146: I told you not to show off your wealth, but you still do?
"I didn't expect my face to be so useful. I heard that your annual gatherings are all paid for on a AA basis. So, let me thank Chen Yan and Yi Yi on behalf of all the students here!"
Teacher Li’s words made everyone laugh.
A few people clapped particularly loudly and jokingly said, "Thank you, boss and boss lady." Others shouted, "I wish the boss five sons," and everyone laughed even harder.
Hearing such teasing, Wen Yiyi felt a little shy, but more proud.
She had been holding back from colliding directly with Xu Yao just waiting for this moment!
Xu Yao married Gu Jun, but Gu Jun was not so generous as to give her a discount on party expenses.
Looking at Wen Yiyi's provocative expression, Xu Yao just thought she was too naive. If Wen Yiyi was really that capable and could work her way out of a resort hotel at such a young age, Xu Yao would have to admit that Wen Yiyi was awesome.
In fact, Wen Yiyi couldn't even handle a small matter at work, and in the end it was Xu Yao who stepped in to remedy Wen Yiyi's mistake... What's so great about Wen Yiyi using the Shen family's hotel as a favor?
Xu Yao herself is open-minded, but she is afraid that Gu Jun may not be able to. Today, Gu Jun has been particularly aggressive since he left the house.
Xu Yao gently squeezed Gu Jun's hand and whispered, "Ignore her. We're taking advantage of the discount. Eat more when the food is served and piss her off."
Gu Jun was not actually angry.
Xu Yao seemed like a "husband-protecting maniac" today, and Gu Jun enjoyed it very much.
Gu Jun hoped that Wen Yiyi would become more arrogant, and it would be best if Chen Yan would also lose his mind.
——The more Xu Yao dislikes Shen Yan, the more she loves him.
While thinking this in his mind, Gu Jun's face showed a look of forbearance that was barely comforted by Xu Yao.
He despised himself as a dark villain, but he couldn't control his desire to monopolize Xu Yao's body and mind.
"I will work hard and will not let you live worse than Wen Yiyi in the future."
Gu Jun whispered a promise to Xu Yao.
Xu Yao didn't agree in her heart.
If Xu Yao wants to live a better life than Wen Yiyi, she must of course rely on her own efforts. What she expects is never "a husband who is honored and a wife who is noble."
But Gu Jun cared about what she didn't care about. Xu Yao didn't throw cold water on Gu Jun, "Of course I believe you!"
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The bustle in the banquet hall drowned out the private conversations between Xu Yao and Gu Jun.
A group of guests in the corridor outside the banquet hall stopped because of the noise.
The person walking in front was Shen Zhongjun.
Shen Zhongjun was going to hold a banquet at the hotel today, and his assistant had already informed the hotel. Shen Zhongjun felt that the person in charge of the hotel was too incompetent and actually opened the floor used by the Shen family to the public.
"What's going on?"
The assistant whispered, "I just asked, it turns out that Master Chen Yan is leaving for the banquet hall to attend a class reunion."
Shen Zhongjun frowned.
This is not Shen Yan's family hotel. Is Shen Yan using his privileges here?
Through the half-open door of the banquet hall, Shen Zhongjun saw Shen Yan at a glance.
"Call Shen Yan out and remind him to control the atmosphere of the party and not make too much noise. I'll give him some face this time, but next time this floor won't be open to Shen Yan."
The assistant nodded to show that he understood.
Shen Zhongjun was about to leave when his eyes suddenly caught sight of another figure.
Why is Gu Jun also at Chen Yan's class reunion?!
Shen Zhongjun stopped his assistant and said, "Wait, don't go looking for Shen Yan. Let them make as much noise as they want."
The assistant didn't know why Shen Zhongjun suddenly changed the instructions. Shen Zhongjun would never explain too much to an assistant. After giving the assistant a few more instructions, Shen Zhongjun changed to another box by himself.
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The incident outside the banquet hall did not disturb the people inside from continuing to have fun.
When everyone stopped laughing, Chen Yan invited Teacher Li to take a seat.
Many people wanted to sit next to Teacher Li, but Teacher Li only wanted to sit with Gu Jun. Seeing Gu Jun and Xu Yao squeezed out of the crowd, Teacher Li pulled one of them with each hand and asked, "Why are you hiding?"
Teacher Li finally sat between Xu Yao and Gu Jun.
Wen Yiyi fought for a long time but still couldn't sit next to Teacher Li, and she became unhappy.
Her emotions were written on her face, and Chen Yan whispered to Wen Yiyi to pay attention to the occasion.
Wen Yiyi was dissatisfied: "Teacher Li favored Xu Yao when we were in school, and she still favors her now. No matter how much I do, I can't get any praise from Teacher Li, but Xu Yao doesn't have to do anything."
Shen Yan couldn't respond to this.
Wasn't it normal for Teacher Li to favor Xu Yao at that time? It was indeed Xu Yao's personality that was more likable.
Fortunately, Wen Yiyi didn't care about Chen Yan's answer. Her attention was on Teacher Li. Watching Teacher Li talking to Xu Yao, Wen Yiyi's eyes were full of resentment.
It’s not certain how deep Wen Yiyi’s feelings for Teacher Li really are. She just can’t stand the fact that Teacher Li values Xu Yao more than her!
Chen Yan asked Wen Yiyi to pay attention to the occasion, but he was actually feeling uncomfortable too.
Chen Yan knew why all the classmates in Xu Yao's class were hanging around him.
Young people in their twenties already understand the rules of how society works. Doesn’t a middle-aged man like Mr. Li understand this?
Xu Yao married Gu Jun, and Teacher Li also valued Gu Jun.
Chen Yan was secretly feeling indignant. Teacher Li saw that everyone had almost had enough of laughing, and suddenly changed the subject: "It's great to have a party like this with the AA system. The expenses are shared equally and it won't put too much of a financial burden on anyone. But the place you chose to have the party is still quite expensive. This year I negotiated a discount for everyone, but how can I save face if we change the venue next year? I want to give you a suggestion. Why don't you go to a more affordable place for the party next year? Students with better financial conditions can look after those who are less well-off, so that it will be easier for you to visit each other more often. When you reach my age, you'll understand that what you eat at the class reunion is not important. What's important is that everyone has a place to sit down and chat, reminisce about the past, and share recent news. When I say sharing recent news, I really mean sharing. It's okay to talk about how many puppies your dog has had, but it's boring if someone deliberately shows off their wealth."
Teacher Li’s sermons are never long.
Teacher Li really cares about every student he teaches.
The laughter just now gradually died down, and many people recalled things that happened in high school.
Everyone was so simple back then. Whether you were rich or poor was not that important. Whether you were popular or not depended more on your personality.
A few years after graduating from university, everyone stepped out of the ivory tower and into the real world. Unconsciously, they were infected by the social atmosphere and became snobbish. The innocent friendship of the past could not compete with money and power. Whoever was the richest would be favored by everyone.
This is the norm in society.
But is the norm necessarily right?
Most of the people present began to reflect after hearing Teacher Li's words, and the cheeks of those who had just helped Chen Yan ridicule Gu Jun were even hot.
Teacher Li clearly hadn’t arrived just now. Has his third eye been opened?
Gu Jun was just thinking about how to find an opportunity to fight back, but after listening to Teacher Li's words, his mood gradually calmed down.
He is already the big winner, so there is no need to bother with people like Shen Yan.
As long as these people don't bully Xu Yao, he doesn't need to care too much.
"You all heard what Teacher Li said, right? You can chat about your recent situation, but if you say 'thank you, boss' again, I'm going to get angry!"
Chen Yan's calm demeanor eased the awkwardness.
As soon as Shen Yan finished speaking, the door of the banquet hall was pushed open and the waiter brought in a few bottles of red wine on a cart.
Someone with sharp eyes saw the wine brand and quickly stood up: "We didn't order this wine, did you serve the wrong one?"
"This wine is really expensive, over ten thousand per bottle."
"Chen Yan, did you order?"
Everyone was looking at Shen Yan.
Chen Yan is awesome! Teacher Li just emphasized not to show off wealth at the class reunion, and Chen Yan immediately had someone send over red wine that costs tens of thousands of yuan a bottle, and he sent several bottles at a time!
Chen Yan was completely confused by what everyone said.
"I didn't order any wine. Maybe the person in charge here is acting on his own after knowing I booked the banquet hall today. If you don't want to drink it, I'll ask them to send it back."
If it weren't for what Teacher Li said just now, Chen Yan would definitely have kept the red wine.
It’s just a few bottles of red wine. Chen Yan can pay for it out of his own pocket, so no one else has to spend extra money.
But after Teacher Li said that, how could Chen Yan keep the wine? He didn't want to spend money and be seen by Teacher Li as showing off his wealth!
Seeing Chen Yan waving his hand to remove the wine, the waiter was embarrassed: "These bottles of wine were given to Mr. Gu by Mr. Shen Er. Mr. Shen Er said that he would not come to disturb Mr. Gu and his friends. Send a few bottles of wine to add to the atmosphere of Mr. Gu's party."
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