guests; prestigious individuals were welcomed through the main gate, which was used for entry and exit, while ordinary people had to use the side gate, and the main gate usually remained closed.

Today, the main gate of the Luo Family Old Mansion was not open.

Usually, the main gate of the old mansion was not often open, but today, with both the main gate and side gate shut, it indicated that the host living here was not welcoming visitors.

A row of luxury cars parked in the grain drying yard had already caught the attention of the nearby villagers.

Despite the cold weather in deep winter, the sun was quite strong today, and with the yard shielded from the wind, many people were hiding in corners to bask in the sun.

Seeing so many luxury cars parked, the villagers who had been chatting, all stopped talking and curiously looked this way.

After Luo Ziling got out of the car, he quickly ran to the Bentley, opened the door, and helped his grandfather Luo Liansheng out of the car.

Wang Qing had already opened the other side door, and Ouyang Feifei, dressed very beautifully, got out of the car.

Yang Qingyin and several other people also got out of their cars.

After Luo Liansheng got out of the car, he broke free from Luo Ziling’s hand, stood beside the car, and stared blankly at everything familiar in front of him.

The village had changed a lot, but the area around the old mansion hadn’t changed much.

It was still the ancient archway from hundreds of years ago, and the old house at the end of the alley still appeared as it did in a dream, as if it had not changed at all.

Previously, there were also people basking in the sun near the archway during winter.

However, the sunbathing house and the grain drying yard in front of it had undergone major changes.

Luo Liansheng stood there quietly looking around, while Luo Ziling did not speak, just accompanying him by the car watching everything in front of them.

Those sunbathing people also curiously watched them.

These individuals all carried an extraordinary air, and given the luxury cars they arrived in, it was natural for people to assume they were of exceptional status.

After watching quietly for a while, Luo Liansheng did not walk directly into the alley inside the archway, but instead approached the group of sunbathers.

Those sunbathing were mostly middle-aged and elderly people, with a predominance of the elderly.

Seeing Luo Liansheng walking towards the sunbathing group, Luo Ziling immediately understood his intention and followed him.

When Luo Liansheng was about ten meters away from those people, he stopped, squinting his eyes looking at them.

“Eh, isn’t that Boss Luo?” An elder’s voice rang out from the crowd, “Boss Luo, Liansheng, is that you?”

Luo Liansheng did not expect anyone in the village to recognize him and was quite surprised. He stared at the speaking old man for a while, then finally burst into a smile: “You’re Yunsheng, right? Lou Yunsheng?”

“Haha, it’s really Liansheng who has returned,” the man called Lou Yunsheng, seeing that he had not mistaken and Luo Liansheng had recognized him too, immediately walked out of the crowd laughing and came forward, “You’ve left home for so many years, finally willing to come back?”

“Old now, leaves returning to their roots, I must come back,” Luo Liansheng stretched out his hand, and after shaking hands firmly with Lou Yunsheng, he patted his shoulder vigorously, “It’s been over twenty years, I didn’t expect to see you again, brother, haha, you haven’t aged!”

“You haven’t aged either,” Lou Yunsheng also patted Luo Liansheng’s shoulder, laughing happily, “You’re three years older than me, but now you look a lot younger than me, good for you.”

The two communicated in Yuezhou dialect which, except for Luo Ziling, the others who came along could not understand well.

Luo Ziling had grown up with Luo Liansheng and first learned the Yuezhou dialect as a child before learning Mandarin.

Usually, when he was alone with his grandfather, they communicated in dialect.

The hometown dialect, to him, sounded the most intimate, at least Luo Liansheng definitely felt that way.

“The dialect unchanged as hair whitens,” this line of poetry could be applied to Luo Liansheng.

“Nearing home, one feels timid,” this also truly reflected his feelings today.

However, upon seeing the familiar scenes and his childhood playmates, his feeling of unease vanished instantly, replaced by a deep warmth in his heart.

Hearing it was Luo Liansheng who had returned, those who knew him all gathered around.

The youngest person sunbathing here today was in their forties.

Luo Liansheng had not been home for the past twenty years, but he used to visit often, so the older villagers still recognized him.

After all, the Luo Family was the most prominent family in Lou Village, possessing the largest and oldest house.

Although its glory days were past, in the hearts of these older people, its status was still extraordinary.

Also, because Luo Liansheng had quite capable abilities, he used to be the most respected person in the village, so his appearance excited everyone.

Watching grandpa warmly chatting with the villagers, his old face flushed with excitement, Luo Ziling couldn’t help but feel deeply moved.

He began to understand why his grandfather had wanted to come back to Yuezhou to have a look.

This place was filled with his fellow villagers, many of whom had grown up with him.

As people age, they long for their homeland, returning to the place where they grew up is a natural human emotion.

Listening to the villagers chattering in Yuezhou dialect around his grandfather, and seeing his grandfather shedding his usual arrogance and laughing with them, Luo Ziling felt an impulse to cry.

While Luo Ziling was also getting emotional, someone gently tugged at his sleeve.

Turning around, it was Ouyang Feifei.

“Ziling, I had Wang Qing prepare some gifts, why not distribute them now?” Ouyang Feifei said somewhat shyly: “What are they saying? I don’t understand a word. Can you understand?”

“Of course, I understand,” Luo Ziling smiled, then curiously asked Ouyang Feifei, “What gifts did you prepare?”

“Last night, I had Wang Qing prepare five hundred gold necklaces, to be given as gifts from your grandfather to the villagers. I’m just not sure if it’s enough,” Ouyang Feifei looked at Luo Ziling with clear eyes, “Shall we distribute them together?”

Standing aside, Yang Qingyin, hearing that Ouyang Feifei had actually prepared gifts for the villagers, was stunned.

She hadn’t expected Ouyang Feifei to think of this.

In an instant, she felt a sense of defeat and a deep sense of crisis.

Ouyang Feifei was much more experienced in handling matters than she was.