Chairman Yang's mansion is located in the quiet Yuyuan Road, the dark green paint gate is heavy and calm, through the gate two rows of plane trees, you can see the neatly manicured garden, in the center of the garden is a four-story grand western-style building, bluestone walls and red tiles, the left and right two auxiliary buildings stand around the main building, the momentum is magnificent. On both sides of the main entrance of the main building is a pair of Chinese-style stone lions, there is a Western-style fountain in front, the white marble lotus flower in the center of the pool, the lotus core is spraying a thin column of water, the water splash spreads out, like a big white flower. It was dark, and the bright light in the room was reflected through the stone pillars of the arched portico like golden waves on the grass. The whole Yang Mansion is a combination of Chinese and Western, brilliant like a castle, but it lacks a little warmth of home.

Passing through the stone-pillared portico is a vaulted hall, with ornate crystal chandeliers hanging from the center of the dome, illuminating the whole hall, and a Western band playing in one corner of the hall, the music is sometimes soothing and sometimes cheerful. There are already many guests in the hall, whether they are wearing suits or robes, dresses or cheongsams, all of them are glamorous, and it is estimated that rich and powerful people from all over Shanghai have gathered here.

Lin Yuhan looked down at the pink and green dress on his body, he thought it was too gorgeous and dazzling before, and he had never had a suitable opportunity to wear it, but now that he has entered this occasion, it seems too simple.

The father pretended to be familiar with the other guests, and Yuhan followed behind her parents, like a shadow silently, nodding when she was introduced. The young people in the hall Yuhan still know some of them, some of them have met in the school, and the sons and daughters of several large families are all famous people in the school, and it is difficult to know.

The band stopped playing suddenly, and everyone knew that it was a sign that important people were on the scene, and they all stopped talking and began to look around, looking at the door, the side door, and the stairs.

The hall began to applaud, and the applause quickly became dense. Chairman Yang and a tall man in a white suit walked down the stairs in the middle of the hall, accompanied by Yang Shuhua, the second lady of the Yang family, in a gorgeous red dress. They walked to the platform at the bottom of the stairs and stopped, and President Yang raised his hand to sign, and the applause gradually fell.

"Today is my birthday Yang, thank you for coming to celebrate the birthday of the contemptible people." He looked sideways at the man in the white suit slightly, "It is a special honor that Mr. James, the president of Georgeson Company Greater China, can come to the cold house, which flatters Yang." ”

There was an uproar below, shouldn't this Mr. James be an Englishman? The man, on the other hand, had an oriental face, about thirty years old, and looked young and handsome.

Chairman Yang paused and continued, "As you can see, Mr. James is an overseas Chinese, young and promising, and he also knows a little about Shanghainese. In the future, we will have a lot of opportunities for cooperation between the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce and Georgeson Company, and we also need the bosses of the Chamber of Commerce to work more, and hope to take this opportunity to carry forward our Shanghai Chamber of Commerce. This business is bigger, everyone has money to make! ”

Chairman Yang's words were very straightforward and clear, and the businessmen resonated with them, and the applause rang out again.

The guests in the hall began to gather on the platform, and greeted President Yang in turn, hoping to talk to Mr. James, and flattered him one by one. Lin Yuhan's family was also among this group of people, and after waiting for a long time before it was their turn, her father presented the birthday gift that had been prepared, and the birthday greetings were also very fluent, and she and her mother stood aside and followed the salute.

"This is Boss Lin of Shengda Construction." Chairman Yang introduced Mr. James.

The father hurriedly bent down and laughed, "In Xia Lin Daxun, I have long admired Mr. James's name, but I didn't expect you to be such a young and handsome gentleman, and it is really a great honor to meet you today." ”

"Boss Lin is polite. I have heard of Shengda Construction, which started as a timber, and it was also dominant in the early years. "Mr. James seems to know a little bit about each company and seems to have come prepared.

"I'm ashamed to say that I didn't manage it well because I was incompetent, and I will ask Mr. James to help me more in the future."

Mr. James nodded slightly, and said nothing more, as if he was tired of this compliment.

The father was afraid of the cold, so he quickly changed the subject and said, "These are the contemptible lady and the little girl." ”

Lin Yuhan and his mother hurriedly bent down and saluted. The fake foreigner's gaze only swept slightly, nodded in response, and then squinted his eyes and whispered to Miss Yang Er, as if his mind was attracted to the beauty. The father wanted to introduce Yuhan again, but when he saw the situation, he had to swallow back, and moved away in a curtling manner to make room for the people waiting behind.

When the birthday greeting is almost over, the dance begins. The band began to play cheerful dance music, Mr. James and Miss Yang Er danced, and after a round of applause, the other guests began to dance one after another.

People gather in groups, men chatting about business, wives and ladies chatting about clothing styles, the content is nothing more than flattery or showing off. Lin Yuhan has never been good at participating in this kind of drinking party and dance, firstly, there is no one she can talk to, and secondly, even if she insists on talking, she doesn't know what to talk about, and she can't say anything about those flattery that goes against her will, so she can only hope that the banquet will end soon.

She felt uncomfortable in the corner like a floor lamp for a while, and then walked to the dining table, staring at the various snacks on the table, but she didn't know where to focus through the dim sum, and wondered if she could sneak into the garden to breathe while her father was not looking.

"Does Miss Lin like dim sum?" Yang Tianqi walked over and chose a glass of sparkling wine from the dining table.

Lin Yuhan was taken aback, they had never talked to each other before, and Yang Tianqi's suddenly familiar tone made her a little stunned, but she looked up at him and didn't know how to answer.

"That's kind of special." Yang Tianqi pointed to one of the Chinese dim sums with vermilion dots, "Miss Lin can try it." ”

Yuhan didn't really want to eat it, but out of politeness, she had to pick up a piece and put it to her mouth and take a small bite. Yuhan frowned slightly.

Yang Tianqi smiled, "How is it, it's special, right?" I think that's special too...... Bad! As he handed over a glass of water, he still couldn't hide a smile on his face.

Yuhan snorted, frowning, but somehow laughed. She didn't expect that Yang Tianqi's personality was like a child, and he would do such childish pranks, and the atmosphere between the two suddenly relaxed a lot.

He took a sip of his wine and looked towards the center of the dance hall, as if looking for a topic to continue the conversation.

"Today, my second sister has stolen the limelight from all the young ladies, maybe my father will be able to get a foreign son-in-law in the future."

Yuhan also looked over, Miss Yang Er and Mr. James were dancing in the field, and the red and white figures were rotating and staggering.

"Miss Yang Er danced so well."

"My second sister likes the drinking party and dance hall the most, and she dances a lot and is naturally skillful. Does Miss Lin do this ballroom dance? ”

Although Yuhan had studied a few times in the school dance, she was very unfamiliar, she was afraid that Yang Tianqi was going to invite her to dance, so she hurriedly said, "I won't." ”

The first piece ends, and after a short pause, the second one resumes.

Yang Tianqi had no intention of leaving, he raised his wine glass and shook it in front of him, and a series of bubbles burst out of the pale yellow liquid in the transparent goblet.

"This wine is delicious, as delicious as honey water, but if you drink too much, you will still get drunk." He took another sip of wine, "I heard that a matchmaker said goodbye to our two families, and my aunt agreed with a mouthful, and they have been looking forward to me moving out as soon as possible." ”

Yuhan didn't expect him to talk about this topic directly, and he was so embarrassed that he didn't know what to say for a while.

"I also want to leave this house as soon as possible, and it also saves my eldest aunt, second mother, and third mother from worrying about me all the time, and always prevents me from dividing the family property." Yang Tianqi's tone was relaxed and casual, as if he was talking about gossip about those unrelated people. "If it's you, it's not a bad thing." He pouted in the direction of the center of the dance floor, "If it's a woman like that, I'm afraid it's a real headache." ”

Yu Hanshun looked over, Miss Yang Er was no longer on the field, probably to change clothes, Mr. James was surrounded by a few young girls dressed in fancy clothes, pretentiously squeezing their eyebrows, showing coquettishness and flattery.

Yuhan complained in her heart that her aunt was fast-talking, and she had already mentioned it to the Yang family before she could see it, how would it end up in the future? Although Yang Tianqi didn't feel annoying, if she agreed to this marriage, it would be difficult for her to stay abroad.

Yang Tianqi saw Lin Yuhan bowing his head and hesitating, and smiled briskly, "Miss Lin doesn't need to reply in a hurry, I just want you to know what I think." ”