On this bright and sunny day, Wang Hu's home was bustling with activity as his five children celebrated their one-month birthdays simultaneously. To commemorate this special occasion, Wang Hu invited many relatives and friends, including his good friends Lei Jun and Xiao Ma Ge, as well as Zhao Lin, a wealthy second-generation heir he had recently met in Beijing.
However, to Wang Hu's surprise, Xue Qiqin's second brother also appeared at the full moon celebration. It turned out that when Xue Qiqin finished her studies, Wang Hu personally picked her up and they spent two crazy days at the hotel.
Xue Qiqin had just returned to Ningbo when her second brother, Xue, couldn't wait to find Wang Hu. His face was grim as he said to Wang Hu, "I can help you deal with Li Feng's grandfather, but you absolutely cannot go to see Xiaoqin again! Otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
Initially, Wang Hu didn't take the threat from Xue's second brother seriously. He even called Xue Qiqin in front of her and sweetly showed off their affection.
Seeing this, Xue's second brother snorted coldly and turned to leave. Wang Hu didn't care about his actions and continued to immerse himself in the happiness with Xue Qiqin.
However, Wang Hu was unaware of the true identity of Xue's second brother. It wasn't until later, when Zhao Lin told him that Xue's second brother was a remarkable person.
Although he was only in his fifties, he was already close to reaching a central position. He was a rising political star in the Xue family, highly regarded like his eldest brother, and especially doted on his two younger sisters.
The arrival of this guest made the already lively scene even noisier. When Lei Jun and Xiao Ma saw him, they became a little uneasy, and hurriedly raised their wine glasses, greeted him with smiles, and warmly toasted him.
Watching this scene unfold, Wang Hu wondered to himself, "Could it be that he found out I secretly went to see Xue Qiqin?" This thought kept swirling in his mind, making him feel uneasy.
However, no matter how hard he racked his brains, he could not come up with a reasonable explanation.
Finally, he decided to stop hesitating, braced himself, stepped forward, raised his glass, and said to the guest, "Second brother-in-law, welcome to my child's one-month celebration!"
As soon as the words left his mouth, Wang Hu realized something was wrong. He inwardly groaned; how could he have slipped up at this crucial moment? He had meant to say "Second Brother," but for some reason, he said "Second Brother-in-law."
Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, the previously noisy crowd suddenly fell silent, and everyone's eyes were focused on him.
Wang Hu's face flushed red instantly. He wanted to slap himself on the lips and berate himself inwardly for slipping up at a time like this.
The guest referred to as "Second Brother-in-Law," Xue Hongjun, was somewhat speechless. Looking at Wang Hu, he thought to himself, "This kid really knows how to take advantage of a situation!"
However, he no longer objects to Wang Hu and Xue Qiqin being together.
After all, he already knew about Xue Qiqin's husband's affair, and that Xue Qiqin had asked her family for help for Wang Hu.
Xue Qiqin's contact with her father became more frequent, with a noticeable increase in the number of phone calls. Moreover, Xue Yunzheng specifically told him that Xue Qiqin's personality had become more cheerful, and she exuded a youthful and energetic aura.
Everything seemed to be going in the right direction, however, one thing was worrying – Wang Hu was such a womanizer!
After a thorough investigation, it was discovered that he was an absolute womanizer, and the number of women he had was simply outrageous!
"Second brother is fine, why call him 'second brother-in-law'? Does that sound nice?"
When Wang Hu suddenly heard that he was to be called "Second Brother", he was overjoyed.
He secretly pondered, "Doesn't this mean Xue Qiqin doesn't object to dating him?" Thinking this, Wang Hu couldn't help but reply, "Hey, Second Brother!"
However, Xue Hongjun suddenly stood up and said with a serious expression, "Alright, we've had our drinks. I have some things to take care of, so I'll take my leave now."
Seeing this, Wang Hu quickly got up to see him off, muttering, "Then, Second Brother, let me see you off."
He knew very well that someone as important as Xue Hongjun must be very busy with official duties, and that taking the time to come here for a drink was already a great honor for him.
After Xue Hongjun left, the atmosphere immediately became lively. Without so many important figures around, they were more relaxed!
In a private room, Lei Jun and Xiao Ma were hugging Wang Hu. "Brother! You have such strong connections, how come I've never heard you mention it before!"
Wang Hu, seizing the opportunity, started to act arrogantly, saying, "Isn't it because they told us not to say it?"
"No, no, I have to punish you with three drinks!"
"Okay, okay, I'll drink 10 cups!"
After a few drinks, Xiao Ma and Lei Jun also left, after all, they were both very busy people.
After Wang Hu saw them both into the car and returned to the hotel, Chen Linlin pulled Wang Hu aside and said, "Look at this that President Lei gave us, is it made of jade?"
Wang Hu saw that it was a jade pen, pure white and very beautiful!
This thing doesn't look cheap at all. Wang Hu touched the jade pen body, which was as smooth as solidified fat. Wang Hu guessed that this should be mutton fat jade!
"It is indeed jade. I never expected someone to give me such a valuable gift!"
Chen Linlin turned the pen around and said, "Look, there are words on this!"
"May your blessings be long-lasting! It is indeed a very auspicious meaning!"
Zhang Feng walked over, holding up an inkstone. "Look at this gift from Boss Ma!"
Wang Hu scratched his head. "This is probably quite valuable. I guess this gift was originally intended for the baby's first birthday celebration, but we don't have that custom, so we didn't do it!"
Zhang Feng's father seemed to know a bit about this. With trembling hands, he stroked the inkstone, and his cloudy eyes suddenly lit up: "This is a Longwei inkstone from the old pit of Shexian!"
Look at the gold star pattern in this inkstone. It shimmers with golden light in the sunlight. And the incised seal script characters "文光射斗" (literary brilliance shines like the stars) are the kind of knife work only a Ming Dynasty craftsman could have.
"I've seen similar things at auctions back then, the starting price was seven figures..." He turned to look at Wang Hu, his voice trembling slightly, "Mr. Ma's gift is so heavy it could collapse the threshold!"
Wang Jianguo also looked at the inkstone and said, "Next time you give someone a return gift, you must choose a good one, it can't be worse than this one!"
Wang Hu's father was quite traditional. He believed that when someone gave you such an expensive gift, you should never return the favor with something cheaper!
"Don't worry, how could I not know that!"
Then Wang Hu took a fancy to the mutton-fat jade pen. He didn't know anything about antiques and calligraphy, so he could only make a fuss about the jade!
Moreover, he happened to want to go to Myanmar to see who was plotting against him.
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