Chapter 637: Party (Part II)
There was no requirement for the dress code of the participants at the party, which had no theme other than 'promotion', but when combined with Ruili's special job and media people, the result was completely different.
Men may be able to easily wear suits and leather shoes, but women who are accustomed to working under flash lights and cameras, even if they can only stay behind the scenes, can seize the opportunity to dress up brightly and moving, even if they don't dress up, as is the case with the two women who arrived early, Jones and Cathy.
Fortunately, the girls of the Laven family have been prepared for this, and even Laddie and Harry have already secretly bought a glorious 'power suit' and dreamed of having a different story with the beautiful TV girls at tonight's party.
Only Zhang Lisheng looked indifferent, while smiling, sitting on the sofa boredly and quietly stuffing fruit slices into his mouth;
While watching the siblings hurrying to the stairs, they happened to see their stepfather, who had changed into a well-cut light-colored suit, and his mother, who looked young and beautiful in a honey-colored dress, walking down the stairs.
For parents who have several children living at home, every time they can temporarily get away from the family's 'two-person world' is a date worthy of solemnity and solemnity.
"Oh, Jones, Cathy, welcome to Ruili's party.
Rest assured, your Uncle Ravan and I are leaving, and will never disturb your young party. Condescendingly seeing the familiar guests in the house, Lily immediately quickened her pace and walked downstairs and said humorously.
"Oh. Aunt Lily, you're so glamorous tonight, and it's good that you're going on a date with Uncle Laven, otherwise you're going to steal the limelight. Cathy and Lily hugged each other and said with the same humor.
"Aunt Lily, Dad, this is Pierre, my colleague in the Department of Information. After Lili and her two friends finished greeting, Ruili on the side pointed to Hanks, who was relatively unfamiliar to her family.
"Pierre, you're welcome. Lili beckoned to Hanks enthusiastically, while Su Luo beside her nodded indifferently with a scrutinizing gaze. For an old-fashioned and serious father with three beautiful and touching daughters. It is understandable to treat young men who come to the door early alone at a party.
And Pierre was also very strange and felt that the dwarf was on his head, his movements seemed stiff, and his voice fluttered nervously and said, "Mr. Laven." Mrs. Laven. Good evening. ”
"Have some fun for a while. Pierre. Lily quietly took her lover's hand, motioning him to be gentle, and then turned to say goodbye to the children. But at a glance, I saw Zhang Lisheng, who was sitting on the sofa eating fruit, who was very withdrawn.
"Be happy, baby, and in a few moments there will be a lot of young people your age coming here to party. Deliberately walked up to the young man and kissed his forehead, and his mother smiled and said, "Upstairs in my bedroom, there is a party dress specially bought for you, don't forget to change into it." ”
"Mom, I've had a lot of parties in Manhattan and I know what to do. Zhang Lisheng stood up and pouted.
"You also said that it was a social baby, and you don't feel joy when you socialize," Lily patted her son's face and stared at him, "and I want you to be happy." ”
Clearly feeling the strong maternal love, Zhang Lisheng had nothing to say for a while, and could only watch Lili say goodbye to the other children and leave home with her husband in his arms.
"Baby, oh, it looks like you have a brother who is mom's little heart. Seeing the young man's blank gaze, combined with the intimate conversation between mother and son just now, Cathy blinked and whispered in Ruili's ear.
The 'mom' style of man is one of the least popular types of young women in Western societies that advocate independence.
"Cathy is completely different from what you think, in fact, there was a time in New York that Aunt Lily no longer called Li Sheng 'baby', but then he disappeared for a while, and after he reappeared...
Oh, what am I telling you all this, anyway, Li Sheng is, yes, I don't know how to describe it, but if you are willing to try to get to know him, you will find that he is, a strange man you can never imagine. Ruili guessed her friend's thoughts and hurriedly corrected her.
"I'm not interested in my mother's little darling, so you might as well give him to Jones, didn't she just break up with Hadley. Cathy said jokingly.
"I'm hurt in love, and I need to rest for at least half a year before I have the heart to fall in love again. Hearing the name 'Hadley', Jones's eyes flashed with a hint of gloom, and then she said with a grin.
"Okay two young ladies, since you have no interest in the youngest billionaire and big scientist in the United States, then I will introduce him to others. Ruili pouted and said, and her words were naturally taken as a joke by her friends, and Cathy immediately asked teasingly: "Super rich Mabao scientist, it sounds like a Jew, but what kind of yellow skin is your brother?"
Time passed quietly in the whispering and playfulness of the girls, and when she saw that her siblings had all changed into shiny clothes and went downstairs, and even a few part-time high school waiters, college bartenders, and TV interns who had been caught as DJs by her own cheap hire were all in place, Ruili realized that the party was about to start and hurried up to the second floor.
When she changed into a tight-fitting light blue low-cut dress, and wore a jewel necklace borrowed from Lili's jewelry around her neck, which radiated a transparent light like an empty and cloudless blue sky under the reflection of the light, she flew down to the living room like a beautiful elf in the sea, and the last touch of the sunset just set, and the guests rang the doorbell one by one.
In just half an hour, the ordinary home cabin has been transformed into a lively social arena, with cheerful dance music wafting through the room, and occasional late arrivals of guests.
Although the Laven family, as one of the first immigrants in the Noahic world, bought a satisfactory and spacious residence with very little money, when the living room was filled with dozens of guests, the space inevitably became crowded, and the young men and women who wanted to exercise could only twist their bodies happily and crampedly, which heated up the atmosphere even more.
"Oh, I'm jumping with no oxygen, Pierre.
Ha, me, I need a break. Ruili, who was sweating profusely and dancing with Pierre, stopped dancing, picked up a glass of orange cocktail from the tray held by the waiter who walked around to deliver the wine, and drank it all, and overheard a black-haired figure standing in an inconspicuous corner and watching indifferently, and said breathlessly to her dance partner, and walked over.
"Li Sheng, hiding in the corner and drinking beer like this, oh, it's not dark beer or cold coke, do you have a 'carbonated drink addiction', so you can't have a girlfriend.
Come, I'll introduce you to a few pretty girls to dance. Constantly greeting and walking through the crowd to the black-haired figure, the girl, who had been extremely excited by alcohol, grabbed his wrist and said loudly.
"Ruili, you'd better find a place to sit and rest when you're drunk.
I've said a long time ago, I'm not in the mood to have a girlfriend now," Zhang Lisheng was dragged by Ruili and said thoughtfully: "I want to meet some influential reporters, are there any of them at this party?"
"Of course there are famous journalists, don't underestimate me as an assistant producer at NBC.
The program "Chaser" that I followed was one of the TV ratings guarantees. Ruili looked around drunkly, suddenly her eyes lit up, she tilted her head, and put it in the young man's ear and said, "Look, Hanks Elton is there, he is the ace reporter." ”
Following the girl's gaze, Zhang Lisheng saw that in front of the partition that temporarily served as a bar counter and separated the living room and dining room, a white man who looked personable, young and handsome, but the crow's feet at the corners of his eyes revealed that his real age must be not small, was sitting on a high chair, and was smiling and talking about something with several young men and women around him who showed admiration.
"Is it okay to take me over and get to know him, Ruili?" Zhang Lisheng asked after a few seconds of silence.
"Oh, it's weird for you to make such a request at a party," Ruili was stunned for a moment, and said in a strange and gloomy tone, "But Hanks is usually cheerful, loves life, is willing to praise others, and is surrounded by beautiful women all the time, so it's good that you can get to know him and be nurtured." He simply took the young man's hand and walked to the temporary bar.
"Ruili, beautiful Ruili, smart Ruili, lovely Ruili, I really didn't expect you to be such a great host, this party is so perfect.
Especially this chocolate biscuit, which goes wonderfully with whiskey. Obviously talking and laughing with others, but before the two of them could get close, the white man had already enthusiastically held up a small plate of biscuits and greeted him first.
"That cookie was baked by me and my family, and I'm so glad you liked Hanks. Looking at the bright eyes of the ace reporter, Ruili seemed to be drunk for a moment, and said a little nervously: "Ah, this is my brother Zhang Lisheng, he likes your interview very much, I hope to get to know you." ”
"Okay, what I like the most is to meet new people, because there are always too many friends for good journalists," Hanks obviously regarded the youth as his admirer, and took out a business card from his pocket and handed it to Zhang Lisheng, "Call my assistant at any time if there is a news clue, man." ”
"I now have a very interesting news lead to provide, at the cost that this series of stories must all be produced by Ruili. Zhang Lisheng took the business card, looked at it, and found that there was only one mobile phone number, and said with a frown.
"Oh not right now, I won't work at party time unless the new White House is bombed by a steam bomb that passes through the 'Space Gate,'" Hanks said with a shrug, "and NBC has its own rules, and Ruili is not qualified to be in charge of it yet, although she is good."
Well, if you really have news leads, call my assistant tomorrow on the business card, and if it's valuable, he'll get back to you. ”
"It's a shame that you missed the opportunity to put yourself and NBC in the spotlight of the entire Noah's world. Zhang Lisheng also shrugged his shoulders and inserted his business card back into the breast pocket of Hanks' suit. (To be continued......)