Chapter 54

Chen Zonghao watched Song Shu and Fang Yun leave and then spoke. The Xu family's housekeeper came over and told him that Mr. Xu wanted him to come over, so Chen Zonghao followed the housekeeper to the side.

Arriving at a lounge, he pushed the door open and saw Mr. Xu Changlong talking to several other men who looked about his age. He looked up and saw Chen Zonghao coming in, and said enthusiastically, "Zonghao, come here."

Chen Zonghao walked over and sat down next to him. Xu Changlong looked at the others and introduced them, "This is my brother Chen Zonghao. Everyone, please get to know him."

After hearing his introduction, the other men couldn't help but look at Chen Zonghao a few more times. He was a stranger, but he had a very strong aura, and people didn't dare to underestimate him even if they didn't know his origins.

A chubby man with a gentle appearance said with a smile: "Old Xu, when did you get a brother? Judging from his age, he can't be your illegitimate child."

Xu Changlong, who is already in his forties, is about twenty years younger than Chen Zonghao, so if someone doesn't know him, they might think he is his son.

Xu Changlong glared at the man and said, "Lu Daren, you are bullshit. This is my son's lifesaver. I recognize him as my brother."

After hearing what Xu Changlong said, the others suddenly realized. It was no secret that his son had been in the hospital with such a big fuss before. It was said that he was rescued by a young couple, and it seemed that one of them was the man in front of them.

It became clear when they thought about it this way. Others thought that Xu Changlong might have helped him out of gratitude so that they would give him face when they met him in normal times.

Everyone thought about it and responded politely when Xu Changlong introduced them one by one, "The one who just spoke was the jewelry king Lao Du, and the one who was famous as our shipping king..."

Chen Zonghao also greeted them politely, with an expression of neither servility nor arrogance, which made the other bigwigs look at him with respect, but only a glance. Today, they came here not only to give face to Grandma Xu and attend her 70th birthday, but also because they heard that Xu Changlong was busy entering the electronic technology industry recently.

Zhang Xiaokun, the shipping magnate, looked at Xu Changlong and said, "Old Xu, I heard that you are planning to enter the electronic technology field recently? As an old friend, I would like to advise you not to rush in blindly. Try to test the waters first. The depth of this field is unpredictable."

The others also looked at him inexplicably. Jewelry tycoon Lu Daren looked at Xu Changlong with a smile, "Old Xu, you were hesitating before whether to invest in electronic technology. How come you have figured it out now?"

Xu Changlong's facial expression remained unchanged after hearing this, but he secretly cursed these old foxes in his heart for getting the news so quickly. They said it was for his own good, but in fact they must be thinking about whether there was any benefit to be gained. The cake was almost ready, so how could they let them come over to have a share of it?

Xu Changlong glanced at Chen Zonghao who was sitting next to him. In fact, he had just introduced Chen Zonghao as his son's savior. Another reason was to dispel the doubts of Lao Du and others and let them not pay attention to Chen Zonghao. After all, the method of making the cake was in his hands. If others could offer better conditions, he could completely abandon him and cooperate with others.

However, Chen Zonghao had no expression on his face, as if he knew nothing about what they were talking about. It was completely impossible to tell that he was another party involved, and he did not open his mouth to talk to anyone else. It seemed as if he was just coming over to go through the motions and introduce Xu Changlong to some connections.

Xu Changlong breathed a sigh of relief, but he was still afraid that the delicious cake in front of him would be taken away.

Chen Zonghao didn't know what he was thinking. If he knew, he would definitely say that he was worrying too much. If he turned around and cooperated with others, on the one hand, he would offend Xu Changlong. On the other hand, other people would not cooperate with him sincerely like Xu Changlong did because his wife saved his son's life. Both parties were satisfied with the conditions, and even if someone was willing to give up higher profits in the end, he would definitely get it back from other places. After all, everyone was a capitalist, not a philanthropist.

The most important thing is that Xu Changlong also has the ability to make this cake bigger with him. Why should Chen Zonghao consider other cooperation with greater risks? Cooperating with Xu Changlong is the best choice.

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Mingzai took Jiahui's little hand and took her to the backyard to play, where his grandmother had built a small amusement park castle for him.

There are facilities such as slides and trampolines, as well as a small castle that you can climb up and down. Mingzai played with it a few times before and thought it was a bit childish so he stopped playing. However, he thought that his sister Jiahui would definitely like the castle, so he took her there to play.

As expected, when Jiahui saw the castle that was twice as tall as her, her eyes sparkled and she opened her mouth wide, "Brother Xiaoming, you actually have a castle at home, it's so beautiful."

The castle made by Grandma Xu is pink and is most popular among little girls. Which little girl has not fantasized about being a princess living in a castle, spending every day in a beautiful castle?

Mingzi pulled Jiahui over and said, "Jiahui, you are a little princess today in your princess dress. This castle is yours. Let's go in and play."

Jiahui looked at the beautiful castle and wanted to go in and play. After hearing what Xu Youming said, she said to him sweetly, "Thank you, Brother Xiaoming. Jiahui is only going in to play for a while. This castle belongs to you, not Jiahui."

Ming Zai shook his head after hearing this. In fact, he wanted to give the castle to Jia Hui if she liked it, but after hearing what Jia Hui said, he didn't say anything. "Okay, let's go in and play."

Jiahui and her friend walked into the castle and started playing, with the nanny watching them.

Jiahui slid down the castle's small staircase and suddenly found a person standing in front of her. She looked up and found a little girl taller than her standing in front of her and looking at her, "Hey, who are you? Why are you playing here?"

Jiahui patted her little butt and stood up, looking up and saying obediently: "My name is Jiahui, and brother Xiaoming brought me here to play."

The little girl looked around her face and raised her chin, "It's that overbearing little fat boy."

Jiahui opened her mouth and said, "Xiaoming brother is not fat, and the kindergarten teacher said that we can't make fun of others."

The little girl puffed her lips and said, "I'm not lying. I'm telling the truth."

The little girl continued, "Hey, do you want to play with me? Don't play with that fat guy, your brother Xiao Ming. If you play with me, I'll give you this doll."

The little girl handed her the doll she was holding. It was an extremely delicate doll wearing a beautiful dress and a small crown.

The little girl couldn't help but keep looking at Jiahui. She thought she was extremely cute, even cuter than the doll in her hand. She suddenly felt that playing with her was more fun than playing with a Barbie doll.

Jiahui listened to her words, tilted her head and looked at the doll handed to her, shaking her head, "No, I can't accept your things, this is not allowed."

Seeing that she refused, the little girl felt a little frustrated and took the doll back.

Seeing her unhappy expression, Jiahui was a little confused and continued, "But we can play together. My name is Jiahui. What's your name, sister?"

The little girl's eyes lit up when she heard this. It turned out that she didn't want to play with her. She immediately started to introduce herself, "My name is..."

Just as the little girl was about to introduce herself to Jiahui, a voice suddenly rang out, "Du Baoer, what are you doing? Don't bully sister Jiahui."

Following the sound, Mingzi quickly ran over and stood in front of Jiahui to protect her, staring at the little girl in front of him.

Just as Du Baoer was about to introduce himself to the cute little sister, the annoying Xu Youming came over and couldn't help but glared at him angrily, "Xu Youming, you are talking nonsense. I didn't bully Sister Jiahui. You fat guy, get out of the way. I want to talk to Sister Jiahui."

Xu Youming didn't believe her. He hated Du Baoer the most. Moreover, she was very domineering and always tried to snatch things from him. So he shook his head and said, "I won't let you. You are not allowed to bully Sister Jiahui."

When Du Baoer saw him trying to stop her, she became even angrier, "Xu Youming, do you want to fight? I will definitely beat you until you cry today."

Xu Youming shrank back reflexively after hearing this. He had fought with Du Baoer before and was beaten several times. The memory was still fresh in his mind. However, Jiahui was standing behind him and would not back down no matter what. He stiffened his neck and said, "Go ahead and fight me. Who's afraid of who?"

"Okay, you said so, don't cry later." Du Baoer said and threw the doll in his hand onto the grass beside him.

The nanny who was watching them nearby suddenly became anxious when she heard their conversation. These two were both idiots, and it would be hard to explain if one of them cried or got hurt if they started fighting, so she prepared to go over and stop them.

At this time, Jiahui, who was blocked by Xu Youming, walked out from behind him and squeezed in between Du Baoer and Xu Youming. She said anxiously, "Don't fight, Brother Xiaoming, I just want to play with me. I didn't bully Jiahui. Jiahui is willing to play with her."

Mingzai was a little confused after hearing what Jiahui said. Then he thought that Jiahui's sister actually wanted to play with Du Baoer. He was suddenly shocked. Why would his lovely sister Jiahui want to play with that fierce Du Baoer?

Du Baoer was a little smug after hearing this, and said to Xu Youming: "Look, Jiahui wants to play with me. Humph, I don't want to waste time fighting with you. Jiahui, do you like castles? I have one at home, too. It's bigger and more beautiful than this one. I'll take you to my house to play."

Jiahui shook her head and said, "Thank you, sister, but sister Shu said that Jiahui can't just go to other people's houses casually."

Du Baoer could only nod after hearing this and said, "Okay then, let's go play in this little castle first, okay?" Then he reached out to hold her hand.

"Okay." Jiahui nodded and was pulled towards the castle. Halfway through the walk, she remembered her brother Xiaoming and turned to Xu Youming and said, "Brother Xiaoming, come over and play with us."

Xu Youming had a droopy look on his face. When he heard Jiahui's words and saw the person next to him who was so smug about him, he felt angry as if his friend had been kidnapped. But when he saw Jiahui's sister's chubby face, he still walked over obediently and said, "I'm coming." He just looked a little listless.

The babysitter beside them looked at the three friends playing together and breathed a sigh of relief, luckily there was no fight. She couldn't help but look at Jiahui a few more times, thinking that this little girl was really amazing. She could actually persuade these two little bullies to play with her obediently. It was really rare.

Jiahui, Du Baoer and Xu Youming played for a while before they were stopped by the nanny, who said the party had started and they needed to go over. The three children then obediently followed the nanny to the banquet hall.

Jiahui was obediently held by the nanny's hand, and the other two followed her on her left and right.

The nanny looked at Jiahui who was in her hands, and felt proud of her wise approach. She thought that as long as she coaxed Jiahui, the other two little devils would be obedient. Normally, they were not so obedient.

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Song Shu and Grandma Xu Fang Yun walked out of the lounge and went to the banquet hall on the first floor.

There was a staircase on the second floor in the middle of the banquet hall. When Song Shu and the other two walked down, everyone downstairs looked up at them.

I was just a little confused when I saw the strange young woman next to Grandma Xu, wondering which family she was from.

Only the noble lady who had just had a confrontation with Song Shu and the others at the door turned pale, and looked at Song Shu holding Xu's grandmother's hand affectionately, and it seemed that the two of them had no relationship.

She was so blind that she actually bullied others. Now she wished she could disappear right there, so she lowered her head to reduce her presence.

The girl following her curled her lips in sarcasm when she saw her behavior. Her stepmother was really a typical person who bullied the weak and feared the strong. However, she just felt happy when she saw her scared look.

Song Shu didn't know what was happening in the corner. She and Fang Yun were standing in the audience. Grandma Xu came up to the stage and said a few words. Then Xu Changlong also went up and said, "Thank you all for coming to my mother's 70th birthday..."

Chen Zonghao came over holding Jiahui, followed by two little tails, one was Mingzai and the other was a little girl Song Shu didn't know.

Song Shu took out a tissue from her bag and wiped Jiahui's sweat off her face. "Did you have fun?"

Jiahui obediently let her wipe the sweat off her face and nodded, "I'm happy. I met a new friend, Sister Baoer."

The little girl looked up and said sweetly to Song Shu, "Hello, Sister Shu."

Song Shu smiled and said, "Hello, little Baoer, but how do you know that I call you Sister Shu?"

Bao Er nodded seriously, "When I was playing with Jia Hui just now, I heard her talk a lot about Sister Shu. She said her sister Shu was the prettiest. When I saw you, sister, you must be Jia Hui's sister Shu."

Song Shu didn't know whether to laugh or cry after hearing this. She was actually praised by a little girl. Although she was a little happy, she was still a little embarrassed. "Bao'er, you are so sweet. I see you are sweating too. Do you need Sister Shu to wipe the sweat off your face?"

Du Baoer shook her head, pointed at a woman who was walking over and said, "No need, Sister Shu, my mom is here."

The woman walked towards Du Baoer, who rushed over and hugged her legs, looking up and calling "Mommy."

The woman said with disdain that she was sweating all over, while he took out a tissue and gently wiped her sweat.

It was unknown what Du Baoer had said to her. The woman took Du Baoer's hand and walked towards Song Shu and the others. She said to Song Shu gently, "Hello, Miss Song. I am Baoer's mother Feng Zhen. This must be Jiahui that Baoer mentioned. She is so cute."

Ms. Feng looked at Jiahui who was held in Chen Zonghao's arms and nodded. She said that her daughter suddenly made a friend and liked him so much. She had never seen her like a child so much before.

Ms. Feng knew that her daughter had a domineering personality and therefore did not have many friends. She was puzzled to hear that she had made a good friend in just one night. But now that she has seen the little girl, she knows what is going on. The little girl is cute and adorable, and her heart melts when she sees her. She is so adorable that she even wants to take her home to raise her.

Song Shu nodded and smiled at her, "Hello, Baoer is also very cute."

While Song Shu and Ms. Feng were talking, Fang Yun also came over with Mingzi and looked at the two of them. "It seems that you two know each other. Then there is no need for me to introduce you. Ah Zhen, this is my new friend I told you about before, Song Shu, the one who saved my son's life."

Feng Zhen and Fang Yun have been friends for many years. Their respective children call each other godmother, and they care for their respective children as if they were their own. The two families have always been close, so Du Baoer and Xu Youming grew up together.

Unexpectedly, Miss Song was the one who saved Mingzai before. Ms. Feng became even more enthusiastic towards her. "It turned out to be Miss Song. Thank you so much for helping Mingzai before."

Song Shu shook her head. "It's not a big deal. I just happened to encounter it."

The two chatted for a while, and Fang Yun looked at Jiahui with a smile, "Our little Jiahui is really cute and capable. She has made her brother and sister, two little devils, obedient."

This made Song Shu and Feng Zhen a little puzzled, "What does this mean?"

Fang Yun then told them what the nanny had just told her. Feng Zhen was a little surprised and looked at Du Baoer and Xu Youming, "Tsk tsk, Baoer, Mingzai, I never thought that you two would not fight one day. Before, Mingzai's mom and I couldn't stop you two. You had a small fight every three days and a big fight every five days."

Fang Yun echoed, "That's right, Ah Shu, you don't know that these two kids have disliked each other since they were young. It's really a headache."

After hearing this, Song Shu looked at Jiahui, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. She didn't expect that Jiahui was such a popular kid. Not to mention in kindergarten, there were many children vying to play with her.

Jia Hui now looked at Du Bao'er and Xu Youming with wide eyes, and said doubtfully: "Sister Bao'er, brother Xiao Ming, do you fight all day long? The teacher said that children who fight are not good children."

As soon as these words fell, Du Baoer and Xu Youming glared at each other secretly, then shook their heads and said in unison: "No, no, sister Jiahui, I won't fight with her/him."

The two of them shook their heads firmly, determined not to leave this impression on Sister Jiahui.

Feng Zhen and Fang Yun were watching in amazement. Just as they were about to tease them, their children hugged them and stopped them from talking. "Mommy."

This made several people couldn't help laughing.

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They talked for a while, and then Grandma Xu came down from the stage. Fang Yun and Mingzi walked over to support her. Grandma Xu stood and waved to Song Shu, "Ah Shu, come here."

Song Shu and Chen Zonghao walked over. At this time, Grandma Xu was surrounded by people who were sending her blessings. They were all well-known people in Hong Kong, and they were all from her father's generation. Other young people had no chance to get close to her.

Therefore, the two young people, Song Shu and Chen Zonghao, seemed particularly special. However, the men who had just met Chen Zonghao did not find it strange because they knew that they were the saviors of Xu's grandson.

Grandma Xu took Song Shu's hand and introduced her to them one by one, "This is a child I like very much, her name is Song Shu, and she is also a famous designer. The cheongsam that my wife and I are wearing was designed by this child."

After hearing this, the other noble ladies looked at the cheongsams worn by Grandma Xu and Fang Yun.

Just now when Grandma Xu and the others came down the stairs, they noticed the cheongsams they were wearing. Cheongsam dresses had never been seen at a Hong Kong dinner party, but now they all followed the lead of dresses designed by Western designers.

Therefore, when they saw the cheongsams that Grandma Xu and the others were wearing, they were stunned. They didn't expect that these cheongsams would be just as good as other gorgeous dresses when worn at the banquet. Instead, they had an indescribable charm and beauty, which brought out some of their feminine characteristics. For example, Grandma Xu looked majestic and imposing in them, while Fang Yun had a gentle and graceful beauty.

A noblewoman couldn't help but ask, "I just wanted to ask where the cheongsam you are wearing was designed. This is the first time I appreciate the beauty of cheongsam."

Someone echoed: "Yes, I didn't expect this cheongsam to look so charming when worn."

"You know what? Many women loved to wear cheongsams during the Republic of China period. So it makes sense that it has been passed down."

Some smart people couldn't help but say to Song Shu: "Designer Song, could you please design a few cheongsams for me? I have never worn a cheongsam before."

"Hey, how come you got there first? Designer Song, please design for me first. I'm going to hold a banquet soon and I'm just in need of a cheongsam." Another noble lady said.

"Do you understand the rule of first come, first served? If you want to hold a banquet, I also want to hold a banquet?" someone retorted.

For a while, they all vied to have Song Shu design cheongsams. Although they were not so excited that they blushed, they were not far behind.

Grandma Xu held Song Shu's hand and watched the scene with a smile. Song Shu whispered thank you to Grandma Xu. She was completely using herself to advertise for her.

Although those noble ladies were truly stunned and moved by the cheongsam, part of the reason they did so was out of respect for Grandma Xu.

Grandma Xu pretended to be angry and said, "Ah Shu, what you said is wrong. If the clothes you designed are not good, no matter how much I advertise for you, no one will rush to buy them. In the end, it still depends on whether your products are good."

Song Shu felt warm at heart after hearing this, and quickly begged for mercy, "Grandma Xu is right."

In the end, Song Shu left her business cards for those noble ladies and registered those who needed her designs. She almost turned Grandma Xu's birthday party into a sales promotion meeting for Song Shu, which made Song Shu feel a little embarrassed.

On the contrary, Grandma Xu and her family didn't mind at all. Instead, they were happy to see it happen.

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When the party ended, Song Shu and the other two said goodbye to the Xu family and walked towards where they parked their car.

Chen Zonghao was holding Jiahui, and Song Shu was walking beside him. When the three of them just walked to the car, they saw a man holding a woman walking over.

Song Shu was a little surprised when she saw the man's expression. Wasn't this Young Master Zhang? At this moment, he was holding a strange woman with an innocent appearance in his arms.

The two of them were so intimate that Zhang Ershao didn't recognize them when they passed by Song Shu and the other two. Song Shu only heard a few words between him and the woman, and his voice was very gentle, "Baby, are you cold? I'll take you home later, but the place you live in is very remote. Didn't I say I'd give you a suite? Why don't you want it?"

Song Shu heard the woman's angry words, "I've already told you that I don't care about your money. I'm not with you for money. If you say that again, I'll be angry."

Then came the humble and coaxing voice of Zhang Ershao, "Good boy, don't be angry, it's my fault, I know you are not the kind of person who follows me for money..."

The voices gradually faded away until they could no longer be heard. Song Shu stared at their backs in amazement, thinking that the woman must be the money-less woman that Tian Tian had mentioned that made Young Master Zhang obsessed.

Chen Zonghao saw her staring at the two people going away in a daze and asked, "What's wrong?"

Song Shu shook her head. "It's nothing. I was just annoyed by their conversation."

It's not corny at all. Young Master Zhang kept calling everyone "baby" with a look of deep love and unrepentant affection that made people feel sick.

Chen Zonghao seemed to be thinking about something. He lowered his head and looked at her with a smile on his face. "How can it be so corny? Calling me like this, baby..."

"Chen Zonghao!" Song Shu reached out to cover his mouth when he was about to say those two words. Seeing the smile in his eyes, she glared at him and said in an angry voice, "You are not allowed to say it."

What a guy! Song Shu felt her scalp tingling and embarrassed when she thought of him looking at her and saying those two words.

Chen Zonghao saw her blushing face and knew he couldn't tease her too much, so he nodded and said in a low voice, "I won't tell you."

The breath from his words hit Song Shu's palm, making it so hot that she withdrew her hand immediately. She rolled her eyes at him, said "let's go", and walked around him and sat in the back seat from the other side.

Chen Zonghao coughed, lowered his head and said to Jiahui in distress: "Your sister Shu seems to be angry."

Jiahui tilted her head to look at him and pouted, "Second Uncle is bad."

After hearing this, Chen Zonghao touched his nose and felt a little embarrassed.