Chapter 78: The Banquet
The autumn breeze is still a bit bleak, and the city of Bonta is a little colder at night than during the day, and there are far fewer pedestrians on the road than there were a month ago, making the whole city seem a little deserted.
However, in front of a mansion in the northeastern part of Bonta City, there were more than thirty horse-drawn carriages parked.
Although these carriages were of different sizes and shapes, they all had one thing in common, that is, they were all extremely luxurious.
Not only is the exterior of each carriage decorated with extremely valuable decorations that you can see at a glance, but even the horses in charge of pulling the carriage are quite miraculous, and it can be seen that they are definitely not ordinary inferior horses.
Just by seeing these carriages, you will know that their owners must be extremely wealthy, and any one of them is a big man in the city of Bangta.
From time to time, there were bursts of laughter and laughter in the mansion, accompanied by faint singing and dancing, and it seemed that a banquet was being held inside.
A banquet that can gather so many big people in Bang Ta City is really rare in Bang Ta City.
A swarthy carriage suddenly drove around the corner.
The carriage looked very ordinary, with no ornaments other than a worn lantern. The horses pulling the cart are also mixed in color, and there is no trace of the color of the gods.
Judging from the carriage, it was clear that the person sitting on it was not a big man, so it had not even reached the gate of this mansion before it had been stopped by the guards at the door.
Just as the guards were about to scold and drive the unknown carriage away, the curtain of the carriage was suddenly lifted, and a young man jumped down.
Although the man's clothes were not luxurious, and he did not see any expensive ornaments worn, his demeanor was like, and his actions showed a sense of confidence, and at first glance he was by no means an ordinary civilian, and the guard was stunned for a moment, and then temporarily swallowed the scolding that was about to be exported.
The young man glanced at the guard, turned his head and held out his hand into the carriage.
A delicate and white little hand came out of the carriage, and with the support of the young man, a girl who was not tall, with a round face, a lovely appearance, and a lively temperament also got out of the carriage.
Seeing this girl, the guard was stunned for a moment, then suddenly reacted and lost his voice: "You are Miss Akali!"
Akali had just jumped out of the carriage when she suddenly heard someone shouting her name, and she looked up in amazement to see the surprised escort and smiled sweetly at him.
"You know me?"
"Of course, of course!" the guard nodded excitedly. "Miss Akali, the billboard you made for the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce has always stood outside the city gates, and I have seen it countless times. I can't imagine that I have met your real person now, what a ...... What a ......."
The young man on the side was of course Xu Yi, and when he saw that this guard actually showed the appearance of a star chaser to Akali, he couldn't help laughing.
"Akali, you're famous, you have fans. ”
"What are the fans?" Akali glanced at Xu Yi inexplicably.
"Ah...... Fans...... It's the person who pays attention to and likes you, and this big brother of the guard is so excited and happy to see you, then he is your fan. ”
"Sounds amazing. Akali rolled her eyes and smiled sweeter at the guard again. "Brother Guard, we're here for a banquet, can you let us pass?"
The guard was stunned, then he reacted, looked at Xu Yi on the side, and suddenly realized.
"This must be President Xu Yixu of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, right? ”
Xu Yi and Akali, under the guidance of the guards, felt countless eyes sweeping over as soon as they walked into the door of the mansion.
Compared with the people who are all extremely glamorous, wearing expensive clothes and gorgeous jewelry, they look extremely rich, Xu Yi and Akali's dresses are too ordinary.
Although Xu Yi cleaned up when he went out today, he was still wearing an ordinary cloth coat, and he couldn't see anything precious except for being neat.
Compared with Xu Yi, Akali is obviously well-dressed, but she is just a daughter of an ordinary family, and the conditions are average, so it is naturally impossible to wear many precious and gorgeous jewelry on her body, and the clothes are just an ordinary long skirt with a simple light purple shawl on the outside.
Of course, Akali is clearly well-designed in some small places.
For example, her hair is slightly loose, and then a bun is pulled up at the back of her neck, just right to expose her white neck.
Coupled with a small ornament in her hair, with her round face, the whole person looks lively and playful.
Although it is certainly inferior to these ladies and ladies present in terms of luxury, it injects another unusual style into this banquet, which is more eye-catching.
The venue was quiet for a few seconds, and suddenly a long laugh suddenly sounded, and a middle-aged man with a thin face and an equally thin figure greeted him.
"This must be President Xu Yixu of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, right?" The middle-aged man strode in front of Xu Yi, grabbed his hand, and laughed loudly. "I've heard President Xu's name for a long time, but today is the first time I've seen him. President Xu is really young and promising, and I can't help but sigh that the future is terrifying. ”
Xu Yi frowned slightly, what does this middle-aged man mean by constantly emphasizing that he is young?
Of course, on the surface, Xu Ye did not reveal anything, but showed a trace of doubt and asked, "May I ask ...... you are?"
Without waiting for the middle-aged man to answer, a chubby middle-aged man walked out next to him, and explained to Xu Yi with a smile: "President Xu, this is the Manhattan Ranko president of the Saranke Chamber of Commerce, and now the president of our Bunta City Business Association. ”
This middle-aged man, Xu Yi, recognized his name as Moon Cruise, and was the president of the Amrley Chamber of Commerce.
The business of the Amrley Chamber of Commerce is mainly in construction engineering, and Xu Yi is preparing to expand the factory during this time, but he has had some contact with him, so he is familiar with it.
Hearing his introduction, Xu Yi immediately showed a look of surprise, and in turn clasped President Ranke's hand, shook it vigorously, and said, "It turned out to be the respected President Ranke, but I have heard of your name a long time ago, and I didn't expect to meet the real person today, which really makes me very excited." ”
President Lanke let out another long laugh: "President Xu is really a great award. Now, in this Bangta City, is there any chamber of commerce that is more famous than your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce? President Xu, your name is probably very familiar even to the ordinary peasants in those villages outside the city, right?"
Hearing this, the lively banquet that had just resumed suddenly became quiet again.
Everyone's eyes were focused on Xu Yi again, but the curiosity in his eyes just now was now a little more envious and jealous.
The farmer support program launched by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce was in the limelight last month.
A total of 23 ordinary farmers have been supported by this program, and these 23 people have earned enough eyeballs during the autumn harvest and autumn planting stages with the help of the farmland magic machinery that they have half rented and half borrowed from the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.
Relying on the magic machinery of the farmland in their hands, the efficiency of autumn harvesting and planting outside Bangta City this year is significantly higher than in previous years, and many farmers have further cultivated more farmland and planted more seeds.
If it is a qiē shun lì, next year's grain harvest in Bangta City will be greatly improved.
Therefore, the lord of the city, Lord Sean Satsuma Earl, issued a statement in the "Bangta Daily", expressing the appreciation of the city lord's office for Xu Yi and the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, and said that he would fully support the farmer support plan proposed by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce and strive to increase the grain production of Bangta City.
There are many chambers of commerce in Bangta City, but among so many chambers of commerce, it is the first time that one chamber of commerce has been praised by the lord of the city, which naturally caused a sensation at the time.
Thinking that the "Bangta Daily", which is currently very popular in Bangta City and has become almost every day for Bangta people, seems to have an inextricable relationship with this Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, and the eyes of the businessmen present looking at Xu Yi are even more strange and complicated.
In just over three months, the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce was founded from scratch, and now it has become a large chamber of commerce that also has a place in Bangta City.
Xu Yi naturally didn't ignore the eyes of the people around him, but looked at this orchid president seriously.
Traditionally, each city's business federation has a representative as its president, and the person who can become the president of the business federation is, of course, a person of great prestige in the chamber of commerce in Bonta City.
This Manhattan Ranco president has been in the position of president of the Bonta City Chamber of Commerce for three consecutive terms, for six years, and naturally has extraordinary prestige and ability, far from being comparable to the president of the small Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.
He, a big man, wrote an invitation to himself personally, and now he is so enthusiastic, naturally there is a reason for it.
Xu Yihaha smiled and said, "President Lanke, you are the one who really won the award." Our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce can only do the small business of ordinary farmers, where can you be compared to your Sackland Chamber of Commerce. Look at all of you, who doesn't have two Sackland Chamber of Commerce merchandise on them?"
The main business of the Sackland Chamber of Commerce is luxury goods, and its customers are either nobles or wealthy merchants, not to mention the high profit margins, and because of the good relations established with the nobles and the big merchants, the Sakrand Chamber of Commerce is extremely famous in both the city of Bonta and several surrounding cities.
President Lanke shook his head and pointed at Xu Yidao, "President Xu, you don't have even one thing on you from our Sakran Chamber of Commerce. With that, he glanced at Akali on the side, showed a knowing smile, turned and beckoned to the back.
An ordinary-looking young man walked over with a wooden box in his hand, opened it in front of Xu Yi, and suddenly a fluorescent light shot out.
Akali looked at it and couldn't help but let out a soft snort.
Inside the box is a pearl necklace, each of which is the size of a thumb and is round and full, the size of the pearl.
Such a pearl necklace is naturally a rare treasure, and the price is only afraid that the minimum price is more than 500 gold coins.
President Lan Ke smiled: "Today is the first time that President Xu has come to attend the banquet of our business association, and as the president of the association, it is my duty to prepare some gifts. President Xu, you may not be interested in anything from our Sackland Chamber of Commerce, but I think this beautiful young lady will like it. ”
There was no need to ask at all, just seeing Akali's reflective eyes, Xu Yi knew that she really liked this necklace very much.
After a little silence, Xu Yi smiled and picked up the necklace from the wooden box, and said to Akali, who was still stunned: "Come, I'll bring it for you." ”
Akali was stunned, then reacted and hurriedly waved her hand in a panic.
"No, no, this gift is too expensive, I ......"
Before she could finish speaking, Xu Yi had already opened the necklace, put his hands together, and put the necklace on Akali's erect neck.
Suddenly being held by Xu Yi with both hands, and hearing the breath from Xu Yi's arms, Akali's body suddenly stiffened.
By the time she reacted, Xu Yi had already finished helping her put on the necklace.
"Well, it's beautiful, perfect for you. Xu Yi glanced at Akali, who was already flushed, praised it, and then turned his head to look at President Ranke. "Thank you, President Ranko, for the gift. ”
Seeing Xu Yi's actions, President Lanke seemed to be very satisfied, waved his hand and said, "It's not a big deal, President Xu is polite." Come, President Xu, how about we find a place to talk about it for the first time? I'm very curious about President Xu. ”
Xu Yi smiled slightly: "I have long admired President Lanke, please." ”