Just as Fu Shan was reflecting on this, the butler, Uncle He, hurried over to greet him:
"Excuse me, are you Mr. Fu Shan and Miss Xu Yifei?"
Uncle He nodded and smiled as he approached Fu Shan.
"Yes, that's me! And you are…?"
Fu Shan nodded, sizing up the middle-aged man before him.
"Mr. Fu, hello! I'm the butler of the Fu family's old residence. You can call me Uncle He. The master estimated that you were about to arrive, so he specially asked me to come and welcome you."
Butler Uncle He smiled.
"Oh, it's Uncle He. Uncle He, hello! Please lead the way, Uncle He!"
Fu Shan nodded as if he had just realized, and smiled at Uncle He.
Butler Uncle He smiled slightly, then gestured "please" to Fu Shan, and led him and Xu Yifei towards the main house of the Fu family's old residence.
However, they had only taken a few steps when Fu Yuheng and Luo Huiying, a married couple, quickly approached, hand in hand.
Upon seeing Fu Shan, Fu Yuheng was overjoyed and hurried over to greet him:
"Young Fu, you've finally arrived! I've been waiting so long!"
Hearing this, Luo Huiying nodded and smiled repeatedly:
"Indeed! We've been wanting to invite you over for a while, but we kept putting it off. We were so excited last night that we couldn't sleep. We've been waiting day and night, and finally you've come! Come! Come! Come in! Come inside! We can talk about it inside!"
As they spoke, Fu Yuheng and Luo Huiying reached Fu Shan and Xu Yifei, pulling them towards their main house.
Just then, a neatly dressed, elderly woman with graying temples slowly walked over and went straight to Fu Shan and the others.
Seeing this, Luo Huiying was slightly surprised:
"Aunt Liu, what brings you here? Did Mother give you some instructions?"
This old woman was Liu Hui, the confidante of Madam Fu—Zhou Qinlan.
Everyone in the Fu family called her Aunt Liu.
She had been by Zhou Qinlan's side since she was a young girl.
Therefore, even Madam Fu, Luo Huiying, treated her with great respect.
Aunt Liu was also always very loyal, remaining devoted to Madam Fu for decades. Normally, she wouldn't leave Madam Fu's side unless necessary.
This was why Luo Huiying was somewhat surprised to see Aunt Liu arrive.
What could have made Aunt Liu leave Madam Fu and come here?
This…
To her surprise, Aunt Liu didn't answer Luo Huiying's question, but instead smiled and said,
"Sir, Madam, why is it so lively? Have your distinguished guests arrived?"
The fact that Fu Yuheng and his wife were welcoming guests today was no secret within the Fu family.
After all, since today, Fu Yuheng and Luo Huiying had been preparing to welcome Fu Shan and Xu Yifei's group. They
had put in a lot of effort and trouble.
Such a grand undertaking naturally reached the ears of the old lady.
That's why Aunt Liu asked the question.
Upon hearing this, Fu Yuheng nodded without hesitation and laughed,
"Yes, that's right. Our distinguished guests have arrived."
Fu Shan waved his hands repeatedly, laughing,
"Uncle Fu, look at you. What kind of distinguished guest am I, a junior? Please don't say that, it's too kind of you!"
Aunt Liu smiled and turned to look at the humble and polite young man. However, upon seeing Fu Shan's face, Aunt Liu was stunned.
For a moment, she stared intently at Fu Shan, her expression blank.
Seeing this, Luo Huiying frowned slightly in surprise. She called out to Aunt Liu several times and then subtly nudged her arm:
"Aunt Liu, Aunt Liu—"
"...Ah."
Aunt Liu finally came to her senses and instinctively exclaimed "Ah."
"Aunt Liu, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
Fu Yuheng, who was standing nearby, asked with concern.
Even he felt that Aunt Liu was acting rather strangely.
Aunt Liu waved her hand:
"Oh, no...no. I'm fine."
As she spoke, Aunt Liu looked at Fu Shan with a rather complicated expression and said again:
"Um...the old lady also wants to meet this Mr. Fu. Mr. Fu, please come with me!"
She gestured for Fu Shan to follow.
Fu Shan didn't seem to think anything of it, but Fu Yuheng and Luo Huiying were quite surprised.
Fu Yuheng couldn't help but raise an eyebrow:
"Hmm? Does Mom want to see Fu Shan?"
It's no wonder he said that.
His mother had always been a recluse, preferring quiet and seclusion.
She rarely saw anyone.
Even her seven granddaughters and her only grandson, Fu Zicong, rarely got to see her, let alone be received by her.
For his mother to suddenly ask to see Fu Shan
was truly rare and unexpected!
"Yes, that's what the old lady said,"
Aunt Liu nodded, ignoring Fu Yuheng's surprise.
Her eyes, however, remained fixed on Fu Shan.
Fu Shan, the person involved, finally spoke up:
"Since I've come to visit Uncle Fu's family, I should also pay my respects to the old lady, an elder!"
He openly allowed Aunt Liu to scrutinize him, giving her a slight nod.
Aunt Liu seemed quite satisfied with Fu Shan's answer.
Upon hearing this, she gestured "please" and led Fu Shan towards the courtyard house where Old Madam Fu—Zhou Qinlan—lived.
Xu Yifei followed quickly.
Fu Yuheng and Luo Huiying exchanged a glance and then followed as well.
Led by Aunt Liu, the group arrived at the main living room of the courtyard house. Upon entering, they saw an elderly woman, dressed in an exquisite cheongsam, with a full head of silver hair, sitting regally on a mahogany sofa in the center.
This woman was none other than Madam Fu, Zhou Qinlan, the mother of the tycoon Fu Yuheng.
"Madam, I've brought Mr. Fu's young guest. Look! Look!"
Aunt Liu exclaimed impatiently before anyone else could speak.
As she spoke, she grabbed Fu Shan's hand and pulled him towards Madam Fu, Zhou Qinlan.
Fu Shan was taken aback by Aunt Liu's sudden action.
Although somewhat confused, he allowed Aunt Liu to pull him forward.
Madam Fu, seated regally, frowned slightly upon hearing this.
Just as she was about to say something, the moment she turned and saw Fu Shan, Old Madam Fu's words abruptly stopped, and her eyes widened suddenly...