When we came out of the community, the He family's car was already waiting on the roadside.
He Yanfeng and Yang Yun stood beside the car. Their outstanding temperament contrasted sharply with the old neighborhood. People passing by couldn't help but take a second look at them.
"Xiao Chen!" Yang Yun's eyes lit up, she lifted her skirt and walked a few steps quickly to meet him. He Yanfeng followed her with a smile, and nodded slightly to greet Jiang Zhuo and Yang Si.
Jiang Zhuo smiled, Yang Si frowned slightly and avoided his gaze.
He Yanfeng seemed not to notice Yang Si's expression. He extended his hand to Jiang Zhuo and said in a gentle tone, "We should have met more formally in advance, but I didn't expect it to be so hasty. It's really rude."
"It's okay." Jiang Zhuo smiled helplessly, looked at He Yanfeng apologetically, and said, "It's all for the sake of the child."
"It's getting late, why don't we go to the restaurant and talk?"
Jiang Zhuo took his little daughter and held his wife's hand with his other hand: "Let's go."
He Yanfeng opened the door of the second car and asked Jiang Chen to sit in the car at the back with Jiang Zhuo and his wife.
On the way to the restaurant, Yang Si was staring out the window in a daze. Jiang Zhuo looked at her from time to time, feeling a little worried.
"If you're not happy, we won't go to this meal today." Jiang Zhuo sat closer and whispered to his wife, "I'll tell them, and we can make an appointment at another time later, okay?"
Yang Si didn't look at him and said calmly, "Not good."
Jiang Zhuo paused, looked up at the rearview mirror, and asked Jiang Chen for help.
Jiang Chen turned his head and asked with concern: "Mom, are you carsick?"
Yang Si raised his eyes, a smile appeared on his lips: "Your father is not at all careful."
Jiang Zhuo was stunned, and then he remembered that his wife seemed to have motion sickness since giving birth to Jiang Ran. Too many things happened yesterday, and before he could recover, the He family came to his house early this morning and said that the two families would formally get to know each other at noon, and then the identity of Jiang Chen would be announced at the banquet in the evening. Things happened one after another, and Jiang Zhuo didn't think about motion sickness at all, but just thought that Yang Si couldn't accept it.
Jiang Zhuo breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "I admit this point. I have never been as careful as Chenchen."
Seeing that Yang Si's expression was not as gloomy as yesterday, and his brows were brighter and calmer than before, Jiang Chen secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He took out an orange from his pocket, raised his hand and shook it, and said with squinting eyes: "I guessed that you might get carsick, so I prepared one for you in advance."
Although Yang Si suffered from severe motion sickness, he would feel better every time he peeled an orange, smelled the sweet and sour aroma, and then slowly finished eating the orange.
"You are not as caring as your son."
Yang Si took the orange, broke the petals one by one and put them into his mouth, then stared out the window in a daze, and did not speak again until he got off the bus.
The hotel that He Yanfeng booked was the hotel for the evening banquet, and He Qianmin and the other two were already waiting in the reserved box.
"Uncle and aunt."
As soon as they entered the box, He Qianmin and He Qianyu called people obediently. He Qianjian stood half a step away from them, stammering for a long time without saying a word.
Yang Si's gaze stayed on him for a moment, and seeing the unwillingness and reluctance in his eyes, he gently looked away, with almost no change on his face. Jiang Zhuo kept paying attention to Yang Si's expression, and didn't pay any attention to He Qianjian at all.
He Yanfeng saw everything, his eyes dimmed slightly, realizing that things might not go as smoothly as he imagined.
Yang Yun took He Qianjian's hand, walked to Yang Si, and introduced: "Sister Yang, this is Qianjian, you have seen him before, he is..."
"I know." Yang Si interrupted coldly, "He looks like his uncle. I believe you can't make a mistake."
There was a moment of silence. He Yanfeng walked forward and eased the atmosphere with a smile: "Everyone, please sit down."
Everyone took their seats one after another, with Jiang Chen as the dividing line. On one side were the He family and on the other side were Jiang Zhuo and his wife. He Qianjian sat opposite Jiang Chen. The round table was connected head to tail, and happened to be next to Jiang Zhuo.
The dishes had already been ordered and were served as soon as everyone sat down. The waiter quietly left.
He Yanfeng picked up the wine, toasted Jiang Zhuo, and said sincerely: "Today is a special day for both of our families."
"It was an accident that the children grew up in different families, but it was also a special experience and a kind of fate. The two children connected our two families together, giving Xiaoyun and I two more friends, the two children an extra pair of parents, and the younger children an extra brother."
"The recognition now is by no means to take the children back to their own homes and never have any contact with each other in the future, but to give the children more care and life experience, so that they can go further in the future and have more people care about them."
Jiang Zhuo's expression changed slightly, and Yang Si also raised his eyes, his face finally looking a little better.
He Yanfeng breathed a sigh of relief, his smile deepened. Just as he was about to strike while the iron was hot, he heard Yang Si say, "Mr. He is right. But there is one thing I must make clear, which is where the two children will live in the future, which family will they go back to during holidays, and who will they accompany during festivals. You may think that what I said is too trivial, but life is full of trivial matters. When the children grow up and work, these are the things that parents look forward to every year. If we don't make it clear now, our two families may quarrel over these things in the future, so I think that since our two families are here now, it is better to make the future arrangements clear in front of everyone."
"Don't worry." He Yanfeng still had a smile on his face. "Our two families are sitting here today just to discuss these things. What you mentioned is not a trivial matter. These things are indeed related to the future relationship between the two families and the two children, so they should be made clear."
Yang Si's expression softened again. She held Jiang Chen's hand under the table. Her voice was much softer than before, but her eyes were still alert: "How do you think we should arrange it?"
"I think the average is the fairest and most acceptable to everyone." Yang Yun spoke, her voice gentle, serious and sincere: "Work and holidays, it depends on how the children are willing to arrange it. If they have time, it would be best to come back twice a month to visit us. For holidays, they can alternate between the previous year and the next year. If they spend the Spring Festival at the He family this year and at the Jiang family next year, the two children will be staggered, so that both families will have children to accompany them during the holidays. What do you think?"
Yang Si had no objection, because this was indeed the fairest arrangement. She turned to look at Jiang Chen: "Chenchen, what do you think?"
Yang Yun and He Yanfeng also looked at Jiang Chen after hearing this. Jiang Chen lowered his eyes, and a dimple appeared at the corner of his mouth: "I think it's good."
"Then let's arrange it this way." Yang Si nodded and said to He Yanfeng and his wife.
Yang Yun breathed a sigh of relief and immediately laughed: "Since that's the case, then it's settled. Let's eat first. The food is getting cold."
During the meal, He Qianmin talked to Jiang Chen from time to time, and He Qianyu also interjected from time to time. The children talked excitedly, and the atmosphere eased. The adults looked relaxed, and Yang Si also said a lot under Yang Yun's deliberate approach. He Yanfeng and Jiang Zhuo clinked glasses and drank a lot.
No one noticed He Qianjian's changeable expression, and the fearful and hateful look in his eyes when he occasionally looked at Jiang Chen.
The He family's invitations had been sent to each family a month ago. This banquet was grand and solemn, and quite a few people received the invitations. Unlike previous He family banquets which were mostly limited to the circle of family friends, this time they also invited many partners of the company and CEOs of small and medium-sized companies with which they had cooperated before.
However, what surprised everyone was that this banquet did not seem to have a specific theme. Apart from the invitees and inviters, the simple and elegant invitation only had the venue and time, with everything else blank.
Although the topic was unknown, the invited guests would talk about it when they met privately. The most common and reasonable reason was to hold a coming-of-age ceremony for He Qianjian.
He Qianjian's coming-of-age ceremony had been prepared for a long time. Most people had received the invitations and prepared their gifts long ago. However, it was cancelled the day before the banquet, which was really puzzling. Everyone had different opinions at the time. Some younger people who were in Chenghua with He Qianjian even speculated that it was because He Qianjian's grades had dropped and he had left the competition venue on his own accord. The elders of the He family cancelled the banquet in order to teach him a lesson.
This statement was not only regarded as a joke by He Yanfeng's old friends and CEOs, but also by the heirs who were only one generation older than these juniors and had just started to deal with the company's affairs. The He family had strict family education, but they had their own way of educating the younger generation. No one with a brain would use such a cumbersome and resource-wasting method.
Therefore, from the day He Qianjian's birthday celebration was cancelled until half a year later, people would still occasionally bring up the matter, speculating what major event had happened in the He family that caused such a big fuss and yet so little noise.
However, the few families who knew about it kept it a secret and no one knew what exactly happened. As time went on, nothing happened to the He family and everyone gradually forgot about it. However, it didn't take long for this untitled invitation to make people in the Yan City circle start discussing this topic again.
Everyone has curiosity, and the He family holds a very important position in Yan City. If there is something really important, knowing more can help them prepare in advance. Adequate preparation means opportunities, but opportunities are not always available. For some small and medium-sized company leaders who can only barely get the invitation and those who want to take the opportunity to go further, the more they know, the greater their chances of climbing up.
Even those who had no other plans were a little confused. This party had no theme and was just a celebration. So what gifts should they give? Giving gifts is a science. Just talking about birthday gifts, there are many considerations, from the age, gender, identity, ability, interests and hobbies of the birthday person, and even some family relationships that are chaotic. It is also necessary to consider how other people in the family will respond. Gifts must be considered from all aspects and carefully selected.
Now, many people are confused because they don’t know the theme of the celebration or who to celebrate for. But if you think about it carefully, no matter who the recipient is, it’s always right to give gifts that are popular with young people.
Most people think so. The He family has kept a low profile for many years. If they were celebrating for Mr. He or Mrs. He, they would have informed in advance. Moreover, these two elderly people have never held any birthday banquets. These days are not their birthdays, so it is absolutely impossible for the banquet to be held for them.
As for the three siblings of the He family, it is needless to say that the eldest sister would never have such a grand celebration in the military, and the second sister is devoted to scientific research. No one else can think of anything else that can make her celebrate like this except getting married, but how can you not tell the guests in advance about your marriage? Since the third sister got married, she has only celebrated her birthday with her family every year. Except for the two birthday parties for her eldest son He Qianjian, the younger sons and daughters in the family are very low-key and rarely attend banquets.
Although the name of the inviter on the invitation this time is He Yanfeng, the Tunan Group has been stable recently, and there is no news worthy of such a big celebration...
The invited guests who gathered together thought about it, mentioned the coming-of-age ceremony that He Qianjian had canceled before, and thought about the college entrance examination that had just ended. After a few people gathered together, they all felt that they had guessed it right. Many of the families present had children or nephews studying in Chenghua, so they naturally knew that He Qianjian's grades were very good. It was also heard that since He Qianjian entered junior high school, some people said that he was a seedling for the top scorer in the college entrance examination.
What was even more coincidental was that the banquet was held exactly on the second day after the college entrance examination. They didn't believe that this early celebration banquet was not held because He Qianjian had done very well in the exam.
Everyone felt that they had a clear idea in their minds, and immediately sent their assistants or went themselves to pick out suitable gifts for the young people. On the day of the banquet, they came to the well-established five-star hotel where the He family held the banquet with great confidence.
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