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Chapter 1176: Chapter 1034: Full Moon Wine (Please Subscribe!)
Tang Qing arrived in Beijing in the afternoon.
At this time,
Chai Ren was busy hosting guests and really couldn’t get away.
Tang Qing came to the villa.
There were already a lot of cars parked at the entrance, and the road was congested, but fortunately, this road was only used by Chai Ren’s family, so it wouldn’t obstruct traffic. Even if it did, there weren’t many people in Beijing who could make them move.
From afar,
Tang Qing could hear the noisy chatter coming from inside. 𝘯𝑜𝘷𝘱𝘶𝑏.𝘤𝘰𝑚
"Are there a lot of people?" Tang Qing asked.
Zheng Lin gently shook his head.
"Not really, just relatives of the Zhan and Chai families and some friends from both sides. It’s not going to be a big spectacle, just a gathering to welcome the new member of the Chai family."
"We’re not too late, are we?"
"Of course not, it’s still working hours. Those who are here are basically... um, idle people." Zheng Lin was quite satisfied with this description.
Tang Qing: "..."
What an apt description.
"Let’s go in."
"Alright."
Holding Lin Jiaxue’s hand, Tang Qing followed behind Zheng Lin and entered.
As soon as they entered the living room,
they saw Chai Ren carrying a plate of watermelon out of the kitchen, "Tang Qing, Jiaxue, you’re here, come in and sit. Sister-in-law, Yaya, sorry for the lack of hospitality, please forgive us."
Zheng Lin complained unhappily, "Big shot Chai, am I invisible?"
"Just saw you yesterday, now you want me to say ’welcome’? Wishful thinking," Chai Ren rolled his eyes at Zheng Lin.
Zheng Lin pouted and had nothing to say.
As soon as Tang Qing arrived,
the conversation in the living room halted, and all eyes were on him. Huaxia’s newly crowned richest man, not even twenty years old with assets exceeding a hundred billion RMB—how could they not know of him.
Seeing him today,
indeed his demeanor was unique.
Tang Qing was also taking a look at them.
Both the men and women
were quite young.
He didn’t recognize anyone, but a few faces looked familiar. On recalling, he had seen them at Chai Ren’s wedding and hadn’t paid much attention at the time.
From his last memory, Chai Ren’s mother and a few others, under the scan of Tang Qing’s Nerve Telekinesis, were found chatting with a group of their peers on the second floor. The Zhan Xi were also there, attending to the guests upstairs.
Chai Ren placed the watermelon on the Marble tea table.
And introduced.
"This is Tang Qing, everyone must be familiar with him, having seen his news often these days. Next to him is his fiancée Lin Jiaxue. Tang Qing, as for these people in front of you... I feel even if I introduce them, you won’t remember them all. What should we do?"
Chai Ren pretended to look troubled.
This rendered quite a few people speechless.
A woman in her early twenties, with a pretty face, was the first to walk over, scolding, "Cousin, be serious. Tang Qing, hello, I’m Liu Ying, Chai Ren’s cousin."
She extended her hand confidently.
"Hello." Tang Qing couldn’t ignore her and shook hands briefly before quickly letting go.
"Liu Jing, Liu Ying’s brother," said another casually dressed young man as he stood up from the sofa. "Being invited by Cousin Chai means you’re a friend of ours. Don’t be shy."
"Hello."
Tang Qing thought to himself: I’m not being shy at all.
After the two,
the others took turns introducing themselves. Twenty-four people in all, all younger members of both the Chai and Zhan families. The yard was filled with an even younger crowd of kids. Having a big family meant recognizing everyone was a hassle.
Zheng Lin could only remember about six or seven names, anyway.
The others, rarely seen in years, didn’t bother to greet each one. Those who had the qualifications to know him, surely they already did. The rest were those without much prospects.
It didn’t matter if he didn’t know them.
Zheng Lin nonchalantly took a piece of watermelon.
And lured his daughter out from Tang Qing’s embrace.
Chai Ren apologized, "Tang Qing, there are too many people today, and the villa is small, so you’ll have to sit on a stool."
"It’s all the same to me."
Tang Qing didn’t take a seat; he wasn’t tired anyway.
They hadn’t chatted for long.
Chai Ren’s father finished work and came home.
"Little Tang, you’re here."
Chai Guoqiang, upon seeing Tang Qing, let a smile spread across his stately face.
"Director Chai, hello," Tang Qing hurriedly said, addressing him by his official title.
"You young people keep chatting; I’m going upstairs."
After that, Chai Guoqiang went upstairs, where the elders of the Zhan family and his own father were present. Seeing Chai Guoqiang head upstairs, the younger generation let out a collective sigh of relief. Despite being relatives, they found it hard to relax around him.
In the next half-hour,
Colleagues and friends from other families trickled in one after another. Tang Qing quickly estimated that there were a good hundred people attending the full-month celebration, most of whom were members of the two families.
What a large clan indeed.
He hadn’t felt it much before,
But now, in comparison,
The Tang Family seemed rather thin on members.
As evening approached,
Dinner began.
A total of ten tables displayed the food Tang Qing supplied. It had been pre-ordered by Chai Ren during the summer vacation, and Tang Qing had charged a handsome fee for the materials and preparation, using materials that were deemed fairly acceptable.
It’s not that he didn’t want to use the best,
But could a meter in diameter ’stupid crab’ ever make it to a dinner table?
One should know,
That a ’stupid crab’ was a Green Crab.
Just the crab roe alone
Could feed an entire table.
If each table only had one crab, the full-month celebration would be too bizarre. Too big of a "mutated ingredient" wasn’t suitable to be presented; only slightly less "illegal" items could be used.
But even so,
It made the guests at the table marvel.
"This crab is so big, could it be a King Crab?"
"Are you dumb? How are King Crabs and Green Crabs alike?"
"They’re both crabs, with pincers too."
"But this smell is good; I haven’t felt a strong appetite in a long time. This cook is really good."
"Hasn’t it started yet? I can hardly wait any longer." A teenage girl gazed longingly, nearly reaching out to grab a crab before her mother tapped her lightly with chopsticks.
When Chai Ren announced that they could eat, the tables with younger people immediately became lively.
"So tasty, really delicious."
"Absolutely scrumptious."
"Wait, save some for me... I’m your brother, after all."
"What about you being my brother? A brother should let his sister have more."
Chai Ren and Zheng Lin exchanged glances.
Although they had expected this, they didn’t think it would be so frenzied. They had eaten Tang Qing’s food quite often and thus had some resistance. Those trying it for the first time simply didn’t know how to stop.
Seeing their own young ones becoming so ungracious,
Like they hadn’t eaten for eight lifetimes, the elders from both families also felt their appetites increase.
If Tang Qing didn’t know for sure their food was without issues, he might have thought something was added to it, the scene being quite bizarre. Lin Jiaxue stretched out her chopsticks, only to find almost everything had been eaten.
"It’s okay, our chef is here, and we have plenty of food; we can make more later," Tang Qing said.
Lin Jiaxue put down her chopsticks.
"Alright."
Tang Qing and Lin Jiaxue sat to one side, sipping fruit juice, not joining in.
"Tang Qing, with such delicious food, why aren’t you eating?" Liu Ying’s mouth was stuffed with food, not caring about her appearance, as it had been many years since she last experienced the joy of fighting for food.
"As long as you like it, that’s good."
"What do you mean?" Liu Ying asked, puzzled.
"Today’s chef is from Tang Qing’s household, and the ingredients are very precious; don’t waste them." Chai Ren came over at that moment, patting Tang Qing on the shoulder, "My grandfather wants you at their table."
"Go ahead; I’ll watch Jiaxue," Zheng Lin’s wife said from the side.
Tang Qing made his way to Chai Guoqiang’s table.
Here it was all men; the women were seated at a different table. He noticed not a single one was a simple character, even Chai Ren’s grandfather was present. Being in this nation, Tang Qing couldn’t help but regard these people with seriousness.
Even with his current achievements,
He couldn’t consider the two former big shots and a host of ministry-level leaders as nobodies.
