The size of the living room of this mansion was a bit beyond Zhuang Rui's expectation. It was completely comparable to some medium-sized banquet halls. It was magnificently decorated, but the style of gold and silver was a bit like some wealthy homes before liberation.
The decoration style seems a bit outdated.
There were about twenty or thirty people inside. Zhuang Rui took a cursory look and found that these people were divided into three groups, each talking in a corner of the hall. The largest group was a dozen young people at the door, ranging in age.
They all look similar to Zhuang Rui, and there are seven or eight middle-aged people sitting in the middle, talking loudly about something.
But what Zhuang Rui was attracted to as soon as he entered the door was precisely the place with the largest number of people. Sitting there were three old people, who must be in their seventies or eighties, with gray hair. They were sitting at the deepest part of the hall.
There was a waiter standing behind them, and the old people drank tea instead of wine.
In addition, there are seven or eight waiters in uniform, walking in the hall holding a tray with wine glasses in one hand. There is a record player next to the dining table, which is playing music that was popular in Shanghai in the 1920s and 1930s.
That Tuberose, if it weren't for looking at the clothes of the people in the hall, Zhuang Rui would have thought that he had traveled through time and space to the pre-liberation period.
After Qin Haoran and his group of five people came in, they immediately attracted the attention of the people in the hall. All the voices paused. The young people sitting at the door stood up one after another and greeted Qin Haoran politely.
But then, the eyes of these young people were all fixed on Zhuang Rui, who was holding Qin Xuanbing's arm. No matter whether they were men or women, their faces showed an incredible look.
Today Qin Xuanbing is undoubtedly the most dazzling woman in the field. She is wearing a black low-cut long skirt, which undoubtedly reveals her proud figure. Under her fair neck, she is wearing a black crystal cross. The downward arrow is straight to the
The ravine pointing to the raised peaks of the two peaks became more and more thought-provoking. The women present couldn't help but feel a little ashamed of themselves when they saw Qin Xuanbing like this.
Different from the cold and arrogant Qin Xuanbing in the past, today's Qin Xuanbing shows another side of her that is full of charm. Her movements and gestures seem to be magical, attracting the attention of these young people and making them reluctant to leave for a long time.
But just after Qin Xuanbing and others entered the middle of the hall, the eyes of these young people finally shifted to Zhuang Rui, and they were whispering to each other, probably asking each other about Zhuang Rui's origins.
"Brother Qin, why are you late today? I know that Xian and his wife are always the most enthusiastic about charity..."
After Qin Haoran entered the hall, several middle-aged people who were chatting in the middle also stood up and greeted Qin Haoran and his wife.
"Xiaozhuang, you young people are good at chatting. Go sit over there and let's spend some time with our old friends."
Qin Haoran turned around and greeted Zhuang Rui, then walked forward and chatted with those people in Cantonese, but suddenly saw a few old people inside. Qin Haoran quickly apologized and walked over with a very serious attitude.
He said respectfully: "How are you, Mr. Guo, how are you, Sir He, how are you, Mr. Zheng, how are you all doing?"
"Well, it's Xiao Qin. Thank you for coming to compliment the old man. You young people have plenty to talk about. It's rare for us to see each other, so don't come over to join in the fun..."
None of the old men got up, they just nodded. Except for Sir He who was the master, the other two old men didn't even say a word. However, Qin Haoran didn't have a look of dissatisfaction on his face and turned back to the group of people.
Among the middle-aged people, the expressions of those who saw this scene did not change. It seemed that those old people should treat Qin Haoran with this attitude.
"Xuan Bing, who are those people? Are they so arrogant?"
Seeing the scene of many people greeting Qin Haoran after he came in, Zhuang Rui felt that his future father-in-law should be doing well. However, he did not expect that the other elderly people who followed him did not give Qin Haoran any face. Although Zhuang Rui listened
I don’t understand Cantonese, but my attitude can always be seen.
"Let's go and talk..."
After Qin Haoran and his wife walked away, Qin Xuanbing, Lei Lei and Zhuang Rui stood in the middle of the hall. Being listened to by more than a dozen pairs of eyes, Qin Xuanbing felt a little uncomfortable. She took Zhuang Rui's arm and asked someone who was not in the hall.
Walk around the corner.
"These people are so annoying, Leilei, please help me block them later..."
When she came to sit on the sofa in the corner, Qin Xuanbing found that those eyes were still chasing after her, so she simply leaned her body against Zhuang Rui, blocking those people's sight.
"Zhuang Rui has become a living target. It's not my turn to block him this time..."
Lei Lei giggled. She had already guessed this situation as soon as she heard that Zhuang Rui was coming. Although these people may not necessarily pursue Qin Xuanbing, there were quite a few of them who had been rejected by Qin Xuanbing.
Now that I see a beauty who has a heart for her, she will definitely not be convinced.
"Zhuang Rui, I'm sorry, I didn't expect so many people to come today. If I had known, we wouldn't have come..."
"Why don't you come? I don't want to see your husband?"
Zhuang Rui smiled faintly and said nonchalantly: "Xuan Bing, tell me about those people. Why are they so arrogant?"
Zhuang Rui didn't care at all about those people who were about the same age as him. Are they trying to steal women from him? Even though it was a gathering of high society, Zhuang Rui still dared to fight with his fists. Damn it, even though he was playing with antiques.
Yes, but he is not a polite person. He will just fuck him when he is angry. Zhuang Rui really didn't notice those few people with thin arms and legs.
Seeing Zhuang Rui's confident look, Qin Xuanbing felt a lot more at ease. She was not afraid of those so-called young heroes, she was just afraid that Zhuang Rui would be wronged. She immediately said: "The old man with a thin face, whose surname is Guo, is from the Hong Kong Real Estate Construction Association.
Chairman, President of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce of Hong Kong, and Honorary President forever.
Before the return of Hong Kong, he was also a member of the Drafting Committee of the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, deputy director of the Preparatory Committee of the Preparatory Committee, deputy director of the Preparatory Committee, and deputy director of the Selection Committee. By the way, he also served as the fifth and sixth president of your mainland government.
Member of the Standing Committee of the 8th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Vice Chairman of the 9th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and member of the Standing Committee of the 7th National People's Congress."
"It's him?!"
Zhuang Rui was stunned when he heard this. Mr. Guo is a famous figure. Not only is he a billionaire, he has also been of great help to the mainland. Since the reform and opening up, his charitable donations in the mainland have exceeded 10
billion.
Zhuang Rui used to often see him on TV, but now he seems to be much older. Zhuang Rui has read his autobiography. He should be about eighty years old. With his qualifications, Qin Haoran
That attitude makes sense.
"Who is the other person?" Zhuang Rui continued to ask.
"That man is also a tycoon. Have you heard of Chow Tai Fook Jewelry? He is the chairman of that company, and he is known as the four kings of the real estate industry in Hong Kong. He has invested heavily, and his current assets should be around US$3 billion. We
My family’s jewelry company, compared with him, is a bit underwhelming..."
It's hard to say that Guangdong doesn't know how much money there is. Only when Zhuang Rui came here did he know what it means to be a frog in the well. Grandma's money is measured in billions, and it's still a beautiful knife. Think about it, even if you sell those Xinjiang jade mines, what will you do with it?
These capital giants are still incomparable.
"It's strange, they don't come out much. Why are they here today?"
After Qin Xuanbing introduced Zhuang Rui, she said to herself that she had participated in many similar charity galas before, but it seemed that most of them were from Qin Haoran's generation, like Mr. Guo, even in the mainland.
A heavyweight figure has never appeared before.
And the number of people who came to participate in this charity auction today was a bit surprising. After Qin Xuanbing and others came in, people continued to enter the hall from behind. There were even two old people who were helped in and joined in.
The middle of those three went.
After about ten minutes, there were already seventy or eighty people in the hall of several hundred square meters. The young people had all moved out of the way and were standing at the door chatting. However, the gazes of many people,
Intentionally or unintentionally, they would still sneak into Qin Xuanbing and others' corner.
"Zhuang Rui?!"
Zhuang Rui, who was chatting with Qin Xuanbing, suddenly heard someone calling his name and was stunned for a moment. He said that he knew a lot of people in Hong Kong. He knew people like Li Chaoren, but those people didn't know him.
Ah, Zhuang Rui really can't think of anyone who can call him by his name.
Looking up, there were people in the hall. Zhuang Rui looked for a while but couldn't find anyone familiar. He thought it was an illusion, but a real voice rang in his ears: "Brother Zhuang, really
It is you?"
This time it was a female voice who spoke. Zhuang Rui followed the voice and realized he was an acquaintance. It turned out to be two brothers and sisters of the Bai family, mixed among a group of men and women, waving to him.
"Don't go there, they won't come."
Zhuang Rui felt good about the two siblings, and they had shared the same pain before, so he stood up and was about to go over to say hello, but was pulled back by Qin Xuanbing. Zhuang Rui could only helplessly rush to Bai Meng.
An waved his hand and motioned for them to come over.
Brother and sister Bai Mengan and Bai Mengyao came over, but they were followed by about ten people about the same age as them. This made Qin Xuanbing frown, but because of her parents' face, she also stood up and talked to
Bai Mengyao said hello, but Qin Xuanbing didn't even look at the others.
"Brother Zhuang, is it really you? I just heard someone said that Miss Qin was conquered by someone. I didn't really believe it at first, but seeing that it's Brother Zhuang, it must be true."
To be honest, Bai Meng'an felt uncomfortable when he saw Qin Xuanbing clinging to Zhuang Rui like a little bird. His words did not mean to provoke the anger of the people behind him.
