Urban Super Medical Saint-Chapter 396 - 395 Chen Family [Third Release for Monthly Pass Votes]
The car drove through the gate, winding through the mountain roads for quite a distance before suddenly emerging into a clearing with a view of a house perched halfway up the hill, facing Doba Lake. The house carried an antique charm without lacking in luxury.
Very much like the residence of a wealthy family in Huaxia Country from the past, there was a huge garden in front with a circular flower bed in the center, which included a rockery with flowing water.
Before the car reached the entrance, Ge Dongxu could already see a middle-aged man in his forties to fifties, dressed in a white linen mandarin-collar short-sleeved shirt, standing there waiting, with two attendants behind him.
Clearly, this person had been informed by the gatekeeper and had come out specially to wait.
"The man at the entrance is Chen Jiateng's second son, Chen Zhengbin. Currently, much of the Chen Family's business is managed by him and his elder brother, Chen Zhengli. Chen Zhengbin is mainly responsible for Sumatra Island, while Chen Zhengli oversees the national and international ventures. It's been rumored that the Chen Family recently discovered oil on some of their private land in South Sumatra, but who knows if it's true. If it is, even in today's economic downturn and with low oil prices, the Chen Family is definitely poised for another leap forward and could very well enter the top ten of Indonesia's rich list," Wang Zhuo explained as they saw the middle-aged man at the entrance from a distance.
"Is there a lot of oil in Indonesia? They even found oil on their own land?" Ge Dongxu asked with some surprise.
"Indonesia has a very abundant reserve of oil and is the only OPEC member state in Asia, with Sumatra being Indonesia's largest oil-producing province. Of course, another important factor is that the Chen Family owns a large stretch of private land in Sumatra, something unimaginable in Huaxia Country, which is why oil has been discovered on their own land. Like now, the mountain road we have been driving up—look, it's all been sealed off by the Chen Family; this is all part of the Chen Family's private territory," Wang Zhuo explained.
"So that's how it is. It's truly 'Travel broadens the mind, and reading extensive books.' I really didn't know about these things before," said Ge Dongxu, not trying to conceal his shallow experience and limited knowledge.
"Mr. Ge is too modest," Wang Zhuo hastened to say.
Ge Dongxu smiled and said no more because, at that moment, the car had arrived at the entrance and stopped.
The two attendants standing behind Chen Zhengbin immediately stepped forward to help open the door of the rear seat.
Ge Dongxu and Xu Lei got out of the car from both sides.
Seeing Xu Lei's composed demeanor and knowing he was only slightly younger than himself, Chen Zhengbin mistakenly thought he was Ge Dongxu and stepped forward to greet him, extending his hand and saying, "Mr. Ge, welcome to my modest home. Forgive me for not meeting you farther. I am Chen Zhengbin, and Chen Jiateng is my father."
Xu Lei saw Chen Zhengbin extend his hand toward him and his expression became slightly awkward as he hurriedly said, "Mr. Chen, there has been a misunderstanding. This gentleman is Mr. Ge Dongxu, and my name is Xu Lei. I have accompanied Mr. Ge on this visit."
"My apologies, I did not expect Mr. Ge to be such a young and promising man," Chen Zhengbin said, frowning involuntarily as he extended his hand toward Ge Dongxu.
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As he spoke, a hint of contempt and annoyance flashed in his eyes.
Being of Chinese descent, Chen Zhengbin had also visited Huaxia Country and was somewhat familiar with its national conditions. He knew that many young people there had little to no capabilities, yet leveraged their family's power and wealth to act privileged and domineering.
This time, when an important figure from the domestic circle reached out to his father, mentioning that a significant personage would visit and had matters to discuss with his father, Chen Zhengbin had assumed that the guest would be, if not of his father's age, at least close to his own. He had not expected that, in the end, it would be such a young whippersnapper.
How could this not fill Chen Zhengbin with disdain and annoyance?
His Chen Family was a prominent household in Indonesia, commanding a voice within the entire Chinese circle in Indonesia, especially in the Sumatra region where they held a pivotal position—not to mention their wealth.
That was all known publicly. Privately, his father was also a figure in Sumatra's Qimen, having commanded respect on Sumatra Island for decades.
How could such an important figure be accessible to just any young whippersnapper?
Forgetting his father for a moment, even he himself, by virtue of what right should a young whippersnapper like this deserve his personal reception at the entrance?
However, Fan Hong's status was not to be taken lightly, and when he introduced someone, even if Chen Zhengbin felt somewhat annoyed, he didn't find it appropriate to turn them away to their faces at the moment.
"I dare not accept such praise!" Ge Dongxu smiled modestly in response.
"Mr. Ge, Mr. Xu, please come inside," Chen Zhengbin exchanged a few pleasantries with Ge Dongxu at the door before inviting them in.
This was a household courtyard with a very strong Jiangnan water town atmosphere, featuring cloisters, stone railings, waterside pavilions, and winding bridges... These layouts, which could only be seen in some antique historical buildings back in Huaxia, were all present here, and they possessed a sense of age, unlike the ones built in recent years back home.
Although Ge Dongxu had by now seen quite a few impressive scenes, he still felt amazed when he entered.
...
In the backyard of the Chen Family, a silver-haired elder was sitting cross-legged on a half-acre of garden land.
Indonesia was located in the tropics, but at this moment, frost speckled the silver hair and eyebrows of the elder, whose lips were pale and body was slightly trembling, as if he were extremely cold.
To the left of the elder grew a bright red tree, as coral-like in its color, with nine fruits hanging from it, each fruit a fiery red, like the sun itself.
To the right of the elder was a small patch of grass, but this grass had red leaves, each leaf glistening with crystal-clear droplets of water. These droplets, reflecting off the red leaves in the sunlight, looked extraordinarily brilliant, as though there was a fire burning within them.
Wisps of fiery energy rose from the tree and the patch of grass, encircling the elder.
The frost on the elder's hair and eyebrows gradually turned into mist and rose up.
Surrounded by mist, the elder seemed like an Immortal, as if he would ride the clouds and ascend at any moment.
A servant came in and, seeing the elder like this, showed a look of deep reverence in his eyes.
"Have the guests arrived?" the elder asked upon seeing the servant come in.
When the elder spoke, the mist swirling around him suddenly entered his body and vanished without a trace.
The persistent evil Qi, the elder's face revealed a wry smile.
The servant, not understanding the elder's suffering from the cold evil Qi, saw this scene and his look of reverence deepened as he reverently replied, "Yes, Old Master, but it's just a young man. Second Master said, if you don't wish to see him, he can handle the greeting."
"A young man?" the elder, naturally the patriarch of the Chen Family, Chen Jiateng, looked slightly taken aback upon hearing this.
"Yes, he looks to be no older than twenty," the servant replied respectfully.
"What is Fan Hong up to? To make a special call to me for a young chap not even twenty years old," Chen Jiateng's eyebrows furrowed, his face showing a slight hint of displeasure, but he still stood up and walked towards the reception hall.
Since Fan Hong was, after all, the head of Huaxia Country's Special Ability Management Bureau, and also a master of Qimen, since he had made a special call, Chen Jiateng felt he should give him that much face. However, since it was only a junior, Chen Jiateng had already decided to deal with it perfunctorily and then send him on his way.
