Chapter 16 Southern Conference Hall

During the meal, Jiang Hongtao chatted with Tang Shuo about some trivial matters in the family.

The dining table was large, but apart from Jiang Hongtao who was sitting at the top, there were only the Jiang siblings, Guan Deyong, and Tang Shuo.

Tang Shuo had noticed that the Jiang family was a little deserted, so he asked this question when chatting with Guan Deyong. In the end, he learned that Mr. Jiang had four sons and one daughter.

The old man's eldest son died on the battlefield in his early years.

The second son, the father of Jiang Tiantong and Jiang Tianwei, also died in a car accident a few years ago.

The remaining two sons and one daughter do not live here except when they go home for special reasons or during holidays.

The Jiang family was quite efficient. In just over an hour, information about Tang Shuo's identity was sent back.

Jiang Tiantong, who was sitting opposite Tang Shuo, was recalling the information that her secretary Jia Ting had just brought back. She initially suspected that Tang Shuo was the son of her grandfather's old friend, but who knew that Tang Shuo was actually just the bodyguard of a female star named Lu Wanqi!

This incident really reveals some of the weirdness.

It is easy to understand that a veteran becomes a bodyguard for a female celebrity, but how could such a person know my grandfather?

Tang Shuo would definitely be surprised if he knew how efficient the Jiang family was.

Although the Wrangler that drove by had already revealed a lot of information, it was very difficult to find out this much in more than an hour.

After dinner, Jiang Hongtao said to Jiang Tianwei, who was still worried about whether to go for the interview tomorrow, "Tang Shuo just arrived in Yanjing and is unfamiliar with the place. You can take Tang Shuo out to play and introduce him to some friends."

Jiang Tianwei's eyes lit up and he nodded immediately, "Don't worry, Grandpa, I will take good care of Tang Shuo."

Of course, he was not happy about going out to play with Tang Shuo, but because he had found a place to drive his own car!

More importantly, he doesn't have to go for an interview.

"Yeah." Jiang Hongtao nodded, stood up and said to Tang Shuo, "You are all young people, get along well."

Tang Shuo knew what Jiang Hongtao meant and nodded with a smile.

Jiang Tianwei moved closer to Jiang Tiantong and whispered, "Sister, Grandpa asked me to take this guy out... Look..."

"I'll ask Jia Ting to unfreeze your card later." Jiang Tiantong glanced at Jiang Tianwei and said, "Don't go to any questionable places."

"Don't worry, sister, we'll go to the Southland for a couple of drinks."

After Jiang Tianwei finished speaking, he smiled and started to get closer to Tang Shuo, who he had been dismissive of just a second ago.

He is one year older than Jiang Tiantong, but Jiang Tianwei is fully convinced of his enchanting sister.

On the one hand, the financial power of the Jiang family is now in the hands of his younger sister, and he may even become a pauper with just one word from her.

On the other hand, it is because of the two people's life experiences.

In his heart, he actually depends quite a lot on this sister.

Now in Yanjing, if outsiders mention the Jiang family, the first person they think of is Jiang Tiantong, except for Jiang Hongtao who no longer cares about the family business.

To be able to win the title of "The Most Beautiful Woman in Yanjing", is Jiang Tiantong not just because of her good looks?

Although there are not many beautiful vases, there are definitely quite a few.

However, Jiang Tiantong's ability is completely proportional to her beauty!

She began attending family board meetings at the age of fifteen and began to independently control an investment company under the Chiang family at the age of sixteen.

In just the second year, she took over the Jiang family naturally with a dazzling record of 450% return rate.

At first, there were some discordant voices within the Jiang family, but after Jiang Tiantong took over, the Jiang family's assets began to increase steadily year by year. This not only shut up some people in the family, but also made her famous in Yanjing!

Seeing Tang Shuo and Jiang Tianwei leave, Jiang Tiantong personally made a cup of tea, walked over to Jiang Hongtao and asked, "Grandpa, who is this Tang Shuo?"

"He'll come to our house often from now on, so you should get to know him better." Jiang Hongtao took the tea and replied with a smile. "If I'm gone, he can help you!"

After hearing Jiang Hongtao's answer, the originally calm Jiang Tiantong showed a shocked expression for the first time.

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Jiang Tianwei took a black membership card from Jia Ting and said with a smile, "Thank you, Sister Jia Ting."

Jia Ting seemed not to see Jiang Tianwei's warm and handsome face, and turned away expressionlessly.

Tang Shuo, standing nearby, couldn't help but sigh inwardly: "Like master, like servant." Jiang Tianwei's smile alone was enough to make some infatuated women swoon, yet Jia Ting seemed completely oblivious. While she wasn't as pretty as Jiang Tiantong, their temperaments were remarkably similar.

"Is this your first time in Yanjing?" Jiang Tianwei turned to Tang Shuo and said, "Let's go to the Southern China Club tonight."

Tang Shuo nodded without comment and followed Jiang Tianwei towards the villa's garage.

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Like most clubs, Nanhui Club adopts a membership system. To join, one must first become a member of Nanhui Club.

However, you cannot become a member directly just by having money. In addition to a considerable membership fee, applicants also need to be recommended by three members of the club to be eligible to become members.

This club was established two years ago and has only about 500 members so far. It is not a large club, but what is surprising is that the young leaders of the five major families in Yanjing are all members of this club.

You have to know that the five major families are not as harmonious as they seem. It is already a miracle that they can join a club together, so some young masters also show their talents and join the club one after another.

Rumor has it that the owner behind the club is extremely mysterious and has connections everywhere, but he has never appeared in public. But what's strange is that no one has ever dared to cause trouble here.

As soon as Jiang Tianwei's white Maserati GT4.2 sports car stopped at the door of the club, someone came forward and opened the door.

After getting off the car, Jiang Tianwei and Tang Shuo swiped their cards in the club lobby and walked straight in.

Unlike some other clubs that are magnificent, the decoration style of the South China Club is very exquisite, and you can see that the owner has designed it with great care.

Compared with his younger sister Jiang Tiantong, Jiang Tianwei is more in line with the image of a rich second generation in the minds of ordinary people.

Sports cars, yachts, young models... these luxury items in the eyes of ordinary people are just ordinary toys to him.

However, ever since he had a fight with a young man from another province last year and spent 10 million in one go, his credit card limit was adjusted by Jiang Tiantong to a monthly limit of 300,000.

Three hundred thousand a month is certainly an astronomical figure for an ordinary person, but for Jiang Tianwei, this amount of money is only enough for two meals, so his life is now very difficult.

After entering the leisure area of the club, Jiang Tianwei asked the club waiter for a bottle of red wine that Tang Shuo had never heard of before.

"The owner of this place has two private wineries in France, and all the wines are shipped back in their original packaging. They taste really good," Jiang Tianwei explained to Tang Shuo with a smug look on his face. "Everyone who comes here orders this kind of wine. Those who order 1983 Lafite at the club are just country bumpkins!"

Tang Shuo nodded and did not interrupt Jiang Tianwei's show-off. He naturally knew this.

In 1983, more than 7,000 oak barrels were produced, and there were about 350,000 bottles in the world. As a result, China alone can sell 300,000 bottles of authentic 1983 Lafite every year!

"It's still early. I'll introduce you to some friends later, and then we can go out and have some fun."

Tang Shuo naturally followed the host's wishes. He also wanted to see what the nightlife of these young playboys was like.

When the waiter brought the wine, Jiang Tianwei poured it for Tang Shuo and himself, and shook the glass to sober him up.

After taking a sip, Tang Shuo also felt that the wine tasted good.

At this time, a scoundrel-looking man came over with a pretty young woman in his arms, and said sarcastically, "Hey, isn't this Mr. Jiang? Why are you out playing today? Did you ask your sister for pocket money?"

When enemies meet, they become jealous of each other.

The man with a ruffian look on his face was Li Jia from the Li family who had previously made a bet with Jiang Tianwei to buy a car.

The Li family, like the Jiang family, is one of the five major families in Yanjing. Because the businesses involved by both parties overlap, some friction is inevitable between the two families.

For this reason, Li Jia and Jiang Tianwei often had some small struggles that were not open to the public.

These struggles are nothing more than snatching a car or a woman...

Li Jia was not valued in the Li family and could only be considered a side branch.

Jiang Tiantong, who is now the head of the Jiang family, is Jiang Tianwei's biological sister, and their status in the family is completely inconsistent.

At first, Jiang Tianwei, who was very concerned about his reputation, always won. However, since Jiang Tiantong imposed economic sanctions on Jiang Tianwei, Li Jia has gained some advantage.

"Of course I can come whenever I want." Jiang Tianwei put down his wine glass and replied angrily.

Seeing this, Tang Shuo smiled, leaned back in his chair and watched the two of them silently.

He and Jiang Tianwei had different childhood experiences and education, so it was inevitable that their values would deviate greatly.

He has been observing Jiang Tianwei since he left the house. Although he can't say that he has any good feelings towards him, he doesn't feel any dislike for him either.

"The car will be on sale in two days. Do you have the money ready?" Li Jia asked. "If you really can't afford it, don't force yourself. Just admit your mistake."

Jiang Tianwei snorted coldly and said, "You should be the one to admit your mistake."

"Hurry up and beg Master Jiang." Li Jia smiled darkly, touched the woman's cheek and said to her, "Look, you are not as pretty as Master Jiang. If Master Jiang goes into the entertainment industry, you will lose your jobs."

On the surface, these words sounded as if he was disdainful of the woman in his arms, but praising Jiang Tianwei for her beauty would have been fine, but anyone could hear the strong irony in the last sentence.

As soon as these words were spoken, the few people in the hall turned their attention to him.

Jiang Tianwei bit his lips tightly, furious, and stood up and punched the other party.

But how can his frail body compare to the other party's?

As soon as Jiang Tianwei's fist reached the other person, Li Jia blocked it with his backhand and pushed Jiang Tianwei down on the sofa.

Seeing that his plan had succeeded, Li Jia immediately walked up to beat Jiang Tianwei.

Just as his fist was about to fall, Tang Shuo quickly stood up and grabbed Li Jia's arm.

"Who are you?" Li Jia looked at the stranger who suddenly interrupted with dissatisfaction.

Tang Shuo looked back at Jiang Tianwei and said calmly, "I'm his uncle!"