Chapter 145 Attending the Gu Family Banquet
At the entrance of the restaurant.
Gu Mingzhu personally welcomed the guests. She was wearing a purple evening gown today, which made her look fair-skinned, beautiful, and elegant.
"Sister Mingzhu. We're here!"
Shen Qingning ran over and circled around her exaggeratedly: "Sister Mingzhu, you look so beautiful today."
"You ate candy, it's so sweet"
Gu Mingzhu smiled and shook hands with Si Moting: "Mr. Si, you are so kind. It is a great honor for my humble home."
At such occasions, there are many distinguished guests coming and going all around.
Gu Mingzhu couldn't help but say some polite words.
Of course, this is also said for others to hear.
Si Moting gave it a light squeeze and then withdrew his hand: "Mr. Gu, you're welcome. It's my duty."
"Sister Mingzhu, where's Gu Chen? Hasn't he arrived yet?"
"Xiaochen is greeting people inside. Go play with him. We've arranged a place for you inside."
"Okay. Let's go then."
Yunlai is booked today.
There is a special table for receiving gifts at the entrance.
Shen Qingning took a look and found that the people responsible for receiving the gifts were Gu Cang and his illegitimate son.
Without even saying hello, he pulled Si Moting aside and said, "How shameless! Every year, Sister Mingzhu pays for the banquet, but they're the ones who receive the gifts."
Moreover, they did not go out to greet anyone, leaving all the interpersonal interactions to Gu Mingzhu, who just followed behind and took advantage of the opportunities.
No wonder Brother Si looks down on the Gu family.
Si Moting held his hand, his thin lips tinged with sarcasm: "Don't mind it."
"Um."
The banquet hasn't officially started yet.
Shen Qingning took Si Moting to find her brother first.
Shen Qingzhi came in five minutes earlier than them and was chatting with Fu Xin.
"Brother. I'm here."
Shen Qingning tilted her head and greeted Fu Xin: "Hello, Brother Fu. Where's Fu Chi?"
Fu Xin glanced around and said, "He was here just now. He might have been taken away by Gu Chen."
"Don't play with them yet. Let's go say hello together."
Shen Qingzhi put down his wine glass and took them to greet Mr. Gu.
There were several women standing next to Mr. Gu, they were his daughters.
As for the mistress who came to power back then, she is not allowed to appear on such days since Gu Mingzhu came to power.
It's not that she didn't make a fuss, but the result was that Gu Mingzhu directly cut off their financial resources.
After being sanctioned a few times, people became obedient.
"Grandpa Gu. Happy birthday."
"Okay, okay."
Seeing them, Mr. Gu was quite happy. He looked past Shen Qingzhi and saw Si Moting behind him.
"It's a blessing for me that Mr. Si can come."
Although Old Man Gu is several times older than Si Moting, age is not the only factor in seniority in Jingang City.
There aren't many parties that can invite the two Si brothers.
Si Moting was quite polite: "You're welcome. I'm here with Brother Chen today."
His words elevated Shen Qingzhi's status very high.
Old Master Gu smiled and said, "Qingzhi has finally found happiness after all the hardships. They are all good children, all good children."
"Grandpa. We won't bother you anymore. You should be happy today too."
"Good. Have fun, you guys."
There were many people coming to congratulate him, and Shen Qingzhi said a few words quickly before making way.
When other people saw Si Moting, they wanted to take the opportunity to say a few words, but Si Moting stood behind Shen Qingzhi holding someone's hand.
The first thing he said was that he had something to talk to Brother Chen about, and he was simply here to accompany his wife.
When others heard this, they didn't dare to disturb him and all went to curry favor with Shen Qingzhi.
Shen Qingning stood at the back, looking at her brother who was surrounded by people, and said with emotion: "Do you know what my brother looked like when we first met?"
Si Moting moved everyone away, pulled Shen Qingning to stand in front of the wine table, and took a glass of grape juice: "What?"
"When we went to Rose Manor that day, many people ignored my brother. He took the initiative to greet them, but after a few words, they found excuses to leave. Now they are all surrounding him. It's really realistic."
Shen Qingning still remembers the scene of that day.
His brother, who was as cold and pure as jade, was so servile in front of those people.
Looking at the situation now, it is really ironic.
Si Moting disagreed and handed him the grape juice. "Baby, this society is all about survival of the fittest. Instead of complaining about others not respecting you, it's better to strengthen yourself. When you become strong, you will find that these people are nothing."
"You're right."
Shen Qingning drank some grape juice, saw Gu Chen and Fu Chi, and pulled Si Moting over.
"Gu Chen, where have you been? I didn't see you two just now."
"Where can I go? I'm so bored, I'm going to find a place to smoke."
Every year at this time, Gu Chen gets annoyed.
He has a sunny and cheerful personality and smiles at everyone he sees. The only time he is not polite is when facing that troublesome family.
"Don't think too much about it. It's the same every year. Just bear with it."
After all, Mr. Gu was quite nice to them, the siblings.
For the old man's sake, this play has to be performed.
Gu Chen sneered: "It's just an act. If they can shamelessly accept gifts every year, why can't we do the same?"
He felt disgusted the moment he saw the idiot couple at the door.
"Don't look at me, don't look at me." Shen Qingning glanced at Fu Chi: "Where's Yanyan? Why didn't you bring him to play?"
The banquet was boring though.
However, there are a lot of delicious food at the banquet, and Gu Mingzhu hired a chef, so it’s nice to come and have a meal.
Fu Chi thought of Su Yan's hateful look and pursed his thin lips: "He has something to do."
"oh"
Shen Qingning didn't care and thought Su Yan really had something to do.
The four of them standing there chatting was quite eye-catching. But since they were all younger brothers in the family, no one bothered them.
After a while, Gu Mingzhu came in. Almost all the guests had arrived and the banquet officially began.
The process of birthday parties is similar.
Just say a few words and cut the cake.
Gu Mingzhu led his people to the banquet area.
The main seat in the banquet area.
In the past, they were all members of the Gu family.
But this year Si Moting came.
Because his status was different, Gu Mingzhu had someone transfer him to another position.
He and Shen Qingning both sat over there.
Shen Qingning looked at the table and glanced at Si Moting.
No one at this table is easy to deal with.
Especially Gu Mingzhu's difficult relatives.
Old Master Gu looked at Shen Qingning and Si Moting with a smile: "You're welcome, Mr. Si."
Si Moting offered him tea instead of wine: "You're welcome, old man. I'm here to accompany Ning Ning today. He calls Ms. Gu "sister", we're all family."
This is a very well said statement.
It was obvious that he was here to support Gu Mingzhu.
Gu Cang's face suddenly turned ugly.
Some people couldn't help it.
"Right now, everyone in Jingang City is focused on the Shen family. I never thought Ningning would be with Young Master Si. We've never heard of you two meeting before. Ningning, tell us how you met Young Master Si. That way, we can learn from you."
The person who was speaking was Gu Mingzhu's third aunt. Her family was also kicked out of the board of directors by Gu Mingzhu and can only live on dividends every year.
These people are just like the relatives of the Shen family. They don't make any big moves, but they are often sarcastic.
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