"Zhou, you're too kind. You're such a polite young lady. Please come in, please come in." Du Lan's eyes were full of smiles, and her face was kind and warm.
She had been paying attention to these five classmates—three boys and two girls—since her eldest nephew started introducing them.
Lu Zeyang's eyes held a hidden emotion, glancing occasionally at the girl named Zhou Qingqing.
But he subconsciously kept his distance from another girl.
It was obvious that Zeyang had feelings for Zhou Qingqing, and as a family member, Du Lan could see through Zeyang's thoughts at a glance.
However, judging from the two of them, Zhou Qingqing was reserved and polite, and her gaze towards Zeyang was calm and natural, perhaps they were not officially dating yet.
Lu Zhengde, standing nearby, paid little attention to the young men.
He saw someone else coming over, and he patted his nephew on the shoulder, "Zeyang, take good care of your classmate."
After Lu Zeyang and his group went inside, Lu Zhengde called his wife aside and said, "Wife, I'm going in for a bit."
He needed to go in and explain things to his fifth brother, and also to tell his father.
The Lu family had no idea that the Qin family, the Huo family, and the Zheng family of the Southern Military Region would all send gifts.
The Qin family is the family of the third-ranking official. This shouldn't be the case. The higher-ups wouldn't easily give gifts to any particular family.
Could it be because Lao Qi saved Qin Lao in the United States?
That's even more wrong. Lao Qi is a soldier; saving people is his duty.
Even if the seventh brother had only lost his memory, or even if he had sacrificed himself, the Lu family would not say a word about it, so as to associate it with the Qin family.
The Huo family is the wealthiest merchant family, while the Lu family is a family of military officers.
Unless they are relatives or friends, the Lu family will not invite any business guests.
It's not that they look down on business; the seventh son of the Lu family is a businessman now.
On the one hand, it's to avoid suspicion; on the other hand, their circles are different.
As for the Zheng family, they and the Lu family, located in the north and south respectively, have always been rivals in their respective military regions.
Commander Zheng, who sacrificed his life, had a complicated relationship with Old Master Lu, and they disliked each other.
The Southern Military Region is now under the command of Commander Zheng's son.
Lu Zhengde couldn't figure out why the Zheng family would send a gift. Could it be because of Li Hualin, the nephew's wife of the Shen family?
But the relationships are quite far-reaching. Although the Li family and the Zheng family are related by marriage, the Lu family and the Shen family are also related by marriage.
However, the Lu family and the Zheng family are not related.
If Lu Zhengjing were here at this moment, he would tell his elder brother that the Zheng family and the Lu family would soon be brothers-in-law.
Previously, Lu Zhengjing had sent invitations to all five Chen sisters.
Huo Kai, who had just given the gift and driven away, shared the same thought.
His visit to the Lu family to deliver gifts was a personal act, and Huo's parents were unaware of it.
He felt that his Huo family would soon become brothers-in-law with the Lu family, and that giving gifts now was also for the future, so that he could curry favor with Jinhua.
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Biopharmaceutical research laboratory.
Chen Xihua jogged out, and Lu Zhengjing parked his car on the side of the road and waited.
She wasn't originally scheduled to do any experiments today, but Professor Ning arranged for a senior student to specifically oversee the experimental project early this morning.
He called to say that one set of experimental data had a deviation exceeding 0.05%.
This set of data is a key factor in ultimately verifying the feasibility of antiviral drugs.
There was no other way, so Chen Xihua arrived at the lab early to work with Professor Ning and two senior students to revise the data and verify it again.
She had informed Lu Zhengjing in advance that she might not be able to attend the Lu family's birthday banquet.
But he insisted on waiting outside, saying it was fine to be late, and that she would still have lunch even if she didn't go to the Lu family.
After she got into the car, Chen Xihua remembered: "The gift is still in the courtyard!"
She bought it in advance—a set of Yixing clay teapots and teaware, because he said his father liked to drink tea.
"It's okay, I've prepared it. I'll pick it up later since you bought it."
Lu Zhengjing smiled and comforted him, saying that the old man was used to his own tea set, and the set she wanted to give him would end up being used by him as well.
Bai Feng was also on his way to the banquet at this time.
During this time, he went to the film crew to inspect the production. At someone's request, Seventh Master invited him to take Chen Meihua, the third daughter of the Chen family, to the banquet hall.
Originally, Chen Meihua didn't want to go, even though Lu Zhengjing had sent invitations to her and her sisters.
But she always felt that her identity made it inappropriate for her to appear at the Lu family's birthday banquet.
Firstly, she was pregnant out of wedlock, which put her in an awkward position and made her feel somewhat embarrassed.
Secondly, she's a celebrity, someone in the entertainment industry, and it seems the Lu family didn't invite any celebrities or similar figures.
The main issue is that it's still unknown whether Xiao Wu and Lu Jia Lao Qi will get together.
At this moment, she looked troubled, head bowed, hesitant, and bit her lip: "President Bai, I think I'd better not go!"
"Miss Chen, what are you being so hesitant about? Get in the car!" Bai Feng poked his head out of the car, his expression indescribable.
A beautiful woman is beautiful, her beauty lies in her allure, and most men can't resist her charm.
But she has a troublemaker personality.
Does she even know she's a celebrity? She's acting all pretentious on the street. If she gets photographed by reporters, she'll definitely be in trouble.
"Oh!" Chen Meihua was the type of person who was weak when others were strong. When Bai Feng spoke to her with a serious and cold face, she subconsciously obeyed and got into the car.
But inwardly she was cursing: What's with the fierceness? Even Master Lu Qi has been beaten up by Second Sister.
Bai Feng turned his head and, seeing the change in her expression, knew that she was cursing herself in her heart.
Suddenly, he felt a tightness in his chest, neither rising nor falling.
This obscure, unknown celebrity is utterly ungrateful!
If it weren't for the fact that he and Director An had subtly reminded some people to take care of her privately, she would have been able to cause trouble on set.
In the film crew, in just over ten days, at the last opening party, at the Nightclub, she swung a wine bottle and smashed it on someone's head.
Her name, Chen Meihua, quickly spread throughout the film crew.
It's not because of her fame, but because she's troublesome, has a bad temper, is alluring yet cowardly and easily angered, and still wants to stand out.
In addition, many men wanted to flirt with her, while some female celebrities were jealous and disgusted, and wanted to cause her trouble.
Fortunately, perhaps because Chen Xiaowu had emphasized and reminded her behind her back, she didn't dare to be competitive or jealous in front of others.
At eleven o'clock, Chen Xiuhua and Ning Wenfeng arrived at the entrance of the hotel. Of the Chen sisters, she was the first to arrive.
Third Sister and Fifth Sister should come, but Second Sister said she won't; she wants to avoid appearing in public as much as possible.
If we're talking about who least wanted to attend the Lu family banquet, it would be Chen Xiuhua.
She had no idea why Lu Zhengjing would send separate invitations to all of them.
Why can't it be enough if only Xiao Wu comes?
She didn't know any of the Lu family members, and the relationship between her Chen family and the Lu family was rather complicated.
After hesitating outside the door for a long time, Chen Xiuhua really wanted to turn around and leave.
Ning Wenfeng, who had come with her, grabbed her and prepared to go inside.
The Ning family was also invited. Professor Liang, Ning Wenfeng's grandmother, and Lu's late grandmother, who was Lu Zhengjing's mother, were distant cousins.
Therefore, the Ning family and the Lu family are somewhat related, but the two families have not had much contact since Grandma Lu passed away.
The main reason is Professor Liang, who is very dedicated to physics projects.
Let alone the Lu family, she and her husband, Professor Ning, rarely had time to attend to the Ning family either.
Ning Wenfeng's parents, Ning Zhenxing and Zhou Xiaoxia, have always worked in other cities and rarely return to Beijing.
By this time, most of the guests invited to the Lu family's birthday banquet had arrived.
Lu Qiye's friends have all arrived. Jiang Huaishu and Xie Jinzhou came together, and Shen Changxing had been helping out at the Lu family's house for a long time.
Not long after, Liu Wenqing, the eldest son of the Liu family, arrived with Mo Ziqin from the Mo family, while Liu Wucheng arrived with a group of纨绔 (playboys).
Jiang Tengfei, Jiang Sisi, Liu Baozhu, and others from the Jiang family also entered the banquet hall one after another.
Those who haven't arrived yet are basically individuals who can't change shifts and are currently working; they'll come over after they finish their shifts.
For example, Xia Ruolan had to be on duty in the morning. She had just finished handing over her shift to someone and hurriedly left the First Hospital.
She insisted on seeing who the girl Seventh Master Lu was pursuing was, as everyone in the compound had been saying lately.
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