Jin Yuanyuan's Top-Tier Life

In Xixi, I ran into Jin Yuanbao as expected. He was dressed in a blue cloth robe today, looking extremely refined. He must have dressed up specially for today, as even his hair was combed very neatly. Although it was a little gray, it did not detract from his appearance at all, but rather added to it.

Standing behind the camera, Jin Yuanyuan saw her father chatting fluently with the host, and for some reason, she was reminded once again of her mother's "tearing apart" the ancient architecture team back then.

A person has many facets.

Jin Yuanbao is an expert in ancient building restoration, the father of Jin Yuanyuan, and the husband whom Zhu Hongying refuses to divorce.

In Jin Yuanyuan's heart, he did indeed have a presence, but not as strong as the one her mother gave her. So many years have passed, and those complex emotions have slowly faded away. If she didn't think about it, there would probably be no more trouble.

"Professor Jin, this restoration work took a year. I heard that your entire ancient building team came, and there were quite a few difficulties. Could you tell me about the story behind it?" the host asked.

Jin Yuanbao's eyes lit up when he spotted Jin Yuanyuan. However, he was a dedicated worker and wouldn't be disturbed by anyone while working.

Jin Yuanyuan was well aware of this, so she silently took another half step back, even hiding half of her body behind Zhao Zhuoran.

"The biggest challenge in this restoration was the remote location restoration," Jin Yuanbao said calmly. "Qingya Pavilion, as its name suggests, is a Qing Dynasty-style embroidered pavilion from the Jiangnan region. An embroidered pavilion is the residence of unmarried women in ancient families, usually a two-story building. To restore this structure, after repairing the main hall, we renovated the second-floor corridor and some rooms, creating a layout where one can see the scenery from the windows and lean against the railing to enjoy the view. Most ancient Chinese buildings use mortise and tenon joints in wood construction, so technically, relocating the entire building is feasible. Even the moss on the stone steps, the water tank in the courtyard, and the scratches on the wooden windows can be replicated 'one-to-one,' combined with 'antiquing' and landscaping techniques to restore the appearance of a hundred years ago to the greatest extent possible."

"It sounds very complicated." After listening, the host became even more polite. "I also heard that you have been living and eating here, and some team members' spouses even went back for three days to give birth, and then came back immediately..."

"Oh, not really." Jin Yuanbao laughed. "The day Xiao Zhao's wife gave birth, everyone in our ancient architecture team took a day off to go to the hospital."

"I heard that you've been living in the ancient architecture team's dormitory since twenty years ago, and you don't go back there often. Don't your family members have any objections?" The host clearly knew that Jin Yuanbao was somewhat famous online because of his refined demeanor, so he deliberately asked about his family.

Jin Yuanbao smiled slightly and replied politely, "My family has no objection. After all, my job requires me to leave early and return late, and I often have to travel to other places to find materials and information. Going home would disturb their rest."

"What about your children? Do they resent their father's absence?" This host is really nosy.

Jin Yuanyuan couldn't help but frown.

"I have a daughter. She's very independent and I don't usually have to worry about her much." Jin Yuanbao's tone softened considerably. "Actually, it breaks my heart to see her doing everything by herself. I think I should spend more time with her, but my daughter is growing up, and she probably doesn't like being with this old man like me anymore..."

"What you're saying is true. A daughter is always her father's treasure, and a father loves his daughter the most..." The host's question had the desired effect, so he started talking about other things.

Jin Yuanyuan slowly withdrew from the crowd and found a corner to wait for Zhao Zhuoran, who was still watching. Suddenly, she thought to herself: Although the two of them were not divorced, Jin Yuanbao should have moved to the mistress's house. Why is he living in the ancient building team?

Previously, she was only busy with her studies and work, and never paid attention to her father's every move. Zhu Hongying never talked about him either. Now that she thinks about it, it's actually a bit strange. It was always Jin Yuanbao who came to see her, whether at school, in the United States, or somewhere else; in short, she never saw the mother and daughter even once.

"Yuanyuan, what are you doing here?" Zhao Zhuoran also stepped out from the crowd of onlookers and found her.

"Call me Sister Yuanyuan." Jin Yuanyuan couldn't help but say, looking at Zhao Zhuoran's excessively handsome face, "I'm five years older than you."

"Oh, Sister Yuanyuan," Zhao Zhuoran called out obediently again.

Jin Yuanyuan nodded, indicating that she was very satisfied.

Zhao Zhuoran couldn't help but pat her shoulder. "My dear Yuanyuan, Uncle Jin's words were so wonderful, I really enjoyed listening to them. Can I listen a little longer? If you're not in a hurry..."

"I'm not in a hurry, you go listen. I want to find a warm place to sit for a while, it's too cold." Jin Yuanyuan didn't want to listen. Or rather, it wasn't that she didn't want to listen, but that she had heard too much about it. She had heard her grandfather and maternal grandfather talk about ancient architecture since she was a child. She knew all the professional terms that Jin Yuanbao used, such as winter melon beams, ox feet, and brackets, and she could even draw them.

Zhao Zhuoran excitedly squeezed back in, while Jin Yuanyuan found a nearby teahouse to sit down. The weather was still lovely; although the temperature in Hangzhou was a bit low in winter, it didn't diminish its gentle warmth. When she was little, she often liked to gaze at the sky in a daze. Back then, her parents hadn't started their argument yet, and everything was still beautiful.

Jin Yuanbao was working with his maternal grandfather in the restoration of ancient buildings. At that time, the profession of ancient building restoration wasn't lucrative, and many people treated them like construction crews. However, his paternal and maternal grandfathers had been in this line of work for generations, so their skills were excellent. They quickly gained a reputation, had a lot of work to do, and the family became wealthy.

Jin Yuanyuan still remembers that her family was the first in Jinjia Village to have a color TV. At that time, color TVs were a novelty, especially since Jin Yuanbao once went on a business trip to Japan and brought back a large color TV with excellent color quality. Many of her friends would often come to her house after school to watch cartoons at six o'clock.

At that time, a group of children were laughing and shouting inside the house, making it very lively.

Cao Xiaoyu and Jin Feiyan refused to leave her house, leaving the adults at a loss.

They loved it when Jin Yuanbao was home because he would cook delicious meals for the children. Jin Yuanbao was an excellent cook, and Jin Yaya's restaurant was successful because of his culinary skills.

How did you come up with these thoughts?

Jin Yuanyuan sighed.

Time flies and never returns. Were all those past times truly wonderful?