He leaned on a cane and walked slowly towards the microphone under the escort of his butler.
"Today, Chen is here to thank everyone for coming to attend Chen'er's coming-of-age ceremony..."
While the head of the Chen family was speaking, Huang Shao finally found his niece in the crowd.
"Where did you two go? I looked for you for a long time but couldn't find you." There was a hint of blame in Huang Shao's voice, but more of concern.
"Chen Chen took us to the second floor to get some peace and quiet." Xu Mengyao answered in a low voice with a well-behaved smile on her face.
"Soon, Chen'er will be going to Sunset Country to study, so today..."
When Old Master Chen's words reached the ears of the uncle and nephew who were whispering to each other through the microphone, Xu Mengyao's face suddenly froze. She raised her head with a hint of doubt in her eyes.
"Fourth Uncle, where did you say Chen Chen was going?"
As soon as Huang Shao saw his niece's expression, he knew she was still in the dark.
He gritted his teeth and said, "They say that kid is going to study abroad soon."
Xu Mengyao was stunned. She turned to look at Xiaomei and found that Xiaomei was also shocked.
"He never mentioned it before..."
Xu Mengyao's voice sounded doubtful, and she had some complicated emotions in her heart.
At this time, there were bursts of discussions among the crowd around.
"I heard that the eldest daughter of the Mu family is also going to study abroad in Sunset Country." A young woman's voice sounded in the crowd, with a hint of envy in her eyes.
"Hey, I was wondering why Chen Chong and his wife have been so close to the Mu family lately. I guess they're planning a marriage." There was a hint of teasing in the other man's voice.
"The girl from the Mu family is very pretty. Chen Chong must have put a lot of effort into getting her son a wife like this." A third voice joined the discussion, with a hint of jealousy in its tone.
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