Chen Guangmin suppressed his excitement: "Okay."
Chen Guangwei was just about to rest when he received a call from his father and immediately drove over. Seeing the unfriendly gazes and atmosphere in the living room, he felt a little timid and called out to his father, "Dad, you haven't rested yet. There are still many things to do tomorrow. Go to bed early."
Chen Kezong said, "How can I sleep? See for yourself."
Chen Yaohui then wisely turned on the video. Chen Guangwei's face changed color after just one glance. How could he not recognize his own daughter? Then the victim who came to complain added fuel to the fire, making Chen Guangwei so ashamed that he wanted to crawl into a mouse hole.
"Dad, I really don't know anything about this. I'll go back and ask Shuxian right away."
Chen Kezong waved his hand and said, "No need to ask anymore. Let them stay in the hotel tomorrow. As soon as the banquet is over, you take them away immediately."
Chen Guangwei became anxious: "Dad, there must be some misunderstanding here. I know Xin Xin is usually a bit mischievous, but she certainly wouldn't cause trouble for no reason. I've asked her to come and explain to you right away."
Chen Kezong stood up: "I won't listen to any explanations. That's enough. I need to rest. Nobody should bother me anymore."
Chen Kezong went back to his room. No one had dared to wake him up three times, so tonight was definitely over. The old man left, but the others didn't move. Chen Guangwei slapped his forehead impatiently. This was really troublesome. He had finally managed to persuade the old man during the day, thinking that tomorrow would end happily, but unexpectedly, this happened halfway through. The old man was really angry, and he didn't know how much effort it would take to convince him again.
Chen Guangmin said to Chen Guangwei, "Brother, you really have ulterior motives."
Chen Guangwei said angrily, "Second brother, how am I ill-intentioned? You need to explain yourself clearly."
Chen Guangmin said, "Isn't that right? On Father's birthday, you brought back a troublemaker, claiming she's your daughter. Who knows? When has our Chen family ever produced such a person?"
Chen Guangwei stood up abruptly: "I won't allow you to talk about Xin Xin!"
Chen Yaohui said, "Uncle, we brothers are disappointing, but we're not as bad as you. Don't you feel guilty for making Grandpa so angry?"
Chen Guangwei said, "You must have deliberately angered Xin Xin, right?"
Chen Yaohui smiled slyly: "Uncle, how can you make false accusations? What evidence do you have?"
Chen Guangwei said, "I will find out the truth."
Chen Yaohui shrugged: "Welcome, but I don't know if you'll have enough time, Uncle."
Chen Guangmin glanced at his watch and said, "It's getting late, let's go to sleep. We have a lot to do tomorrow."
Chen Guangwei returned to the hotel looking dejected. Chen Shuxian naturally noticed his unease and asked, "What's wrong, Guangwei? What did your father want you to do back home?"
Chen Guangwei, feeling vented but having nowhere to vent his anger, questioned Chen Shuxian in an unfriendly tone: "Shuxian, didn't I tell you to keep an eye on Xinxin? Why did you let her out at night?"
Chen Shuxian said, "I can't stop her. Besides, Zhao Qiang also supports her going out to play. What can I do? The child is so old and has her own autonomy. As her mother, I can't just keep her tied down. What's wrong? Did she cause trouble?"
Chen Guangwei said, “It’s not a question of ‘whether’ or not,’ but rather that something has already happened. My father is furious and has ordered that you and Xin Xin are not allowed to attend the birthday banquet tomorrow.”
Chen Shuxian was stunned. In the end, she was a little woman who longed to be recognized by the Chen family. This was originally an opportunity, but who knew that such a change would occur in the middle of the process.
Chen Guangwei said, "Go to sleep, I'll think of something else."
In reality, what other solutions could be found in the middle of the night? Chen Guangwei was simply trying to comfort others and himself.
Early in the morning, Chen Xinxin quickly washed her face, didn't comb her hair or put on makeup, and pulled Zhao Qiang, saying, "Let's go, let's get to the banquet early and get a good seat. I heard there are delicacies from all over the country, we're finally going to have a feast at noon."
Chen Guangwei glanced at his daughter's expression. This wasn't a birthday greeting to her grandfather; it seemed she was deliberately trying to provoke him. It was more likely that what happened last night was intentional on her part.
Chen Shuxian said to her daughter, "Xinxin, we're not going today. We'll go back to Baiyuan City when your dad comes back."
Chen Xinxin was puzzled. Last night, she had spent half the night thinking about how to cause a scene at the banquet. "Why? Why didn't you go? If that's the case, why did we rush to Shanghai? Just for the night view of the sea?"
Chen Shuxian said, "In short, I'm not going. Don't ask anymore."
Chen Xinxin glanced at Zhao Qiang, then suddenly realized, "I understand. Someone must have complained to that wicked old man. Okay, fine, we won't go then. Zhao Qiang, let's continue shopping. Wait for me a moment, I need to comb my hair and change my clothes."
You can't act like this when you go shopping; you have to show your most beautiful side.
Chen Guangwei left the hotel amidst the hushed sounds of the bar. Chen Xinxin peeked out from the bedroom, her upper body almost naked. "Zhao Qiang, do you really think we're not going?"
Zhao Qiang sneered: "Southerners think they're flawless eggs, but I'm going to crack one open for them. We'll play our game first, and people will naturally come looking for us all over Shanghai later."
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Volume Two [536] No Minor Characters
【536】No Little People
The Chen family is indeed a large family. If Chen Kezong hadn't repeatedly ordered that only representatives be allowed, the villa would probably be overflowing by now. The three siblings, Chen Guangwei, Chen Guangmin, and Chen Yumin, were so busy that they didn't finish welcoming the guests until after 11 o'clock. These guests were all prominent figures in China. Those who were second- or third-rate could only send their gifts and leave. They didn't even get to see the three siblings.
Chen Kezong wasn't ready to appear yet, so Chen Guangwei was temporarily in charge of the overall situation. After all, he was the eldest son, and if he wasn't in charge at this time, it would only make him a laughing stock. Chen Guangmin knew what the old man was thinking, so he didn't say anything. He even repeatedly told his two sons not to cause trouble on this occasion, or they would be punished according to family rules.
Chen Yaohui and Chen Yaocan were happy at this moment because they had successfully kept Chen Xinxin and her daughter and Zhao Qiang out of the house. So they didn't care about Chen Guangwei's show of affection. Anyway, Chen Guangwei would leave the Chen family after today. Even if the old man didn't like them, the Chen family would have no other heirs.
The older generation gathered in one group, the middle-aged people in another, and then their children gathered in yet another. The hierarchy was clearly divided by age. As for the younger people of high status, they had to make do, otherwise they would have to sit and chat with the old men. In this kind of setting, business was not discussed, so it was the young people who had common ground.
Chen Yaohui took a small sip of his drink. The birthday banquet hadn't started yet, but waiters were weaving through the crowd serving drinks. "Hey guys," he said, "do you know who's the prettiest today?"
A wealthy young man from Shanghai said, "Of course she's your brother Hui's girl. I wonder if your old man has met her yet. You two have been dating for so long, shouldn't you go public with it?"
Chen Yaohui glanced at his girlfriend, who was giggling with several girls beside him, and said, "Her? Far from it."
"I think it's her," the son of the Shanghai Party Secretary said, pointing to a girl in the corner. She had her head slightly lowered, but the aura she exuded was not to be underestimated. She held a glass of red wine in her hand, swirling it gently and occasionally taking a small sip. Her moist lips made one want to suck on them. A beige dress made her look both dignified and cute.
"Her?" Many young masters didn't recognize her, and even Chen Yaohui and Chen Yaocan, who had helped their fathers greet guests at the door, had no recollection of her. It was as if this girl had appeared out of thin air like a fairy. Her beautiful hair was casually tied together with a ribbon, and occasionally a few strands of hair would blow across her forehead. Her absolutely perfect figure was mouthwatering.
Chen Yaocan frowned and said, "She's not from Shanghai, is she? I don't think there are any girls this pretty in Guangdong either. Her breasts are quite shapely, a C-cup, which is my favorite. Let's not even talk about flat-chested girls. Those fake breast implants may be big, but they're annoying to look at. This pair of breasts looks good to me no matter how you look at them."
Someone urged Chen Yaocan, "Being in a good position makes it easier to get the moon, Brother Can, why don't you go up and strike up a conversation and ask for their phone number?"
Chen Yaocan was tempted. He thought that since his grandfather wouldn't be out for a while, he might as well chat with him. So Chen Yaocan started walking over there. However, he was a step too slow. Someone had already sat down opposite the girl. The two had a casual conversation, which Chen Yaocan heard clearly.
"Mr. Xu, I didn't expect to meet you at Mr. Chen's birthday banquet."
"Minister, you are a busy person, and it's not easy for me to see you normally."
"Hehe, Mr. Xu, you flatter me. You are the one who is extremely busy. The Ministry of Commerce has dozens of export orders pending, and several countries are pressing us very urgently. They are all in critical condition. I hope you can put in a good word for us with Mr. Zhang, or even help us get the orders sorted out directly. Mr. Zhang will definitely listen to you. Otherwise, the Ministry of Commerce will be under a lot of pressure."
"Well... I'll do my best."
Chen Yaocan didn't quite understand. He recognized the man who was speaking; he was a high-ranking official from the Ministry of Commerce. He noticed the man's extremely respectful attitude towards the girl, but Chen Yaocan couldn't think of anyone in the younger generation who would command such deference from someone from the Ministry of Commerce.
Chen Yaocan hesitated to make a move. If this were outside, he could easily find an excuse to stick to the girl. But this was the Chen residence. If the girl ignored him, he would lose face, and even if he raised his voice and the old man heard him, he would be in trouble. So Chen Yaocan sat down at a table, secretly watching the girl and continuing to observe her. He was now certain that the girl was definitely not from the South, otherwise, given her status, Chen Yaocan would definitely recognize her.
An old man quietly sat down after the high-ranking official from the Ministry of Commerce left. He looked pale and apprehensive, and was even more obsequious than the official from the Ministry of Commerce.
"Mr. Xu, it's a pleasure to meet you here."
The girl nodded slightly: "We meet again. Things change, and it's been more than two months since we last met. I wonder how you've been?"
The old man looked around, then suddenly bowed to the girl, "President Xu, please be magnanimous and stop holding a grudge against me. Please let my company go. I will never dare to oppose you again. As long as you let my company go, I will do anything you ask. I am old and have lost my ambition. Please leave me some money for my retirement, okay?"
The girl snorted but didn't answer. Chen Yaocan was even more alarmed. He had a change of heart, stood up, and quietly left. This girl was not to be trifled with, because the old man who had begged her was a well-known figure in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, with assets exceeding two billion yuan. However, recently he seemed to have been targeted and was experiencing setbacks everywhere, suffering losses of several hundred million yuan. From their conversation, it turned out that this girl was behind it all. If all of this was true, Chen Yaocan would absolutely not dare to provoke such a woman at his grandfather's birthday banquet.
Chen Yaocan left the discussion circle, but the young men didn't stop talking. They just shifted their focus. One of them said, "If you ask me, the most attractive woman in the venue today is that one over there. She's my favorite type of mature woman. You know, the most fun women are mature women, not little girls. Only mature women are the most charming and understand men's hearts, especially the kind that's mature to the point of being irresistible. Of course, the premise is that she has to be around thirty years old. That's when mature women have charm. Any older and they're not to my taste."
Naturally, everyone's gaze followed the comments and began to observe the woman on the other side. This woman was indeed different from the previous one. She lacked the girlish sentimentality, but possessed a strong allure. What was even more exaggerated was that she had a bust that was a size larger than the girl's. For men, a woman's bust was just as important as her face.
"This mature woman's name is Liu Yiyi," someone revealed her name. "She's the CEO of Yiyi Fashion Apparel Company, and she's still a fully-fledged virgin. Whoever gets with her will have an absolutely amazing night. Forget about the technique, just touching those big breasts is a treat. This woman is very capable; in a short time, she's grown Yiyi Fashion from a small city-level enterprise into an Asian-level apparel company. Every piece of clothing she designs sets a new trend, and now many people in Europe and America also like her company's products. It's said they're actively expanding into the European and American markets. This woman is very valuable."
Some people disagreed: "Does anyone here lack money? So how much money she has is irrelevant to us. We only have two questions about her: one is whether we can sleep with her, and the other is whether there will be any problems if we do."
The young people gathered in a circle burst into laughter. "Try it yourself, and you'll find the answers to both questions."
The man said, "I'd better stay away from her. This woman herself doesn't have any scary strength, but it's said that no one who provokes her has a good ending. Otherwise, how could she have kept her virginity until now? I heard that she has close ties with high-ranking military officials. I wonder if she has already given herself to the soldiers."
Another person said, "If we're going to judge by breast size, I'd say the woman over there is the best."
Following the man's gaze, everyone looked over and saw a girl surrounded by a group of men, smiling radiantly. She frequently raised her glass, and each time she raised it, her breasts trembled. Every tremor made the men around her heart flutter, and they drank the wine exceptionally quickly. This is what is meant by "it's not the wine that intoxicates, but the person; it's not beauty that bewitches, but the person."
“I know that woman,” a young man began to reveal. “Her name is Hu Qian. She’s the CEO of Rednet Technology. She’s a well-known businesswoman in the north. It’s said that she now controls the Chinese operating system market. Even Microsoft is being forced to retreat repeatedly. Moreover, her share in the antivirus software market is getting heavier and heavier. Several antivirus software companies can’t hold on anymore. Rumor has it that they are negotiating with her, hoping to be acquired by Rednet Technology. Otherwise, if they continue, they will go bankrupt sooner or later.”
"Hu Qian?" Upon hearing the name, someone took a closer look and found her to be quite a beauty. Not only was she fair-skinned and delicate, but her large breasts were also remarkable, far surpassing those of the first and second girls who had been evaluated. In addition, her summer clothes were quite thin, and if one looked closely, one could vaguely see the tips of her two plump breasts protruding like peanuts, which aroused the imagination.
"Don't mess with her," someone warned. "This woman is a wolf in sheep's clothing. If you offend her, especially if you stare at her chest for too long, you'll be in trouble."
Some people, skeptical, stared intently from afar: "Bad luck? I'm watching, what can she do? Can she bite off my penis?"
The person who reminded her said, "You want her to bite your mother and dream big? This woman controls the direction of online public opinion. It can be said that the Chinese Internet is under her control now. Moreover, in her eyes, as long as our computers are connected to the Internet, there are no secrets. Don't you think she is scary? Unless you have no secrets and never go online."
Some people said, "I don't believe the government would allow a woman to control the internet?"
The person who gave the reminder retorted, "How do you know the country isn't deliberately letting her control it? Do you know how powerful the Hu family behind her is? In the north, they're on the same level as our Chen family in the south."
The young men on one side were drooling and gazing at Hu Qian's large breasts from afar when suddenly a loud slap rang out from the other side. Everyone was taken aback. They had never heard of anyone daring to cause trouble at Old Master Chen's birthday banquet. Who was so arrogant? Did they have a death wish?
Volume 2 [Chapter 537] I Just Like Her
[537] I just like her.
The Chen family is seen as an almost divinely powerful entity. Many people who haven't been to Beijing even consider it the capital. Every order and action of the Chen family is crucial to economic development. Therefore, no one would dare to cause trouble at the Chen patriarch's birthday banquet. But the sound of slaps heard was definitely not an illusion. So who would dare to act like this? Are they out of their mind? However, those who could attend today's birthday banquet must be extremely intelligent; otherwise, they wouldn't have the status.
Everyone was puzzled, so they searched for the source of the sound and found a very 'shen' officer viciously slapping a young man. That's why young people are so energetic; they're restless and can be seen everywhere. They're fearless and easy to cause trouble.
"Say that again!" The officer ignored the stares of those around him. Several of the Chen family's staff members wanted to step forward to mediate but were afraid of being implicated, so they could only linger at a distance, hoping that the head of the Chen family would come out and sort things out.
The young man retorted defiantly, "What did I say? Who do you think you are? You'd be better off hitting me."
Those in the know recognized the young man as a prominent figure among the children of Shanghai municipal government officials. He was usually very low-key, never bullied anyone, and had no airs. However, after being slapped by a military officer, many people believed that the officer was being unreasonable, and they pointed and whispered from afar, condemning the officer.
The officer pointed to a girl in the corner with her head down and said, "Tell her what you just said."
The young man lowered his head immediately upon seeing the girl. "I...I...I really like her. Don't you allow me to confess to the girl I love? I have the right to love freely, and everyone has the right to pursue her. Who is she? What business is it of yours?"
The officer scoffed, "She rejected you, so why are you bothering her?"
The young man said, "Isn't the point of dating to be persistent and relentless? We only have one day together. Once she goes back to Donghai, I won't have another chance. So I have to win her over today. Is that wrong?"
The officer said, "No, I say it's wrong, and that's it. You don't agree?"
The young man was furious at being slapped in public. He straightened his body and said, "I'm not convinced!" Many young men from Shanghai's official circles gathered around him, ready to overwhelm the officer with the power of the crowd.
The officer waved his hand in the air, and four men in plainclothes appeared out of nowhere, as if they had never existed. Each of them had a serious expression. As soon as they stood in front of everyone, the group of young people felt the pressure coming on. They not only stopped in their tracks but also took two steps back, otherwise they would not have been able to withstand the close-range stares of the four men.
"Stop, stop! What are you all doing?" Finally, someone from the Chen family stepped forward. In such a chaotic scene, it was inevitable that some accidents would happen, like someone stepping on my foot or someone stepping on yours.
"Greetings, Commander Li... Greetings, Commander Li..." The young men greeted Li Zhongyuan one after another. This outstanding young man was their idol and role model, a powerful figure among the youth. Even figures like Chen Yaohui and Chen Yaocan were wary of him.
Li Zhongyuan ignored the group of young people and instead laughed it off to the officer: "Commander Yang, why are you arguing with a kid? Give my grandfather some face and don't hold it against him. It's a joyous occasion, and fighting isn't a good thing."
The onlookers were astonished. Everyone knew Li Zhongyuan's personality; he was a stubborn and unyielding man who wouldn't dare to do anything he set his mind to. Yet now he was being so respectful to a military officer, not just to give him face, but to give face to his grandfather. In other words, this cunning officer had more influence than Li Zhongyuan himself.
The officer pointed to the girl with her head down in the corner and said, "Li Zhongyuan, President Luo has been bullied. You're on your own. This is the Chen family's place. I'm giving your Chen family face, otherwise I would have torn the house down long ago."