Chapter 108 Banquet

The next morning, Wen Rongsheng took Cheng William to the old house to worship their ancestors. The family tree did not need to be changed. Wen Kai was missing at the time, and Wen Rongsheng always had the thought that he could come back, so he did not change the family tree.

After worshiping the ancestors, Cheng William only waited to make a public appearance at the banquet, and then he would be recognized as

a member of the ancestral family. Of course, this was just an ethical procedure, and there were many legal procedures. For example, Cheng William went to the United States with his father and mother, and they were still his legal parents. However, his name on the household registration information was William Cheng, and his Chinese name was Cheng Lian. All this information had to be changed.

Because he was a Chinese American, all this information needed to be changed in the United States.

In addition, because Cheng William said that his parents had smuggled into Hong Kong from the mainland in the early 1970s, they had been living in a squatter area in the early days, and they had no access to information. They had not seen the news published by Wen Rongsheng in the newspaper, so they did not send him back, instead of deliberately taking his child away.

Wen Rongsheng saw that Cheng William was raised so well, and believed his words to be true. He felt that Cheng's father and mother were really Wen Kai's saviors, so he planned to wait until the matter in Hong Kong was over, and then go to the United States with Cheng William to meet them.

Cheng William readily agreed, and his expression did not show any guilt.

Of course he would not feel guilty, because his parents had been dealt with long ago.

In the 1990s, Chinese people felt that the moon was rounder in foreign countries, and that the United States was full of gold, but how could it be so easy to get along abroad? Especially in countries dominated by white people, skin discrimination is even more serious.

Cheng William's parents were considered capable, so they dared to sneak into Hong Kong in the early 1970s and quickly established themselves. Later, when they heard that the United States was full of gold, they decided to sneak there again.

But the United States was more difficult to survive than Hong Kong. They had no household registration, so they could only earn money by working illegally at the beginning.

Later, after getting household registration, life did not get much better, and they could only get by.

Cheng William was indeed not stupid, and he was even considered to be a good student. Whether in Hong Kong or in the United States, his grades were always among the best.

But it is not so easy to get into a good university in the United States. You need a letter of recommendation, and it is not only based on classroom performance, but also on the personal qualities of students.

The Cheng family has been living at the bottom of society since they went to the United States, and Cheng William did not go to a good high school, so naturally he could not get a good letter of recommendation. Although his grades were good, he had not participated in many activities and was not in an advantageous position in interviews.

So he ended up attending a community college.

Therefore, although Cheng William's parents became Americans, Wen Rongsheng, the richest man in Hong Kong, was still out of their reach.

Upon learning that Cheng William was planning to deceive Wen Rongsheng and pretend to be his son, Cheng's father and mother were very worried at first. When they learned that the person who approached their son was Wen Rongsheng's biological sister, they changed their minds.

It is estimated that they felt that there were tall people to hold up the sky when it fell, or that they felt that wealth and honor were sought in danger. In short, the family of three quickly reached a consensus.

Cheng William's calmness made Wen Rongsheng trust him a little deeper, so the banquet was held as scheduled two days after returning from the ancestor worship.

Originally, Wen Rongsheng planned to complete the two major events of worshipping ancestors and holding a banquet to introduce Cheng William within one day, but then he thought about it and felt that Wen Yue's words made sense.

"Wen Kai"'s return is a big deal, and it must be a big deal! The specifications must be raised, the number of guests must be as large as possible, and the venue must be the best!

This is his most important son!

And if you want to have a big event, you can't be too tight on time. The busier you are, the easier it is to make mistakes.

Besides, the wealthy people who can be named are usually not that idle. They are so busy that they can be scheduled for half a year later. Although those with experience will deliberately set aside some time to facilitate adjustments at any time, not everyone's time is so easy to adjust. Even if

it is Wen Rongsheng who is hosting the banquet, it is not easy to invite so many people in one day. You have to leave two or three days free.

The same goes for the venue. Although he has no shortage of houses, his private venue is still too small and not formal enough. This time, he not only wants to announce the return of "Wen Kai", but also to give everyone enough signals, so the style of the banquet is more business-oriented.

But Hong Kong has a lot of rich people, and high-end business banquet venues are in short supply. Even if Wen Rongsheng comes forward, it takes some time to get people to vacate the place.

Fortunately, everything went smoothly.

On the day of the banquet, luxury cars were parked outside the venue hotel one after another. Reporters heard the news and moved outside the hotel with long guns and short guns, hoping to catch someone for an interview.

The result was disappointing. The rich people who came to attend the banquet had no intention of getting off the car outside the perimeter. The cars drove directly to the hotel door. The reporters who were stopped outside the hotel couldn't even see the rich man's face, let alone interview him.

The banquet was also full of well-dressed people. Many guests arrived at just six o'clock. However, there were not many heavyweights among these people. It is conceivable that the big guys must be the main attraction.

When it was seven o'clock and the lights were on, those who were very important in Hong Kong arrived one after another.

Wen Rongsheng finally showed up at the banquet. Although he didn't stand at the door of the banquet hall, he would go forward to greet every big guy who came in.

Forget about ordinary rich people, they are not qualified.

Chen Baoqin stood beside Wen Rongsheng and greeted the guests with him, but she was in a conflicted mood, so the smile on her face was a little stiff.

The contradiction is that she doesn't want to work hard for the banquet for "Wen Kai"'s return, but she is reluctant to take the opportunity to be the hostess and stand with Wen Rongsheng.

The wealthy families in Hong Kong are actually quite contradictory. If you say they are disciplined, the second and third wives are brought home one after another, and their treatment is no different from that of the first wife. It can be said that they don't care about rules, and the class division is very clear.

Chen Baoqin can attend banquets with Wen Rongsheng and can also organize banquets, but she has never stood with Wen Rongsheng to welcome guests. She didn't do so when Peng Lifen was alive, and she still didn't do so after her death.

The reason is very simple. After all, she is just a concubine, not so legitimate.

If she came out to welcome guests with Wen Rongsheng, there would definitely be people who are picky and uncomfortable.

Wen Rongsheng came to prominence late, and for a long time he was criticized as a nouveau riche, so even though what he did was obviously not in accordance with the rules, he had to pretend to be in accordance with the rules at these times. The reason why

he let Chen Baoqin stand with him this time was because Wen Rongsheng knew that he was a little too partial to Cheng William, and he did this to appease the second wife.

But no one cared about Chen Baoqin at this time, and everyone's attention was on the return of "Wen Kai".

Banquets must have a name, just like a birthday invitation must state so-and-so's birthday, and a wedding invitation must state so-and-so and so-and-so are getting married.

Wen Rongsheng didn't intend to hide it, so he wrote the words "Celebrating the return of his second son Wen Kai" on the invitation, so everyone who received the invitation was shocked.

Wen Kai's return?

Hasn't he been missing for more than 20 years? Still alive? Not only alive, but he's back?

Curious, everyone is so curious!

So those wealthy people who received the invitation, those who had time decided to come without hesitation, and those who didn't have time postponed other schedules to come.

But they thought they would be able to see him at the banquet, but it turned out that Chen Baoqin was the one who greeted the guests with Wen Rongsheng? So they all asked about Wen Kai in a roundabout way, wanting to know whether he really came back or just pretended to come back, and whether he would show up tonight. It

was not until Wen Rongsheng gave a positive answer that everyone was slightly satisfied and waited patiently.

Chen Baoqin was busy welcoming guests, while Wen Jiaqi and Wen Jiadong, brother and sister, huddled together, one with an ugly expression, and the other with a puzzled look.

The one with the ugly expression was naturally Wen Jiadong, and he had the biggest reaction after Cheng William appeared.

Although he was deprived of his inheritance rights due to his infertility, he was still proud of his gender and felt that he was different from his sisters.

The appearance of Cheng William deprived Wen Jiadong of his last gender advantage. Seeing that Wen Rongsheng had made such a big fuss to introduce him and was going to take him with him to teach him, Wen Jiadong was naturally in a bad mood.

Wen Jiaqi was the first one in the Wen family, except Wen Rongsheng, to accept that Cheng William was Wen Kai and wanted to recognize his ancestry and take over the Lirong Group.

Anyway, no matter who became the heir of the Wen family, it would never be her turn.

As for the worry that if there was one more person to share the property, she would get less, it was also diluted when she learned that Wen Rongsheng had transferred 3% of Wen Jiadong's shares not long ago, and Wen Jiaxin would get nothing in the future.

Wen Jiaqi was angry when she learned the former, but she was happy when she learned the latter.

Then Wen Jiaqi concluded that Wen Rongsheng's way of dividing the property was different from dividing the cake. He would not divide the remaining property equally among his children after excluding the heirs, but would give more or not give to certain people according to his heart.

Instead of caring about "Wen Kai"'s return, it is better to spend more time to please her daddy and win his favor, so that she can get more property in the future.

In addition, Wen Jiaqi found that Wen Rongsheng seemed to be less likely to get angry when he saw her recently. She thought this was a good sign and planned to continue to do so.

So Wen Jiaqi is now completely a bystander, and from her point of view, she always thinks that Wen Yue should be the one who is most angry about Wen Rongsheng's special treatment of Cheng William.

On the day when the results came out, Wen Jiaqi thought Wen Yue would have a fit at the dinner table, but she didn't.

After Cheng William successfully recognized his ancestors, Wen Jiaqi thought Wen Yue would play tricks before the banquet, so that the banquet could not go smoothly, but she still didn't.

Wen Jiaqi's sight passed through the gaps between the crowd of people and saw Wen Yue sitting in the corner with Yi Huai. She looked calm and relaxed. She was puzzled and asked, "Jiadong, do you think Wen Yue really doesn't care about the change of inheritance rights, or is she pretending not to care?"

Wen Jiadong said without thinking, "Of course she is pretending." He lost the inheritance rights for almost a year, and he still feels upset. He doesn't believe that Wen Yue really doesn't care. He said with a gloomy face, "Maybe she is holding back something bad." "

What bad things can she hold back?" Wen Jiaqi turned her head and asked.

Wen Jiadong pouted, "How do I know?" Anyway, he hoped that Wen Yue could be more courageous and fight with "Wen Kai". Maybe he could get something out of it.

...

At eight o'clock, the banquet reached a small climax.

Wen Rongsheng walked onto the stage, stood in front of the upright microphone, coughed twice, and while confirming that the microphone was fine, he also attracted the attention of everyone attending the banquet.

When the music stopped, the lights in the banquet hall dimmed, and only one beam of light remained on the stage. Everyone understood the meaning and began to gather towards the stage.

Wen Rongsheng began to speak.

The speech was very long, but to make a long story short, it was about how Wen Kai disappeared, how he had been looking for him all these years, and how many times he had been disappointed.

The content was very touching, but it was a bit evasive. For example, he only mentioned that Wen Kai was kidnapped by the gangster Zhao Zikun, but did not mention Xu Meifeng's responsibility.

He was not defending Xu Meifeng, but everyone knew what kind of relationship this person had with him. Xu Meifeng's involvement in this did not mean that he was very responsible?

It was better not to mention it.

For a moment, those who were standing below with wine glasses in their hands could not help but cricket Wen Rongsheng in their hearts, thinking that he was too shameless!

But everyone was a face, no matter what they thought in their hearts, they pretended to be moved on the surface, and as for those who depended on the Wen family for food, many of them had tears in their eyes.

Well, just looking at the surface, this scene is still very touching.

Wen Rongsheng, who was standing on the stage, was very satisfied. He spoke in a louder voice about how he found Cheng William. He then turned to the side of the stage and shouted, "Akai, come here!"

A figure moved slightly behind the stage. A young man in a straight suit walked onto the stage, and the lights shone on him.

"Come to my side." Wen Rongsheng pointed to the position beside him and said.

The young man walked step by step to Wen Rongsheng's side.

When the two stood side by side under the lights, there was an explosion of applause and discussions spread like waves: "So similar! Except for the height, this man looks almost exactly like Wen Rongsheng. No wonder he was able to find his ancestry after only three days." "

Indeed, Wen Rongsheng has always been smart. Even if there is no problem with the paternity test, he will definitely investigate the man thoroughly. This time it was so quick, it must be related to the appearance."

"Didn't you hear what Wen Rongsheng said? He went to the United States with his adoptive parents when he was ten years old. He was always excellent in both character and learning during his studies. He was admitted to an Ivy League school without any support. Like father, like son!"

"So what about an Ivy League school? It's a question whether a student of architecture can manage such a large group."

"What's wrong with studying architecture? His adoptive parents come from ordinary families, but he was able to get into an Ivy League school, which shows that he is smart enough. It's not too late for him to learn how to manage a company from scratch now."

"Yes, the second daughter of the Wen family graduated from the Chinese Department. Isn't she managing Lirong Department Store very well now?"

When Wen Yue was mentioned, everyone looked in a certain direction and sighed:

"It's a pity for her. She finally made achievements and had the opportunity to inherit the Wen family. Her brother is back."

"This old Wen is still not broad-minded enough. What's wrong with his daughter? As long as she is capable of managing the company, it is better to hand it over to his daughter than to let his son squander it all."

"Of course you have to choose a son to inherit the family business. Have you forgotten about Huafa Securities? If you hand the company over to your son, the family name will not change no matter what. But if you hand it over to your daughter, it's hard to say. And how do you know that the son that Old Wen just found is a prodigal? Maybe he is really capable?"

"How do you know that Old Wen will definitely hand over the family property to his son? Wen Kai has just returned, and we don't know anything about his character and ability . Maybe Old Wen will observe for a while before making a decision?"

As soon as the man finished speaking, the two people on the stage had already performed the deep father-son love. Wen Rongsheng couldn't wait to announce his plan to let Cheng William study under him.

Several old friends who were whispering together heard this and looked at the person who spoke last: "Old Wen may not hand over the family property to his son?"

"He will observe for a while before making a decision?"

Facing the ridicule of his friends, the man sighed and said, "I don't know him well enough."

While everyone was talking, Wen Jiaqi couldn't help but touch Wen Yue's side, lowered her voice and asked, "Are you really going to let it go?"

"If you don't want to let it go, you can do it yourself." Wen Yue said coldly.

"Why shouldn't I be sorry? It's not my turn to inherit the family business," Wen Jiaqi urged, "I just feel sorry for you. You've worked so hard this year. You were just one step away from that position, but someone suddenly appeared from the sky and stood right in front of you. Can you accept this?" "You

don't know if I'm willing or not, but I can see that you want to make trouble." Wen Yue spread her hands and said, "If you say one more word to me, I'll play what you just said to Daddy."

Wen Jiaqi was stunned!

She looked at the recorder in Wen Yue's hand, wishing she could pop her eyes out: "You...you...why are you holding the recorder so casually?"

As she spoke, she looked at Wen Yue's tight dress, wondering where she had hidden the recorder just now.

Wen Yue did not answer, but looked at her with regret and said, "I told you to stop complaining, but you refused to listen." She was about to move forward with the recorder.

But as soon as she took a step forward, Wen Jiaqi hugged her arm and said, "Don't..."

As soon as she said that, Wen Jiaqi remembered what Wen Yue had just said, and quickly shut her mouth, looking at her from bottom to top with a pleading look.

Wen Yue didn't want to do anything to her. Although this person was not likable, she was not that annoying. She was merciful and handed her the empty wine glass in her hand and said, "Give me another glass of wine." She

also asked Yi Huai if he wanted another glass of wine.

He had been standing beside Wen Yue, and after watching the competition between the two sisters, he naturally would not refuse, and also handed the wine glass in his hand to Wen Jiaqi.

The latter walked to the waiter with two empty wine glasses in a daze. Just as she was about to serve the wine, she suddenly remembered, no, why should she listen to Wen Yue? ! She

was ready to give up when the thought flashed through her mind, but she was a little scared when she thought of Wen Yue's threat. She turned her head to look at Wen Yue and saw her shaking the recorder in her hand at her.

Wen Jiaqi: "..."

With a dark face, he handed the wine to Wen Yue and Yi Huai. Wen Yue returned to Chen Baoqin angrily. The latter frowned and asked, "What did you do just now?"

"I..." Wen Jiaqi just opened her mouth and remembered that the fewer people knew about what happened just now, the better, so she pursed her lips and said, "I don't think Wen Yue will do anything to this cheap brother."

"Why?"

Wen Jiaqi said, "I went to test her just now, and she was like nothing happened, as if she was not angry at all about what happened today."

Chen Baoqin gave Wen Jiaqi a blank look when she heard this, thinking, with your IQ, how can you test Wen Yue? She couldn't believe the result and said, "Now your dad only has his precious son in his eyes. Don't jump up and down there. It's best if Wen Yue takes action. If she doesn't..."

Chen Baoqin frowned. She didn't know what to do. She could only be thankful that Wen Jiaxin had been kicked out of the ranks of inheriting Lirong's shares. Otherwise, if there was one more person, she wouldn't know if the remaining shares would be enough.

Wen Jiaqi pouted and wondered why she was jumping up and down. Didn't she just go and instigate Wen Yue once?

Why didn't Wen Yue get irritated? Did she really admit it?

When Wen Jiaqi was worried, Wen Rongsheng and Cheng William, the new father and son, finally finished their long speech. The lights finally came on, and then there was music, and the banquet hall became lively again.

Wen Rongsheng led Cheng William down from the stage and went to meet old friends in the business world one by one. It was obvious that he couldn't wait to pass on his connections to his "son" who had just returned.

Cheng William performed very well. After all, he had been trained by Wen Rongzhi for so long and was very good at etiquette.

He was also very courageous and never shy no matter who he met. At the same time, he was very aware of his shortcomings and basically only spoke when Wen Rongsheng asked him to. He was very generous and looked mature and steady.

When the second person was introduced, a song came to an end. During the interval between songs, someone said something, and at least one-third of the people at the scene heard Wen Rongsheng's laughter.

Those who were closer saw Wen Rongsheng patting Cheng William on the shoulder and saying with satisfaction: "I do have high hopes for Akai, and I hope you won't let me down!"

Cheng William was moved: "Don't worry, Daddy, I will definitely not let you down!"

As soon as the words fell, the sound of electric current came out from the speakers. Before the person in charge could react, a female voice came out: "I want you to play a person."

"Who?"

"My nephew, his name is Wen Kai, he disappeared 23 years ago."

Wen Rongsheng was unwilling to wrong his "son" who had just been found, so he chose the best venue, and the corresponding banquet hall had good equipment and strong penetration of the speakers.

Hearing the conversation coming from the speakers, everyone in the banquet hall was stunned.

Wen Rongzhi was the first to react, shouting, "Slander! This is pure slander!" She rushed to the staff in charge of the sound system and shouted, "Why don't you turn off the sound system! Who sent you? Why do you want to harm me?" It would have

been fine if she didn't say anything, but as soon as she spoke, everyone noticed that her voice was really a bit similar to the female voice that first sounded in the sound system.

Everyone looked at each other, some looked at Cheng William, who looked pale, and some looked at Wen Rongsheng, who looked dark.

Amidst all kinds of sights, Wen Rongsheng’s hand holding the wine glass was tightened. When he heard Wen Rongzhi asking the staff to turn off the stereo, he turned around and walked quickly through the crowd, shouting angrily: "Let him play it! I want to see what else you are hiding from me!"

Following the voice and seeing Wen Rongsheng, Wen Rongzhi held his breath and shouted: "Brother..."

"Don't call me brother! I can't stand it!" Wen Rongsheng said in a cold voice, pointing at the staff, "Turn on the stereo and keep playing!"

The staff naturally knew Wen Rongsheng and knew who the boss was. In addition, they were also very curious about what was going on, so they turned on the stereo obediently.

The stereo continued to play.

The previous recording had ended, and the new recording was still started by Wen Rongzhi's voice——

"My nephew has big double eyelids like my eldest brother. Your eyelids are not double enough and need to be adjusted. Your nose is also a little flat and needs to be raised, especially the bridge of the nose, and the nose wings need to be shrunk. The jawbone..."

As Wen Rongzhi spoke, people close to him looked at his face, as if they wanted to see where he had surgery.

After this recording was played, another recording sounded.

"What if your elder brother asks for a paternity test?"

"Don't worry, I'll arrange for someone to get close to Wen Jiadong to get back to me. He has Wen Jiadong's hair. As long as you don't lose the strands, there will be no problem with the test results."

"Snap!"

Those recordings were like a sharp sword, stabbing Wen Rongsheng in the heart again and again. The pain was so severe that he couldn't help but slap Wen Rongzhi in the face. With red eyes and gritted teeth, he asked: "Wen Rongzhi! How have I ever let you down? How dare you, how could you do this?"