There are two large banquet halls on the sixteenth floor, one in the south and one in the north. Two men walked out of the elevator and went to the banquet hall on the north side.
Yin Shuyao looked away with regret and pinched the golden handbag decorated with tassels with her rhinestone-covered fingers. It turned out that they were not guests attending Mrs. Qin's birthday party.
It's a pity that she originally wanted to find a chance to get to know each other, but now it's impossible.
The birthday banquet has not yet begun, and the invited guests are arriving one after another. The hall is filled with fragrant clothes and shadows, people are drinking and drinking, and chatting and laughing can be heard in the ears.
Before Shen Jianian came on stage, she found a secluded corner, unloaded the cello case and held it in front of her, relaxing her body and sinking into the soft leather sofa.
The smooth leather is close to the skin of the calf, giving it a hint of coolness.
Yin Shuyao surrounded her like a bee, and she couldn't finish her words of warning, but her tone was not good: "My parents will be here soon, be smart and watch the signs I give you, and don't get in front of Mr. Qin rashly. Make him unhappy. You only have one chance. If you miss it, it will be difficult to find again. If you want to take back the Lingyue Group from the Pei family and catch up with Mr. Qin, sooner or later there will be a day. "
Only the last sentence was heard by Shen Jia Nian.
At the entrance of the banquet hall, a graceful and elegant woman walked in with a serious-faced middle-aged man in a suit and leather shoes on her arm. Yin Shuyao noticed them, with a smile on her face, she left Shen Jia Nian and flew to them like a butterfly: "Mom, Dad, how is grandma?"
Yin Shuyao's grandmother fell and was admitted to the hospital. Yin Chengde and Hu Yuzhi went to visit and asked the two sisters to go to the banquet hall first, lest they lose etiquette by not being able to come back.
Hu Yuzhi let go of her husband's arm and patted her daughter's bare shoulder: "I took your grandma for a check-up. The doctor said that no bones were injured. After all, she is old and needs to rest in the hospital for a few days."
Yin Shuyao stroked her heart: "That's good."
"Why are you alone, Jianian?" Yin Chengde's voice was rich, with a hint of hesitation. He wanted Shen Jianian to come, but he didn't want her to come. The conflicting psychology made his majestic face look tangled.
Yin Shuyao pointed in a direction, curled her red lips, and said with a hint of disdain: "Over there."
Yin Chengde saw Shen Jianian, a girl about twenty years old with a beautiful face, as fresh and tender as a pure white gardenia among a cluster of emerald green leaves. Her eyebrows were slightly lowered, silently staring at the cello in front of her.
"Do you want to think about it again? She is still young. Mr. Qin..." Yin Chengde felt unbearable in his heart. This is his only niece. His sister is gone. As an uncle, he should fulfill his responsibility to take care of his sister. Yin Tongshu helped him a lot when he was alive.
Without the support of his sister and brother-in-law, he would not have been able to gain a foothold in Yicheng and achieve his current status.
Before he finished speaking, his elbow was pinched by his wife beside him.
Hu Yuzhi lowered her eyes and applied light dark-colored eye shadow to cover up her sharpness. At this moment, she approached her husband and lowered her voice: "Don't be so kind to a woman at a critical moment. Mr. Qin can't see enough of Jia Nian to say anything." .”
Yin Chengde frowned, Qin Zhongtian was a well-known womanizer in the circle, and Shen Jia Nian was so beautiful, how could he look down on her.
"Don't forget about our business. After the fall of the Shen family, we lost our backing. We have been suppressed by all parties for a month. If we don't find a way out, we will be finished sooner or later." Hu Yuzhi saw her husband's indecision and didn't mind asking him to recognize the reality. , "Do you want to go back to the days when you relied on others to breathe, praying to gods and worshiping Buddhas everywhere?"
Yin Chengde's sharp words stirred up his whole body, and his unbearable heart was suppressed a little. The remaining conscience prompted him to speak: "Even if he has to take this step, he should talk to Jia Nian, just in case she doesn't agree."
"She won't disagree!" Yin Shuyao immediately stopped her, fearing that her father would ask Shen Jianian about her wishes. "She also wants to help us tide over the difficulties. She hopes that the Yin family will become bigger and stronger and one day be able to use our power to get Ling back." Yue Group. I have talked about this with her, Dad, don’t worry about it."
After finishing speaking, Yin Shuyao and her mother exchanged looks that only each other could understand.
Yin Chengde was able to secure his position as the boss of a company not because he had no brains. He asked doubtfully, "Have you talked to Jianian about Mr. Qin's situation? Does she know that Mr. Qin has a wife and a pair of children?"
Yin Shuyao didn't expect her father to ask so persistently, and she was speechless for a moment.
Fortunately, Hu Yuzhi thought quickly and continued: "Mr. Qin's wife has stomach cancer. She is in the advanced stage. She lives in the hospital and cannot get out of bed. She was unable to attend tonight's birthday banquet. Maybe Mr. Qin thinks highly of Jia. Just think about it, wait for that person to pass away, take her back to be the first wife, it’s not as bad as you think.”
Is it really not that bad? Mr. Qin's son is four years older than Jia Nian, and his daughter is a freshman in college.
"Let's not talk about this anymore. Mr. Qin and the old lady are here. We have to go over and say hello." Hu Yuzhi changed her face in a second, with a decent smile on her face, and took her husband's arm.
The golden door of the banquet hall was pushed open by two waiters at the door. The guests in the venue looked at Qin Zhongtian, who was over fifty years old, wearing an iron-gray suit, with a belt that held him like a beer belly that was five months pregnant, and he bent slightly. He helped an old lady wearing a purple cheongsam and wearing a string of small rosewood beads around her neck to walk slowly.
The Qin family is in the hotel business, with multiple series of branded hotels opening all over the country. At the beginning of this year, it opened up foreign markets and built Chinese-style garden hotels in many countries including the United Kingdom, the United States, and France, which are very popular among foreigners.
Yin Chengde and his wife responded quickly enough, but were still a step slower than others. A group of people gathered around Mr. Qin and the old lady to greet them.
Birthday wishes appeared in different styles.
Their purpose is the same - to curry favor with Mr. Qin.
Who makes him the leading entrepreneur in Yicheng, with a little wealth leaking from his fingers, enough to feed and clothe the small fish and shrimps present for a year?
Hu Yuzhi was smart and found an opportunity to get in front of today's protagonist, Mrs. Qin. Her smile became more respectful and gentle, impeccable: "Hello, old lady, I wonder if you still remember me. Last time we had tea at Ziyun Tea House .I specially brought my niece here to wish you a birthday today. She also plays cello, but she is far behind you. I heard that today is your birthday, and she begged me to bring her over to play a song for you. I hope I can bring you some music. Come and feel better, even if it’s just for a moment, it’s worth it.”
Hu Yuzhi is a person who is good at dancing and can make Mrs. Qin happy with a few words.
"As I get older, I always miss the days when I used to play the piano. Now my hands and feet are trembling and I can't play anymore. It would be good to appreciate the talents of young people." The old lady was complimented and showed a kind smile, her eyes falling on Hu Yuzhi. The quiet and elegant girl next to her looked at her face briefly, "Is this your niece? She is so beautiful."
"Old madam, this is my daughter, Shuyao." Hu Yuzhi took the opportunity to push her daughter forward, "Shuyao, this is the Grandma Qin I told you before."
Yin Shuyao was trained at home and was very good at it. She bowed with a smile: "Hello grandma, my mother said last week that she met a kind-hearted and powerful old lady, it's you. She said that when you were young, you were a well-known cello player at home and abroad. I stopped playing the piano in my later years, and you have helped countless disabled children through charity work. You are really a great philanthropist."
"Where." Old Mrs. Qin waved her hand, and a string of Buddhist beads hung on her wrist, which jingled together, "I can't compare to a real great philanthropist with my meager efforts."
While Yin Shuyao was joking, he made a gesture to Shen Jianian who was far away to communicate with him in advance.
It's Shen Jia Nian's turn to play.
Thinking of her being in the limelight in front of so many people tonight, I was really jealous. After thinking about it, after the limelight passed, what awaited Shen Jianian would be a miserable life like an endless night, and Yin Shuyao felt a little happy.
Shen Jianian took out the cello and held the bow in one hand. Her skirt covered with sparkling stars trailed to the floor. Her high heels made a crisp sound when she stepped on the shiny floor. She walked towards her with steady and elegant steps.
The whole audience's attention was attracted.
Mrs. Qin looked at her for a moment and praised her from the bottom of her heart: "Yuzhi, when did you get such a lovely niece? Her appearance is even more outstanding than Shuyao's."
Yin Shuyao gritted his teeth, his face tensed, but he couldn't say anything, and he couldn't help but clench the fingers hanging by his side.
She searched for Qin Zhongtian among the people with stunned eyes, and sure enough, the pot-bellied man raised his thick black eyebrows, his lustful squinted eyes widened, and light burst out from his eyes.
It vividly interprets the four words "my eyes light up".
Yin Shuyao didn't need to figure out Mr. Qin's thoughts. She was sure with just one glance that he had thoughts about Shen Jia, just like a wild leopard staring at a delicious prey, thinking about how to catch it and then devour it.
