Chapter 49 The first time I danced with the young marshal, he got jealous
Next, the younger generations and relatives of the Zhan family began to present gifts.
The first one is Zhan Furen’s nominal eldest son, Zhan Peilin, who is now the president of the Jiangcheng Chamber of Commerce. He is in full management of most of the Zhan family’s industries.
Those close to him all knew that Zhan Peilin was actually the only son of Zhan Furen's deceased elder brother Zhan Furen.
At the end of the previous dynasty, there were wars everywhere. Master Zhan and his brother Zhan Funian were involved in the war. It was Zhan Funian who risked his own life to save Zhan Furen.
After Zhan Funian died, Zhan Furen adopted his brother's only son under his own name, and asked his brother's wife to live with them so that he could take care of him. From then on, Zhan Peilin became Zhan Furen's eldest son and the eldest grandson of the Zhan family. He was highly valued by Zhan Furen until now.
Zhan Peilin is seventeen years old this year. He looks mature and handsome, with the steady and elite demeanor of a business tycoon. His bright eyes are always neither happy nor sad. He is a smiling person, but there is always a kind of majesty that makes people afraid to approach him. Outsiders think he is a very cunning tycoon.
The gift he presented was a complete set of Ming Dynasty purple clay, pine tree and grape tea sets, which is unique in the world. At the auction, its price soared to tens of millions of dollars.
"Father, I wish you blessings as endless as the waters of the East China Sea, and a life as long as the evergreen pines of the Southern Mountains."
Zhan Furen accepted the gift and said, "Okay, Peilin, that's thoughtful."
The guests applauded.
Zhan Peilin took a few steps back and stood with the other guests. His female companion took his arm and they smiled at each other. Zhan Peilin even held her hand.
The guests all looked at the female companion beside Zhan Peilin with burning eyes.
The woman had her hair in the most fashionable hand-pushed wavy bun, and her face was mature, beautiful and bold. She wore a purple fishtail dress, which showed off her beautiful figure and her charming style. In the Republic of China, everyone knew her. She was Mo Bingbing, the most popular female star in the film, television and music fields.
However, she had a bad reputation. She was born a singer and it was rumored that she had followed a northern warlord for two years in her early years. However, in this era, such behavior of female stars was not surprising to everyone.
What shocked everyone was that the eldest young master of the Zhan family actually brought her to such an important occasion. You know, how could a wealthy family like the Zhan family let their eldest son marry an actress?
Next, Zhan Jingyi, the daughter of the Zhan family, and her husband Fu Langwei presented Zhan Furen with a jade ring. The imperial green jade was transparent and priceless at first glance.
Zhan Jingyi, the daughter of the Zhan family, may appear gentle on the outside but is actually quite opinionated. She is a university teacher and scholar, and also works in the Department of Education.
Her husband, Fu Langwei, wore a cyan military uniform with a brilliant badge on his shoulder. He was tall, handsome, and unfussy, a warlord. His Fu family army was stationed in Jiangcheng, Ancheng, and Lincheng. He was a rough man, but he loved his wife very much.
Zhan Furen took the gifts given by the children and said to Dong Jinrong beside him, "The children are so thoughtful." As an elder, he didn't care about the value of the gifts. The children's thoughtfulness made him really happy.
At this time, a relative asked, "Hey? Where's Hengyi? He's not here again? He didn't come last year."
Just when everyone was talking about it, Nan Chengcheng walked up to Zhan Furen and said, "Uncle, uncle, there are important people in Hengyi's army and they are on the way.
However, his gift has arrived.”
She gestured toward the door.
When everyone turned around, they saw several servants carefully carrying in a large and wide photo frame, which was covered with a cloth embroidered with a picture of a hundred blessings.
The photo frame was brought in front of Zhan Furen, and Nan Chengcheng said, "Uncle, please uncover the blessing cloth! From now on, you will have a long and prosperous life."
Zhan Furen raised his hand and slowly lifted the cloth of blessings, and what came into view was the oil portrait of him and Dong Jinrong.
They sat side by side, smiling slightly, their faces flushed with happiness.
Zhan Furen and Dong Jinrong were surprised and delighted when they saw it, and raised their hands to touch the portrait.
Dong Jinrong couldn't help but say, "Oil painting, we wanted to invite a famous British painter to come to our home to paint our portrait two years ago, but the painter was too busy, so we kept postponing it.
This is a beautiful painting, I like it very much, Cheng Cheng, thank you."
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