Seeing that grandpa didn't want to accept it, grandma didn't dare to go forward to take it.

But Ouyang knew what he brought. It was said that he had bought an ancient Tang Dynasty painting from a collector at a high price.

"Give it to me," Ouyang took it and immediately opened it in front of her grandfather. "This painting is what grandpa wants to collect the most," she deliberately raised her voice. "Unfortunately, grandpa looks down on the person who gave him the painting." Her words revealed her grandfather's narrow-mindedness and belittled Shengda in person.

Grandma was standing by, frightened by Ouyang's bold words: "Why would a girl say such things?"

Ouyang did not refute, put the painting away, and asked, "Grandma, what do you think of this gift?"

Grandma is a person who cares about appearances: "It's a good thing, but..."

"Okay, then take it," she said, "Mr. Sheng, you can leave now."

Shengda looked at her. He asked her to come not to drive him away, but to make Mr. Zhuo accept his apology.

"Since you are here, eat before leaving," said grandpa.

Ouyang gave the thing in his hand to his aunt and reminded her to put it in the study because it was not a simple gift.

The four of them sat down at the table and first offered a drink to apologize: "I was too reckless yesterday. I'll drink three glasses as punishment."

Seeing that he was sincere, his grandfather did not pursue what happened yesterday, but just asked: "What is your relationship?" Based on his experience, they should have known each other for a long time, at least before he introduced Sheng Yuan to Ouyang.

"Friend," Shengda said, "I met him at a party."

Ouyang was afraid that he would get more confused, so he said, "We just know each other."

Grandma narrowed her eyes and looked at the two people opposite her. She also felt that they were hiding something from her.

It was very quiet while eating, with only the sound of chopsticks touching the porcelain, which also had a certain rhythm.

Sheng Da gave a simple review of the dishes, not praising them excessively, simply emphasizing their nutritional and health benefits. This meal had given Grandma a new perspective on this playboy. She thought he was incredibly talkative, much better than his dreary older brother. But that was the only area where she saw Sheng Yuan as a far superior cook.

Grandpa didn't invite him upstairs, nor did he talk to him much. Only grandma asked the kitchen to pack some fresh crabs for him to take home.

Ouyang went out with him without saying goodbye and got into her car directly. When passing by him, she said, "Thank you." She did gain something from coming back this time. At least her grandparents no longer allowed her to have any relationship with the people from Sheng Group, especially Sheng Yuan.

Sitting in the car, Sheng Da watched the car go by. After a moment's thought, she really had to thank herself. Because of him, the two elderly people who had originally had a good impression of Sheng Yuan suddenly changed their attitude. She no longer had to face Sheng Yuan under pressure from the Zhuo family.

The driver asked, "Mr. Sheng, where are we going?" Usually he would go to a bar at this time, but as a driver, even if he knew the general rules, he couldn't make decisions for him.

"go home."

When he entered the Sheng family's house, the whole family was sitting in the living room waiting for him. Especially his father, who looked stern, as if he had made some unforgivable mistake: "Mom, Dad, Brother." He was about to go upstairs to rest.

"Stop." ordered the father.

Shengda stood in front of them, looking at his mother's reproachful eyes, and probably knew what mistake he had made.

"Do you know how important the Zhuo family is to us?" my father said. "Our recent project requires a large sum of money. What do you think we should do?"

Shengda knew that the company's recently developed hotel project had encountered financial problems, and he was also working hard to solve it: "I will find a way to solve it."

"Do you know how important the Zhuo family's funds are to us?"

"Heh," he understood a little, "Dad, are you trying to say that I ruined your plan?"

"Isn't it?" asked his father. "When will you grow up? There are so many women out there. Why do you have to mess with the Zhuo family?"

"Dad," Shengda said, "Am I not as good as my brother in your eyes?"

“That’s right!”

The mother was worried that they would have a falling out over this matter, so she quickly tried to dissuade them: "Xiao Da, your father is also thinking about the company. I hope you can understand and be considerate of him. Xiao Da didn't do it on purpose. I don't think Ouyang is a good kid either. Maybe she was the one who contacted Sheng Da first."

"You're just protecting him," his father said angrily. "Look, he's so arrogant now. His scandals could fill an entire room. Who do you think could be interested in him?"

Sheng Yuan, who had been silent the whole time, spoke up: "Dad, since the Zhuo family has already hosted Sheng Da, it means that cooperation between Sheng Group and Zhuo Group is not impossible. I think the company can still discuss cooperation."

After hearing what his eldest son said, the father was no longer so angry: "I'll leave the rest of the matter to you. Don't mess it up again."

After listening to this, Shengda turned around and left, going back to the bar. At home, he was always the one being criticized. Growing up, his parents had always compared his financial situation with his brother's, and it was still the same now. No one cared about his opinion.

Because of the clue, Ouyang appeared at the Sheng Group job fair a day later and applied for the position of assistant to the chairman.

When she appeared in the Human Resources Department wearing black-framed glasses, everyone looked at her in surprise: "Ms. Ouyang, according to your resume, you are not suitable for this position."

She adjusted her glasses and looked at the person across from her. "Let's put the resume aside. I've done some research," she said, placing a document in front of the interviewer. "I need to know your chairman's work and rest schedule, who he's looking to collaborate with recently, and why he laid off his last secretary. That's all I need to know."

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