Chapter 1724

After sitting for about half an hour, no one came to greet Lin Qiuhan and Chen Fei.

The two of them also understood that the two of them were foreigners who came here, and their relationship with the Zhou family was not very close, their status was not high, and it was normal that they were not taken seriously.

Fortunately, Lin Qiuhan and Chen Fei didn't care about these things, and they came to this birthday banquet mainly to express their gratitude to Mr. Zhou. So, after sitting for more than ten minutes, the two got up and said goodbye.

Although the other party kept a few words with a smile, Fade Chen and Quin Lin obviously knew that these were polite words, so they didn't really stay behind without being ignorant, and went back to the hotel directly.

When Fade Chen and Quin Lin returned to the hotel, the Zhou family compound after a busy day finally calmed down a little.

In the house in the backyard, the old man Zhou Taiyuan sat on a mahogany armchair with a dragon-headed cane on his back. Underneath were the younger generations of the Zhou family, reporting to the old man about the situation of welcoming guests today.

"Dad, there are a total of 135 guests here today. People from all major forces in Donghe City are basically here. Including business partners such as the Xu family and the Chu family, as well as people from the city government. "

"Several large suppliers from outside the province also sent people over. We have received them all. They will leave after the birthday banquet officially starts two days later."

"And Dad, your friends and relatives have sent out invitations, and almost half of them have come. The rest of them haven't come, some haven't contacted for a long time, and some are not in the country. It's not very convenient, but they all called to explain. A birthday gift was given."

………

Listening to the reports of the juniors, the old man just nodded slightly, not caring much about these things. Instead, he asked, "How is the Tao family?"

When asked about this, a middle-aged man in his 40s or 50s stood up. He is Zhou Hongzhi, the only son of Mr. Zhou Taiyuan, and the current head of the Zhou family.

With a smile on his face, Zhou Hongzhi said to the old man: "Dad, don't worry, we have already contacted the Tao family. The engagement of Xia'er and Tao Yu has been confirmed. At the birthday banquet, the news of the engagement is officially announced, and then the joy will be even more joyful."

The old man nodded, and said: "This arrangement is fine, everyone is ready, and it will be convenient at that time."

As he said that, the old man looked at a young man in his mid-twenties, and said, "Xia'er, you are not young anymore. After this engagement, get along well with the little girl from the Tao family. Be prudent in your work. Stop messing around outside, start training yourself and plan for the future of our Zhou family."

The young man is Zhou Hongzhi's son, Zhou Xia, Zhou Taiyuan's grandson. Hearing this, he stood up, nodded and said, "Grandpa, don't worry, I will definitely work hard to grow our Zhou family."

"Well, as long as you have the heart, don't do the stupid things before." The old man nodded.

Zhou Hongzhi's wife Xu Caixia also said with a smile at the moment, "Dad, don't worry, Xia'er has grown up and matured now, and she won't mess around anymore."

On the side, a young girl of eighteen or nineteen years old also came out at this moment, and said with a smile: "Grandpa, don't worry, after my brother and sister Tao Yu get engaged, I promise not to mess around again."

"I've heard that Sister Tao Yu is a martial artist, an authentic master who has joined the Ice Lake School to study martial arts. If my brother dares to mess around at that time, Sister Tao Yu will probably beat him to death."

"Xiaoyun, shut up, are you talking nonsense about your brother?" Xu Caixia glared at her daughter, then looked at the old man, and said, "Dad, what Xiaoyun said about the Tao family's apprenticeship is not true. Really. I found someone to inquire about it, Tao Yu once studied martial arts in the Ice Lake School for three years, and made many friends there, and even many teachers of the Ice Lake School liked her very much."

"I also heard from the Tao family that the Ice Lake Sect might also send people down to congratulate this engagement banquet. At that time, our Zhou family will lose face immediately."

Hearing this, the rest of the Zhou family couldn't help being excited, and they started talking.

"The Binghu Sect is an authentic martial arts sect. If they come to congratulate them, then our Zhou family's status in Donghe City and even Donghu Province will be raised to a higher level."

"Yes, a powerful warrior with a high status. Our marriage with the Tao family this time can be described as a strong alliance. Our Zhou family will definitely grow stronger in the future."

"Besides, I heard that those warrior sects have many panaceas. When we get engaged, let Xia ask for some panacea from the Binghu sect through Tao Yu, so as to prolong the old man's life and live ten or eight years longer."

………

Everyone in the Zhou family was full of excitement, talking endlessly.

And at this moment, Zhou Taiyuan, who was flipping through the guest list, suddenly stopped on a name, "Lin Qiuhan, Long'an City!"

"Dad, what's the matter?" Zhou Hongzhi sensed his father's strangeness and couldn't help asking.

Elder Zhou asked, "Qiuhan Lin and Fade Chen from Long'an City are here today?"

The butler asked a servant, and then replied: "Master, there are indeed two people named Lin Qiuhan and Fade Chen who came here today. They said that my father is your friend, and they came here instead of my father."

"Father, Long'an City, must be Lin Zhidong's daughter. Where is she? Is she still there?" Zhou Taiyuan asked a little excitedly.

The butler was stunned for a moment, and then said: "This——after Miss Lin gave the gift, she left."

"Why don't you treat her well, that's Lin Zhidong's daughter, I—" the old man was a little excited.

As for Zhou Hongzhi and Xu Caixia, when they heard Lin Zhidong's name, their complexions suddenly changed.

"Dad, you're still in contact with Lin Zhidong's family. After all these years, hasn't our Zhou family suffered misfortune from them?"

"That's right, if it weren't for taking in Lin Zhidong back then, our Zhou family would not have been suppressed by the Lin family in the capital. The family's strength has suddenly regressed from the accumulation of a decade or two, and it is only now that it has barely recovered."

Hearing this, the old man poked his cane, and said in a low voice, "Nonsense, you two shut up."

"You only remember that our Zhou family was suppressed because of Lin Zhidong, but you forgot that in the beginning, Lin Zhidong and I made friends, and our Zhou family rose rapidly by relying on the Lin family's business."

"If you look into it carefully, our Zhou family's current status is still supported by Lin Zhidong. Even if our Zhou family has nothing, you can't resent Lin Zhidong."

When Zhou Hongzhi and Xu Caixia heard the words, they did not refute the old man's words, but curled their lips, and the expressions on their faces clearly showed disapproval.

The junior Zhou Xia and Zhou Yun vaguely knew that their grandfathers Zhou Taiyuan and Lin Zhidong were good friends of Wangnian, but they were not very clear about the specifics.