There were eight tables in the banquet hall, probably less than 90 people.
There were many guests, but like all weddings and events, it was so busy that you didn’t know where you were.
There are colleagues of Yu Xiaoliang and Tang Xiangyue, as well as relatives of Tang Xiangyue's family, and parents of Liu Ye's classmates.
In fact, some parents didn't want to come, but Tang Xiangyue called them one by one, so they were so thin-skinned that they reluctantly attended with the gift money.
The most outrageous thing is that there are also friends of Tang Quan.
He considers himself a successful person, so how can his niece celebrate her tenth birthday without any friends to support her?
So I invited a few of my friends who were usually close friends and asked them to bring their families over and sit at the main table in a dignified manner.
Because Tang Quan lied to his sister that these were distinguished "big brother-level" figures to give him face, he came to attend Liu Ye's tenth birthday party.
Naturally, Tang Xiangyue would not refuse. In short, they had to give gifts when they came, but they did not have to pay for the banquet themselves. They were all owed to Yu Xiaoliang both inside and outside.
The birthday party officially started at 12 noon. The guests were greeting and talking, children were running all over the floor, and the emcee in a tuxedo was at the front to liven up the atmosphere.
The hall was as chaotic as a vegetable market.
At this moment, Tang Xiangyue suddenly walked in holding the birthday girl Liu Ye.
There were still tears that had not been wiped away from the corners of Liu Ye's eyes.
Someone said hello, but Tang Xiangyue didn't pay attention. She walked straight to Tang Quan and choked with sobs: "Brother, I was bullied!"
"What?"
Tang Quan was chatting with these fair-winners about international events when he suddenly saw his sister appearing with disheveled hair and saying, "I was bullied."
Tang Quan's first reaction was that he had been raped.
After asking later, I found out that it was Yu Xiaoliang who was not very sensible and actually bought Yu Xian a mobile phone.
Yu Xian was even more ignorant and actually accepted it.
The most irritating thing is that Yu Xian's boyfriend also threatened Liu Ye that he would dry the child and use it as a pendant.
"Where are they?"
Tang Quan's wife, who was hoping something would happen to Yu Xian, couldn't help it at first.
She slapped the table: "Your brother has noticed it a long time ago. Like Yu Xiaoliang, he is a coward without eggs! I didn't expect that he has learned to bully children and women. He was so well-behaved in front of us just now!"
This woman, like her husband, is a "common believer".
It was obvious that Chen Zhu was too lazy to be knowledgeable, but in the eyes of these two people, it turned out that Chen Zhu was afraid of them, so he pretended to be obedient.
This kind of self-orgasmating mentality is almost the same as the stick in the Great Cold Underworld.
Tang Quan was also very angry when he heard about this incident, feeling as if he was "making trouble on Tai Sui's head".
Among the fair-winners he brought with him, a stocky middle-aged man with tattoos on his arms even shouted:
"Who the hell is bullying our sister and niece? I'm tired of living. I'll go meet them!"
"Lao Zhang, wait..."
Tang Quan called out to this tattooed brother.
Because he suddenly realized that Yu Xiaoliang's act of buying a mobile phone for Yu Xian was another ready-made "crime" when he publicly complained.
This is what Grandma Yu calls "awful". Compared with the stupid wife and greedy sister, she is a little more clever.
"Now... we can't trouble them yet."
After pondering for a moment, Tang Quan slowly gave a suggestion: "Not only can't you find them, but you must also take the initiative to apologize to them."
"Apologize?"
Tang Xiangyue thought she heard wrongly and widened her eyes: "Why?"
"Why do you want that house?"
Tang Quansi said calmly: "If they leave directly, how can they use public opinion to put pressure on Yu Xian?"
Tang Xiangyue was stunned for a moment, then remembered this most important thing.
But she still couldn't completely calm down. She pointed at Liu Ye, who was wearing heavy makeup, and said:
"Look at how miserable Little Ye Zi is. Brother, don't you have many connections outside? Can you not only want a house, but also punish them severely?"
"I……"
Tang Quan choked unnoticeably. If his skin hadn't been dark, you could even see that his face was red.
He is an ordinary salesman of a foreign trade company. In 2008, because of the Olympic Games, foreign trade business was very easy to do.
Therefore, I can get in touch with some big bosses, and occasionally leaders from the district and bureaus will come to inspect and guide the work.
But these are just contacts at work, no one will treat him badly after get off work.
But in order to show off, Tang Quan boasted these powerful people as his best friends at family gatherings and dinners with friends.
In addition, his income is indeed very high among ordinary people, so not only his relatives believed him, but his wife and children also believed him.
Now if he was asked to find connections, he would even have to search the phone number of the leader of the grassroots police station on Baidu.
Of course Tang Quan is still very good at pretending. He said calmly and calmly: "It is not appropriate to use those connections for a small matter. A small impatience will mess up a big plan."
"But I have never suffered such a disadvantage in my whole life!"
Tang Xiangyue wiped her face and said angrily.
"Tsk!"
Tang Quan gradually lost his patience and lowered his voice and asked: "Why didn't I see it before? Liu Long beats you every time he's drunk. Does that count as a loss?"
Liu Long is Liu Ye's biological father. He runs a small restaurant and has no education. He also likes to drink alcohol.
Tang Xiangyue would beat his wife every time he drank. At that time, Tang Xiangyue had to be careful about what he said and did.
If you say a wrong word, you will be "deliberately punched".
After finally getting divorced, Tang Xiangyue was single for two years and almost couldn't survive due to financial difficulties.
Under Tang Quan's design, Lao Yu, a cowardly man with a good temper, no bad habits, and gentle family care, was finally tricked.
Tang Xiangyue not only didn't cherish it, but also pushed her nose and face even more, as if she wanted to transfer all the pain she had suppressed for many years to Lao Yu.
"On a good day, what do you do when you mention him?"
Tang Xiangyue immediately became honest.
Even after so long, Brother Long's EAQAARW is still a nightmare that she dare not recall.
"Then I'll call them in?"
Tang Xiangyue asked obediently.
"I'll go."
Tang Quan thought for a moment and said, "Take Xiao Zizi to reapply your makeup. The banquet will begin soon."
…
Tang Quan walked out of the banquet hall and caught a glimpse of Chen Zhu and the other three.
This kind of birthday banquet or wedding banquet requires someone to receive it at the door and record the gifts given by the guests. Yu Xiaoliang is naturally the perfect candidate.
Now that the guests have almost arrived, he is packing up the gift book at this moment, and Chen Zhu and Yu Xian are also helping.
Tang Quan observed everyone's expressions.
Yu Xiaoliang, that timid middle-aged man.
When he saw himself coming out, he felt a little flinched and embarrassed as expected.
"It's good to know you were wrong!"
Tang Quan felt that he was relatively fair and would not blame Yu Xiaoliang entirely for the fact that his niece was scared to tears.
It's just that Tang Quan didn't notice that Lao Yu's two steps back could be understood as fear, or as blocking in front of his daughter.
Next is Chen Zhu, that cowardly college student who only dares to scare children.
He actually didn't feel any guilt at all and was still laughing and chatting.
In fact, Chen Zhu was joking that he had prepared a red envelope in the morning, but looking at the current situation, it seemed that he could not give it out.
"I really hope you can be so brave and optimistic when you face me alone!"
Tang Quan sneered in his heart.
If it weren't for the house, I would really want to make this pretty boy cry!
As for Yu Xian...
Tang Quan thought for a while and suddenly felt a little discouraged.
Because when Yu Xian saw him coming, he didn't flinch or smile playfully.
Her chin was slightly raised, her pretty face was tense, and her eyes were as cold as ice, as if she didn't take the "powerful Tang family" into consideration at all.
At this moment, even Tang Quan had a feeling.
As long as there are no accidents, the future of this kind of girl will be bright and brilliant, because she is so tenacious and fearless.
"Dad has no choice, but why would he fall in love with such a man?"
Tang Quan felt a little sorry for Yu Xian.
Except for his size and appearance, there is nothing about this pretty boy that can match Yu Xian. Strictly speaking, his appearance is actually an existence that is outclassed.
Tang Quan collected his emotions to prevent them from interfering with his wisdom, and then said hello in a normal tone: "Old Yu, after you finish cleaning up, let's go in for dinner."
Yu Xiaoliang was a little surprised. He originally thought it would be a storm of harsh criticism, but unexpectedly it passed away like nothing happened.
Chen Zhu was slightly disappointed. He originally thought that a bunch of idiots would come out to make trouble, but in the end, Tang Quan was the only one.
What was even more unexpected was that Tang Quan actually said to Yu Xian:
"Yu Xian, what Aunt Tang said just now was a bit too hasty. It's not that she didn't let your dad buy you a mobile phone, but she just spent a lot of money recently. Your sister Xiao Yezi will go to junior high school in two years. If there is no degree room,
Another large amount of sponsorship fee is required..."
"So I was waiting here."
Chen Zhu suddenly realized.
The focus of this sentence is not [mobile phone], but [degree housing and sponsorship fees].
"As for your Aunt Tang, you're actually not a bad person, but you have a bit of a short temper."
Tang Quan sighed and continued: "You also specifically asked me to apologize to you. I hope you don't take it to heart. She has to put makeup on Xiao Yezi, otherwise she will come here in person."
Chen Zhu never agrees with the excuse of "having a short temper and speaking without restraint".
This is as ridiculous as "having sex while drunk", why don't we see "transferring money while drunk"?
However, the cos sister is not so mean-spirited, especially when she knew that Tang Quan was not looking for trouble, but apologized in such a low voice, her hostile attitude gradually softened.
"I didn't intend to ask for it."
Yu Xian replied loudly: "Since the economy is tight, just take the invoice and return the phone. I just want to use the same phone as Director Chen!"
"It doesn't matter. I've already bought it, so just accept it."
Tang Quan seemed to have no idea about the N95 in Yu Xian's hand, and invited again: "The banquet is about to start, let's go in."
In fact, if Tang Quan did not come out to apologize, Yu Xian helped Lao Yu organize the gift book, and she would have left with her boyfriend directly.
After this happened, you still want me to have dinner with you?
dream!
But in this situation, Yu Xian was a little hesitant.
She first looked at Chen Zhu solicitously, and Chen Zhu shrugged: "It's up to you, I can do it."
She cast her eyes on Lao Yu again and felt that her father still hoped for reconciliation between the two parties.
Yu Xian's neat and smooth millet teeth gently cut his red lower lip, and finally made a decision: "Okay, Director Chen, let's finish eating before leaving!"
Seeing that Yu Xian agreed, Tang Quan felt relieved, and he could finally trick people into "killing" him.
On the way to the banquet hall, Tang Quan and Chen Zhu walked side by side, thinking of what this kid did to his niece just now.
Tang Quan decided to give him some color see see.
"You are from Zhongdalingyuan, right?"
Tang Quan asked as he walked.
"Yes."
Chen Zhi answered readily.
He didn't believe that Tang Quan and Tang Xiangyue sincerely admitted their mistakes and apologized. They didn't know where they were holding back their bad feelings.
However, because he was able to control them, Chen Zhu was quite curious about the other party's methods.
"Well..."
Tang Quan nodded and said seriously: "I just suddenly remembered that I had dinner with the dean of your Lingyuan."
Next, according to the normal script, Tang Quan felt that there should be two possibilities.
One was Chen Zhu who exclaimed loudly: "Wow! So awesome!"
The second one is when Chen Zhu is doubting: "Is it true or false?"
"If it's the second kind..."
Tang Quan shook his shoulders confidently.
I just checked on Baidu and found that there is indeed a Lingnan Business School at CUHK. The dean is a doctoral supervisor named Shu Yuan, and there are photos of his outstanding activities.
Whenever Chen Zhu had doubts, Tang Quan would reply with "Is your dean's name Shu Yuan? He's a little bald? He's about fifty years old?"
In this case, Chen, a young college student, would definitely believe it.
He then tried to coax and scare him while the iron was hot, using his future in school as an excuse to force the boy to cry and apologize to Liu Ye and his sister.
But after waiting for a long time, neither possibility appeared.
Tang Quan couldn't help but look at Chen Zhu and found that he was staring at him happily, his eyes full of teasing smiles.
People who pretend to be cool are actually not afraid of others making excuses or asking for confirmation, but they are most afraid of the reaction of smiling and saying nothing.
"You don't believe it?"
Tang Quan raised his voice, and he actually broke through the defense first.
"Our dean is at the deputy department level."
Chen Zhu said with a smile.
"Deputy Hall..."
Tang Quan finally understood that Chen Zhu not only didn't believe it, but also hinted that at his own level, he was not worthy of eating with the dean of Lingyuan.
"snort!"
Tang Quan snorted coldly, and still bluffed confidently: "As an ordinary college student, how much do you know about social affairs? Let me tell you a detail. Your Dean Shu has a good drinker. I have been beaten by him several times.
Drunk."
Tang Quan felt that since he was a deputy department official, it goes without saying that he must have a good drinking capacity.
But in fact, Shu Yuan is a typical ivory tower scholar leader, and his drinking capacity is very average.
Chen Zhu waited with a smile until Tang Quan finished bragging, then took out his cell phone and made a call:
"...Hey, Dean Shu...what are you busy with during the winter vacation...Nothing, I just met someone at dinner and he said he knew you..."
After the phone call, Chen Zhu curled his lips and said, "Dean Shu said, we don't know you."
Unexpectedly, Tang Quan actually laughed "hahaha". He pointed at the domestic mobile phone with several hundred yuan on display and said meaningfully:
"I can bet that this person is not Dean Shu at all. He just dialed a random number and said a lot of nonsense. In fact, the title and identity are not consistent at all."
"Young man, these tricks of yours..."
Tang Quan patted the dust on his trousers, walked confidently into the banquet hall, and said: "It's all leftover from my play!"
"Really?"
Chen Zhu smiled and did not refute, and followed Yu Xiaoliang to his seat.
What he couldn't quite understand was that Lao Yu, who was responsible for picking up the hotel and paying the bills, was also the "father of Liu Ye" in the legal sense.
Not even allowed to sit at the main table?
At the head table are Tang Quan’s fair-weather friends?
Brother and sister Tang Quan and Tang Xiangyue really caught a good-tempered man, brainwashed him and pua, and then tried their best to squeeze him to death.
"But..."
Chen Zhu thought to himself again: "My old father-in-law can take the initiative to give away mobile phones, so he shouldn't be a completely indifferent slave."
Is it accumulating anger? It's just that it hasn't reached full strength yet.
"What are you thinking about?"
Yu Xian next to him saw his boyfriend in a daze, so he asked curiously.
"I was thinking, I'm not even hungry, what should I do if I don't want to eat at noon."
Chen Zhu said nonsense.
As usual, Yu Xian put her boyfriend's palm on her knee, patted it and said, "I told you not to eat that plate of rice rolls in the morning. You must not listen."
When he went to pick up the fish for display in the morning, Chen Zhu, who had already had breakfast, saw the delicious rice rolls shop at the entrance of Zhusigang Community and felt hungry instantly.
So I pestered the cos sister to try a dish, but after tasting it, I became like this, not hungry after seeing anything.
"By the way, what were you talking about just now?"
Yu Xian was a little puzzled. Director Chen and Tang Quan probably didn't have anything in common. Guess right.
"He said that he respects the dean of our Ridge Academy and asked me to introduce him to him when I have time."
While Chen Zhu was talking nonsense, he took off his peaked cap and arranged his hair casually.
"Don't you want to keep up your appearance?"
Yu Xian teased with a smile.
"I just took a look."
Chen Zhu also replied: "I found that there is no man more handsome than me here, so there is no need to defend it anymore. I will give everyone a chance to catch up."
"Cut~"
Yu Xian laughed, stretched out his green onion-like fingers, and did not dislike her boyfriend's unwashed and greasy hair.
Flick left and tug right, as if you were drawing a picture, lightly helping him get a neat hairstyle.
Chen Zhu narrowed his eyes and happily enjoyed Yu Meiren's service.
In fact, the main reason why Chen Zhu took off his hat was that he felt that this birthday party should be aimed at the cosplayer sister, so it didn't matter whether he wore it or not.
After all, he will definitely take action.
Soon it was 12 o'clock, and the emcee walked to the front desk with a microphone:
"Dear elders, relatives and friends, good afternoon, everyone! Today is a happy and special day for little Liu Ye, because she is ten years old..."
While the emcee was delivering an impassioned speech, the waiter also brought plates of hot dishes.
"Xianmei'er."
At this time, Yu Xiaoliang said to his daughter: "When your Aunt Tang comes over to toast, she will probably talk to you about a lot of things. Then..."
"I know how to do it."
Yu Xian nodded his chin: "I can also say something soft to resolve the conflict."
"Sister Xian..."
Yu Xian's reaction gave Lao Yu a reassurance.
At the same time, I felt increasingly guilty. With my daughter’s personality, it was extremely difficult for her to speak softly.
Looking at Lao Yu's serious look, I felt like "I have been planning for this moment all these years and just waiting for it to come true."
But if you think about it, you can understand that if the relationship between the two parties can be reconciled as Lao Yu expected, he can not only fulfill the duties of a stepfather, but also take care of his daughter.
After the master of ceremonies finished speaking, the banquet officially began.
According to the process, there will also be a performance by the birthday girl. Watch Liu Ye dance on stage with heavy makeup, red mouth and thick blue and black eye shadow.
"Like a monkey."
Chen Zhu muttered silently.
After the birthday boy's performance was over and everyone had a banquet, Tang Xiangyue began to lead Liu Ye around to toast.
The mother and daughter did not think about Yu Xiaoliang's "father's role" at all. They just smiled and talked and clinked glasses with their relatives and friends.
Chen Zhu quietly glanced at Lao Yu next door. Although he was also smiling, there was a trace of desolation at the corner of his mouth that could not be concealed.
"My handsome old father-in-law."
Chen Zhu sighed in his heart: "How long can I endure it?"
Soon, Tang Xiangyue walked towards Chen Zhu's table.
However, Chen Zhu noticed a detail. When Tang Xiangyue was toasting at other tables, she only served a glass of wine.
But when she came here, Tang Xiangyue asked for the emcee's microphone.
"What to do?"
Chen Zhu's eyes moved, but he couldn't figure it out.
"Thank you all for coming to participate in Xiao Zizi's tenth birthday. You had a good meal and a good drink..."
Tang Xiangyue first said a few ordinary words, and then exchanged a few words with some acquaintances.
Then, she cast her eyes on Yu Xian and raised the microphone to her mouth.
Due to Lao Yu's advice, Yu Xian was mentally prepared to end the unpleasantness of the past by clinking glasses, hoping that his father would be happier in his new family.
"Yu Xian, my husband's other daughter."
Tang Xiangyue spoke.
Because the microphone was used, the sudden "sizzling" sound made everyone in the banquet hall pay attention.
"Emotionally speaking, you are also my daughter."
Tang Xiangyue stared at Yu Xian, trying to make her tone more affectionate, but her sharp cheekbones always ruined the atmosphere intentionally or unintentionally.
"But Aunt Tang is too busy at work and doesn't take good care of you. Also, our relationship is really awkward, and your grandma doesn't like me."
Tang Xiangyue said quietly: "That's why some misunderstandings occurred."
Yu Xiaoliang was listening next to him, the crow's feet in the corners of his eyes filled with relief.
So far everything is correct, now we should give each other soft words.
Tang Quan folded his arms and leaned on the chair, thinking that Xiangyue's on-the-spot performance ability was still acceptable.
"but……"
Tang Xiangyue's next words were completely beyond Yu Xiaoliang's expectations.
"You can't say Aunt Tang is mean to you!"
Tang Xiangyue used her "howling" skills again, "crying out" but there was only a sound but no tears.
"Your father is a middle-aged man with no house and only a broken car. I see that he often doesn't even have a hot meal to eat, so you marry him without asking for anything and take care of him."
"He is often dissatisfied with washing clothes and cooking for him. That's fine. As long as I can treat little Ye Zi a little better, it doesn't matter if I feel a little wronged."
"But the difference between your father's treatment of the two children is too big. Your father's and I's combined monthly salary is less than 10,000 yuan. Excluding the family rent, the remaining amount is less than 3,000 yuan."
"But last time you were short of money, he directly gave you 40,000 yuan last time, and there is no more money in the bankbook at home!"
Hearing this, Yu Xiaoliang was completely stunned.
It turns out that Tang Xiangyue knew about my withdrawal of money.
However, those are my own savings and have nothing to do with her!
Also, when did she wash and cook for me?
Yu Xian was also in a daze. Didn't he agree to reconcile?
How did it become a one-sided complaint?
When I was in high school, I worked in convenience stores and training institutions to earn living expenses, and I never complained about the hardship!
"Auntie has never accused your father."
Tang Xiangyue paused for a moment, as if to give everyone time to "digest", and soon began to perform again:
"Because Auntie knows that you study painting, and this subject requires a lot of money, so I didn't mention it. I just hope that you can achieve some artistic achievements."
"Later, your dad secretly bought you a mobile phone, which cost several thousand yuan. When Auntie first found out about it, she was a little irrational and yelled at you."
"Little Ye Zi will soon be in junior high school. Without a degree, it will cost a lot of money. But now Auntie has understood that you are a college student and you may be laughed at by your classmates for using a poor mobile phone in school."
"I……"
Tang Xiangyue suddenly bowed to Yu Xian: "I apologize to you for my irrational attitude."
"Wow~"
There was a lot of noise and discussion around him, because there was a new, unopened mobile phone on Yu Xian's table, and it was a piece of evidence.
"Lao Yu is indeed a little too partial to his biological daughter. Although it is understandable, after all, he is married to Xiangyue, so he has to think more about his new family."
"Although Xiangyue is mean at work, I didn't expect to be quite tolerant towards my stepdaughter."
"Lao Yu's daughter is so beautiful, why is she spending money so lavishly and not considering the feelings of her father and stepmother at all?"
…
This is probably the case where three people become a tiger, which is the so-called "power of public opinion".
It can both whitewash a person and defame a person, but the price is very small, all it takes is a word of mouth.
Maybe after a long time, the truth was finally revealed, and everyone discovered that they had slandered good people before.
But what can be done?
Apart from the empty comfort of "justice may be late but never absent", who would remember the good man who was wronged?
Even in love, the cos sister has a simple character who dares to love and hate, but she has never experienced such a situation of being roasted on the fire.
"Yu Xian."
Tang Xiangyue refused to let it go, and said softly: "Aunt Tang only wants to ask you one thing now."
"I heard from your dad that you have a house in your name that includes a degree. Can you temporarily lend it to Xiao Zizi to study in junior high school?"
"Otherwise, the sponsorship fee would be tens of thousands every year, and your dad and Aunt Tang might not be able to raise enough even if they die from exhaustion at work."
"Can you help? Please."
…
Yu Xian was like a boat in the sea at this moment. Looking at poor Tang Xiangyue and listening to the discussions around him, he felt a little confused for a moment.
At this time, Tang Xiangyue looked at his brother Tang Quan.
After receiving the clear hint, Tang Xiangyue grabbed Liu Ye, the birthday boy, and threw him to the ground.
Judging from the coherence of the mother and daughter's movements, it must have been rehearsed.
"Auntie and sister kneel down and beg you!"
Tang Xiangyue howled loudly, but when she raised her head, she was suddenly dumbfounded.
The male college student who wanted to dry the small leaves and use them as pendants pushed Yu Xian away at some point and stood in front of him.
It looked as if he was kneeling down and kowtowing to him.
"Aunt."
Chen Zhu took out the red envelope from his pocket and handed it over with a wry smile: "You have really poisonous eyes. I did bring the gift and forgot to give it. Happy birthday, baby."
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Chapter completed!