"Why do you want them to find outsiders? Mr. Geng, your thinking is very unique. If your children and grandchildren are already engaged in other jobs, shouldn't you encourage them to find partners in the porcelain industry? This will ensure that the number of people in your family who delve into ceramics will not decrease sharply!"
Zhang Moyan heard Jin Xueyang ask in confusion.
Jin Xueyang knew something about Zhou Xia and Geng Jun's affairs, and he asked this question somewhat out of sympathy for Zhou Xia.
"Yes," the host echoed him, "Mr. Geng, if your juniors could recognize a talented beauty like Ms. Zhou, the Baishan Group would be even more powerful!"
Geng Baishan leaned back in his chair with a "don't tease me" smile on his face. "Oh, this isn't what you think. You've all heard the saying 'people in the same trade look down on each other, right?' No matter what profession you're in, as long as you're at the top, everyone looks down on everyone else. If someone suddenly proposed a marriage, we should all be wary of their ulterior motives!"
Geng Baishan was joking with ulterior motives. Zhou Xia and Geng Jun froze as if they had been doused in a bucket of ice water.
Even Zhang Moyan was confused. Didn't Geng Jun say that the Xiao family had strict rules and were quite biased towards family status? Didn't they say that most of the elders in their family were very open-minded and never restricted the younger generation from doing anything?
Was he too optimistic? Zhang Moyan was deeply suspicious.
The Geng family may not be as open-minded as Geng Jun thought. They may allow their descendants not to work in the ceramic industry, but they will never forget the old feud with the Xiao family of Ruzhou.
But it was obvious from Geng Baishan's recent innuendos that Geng Jun had indeed told Geng Baishan about him and Zhou Xia. Considering Geng Jun's previous optimism, Zhang Moyan speculated that Geng Baishan did not give a clear attitude when Geng Jun told him the situation, which gave Geng Jun the illusion that his family would accept Zhou Xia.
Zhou Xia's face was utterly embarrassed. While others couldn't grasp the meaning behind Geng Baishan's words, she, the person involved, understood them perfectly. Geng Baishan's words were practically accusing her of having ulterior motives in approaching Geng Jun, and those ulterior motives easily reminded her of Xiao Xingyu's offer: the Geng family kiln.
"Does everyone look down on everyone else?" That troublemaker suddenly jumped out. "Even with Ms. Zhou Xia, a brilliant and outstanding artist, do you find her lacking? Is this out of admiration for the talent of Xiao Guotao's successor, or do you genuinely disagree with Ms. Zhou's work?"
Geng Baishan smiled and pointed a finger at the troublemaker: "You, you're setting a trap for me, right? I won't fall for your tricks. I won't do anything that offends others!"
As Zhou Xia and Geng Jun looked at each other in shock, the media and visitors in the audience burst into laughter.
"I'm sorry!" Suddenly, a cold female voice rose from the ground. "Mr. Geng, if there are any shortcomings, please speak frankly! Speaking out will help Zhou Xia improve."
The scene suddenly became quiet, and everyone turned around to look behind them. They saw a middle-aged couple in their fifties, dressed in fancy clothes, standing on the outskirts of the crowd. Judging from their posture and expressions, they were already very angry.
After seeing who had spoken, there was a rustling of the crowd, because judging by the couple's age, they were clearly a generation younger than Geng Baishan. But the woman had just bluntly said "I'm sorry," which anyone with a bit of common sense would know was a condescending expression.
Zhang Moyan looked at Zhou Xia the first time and saw her gasp and almost jump in fright.
Zhang Moyan instantly guessed who the visitor was.
"Dad, Mom? Why are you here? Didn't you say you couldn't come today?" Zhou Xia walked down from the stage quickly, his expression unable to hide his panic.
If Zhang Moyan had just been a bit worried, at this moment, she truly felt that something was seriously wrong. What should she do? With so many reporters and visitors, if the Geng and Xiao families were to quarrel in this situation, it would definitely be on the front page of every media platform tomorrow!
Zhang Moyan's heart was in turmoil. Being familiar with news dissemination, she was naturally very clear-headed at this critical moment. If she wanted to attract the attention of these media reporters, she had to find a target that was more worthy of their attention!
Thinking of this, she immediately took out her cell phone from her pocket and called Xiao Xingyu.
"Hey, Mo Yan..."
"Xingyu, hurry over to Zhou Xia's exhibition hall!" Zhang Moyan blurted out urgently as the call was connected. "Oh no! Geng Jun's grandfather is here, and Zhou Xia's parents are here too. If they meet here, something might happen. But there are a lot of media reporters here..."
Zhang Moyan's expression was a bit confusing, but Xiao Xingyu immediately understood what she meant and realized the seriousness of the situation. "Okay, I got it. I'm on my way and will be there soon! You and Xiaowa, try your best to stabilize the situation and make sure to delay it until I get here!"
Is Xiao Xingyu already on the way?
Zhang Moyan glanced at Xiao Wa in the crowd and realized that he must have been the one who tipped off Xiao Xingyu about his arrival. However, it was also thanks to him that Xiao Xingyu was able to arrive at the scene as soon as possible.
"Okay, I understand!" Zhang Moyan hesitated, wanting to remind Xiao Xingyu to dress up so that he could attract the attention of these media reporters. However, thinking that he was already on the road and it was impossible for him to dress up, she swallowed her words and said confidently, "I will hold him back if there is any problem. Be careful on the road!"
After hanging up the phone, Zhang Moyan felt nervous. She turned around and looked at the crowd. People there had spontaneously made way for Zhou Xia's parents and Geng Baishan.
Zhang Moyan's heart was in her throat, and at this moment her eyes flashed, and she saw a terrifying figure standing at the edge of the crowd!
The tall and thin figure wore a mask, hiding his face and stood very low-key in the crowd. However, no matter how low-key he was, Zhang Moyan recognized him at a glance - that was Chen Guanfu!
When did he come?
Zhang Moyan shuddered suddenly, a chill ran down her back, and her vision became blurry.
At this time, the confrontation between Zhou Xia's parents and Geng Baishan had become very stalemate. Those reporters with a keen sense of smell were all ready to take action. Even many spectators took up their mobile phones to take pictures. The atmosphere was extremely tense.
Zhou Xia's father glared disdainfully at Geng Baishan on the stage, extremely displeased. "Mr. Geng, please be kind enough to teach me a thing or two. I'm sure you don't want to be known as someone who takes advantage of your age, acts mysteriously, and bullies the young, do you?"
These words were truly harsh. Geng Baishan, a seasoned businessman, simply gave a strange smile and calmly assessed Zhou Xia's father. "It's only natural for Miss Zhou's father to be so protective of his daughter. I shouldn't be such a dampener, but if I don't speak up today, I'm afraid I won't be able to leave here in peace. So, let me share a few of my personal opinions, just as a chance to exchange ideas!"
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