The Promise of the Jin Family

  The main house of the Jin family is located in the suburbs of the city, a Gothic-style building made of bluestone and white bricks, nestled among the greenery of the countryside.

  The entire building is three stories high and made entirely of bluestone, standing out among the village houses with their red brick walls and red tile roofs.

  The pale blue color makes people involuntarily produce a solemn, quiet and severe atmosphere at a glance.

  The surroundings of the main house are a piece of land with several acres of forest, and the arched dome is hidden among the lush green trees. The front yard has a patch of emerald green lawn without any decorations, walking on the endless grassland, it feels like stepping on a green carpet, suddenly feeling carefree and relaxed.

  The backyard is like the front yard, a gemstone that changes color, set on pale fingers. In summer, it's as green as a bowl of spinach soup in a stone bowl, or a huge piece of jade that's pleasing to the eye; in autumn, the golden yellow withered leaves are like a harvest of grains presented before you, making your mouth water. It's truly admirable how the Jin family ancestors who built the house had an extraordinary vision, perfectly combining the low-key and grand, architecture and nature.

  This is the main house of the Jin family, not the ancestral hall. The ancestral hall is still thousands of kilometers away in Taibai Mountain Valley.

  Jin Ge's ancestors were devout Christians, who had a close relationship with a priest. Under the priest's suggestion, they bought this vast land in the countryside, which was not yet the capital at that time, and built this house as a legacy for their descendants. Now it has also become a source of conflict for the Jin family.

  The other branches of the Jin family were like a pack of wolves, staring at this not-so-ancient mansion with piercing eyes, which represented not only wealth but also power.

  Jin Ge walked into the grand entrance, the ceiling of the porch, angels flying as usual, stone-colored paint depicting colors with a hint of cold light, just like the feeling this house gave him. The only thing that made him feel warm was the old servants who welcomed him, their faces full of smiles and genuine joy.

  These were the old servants who followed their mother to the Jin family back then. The main house had become their home, and Brother Jin also treated them as his own relatives. After Mother left, Father did not drive them away, and that stepmother did not have the power to drive them away either. But Brother Jin knew they were unhappy living in this empty main house, so he decided that if one day he would give up this main house, he would take them all with him and let them live a peaceful life by his side.

  Passing through the joyful gaze of the old servant, walking into his father's study, Jin Ge had already restrained the smile that had just bloomed on his face before entering the door. Everything in the past flashed by like lightning, and his heart was filled with a mixture of emotions. Facing his father, he really couldn't bring himself to smile.

  "Father..."

  Jin Ge really didn't know what to say to his father, whose temples were also flecked with white hair. All he could do was offer a greeting; there wasn't much else to talk about.

  "Xian Jun is back!"

  Kim Jong-tian was very happy about his return, and as soon as he saw his son enter the door, he turned around from in front of the bookshelf to welcome him.

  "After you returned to your country, you rarely came back. You didn't even show up unless called, and it seems like you've lost some weight. Is it because your grandfather has handed over the company's affairs to you? It must be that you're not eating regularly, and since you're not married yet and there's no woman at home to take care of you, why don't you bring Wang's mother over? At least she can cook some dishes you like."

  Kim Jong-tae is genuinely concerned about his son, but the nearly seventy-year-old man is nagging like an old woman, and Kim's heart just can't get excited, with a completely calm face.

  "Dad, don't worry about it, I can take care of myself. Both Wang Ma and Zhou Bo want to go to my place, if you let Wang Ma go, won't Zhou Bo quit? They're both old, so let's not bother them."

  "Then you'd better come back often... I know, you're still mad at me about your mother's thing..."

  "I'm not... I wasn't angry with you..."

  Jin Ge didn't want to mention his mother to his father, feeling that no matter what words of remorse came from his father's mouth, they would all be blasphemy against his mother. He felt a slight discomfort in his heart, and even the way he addressed his father changed from casual to respectful language. He turned around and walked to the window, looking out at the lush green grass through the spotless glass.

  Outside the window, the warm sunshine is shining brightly. A mother and son are chasing each other on the grass with several dogs, amidst the sound of barking dogs and children's laughter, mixed with a woman's joyful smile, creating a heartwarming scene.

  Jin Ge looked at that fleeting figure, a hint of coldness flashing in his eyes, and quickly turned around, not wanting to look again.

  "I'm not angry, I've long known that you have a woman outside. If I must say what I resent about you, it's that you shouldn't have let her into this house before the mourning period for your mother was even over, and letting her act as if she were the mistress of the house."

  "I...I...I didn't want it so early either, but at that time your younger brother had just been born and she needed someone to take care of her..."

  Kim Jong-un faced his son with a questioning tone that was somewhat hesitant in response, with some hesitation in his words.

  "I didn't mean to blame you, Father, no need to feel guilty, let's just forget about the past... You're not qualified to mention Mother!"

  Jin Ge didn't say everything he wanted to say in his heart, and sat down on the sofa beside him with a calm expression.

  "Let's not mention it... You're not young anymore, and you should be thinking about your lifelong affairs. I know you won't listen to my arrangements, nor do you need me to arrange anything for you. Just like when I wanted you to go to Cambridge but you insisted on going to Harvard, or when I wanted you to enter politics but you ended up taking over your grandfather's position in business instead. And I also know that the Han family's business will ultimately fall into your hands... Your mother is your grandfather's only daughter..."

  Kim Jong-tae sat down on the sofa in front of his son and began to worry about his son's major life events.

  "This matter I have a good grasp of myself, you don't need to help me make arrangements, and you also know that those arrangements are unnecessary."

  "You're not still thinking of that Lin girl, are you? That girl is indeed a good kid, your mom and I like her too. However... it's been so many years since you two parted ways, who knows if she still has feelings for you? And considering the Lin family's social status, whether they would agree to their daughter marrying far away is also an unknown..."

  The golden brother opposite him was silent, because he himself did not know the answer to these questions, how could he respond. However, in his heart, he was certain that this question would soon be revealed.

  Mrs. Kim playing with her son on the lawn, when Mr. Kim looked at them through the glass window, she also seemed to have a feeling and turned around to look at the floor-to-ceiling window of the study in the main house, vaguely seeing a figure flashing by, which didn't seem like her husband Kim Jong-tae's figure.

  Who would appear in the study and stand by the window looking out? Listening to Old Master let the old butler go find the eldest son back, at this time, it should be his eldest son.

  Mrs. Jin felt a little uneasy about this "big son" who was younger than her, especially when he stared at her with a pair of cold and hostile eyes, which made her shiver involuntarily.

  She thought that since she entered the Jin family, she had been respectful and considerate of the future heir of the Jin family. Although the eldest son didn't stay at home for long before going abroad to study, he only came back during festivals and his mother's memorial day. After returning to the country, he also moved out and rarely returned home, unless something happened that required him to come back, it was really hard to see him appear in this house again.

  Even if this "eldest son" doesn't like her, she still has to try every means possible to win him over. After all, her husband Jin Zhengtian is already an old man who has passed his 60th birthday and is approaching his 70th, and she was only in her early 20s when she entered the Jin family. Now she is just a young woman in her prime. If Jin Zhengtian passes away, without the support of her brother-in-law, how can her young son maintain his position in this den of wolves, and how can she continue to live a life of luxury and wealth in the Jin family?

  She must use the limited power in her hands to win over as many people as possible who may become her reliance one day before Kim Jong-un dies. However, this eldest son is not easy to deal with! Not to mention how to eliminate his hostility towards her, it's also a very difficult thing to make him willing to stand on her side. How can she get the eldest son involved and make him lend her a helping hand at critical moments even if he doesn't want to?

  Mrs. Jin gazed out of the floor-to-ceiling window for a moment, then turned around and said to her son, who was rolling on the ground with his little dog in his arms, "Xianzhong, I think I saw your older brother come back, he's in your father's study."

  "Really? I'll go find him!"

  Jin Xianzhong heard that his beloved elder brother had returned, dropped the little dog and scrambled up from the grass, swung his short legs and ran in with a whoosh.

  Jin Xianzhong had an inexplicable liking for his much older brother, although Jin Ge didn't stay at home for long. In his childhood, he was very dependent on this big brother and would stick to him even when eating and sleeping as long as the big brother was at home. Although Jin Ge had hostility towards his stepmother, he still showed the attitude that a big brother should have towards this younger brother.

  "Big brother!"

  As soon as the door to the study opened, Jin Ge felt a gust of wind blow in, and a round ball of flesh jumped into his arms, hugging his neck and shouting "Big Brother" in a sharp, piercing voice that was like a magical sound piercing through the eardrum, making Jin Ge's ears buzz with a loud ringing.

  "Alright, alright, come down first, big brother is almost out of breath... look! We've become much more serious and heavy, this won't do, if we continue to be like this, no girls will like us."

  Jin Ge pulled open his little brother Le's chubby hands from around his neck and sat him on his lap, pinching his small round nose to tease him, watching as his round face scrunched up like a lazy cat due to the pinching.

  "Big brother, you're teasing me, you're teasing me! I do exercise, it's just that... every time I finish exercising, my stomach is empty and I want to eat meat again, and the result is still like this."

  Haha... Jin Ge and Father were both amused by the kid's words, which were not only defiant but also somewhat self-deprecating.

  Mrs. Jin leaned against the door and watched, a perfect picture of paternal love and filial piety.

  The old servant came in and said, "Dinner is ready."

  "Brother, can you help me buy a roasted goose from Chuancheng Street tomorrow? I really want to eat it."

  Xianzhong, who was sitting next to Jinge, took a glance at the dishes on the table and slightly furrowed his brow. He was tired of chicken and seafood from abroad and wanted to eat that roasted goose which made his mouth water just by thinking about it.

  Mrs. Jin glared at Jin Xianzhong and said, "If you want to eat it, just let someone buy it for you tomorrow, why bother your brother, you're really not obedient."

  "That roasted goose is best eaten straight out of the oven, if it's left for too long the skin won't be crispy. Big brother came back from work and bought some just in time for dinner, I want to eat with big brother, big brother, okay?"

  Jin Xianzhong's two small eyes were rounded and his face was pitiful, making Jin Ge unable to refuse, so he nodded in agreement.

  Mrs. Jin saw that her eldest son was supposed to come back tomorrow for dinner, and her eyes flashed with excitement - what a great opportunity! Normally, the young master rarely comes back home, and even when he does, it's without prior notice to her. She had been wanting to do something but couldn't, now that she knows he's coming back, she must plan carefully tonight...

  The neon lights of the bustling metropolis cast a reddish glow on the evening sky, as if the sunset was reluctant to fall.

  The Jin family's main house was also exceptionally colorful tonight, with the stone-based lanterns all lit up, and the soft yellow light made the main house look magnificent. The small star-shaped lanterns covered the entire lawn, forming a pattern similar to a Chinese dragon in the center of the lawn, which was the Jin family crest. It is said that the Jin family's ancestors can be traced back to the Jin Dynasty, which was a branch of the royal family of the Jin Dynasty, and the surname Jin came from there.

  The small star lanterns stretched from the main house all the way to the end of the path leading to the Jin family's home, where it connected to the highway at a fork in the road. From afar, they looked like a firefly bridge, and walking among them was like being part of a magical scene.

  Li Keqiang is also a "star-studded" tonight, from head to toe, all diamond-encrusted, vowing to take the diamond campaign to the end, as if not dazzling everyone, he will not stop.

  Miss Huāzi tonight specially combed her fluffy Pom-Pom head all the way back, using a hair clip encrusted with pearls and diamonds to hold it in place, just like Audrey Hepburn's hairstyle in "Roman Holiday".

  A pair of large diamond earrings reflected silver light, casting half a cheek in the ripples, revealing a pair of dark-edged blue fox eyes on a porcelain-white face, with a hint of mysterious glow under thick and dense eyelashes.

  A beaded, off-the-shoulder and knee-length evening gown, paired with a pair of 12-inch high-heeled shoes that sparkled under the light. The beads shone brightly, making it hard to look directly at her, which in turn covered up her somewhat uncoordinated "seductive" posture, adding an air of nobility.

  Zheng Mingzhu was also dressed as a noblewoman, wearing a sapphire blue long gown with a train that trailed behind her like a peacock's feather, swaying gently with her seductive figure, as if a demonic bird had reappeared in the mortal world.

  As soon as the mother and daughter appeared, they were met with disdain from the many ladies who had arrived earlier and were scattered around the hall. Each of them mentally spat in disgust: country bumpkins are just country bumpkins; coming to a party dressed up like they're attending a coronation ceremony! Just because you wear a crown doesn't mean you're a queen, maybe you're just a social climber!

  Actually, madam and miss, you don't have to be like this. Aren't you also wearing all your valuables on your body? Don't laugh at others for three steps when you've taken five steps yourself. We're all just the same as each other.

  Zheng Mingzhu and her mother wouldn't care about other people's colored glasses, the colors indicate that they are jealous. Who let us be rich? The diamond in our eyes is no different from a glass ball, this is something to be envied.

  The mother and daughter ignored the disdainful glances, each looking for someone they got along with in the crowd of ladies, and naturally formed their own group. Although those ladies were uncomfortable inside, they still had to put on a good face and couldn't openly drive them away, so they could only "welcome" them with insincere smiles.

  The guests attending the banquet were all women, and each of the invited families was crystal clear in their understanding. It goes without saying that this was nothing but a disguised selection of a daughter-in-law for the Jin family, to see which young lady from which family could catch the eye of "Queen" Madame Jin, while the menfolk all voluntarily withdrew.

  The wine party began, and Mrs. Jin naturally took out tonight's "star" Mr. Jin Xianzhong to make a round of greetings and thanks, after which Mr. Jin Xianzhong himself ran back to his room to play video games on a wall-sized screen, completely ignoring the possibility that something exciting might happen at the party outside. It was easier for him to kill someone than to have a nine-year-old boy like him find common language with those sisters who had faces like they were wearing thick layers of wall skin and fake smiles.

  Hua Zi and a group of ladies exchanged some polite but insipid remarks before scanning the room with her piercing fox-like eyes, hoping to catch a glimpse of the person she most wanted to see. As her gaze swept across a corner, she spotted Jin Fu leading Park Hui-won's daughter into a side hall, and her curiosity was piqued. She quietly made her way towards the side hall, but unfortunately, the partition was too good, and Hua Zi didn't dare press her ear against the door to listen in. The more she couldn't hear, the more curious she became - why did Mrs. Jin want to meet Park Hui-won privately, especially on this evening when everyone knew what was going on? Was it... for Young Master Jin's sake?

  Miss Hua thought that it might have something to do with her beloved Xian Jun, and immediately became excited like she had been injected with chicken blood, vowing to find out what Mrs. Jin had said to Miss Piao.

  The flower child quietly returned to the pile of girls, a pair of fox eyes staring straight at the door of the side hall. Miss Pak's face was red as she walked out, smiling with a peach blossom face. Her heart "thumped" and rose up. Could it be that Mrs. Kim really told her about Master Hyunjun? Or did Miss Pak enter her eyes? Otherwise, why would Miss Pak have this peach blossom face? No way, I have to ask clearly!

  Hua Zi took advantage of Park's absence and walked over to Park Hye-won, pulling her into a corner and pretending to ask her curiously.

  "Huiyuan, what did Mrs. Jin want with you just now? It's all so mysterious."

  Park Hye-won's face turned red with a shy smile and didn't answer, and Hana looked at her and started to get anxious.

  "Go on, go on, say it and let me have a good laugh too... Is it about Young Master Jin?"

  "Hmm... Mrs. Jin... she's having me over for dinner at the Jin's tomorrow."

  Miss Park answered Hana's question this time, but what she said made Hana even more anxious.

  "Are you coming over to the Jin's for dinner tomorrow night? Why?"

  "Mrs. Jin said that Mr. Xianjun will be back home for dinner, and I'll come to... see Mr. Xianjun. If he doesn't object, then we..."

  "What?!"

  Hanako let out a loud cry, startling Ms. Park as well, who looked at her with a shocked expression. Hanako also felt embarrassed and quickly calmed down to comfort Ms. Park.

  "Are you saying that Mrs. Jin has already set her sights on you as a potential bride for Young Master Xianjun?"

  "It should be okay, as long as Master Xianjun doesn't object..."

  Miss Pak said this, her face flushed with a red glow, which made Hua Zi's face even paler.

  Hana didn't know how she bid farewell to Ms. Pak, and in a state of confusion, she found her mother and pulled her out, startling the other ladies who were unaware of what had happened. But it was only for an instant, and then they felt a thrill in their hearts - good riddance! They laughed so hard that my face stiffened.

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