Chapter 112: Old Lady Zhou's Status
Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, it was the day of Old Man Zhou's birthday, and at about 5:00 a.m. that morning, Zhou Yufang, who usually likes to sleep the most, woke up for the first time, and called Sun Wenkang and Sun Yueying while yawning.
Fang Chen didn't need to let her scream, because as early as when Zhou Yufang finished sleeping, he had also recovered from his cultivation state.
After a series of attempts during this period of time, Fang Chen could already clearly feel that the barrier that was blocking him from breaking through to the next stage had been significantly loosened, and now he only needed a little chance to break through the last obstacle.
It's just that this chance is something that can be met but not sought, good luck may appear in the next moment, but if it is bad luck, even if it is a year and a half, it may not be possible.
Fortunately, after years of refining his heart, especially the life of his son-in-law in the past three years, his mood can be kept in a stable state and he will not feel anxious because of the current predicament.
The family was so busy that they didn't even eat breakfast, and before 7:00, they all rushed to the old mansion of the Zhou family in full costume.
Zhou Yufang can give birth to a superb beauty like Sun Yueying, and her foundation is also quite good, she usually can't see it when she is relatively unkempt at home, but after some careful dressing up at this time, she is obviously about 50 years old, but she looks like she is in her early 40s.
And it gives people the feeling of grace and luxury, at first glance, it is Mrs. Kuo who has not suffered from life, not only the facial features are three-dimensional and beautiful, but the skin is also particularly fair and elastic, if you don't open your mouth to scold, the temperament and appearance will definitely not lose to any woman of the same age.
Not to mention Sun Yueying, she has gathered all the advantages of her parents, and she is as beautiful as a fairy with a little powder, not to mention that today Zhou Yufang personally painted a very delicate makeup, and with a cheongsam that highlights her figure, the whole person is like a fairy coming down from the clouds, and she is thrillingly beautiful.
Even though Fang Chen has been living with her for three years, and has often had more intimate interactions recently, when he just saw Sun Yueying who had changed into a cheongsam and put on makeup, he still felt that there was a fire burning in his heart, and his eyes could hardly be removed, especially when he was always wandering away from the fork of Sun Yueying's cheongsam, and there was an urge to explore the secrets inside.
If it was normal for Zhou Yufang to find Fang Chen staring at his daughter with a thief's gaze, he would definitely curse him in anger.
But today he also knew that he had to rely on this son-in-law who he usually looked down on, so for the first time, not only did he not scold the property, but also said to him with a smile: "How about it, our moon shadow is a rare beauty in the sky that is not available on the earth!"
At this point, you will definitely not suffer a loss when you join our Sun family, don't say that I haven't given you a chance, if you perform well enough at this birthday banquet, I will let the two of you start a formal relationship first, if you can always satisfy me in the follow-up, I will really hand over my daughter to you in all aspects!"
Of course, Fang Chen could understand the deep meaning of his words, and nodded with a smile: "Mom, don't worry, as soon as my birthday gift appears, it will definitely amaze the audience!"
Zhou Yufang saw his confident look, and the smile on his face became even more, today I will let Zhou Yuying and other people in several rooms take a look, I, Zhou Yufang, am no longer the same as before!"
Sun Wenkang, who was also wearing a straight suit and had a particularly neat hair, asked curiously while wearing gold-rimmed glasses:
"Xiao Fang, what is the birthday gift you prepared? It has been mysterious for the past two days, don't let us see it!"
Fang Chen smiled and said, "Dad, don't worry, it will be revealed when the birthday banquet begins, in short, I dare to guarantee that it will be full of surprises!"
Sun Wenkang couldn't help frowning when he heard this, but he didn't continue to ask.
The old man of the Zhou family is called Zhou Tai, and he has been in charge of the Zhou family for nearly 50 years, bringing the Zhou family from a second-rate family that was originally just about the same as the Sun family to the first-line family, and is even qualified to impact the ranks of the super-first-line family.
In the entire Anping City, as long as he is a businessman, there is no one who does not give him face, and the warm-up for his 85th birthday began as early as two or three months ago.
Not only the local area of Anping City, but also many people from outside the province and even abroad are counting the days to rush back.
Even some of the officials in power have come to express their hearts in person or by sending subordinates who can represent them.
Before 6:00, dozens of luxury cars were already parked outside the old mansion of the Zhou family, and everyone who stepped down from the luxury car had a net worth of at least 10 million.
Moreover, these guests, who arrived a lot in advance, in order not to disturb Mrs. Zhou's rest, had no way to enter the depths of the mansion at all, so they could only rest in the two courtyards on the outer floor.
But despite this, most of the people who come to celebrate the birthday still have a happy smile on their faces, because not everyone is qualified to go to the scene to celebrate the birthday in person.
Mr. Zhou galloped more than a few people in the mall, and his connections were too huge, and there were too many people who wanted to stutter.
If everybody were there. Even if it is a big mansion with nine entrances and nine exits, it can't fit in, so people who don't have deep friendships or identity is not strong enough can only deliver gifts before the birthday banquet begins, and they are not eligible to participate on the day.
Even those who are qualified to come to the scene to celebrate her birthday on the same day are divided into three, six, nine and so on, and the most upscale are of course the direct descendants of the Zhou family, who can eat in the same courtyard with Old Man Zhou, and even the person who can please her the most can also sit at the same table with him.
The second class is the side descendants and those who have a good personal relationship with him, they can dine in the courtyard on the second and third floors, and the old man Zhou will also walk over during the birthday banquet, say a few words to them, and toast a few glasses of wine from afar.
Again, the first ones are distant relatives and business partners who have many years of cooperative relations, these people can participate in the birthday banquet in the four or five courtyards, but whether Mr. Zhou will go every year depends on his physical state and mood.
The most unscrupulous are the newly added wealthy businessmen in the past few years, and the so-called relatives who are almost not related by blood.
Although they are qualified to enter the old mansion of the Zhou family, they can only be in the six-fold courtyard at the very edge, and they can hardly see the old man Zhou himself.
Even the birthday gifts can only be stacked in the warehouse first, if the housekeeper is in a good mood, he will take it to Master Zhou and tell him who is coming and what he has sent, but many times, what they send, Old Man Zhou actually doesn't know what it is, and he doesn't care.
This set of rules for seating is not explicitly stipulated, but after every birthday, everyone tastes it little by little, and it has been implemented.
And whoever is qualified to enter the first three courtyards, or even in the first courtyard, and eat at the same table as Old Man Zhou, will immediately become a pivotal figure in the business community of Anping City, and no one dares to underestimate it.
Zhou Yufang's biggest wish this year is to obtain the qualification to eat at the same table as Old Man Zhou through Fang Chen's repeated emphasis on the carefully prepared birthday gift that can be a blockbuster, because this can bring too many benefits invisibly.