0027 Jiang Shi (3)
Elsa Jewelry Gala Dinner.
The banquet hall was resplendent with gold and jade, filled with the clinking of glasses and a magnificent scene.
At the back door, a handsome man in a suit opened the door and left the place of revelry.
The organizer's manager spent a long time adjusting his expression, trying to find the most appropriate smile to face the investors.
Sometimes a dinner party that can accommodate hundreds of guests is just to please one person.
To everyone's surprise, Wanqi Fuze had already left. The manager looked at the guest list and the tall figure that was the only one left on the monitor. He was furious. He pointed at the assistant for a long time without saying a word, and finally cursed, "Useless."
I don't know if I was scolding the assistant or myself.
The dinner had only just begun; Wanqi was Elsa's biggest investor.
Zhiwen handed the coat to the boss, "You know perfectly well that the old man asked you to cooperate with Elsa because he had his eye on this family's daughter. Coming out so early, aren't you just disrespecting Old Master Wan?"
Wanqi Fuze put on his coat and replied as he walked, "The old man is getting old and confused. The young lady of this family is surnamed Chen."
Zhiwen fell silent upon hearing this.
The Shen family and the Xu family have some long-standing issues and haven't had any contact for decades.
After Wanqi Fuze's mother, Xu Yi, passed away, it seemed that everyone silently hid Xu Yi and the Xu family, afraid of hurting their feelings by mentioning them. And after more than ten years of hiding them, they were slowly forgotten.
Wanqi Fuze's words jolted Zhiwen back to reality. Everyone avoided mentioning his deceased wife for fear of upsetting Wanqi Fuze; in fact, Wanqi Fuze was indeed the one who kept his birth mother hidden the deepest. Every year on the anniversary of Xu Yi's death, he never went to sweep her grave with the others.
At first, it was because he was still a child.
How could anyone bear to take a twelve-year-old child who had lost his mother to a cemetery that would only bring him grief and remind him of his past pain? So even Grandpa Wan, who always valued family traditions and etiquette, tacitly allowed him not to go with them to sweep the grave. Later, as he grew up, this became a habit.
He was still the beloved grandson of the Wanqi family, and never mentioned his deceased mother at home.
But today Zhiwen realized that not mentioning it didn't mean he had forgotten. On the contrary, he remembered it the most clearly and deeply.
Even more than a decade after Xu Yi's death, he still considered himself a member of the Xu family and adhered to the Xu family's rules.
Now it's Zhiwen's turn to feel guilty; she didn't investigate properly, which hurt her boss's feelings.
Zhiwen noticed that Wanqi Fuze's face was a little pale, and knew that he had just drunk some wine with Elsa's superiors and was feeling unwell.
When Wanqi Fuze left the company in the afternoon, he hadn't eaten anything. It wasn't that he hadn't urged him, but Wanqi Fuze always nodded and said "okay," only to leave the lunchbox untouched when he came back to collect it.
Fortunately, for some reason recently, the number of activities Wanqi participates in and the amount of work he handles have decreased significantly.
He had long felt that Wanqi Fuze should take a break. Over the years, he had been using his health as the foundation of his career, and even if he was young and strong, he couldn't withstand such torment.
Whether or not marriage is on your mind, taking good care of your health is the most important thing.
Halfway there, we stopped at a centuries-old private restaurant in City B. Grandpa Wan had come here several times because he loved their Dongpo soup.
He couldn't help but feel gratified that the young master beside him had finally remembered to solve his important matter of food.
To everyone's surprise, Wanqi got out of the car and dismissed him with a simple "I need to see a friend."
Hey, here comes another trap!
What kind of advice could a private assistant like him possibly give to the boss? But still, with a hint of annoyance, he shoved the medicine into Wanqi Fuze's hand and told him not to drink anymore.
Wanqi Fuze smiled at him for the first time ever, and the sincere smile with a youthful spirit made Zhiwen a little stunned. He had almost forgotten that Wanqi Fuze was three years younger than him, but he had already supported a family because of his special family background.
He sighed as he watched the figure grow even thinner, then turned and left.
Sishifang is hidden in a hutong in Beijing, not in a commercial area, and without a flashy storefront, yet it's always packed without reservations. Only long-time Beijing locals know that authentic cuisine always needs no bush.
The owner of Sishifang is surnamed Guan, a surname changed from Guarjia clan. He was originally a Manchu.
Upon entering, there were expensive but not ostentatious mahogany tables and chairs. A man dressed as a waiter led Wanqi Fuze inside, bumping into a middle-aged man coming up and down the stairs.
After recognizing Wanqi's face, he hurriedly came forward, respectfully calling him "Young Master," and then tried to lead him upstairs.
Wanqi Fuze smiled and said to him, "We'll eat on the first floor today."
"Do you have any friends?" the man asked.
"Coming right away."
The man understood and had the best seats prepared. He then left without saying anything more: "This is Dongpo tea that my grandfather personally brewed. I'll take some back to the old man later."
Wanqi Fuze indicated that he was thoughtful.
He gently closed the door and stepped out. The smile on his face faded the moment the door closed.
I saw a young woman, dressed rather unfashionably, pushing a man in a wheelchair into the room.
The two people had decent demeanors, but they didn't seem like the kind of people who could come and go from here.
A waiter approached and asked, "Do you two have a reservation?"
He waved for the waiter to leave, then led the two to the door of Wanqi Fuze's room, saying with a smile, "Young Master is waiting for you two."
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