Chapter 119: Frightened and fainted
After killing the two family members who were easily bought by Wang Lei, Old Lady Zhou set his eyes on Zhou Yufang and the three of them, and after reining in the terrifying momentum, he said with a faint smile:
"What are you all doing standing at the door? Come and sit down! I haven't seen you for a few months, and it seems that your family has been doing well for a while, and finally you won't continue to mess around!"
Old lady Zhou is the kind of big man who stomps his feet, and the entire Qingzhou business community will tremble twice, and he only needs to check a little bit about whose affairs he wants to know.
Therefore, not only did she know that Sun Yueying had recently won an annual order worth more than 100 million yuan from Caiyuan Real Estate, but she also knew that she had encountered a lot of troubles, and even knew that a considerable part of these troubles were solved by Fang Chen.
It was precisely out of curiosity about Fang Chen's recent changes in personality and ability that Old Lady Zhou took the initiative to invite their family to sit at the same table with him.
And his words also made the faces of Zhou Lingyun and Zhou Yuying even more ugly.
You must know that being able to sit at the same table with Mrs. Zhou at the birthday banquet is the wish of every Zhou family heir, because it means that they have won the favor of the old lady and are very likely to get more family property.
It is also equivalent to sending a signal to all the forces that are attached to the Zhou family or have close cooperation with the Zhou family - I am the darling of the Zhou family. There are a lot of benefits to be gained by following me.
In the past, every year during Old Man Zhou's birthday, the heirs of the Zhou family, who ate at the same table with him, were able to increase their power by at least 50% in the next year, and even multiplied!
Watching Zhou Yufang go from confusion to ecstasy, and then walked towards the old lady's table with a thousand thanks, Zhou Lingyun clenched his fists tightly, the corners of his eyes twitched slightly, and his heart was fighting between heaven and man, and he wanted to remind the old lady that there was no need for Zhou Yufang and her family of four to sit on the table.
Because the old lady's table has only 8 seats in total, in addition to himself, there are still 7 chairs left, of which at least three or four must be reserved for the old lady's best friends and most important partners!
The remaining ones, if they are all occupied by Zhou Yufang and them, then how should he, the son of the Zhou family, deal with himself?
You must know that as the most valued son of the old man Zhou, he controls half of the real power of the Zhou family, and it has been more than 20 years since the old man held the birthday banquet, but he has always been sitting next to the old lady.
This is already the most important way for him to show everyone that he is in the middle, if this year's hand can't sit at the same table as the old man, how many conjectures will be aroused, how many people will see jokes, and how many people will start stabbing behind their backs!
After all, he has been in charge of the Zhou family for so many years, and he has offended too many people inside and outside the Zhou family, when he stands in the clouds, these people can only look up, but once they fall into the dust, they will definitely die very miserably!
But now Mrs. Zhou obviously looks at Zhou Yufang and her family very pleasing to the eye, if she jumps out and says something disappointing. In case it is self-defeating, I am afraid that not only will Fang Cheng and their family not be able to drive them off Old Lady Zhou's table, but it is possible that he will not even be able to stay in a heavy courtyard, so he really doesn't dare to bet for a while!
Fortunately, at this time, Zhou Ning, the chief housekeeper of the state capital, walked in from outside respectfully with a happy expression, and said to the old lady:
"Ancestor, the guests who should attend your birthday banquet have all arrived, and I have already drawn up a list of guests who are qualified to enter the first three courtyards, and I have also noted the congratulatory gifts they sent after the names of the people.
However, there are also a few special guests who have made it clear that they want to deliver the birthday gift to you in person after the birthday banquet begins, so they did not register. ”
After Mrs. Zhou took the list of guests and gifts from the housekeeper's hand, she said casually: "You can just look at these things and deal with them, remember not to snub every guest, even if you are sitting in the courtyard on the back few floors, you must be entertained, don't give people the feeling that Zhoujiadian is bullying customers." ”
There are also ten best ones selected from the birthday gifts received, and they are displayed before the birthday banquet begins, which can be regarded as the person who wants to prepare the gift, and he did not spend his time in vain.
As for those who want to give me a birthday gift in person, I have to find out what they are going to give, and if it's really good, it doesn't matter, but if it's just some ordinary object or something vulgar. Just find an excuse to refuse!
Old Man Zhou has held so many birthday banquets, and he has already tasted the way to give birthday gifts.
Most of those who insist on giving gifts to themselves in person have begged him, and once he accepts the gift in person, it is difficult to refuse the requests of these people again, so he wants to go through the sieve again and find out what these people think.
The old housekeeper nodded and respectfully retreated, while Zhou Yufang, Sun Yueying, and Sun Wenkang obviously felt a chill surging all over their bodies.
Because they had already said hello in advance, they wanted to give it to the old man in person, but until now, they still didn't know what Fang Chen had prepared.
Although the current situation is very good, if the birthday gift goes wrong, it may all be over!
Zhou Lingyun: I am a person who is very good at observing words and feelings, and from the moment Zhou Yufang and the three of them walked into the courtyard, he felt that something was not quite right.
Now when I see each of them, the expressions on their faces are very stiff, especially Sun Wenkang's forehead has a layer of cold sweat, and he immediately knows that their family of three is actually very empty in their hearts.
Only Fang Chen, as if he was relying on something, had always been very calm and calm, and after rolling his eyes, he hurriedly said to Old Lady Zhou: "Father, I heard that Yufang and her family's birthday gift this year is not written on the gift list, but intends to hand it over to your old man in person."
I think the birthday guests are almost all here now, otherwise you can start the birthday banquet directly, and then let Yufang and her family's birthday gift be shown to all the guests as the opening. ”
At this time, in the courtyard, there were indeed four or five tables of guests with high status, but there were still some guests who had not arrived, Zhou Lingyun said this, which was equivalent to a gaffe, you can imagine how nervous and urgent he was in his heart.
Sure enough, after Old Lady Zhou heard him say this, her brows suddenly furrowed, and she said coldly:
"What are you doing in such a hurry? Your brother Ling Feng and my grandson Zhou Kai haven't arrived yet? In addition, my old friends have also greeted them in advance, saying that the road is far away, and they are also a little unwell, and they will have to wait for another ten or twenty minutes before the birthday banquet, and they must wait until all the guests have arrived before it can be held!
The purpose was not achieved, and he was scolded by the old man for a few words, Zhou Lingyun's face suddenly became more ugly, but he also swept the more nervous expressions of Zhou Yufang and the three of them with the corner of his eye, so while being annoyed, he was more and more sure that his judgment was correct, and the birthday gift prepared by Zhou Yufang and them was likely to have a big problem!
And it's not just Zhou Lingyun who felt abnormal, Zhou Yuying, and other guests who sat in a heavy courtyard and watched for a long time, and the guests who were doing housework gradually felt that something was wrong, and their eyes fell on Zhou Yufang and the four of them.
Every gaze seemed to have the strength of tens of millions of catties, and suddenly their bones were almost flattened, Zhou Yufang gasped and stood up, trying to hide his nervousness, and asked Fang Chen in a low voice: "Son-in-law, what is in that box of yours?" ”
Of course, Fang Chen could also feel the atmosphere of the courtyard, which became a little subtle because of the topic he accepted, but this was exactly the result he wanted, so he still calmly picked up the teacup in front of him, took a sip and said, "It's not the time to reveal it yet, in short, you can rest assured!"