Chapter 165: Meeting Familiar People
Night falls quietly, and the bright moon gradually takes on a clear outline. The evening breeze blows gently, and the coolness cannot be ignored.
The yard of the high-end single-family villa is brightly lit, and handsome men and beautiful women can be seen everywhere.
Soothing music sounded in the magnificent hall, mixed with the noise of people's voices and the crisp sound of clinking glasses.
At this time, a black Maybach slowly stopped outside the gate, attracting everyone's attention.
In this wealthy circle, Maybach is a relatively common model, but there are not many with unique license plates.
Before the person in the back seat got out of the car, someone had already guessed who was in the car.
"Isn't that the Lu family's car?"
"Which family is the abandoned woman from?"
"You know what, it's really nice for Lu Qingye to marry that wife."
With a few words from others, the back door of the Maybach was opened and Meng Chuyuan was the first to get out of the car.
She was wearing a blue strapless evening gown tonight. The fabric was made of sequined fabric, which was even more dazzling under the light. She wore a light shawl and the waist-cinching skirt perfectly outlined her slender waist.
This sparkling dress paired with a half-tied princess hairstyle not only attracted the attention of the crowd, but also the street lights and the night breeze gathered on her.
She came here tonight mainly to accompany her mother-in-law to attend someone else's birthday party. She had not originally planned to dress so formally, but before she left, Lu's mother disliked the white lace dress she was wearing because it was too plain, and asked her to change into a new dress.
After Meng Chuyuan stood firmly on his feet, he ignored the gazes of others, half turned sideways, and reached out to take Lu's mother out of the car.
Mother Lu's evening dress was gray in color, with a patchwork skirt design that fitted her waist. The overall look was very layered. She was holding a black lychee leather bag in her hand and wearing black high heels, and her aura was fully on.
When the bystanders saw the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law get out of the car, they twitched their lips with a hint of sarcasm and said to their friends, "Lin Youjuan actually brought her daughter-in-law out with her?"
"I guess her husband didn't come back, so she had to take her daughter-in-law with her."
Because Lin Youjuan has the support of the Lin family, even though she is just a vase, people can only talk about her in private and secretly, and dare not talk too much.
Lin Youjuan really doesn't like this kind of gathering with so many people. If it weren't for the business dealings between the two families, she would have declined long ago.
Fortunately, Meng Chuyuan was free and willing to accompany her on this trip.
Lin Youjuan brought Meng Chuyuan into the compound. They didn't even need to show their invitation letter. They could just scan their faces at the gate to enter.
When the two of them walked in, a waiter quickly came over with drinks.
Meng Chuyuan chose a glass of champagne, then followed Lu's mother into the banquet hall and greeted everyone he met.
To be precise, when they walked in, they didn't need to deliberately walk in front of others. Most people would come over to toast and greet them.
Lin Youjuan would be more relaxed when meeting someone she knew, and would take the initiative to introduce Meng Chuyuan's identity to her friends. As for those she was not familiar with or had never met before, she would just give a few perfunctory words to them.
"Mrs. Lu, long time no see." The visitors were a couple who came over and clinked glasses with Lin Youjuan.
She raised her glass and gently touched the other person's glass, smiled awkwardly but not impolitely, and responded: "Long time no see..."
In fact, she didn't know who this couple was at all. In order to hide the embarrassment, Lin Youjuan didn't dare to call them by their name the whole time.
The man took a sip of red wine, his eyes slowly fell on Meng Chuyuan, and he said softly: "This must be Mr. Lu's wife, right?"
"Hello." Meng Chuyuan nodded slightly and greeted the other party politely.
To show his respect, the other party raised his glass and tilted it slightly, saying admiringly, "Mr. Lu is very outstanding. I hope to have the opportunity to cooperate with him."
Meng Chuyuan smiled and said calmly, "Then you have to work hard."
The other party was amused by her amazing reply, nodded slightly and said, "That's right."
There are many people who want to cooperate with the Lu family, and everyone has expressed a strong intention to cooperate, but they all know that they cannot agree just because someone else shows goodwill.
Even though she and Lin Youjuan didn't know much about company operations, they knew they couldn't cause trouble for Lu Qingye and the others.
Meng Chuyuan had seen it all tonight. No wonder Lu Qingye and his family didn't like such occasions, because there were too many people trying to please them. Even if you were just being polite, they would still greet you with a smile.
After sending the couple away, Meng Chuyuan found a quiet corner to sit down and even reserved a seat for Lu's mother.
Both of them were wearing high heels and their feet became sore after standing for a while.
There were a lot of people in the hall, everyone was laughing and chatting in groups of three or five. On the other hand, Meng Chuyuan seemed a little out of place.
Lin Youjuan glanced around the hall and didn't see her usual good sisters, so she sat down and rested with peace of mind.
However, not long after, a woman walked towards them.
"Juan, I've been looking for you for a long time. Turns out you're here." The woman was wearing a black dress and had short curly hair. What was most eye-catching was her pair of big earrings, which looked very heavy.
Lin Youjuan smiled at the woman and took the initiative to introduce Meng Chuyuan to her: "This is my eldest daughter-in-law, Meng Chuyuan."
When the woman came closer, she raised her eyes and looked at Meng Chuyuan seriously, and said with a smile: "Aye's wife is quite beautiful... I also watched Aye grow up, so just call me Third Aunt."
Meng Chuyuan smiled calmly and said, "Third Aunt."
Aunt Zhao glanced at Lin Youjuan and said with a bit of complaint: "We are all outside. We arrived a long time ago and were looking for you all over the house."
The Maybach just now was so eye-catching that it caused a commotion. Aunt Zhao San and the others knew about it, but they just didn't come to find Lin Youjuan immediately.
It was cooler outside at night and the light was not that good, so Meng Chuyuan and her mother-in-law chose to go to the hall at first.
Lin Youjuan tilted her head to look at Meng Chuyuan, trying to seek her opinion: "How about we go out too?"
Meng Chuyuan said without hesitation: "Sure."
The two followed Aunt Zhao San to the front yard. There were no fewer guests here than inside. When Meng Chuyuan passed by, people were still staring at her.
When they arrived near the swimming pool, the wind was a little stronger here, and Lin Youjuan unconsciously hugged her arms and rubbed them.
Seeing this, Meng Chuyuan took off her small shawl and put it on Lin Youjuan. "This shawl is relatively thin, but it can at least block the wind."
Lin Youjuan opened her mouth to refuse, but Meng Chuyuan had already put the veil on her. A voice even interrupted her: "Juan, you are finally here."
Meng Chuyuan raised his head curiously reflexively, his eyes falling on the crowd not far away, and a familiar figure caught his eye.
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