The famous Shentu clan actually lived in a village called Yu-Lin, between the mountains and the water, tranquil as a picture in their house of green tiles and white walls. Xia Lei wouldn’t have believed that they’d be living in a village if he hadn’t come here. He had imagined that the Shentu clan would be in the best district in the city, or a villa, or an entire apartment block. The Shentu home, however, was in a village and only looked especially elegant. It was unbelievable. 

The Shentu home, however, was very large, spanning ten acres. The front and back of the residence had three hallways, plus front and back gardens with pavilions in a Suzhou-esque landscape. 

Fu Ming-Mei stopped the car at the entrance and Shentu Tian-Yin and Xia Lei alighted. Shentu Tian-Yin led him in, talking as she went. 

“Most of the Shentu clan live here. My father is a very traditional man. He bought land and had this residence built, then invited all of the Shentu clan to move in after he built Vientaine Group from scratch. The Shentu clan work in Vientaine Group too and my father...