Am I the only one who didn't ascend?

Chapter 245 When you are 25

Jianmu District is the oldest urban area in Rongcheng. Thousands of years ago, the city was built around Jianmu and has maintained a long history of prosperity since then.Today, the city, which carries a thousand-year history, has undergone countless renovations and has become unrecognizable.It's just that the cleverly designed cityscape, especially the buildings with simple shapes and all kinds of towering ancient trees, can always give people living in it a sense of superiority that they are coexisting with history - even if they think it is. The buildings and plants used as historical monuments may only have a real history of one or two hundred years.

In this carefully whitewashed history, there are actually genuine products.In the north of Jianmu District, there is a slightly messy garden. There are many unattractive and almost dead trees planted in the garden. Under the trees is a cheap lawn. Although it has been trimmed neatly and softly, it has been planted with poor varieties. And lacks aura.In the middle of the garden, surrounded by various plants, stands a slightly skewed wooden house with a simple and almost simple shape.

Compared with the simple and elegant surrounding cityscape, this garden and wooden house is undoubtedly an anomaly. Many tourists passing by here will be curious about who owns this anomaly. However, the Rongcheng City Municipal Government did not demolish and clean it on the grounds of damaging the city appearance... …and then people get an answer that surprises them.

This is the house of Han Guming, the governor of Rongcheng. It was built by the ancestors of the Han family 1000 or two hundred years ago. It is the first batch of buildings in Rongcheng.After dozens of generations of maintenance, it still retains its original outline.It is a rare real monument in this heavily whitewashed wooden area.

But it is obvious that the Han family rarely lives here anymore. Since Lu Zhiyao moved the capital to Youcheng 500 years ago and entrusted the old capital to the Han family, the official residence of the Han family has been called the Governor's Mansion.The large and high-rise fortress now can accommodate hundreds of Han family members to live in it. It can not only maintain the family's prosperity, but also highlight the Han family's supreme status in Rong City.As for the old house with a history of more than 700 years, it is just a historical tablet left in place for people to pay their respects.

However, this tradition was broken by Han Guming.As a traitor to the Han family who acquiesced to Jinlu Hall's policy of reducing vassalage, during his decades in office, he gradually drove away the increasingly bloated blood relatives of the Han family entrenched in the Governor's Mansion; on the other hand, he reorganized the Governor's Mansion and carried out a The interior structure was streamlined and most of the living areas used for luxury and enjoyment were removed.And he himself spends most of his time staying with his wife in a humble monument...

Some people say that he is seeking fame, some say that he is just flattering the Golden Deer Hall, and some say that he had a deep hatred against his family in his youth, so much so that as a member of the Han family, he vigorously suppressed the Han family after taking power, not only driving away his brothers Sisters even expelled many senior elders.

Han Guming himself never responded to these comments, nor did he care. He was like a well-designed and polished clever puppet, always strictly following the path designated by the Golden Deer Hall, without any selfish motives or deviations.

Until today, until this time...

Sitting at the dining table, Han Ying was lost in thought for a moment.

In this ancient wooden house, everything about Han Guming's life naturally flowed into her heart along with the history and emotions carried by the wooden house... like a clear spring flowing in a quiet forest.

Even after thousands of years of vicissitudes, Han Ying still couldn't help but feel sad for Han Guming's life.

Then, as if hearing Han Ying's sigh from the bottom of her heart, the old man across the dining table raised his head and asked with some concern: "Yingying, is the food not to your liking?"

Han Ying smiled, shook her head and said, "No, it tastes very good. I... like it very much."

"That's good." Han Guming was a little relieved, but also a little ashamed. "After your mother passed away, I could only think about how to make these meals based on the taste in my memory, but I always couldn't get the point. When she was here, I always thought of how to make these meals. Because of her busy work schedule, she would leave all the household chores to her alone, and sometimes she would feel complacent about her own cleverness. Now it seems that she is really..."

After sighing, Han Guming changed the subject.

"Yingying, it's your birthday next month. Have you thought about what gift you want?"

After a moment, as if being pushed by the clear spring flowing in her heart, Han Ying couldn't help showing a sweet smile and said: "Well, I have already thought about it. I don't want anything, as long as you can be healthy, dad."

Han Guming touched his sparse beard and said helplessly: "Oh, in your opinion, I am already an old man who needs to care about my health every day, right?"

Han Ying said angrily: "Look at yourself in the mirror. If mother sees you like this, she will definitely blame me for not taking good care of you."

Han Guming sighed and said: "Your mother...she will only blame me for not taking good care of you."

"What's wrong with me? Oh, Dad, you don't want to criticize me for not making enough progress in my cultivation in the academy, right!? I've already worked very hard!" During the relaxed and humorous daily conversation, the corners of Han Guming's eyes gradually lit up.

"I know, of course I know you work hard... Yingying, next month is your 22nd birthday..."

"Yes, you are one step closer to being an old girl, but you must not rush to get married like other parents. I haven't graduated from college yet!"

"How could I push... However, if you meet someone you really like, then feel free to like him boldly. Dad... will always support you."

"Wow, it sounds wrong for a father to support his daughter in this kind of thing! You, you couldn't be angry because I didn't celebrate your ninetieth birthday half a month ago and started saying weird things, right? Okay, okay, I was wrong! But I was...strange, what was I doing?"

"Oh, it doesn't matter if you can't remember. I can make up for my birthday anytime, and at this age, it's just like that." Han Guming shook his head, and then fell into trance and silence for a long time.

Han Ying chuckled twice and began to pick up the delicate snacks on the table with chopsticks.Although he didn't show it on his face, in his heart he was secretly surprised that his father's craftsmanship was so close to his deceased mother.

Soon, Han Ying took advantage of Han Guming's unpreparedness and ate all the short ribs with black bean sauce that both father and daughter liked to eat. Then she looked at Han Guming with a guilty conscience, fearing that he would make such helpless and doting remarks. Sigh.

However, when things did not go as expected, Han Guming finally sighed.

"Yingying, actually, I have prepared your birthday gift a long time ago."

"?" Han Ying couldn't help being surprised when she heard this, and smiled after a moment, "But it must not be a tutorial book or exercise book, like what I did when I applied for the academy at the age of 16..."

However, Han Guming raised his head in trance and whispered softly: "When she is 20 years old, we will give her her favorite shuttle, hoping that she can fly freely in the golden years of her life."

"At the age of 21, she will condense elixirs in the academy and become a real person. We will give her the [Huang Liang Sutra] to help her inherit the mantle of the Han family."

"At the age of 22, it's time for her to walk out of college. We need to give her a self-defense sword to help her live independently."

"At 23 years old, she should have found her own path. We will give her Beishan Stone to make her understand the meaning of carrying a heavy burden."

"At the age of 24, maybe she has found someone she likes. In that case, we will give her a red silk, hoping that she can understand the meaning of love."

"25 years old... 25 years old, we will dress her up beautifully, more beautiful than any other girl in the world, let everyone in the world see her most beautiful appearance, and then..."

Speaking of this, Han Guming's mood finally began to fluctuate uncontrollably.

However, compared to any situation of hysteria, Han Guming chose an extremely restrained sigh.

"Then, this is the reason why I transformed into a wasteland."

(End of this chapter)