The guests were almost all here, so everyone walked in one after another.
The birthday banquet invited two large tables of guests. It was obvious that Xiao's mother was a face-saving person, and such people were often extremely snobbish.
This can be seen from the completely different attitudes towards Tang Feng and Zeng Biao.
"Nephew Zeng, come in quickly. I'm telling you, don't be polite. These guests are all Ruyin's seven aunts and eight aunts. You feel like you are back at home."
Xiao's mother was very enthusiastic and looked at Zeng Biao as if he was her future son-in-law.
Zeng Biao smiled and said: "I know how to do it, Aunt Xiao. By the way, do you still need help in the kitchen? I'll go over and help you."
Xiao's mother hurriedly stopped him and said, "Hey, you are a distinguished guest tonight. How can I ask you to go to the kitchen to do rough work? Just sit down and the dinner will be ready soon."
Of course Zeng Biao was just being polite and didn't really intend to go to the kitchen. He nodded and sat on the sofa in the living room.
The living room was very lively, with more than a dozen people sitting or standing around to talk in small groups, but the focus of the conversation was undoubtedly Zeng Biao on the sofa.
"Let me ask you, who is that person sitting on the sofa wearing a white suit? He looks very stylish!" An aunt in her fifties pointed at Zeng Biao and said.
As soon as she finished speaking, someone immediately responded: "I heard that she was a playmate from Ruyin Orphanage. She seemed to be a big boss. She opened a big company. By the way, she just drove a small car. It seemed to be a treasure.
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"That's called a BMW, a luxury car. You've never heard of it. You've never seen it before." Soon another seventh aunt snorted.
Speaking of which, Xiao Ruyin's adoptive father and mother were not wealthy people. They were workers. Due to the economic downturn a few years ago, the factory closed down and they became laid-off workers.
And her seven aunts and eight aunts are naturally from the lower class. Usually, let alone BMWs, they are considered pretty good if they can drive three-wheeled cars.
Now that I see Zeng Biao driving a BMW, I naturally look at him differently.
"I heard that Boss Zeng has been pursuing Ruyin. If he succeeds, wouldn't the old Xiao family fly up the branches and become phoenixes?" someone from the eighth aunt said again.
"That's what I said, but it seems that Ruyin is not interested in this boss Zeng. You haven't seen that now, she doesn't have any expression. Instead, she is interested in the other one."
The man spoke and pouted sarcastically at Xiao Ruyin.
After her words came out, everyone's eyes immediately turned to Tang Feng next to Xiao Ruyin, and the focus of the conversation naturally turned to Tang Feng.
"Who is this person? Why haven't I seen him before? Is he also Ruyin's friend?"
"This man is also a playmate in Ruyin Orphanage. I don't know what he does."
"I heard that he works as a security guard to show people the door. I saw it at the door just now. This person came by taxi and didn't even have a gift."
"Security guard? What's going on? Ruyin is also a college student after all. How can he have such bad taste and fall in love with a shabby security guard? It's no wonder, Mother Xiao's face looked so ugly just now."
Mother Xiao's face was indeed very ugly. The living room was so big, so she naturally listened to all the discussions around her.
At that moment, he glared at Tang Feng fiercely, then pointed at Xiao Ruyin and said, "What's the matter with you? You have guests at home and you don't know how to say hello. The handsome guy Zeng has been sitting there for so long, and you don't know how to behave."
Would you like a cup of tea?"
Xiao Ruyin was a little angry, but the person speaking was her adoptive mother, so she couldn't say anything. She curled her lips and reluctantly poured a cup of tea and brought it to Zeng Biao.
"Thank you, you don't have to be so polite." Zeng Biao smiled, his manners were gentlemanly, and there was nothing picky about him.
"You are a guest, so you should be." Xiao Ruyin smiled, turned to look at Tang Feng and said, "By the way, Brother Tang, don't just stand there. Come and sit with us."
At this time, Zeng Biao seemed to have noticed Tang Feng, and he quickly greeted: "Tang Feng, you are here too, come and sit here!"
After the previous lessons, Zeng Biao has become smarter now. He is not stupid. He knows that Tang Feng has many connections and will no longer compete head-on.
This time he changed his strategy and adopted roundabout tactics. As the old saying goes, defeating the mother-in-law is half the success, so Zeng Biao set his target on Xiao's mother.
As long as Xiao's mother is captured, Xiao Ruyin will be easily captured!
Tang Feng was naturally aware of Zeng Biao's little thoughts. He smiled and walked over and sat down.
Over there, Xiao Ruyin immediately poured a cup of tea, brought it to Tang Feng, and said with a smile: "Brother Tang, try it quickly. This is fresh West Lake Longjing. I specially brought it back from my last business trip."
"Okay." Tang Feng nodded, picked it up and took a sip.
Although Xiao's mother was indifferent to Tang Feng, and even everyone present looked at Tang Feng coldly, Xiao Ruyin was as enthusiastic as before.
She is a stubborn girl, especially when it comes to relationships. Once she is determined, she will never change based on the opinions of others.
When Xiao's mother saw this, she shook her head with a straight face and was about to open her mouth for a cold drink.
At this time, Father Xiao, who was in the kitchen, came out and said, "Don't just chat, everyone. Dinner is ready. Let's move to the living room and let's chat while we eat."
Everyone then moved to the living room next to them one after another. The living room was quite large, with two tables prepared and the seats were fully occupied.
After sitting down, Father Xiao picked up the wine glass and said to everyone: "Thank you very much for coming to wish my wife a birthday. Actually, we didn't originally plan to celebrate this birthday, but we just thought that this may be our last time in this home.
Let’s have a reunion dinner.”
As soon as he finished speaking, someone asked: "Brother-in-law, what do you mean by this? What is the last time?"
Father Xiao said in a deep voice: "The policy came out a few days ago and this housing area will be demolished soon."
"Demolished? If it's demolished, where are you going to move to? Are there any subsidies for new houses?" the man immediately asked again.
Xiao's mother smiled bitterly and said: "With the new house subsidy, we don't have to work so hard. We are worried now. Once the old house is demolished, we will be homeless!"
Everyone was silent after hearing this. In fact, they also knew that this house was a welfare house in the factory. Even if there was a subsidy, it would not be very large.
Zeng Biao next to him heard this, his eyes suddenly brightened, thinking that this was probably an opportunity, an opportunity that could only be encountered but not sought.
He thought for a while and then said: "Uncle and aunt, actually you don't have to worry too much about this. If the house is demolished and there is no place to live temporarily, I can provide it."
Xiao's mother immediately asked: "Do you have a house there?"
Zeng Biao smiled and said: "Auntie, have you forgotten what I do? I work in a construction company and there happens to be an empty house."
At this point, he glanced at Xiao Ruyin, and then said: "If you don't dislike it, I can give you the house."
Mrs. Xiao is so smart, how could she not understand his thoughts?
