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Du Ruiqi felt that Fang Hepian was truly worthy of being a good grandmother. She should have thought of all these as her mother, but she had to do it on her behalf.

Du Ruiqi and Fang Hepian took the train to Jiujiang River first and then took the tourist bus to Lushan. On the way, besides sleeping, Zi An was extremely excited, because this was the first time he had travelled far away from home, and the first time he took a train, it felt incredibly fresh. Seeing Zi An's happy expression, Du Ruiqi felt that she should bring the child out for a walk, so that the child could experience and learn more.

However, the guard said that Chairman Mao had smoked four cigarettes on the way up the mountain. From the looks of it, there should be 396 bends in the mountain road of Lushan.

The old lady was very talkative and cordial, while the man was a bit more silent. He always wore a kind smile on his face.

The moment Fang Hepian saw them, she felt that it was a fortuitous encounter and happily chatted with them. The landlord and his wife told them that their children had gone to Australia, and that they often lived on opposite sides.

The Australian winter happened to be the Chinese summer, so they would often come back during the summer. The Lushan summer was the most comfortable, but the winter couldn't be lived here. It was too cold and easy to get arthritis, so in the winter they would always go back to Australia.

"I'm not too far away from the United States. If you want, I can be your guide. It's free of charge!" The Old Lady Lu said.

"Thank you so much, Big Sis!" Fang Hepian happily agreed. With such a good landlord and a free guide, this trip to Lushan would definitely be a happy one.

Du Ruiqi was also very happy. To be able to live in the small farmhouse so smoothly, she really had to thank Hu Guocheng.

She walked around the small courtyard with Zi An in tow. Zi An liked it here. Perhaps, it was the same as his home, whose small courtyard was also so big. The only difference was that the old man had grown many flowers in the small courtyard that Du Ruiqi did not recognize. No matter what flowers Zi An saw, he was happy. He kept shouting, "Flowers, flowers!" The old lady couldn't stop laughing.

Old Lady Lu only gave them one room. The room was huge. There were two beds, and clean sheets and blankets. It looked very neat and tidy.

"I think it's enough for you two to share a room. It'll be easier to take care of your children this way." the old lady said as she showed them around the room.

Du Ruiqi originally wanted to say that they were not mother and daughter, but after thinking about it, why should she explain? His relationship with his mother-in-law had always been good, but she had never slept in the same room before. It seemed that during this period of time, his relationship with his mother-in-law would further strengthen.

Fang Hepian also laughed: "One room is enough, this is good! We'll be staying for about a month, and then we'll probably have to cook for ourselves and rent the kitchen from sister. "

"You're welcome, you're welcome. Let's use it together." Originally, we were also going to eat together, so logically, if you all were willing to eat together with us, that would be fine, but later on, when I thought about it, it still wasn't appropriate. I … I don't know how to cook, and the food I make isn't tasty, so it's better for you all to cook according to your own taste. " The Old Lady Lu said.

"Elder sister is always thinking of us. Thank you so much! It's hard enough for us to let you stay here. How can we let you cook? " Fang Hepian said.

After chatting for a long time, Fang Hepian felt a little hungry, so she invited the two elders to dinner together. The old man rejected their good intentions. Under the old lady's guidance, Du Ruiqi and Fang Hepian went to a nearby restaurant to eat.

Before leaving, Old Lady Lu told them to be more considerate when looking at the menu. All the shopkeepers here were very smart, they gave a price to those passersby, and gave another price to locals or regular travellers. The price in front was usually more than two times the price at the end of the menu. So when you order your meals, make yourself your regular customers and tell them that I didn't get the same price when I came here the other day, and ask them to bring another menu.

The two of them were shocked hearing the old lady's introduction. So the Lushan had so many 'tricks'. If it were not for the local people telling them, how would the people outside know about these secrets? Aren't you just being duped!

Arriving at the restaurant, Du Ruiqi did indeed follow the Old Granny's instructions, she did not expect the shop owner to actually take out another menu. The dishes were all the same, but the prices were as different as the sky and the earth! A plate of fried stone chicken, the previous recipe above the label is 56 yuan, this bookmark is 25 yuan, really more than double ah.

According to the price of this recipe, the two of them ordered two dishes and a soup. Stir-Fried Rock Chicken, Bamboo Shoot, and Egg Soup, which cost less than 50 yuan. It was quite a good deal. The price was just right.

After resting for an entire night, starting from the second day, Du Ruiqi and Fang Hepian started to stroll around the Lushan.

Because he was very close to the Mausoleum of Books, the first stop was the Mausoleum of Books. The Old Lady Lu acted as their tour guide.

When he arrived in front of the super present that Jiang Jiexi had given to Song Mei back in the day, Du Ruiqi felt a new wave rising up and down.

The courtyard was huge. Ancient trees towered up into the sky, obscuring the sun. Looking at the layout, this villa was probably the biggest one in the Lushan. The stone steps were already engraved with the marks of time, somewhat mottled. The furnishings inside were said to have not changed, it was basically arranged according to the layout of the beautiful hut, but Chairman Mao and Jiang Qing had also lived inside for a while, so there were these two's remnants inside. Time truly was a merciless way of pushing others aside. No one knew what was happening behind them. Hundreds of years of houses were still standing, but he had already turned into a puff of green smoke and disappeared into the distance. Du Ruiqi lamented in her heart.

At that moment, a group of tourists came in. The tour guide carried a megaphone as she introduced the American Shop.

From the entrance, there was a stone tablet with the word "Beauty Pavilion" carved on it.

The tour guide introduced, it was said that when Chairman Mao was coming to the Mentor, someone wanted to erase the "beauty" of the "Mentor", afraid that Chairman Mao would not be happy about it. That day, when the staff member was using a chisel, he did not expect the Chairman Mao to arrive early. Seeing that they were using the word chisel, he hurriedly said, "Look, Chairman Jiang has already decided on his name!" Everyone was at a loss. Chairman Mao said, look at the word "beautiful", how do you read it from below? One of them reacted quickly and immediately read out the words "Great Bastard." Commissioner Jiang already knew that he was a big bastard!

As Du Ruiqi listened, her thoughts flew. In her eyes, this was how the love of nobility was expressed.

Song Mei-ling said that she liked the Lushan, so Jiang Jiexi would give her a villa here, allowing her to enjoy the beautiful times of life in the arms of the Lushan. But unfortunately, the house was still the same as before, but the master had changed a few times. What was love? What is eternity? It doesn't matter if you're a commoner or a nobleman. Compared to time, everything that a person did seemed insignificant.

She had felt guilty and sad for abandoning Zhu Qingyun, but now, facing this villa that had stood for hundreds of years, she no longer felt this way in her heart. Love, is not simple, and not just pleasure, love, in fact, carries a lot of things.

Take the owner of this villa for example. What did Chiang Kai-shek love about Song Meisheng? Her beauty? Her talent? Or was it her family? There were many girls with similar looks and talents to Song Mei, but her family background was incomparable. Perhaps this was the real reason why Chiang Kai-shek abandoned his original marriage to Song Mei, because only by marrying her would he be able to stabilize his career and establish his mountains. Actually, the purpose of this so-called political will marriage was obvious.

What did Song Mei-ling love about Chiang Kai-shek? Handsome, confident, and talented? Or was it the political will and wealth capital he had? It could be said that there were plenty of talented men younger than Chiang Kai-shek in those years. However, not many of them possessed such wealth and political capital like Chiang Kai-shek.

Love, in fact, was also something that they had to do on their own. In the name of love, everything seemed so grand.

Then, what did it matter if he abandoned Zhu Qing? Other than giving himself feelings, Zhu Qingyun had nothing else. Actually, this kind of love was also fragile.

Although there was no love or even sex with Ding Zhihua, she had what she wanted, at least for the time being.

Leaving the beautiful hut, they once again went to Lulin I, the Chairman Mao's palace back in the days of the Lushan.

If Mai Lu is a quiet little European villa, then this Lulin 1 is a typical Chinese courtyard with a large area, built according to the traditional Chinese courtyard structure.

This villa, built during China's most difficult period — three years of natural disaster — seems luxurious and grand, worthy of being the president's palace.

After looking at this villa, Du Ruiqi was deeply moved.