6:20 PM, Wen Family Old House, Main Hall.
"Second sister, you've arrived."
Wen Shao stood in front of the main hall, as the eldest grandson, to greet them.
Only a few people can attend tonight's banquet. Apart from Wen Tao's descendants, only Wen Xun is allowed to attend. Even Wen Xun's children are not allowed to attend.
As for the old master Wen Qingyang, he stopped attending the family banquet during the New Year after Wen Tao succeeded to the position of family head. This was a gesture and a tradition. Once the old family head stepped down, he generally wouldn't interfere in other matters.
"Big brother, I heard that Sixth Sister has returned with a man?"
A woman in a light blue cheongsam walked slowly over. The fitted cheongsam accentuated her curvaceous figure, and every smile and gesture exuded charm.
The person who came was Wen Ning, the second daughter of the Wen family.
She was a few years older than Wen Wan, looked more mature, and had a fuller figure; she was a slightly chubby beauty.
Of the six siblings in the Wen family, only Wen Wan and Wen Ning are girls. However, due to their different birth mothers and Wen Wan's personality, their relationship is not very good.
"Yes, I brought it back specifically, and my father approved of it."
"This is quite something. I'd like to see what kind of talented young man could win over Sixth Sister. Is he some kind of incredibly handsome guy?"
Wen Ning immediately became interested, while Wen Shao remained silent.
"Second sister, I heard that your real estate company is doing quite well lately, and you've even expanded into the southwest."
"Not at all, brother, you're joking."
"Compared to you, my business is just a small one. I'm just trying to make enough to cover my expenses."
"Sigh, even Sixth Sister has a man now. I'm almost thirty and I haven't even had a single relationship. It's really laughable."
Wen Ning deliberately changed the subject, preventing Wen Shao from continuing to talk about real estate.
After all, the real estate market across the country is booming, and Wen Ning certainly doesn't want Wen Shao to have his eye on this piece of the pie.
She and Wen Min were neutral parties; they didn't participate in the succession struggle, nor did they take sides. In any case, whether the eldest brother or the sixth sister came to power, they would have to appease them. It was impossible for them to wipe out all the neutral parties.
So she and Wen Min reached a tacit agreement: she would make her own money and let them fight it out.
Wen Shao naturally understood Wen Ning's meaning, so he did not ask any further questions.
"Second sister, you're just too picky. Lower your standards a little, and you'll find someone naturally."
Wen Ning shrugged, looking helpless.
"Brother, finding a husband isn't like buying vegetables, where you can haggle over the price."
"My man must be either smarter or stronger than me, otherwise what's the point of having him?"
"If I really wanted to raise a gigolo, I could spend a wad of cash and have a whole bunch of puppies to play with."
Wen Shao was somewhat taken aback by such audacious logic.
Putting aside all interests, from the perspective of an older brother, his second sister appears charming and alluring, but she has a wild and unrestrained heart. She is generally quite rational in business matters.
However, when it comes to matters of the heart, her true nature is revealed, scaring away countless promising young men in the capital.
Otherwise, given her status as the eldest daughter of the Wen family, she wouldn't be unmarried at this age.
"Alright, alright, Second Sister, go inside and pay your respects to Father."
"No, brother, we're just chatting. Don't you have some nice men around you? Why don't you introduce them to me?"
Introducing you? It's not like I haven't introduced you to anyone! But it still has to work out!
Over the years, Wen Shao had certainly considered introducing some of his people to Wen Ning, so that she would follow him wherever he went and stand on his side.
But without exception, they all failed.
Either Wen Ning himself didn't think much of it, or he was scared away by Wen Ning's audacious logic.
This made Wen Shao doubt his ability to select people.
"Second sister, you should speak from your conscience. I really have already introduced you to others, but you didn't like any of them."
"That's true, but brother, it also shows that you're not good at making friends. They're all just fair-weather friends."
"Okay, okay, let's talk later, I'm busy."
They quickly pushed Wen Ning inside, and then the third brother, Wen Min, arrived.
"Brother, Happy New Year!"
Wen Min was wearing a fitted suit, had short hair, was carrying a gift box, and had a big smile on his face.
It has to be said that the Wen family's genes are very strong; every man in the family is extremely handsome, even the relatively ordinary third son of the Wen family has the looks of a male model.
"Happy New Year, third brother."
Wen Shao remained as gentle as ever, but the look in his eyes as he gazed at the third brother carried a different meaning.
"Third brother, I heard you've recently gotten to know some foreign conglomerates. I'm really envious of your social skills."
"Not at all, it's just a small-scale operation."
Like Wen Ning, Wen Min always kept a low profile and did his own thing, never having any interaction with Wen Shao.
"However, I still have to say something,"
"Whether you're making friends or doing business, you must be able to distinguish between friend and foe, or you'll suffer a great loss."
Upon hearing this, Wen Min's smile froze; the words were full of admonition and warning.
What does this mean, brother?
I know a few foreign conglomerates, what are their connections to him, and why do I say that?
I won't interfere with your interests, so what's the meaning of this warning?
Or is he talking about something else? But I've only done this one big thing recently, what else could it be?
"That's right, that's right, Big Brother is right."
"From now on, I will be more discerning and extremely cautious when making friends."
Never mind, let's just brush it off for now and find out more later.
Wen Min gave a few perfunctory words and was about to go inside when a voice came from behind him.
"Isn't this Third Brother? It's been so long, I haven't seen him in ages."
Upon hearing this voice, Wen Min turned around in horror.
But then they saw Wen Wan dressed in a fiery red gown, with Chen Luo in a suit standing beside her, his murderous eyes fixed on Wen Min.
Wen Min turned around, met those eyes, and couldn't help but take a few steps back.
"Sixth Sister, this is a family dinner today, you, you, calm down!"
Wen Min hadn't forgotten that he and Wen Wan had a huge grudge against each other before.
If Wen Xiu hadn't taken the bullet for him, he probably would have been dragged down with Wen Wan and died together.
Wen Wan took Chen Luo's hand and walked step by step toward Wen Min, who retreated in fear in front of Wen Shao.
"Big brother! Big brother! Say something! Save me!"
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