Listen to her tone. If the eldest sister says she wants to go, then she can go directly. If she doesn't want to, then no one can go. Lin Xiaoxue was so anxious. She really wanted to say that she wanted to go.
But Bai Ru'an ignored her, and she didn't dare to act recklessly in front of him. The relationship between them was so shallow that it could be ignored. Every time Bai Ru'an looked at her, it was as if he was looking at thin air. She should behave herself and not act up, lest she offend him even more thoroughly.
"Go ahead, broaden your horizons. But if anyone comes looking for trouble, you have to stand up for us and make sure we don't suffer any injustice," Lin Xiazhu said with a half-serious smile.
"If anyone dares to cause you trouble, I'll just throw them out." Bai Ru'an glanced at Lin Xiazhu, her eyes filled with gentle warmth.
Lin Xiaoxue: "..." It would be a lie to say I'm not envious; it's just too sour.
Since they had decided to attend the banquet, they would definitely need to prepare dresses and various matching accessories. Yan Xin was very enthusiastic. She was not short of money and just wanted to dress up the three Lin sisters beautifully, like dressing up Barbie dolls. Hahaha, just thinking about it was so exciting.
But Lin Xiazhu refused, "You don't need to bother. The Bai family will prepare the dresses and other things for the banquet. If you want to help us buy clothes and jewelry, you might as well just transfer the money to me directly."
Yan Xin was a little disappointed when she randomly picked three dresses from the jewelry store. She was unhappy that she wasn't given a chance to show off her style.
Also attending the Bai family banquet were Gu Yan and Gu Qiao'er. Gu Yan had attended several Bai family banquets over the years, and because of the Bai family, she had made some friends at the banquets. Before, she would always follow behind the Bai family members to the banquets, behaving herself and not daring to wander off.
After Gu Qiao'er arrived in the capital, she would accompany Gu Yan to banquets. The two of them felt much more at ease, no longer needing to be led around the venue, and could take the initiative to get to know people they wanted to meet.
They weren't stupid; they didn't try to curry favor with those who were picky and looked down on them. Instead, they chose to befriend those who seemed easy to get along with and weren't particularly favored in their families, thus forming a circle of friends.
On the day of the banquet, Bai Ruan picked up the three Lin sisters early and brought them to the Bai family home. Gu Yan and Gu Qiao'er were picked up by the Bai family's driver and arrived even earlier than Lin Xiazhu and the others.
This banquet was different from usual. The Bai family held many banquets throughout the year, but the number of times they chose the Bai family's old residence as the venue was very limited, which made the upper class in the capital attach great importance to it.
Bai Zhengping met with the younger generation and then went back to his study. He also called Bai Ru'an in to talk. At this moment, only Bai Junbai and the Lin and Gu sisters remained in the living room.
The six people sat on the sofa in silence. Bai Junbai was the elder, so the others didn't speak up. Gu Yan was very timid and shrank to the side like a quail. Gu Qiao'er was an outsider and had no right to speak first.
After drinking tea for a while, Lin Xiazhu coughed lightly to break the silence, "Uncle Bai, aren't you going to do your work?"
"The butler is handling all the banquet arrangements. I don't need to worry about that. There's nothing at the company that requires my attention right now, so I'm free." Bai Junbai crossed his legs and gave a smirk.
With so much free time, no wonder he's sitting in the living room staring at them; what a twisted sense of humor.
"I heard you recently got a new girlfriend, a supermodel who was just selected this year. Uncle Bai is quite lucky with women." Lin Xiazhu made conversation. She didn't know much about Bai Junbai, except that gossip magazines always had news about him.
Today he befriends a rising starlet, tomorrow he befriends a nobody actress. In short, he's surrounded by women all year round. I heard he's also very capable, and Songbai Group is growing stronger under his management. However, Xiao An is back, and Bai Zhengping insists on putting Xiao An into Songbai.
The idea was to let him become more familiar with the family company's business, which led to much speculation and everyone was waiting to see what would happen. Bai Junbo was over thirty years old and still unmarried. Although he was very capable, the Bai family was clearly very angry about his refusal to get married.
That's why they placed their grandson, whom they had only recognized less than seven years ago, into the Songbai Group. Their goal was to force Bai Junbai to get married. If he didn't get married, the leader of the Songbai Group would have to be replaced in a few years.
Of course, these are all outsiders' opinions. As for Bai Junbo himself, it doesn't matter. Whether Xiao An wants to join the company or not is fine with him. But his father is very determined and insists that Xiao An join the company now.
It seems that if he returns to Songbai a few years later, he will monopolize Songbai, and Xiao An will lose the right to do anything he wants.
Getting back to the main point, after being teased by Lin Xiazhu, Bai Junbai chuckled and his eyes darkened slightly. "Xiaozhu is getting bolder and bolder. She even dares to gossip about my private affairs."
"Uncle Bai might misunderstand the word 'private affairs.' I saw all of this in gossip magazines, and you're frequently in the headlines in the newspapers. Huge photos of beautiful women holding your arms take up a quarter of the page; it's impossible not to see them." Being so high-profile clearly shows that you're enjoying yourself; how can that be considered a private matter?
"You dare to interfere with me?" Bai Junbai leaned back on the sofa, his handsome face full of arrogance and indifference, with a hint of annoyance in his eyes.
This means that Lin Xiazhu is too talkative.
"You're overthinking it. I don't have the guts to interfere in Uncle Bai's affairs. I just had nothing to say, so I found a topic that I thought you would be interested in to chat about and pass the time. Otherwise, if we don't talk, we'll get sick."
Lin Xiazhu pursed her lips. Ever since Xiao An went abroad, this guy has been acting out of character, being very unfriendly to her family.
"Hmph, sharp-tongued." Bai Junbai snorted and got up to go upstairs.
Not long after, a loud "thump" was heard from behind the villa. It was obvious that Bai Junbai, that arrogant guy, was jumping from the second floor into the swimming pool on the first floor to perform a diving act.
"Sister Xiaozhu, you're amazing! You dare to talk to Uncle Bai like that. I'm terrified of him. I don't even dare to look at him." Gu Yan patted her chest, looking quite frightened.
"Actually, Bai Junbai is a good person, but he can be a bit crazy sometimes, which makes him seem intimidating," Lin Xiazhu said with a faint smile.
“Xiaozhu is so charming. We don’t dare to talk to Uncle Bai, let alone Master Bai. Now we can’t even talk to Brother Mingxuan. Yan Yan and I always feel out of place with you because we are a little inferior.”
These two call her by her full name, Lin Xiazhu, when they are outside. But when they are at the Bai family's house, they call her Xiaozhu like the Bai family does. Now that the Bai family is not here, they say that she doesn't fit in with them. Is she out of her mind to be so self-conscious about not fitting in with the Bai family but with them?
Lin Xiazhu was about to make a sarcastic remark when Lin Xiaoxue beat her to it, "It's normal for you to feel inferior. After all, there's no harm without comparison. When we stand together, there's not much difference in height, but you guys have big frames and broad shoulders, so you look very sturdy."
"Your pelvises are wide, so your waists will probably look very thick in formal wear. Your skin isn't as fair as ours; in comparison, you look quite dark, and your appearance is significantly less appealing."
"As for financial resources, you've been eating and drinking for free for so many years, while we're able to support ourselves... In any aspect, you really can't compare to us, you're really out of place."
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