Chapter Twelve: Chen Gong's Family

  Wei Shuqin walked on the road, still not released from the tension just now. "Chen Gong, it's good that you know that person, or else we would have suffered today. By the way, it seems like that person didn't dare to offend you, what's going on?"

  Chen Gong didn't want to explain now, anyway they would be home soon and Wei Shuqin would know everything. Chen Gong only replied that his father was in charge of that guy's father.

  Wei Shuqin was puzzled, wasn't it said that the man's father was the vice mayor of the capital city? This official is not small, at least a deputy governor or above in local areas. Didn't Chen Gong say his parents were both teachers?

  "Let's go, you'll know when we get home." Chen Gong patted Wei Shuqin on the head.

  The two got into a taxi, and Wei Shuqin, although she had already asked in Fuhai, kept asking about Chen Gong's parents, whether they got along well and what their hobbies were.

  Half an hour later, the taxi driver said, "Two, sorry, can only send to here, the comrade just mentioned that place has been marked as no entry for vehicles."

  Chen Gong stuck his head out to take a look at the sign by the side of the road, damn it, this is still nearly a thousand meters away from the "Red Wall" gate, and it's already prohibited to pass through here, I didn't drive a privileged car out, can only go in on foot.

  After getting off the car, Wei Shuqin also observed that this small path had a red wall on its right side, which seemed to emanate an intangible sense of majesty. Looking far ahead, about a kilometer away in front, there was a large gate on the right side with a sign above it that read "No Vehicles Allowed".

  At this time, a red flag limousine drove past like a whirlwind. Wei Shuqin stopped the taxi driver who had not left yet and said, "Didn't you say that vehicles are prohibited from entering here? Why did that car go in?"

  The taxi driver was helpless and said, "I'm telling you, madam, take a look at the license plate of that car. Is it an ordinary vehicle?" After finishing speaking, the taxi drove away quickly.

  Wei Shuqin looked far away, and the license plate of that red flag car seemed to start with a "Hua" character. Wei Shuqin thought about it and didn't know what it represented even after thinking about all the provinces and cities' cars. Not understanding, she had to ask.

  "What is our country called?"

  "Hua Xia State, oh, I see. Could it be..." Wei Shuqin knew, but didn't know how to express it, and was still secretly shocked in her heart.

  "The cars in the core layer of Huaxia Country, let's go." Chen Gong said and strode towards the direction of the main gate.

  Wei Shuqin's mind had already come up with countless possibilities, and coupled with what happened when buying clothes earlier, Wei Shuqin almost confirmed that Chen Gong was a second-generation official, but how could he run to such a remote place to work, starting from the very bottom, and there were no big leaders helping him in the southern province either.

  The security guard at the door seemed to have forgotten Chen Gong already. Last time when he came back home, the security guard was still the original one and Chen Gong was with his mother.

  The guards didn't keep Chen Gong out, and the guards here all felt well-trained, tall and strong, with real guns in their hands.

  Wei Shuqin was also surprised and wondered, didn't Chen Gong say that his home was inside? Why wasn't he allowed to enter.

  Chen Gong thought for a moment, there are people at home now, but it's too much trouble to come out and pick him up, and he has to walk for ten or twenty minutes to get out. Chen Gong asked the security guard if their Captain Luo was still around.

  It's good that not everyone has changed, their leaders are still there. The security guard immediately found Luo Team Leader, and Luo Team Leader came out to take a look. "Oh, Chen Shao is back, and he brought his girlfriend too! Great, now Secretary Chen and Mayor Chen will be delighted. By the way, your cousin Chen Shifu also arrived this morning. A family reunion for the New Year, how wonderful!"

  Yes, the guards are indeed not easy to deal with. Every year, someone has to be on duty here during the Chinese New Year, taking turns to celebrate. Although Chen Gong's identity was confirmed, he still had to go through a series of checks at the entrance before entering. After all, it is not allowed to carry dangerous goods on one's body.

  It's not that Wei Shuqin didn't want to believe, it's just too hard to believe. Looking inside, there are rows of large villas, with two guards standing at attention in front of each one, and inside this "red wall", there are many patrolling guards, all holding guns. "Chen Gong, the people living inside here are really the highest level of Huaxia Country?"

  Chen Gong nodded, "Shu Qin, what other residential areas do you think have this level of security?"

  Wei Shuqin immediately asked Chen Gong who in his family was an official, and Chen Gong told her that there were too many to remember at once, so he would introduce them one by one when they got home.

  The two walked to Villa No. 7, Chen Gong walking in front and pressing the password on the door, which opened.

  Wei Shuqin also stretched out her head to look at the situation inside, on the sofa sat a young military officer, who looked like he was several years older than Chen Gong, with two bars and four stars on his shoulder - Major General, this is just below Lieutenant General and General.

  Wei Shuqin asked Chen Gong, "Who is this man?" Chen Gong let Wei Shuqin go in and introduced him, "Hao Ge, you've come really early. This is my girlfriend, Wei Shuqin. Shuqin, this is the son of my second uncle, just call him Hao Ge, we're all family."

  Chen Hao had already received the news and knew that the beautiful woman, Xiao Xingya, he saw last time in Jiangnan Province was not Chen Gong's girlfriend. It seems that Wei Shuqin is the "official wife". "Nice to meet you, sister-in-law, I didn't prepare any gifts this time, but next time, I'll definitely make it up."

  Wei Shuqin slightly lowered her head, "Hao Ge, you're too polite."

  "Who's here? Is Chen Gong back?" A kind female voice came, and Chen Huan went to greet her. "Mom, it's my brother who's back, and he brought his girlfriend, come quickly."

  Chen Gong knew it was Er Shu's voice, but two women came out, and there was no sign of his mother Li Xiuzhen. It seemed that his mother was still in the kitchen helping with the dishes.

  Chen Gong immediately introduced Wei Shuqin, who was a bit older than Chen Hao's mother, Er Niang. She had left Er Shu alone in Jiangnan Province and returned ahead of time. Er Niang is currently the vice chairman of the Jiangnan Provincial Political Consultative Conference.

  Another slightly younger "old" beauty is Chen Gong's third aunt, Grandpa had three children, two boys and one girl, the third aunt is the vice president of Huaxia Telecom General Company, all are female strongmen, Wei Shuqin felt that she was so insignificant.

  "Third Aunt, hasn't Uncle come yet?"

  Third Aunt replied, "Your uncle is still in Shanghai and will arrive early tomorrow morning. What's the point of saying that a governor from America has arrived and you have to accompany him?"

  ……

  Wei Shuqin listened to the conversation of a group of people, today it feels like floating in the air, what kind of family is this?

  At dinner time, except for Chen Gong and Chen Hao, the rest were all women. With the newly joined Wei Shuqin, the whole table was filled with women's topics. Li Xiuzhen also secretly observed the new arrival Wei Shuqin, whose first impression was very good. Wei Shuqin also behaved very properly, always listening to everyone's conversation, hardly interrupting unless asked, and her expressions and gestures were elegant and refined, having the demeanor of a young lady from a wealthy family.

  This villa is very large, with as many as twelve rooms. Wei Shuqin also specially arranged a room for herself. In her heart, she counted the "servants" in Chen Gong's house, and there were three of them: one who cooked, one who cleaned, and one so-called "housekeeper".

  Chen Gong also instructed Wei Shuqin not to tell her father about the family matters for now, and they would discuss it when the parents from both sides meet later. Wei Shuqin also felt that it was better not to say anything for the time being, as this was too unbelievable. Although her own father and uncle were also high-ranking officials, they were only at the deputy department level, which was still far from these people. Moreover, even if it was her own grandfather, he could barely hold a conversation with them. Of course, there were still some members of this family who had not appeared yet, so she needed to be prepared for more surprises.

  The next day, everyone in the family returned home except for the old man.

  Chen Guohao, Mayor of Beijing Municipality, Chen Guorong, Secretary of Jiangsu Provincial Party Committee, Zheng Hongjun, husband of aunt, Secretary of Shanghai Municipal Party Committee, Chen Guoxiang, Vice President of Telecom Corporation, Li Huajun, Vice Chairman of Jiangsu Provincial Political Consultative Conference, Li Xiuhua, Principal of Primary School, Chen Huan is Deputy Commander of Infantry Division 3 of Jianghe Military Region.

  Wei Shuqin also knew that these were several core members of their family, and the officials and enterprises supported by their family would definitely have a lot more, Chen Gong was the worst.

  Chen Guohao didn't discuss anything specific with Wei Shuqin, but like Li Xiuzhen, he was also secretly observing her. Because in their family, they had to figure out first whether Wei Shuqin knew about Chen Gong's family background before being together with him. It seemed that several people were overthinking, as Wei Shuqin indeed didn't know anything beforehand.

  Wei Shuqin looked at these provincial and ministerial officials, wondering what Chen Gong's grandfather did, whether he was a retired old revolutionary or an on-duty high-ranking official.

  Dinner was about to end, and Chen Guorong said, "Dad will be home soon. All the meetings were attended today. How can people arrive so punctually? Shuqin also participated, but what she heard must not be revealed to outsiders, otherwise her family's future will be affected. Do you understand?" Although everyone liked Shuqin very much, these serious secrets were not suitable for spreading outside.

  It is said that Wei Shuqin's father was also a hall-level official, so Chen Guorong used her father as leverage.

  Wei Shuqin nodded, although she felt very uncomfortable in her heart. Chen Guorong said that your family's secrets I didn't think about wanting to understand, just dare not say it out loud, others will do as they please.

  Chen Guohao also said, "Book Qin sat next to Chen Gong for a while, and since Chen Gong is not at or above the deputy county level, this arrangement doesn't involve you, so just listen and don't interrupt."

  Chen Gong also nodded.

  A few coughs were heard from outside the door, and Li Xiuzhen said, "The old master is back. Wu Guanjia, you all go out for a while." These secrets must not be known to outsiders at all.

  An old man walked in and everyone stood up, Wei Shuqin also followed suit.

  Wei Shuqin observed that the old man was very robust and had a good spirit, giving off a strong sense of intimidation. The old man spoke up, "All you brats are here, huh? This year's gathering is quite complete, even Chen Gong that little rascal has returned with his girlfriend. Grandfather has specially allowed your girlfriend to attend the family meeting, so please take a seat."

  Everyone sat up, and this time Wei Shuqin could see clearly. This old man was a big shot who often appeared in the national news of China and various party newspapers. Chen Gong's grandfather turned out to be him!