Chapter 649: Free Food and Drink
Chen Yuanhong's money had been drained out long ago, but in order to please Ni Shan, he even mortgaged the Chen family's villa, borrowed 30 million yuan, and invested it in the fund introduced by Ni Shan.
From the day he learned that the villa was mortgaged, Chen Wenhao knew that he could not get the villa back.
He sold all the sports cars in the garage, leaving only an SUV for transportation, bought a new villa in the suburbs, and moved there with the half-paralyzed Mr. Chen.
Chen Wenhao thought with a self-deprecating look on his face: Compared to Chen Yuanhong's stupidity and prodigality, he is not much better.
Due to business failures, bad investments and huge losses in the stock market, the little fortune left to him by his grandfather was almost wiped out.
If it weren't for the income from their shares, he and the old man would have trouble making a living.
As angry as I was before about Mo Xun using some means to take away the management rights of Chen's company, I am now as grateful as I am now.
In the past two years, the annual revenue of Chen Group has been several times that of the past few years, and is still increasing. The market value, which had shrunk by two-thirds, has not only recovered to its original level, but has exceeded it by a lot.
It is only by relying on the 15% shares in his hands that he can continue to maintain the affluent life of the young master of the Chen family.
Cheng You, who used to be as unruly as him, is now young and promising, while he has still achieved nothing.
He didn't want to spend his whole life eating and waiting to die.
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In order to prevent Tang Qi and Mo Shaochen from being disturbed, Cheng Zhongtian specially arranged for them to sit at the same table with the older relatives of the Cheng family.
The old people sat together and chatted about the past and the past happily. The atmosphere was warm and simple. There was no fame in the business world, nor the snobbery of the wealthy circle.
But Mo Shaochen keenly discovered that Tang Qi had been in a low mood since she met Chen Wenhao.
"Are you still angry about what happened just now?"
Mo Shaochen still had the mask on his face, and his voice sounded a little dull. Tang Qi turned to look at him, "Do you want to take off the mask and get some fresh air?"
Mo Shaochen shook his head lightly, "I'm fine."
Tang Qi stretched out her hand, interlocked her fingers with his dry and warm palm, and explained in a low voice: "I have to take part of the responsibility for Chen Wenhao's leg."
At the beginning, she just wanted to use Chen Wenhao to contain the Chen family and take back the 200 million that Tang Shan took from the Qin family. Unexpectedly, Chen Wenhao would have a car accident and his legs would be disabled.
Mo Shaochen pretended to be jealous, "I'm sitting next to you, but you're thinking about other men."
Tang Qi was amused and laughed, "I was thinking about other people, but I was holding your hand. Isn't that enough?"
"That's not enough. I want you to have me in your eyes, heart, mind, and hands."
"So domineering?"
"I am only overbearing towards you."
Tang Qi glanced at him with a half-smile, "Thank you."
Mo Shaochen looked back at her with a smile in his dark eyes, "No need to thank me, you deserve it."
After Mo Shaochen's disturbance, Tang Qi's inner depression was almost relieved.
If it was just because of Tang Shan, she certainly wouldn't pay too much attention to Chen Wenhao. Now the only one who understands her thoughts and ideas is Xiao Ba.
"Sister Qi, I can help heal Chen Wenhao's leg."
"No, I just had some emotion for a moment."
Xiao Ba said hesitantly: "But isn't he your brother, Sister Qi?"
Probably no one would believe it, Huang Xinyu accidentally told the truth.
Chen Wenhao is her brother, her biological brother from her previous life.
In her previous life, she was a member of the Chen family.
However, she planned to keep this secret hidden forever.
While Tang Qi was communicating with Xiao Ba in his heart, Mo Shaochen was also secretly thinking about the reasons for Tang Qi's emotional changes.
Intuitively, she was hiding something from him.
She refused to speak, and he didn't want to and wouldn't force her. He had plenty of time and patience.
Thinking of this, he held Tang Qi's soft and warm hand tighter.
The birthday banquet officially starts at 12 o'clock.
As the birthday boy and the leader of the Cheng family, Cheng Zhongtian went on stage to deliver a speech.
After the speech, applause broke out and the waiters began to serve the dishes. Before the toast, Cheng You came over and sat next to the two of them.
"Director Tang, Director Mo, we have so many guests today. Please forgive me for any inadequacies."
Tang Qi chuckled and nodded, "It's okay, don't worry about us. We'll leave after we finish eating. We have other things to do in the afternoon."
"Okay, Mr. Tang, it's my honor that you and Mr. Mo have come to the banquet. If you have something to do, just go ahead. There will be plenty of opportunities after dinner."
Tang Qi smiled, took out a palm-sized square velvet box from the storage bag of Mo Shaochen's wheelchair and handed it to him.
"Please pass this to your father. Wish him a happy birthday and good health."
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Cheng You quickly took it over and said, "I would like to thank Director Tang on behalf of my father."
As he was talking, Cheng Chuan came over to find him, "Director Tang, Director Mo, my dad asked my brother to go over and make a toast."
"Then I'll go do my work first, you guys do what you want."
Cheng You stood up with the wine glass and velvet box and said goodbye to the two of them.
After Cheng You left, an old man sitting next to her looked at Tang Qi curiously, "You are a very capable young girl. You have opened your own company?"
Tang Qi smiled faintly, "It's just a small company."
"That's amazing. You look over 20 years old, don't you?"
The old man meant no harm, and Tang Qi patiently replied, "Almost."
The old man gave her a thumbs up and said, "You are very capable."
The dishes were almost served and everyone started to pick up their chopsticks.
Probably taking into account the different tastes of the guests, the dishes on the table are a combination of Sichuan and Cantonese cuisine, including classic City B specialties such as boiled fish, spicy chicken, husband and wife lung slices, mapo tofu, and Dongpo pork elbow, as well as the top ten famous Cantonese dishes: Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, braised abalone, braised shark's fin, garlic lobster, roast pork, braised pigeon, etc.
For the sake of taste and texture, the hotel dishes contain a lot of seasonings, so Tang Qi didn't dare give any to Mo Shaochen. She also saved some for herself and would accompany Mo Shaochen to eat somewhere else later.
While they were eating, a person sat down next to Mo Shaochen, where Cheng You had sat before.
Tang Qi turned his head casually to take a look and was slightly startled.
The person who came was Cheng Daqing.
Cheng Daqing also recognized the two people, mainly because Mo Shaochen's wheelchair was quite eye-catching. It was obvious at a glance that it was specially customized and very expensive.
What is even more eye-catching is Tang Qi's face, which is whiter than snow, with delicate eyebrows and eyes, and is extremely bright and beautiful, unforgettable at first sight.
Tang Qi just glanced at Cheng Daqing and then looked away. Instead, Cheng Daqing stared at the two of them and couldn't recover for a long time.
"Why are you here?"
Cheng Daqing subconsciously looked around and he was not sitting in the wrong place. This side of the area was where the Cheng family's clan members, in-laws and relatives sat.
The banquet was grand with many guests, a total of more than 200 tables of guests. It was impossible to take care of them one by one, so the areas were specially divided. Relatives, close friends and acquaintances were considered family members and had to wait until the end to come and toast. Their seats were also arranged in a relatively remote and back area.
"Everyone here is a relative of the Cheng family. Why are you sitting here?"
Seeing Tang Qi eating without saying a word, Cheng Daqing suddenly had a brainwave and blurted out, "Are you guys here to eat and drink for free? You look like decent people, but you are so shameless."
Tang Qi was enjoying her roasted pork ribs, but after being annoyed by that idiot Cheng Daqing again and again, she immediately lost her appetite.
"Shut up!"
Seeing that Tang Qi was unhappy, Mo Shaochen scolded coldly.
But when Cheng Daqing heard this, he felt that the two of them were guilty.
(End of this chapter)
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