10 a.m.

The sun was shining in the sky, and several black cars drove on the summit road of Gofu Mountain.

Sitting in the back seat and looking out of the car window, Xu Shangxiu's expression was always calm, but her eyes were getting brighter and brighter, she really didn't expect that in a city as high as Hong Kong, there would be such a lush hilltop garden.

The car drove to a tall gatehouse covered with emerald green carved glazed tiles, and Yu Jin, who was sitting in the passenger seat, turned around and said, "It's almost there, this is the entrance." ”

Xu Shangxiu also saw the gatehouse, but she grew up in the northern border with no historical background, and she couldn't recognize the building in front of her, so she asked hesitantly: "This is the archway?"

Bian Xuedao and Xu Shangxiu are both from Beijiang and know about the same.

Yu Jin, a native of Hubei, had seen a similar gatehouse in his hometown, so he replied for Bian Xuedao: "This is a gatehouse!" In ancient times, it symbolized the wealth and prosperity of a family, directly reflected the social status of the owner, and was relatively common in the Yangtze River valley. ”

The car drove past the gatehouse, Xu Shangxiu turned around and looked back, and said, "There are words on the gatehouse." ”

Yu Jin looked in the rearview mirror and said, "Yes, the English on it is Ho-Dung-Gardens, and the Chinese character is Xiaojueyuan." ”

Bian Xuedao asked: "Isn't it called Hedong Garden?"

Yu Jin said: "Hedong Garden is also known as Xiaojue Garden. ”

Bian Xuedao asked, "Who gave it a name?"

"The first owner of the house gave it a very particular name...... "Yu Jin said with a smile.

"Exquisite?" asked Bian Xuedao, "What is exquisite?"

Yu Jin said: "The idea of naming is very similar to yours, but it is to take one word from the name of the first owner and his wife, the male owner is called He Xiaosheng, and the female owner is called Zhang Juelan, so it is called Xiaojueyuan, in order to show the deep affection of the couple." ”

I really don't know about this stubble, but he likes the name and backstory of this gatehouse.

In his opinion, today he and Xu Shangxiu came to see the house together, and walked under this gatehouse, which seemed to have some kind of meaning in the dark.

The car drove to the top of the hill, and there were two warning signs on the side of the road - "Private garden, please do not enter".

Out of respect for the buyer, the current owner, Ms. He Minjun, who is in her 60s and knows that she is a mixed-race child when she looks at her facial features, personally stood at the arched door of the main building and waited for Bian Xuedao and his party.

Before this meeting, the He family investigated the details of the buyer with the highest offer in detail, after all, such a big transaction must be very cautious.

The results of the survey show that Bian Xuedao is the top young generation of wealthy people in China and even in Asia. Not long ago, after the Aoki earthquake, his Youdao Group donated more than 400 million RMB to help the disaster area, and his reputation in China is very good, and he is the idol and model of many young entrepreneurs.

Such a powerful and prestigious buyer, He Minjun is very satisfied.

In fact, He Minjun is very picky about the qualifications of buyers.

Their He family is a well-known family in Hong Kong, and even if Hedong Garden is sold, they hope to sell it to a new owner with a reputation, rather than someone with a bad reputation or unknown source of funds. It was out of respect for Bian Xuedao's series of good deeds in China that He Minjun personally greeted him at the door.

The car stopped.

The driver got out of the car first and opened the door on the side of the road.

Bian Xuedao got out of the car, raised his hand at Ms. He at the door, and then he walked to the other side of the car, personally opened the car door, took Xu Shangxiu's hand, and helped Xu Shangxiu, who was wearing a white Chanel dress pleated skirt, out of the car.

Seeing that Bian Xuedao brought a female companion, Ms. He smiled and walked down the steps and greeted her.

"Hello, Mr. Bian!"

"Hello, Ms. He!"

"Who is this?" He Minjun asked as he looked at Xu Shangxiu.

Bian Xuedao generously introduced: "My fiancée, Miss Xu. ”

He Minjun looked at Xu Shangxiu with burning eyes: "Miss Xu, you are so beautiful." ”

Unexpectedly, Bian Xuedao said nonsense that she was his "fiancée", Xu Shangxiu's face turned red, forced him to be calm, and said elegantly: "Thank you, Ms. He, you are also very beautiful." ”

The weather was very good, He Minjun turned sideways slightly, raised his arm and said, "Please, I'll take the two of you around to have a look, and then go into the house to talk in detail." ”

Bian Xuedao said happily: "Okay!"

He Minjun was the guide and walked around the corners of the entire building complex and introduced it.

At this time, Bian Xuedao really understood why the outside world called Hedong Garden a "Chinese Renaissance" architectural style.

To put it bluntly, it is a combination of East and West.

The European-style main building has large and small rectangular windows.

Next to the main building, there is a Chinese-style square pavilion, and not far from the pavilion, there is an Italian-style bell tower with arched doors and windows.

Further inside, there is a completely Chinese garden.

Artificial river, small arch bridge, round arch, rectangular open-air swimming pool, private tennis court, melon and fruit garden......

Inside the arch, there is a five-storey hexagonal Chinese-style pagoda, the pagoda is not high, but it is majestic, and has its own momentum.

Next to the pagoda, there is a stone statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva, despite the wind and rain, the Bodhisattva statue is still solemn, and the view makes people full of joy.

Seeing this tower and seeing this statue of Guanyin, Bian Xuedao knew that he had to buy this house.

Along the way......

Xu Shangxiu didn't say a word to comment, but her expression betrayed her, and it was clear that she liked it very much.

This is very normal, there is no woman who does not love such a mansion with pavilions.

Looking into the distance from the place where the group is standing now, the continuous mountain scenery, the invincible sea view of the southern district of Hong Kong, the green mountains, the blue sea and the white clouds of the high-rise buildings, all in sight, people can't help but feel that they are overlooking all living beings.

Standing on the top of Taiping Mountain, overlooking the sky and the sea, I learned to ask Yu Jin: "Describe the feeling of standing here in four words." ”

Yu Jin held back for a long time and said four words: "Indescribable." ”

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In the main building in the living room.

Servants brought fruits, desserts, tea, coffee, and juice.

Bian Xuedao holds a teacup and drinks and looks in front of the photo wall.

A significant portion of the photographs on the wall are black and white, and the owner of the photograph is a European-looking man dressed in Chinese-style clothes.

Seeing Bian Xuedao lingering in front of the photo wall, He Minjun walked over and pointed to one of the photos and said: "Standing in the middle is my grandfather, behind him is my father, and the two next to my grandfather are George Bernard Shaw and his wife." ”

George bernard shaw......

Bian Xuedao turned his head and asked, "George Bernard Shaw who wrote Joan of Arc?"

He Minjun nodded a little arrogantly: "Yes, it's George Bernard Shaw." ”

Bian Xuedao asked, "Filmed here?"

He Minjun said: "Yes, it is at the door." ”

Bian Xuedao looked at the photo and asked, "It's not the same as the door when I came." ”

He Minjun said: "In 1941, it was used as a distribution center for anti-Japanese logistics materials and an information receiving and receiving station, so it was attacked and bombed by the Japanese army, resulting in some buildings being blown up one after another. ”

After listening to He Minjun, Bian Xuedao's heart moved: This is a real century-old mansion.

From the Victorian colonial era, to the fall of Japanese occupation, to the reconstruction of Hong Kong, to the economic take-off, to the return of sovereignty, this house has witnessed the changes of Hong Kong over the past century, and the historical imprint precipitated here is something that no other hilltop mansion will ever have.

Sitting down next to Xu Shangxiu, Bian Xuedao asked with a straight face: "Forgive me for taking the liberty of being presumptuous, I know that there are several of your brothers and sisters, I don't know if you can make full decisions about this negotiation?"

He Minjun took out a stack of documents from the briefcase beside him and handed them to the housekeeper, who handed them to Bian Xuedao.

Before Bian Xuedao took it, he heard He Minjun say: "This is the contract that I bought the property right from my brother, and I have been the sole owner here since 2003." ”

Bian Xuedao opened the contract in his hand, looked at it, and handed it back to the butler standing behind him.

He couldn't see a reason for it, he was sure to buy it, and his legal counsel and transaction advisor would screen and check the documents.

Bian Xuedao glanced at Yu Jin, Yu Jin coughed lightly, and said: "I heard that the Hong Kong government intends to list Hedong Garden as a cultural heritage site, will their so-called cultural relics protection have an impact on the private property rights of Hedong Garden?"

Ho Minjun stared at him with round eyes and raised his voice and said: "You can rest assured that Hong Kong is a society governed by the rule of law, and respect for private property rights is the core value of Hong Kong." Moreover, the rights of private property are protected by the Basic Law, and if anyone dares to forcibly embezzle billions of private property under the banner of protecting cultural relics, Hong Kong's values and property market will collapse overnight, and countless people will flee, so no one dares to do that. ”

Bian Xuedao listened and nodded slightly.

He Minjun in front of her is worthy of being a famous family, and she is really insightful, she obviously grasps the key point of dealing with potential crises.

There is no need to hesitate, you can make a decision......

From Bian Xuedao's point of view, he hopes to close the deal as soon as possible.

I can't remember the specific date, but he remembers that because the Hong Kong property market continues to be hot, the SAR government will launch "spicy tricks" for the property market in the next few years.

The so-called "spicy tricks" are the "Special Stamp Duty", "Buyer's Stamp Duty", "Double Stamp Duty" and so on levied by the Hong Kong SAR government.

Really catch up with these policies, nearly 4.5 billion real estate transactions, an additional tax of more than 1 billion need to be paid.

Thinking of this, Bian Xuedao leaned sideways to Xu Shangxiu's ear and asked softly, "Do you like it here?"

Xu Shangxiu glanced at He Minjun, who was sitting opposite, and nodded slightly.

Bian Xuedao saw it, and said to He Minjun: "If there are no other problems, I will send my legal counsel and transaction consultant to talk to you in two days, if nothing else, we will jointly issue a transaction statement to the outside world a week later." ”

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On the way down the mountain, when he passed by the gatehouse again, he grabbed Xu Shangxiu's hand and asked, "If you change your name, what is your name?"

Xu Shangxiu was stunned: "Change your name?

Bian Xuedao said: "The words on the gatehouse!"

"Huh?" Xu Shangxiu asked, "Why do you want to change it?"

Bian Xuedao smiled and said, "Why don't you change it?"

Xu Shangxiu said: "Isn't this a historical site?"

Bian Xuedao said: "The history of the surname He here is coming to an end, and a new history of the surname Bian will begin." ”

Yu Jin turned around and interjected: "It used to be called Xiaojue Garden, but when you buy it, it is better to change the name to Shangdao Garden." ”

Sang-so......

Learn the Tao ......

Shang Dao Garden!

Bian Xuedao was in a good mood, patted Yu Jin on the shoulder and said, "You are very good." ”