Chapter Sixty-Nine: Invitation
Time passed quickly.
Meng was discharged from the hospital at the end of July.
When Xu Yihuan received the message, she was at home organizing translation materials.
She has been interning and helping out at the company recently.
In just one short month...
She could feel that her business communication skills had improved considerably.
After finishing tidying up, Xu Yihuan rubbed her neck and casually opened her phone.
A message popped up on Weibo's trending topics.
[The Translation Department welcomes a new talent: the icy translator Pei Yi'an is promoted to chief at the age of fifty]
Upon seeing this familiar name, Xu Yihuan suddenly froze, feeling a mix of emotions.
I hovered my finger over the pop-up message, and after a long pause, I finally clicked on it.
A video was uploaded.
It was a solemn meeting place, with a long table set up.
A woman with a blank expression sat to the right of the main leader.
The video plays in a quiet atmosphere where you could hear a pin drop, when a woman's voice rings out, calm and devoid of any emotion.
The light shone on her face, revealing a serious expression and a slightly furrowed brow.
Time has not left many marks on her face.
The sound from the phone continued to play in the empty study.
Xu Yihuan stared at it for a few seconds, her expression remaining calm.
It took several attempts to successfully swipe Weibo out of the background.
In an instant, the room fell silent again.
Xu Yihuan sat in the chair, her hand holding the phone trembling slightly.
At that very moment.
A knock sounded on the door.
Xu Yihuan calmed herself down.
He called out, "Please come in."
As soon as he finished speaking, the door was pushed open.
Wang Ma appeared at the door.
"Miss, a young man is looking for you. He says his name is Meng Heye and he's here to deliver some invitations."
After hearing what Wang Ma said, Xu Yihuan subconsciously raised her wrist and glanced at the time.
It's already August 10th.
She almost forgot about Meng Jian's apprentice-acceptance banquet.
If I remember correctly, Meng Jian's apprentice-acceptance banquet should have been attended by many prominent nobles from the capital.
However, in her previous life, Meng Jian did not invite her to his disciple-acceptance banquet.
Xu Yihuan responded.
He smoothed his clothes and followed Wang Ma downstairs.
Meng Heye sat alone on the sofa, playing with the gold-embossed invitation card in his hands.
Sensing someone was there, Meng Heye looked up.
Xu Yihuan's figure came into view.
Meng Heye grinned.
"Why are you here?" Xu Yihuan asked with a smile.
"My grandfather is having a banquet to accept his apprentices, and he asked me to deliver the invitation to you."
"A disciple-acceptance banquet? Who is it?" Xu Yihuan appeared somewhat surprised, but it wasn't exactly feigned.
Because she didn't know who Old Master Meng ultimately chose.
Meng Heye waved his hand: "I don't know either, it seems that this was announced on the spot."
Xu Yihuan raised an eyebrow and didn't ask any more questions.
"My grandfather asked me to personally deliver the invitations to you!"
Meng Heye handed the invitation to Xu Yihuan.
He casually added, "There will probably be quite a few people from the capital coming then. They're all pretentious and their words might make people uncomfortable. Just ignore them."
Meng Heye's tone was very sincere, and it was clear that he genuinely disliked those people.
Xu Yihuan chuckled and said, "Okay, I got it."
Meng Heye got up to leave, and said considerately, "If anything happens to you, just give me a call."
Xu Yihuan nodded.
"Okay, I understand. Please give my thanks to Mr. Meng."
After Meng Heye left, Xu Yihuan glanced at the time on the invitation.
6 PM, August 15th, 23rd floor of the InterContinental Hotel.
Meanwhile, the Pei family in the capital also received the same invitation.
Unlike Xu Yihuan's invitation, the Pei family's invitation was bright red.
A group of Pei family members were sitting together.
"Old Meng only gave out one invitation in the end? Who do you think will go?"
Grandpa Pei's voice was stern as he sat in the center, leaning on his cane.
The younger members of the Pei family then sat down in order of seniority.
Everyone is here.
In addition to Pei Yi'an, who has been promoted to chief translator, and Pei Yuli, who has entered the laboratory.
"This is just an invitation. According to the order of things, Yanzhi should be the one to go."
“Ke Yanzhi has been missing lately, and Ali is in the lab. It seems that we can only send Tangtang.”
The second wife of the Pei family reached out and hugged her youngest son, speaking slowly and in a very calm tone.
The second master of the Pei family chimed in, "Yes, it's not that we don't want Yanzhi to go, but we don't even know where Yanzhi is right now!"
Madam Pei, with her gentle demeanor, remained unperturbed by these provocative words.
He reached out, picked up the teacup, and took a sip of tea.
With a slight smile, he said, "Our Yanzhi is currently in Yuncheng and has just received a private invitation from Old Master Meng. Let's give this invitation, which represents the Pei family, to Tangtang."
Upon hearing Madam Pei's words, everyone's expressions changed in various ways.
There was also a hint of surprise in Old Master Pei's eyes.
His composure was tinged with suspicion: "Are you serious? Yanzhi received a private invitation from Old Master Meng?!"
The First Madam chuckled: "Yes, Yan said last month that he was going to Yuncheng on a business trip, and then he heard that Yi Huan was there, so he went to see Yi Huan."
"Hey, isn't it a coincidence? At this very moment, Grandpa Meng also appeared in Yuncheng. Our Yanzhi said he wanted to stay in Yuncheng a little longer."
Upon hearing this unfamiliar name, everyone was stunned for a moment.
It was Old Master Pei who reacted first.
He said calmly, "Yes, that's a good thing. Master Meng has a high status in China, especially his disciples, who are outstanding individuals. If Yanzhi can make connections with Meng Jian, he will benefit greatly."
They completely avoided the name, as if they hadn't heard it at all.
Madam Pei smiled and nodded naturally, "Who says otherwise?"
Upon hearing this, the second wife's expression changed, and she let out a cold laugh.
Now that Pei Yi'an has become the chief translator, her two children have also benefited from her rise in status.
They're quite cunning; they even went to Yuncheng specifically to find Xu Yihuan!
But so what? Pei Yi'an is already this old, retirement is just a matter of time.
If she wants to groom a successor, Tangtang is the best choice!
Xu Yihuan was destined to be a pawn ever since Pei Yi'an left her in Yuncheng!
This time, Pei Yanzhi made the wrong bet.
Thinking about it this way, the second wife felt relieved again.
"Congratulations, sister-in-law! And thank you for giving this opportunity to my Tangtang."
It just so happens that the Tan family patriarch is about to celebrate his 70th birthday, so they can take this opportunity to see if they can buy a painting from Old Master Meng.
The only publicly acknowledged hobby of the old man was his love for Meng Jian's paintings.
Pei Yutang looked arrogant as her mother finished speaking.
Pei Yutang also spoke calmly, her voice carrying a hint of arrogance: "Thank you, Auntie."
Madam Pei glanced at her indifferently and gave a soft "hmm".
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