Early the next morning, the Zhan family villa began to prepare for the New Year's Eve party in the evening, and all the servants were busy.

Because the New Year's Eve party was held every year, the servants were familiar with the process and each performed their duties, keeping things busy but not chaotic. Some cleaned the hall, some set up the dance floor, and some prepared drinks. Tao Jie was in charge of the catering today, and she and a few cooks were busy in the kitchen before dawn.

Zhan Kunpeng, holding his bracelets, was in the hall directing the servants to move the antique chairs to the warehouse. Such valuable old items couldn't be left in the hall. If a guest spilled red wine on them, Old Zhan would be heartbroken.

After Qingshan had breakfast, she walked around the hall and saw that everyone was busy. She couldn't help, so she simply took Yin'er upstairs to avoid causing trouble for everyone. Even Zhanfeng brought her lunch to her room.

In the afternoon, the guests who had received invitations in advance came to the Zhan family one after another. Zhan Feng and his housekeeper Zhong Shu greeted them at the gate.

The invitations to the Zhan family's New Year's Eve party were sent out three months ago, so there were a few familiar faces among the guests today - Wang Jinsuo, Hou Yaozu and Abe Okamon.

Wang Jinsuo and Zhan Kunpeng have been friends for decades. Even without an invitation, he is a frequent visitor to the Zhan family villa.

As for the invitations to Hou Yaozu and Abe Okamon, they were actually from Hou Yaozu's father.

Because Hou Yaozu's father, Hou Zongyan, helped Suo Ye's nephew, Zhan Kunpeng gave the Hou family two invitations for the sake of Wang Jinsuo.

More than 20 days ago, Hou Zongyan learned that Zhan Kunpeng was critically ill and thought that this year's Zhan family banquet was canceled. He took his lover on a luxury cruise around the world and gave the invitation to his son, asking him to handle it. Who would have thought that Zhan Kunpeng would recover and the banquet would be held as scheduled? Hou Yanzong was on the high seas and could not make it back. He regretted it to the core.

Hou Yaozu and Abe Okamon suffered a loss at the hands of Chen Qingshan at Jiuzun and were very angry. After asking around, they found out that the beautiful girl was Zhan Feng's master. They happened to have an invitation, so they came to Zhan's house to join in the fun.

Zhan Feng was angry when he saw Hou Yaozu and Abe Okamon coming. He didn't intend to let them in and upset his master, but he was afraid that these two idiots would make a scene at the door, so he had to send a smart boy to keep an eye on them.

Given Zhan Kunpeng's status and position, he naturally didn't need to greet guests. He just accompanied a few old friends with whom he had a good relationship, and found a quiet place to drink tea and chat.

At five in the evening, the banquet officially began. After Zhan Kunpeng's speech, he introduced the protagonist of the banquet, Chen Qingshan. Qingshan didn't like the limelight, nor was he a social butterfly. He greeted everyone politely and courteously, then sat down on a sofa at the edge of the hall and sipped a glass of champagne.

The Zhan family's banquets were simple. Guests chatted and exchanged ideas with one another. If they were hungry, there was a delicious buffet to enjoy at any time. Young people who wanted to dance could go to the dance floor, accompanied by a foreign band. The Zhan family's servants, carrying trays of wine and drinks, moved lightly among the crowd.

Qingshan sat in a corner, observing with a cold eye. In the hall, the atmosphere was filled with the clinking of glasses and the bustling crowds of people. She sensed that most of the gentlemen and ladies present were using the Zhan family banquet as a platform to connect and build relationships. Of the dozens of people present, perhaps only those close to Old Zhan were truly there to see their old friend.

The Zhan family's champagne was airlifted from France. It had a sweet and sour taste and rich bubbles. Qingshan finished a glass and took another one to sip slowly.

Hou Yaozu and Abe Okamon saw Qingshan alone from afar, looked at each other, and walked up to Qingshan.

While entertaining the guests, Zhan Feng was paying attention to the movements of Hou Yaozu and Abe Okamon. Seeing that they were indeed bothering the master, he became angry and strode over.

"Mr. Hou, why are you dancing in the corner instead of on the dance floor?"

Hou Yaozu didn't expect Zhan Feng to come to the rescue so quickly. Anger flashed in his eyes, and he laughed.

"Master Zhan, there was some misunderstanding between Jiuzun and Master Chen, and I wanted to come and apologize to her!"