The Song family is a well-known gambling family in City A!
The gambling industry, a pillar of City A's economy, is a crucial foundation for the Song family's development. The "Princess Gulun," used for the engagement banquet, is reportedly a significant tourism project jointly invested in by the Guan and Song families.
Starting from the Bauhinia City, the journey circumnavigates the world via top-tier shipping routes through multiple countries. The Princess Guren, built specifically for this project and even larger and more luxurious than the famous Titanic, attracted the attention of the world's top billionaires from the day it set sail for its trial voyage, sparking a wave of Princess Guren fever worldwide.
The Princess of Guren cost 1.6 billion US dollars to build and is more than three times the size of the most famous Titanic. It is hailed as an unsinkable "floating city". It has a passenger capacity of 5,600; more than 40 bars, more than 30 restaurants, four large casinos, and even a small opera house and a huge open-air plaza.
This engagement party, rather than being a showcase of a high-society marriage, was more of an opportunity to further promote the "Princess Gulun" cruise ship.
Emperor Yan received the invitation personally delivered by the current head of the Guan family long ago, but he still waited until the last day of the invitation to board the ship before taking Song Mengmeng to this magnificent sea palace!
The first-class cabin is spacious and bright, with a living room, kitchenette, dressing room, bedroom, and a rather nice garden-style open-air viewing balcony.
As soon as Song Mengmeng entered the room, she first explored her living space for the next period of time, and then she happily chose her favorite viewing balcony, where she sprawled out on the rattan chaise lounge.
Looking out from here, the vast sea stretches to the horizon, magnificent and beautiful, possessing a mystery that no one can fathom.
The little girl swung her toes, enjoying the pleasant feeling of the salty sea breeze on her face. Compared to Yan Di, who was already having a video conference right on time, her life was obviously much more enviable.
Since it was an engagement party for a top-tier wealthy family, those who were invited were naturally among the most prominent celebrities and political figures from various countries.
Naturally, every toast here is a straightforward exchange of interests.
Yan Di naturally didn't need such an opportunity to cultivate relationships, so he and Song Mengmeng spent almost the entire first two days on the ship in their cabin.
It wasn't until the afternoon of the third day that Yan Di, after receiving a phone call, came to the viewing platform to find Song Mengmeng, who had been lazily lying there for more than two days.
"Want to go out and play?" Emperor Yan leaned against the doorway, watching the little guy lazily reclining on the chaise lounge, engrossed in playing Candy Crush, and asked with a smile, "A fish has taken the bait, what if you don't..."
"Wow!" Before Yan Di could finish speaking, Song Mengmeng threw down her beloved Candy Crush game, jumped happily off the chaise lounge, and ran barefoot to Yan Di without even putting on her shoes. She was excited and eager: "Tell me what you need me to do!"
“In the past month, Gu Weihe has successfully helped the Guan family secure several projects they had their eye on, and he’s been riding high.” As Yan Di picked up the barefoot little girl and carried her back to the dressing room to help her choose an outfit for the banquet, he explained the situation they were about to face: “He’s now eyeing a cooperative project with the Zhou family.”
The Zhou family is, in a sense, the maternal family of my mother in this world.
So I informed my older brother early on, and together we set up this situation for Gu Weihe.
The current head of the Zhou family is Yan Di's older cousin.
However, compared to the usual serious and composed demeanor of aristocratic patriarchs, Boss Zhou had a notorious reputation from the very beginning! In his early years, he was capable of anything from eating and drinking to gambling, and was always referred to by outsiders as a good-for-nothing!
Therefore, his father doted on his younger brother, born to his stepmother, even more. Just when everyone thought that the old man would pass the Zhou family business to his outstanding second son, the eldest son of the Zhou family suddenly changed his usual playboy ways and ruthlessly returned to the battlefield of the Zhou family's succession struggle. With almost no effort, he swept the old man, his stepmother, and his younger brother, who graduated from MIT, out of the Zhou Group without leaving any room for maneuver. It was quite straightforward and impressive!
As a result, Zhou Laoda became one of the most respected figures among the powerful families, and they dared not provoke him!
Although they may seem carefree, when they get serious, they can be deadly!
Song Mengmeng was unaware of the intricacies between these aristocratic families. She obediently followed Yan Di, holding his arm and playing the role of a perfectly competent, decorative female companion.
They walked through the brightly lit banquet hall and took the elevator directly to the luxurious casino on the top floor.
"Oh, Young Master, you're so late today. You'd better accept your punishment!" Yan Di had just appeared at the door of the inner room, greeted by a waiter, when a casual, teasing voice came from inside the card table: "So, are you going to punish yourself with three cups, or play a couple of rounds with your brother?!"
"What's wrong? Bad luck today?" Yan Di led Song Mengmeng to the card table, casually chose an empty seat, waved away the waiter who wanted to help, and personally pulled out a chair for Song Mengmeng and helped her sit down: "Then won't you lose even more miserably next?!"
"Tsk, what, are you planning to have your little sister-in-law take your place? Aren't you afraid she'll come crying to you if she loses?!" The man sitting in the head seat had a pair of captivating peach blossom eyes. When he saw Song Mengmeng sit down, he was first taken aback, and then the teasing in his eyes became even more blatant.
Emperor Yan sat down on the chair that the attendant brought over, then looked up at Boss Zhou with a half-smile and said calmly, "Just don't cry later. I came here with the utmost sincerity."
You've always wanted that piece of land in the Binhai New Area, haven't you?
If you can beat my baby in just one game today, that piece of land is yours!
"Wow! That's incredible! That piece of land in Binhai is probably worth a billion yuan now, and that's before it's even developed! You're really willing to part with it?" Boss Zhou pushed his chips forward and casually waved to the crowd around him: "Come on, come on, today Young Master Di is going to be a fool for once, a benevolent benefactor to amuse his beauty; everyone gets a share, one hundred million on the table! Let's not bully the young lady, let's consider that piece of land in Binhai as one hundred million! Losers are out! Winners, we'll develop it together and get rich together, how about it?!"
This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! There are only five spots left, so don't miss out!
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