After Gu Heng took Yi Xuan away from his grandmother's residence, they returned to his and his mother's residence. As soon as he entered the living room, he saw his mother talking on the phone with a smile on her face.
Yi Xuan's mother Zhao Zhen was also here. She was checking the purchase order to see if there was anything missing. She turned around and saw Gu Heng and Yi Xuan walking in. She smiled and said, "You're back? Where are your friends? Have they gone back yet?"
"Well, they all went back first." Yi Xuan walked over to Zhao Zhen and sat down.
"What's wrong?" Zhao Zhen saw that Yi Xuan and Gu Heng both looked unhappy, and asked in confusion: "You were fine this morning, why are you suddenly unhappy now? Did you have a conflict with your friends?"
Yi Xuan glanced at Gu Heng and said nothing. Gu Heng also remained silent. Zhao Zhen became even more confused.
After Jiang Shuqin hung up the phone, she smiled and said, "You're back? Your Aunt Xiuyan originally didn't have time to return home, but she turned down a lot of work to attend your engagement party. I'll call your Uncle Wu to let him know. The party has suddenly changed its location, so I have to notify him in person to show my sincerity."
"Mom, stop calling." Gu Heng said while holding his mother's cell phone.
"What's wrong?" Jiang Shuqin was stunned for a moment, then she noticed that Gu Heng's face was not very good, she asked puzzledly: "What happened?"
"Fourth uncle doesn't allow us to hold the engagement party at Gu's house." Gu Heng said.
"This... this is what your grandma said. She wants you to hold the engagement banquet at the Gu family. Even if it cannot be held in the main house, it must be held in the west house. If your grandma goes to talk to her in person, will your fourth uncle disagree?" Jiang Shuqin said anxiously.
"Fourth Uncle said that this is the rule of the Gu family and cannot be changed."
"Gu family rules can't be changed? He's the only one in this family who can change the rules. Isn't it just a matter of his words to change and set the rules? His only nephew is just holding an engagement party at home, how can it be wrong?! Your grandmother said it herself, to..."
Gu Heng interrupted his mother and said, "Grandma said that the engagement will still be held at the previous hotel, and when Yi Xuan and I get married, she will definitely let us hold the wedding at the main residence."
"But I... I..." Jiang Shuqin held up her cell phone, her eyes wide open and said, "I've been making calls all morning. Do you want me to call them one by one again to tell them that the time has been changed?!"
"Hold it in a hotel, then hold it in a hotel." Zhao Zhen looked at the angry Jiang Shuqin and advised, "As long as it's grand and lively, what does it matter if it's held in a hotel? The sudden change of the banquet venue this time was indeed a bit hasty, and it's normal that it didn't work out. Since Gu Heng's grandmother promised to let them get married in the main house, she will definitely do it."
Jiang Shuqin sighed heavily. This morning, she had called important guests one by one to inform them that she would hold an engagement party at Gu's house. In fact, she just wanted to show off. Now that it couldn't be done, she had to notify everyone one by one again. It would be embarrassing if she failed to show off. For Jiang Shuqin, who was particularly concerned about her reputation, losing face was more painful than losing anything else. But even if it was embarrassing and painful, she had to call again in person.
"Mom." Yi Xuan said to Zhao Zhen, "Yi Wei is back."
"Really?" Zhao Zhen was stunned for a moment, then patted Yi Xuan's hand and said, "Don't worry, no matter what, we won't let Yi Wei ruin your engagement with Gu Heng."
Yi Xuan nodded, still thinking about what happened when Yi Wei got out of Gu Yueshan's car just now. He had obviously given up on Gu Yueshan, but when he saw Yi Wei being able to ride in the same car with Gu Yueshan, he still felt a little envious.
After Zhao Zhen returned, she discussed it with Yi Hong and felt that if the birthday party for Yi Wei was suddenly cancelled, it would definitely cause people to talk about it again, but since it was held as scheduled, it would naturally be more appropriate for Yi Wei himself to be present. Moreover, they felt that Yi Wei was their biological child after all, and there was no overnight hatred between a child and his biological parents. No matter how angry Yi Wei was before, so many days had passed and he should have calmed down. As for Yi Wei's internship as Gu Yueshan's assistant, they still need to have a good talk with Yi Wei.
So they called Yi Wei and asked him to go back home. Yi Wei naturally would not agree to go back to live at the Yi home, but he agreed to go back to attend the birthday party.
Yi Wei felt that since they insisted on holding this birthday party for him when it wasn't his birthday, he would take this opportunity to settle things with them in front of everyone.
Two days later, the birthday party prepared by the Yi family for Yi Wei began, and the invited guests arrived one after another.
"The guests are almost all here, why hasn't Yi Wei come back yet?" Zhao Zhen once again looked out the door and said to Yi Hong with some concern, "Do you think this kid might be lying to us on purpose and not actually planning to come back?"
Yi Hong sighed and said, "Given the kid's current personality, he might do that. Give him another call to confirm. If he really isn't coming back, forget it. With so many people here today, no one should notice that he's not here."
"Okay." Zhao Zhen nodded. Just as she was about to ask the maid to bring her phone, she saw Yi Wei walking in from the front door. She turned to Yi Hong and said, "Yi Wei is back."
When Yi Wei approached, Yi Hong glanced at the people behind Yi Wei and asked, "Yi Wei, who are they?"
"They are helping me get things. To thank you for preparing the birthday party for me, I also prepared some gifts for you. There are too many for me to carry by myself, so I asked them to bring them to me." Yi Wei replied.
"Almost all the guests have arrived. Let's go. Mom will take you to greet the guests." Zhao Zhen said, taking Yi Wei's hand.
Zhao Zhen wanted to take Yi Wei to greet the guests. Yi Wei didn't want to waste more time here, so he said to Zhao Zhen: "I want to go on stage and say a few words to thank the guests who came to the banquet today, is that okay?"
"Of course, go ahead." Zhao Zhen nodded.
Yi Wei and the people who came with him walked up to the platform where the cake was placed.
Yi Wei stood in front of the microphone and said, "Good evening, everyone. Thank you all for coming to today's banquet."
The guests who heard the sound immediately looked over and then slowly gathered towards the platform.
"Tonight, in addition to thanking everyone who came here, I also want to thank my parents for hosting this banquet for me. Thank you for their loving father and mother hearts." Yi Wei paused and said, "I returned to this family when I was fifteen years old. So far, it has been more than four years. During these four years, they have tried their best to compensate me. I am very grateful in my heart."
Zhao Zhen and Yi Hong looked at each other, then looked at Yi Wei with a smile.
Yi Xuan lowered his head involuntarily. Yi Bo immediately noticed his emotions and patted his arm to comfort him. Yi Xuan looked up and smiled at him.
Yi Wei smiled and continued, "But besides being grateful, I can't help but miss my adoptive parents and feel very guilty towards them. Because after I returned to this home, I never went back to see my adoptive mother. My adoptive parents raised me for more than ten years, but I didn't repay them at all, so I felt guilty and even regretted leaving my adoptive parents' home and returning here."
The smile on Zhao Zhen's face gradually disappeared, and Yi Hong couldn't help but begin to frown.
"My parents set a good example for me. When Yi Xuan found out that he was not their biological child, he was naturally devastated. In order to take care of Yi Wei's emotions, they did a lot of things to make Yi Xuan feel that he was the most important in their hearts. But I did nothing for my adoptive parents."
The guests looked at each other in bewilderment. It sounded like Yi Wei's words were a way of thanking both his biological parents and his adoptive parents, and expressing his inner guilt, but it seemed as if there were other meanings as well.
"Compared to my parents, I really feel that I am not as good as them. They have made Yi Xuan feel his importance in this family and compensated me. For example, today's birthday party is because it is Yi Xuan's and my birthday, and Yi Xuan is getting engaged to Gu Heng. As the protagonist of the day, Yi Xuan naturally cannot have anyone steal his limelight. So in order to compensate me, they prepared today's birthday party for me in advance. They are thoughtful and I am very grateful in my heart."
"On my birthday, as a son, I should naturally be grateful for my parents' upbringing. My adoptive parents raised me for a longer period of time. If I don't repay them, I will have a guilty conscience for the rest of my life. I have to repay my adoptive parents, and I naturally have to repay my biological parents..."
"Yi Wei."
A voice came from the door. Yi Wei looked over. After seeing who came in, he was stunned for a moment, then shouted, "Mom?"
Yi Wei walked off the stage and walked quickly towards Michelle. When he got in front of Michelle, Yi Wei held her hand and asked excitedly, "Mom, when did you return home?"
"I just came from the airport." Michelle said with a smile.
"Why didn't you tell me so I could pick you up?" Yi Wei was very happy to see that his adoptive mother was really willing to return home.
"Yi Wei, who is this?" Yi Hong and Zhao Zhen had also walked over. Judging from their obviously unhappy expressions, although they had never seen Michelle before, they had already guessed who she was from Yi Wei's attitude.
"This is my mother." Yi Wei introduced loudly without any hesitation.
Most of the guests who were watching nearby had no idea what was going on, and only some of the Yi family's relatives knew a little about the situation.
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