Chapter 232 Banquet Interlude
Wang Yimo's father looked at her with satisfaction when he heard Huo Juncheng say this. "My daughter has always loved studying and achieved excellent grades since she was young. As she grew older, she became particularly interested in the business path. She even became a doctoral student in business administration at such a young age. I am truly proud of her."
"Father, don't say that. It's embarrassing."
"What's there to be embarrassed about? My daughter is excellent, so shouldn't I be able to praise her? I just don't know when you, Yimo, will find me a son-in-law."
When Wang Yimo heard her father mention this matter, she shyly punched her father, looking like a teenage girl.
As for Wang's father, he smiled innocently at Wang Yimo twice, as if nothing had happened, and then turned his attention to Huo Juncheng. "I know my daughter has been working as a private tutor for Madam Huo in the Huo family, right?"
Lin Yilan noticed that when Wang's father mentioned "private teacher", his eyes fixed on her and she could only nod awkwardly. Wang's father saw Lin Yilan nod and fixed his eyes on Huo Juncheng again.
"My daughter used to be so focused on her studies that she had no time for a romantic relationship. Mr. Huo is such an accomplished man, he must have many accomplished friends. Could you introduce one to my daughter?"
Huo Juncheng looked at Wang's father's smiling face and snorted inwardly. Who did they take him, Huo Juncheng? He wasn't a matchmaker, so how could he have the time to introduce someone to Wang Yimo?
Wang Yimo noticed Huo Juncheng's furrowed brows and knew that he was very unhappy with what his father had said. She quickly interrupted and said, "Father, Mr. Huo is busy with work every day. He doesn't have time to care about these things. Don't worry, this is your daughter's business. You don't need to worry about it."
"How can I not worry? You're already so old, and Uncle Zhang, who worked so hard with me, is almost having a grandson, but now I can't even see the shadow of a son-in-law. You're not worried, but I am. What am I working so hard for? You won't even let me hold my grandson?"
As Wang's father spoke, he became more and more excited. Wang Yimo glanced at Huo Juncheng and Lin Yilan awkwardly and said, "I'm sorry, my dad is just like this. He misses his grandson so much that he's almost going crazy. Please bear with me and don't make a fuss with my father."
Wang Yimo said as she pulled her father to leave. "I didn't expect Mr. Huo to bring Mrs. Huo with him today. I hope you two have a good time with others. My father and I won't disturb you."
Lin Yilan looked at the backs of the two people leaving, and she was so shocked that she stood there. It took her a long time to react. Lin Yilan looked at Huo Juncheng and found that Huo Juncheng was looking at her at the moment.
"I noticed that you really like to daydream recently. Why?"
"No, I'm just curious. Why did Wang Yimo's father ask you to introduce a boyfriend to Wang Yimo? Doesn't he have anyone suitable in mind? Even if they're not from the upper class, these parents should have a reasonable son-in-law in mind."
"Why would you care what his motives are? It has nothing to do with us. Just follow me and don't say anything. I'll handle everything. If someone asks you to drink, just shake your head. Got it?"
Hearing what Huo Juncheng said, Lin Yilan nodded obediently, then took Huo Juncheng's arm and walked around the banquet casually. Huo Juncheng glanced at Lin Yilan beside him, and always felt that Lin Yilan was a little different from before, but he couldn't tell what was different.
It just feels like Lin Yilan is now much more adapted to these social occasions than before, but Huo Juncheng can't tell what exactly has changed about Lin Yilan.
Could it be that because Lin Yilan was now wearing a beautiful evening gown, she looked much more suitable for this kind of occasion? Huo Juncheng couldn't figure it out, maybe.
The two of them walked around freely at the banquet. Many people came over to chat with Huo Juncheng when they saw him, wanting to establish some relationship with the Huo family. You know, the Huo family is the leader here, so which company would not be flocking to Huo Juncheng?
But facing so many people, even if Huo Juncheng tried to refuse, he couldn't avoid drinking a few glasses of wine. In just half an hour, Lin Yilan counted and found that Huo Juncheng had drunk more than twenty glasses of red wine.
So this is how Huo Juncheng held his previous business banquets? Thinking of this, Lin Yilan felt a little sorry for Huo Juncheng...
"Mr. Huo, it's been a long time since we last met. I heard that the Huo family has acquired the land in North City again. I really admire you. I wonder what Mr. Huo is going to do with the land in North City this time. Could you please tell me a little bit?"
Huo Juncheng glanced at the man who suddenly appeared in front of him. He was fat and had big ears, a greasy face, and was obviously a long-term alcoholic and profit-seeking businessman.
However, Huo Juncheng had never seen this person before. Under normal circumstances, he would have ignored him. But if this person was an important figure, it would definitely have some impact on the Huo family's future business.
So Huo Juncheng suppressed his inner nausea and gently raised his glass to the pot-bellied man. "I'm sorry, this is a confidential matter of the Huo Group and cannot be made public for the time being. However, you can pay more attention to it."
Hearing what Huo Juncheng said, the greasy man tutted twice in dissatisfaction. "Mr. Huo, this is really unkind. You know, our Bai family was determined to acquire this land in the beginning, but it was intercepted by your Huo family. Mr. Huo, can't you even reveal what this land is used for?"
"I'm sorry, I really can't reveal this. If Mr. Bai doesn't have anything else to do, I'll go somewhere else first. Mr. Bai, have fun."
Seeing Huo Juncheng about to leave, the greasy man quickly reached out to stop Huo Juncheng. Huo Juncheng looked at the man's hand on his arm with disgust and avoided it calmly.
However, this greasy man didn't seem to care, still smiling at Huo Juncheng, "Mr. Huo, why are you in such a hurry to leave? You've robbed our Bai family of their valuable land. Although I, Bai, am filled with resentment right now, if it were you, Mr. Huo, I wouldn't be unable to forgive you. But you can't really not express any apology at all, can you?"
"Then what does Mr. Bai mean?" Huo Juncheng looked at the man in front of him and raised his eyebrows slightly, his words full of impatience. It was just because the other party was the suddenly rising Bai family, and Huo Juncheng didn't want to tear his face with this opponent who he didn't fully understand yet.
So I still had the patience to deal with him.
"How about this, Mr. Huo? I won't make things difficult for you. After these three drinks, let's just write off the North City land issue. I really admire Mr. Huo, and to be honest, I really want to be friends with him."
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