Chapter 74 The Exorbitantly Priced Banquet Hall! Xia Mian is actually here? Impossible!
Fu Yubai wore a simple and elegant silver dress. As the current CEO of the Fu Group, every move she made exuded the aura of a female CEO.
Many senior executives from the Fu Group attended. After all, it was the graduation banquet for the two young masters of the Fu family and Zhao Baoqi, and they couldn't possibly miss it. This was a great opportunity to make their presence felt in front of Chief Fu and President Fu Yubai.
Many of Zhao Liangyuan's colleagues from the fire department, as well as many of his acquaintances and friends, also came.
The banquet hall was bustling with activity, and the guests were far more distinguished than those of the Xia family.
Madam Fu was keen to expand Xia Mian's network of contacts, so she and Fu Yubai took Xia Mian and Zhao Baoqi to meet guests from time to time.
"This is Mr. Zhao Xiaosheng, the renowned playwright of the National Centre for the Performing Arts."
"Mianmian, this is President Jiang, who has come all the way from the capital."
"Baoqi, this is your Uncle Qi. He and your maternal uncle were classmates, and he's a rising star in the new energy industry!"
Many of the guests did not know Xia Mian before, and they developed a deep interest in her.
"Miss Xia?"
"She is Master Yang Bilian's disciple and also my granddaughter." Old Madam Fu was backing Xia Mian up, determined not to let these guests look down on her.
"Master Yang Bilian's last disciple? I'm a big fan of Master Yang!"
"Did Master Yang come today?"
Xia Mian smiled politely and clinked glasses with the guests. "My master is still on his way and will be there soon."
With the title of Master Yang's disciple, many guests present originally thought she was just an unknown, gold-digging girl with only beauty who was clinging to the Fu family.
My opinion of her has changed slightly.
But it was only a little bit.
Xia Mian naturally understood the disdain these big shots held for her.
However, she didn't mind at all.
After all, it's a fact that she's only staying at the Fu family's house temporarily.
As Xu Luo, the president of Xu Luo Jewelry, and her younger brother Xu Fengyang stepped out of the elevator, the elevator next door opened just as they did, and the three Xia brothers and the rest of the Xia family walked out together.
They looked aggressive.
Xu Luo looked at the Xia family members with confusion, "President Xia, what... is this?"
"President Xu, you're here too? Are you here for Lian'er's college entrance celebration? Lian'er's celebration is on the second floor, not the sixth floor." Xia Qinglin immediately began to introduce Xu Luo and Xu Fengyang upon seeing them.
"Excuse me, Mr. Xia, I'm here to attend the graduation banquet hosted by the Fu family. Miss Lu... I'm not very interested." Xu Luo was poised and elegant, her well-maintained face showing a hint of disdain for Lu Lian'er.
Lu Lian'er is currently an intern at Xuluo Jewelry. She works sporadically and doesn't have any outstanding design talent. The design drafts she submits are mediocre.
She even felt that Lu Lian'er staying at Xu Luo Jewelry... was a bit of a waste of electricity.
Xu Luo almost blurted out: "Let her, the boss, attend an intern's graduation celebration? Does she deserve it?"
Lu Lian'er's eyes lit up when she saw the dashing Xu Fengyang. "Director Xu, are you here for my graduation celebration? Did you see the design draft I submitted a few days ago?"
Xu Fengyang frowned slightly. "Miss Lu, no. Our destination is the sixth floor."
"The sixth floor?" Lu Lian'er's face flushed red. "You know Xia Mian?"
"Not only Miss Xia, but also Young Master Fu and Miss Zhao." Xu Fengyang said indifferently, walking past Lu Lian'er towards the entrance of the banquet hall.
What's the meaning?
What Young Master Fu? Miss Zhao's...
The Xia family members were puzzled, and Old Madam Xia's face was extremely ugly.
His thin lips drooped, and his aged eyes stared at Lu Lian'er. "What's wrong with these people? Isn't Xu Luo the president of your jewelry company? Didn't you always say when you came home that your designs were very popular?"
"I don't know what's going on... Grandma, work is work, but it's not work time right now..." Lu Lian'er awkwardly tried to save face.
"Let's go see what Xia Mian is up to." Xia Qingyang stared at the backs of Xu Luo and her brother with a sinister look.
Xu Fengyang followed his sister Xu Luo and muttered, "Sis, I really can't stand Lu Lian'er anymore. When are you going to fire her?"
"She's about to start school, so we can just say she didn't pass her internship, right?" Xu Luo was also quite annoyed by Lu Lian'er's always pretentious face.
As soon as the siblings stepped into the banquet hall, they immediately walked enthusiastically toward Xia Mian, "Miss Xia!"
"Designer Xia!"
"President Xu, Director Xu," Xia Mian said with a smile, looking at the siblings. "I hope you won't take offense at my lack of hospitality."
"Don't be so polite!" Xu Luo nudged Xia Mian with his shoulder. "Hurry up and submit another set of design drafts!"
"Yeah, don't keep us waiting!" Xu Fengyang looked at Xia Mian expectantly.
Since Xia Mian joined Xu Luo Jewelry, all three sets of jewelry she designed have sold out! Two of them, being limited editions, have even become sought-after items by internet celebrities and wealthy young ladies.
As soon as Lu Lian'er followed the three Xia brothers into the luxurious banquet hall, she looked around in astonishment. This was too... magnificent!
It's like comparing heaven and earth to her graduation banquet hall on the second floor.
She looked around like a country bumpkin, observing everything from the drinks and decor to the guests—faces she only ever saw on television news.
Could Xia Mian be working as a waitress here?
How could she possibly be holding a graduation celebration banquet here?
Lu Lian'er would never believe it, even if you beat her to death.
She nervously grabbed Xia Qinglin's hand, "Big brother, this place is so expensive! How could Xia Mian be here? She really is lying to us."
Xia Qinglin originally thought that being able to hold a graduation banquet for Lu Lian'er at a high-end hotel like Huangyue was already very impressive and prestigious, but he never expected that there would be such an exorbitantly priced banquet hall.
From afar, Madam Xia saw Madam Fu's expensive cheongsam, and a hint of jealousy flashed in her eyes.
She had seen that cheongsam before, but considering the price was too high, she opted for the Tang suit she was wearing instead.
Unexpectedly, the cheongsam she had longed for ended up on the body of an old woman from the countryside who farmed and looked down on everything.
hateful!
Wait a minute... isn't this old lady a farmer in the countryside? How could she have money to hold a graduation banquet here?
The three Xia brothers looked around at the guests and saw that there were many big shots and tycoons who were people the three brothers could not afford to associate with.
The three of them stared wide-eyed in shock. "That...that's Chief Lin?"
"And there's also the long-reclusive... Boss Sun?"
"I'm not seeing things, am I? I really am not seeing things, am I..."
Xia Qingyang wiped his face, a thought of fleeing creeping into his mind. "Xia Mian could never be here. She must be lying to us."
These big shots had such a powerful aura that the three of them felt like tiny ants, their breaths filled with panic and helplessness.
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