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on the day of the birthday banquet, the banquet was held in the evening, but it wasnât the end of the week or a holiday. fu huan and jing muye couldnât join in the fun, so the rest of the people went over.
the banquet started at six o âclock in the evening, and there were reporters setting up machines at the door at noon. because of fu shinanâs special status, it was inevitable that he would be criticized for holding a birthday banquet without restraint. if it was not handled well, the discipline inspection might even come to the house.
however, there were many businessmen in the fu family. although fu sinian kept a low profile, in the past ten years, the internet and information had developed rapidly. it was said that he was worth a lot of money, so it was normal for him to hold a decent birthday party for his father.
the fu family was the host and arrived early. since the desserts were booked by xu yufeiâs shop, she wanted to watch over them personally, so the jing family also arrived early.
when jing hanchuan arrived at the lounge, almost everyone in the fu family was there, including fu zhongli and fu yuxiu. however, the children had to go to class, so they didnât come.
âsixth uncle,â when fu qinyuan saw his future father-in-law, he was naturally extra attentive.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
after they greeted each other, they sat down and chatted casually. the tv at the side was playing the highlights of the go competition. at this time, more than half of the competition had passed. out of the ten classic games, seven of them were chen wangâs.
the fu family wasnât very enthusiastic, so the lounge was a little stuffy. jing hanchuan picked up a tangerine and peeled it while looking at fu chen. â lin bai isnât here yet? â
he had always liked to join in the fun, so why was he so late today?
âheâs going to jing university to pick up huaisheng.â
âi heard that he found a job?â jing hanchuan lowered his head and ate an orange. â when did they become so close? â
â i heard that huaishengâs girlfriend will be coming over tonight, and his parents might be there too. he wants to help huaisheng meet his parents. i guess heâs planning something in advance? â
the room was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop. only the commentators on the tv were still excitedly talking about the competition.
fu qinyuan was the only one in the room who knew what was going on. he was pouring water for jing hanchuan when his hand trembled and the hot water almost splashed on his fingers.
âiâll do it.â â are you okay? â jing xingyao asked in a low voice as he took the glass from him.
âiâm fine.â
âwhen did huaisheng have a partner?â everyone was curious when fu zhongli spoke, but fu chen didnât know much either. he only said that he would know tonight.
âbut shouldnât you be the one to meet the parents? why did you let lin bai charge forward?â jing hanchuanâs focus wasnât on being in love. â anyone in the fu family can do it, but he canât, can he? â
his intuition told him that there was a pit ahead.
â lin bai volunteered. you all know his temper. i canât stop him. heâs too enthusiastic. besides, he thinks heâs a celebrity and can hold the fort. â
âheâs so arrogant, he can indeed gain the upper hand.â jing hanchuan sneered and asked fu chen while everyone was still discussing.
âdo you know some inside information? huaisheng is like half a son to you. youâre not worried about leaving such an important matter to lin bai?â
âdonât you know what kind of temperament he has? arenât you afraid of messing up his marriage?â
fu chen didnât move. he just kept rubbing the buddha beads. â heâs usually a playboy, but heâs never ambiguous about important things. i believe him. â
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at this time, duan linbai had already arrived at beijingâs gate. the duan family had two cars, and the duan siblings were unwilling to ride with their parents, so they drove behind.
duan yinuo sat in the front passenger seat and sized up huai sheng, who had just gotten into the car.
âheâs dressed so handsomely today, isnât it a little too formal? speaking of which, i donât remember him attending banquets. is it because he doesnât know how to wear clothes? third uncle and third aunt didnât remind him?â
the birthday banquet wasnât a formal banquet or ball, so there was no need to be so formal. it was more or less the same as a family banquet.
for example, duan yinuo only wore a simple and elegant dress and a windbreaker. she wanted to be solemn, but she did not have to wear a formal dress to make herself look so grand and reserved.
âhe even put on a tie. heâs too formal.â
â heâs obviously tidied up. if i didnât know better, i would have thought that he was going to get married. â
duan yinuo didnât mean to say it, but duan yiyan sneered. â he might have something important to do, unlike you, whoâs just there to eat and drink. â
â ... i did prepare a gift, okay? what freeloading? iâve been trying to control my weight recently! â at this time, duan yinuo was clamoring very loudly. just by taking a seat, it would be a large-scale real fragrance event ...
in duan yiyanâs words, all the socialites at the table added together couldnât even compare to the amount she ate!
huaisheng got into the car and greeted duan linbai and xu jiamu. â uncle duan, iâll have to trouble you tonight. â
âwhat kind of trouble is this?â