Speaking of birthdays, the birthdays of the three family members are actually very close together.
Zhu Qianying's birthday falls in mid-June according to the Gregorian calendar, while Yan Da Shao Ye's birthday falls in late June, and Yan Yi Yi, also known as Zizai, falls in mid-July. The three of them are separated by about a month.
Zhu Qianying hadn't thought about how to celebrate her own birthday, but she had prepared gifts for Young Master Yan and her beloved son.
Of course, this gift was a surprise, and the two parties involved couldn't possibly know about it.
After failing to get an answer from Zhu Qianying, Young Master Yan began to rack his brains, thinking of ways to give her an unforgettable birthday.
According to Yan Shao's previous understanding, unforgettable memories could be obtained through material things, because he didn't have the mind to figure out a woman's thoughts.
But now he understands that thoughts and feelings often have a deeper impact than material things.
At least, that was true of his beloved wife.
"Qin Xiu!"
"Hmm?" Qin Xiu looked up from the pile of documents, waiting for his master's instructions.
What gifts do you usually give your wife?
During a break in the meeting, while others were discussing the operation of a certain project, the young master Yan, the boss, asked his special assistant with a serious expression.
"..."
Qin Xiu never expected that his boss, who was excellent in every way, would ask such a naive and simple question.
"What? Too many? List them out, I'll take a look!" Clearly, Young Master Yan misinterpreted Qin Xiu's reaction.
“Sir, I think you should ask Shadow about this, not me. Shao Shan and Shadow are completely different types of women, so they are not a good comparison.”
Qin Xiu was unwilling to be such a quack strategist.
"Of course I know they're different. Didn't I say it's for reference?"
Of course, Yan Shao knew that his wife was probably quite difficult to please.
However, they are also quite easy to please.
This inherent contradiction is what caused him to waver between various gifts.
In the end, Qin Xiu had no choice but to give a long list of gifts he usually gave to his wife to appease her, including birthday gifts, various holiday gifts, and anniversary gifts. There were so many that he couldn't give them all in person, so he sent them to Young Master Yan's email in the form of a table.
Young Master Yan was dazzled by the sights, but apart from the flowers and the unique surprise, which he felt might move Zhu Qianying, he felt that the rest had no real effect.
Unable to find an answer yet, Young Master Yan had no choice but to put this matter on his list of urgent tasks.
After all, besides this matter, he had far too many other things to deal with.
Today, there is one item that is particularly marked on his schedule: a celebration reception for the inauguration of the acting president of Mingxuan Group.
Following his instructions, Ke Kai sent over a very special gift.
The Mingxuan Group's cocktail party was held at the Mingxuan Grand Hotel, the most representative hotel in the center of L City.
Zhu Zhizhou attended the party in formal attire with Fang Caiping, while his wife, Zhu Shaofen, who was always very high-profile, did not appear until the party was about to begin.
Zhu Zhizhou has no way of explaining the difficulties he faces at today's party.
Outsiders only saw him as ruthless and heartless. Zhu Junwei was only sick for a few days (the Zhu family had always claimed to the outside world to cover up the fact that Zhu Junwei had disappeared), and he stripped Zhu Junwei of his real power.
However, the decision to bring Zhu Haoming back to serve as acting president was actually made under pressure from both the board of directors and Song Zhicheng.
As a result, he offended the Zhu family quite badly.
He was a little confused as to why Song Zhicheng, with whom he had been cooperating quite well recently, would suddenly make such a request. Could it be that the initial help he gave to Mingxuan was actually just to get Zhu Haoming back into the Mingxuan Group?
But Zhu Haoming is Zhu Zhizhou's son. No matter how much effort Song Zhicheng puts into Zhu Haoming, in the end, isn't it Zhu Zhizhou who benefits?
What's most strange is that the board members, who have never had a good impression of Zhu Haoming, unanimously proposed that Zhu Haoming return to temporarily serve as president.
"Dad, why don't you go up and give your speech first?"
As the youngest son of Zhu Zhizhou, Zhu Haoming was undoubtedly the least noticeable one in the Zhu Zhizhou family.
He himself understood this, which is why he resolutely went to the Song family a few years ago.
Upon his return, he appeared much more mature and composed than before, but he still couldn't win over Zhu Zhizhou's heart.
This speech was originally not intended for Takeshino, who had retired from the position of chairman of the board many years ago.
But this whole situation needs someone who can hold it together, and clearly, Zhu Haoming doesn't have that ability.
Zhu Haoming, who is very self-aware, obviously realized this as well, which is why he made this request at the last minute.
Takeshima understood the pros and cons, but he still had to go on stage to give a speech.
Just as he finished explaining the whole story of Zhu Haoming's upcoming appointment and was about to end his speech and let Zhu Haoming go on stage to give a speech, a commotion suddenly broke out at the entrance of the reception!
At this moment, Zhu Zhizhou and Zhu Haoming were both standing on the stage. One had just stepped onto the stage and the other had not yet stepped off. Hearing the noise, they both looked toward the source of the commotion.
The figures separated, and Zhu Shaofen was seen being pushed in by her elder brother, Zhu Shaoyong, the current head of the Zhu family, in a wheelchair.
The person sitting in the wheelchair was none other than Zhu Junwei, the rumored president and chairman of the board of directors of Mingxuan Group, who was seriously ill.
All eyes turned to that direction, and what they saw startled them.
Originally, no one really believed that Zhu Junwei was sick, but now they had no choice but to believe it.
Because Zhu Junwei, who was sitting in a wheelchair, looked listless and thin, and indeed seemed to have been ill for quite some time.
Also taken aback were Takeshi and Takehiro, who were standing on the stage.
Zhu Haoming, who hadn't even had a chance to deliver his inaugural address, was now in a dilemma.
"dad……"
Zhu Haoming wanted to ask Zhu Zhizhou for his opinion, but Zhu Zhizhou had already abandoned him, stepped off the stage, and jogged towards Zhu Junwei.
Zhu Haoming had no choice but to signal the emcee to take control of the situation for the time being, and he himself followed Zhu Zhizhou off the stage.
Zhu Zhizhou ran up to Zhu Junwei, his eyes red as he looked his son up and down in the wheelchair. If Zhu Shaofen hadn't pushed him in, he wouldn't have recognized him. This withered and lifeless man was his most proud son.
"Junwei...you..." Realizing he had almost let something slip, Zhu Zhizhou swallowed back his words of concern.
"What? I've only been gone a few days, and you're already eager to elevate him? He's the son of a mistress, does he even deserve it?"
Zhu Junwei's first words were filled with raging anger.
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