The hall was very large and magnificently decorated. It was still early at this time, so there were not many people in the hall. There were only some Filipino maids carrying exquisite snacks walking back and forth.
This made Huang Wanzhen's impression of the Su family even worse. With so many Chinese people to choose from, they chose to use foreigners to show off their status.
"Mrs. Song, you're here? Come in." A woman in her forties, wearing a rose-red Western-style cheongsam with a ginkgo-colored smock on the outside and a pair of black thick-heeled leather shoes. Her hair was permed and tied up on top of her head. She looked mature and fashionable.
"Mrs. Su, hello." Mother Song exchanged a few pleasantries with Mrs. Su. Su Jingyi, who was standing behind Mrs. Su, smiled and stepped forward to hold Huang Wanzhen's hand. "Deputy squad leader, you're here too. I wanted to send you a message, but I was afraid you wouldn't be used to this kind of occasion, so I skipped it. I'm so careless, I won't forget it again next time."
Huang Wanzhen smiled her standard eight-toothed smile and was about to say a few pleasantries when Mrs. Su asked, "Isn't this your daughter?"
Song's mother smiled and introduced, "This is my daughter's classmate and business partner. We get along really well." Then, she pulled Song Wenyin over and emphasized, "This is my daughter, Wenyin."
"I know that Wenyin and Jingyi are classmates. I heard Jingyi say that a while ago. So this young lady must also be Jingyi's classmate."
Su Jingyi quickly said, "Yes, my classmate Huang Wanzhen, I told you before that she was our vice-class monitor and the top scorer in the entrance examination."
When it comes to Huang Wanzhen, the deputy class monitor, Mrs. Su really can't remember who she is, but when it comes to the top scorer in the entrance examination, she remembers her immediately. In order to let Jingyi be her roommate, her master even asked someone to greet the school run by the foreigner.
"Oh! Now I remember, we are all classmates. Jingyi, please treat us well."
Su Jingyi took advantage of the situation and grabbed one of them with each hand, "Then let's go play."
"Go, go, you don't have to accompany us, you young people can go and have fun by yourselves." Mrs. Su smiled and waved her hand, with a hint of shrewdness in her kindness.
It’s no wonder that the Su family really made a big move this time. In the middle of winter, they placed a row of tulips in full bloom on the north side of the hall.
"Look, this is carefully grown in my greenhouse, just for today's banquet."
Song Wenyin said with a forced smile, "Your family is really thoughtful. There are many people here today. As the host, you must be entertaining a lot of guests. Just go and do your own thing. Don't worry about us."
Huang Wanzhen also advised, "Yes, we are of the same age, it is not easy for Auntie to entertain us, you go and do your own thing."
Huang Wanzhen spoke more naturally. Su Jingyi looked at her carefully and saw that she had a slight smile on her face and spoke sincerely, so she took her aside and said a few polite words to her.
"How annoying! What's there to show off? It's as if we've never seen flowers before." As soon as Su Jingyi left, Song Wenyin couldn't help but complain.
Huang Wanzhen advised her, "Stop talking. Be careful here because walls can be eavesdropping. It's not worth offending people for a few words."
Song Wenyin curled her lips, "I just don't like her expression."
"If you don't like it, just stay away. You didn't come here for her anyway."
Huang Wanzhen took Song Wenyin's hand and said, "Come on, there are snacks over there. Let's go eat something. You must have not eaten all day and your stomach is upset, so you are so angry."
Song Wenyin followed Huang Wanzhen to the dim sum area and refused, "No, I've persisted all day. Now that it's the end, I can't give up."
"Eat a little bit, your stomach won't bloat." Huang Wanzhen sighed in her heart. No matter what era, women have to suffer this pain of beauty. In modern times, when participating in activities, women have to starve in order to prevent their belly from protruding. But there is a uterus there, and a healthy woman should have a protruding belly.
Huang Wanzhen, who had originally wanted to stop at just a few bites, couldn't stop eating after eating a piece of butter date cake. "This is really delicious. Where did they hire a pastry chef? It's even more delicious than the old-fashioned ones. Do you want a piece?"
Song Wenyin turned her head away with great determination, "No, my mom said I can't learn from Chu Yulian from our class. She's too fat and it'll be hard for her to find a man."
The last two words were spoken in a very low voice, and Huang Wanzhen had to listen carefully to hear them.
"Ah!" The sudden shout made Huang Wanzhen shiver, and the date cake in her hand fell to the ground with a "click".
Huang Wanzhen turned around tremblingly and saw that it was Xu Shengyi. She patted her chest hurriedly and said, "If you scare someone, they will die."
"I'm sorry, teacher. I didn't expect to see you here." Xu Shengyi attentively took a small piece of butter date cake from the plate on the table and handed it to Huang Wanzhen, "Teacher, please eat it."
Huang Wanzhen took it without hesitation and said, "Be careful next time."
"Attention, attention," Xu Shengyi nodded like a chick pecking at rice, "This big sister looks so familiar."
Huang Wanzhen swallowed the snack in her mouth and introduced them to Song Wenyin and Xu Shengyi.
"Is this the student Miss Green introduced to you?" Song Wenyin asked curiously.
Huang Wanzhen nodded, "Yes, don't you know?"
"You look so young! Are you going to take the high school entrance exam?"
Xu Shengyi interrupted, "Not young anymore. After the New Year, I'll be sixteen."
Song Wenyin compared their heights and smiled secretly, "You still say it's not small."
Successfully amused Xu Shengyi and made him change his expression.
Huang Wanzhen quickly comforted him, "It's okay, we are still young, we still have a lot to grow."
He turned around and hit Song Wenyin hard, "Teacher, I'll avenge you."
Song Wenyin bared her teeth and covered her arm, "Huang Wanzhen, you scum who only sees the new people laughing and not the old people crying."
Huang Wanzhen quickly winked at her and asked her to look at Xu Shengyi.
Song Wenyin turned her head and met a pair of big eyes filled with tears, and instantly surrendered, "You guys eat, I'm not hungry, go sit over there for a while."
At around eight o'clock in the evening, a large group of people came in at once, both men and women, all very modern and fashionable. Xu Shengyi was taken away by Mrs. Xu. Huang Wanzhen and Song Wenyin were chatting on the sofa in the corner. Suddenly, music started to play. They both looked towards the center of the hall. Pairs of men and women were dancing to the music.
Huang Wanzhen thought it was quite interesting and laughed.
"Apart from eating, you just do nothing but slack off. I've been looking for you for so long. Have you forgotten what you came here for today?" Song's mother came over in a hurry and criticized Song Wenyin.
Song Wenyin was still trying to defend herself, "I didn't eat it. If you don't believe me, ask Wanzhen. I didn't eat a single bite."
Mother Song glared at Song Wenyin fiercely, reached out and pulled her up from the sofa, and walked towards the dance floor in the middle of the hall.
Huang Wanzhen then remembered that she had come prepared today. She opened her pearl handbag, checked her business card, stood up, adjusted her dress, and hurriedly followed.
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