In other words, the Liu family's house covers an area of two or three hectares, to say the least. It's just a residential garden, it's almost like a park.

At the door, a pair of stone lions are majestic and majestic, lined up on both sides of the gate.

Above the gate is a large red plaque with three large characters in gold lacquer - "Willow Dock". These three characters are written in cursive, and at first glance they are written by a contemporary master. The font is powerful but not obtrusive, and blends in with its surroundings.

The vermilion lacquer gate opens to both sides, and there are two large copper rings in the shape of "dragon swallowing and chewing" on the door.

Standing outside the door and looking in, the inside is lined with rocks and rockeries. Behind the rockery, the willows are shady, and the birds chirp. There seem to be pavilions and pavilions in the distance, revealing several carved and delicate cornices, which is a good Jiangnan garden atmosphere.

Lin Xiaojin pulled Wei Ruolan and was about to go inside. But as soon as Wei Ruolan saw this momentum, she already regretted it. She withdrew her hand and said, "We...... Still is...... Forget it. This kind of wealthy family, where will they take us seriously. It's all in vain to go, I think it's still ...... Forget it. With that, she had already shyly stepped back.

As before, when Lin Xiaojin encountered this kind of scene, he might really retract back. However, since becoming the "quasi-commissioner" of the God of Wealth, especially after having two experiences of traveling through time and space, his mentality has changed. He gradually began to believe in the words "things are done by people".

He understands that as a "special commissioner of the God of Wealth," without the strength to "know that there are tigers in the mountains and prefer to go to the tiger mountains," where can he possibly accomplish all kinds of tests in the future? Therefore, Lin Xiaojin regarded this visit to the Liu family as a test task.

He grabbed Wei Ruolan's slender jade hand and said, "It's all here, how can you do it if you don't try it?" As he spoke, he used a little force in his hand to drag Wei Ruolan across the high threshold and into the "willow dock".

There seems to be no one watching the door outside the gate of "Willow Dock", but this shows the real demeanor of everyone, and the jargon is called "loose on the outside and tight on the inside". As soon as the two of them stepped into the threshold, they were immediately stupefied by the scene inside:

I saw that inside the door, there were two soldiers with loaded guns standing on the left and right. Both of them are more than 1.8 meters tall, wearing steel helmets, with neat military appearances, expressionless faces, and a heroic spirit. The two armed policemen saw Lin Xiaojin and Wei Ruolan, but they didn't move.

Lin Xiaojin and Wei Ruolan hesitated, they didn't know whether to continue walking in or ask the two soldiers for a letter first. At this time, another officer wearing a large cap and epaulettes with "one bar and two stars" walked up to them. Judging by the attire, this officer should be a lieutenant of the armed police.

Lin Xiaojin couldn't help but stick out his tongue - he didn't expect that in the Liu family's mansion, even the gatekeeper was at the level of a lieutenant of the armed police.

The lieutenant of the armed police came over and saluted Lin Xiaojin and Wei Ruolan first, and asked politely, "May I ask the two of you, is there anything wrong with coming here?"

Lin Xiaojin involuntarily let go of Wei Ruolan's hand at this time, and stammered a little: "Excuse me...... Is this the Liu family's mansion?"

The lieutenant of the armed police said: "Well, that's right. Who are you looking for?"

Lin Xiaojin and Wei Ruolan were made a little red by the other party's polite attitude.

Lin Xiaojin gritted his teeth and said, "We ...... We are here to find Liu Dongsheng, the old man of the Liu family. ”

The lieutenant of the armed police looked a little embarrassed. However, many years of experience in guarding the old leader's home taught him that he should not underestimate any visiting guests, and there was no need to offend anyone.

So he made a "please" gesture with his right hand, and pointed to the glass guard room next to him: "Then please come here to register first." ”

After saying that, he politely led the way, and the three of them walked into the guard room together.

The guard room is spacious and bright, and there is air conditioning inside, but the furnishings are very simple, only the most basic tables and chairs, neat and clean.

The lieutenant of the armed police took out a registration book, but he did not let Lin Xiaojin and Wei Ruolan register, but asked politely: "Excuse me, have you made an appointment with our old leader in advance?"

"I didn't ...... No. Wei Ruolan touched the corner of her clothes and whispered.

"Excuse me, do our old leaders know the two?" the lieutenant of the armed police seemed to see something and asked.

Lin Xiaojin was also honest, and said directly: "I don't know." Old Man Liu didn't know us, and we didn't meet him. ”

The lieutenant of the armed police said in embarrassment: "This ...... That's not going to be easy. If you want to see our leader, you must ask for his old man's consent. Otherwise, I'll talk to the housekeeper of the Liu family first, and see if he's willing to pass it on to you. Register your name first. ”

The full name of the register is "Visitor Register", and Lin Xiaojin and Wei Ruolan registered their names in the "Names of Visitors" column, and also wrote the words "Haitong No. 1 Middle School" in the "Unit" column.

The lieutenant of the armed police picked up the intercom on the table and dialed three numbers. After a while, the phone was answered. The lieutenant told the other party about the situation here, but, obviously, the other party did not agree to let Lin Xiaojin and Wei Ruolan in.

The lieutenant of the armed police had no choice but to say apologetically to the two: "I'm sorry. The housekeeper of the Liu family said that the old leader has something to do now, and he has no time to see you. ”

Lin Xiaojin and Wei Ruolan suddenly walked out of the gate of the "Willow Dock" as if they had fallen into an ice cellar.

Lin Xiaojin originally wanted to rely on "sincerity" to impress the old man, but this time it was good, he couldn't even see the old man's face, so this "sincerity" had to be taken home as firewood.

However, when he saw Wei Ruolan's depressed appearance, he joked optimistically: "It's okay, we at least saved a sum of money." ”

"What money?" Wei Ruolan looked at Lin Xiaojin in surprise.

"That's the money you're going to buy a gift. If you buy a gift, you're wasting a lot of money. Lin Xiaojin said with a smile.

Wei Ruolan had no choice but to smile helplessly. Although Lin Xiaojin's joke is a bit "cold", from this "cold" joke, Wei Ruolan can also see the enthusiasm in Lin Xiaojin's heart for herself.

Wei Ruolan suddenly took the initiative to reach out and grab Lin Xiaojin's hand, and said shyly: "Then let's go." ”

Lin Xiaojin looked into the door again, but couldn't see anything. The two armed police soldiers standing behind the door could not be seen from the outside. Lin Xiaojin shook his head helplessly and said: "It's really 'as deep as the sea when you enter the Hou Gate', we hit a soft nail today, and we don't have any temper at all." ”

So, he naturally took Wei Ruolan's little hand and turned around and walked towards the bus stop. At this time, both of them felt the warmth and humidity of each other's palms, and they both realized the strangeness of this hand-holding action, but neither of them bothered to break it......