Bamboo Sea District? Why does it sound somewhat familiar? Lin Tian hung up the phone, started rinsing his mouth, and opened the map app on his phone to enter Bamboo Sea District. A few seconds later, it appeared on the map.
So it was this place. Bamboo Sea District is a famous villa complex in Xikou City, inhabited by wealthy people. Seeing that Zhou Botong also didn’t seem like someone from an ordinary family, Lin Tian realized he was indeed a bona fide rich second-generation, but this rich second-generation quite suited Lin Tian’s taste.
After driving out, Lin Tian saw rice porridge and steamed buns by the roadside, reminding him of the days he spent with the old grandfather. He parked by the roadside, grabbed two large bowls, which made the stall owner gape, thinking this young man hadn’t eaten for days, enjoying plain porridge and steamed buns so much.
After breakfast, Lin Tian followed the car’s navigation system and slowly headed towards Bamboo Sea District. By the time he reached the gates of Bamboo Sea District, Zhou Botong had already been waiting outside for a while. Bamboo Sea District had strict management, and without a district pass, Lin Tian’s car wouldn’t be allowed in.
"Brother Lin Tian, your car is pretty cool, looks like it’s modified, huh?" Zhou Botong got into the driver’s seat, his eyes sparkling as he examined Lin Tian’s car.
"This is my employer’s car, it is indeed modified, bulletproof. Ordinary guns can’t do anything to it, even small-caliber sniper rifles can only leave bullet holes, but can’t penetrate this car." Lin Tian honestly said, since the bulletproof car wasn’t his, there was no need to hide anything.
Hearing it was a bulletproof car, Zhou Botong’s eyes lit up again, he touched here and there, clicked his tongue and exclaimed, "Brother Lin Tian, this is a really nice car. It’s a pity my old man wouldn’t buy me one . You’re a bodyguard, right? No wonder you fight so cool, a real idol."
Zhou Botong, while exclaiming, even remembered to give Lin Tian directions. The Bamboo Sea District was filled with dark green bamboo, creating a tranquil environment. The district was full of individual villas, which naturally couldn’t compare to the Xiao Mansion, but had a charm of its own.
After parking in front of a villa, Lin Tian noticed this particular villa was a bit special. The yard of the villa had been turned into a vegetable garden, filled with all kinds of fruits and vegetables, looking lush and green, giving a refreshing and pleasing sensation.
"Lin Tian, isn’t it a bit strange that my yard turned into a vegetable field? It was all cultivated by the old man," Zhou Botong said somewhat helplessly.
"I think this kind of vegetable garden is great. Cultivating your own garden can refine one’s character and keep fit. Isn’t this the kind of mentality we young people lack? Moreover, this vegetable garden gives a refreshing feeling, almost like a sanctuary amidst a big city," Lin Tian sincerely admired.
"Well said, young man. I’ve never seen this kind of mentality in the younger generation." An old man suddenly came out from a melon shed in the garden, smiling warmly at Lin Tian.
The old man was barefoot, holding a small hoe. Although his hair was turning white, he was very spirited, and his body was still very robust, especially his eyes. They did not have the cloudiness often seen in the elderly but were exceptionally bright, as if he could see through people’s hearts.
Yet Lin Tian felt the old man looked somewhat familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere before. Suddenly, the image of an old man flashed through his mind, and he exclaimed involuntarily, "You are Master Zhou!"
"Ha ha, young man, so you are the Lin Tian that Botong mentioned. We really are fated. I saw you once before at a mall and I said, if it weren’t for worldly affairs, I would definitely have a good talk with you. Looks like my wish can be fulfilled today," Master Zhou spoke very straightforwardly, without any pretense, giving a refreshing and welcoming feeling.
"Grandpa, Lin Tian, you two..." Zhou Botong was stunned, looking at his grandpa and then at Lin Tian. He couldn’t help but feel that these two seemed like old friends. When did they meet?
"Botong, why are you standing there? Hurry up and get my treasured Longjing tea. Let Xiao Tian taste my precious tea." Master Zhou glared at Zhou Botong, scaring him into shivering. It appeared that Zhou Botong was really scared of his grandpa.
This was also unexpected to Lin Tian—the fact that Zhou Botong’s grandpa was the jade appraisal expert Master Zhou. Their personalities were worlds apart. Lin Tian followed Zhou Botong to the living room, catching a look of resentment from him.
"Brother Botong, why are you looking at me like that? Anyone who doesn’t know better would think I had abandoned you," Lin Tian said, puzzled.
"You don’t understand. I can’t even touch my grandpa’s tea on normal days, but as soon as you come over, I get to drink it. Who really is the grandson here?" Botong cried out with a wail.
Damn it, do you have to compete to be the grandson? Lin Tian touched his nose and said, "Of course it’s you, you’re the grandson. Let it go, who would compete with you?"
"That’s right, I am the real grandson!" Botong, completely missing the ambiguity in his words, turned on the electric kettle and continued talking while grabbing the tea leaves.
Oddly, the tea set in the living room wasn’t made up of small teacups but tea barrels. Seeing the puzzled look in his eyes, Botong explained, "My grandpa prefers drinking from tea barrels. He says drinking from cups just doesn’t feel the same."
Drinking from cups doesn’t feel right, Lin Tian suddenly remembered what his own grandfather used to say. The man who raised him also loved tea but always drank the ordinary large-leaf type and enjoyed it immensely.
Lin Tian said in a somewhat ethereal voice, "Grandpa said that modern people use more and more refined cups and their tea-making skills get prettier and prettier, but there’s always something missing. Back then, I didn’t understand what that missing thing was, but now I finally do—it’s simplicity, a plain and primal essence of life."
"Did your grandpa say that?" Master Zhou walked in from outside, wearing cloth shoes with his sleeves still rolled up, and said, "If your grandpa were here, we’d surely hit it off and become best friends."
Master Zhou sat down in front of the coffee table. His technique for making tea wasn’t flashy at all; he just rinsed the tea barrel with hot water, added the tea leaves, and then poured in more hot water. Soon, the water in the barrel turned a light green, tea leaves swirling about and a delicate fragrance slowly filling the air, enticing Lin Tian into a subtle intoxication.
"Xiao Tian, the other day in the mall, was what you said true? Have you really not studied jade appraisal?" After the third round of tea, Elder Zhou asked again.
No, I have an inexplicable kinship with jade. That day, identifying the bracelet as fake was probably just good luck." Lin Tian couldn’t reveal his X-ray vision, so he made up a more plausible reason. After all, he truly wasn’t well-versed in genuine jade appraisal techniques; it was all due to his X-ray vision.
"Lin Tian, what are you guys talking about? Was there something interesting that happened at the mall?" Zhou Botong, confused by the conversation between his grandpa and Lin Tian, felt really uneasy not getting a clear answer.
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