"Put those pomegranate trees on the back hill aside for now."
Before getting in the car, Li Wenshu seemed to suddenly remember something. She turned back and instructed the butler, "It's been cold this winter. Maybe they'll bear seeds next year. Give them one more chance."
The butler smiled and said he understood.
Hearing the pomegranate mentioned again, Wen Baozhu was a bit dazed. She knew this was a sign that Li Wenshu was satisfied with her.
It seemed like she was talking about the pomegranate trees, but in fact, she was referring to Wen Baozhu.
Early that morning, Wen Baozhu was still half asleep when the man beside her got up and dressed neatly. He reminded her to get up early, change clothes, and have breakfast.
Wen Baozhu said sleepily, "Is Mr. Fu taking me out today?"
"How could I bear to? I wish our Baozhu could sleep a bit longer," the man said.
He pushed the triangular knot of his tie up to his Adam's apple and adjusted the tightness with his fingers as if he was just casually mentioning, "Li Wenshu might come to pick you up today. Get ready."
Hearing "Li Wenshu", most of Wen Baozhu's drowsiness disappeared.
After all, Fu Lian used the word "might", so Wen Baozhu still held a glimmer of hope. However, when the other party called to inform her that the driver was waiting for her at the door, her hope was completely dashed.
She was amazed at how accurate Fu Lian's prediction was. She quickly went out and got in the car.
The driver took her to the old mansion. She quietly had breakfast with Li Wenshu and then was going to be taken out.
Not knowing where they were going, Wen Baozhu was very nervous. She glanced out of the window from time to time.
Wen Baozhu's hands were placed on her knees, and her legs were tightly together. Her sitting posture revealed her tense mood.
"I heard from Aunt Jiang that A Lian couldn't bear to see you suffer from morning sickness, so he fired her in anger?"
Wen Baozhu immediately sat up straight, thinking Li Wenshu was coming to question her. "I'm not used to being served. I'll be better on my own," she said.
Fortunately, Li Wenshu didn't dwell on this. "That's how it is with servants. If they don't serve you well, it's better to replace them at any time. It saves you from getting annoyed."
Wen Baozhu pursed her lips.
"A Lian has been a withdrawn child since he was young. He's not very close to his family. He only got a bit better as he grew older."
Li Wenshu's tone was gentle. Her dark purple cloak showed her wealth and elegance. The jade pendant hanging on her chest silently revealed the air of a wealthy and noble lady.
At this moment, she turned her head and said with a smile, "Previously, I asked him to help find a fiancée for A Nian. I thought he would choose one of those young ladies from Hong Kong City, but unexpectedly, he went to Fucheng and brought you here."
Wen Baozhu had heard similar words before, but only recently did she figure out something was wrong.
If Fu Nian was looking for a fiancée, why didn't he choose one himself? Instead, he left this important matter of marriage to his elder brother.
So, was it really Fu Nian who was looking for a woman, or was it Fu Lian?
Li Wenshu continued, "Now, you're pregnant with a child of our Fu family. It must be fate."
She didn't directly say it was "Fu Lian's" child, but "a child of our Fu family".
There was an indescribable strangeness in her words, but Wen Baozhu could only wonder in her heart and couldn't ask.
After driving for about fifty minutes, the nanny car slowly arrived at the destination.
When Wen Baozhu got out of the car, she realized Li Wenshu had brought her to Huayi Garden.
She had been here when Fu Nian was buried.
This place was near the side of Victoria Peak. The green coverage reached 99%. It was quiet and vast. Most of the wealthy and famous people in Hong Kong City were buried here after they passed away.
The area with the best location and feng shui was naturally reserved for the Fu family.
It was said that this area faced the statue in the Chinese mainland across the sea.
It formed a huge wealth feng shui formation. The former family heads and their wives of the Fu family were buried here to protect the descendants.
The records also showed that the Fu family had bought this burial ground with the best feng shui indefinitely for the exclusive use of the Fu family.
The amount of money it cost was beyond the imagination of ordinary people.
No wonder some people joked that it was hard to live and even harder to die in Hong Kong City. There was some truth to it.
People worked hard all their lives, but they couldn't even afford a tomb after they died, let alone a tomb with good feng shui.
The difference between people was like the difference between heaven and earth.
Li Wenshu was helped out of the car by a servant. She looked up at the top of Victoria Peak and let out a long sigh.
"Let's go up. I'll take you to meet A Nian's father," she said to Wen Baozhu.
Wen Baozhu nodded and followed Li Wenshu up the mountain, stepping on the wide blue bricks one by one.
Li Wenshu was really old. Compared to Wen Baozhu, she had to rest after climbing a few steps.
Halfway up, her face turned very pale. When Wen Baozhu supported her, she could feel the cold sweat on her hand.
Wen Baozhu suggested whether they should ask someone to come up, but Li Wenshu shook her head. Her voice trembled slightly. "Today, it's just the two of us."
Wen Baozhu had a faint premonition in her heart.
Finally, they reached the top of the mountain. Li Wenshu sat on the bench and took out a handkerchief from her pocket to gently wipe the sweat off her forehead.
The mountain wind blew. On Li Wenshu's wealthy face, the vulnerability and vicissitudes that she rarely showed to outsiders gradually emerged.
No matter how expensive the skin - care products were, they couldn't smooth out her wrinkles. No matter how advanced the hair - dyeing technology was, it couldn't cover her growing white hair.
It had to be admitted that what had happened to the Fu family in the past two years was almost crushing this woman.
Wen Baozhu quietly sat on the other side, waiting for Li Wenshu to finish resting.
Li Wenshu raised her eyes and looked into the distance.
Standing on the top of Victoria Peak, one could overlook the whole Hong Kong City, especially the bustling Victoria Harbour.
Those high - rise buildings were symbols of money and power; the crowded slums were the portraits of ordinary people's lives.
Li Wenshu turned her head and said to Wen Baozhu, "Hong Kong City is a very interesting city. The sharp contrast between the rich and the poor makes people doubt the meaning of their existence."
Wen Baozhu didn't know why she suddenly said this. She just nodded. "Hong Kong City is a place full of wealth and temptation. Gold is everywhere."
Li Wenshu smiled. "Do you really think so?"
Wen Baozhu said yes.
"Then why didn't you think about coming to Hong Kong City?" Li Wenshu asked. "If it weren't for A Lian, there should be no plan of coming to Hong Kong City in your life, right?"
Li Wenshu was right.
Because of its superior geographical location, many young people from Fucheng would choose to go to the money - making Hong Kong City to work hard.
But Wen Baozhu had never thought about it.
She had no great ambitions. She just wanted to stay in the small Fucheng with her grandmother.
Her further plan was to take care of her grandmother until she passed away.
As for becoming a wealthy lady, a superior person, or a powerful Hong Kong woman who was feared in Hong Kong dramas, she had never even thought about it.
Wen Baozhu replied, "I'm just not ambitious."
"Sometimes, people also need luck," Li Wenshu said. "Look, so many people have tried their best to get into the Fu family, but they couldn't even get a job as a clerk. By coincidence, you can marry into the Fu family. You don't even need to work hard, and you'll never have to worry about food and clothing."
Wen Baozhu remained silent.
"What, don't you like it?" Seeing that she didn't say anything, Li Wenshu asked again.
Wen Baozhu smiled. "Madam, maybe you won't believe it, but actually, I'm a very content person."