Everyone sensed a strong smell of gunpowder.

Suddenly, the slightly relaxed atmosphere suddenly became a little solemn.

Everyone looked at Lu Shuren, who had been sitting next to Lu Yuan, in surprise.

Lu Yuan is very popular in the entertainment industry, but they never know anything about Lu Yuan's father.

They only knew that Lu Yuan's father opened some chain takeout stores and some restaurants.

As for the rest…

They don't know.

After all, Lu Yuan's father's annual turnover was less than 100 million, which was really nothing in their eyes.

but……

After Lu Yuan's father suddenly stood up and confronted Xu Hong today, everyone suddenly felt that compared to Lu Yuan, Lu Yuan's father had a stronger aura.

It seems that this dinner was not very tasty after all.

At this time...

"Hahaha, I figured it out by trial and error. Mr. Lu can do it too... Your takeaway business is not bad either, and it has great potential in the future..."

Xu Hong burst into laughter. He stared at Lu Shuren, using his laughter to hide the hint of coldness in his eyes.

"Haha, no, it was just a minor quarrel. In fact, I just came here to learn today. I just couldn't help myself just now. If I said something inappropriate, please forgive me, a country boy who has never seen the world, haha..."

Lu Shuren also looked at Xu Hong.

He is laughing too.

Although he said the words "Please forgive me", he did not look away.

After Xu Hong looked away, Lu Shuren sat down meaningfully and ate the dried fruits on the table. With a silly smile on his face, he greeted Wang Yaohua beside the table, as if he didn't take what happened before seriously.

Lu Yuan looked out the window.

tonight……

Will it snow?

After Xu Hong on the podium in front said some bland and modest words again, he announced that the banquet could begin.

Although the atmosphere had relaxed again, everyone felt that this banquet had become more and more strangely cold.

When the banquet began, Lu Yuan continued to eat the food on the table with relish, as if he had never been the protagonist of today's banquet, as if he was just a supporting role.

Wang Jinxue stayed with Lu Yuan, reminding him from time to time to pay a little more attention to his image.

"Hello... This is my business card. If you need anything in the future, you can always call me, haha."

“…”

"Hello, Mr. Liu, I have read your book "Suffering is Youth" before. I have your book on my bedside table. In fact, I think the current economic situation may be a little..."

“…”

"Mr. Xu, haha, let me toast you. I agree with your previous lecture on TV about how to start a business. I think this is a kind of..."

“…”

Throughout the banquet.

Lu Yuan is definitely not the protagonist.

He just ate and drank, believing that eating more was the best thing to do.

However, the performance of Lu Yuan's father Lu Shuren surprised everyone.

There were twelve people at the table. Except for Wang Yaohua and Lu Yuan, Lu Shuren could name the rest of the people at the table.

Not only could he name them, he could even talk about the books they had published, the shows they had appeared on, or any other major events they had attended, in a way that made them feel more intimate. He could even talk about each person's deeds for several minutes...

Before the food was served, Lu Shuren had already toasted everyone one by one, making everyone's faces beam with joy and laugh from time to time.

Lu Yuan was not very good at socializing, and he could not chat for a long time in such occasions, but Lu Shuren was very good at socializing in such occasions. Even if it was a very strange person, Lu Shuren's way of chatting gave people a feeling of being bathed in spring breeze...

After chatting happily with the guests at this table and verbally reaching a certain level of mutual contact, Lu Shuren "accidentally" ran into an acquaintance named Chen while going to the bathroom. He took out a book from his pocket as if he was a familiar person, and then hoped that the acquaintance would sign it...

Somehow, while signing, Lu Shuren sat drunkenly at another table, chatting animatedly with the people at the other table, occasionally making some bold noises, causing everyone to laugh out loud, showing great interest in this uninvited guest...

"Lu Yuan...your father is not a simple person..."

Wang Yaohua looked at Lu Shuren silently and suddenly said this with emotion.

"ah?"

"I finally know why he suddenly called me yesterday and asked me who would be at the banquet today and what seats would be arranged..." Wang Yaohua sighed after remembering Lu Shuren's phone call yesterday.

"I don't know either. My dad has become like this in the past two years..." In fact, Lu Yuan felt very unfamiliar when he saw his father drinking glass after glass, toasting and chatting happily with everyone.

In his memory, his father was never a talkative person. Apart from occasionally reading celebrity biographies and watching the news, there was nothing special about him. When he was a child, every time there was a gathering among relatives, his father would always be silent, always smile, and not say much.

In fact...

Lu Yuan also knew that his father had changed in the past two years.

When Lu Yuan just transferred some money to his family to open a small restaurant, he felt a strange fire in his father's eyes, which had always been calm. At that time, he did not care, thinking that as long as the store did not lose money and could make tens of thousands of dollars a year, it would be fine.

He never expected that this store would become so big.

"Your father has been receiving various business management trainings recently. Didn't he tell you about this? And you didn't even know that he was studying in the United States during the Chinese New Year last year?" Wang Yaohua was surprised.

"Business training...studied in the United States last year?" Lu Yuan was stunned.

His father never told him these things.

But when I think about last year's Chinese New Year, my expression becomes extremely complicated.

Last year during the Chinese New Year, I postponed the Spring Festival Gala. Since I received my bonus in advance, I wanted to go home to celebrate the New Year and enjoy the festive atmosphere.

But I didn’t expect…

I went home happily, wanting to give everyone a surprise, but I didn't expect that the house was empty.

This incident made Lu Yuansheng depressed for a whole year...

"Your father has a vision, ideas, and he knows his own strengths. Such a person will never have any opportunities if he never has them, but once he has an opportunity, he will seize it. He may not soar to the sky, but at least he won't be too bad." When Wang Yaohua saw Lu Shuren going to another table to drink, a trace of admiration flashed in his eyes.

In fact, when he met Lu Yuan's father for the first time, he was impressed by him.

Obviously, there is a huge gap between the two sides, but when you talk to him, you will still be attracted by what he says, and he also has his own unique insights on some business matters. It is difficult for you to treat him as an ordinary restaurant owner.

but……

Come to think of it, it makes sense.

My son is so crazy.

Father……

How could he be an ordinary person?

"I never knew my dad was this kind of person..." Lu Yuan didn't know what to say.

“He actually needs a platform, and you, unknowingly, built a platform for him, and…” Wang Yaohua laughed.

"And what?"

"He is now trying to clean up the mess you made just now. No, he is apologizing to those strangers by using the excuse of cleaning up the mess and taking the opportunity to get to know that group of people. I'm afraid Xu Hong's banquet, which was intended to target you and isolate you a little, will fail..."

"Um?"

"Isolate me?"

"Don't you see that, apart from me, you have no contact with anyone else related to the entertainment industry? Moreover, most of Joaquin's management are also here... Don't say you don't know."

"Ah? I really don't know."

"Then the purpose of bringing your father here is..."

"I can eat and drink for free, and get familiar with the decoration of the store, as well as the process and general structure of Yanjing Hotel. I came here to get familiar with it anyway. Isn't this a good opportunity?"

“…”

Wang Yaohua fell silent after hearing this.

Somehow, looking at Lu Shuren with a smile on his face and Lu Yuan with a serious expression.

He always felt that the father and son looked silly and honest, but in fact they were full of bad intentions.

My father can understand...

But this son...

Wang Yaohua glanced at Wang Jinxue, who was sitting next to Lu Yuan and helping him pick up food from time to time, and thought of his disappointing son...

He suddenly became sulky.

On the other side of the table...

"Haha, sorry, sorry... My son said some inappropriate words today. I apologize to you on his behalf... I also hope that you will not be angry with him because he is still young. Of course, after all, there are still some business aspects, and we also have commercial cooperation..."

“…”

“…”

Lu Shuren was indeed looking for every opportunity, regardless of whether everyone was willing or not. In short, he approached everyone present as if shameless and tried to talk to everyone.

…

Is this Lu Shuren here just to cause trouble?

When he saw that Lu Yuan's father had talked to everyone before him, he suddenly frowned.

This feeling made him very uncomfortable.

He always felt that Lu Shuren did this on purpose.

This Lu Shuren is here to cause trouble!

The son is so dark, the father...

Looks darker.

He finally couldn't sit still anymore.

"Sorry, everyone. Tonight, I want to toast everyone. Um, I hope everyone..."

Xu Hong stood up, picked up the wine glass, and toasted everyone amid applause.

After toasting, he came to Lu Yuan's table.

"Mr. Lu..."

"Mr. Xu..."

"I'll toast you, too."

"good."

"Mr. Lu..."

"Mr. Xu, you say."

"I hope you can tell your father that we are all people of status, and I hope he can pay attention to his personal image..." He stared at Lu Yuan.

"Boss Xu... I can't control my father..." Lu Yuan shook his head. "Besides, didn't you stipulate at the banquet that we can't move around freely? Didn't you say before that everyone can eat and drink as much as they want and be happy?"

"..." Xu Hong was silent, then smiled and said, "Yes, that's true."

"Well, that's good. By the way, Mr. Xu..."

"What?"

"It's getting late. We have to go back first. After all, today is Christmas..."

"go back?"

"Um."

"Well, Mr. Lu, I won't see you off. But your father..." Looking at Lu Shuren laughing on the other side, Xu Hong felt unhappy deep down.

but……

He wants face.

"My father is my father's business. I've said that I can't take care of him. I'll trouble Mr. Xu to take care of him. Is that okay? After all, he is also your guest, right?" Lu Yuan laughed. "Besides, Mr. Wang, my father-in-law is here too... Jinxue, let's go."

"good."

Xu Hong stared at Lu Yuan and Wang Jinxue leaving hand in hand.

He looked in the direction of Lu Shuren again, and then at Wang Yaohua, who was drinking and eating as if nothing had happened.

Finally, a hint of coldness flashed across his eyes, and then disappeared.

Lu Yuan...

From now on, I will snipe you from many directions!

I'm waiting for you to beg for mercy!

…

When Lu Yuan took Wang Jinxue's hand and walked out of the room...

Wang Jinxue suddenly saw fireworks appearing in the distance.

The three characters "Wang Jinxue" were written on the fireworks...

Then...

Under the moonlight.

"Jinxue..."

"ah?"

"Merry Chrismas……"

Lu Yuan silently took out a box, and under the light of the fireworks, he smiled.

The box opens...

Wang Jinxue saw a ring.

"Maybe……"

"The most romantic thing in this world is never something that lasts forever..."

"I just want to grow old with you..."

“…”

Lu Yuan grinned.