sbdcsierra Chapter 493 Gu Qingfeng
Chapter 493 Gu Qingfeng
The gate of the house was engraved with two large golden characters, "Gu Residence". However, Old Sun led Chao Bufan and the others not into the Gu Residence, but bypassed it and came to another old house. Since the gate of the house was not closed, they went straight in.
According to Old Sun, the old master Gu's name was Gu Zhentian. There were three brothers in the Gu family: the eldest was Gu Changfeng, the second was Gu Jingfeng, and the youngest was Gu Qingfeng. When the three brothers had free time, apart from spending the day chatting with the old master Gu at the Gu residence, they spent most of their time at their own home. Their residence was not in the Gu residence, but rather in their own separate house.
At that moment, a man in his fifties was watching TV on the sofa in the living room. The door was ajar, and Old Sun was the first to walk in, laughing, "I thought you weren't back yet!"
Old Sun's attitude was very casual, which also shows that his relationship with Old Gu was not ordinary.
"Just got back." Gu Qingfeng smiled slightly, then glanced at Chao Bufan and said, "Have a seat!"
Chao Bufan politely thanked him, and Gu Qingfeng stood up and asked, "What would you like to drink?"
Old Sun laughed and said, "No need, I don't want to drink."
Gu Qingfeng nodded, then asked Chao Bufan, "And you?"
Chao Bufan smiled slightly and said, "I won't drink either, thank you!"
Hearing this, Gu Qingfeng said nothing and sat down again. It was clear that Gu Jingfeng was not difficult to get along with; he didn't seem like a rich person at all, nor did he put on any airs. This showed that he was a very easy-going person.
"Old Sun," Gu Qingfeng asked after sitting down, "what brings you here?"
Old Sun nodded and then said, "My junior brother here has something to discuss with you. His name is Zhao Shizhu. We used to be in the same opera troupe."
Gu Qingfeng nodded, then said, "What is it? Speak!"
Chao Bufan hesitated for a moment, then said, "Mr. Gu, it's like this, I heard from Old Sun that you know the church father here. I would like to ask you for a favor and introduce me to him. I have something to discuss with the church father."
Upon hearing this, Gu Jingfeng was slightly startled, then shook his head and smiled, saying, "I'm afraid I can't help you with this."
"Why?" Chao Bufan asked.
Gu Qingfeng smiled and said, "It's not that I'm unwilling to help you, but all the churches are closed recently. Besides, I'm not familiar with the priests of the Christian churches and we don't have any relationship. However, the old man has some dealings with him. You can ask him for help."
Upon hearing this, Chao Bufan nodded and then said, "President Gu, could you introduce me to someone?"
Gu Qingfeng nodded and said, "I can take you there, but you have to be prepared. My old man is a man with an eccentric personality."
"Can you tell me about it?" Chao Bufan asked.
Gu Qingfeng said, "The old man usually likes to practice Tai Chi. Anyone who wants to see him, regardless of whether they know Tai Chi or not, must first spar with him."
Upon hearing this, Chao Bufan smiled and said, "Luckily, I studied it before and know a little bit about it."
Gu Qingfeng nodded, then stood up and said, "Let's go! I'll take you to see the old man."
Chao Bufan hurriedly thanked him, saying, "Then I'll have to trouble you, Mr. Gu."
Old Sun laughed and said, "Stone, you can go with Old Gu. I won't go. If you have time, come and sit in my shop. It's fine."
Chao Bufan grunted in agreement and said, "Thank you, Old Sun."
Old Sun laughed and said, "You're too kind. I'll be going now."
As they reached the door, Old Sun seemed to remember something, so he stopped, turned around, and asked, "Old Gu, isn't Grandpa Gu's birthday the day after tomorrow?"
Gu Qingfeng responded with an "Mm".
"Okay, I understand." Old Sun said and then left.
After putting on his coat, Gu Qingfeng said, "Let's go!"
Arriving at the gate of the old house, Gu Qingfeng knocked on the door. Soon, a servant opened the door and, upon seeing Gu Qingfeng, quickly greeted him politely, "Third Young Master."
Gu Qingfeng nodded and said "Mm," then turned to Chao Bufan and said, "Come in!"
The Gu residence covers an area of over 50,000 square meters and is divided into a front yard and a back yard, as well as a front courtyard and a back courtyard.
Upon entering the main gate, you first enter the front yard, complete with artificial hills, trees, and streams. After passing through the front yard, you arrive at the main hall, with its simple and elegant corridors and a design that features pavilions every ten steps and floors every twenty steps, somewhat resembling the backyard of an ancient imperial palace in HX.
It was already 9:30 p.m., and Grandpa Gu was in his study researching the ancient history of HX. This was his daily work. After dinner, he would always lock himself in his study for several hours, either reading or studying calligraphy.
Knowing his father's schedule, Gu Qingfeng led Chao Bufan directly to the old master's study and knocked on the door—
"Come in."
An old man's voice came from the study. The voice was deep and powerful, which startled Chao Bufan slightly. He had heard from Old Sun that Old Master Gu was almost a centenarian, already ninety-eight years old, but judging from this voice, he looked to be only sixty or seventy years old.
Gu Qingfeng pushed open the study door and went in, quickly saying, "Grandpa."
"kindness."
Grandpa Gu grunted in agreement.
However, when Chao Bufan entered the study and saw Old Master Gu, he was taken aback. Although Old Master Gu was ninety-eight years old, his appearance and demeanor made him look only sixty or seventy. Perhaps due to his extensive research into ancient history, Old Master Gu had deliberately dressed himself up as an ancient person, complete with a white robe, his white hair tied up with a hairpin in the middle. And indeed, at first glance, he did resemble "Venus" (a legendary Chinese deity).
“Old Master,” Gu Qingfeng said, “this young Zhao is from HX. He said he has something to discuss with you.”
Chao Bufan quickly stepped forward and greeted, "Greetings, Grandpa Gu. This junior is very polite."
Grandpa Gu looked Chao Bufan up and down for a moment, then nodded and asked, "Well, what's your name?"
Chao Bufan replied respectfully, "My surname is Zhao, and my given name is Shizhu, Shi as in stone and Zhu as in bamboo."
Grandpa Gu closed the thick book in his hand, then stood up and asked directly, "Zhao Shizhu, of the eighteen martial arts of HX, which one do you know?"
“This…” Chao Bufan was clearly taken aback. This old man Gu was indeed an eccentric person. He didn’t expect him to say this as soon as they met.
"What? You don't know any of the eighteen martial arts?" Old Master Gu asked.
Upon hearing this, Chao Bufan smiled slightly and said, "Grandpa Gu, I'm afraid that if I said it, you would laugh at me."
"How so?" Old Master Gu asked again.
Chao Bufan smiled and said, "Grandpa Gu, I was proficient in all kinds of weapons, such as swords, spears, halberds, axes, hooks, and forks, when I was three years old."