msmithbooks Chapter 4 Banquet
Chapter 4 Banquet
There are four major families in City A, Gu Zhang and Xiao Yang, and the charity dinner tonight is held by one of them.
The Huo family's development has been relatively stable in the past two years, but looking at the entire city A, it can only be regarded as a second-rate family. If the Huo family wants to go further, it must first make friends with families that are stronger than themselves.
Zhang Zhiyun is from the Zhang family. Although it is from the Zhang family who is out of power, there is a relationship between them. The Huo family and the Zhang family have a high chance of getting along well.
When Huo's father brought his three children to the charity dinner, he attracted many people's attention. Most of the wealthy families have many children, but most of the direct descendants are only sons or one son and one daughter. There may be one or two outside. illegitimate child.
There are not many wealthy parents like Huo's father who have three children, all of whom are boys.
In the past, Huo's father always attended events with only his eldest son and youngest son, and never mentioned the second child outside the family, so that outsiders thought that the second child of the Huo family might be a bit unremarkable.
When I saw it today, it seemed that this was not the case. Huo Yu was clearly at the end, but no one could ignore him. Huo Yu is usually very eye-catching, but now that he has been specially dressed up, his good-looking level has been raised to another level. .
The facial features are so delicate that they don't look like real people, like elves who have strayed into the mortal world, and they vividly make Huo Yan and Huo Feng, who were originally handsome, look like two passers-by.
The contrast was so obvious that many people present even began to whisper.
"This is the second child of the Huo family? He looks like this? The other two are too different from him, right? Is this really a family?"
"Isn't this handsome? The Huo family has never let him come out to meet people. I thought he was so ugly. Now I see that there is something else hidden."
"Who knows, but I have a gossip that the mother of the second son of the Huo family seemed to be a big star before, but she divorced Huo Wen and married someone from the Xiao family."
"No wonder the second child is so good-looking. His mother is also a good means. After remarrying, she can marry a more powerful one."
Everyone was discussing, but Huo Yu didn't care at all, he didn't even raise his eyebrows, Huo Yan had always shown a calm personality, and nothing could be seen from above, but Huo Feng showed disdain when he heard those discussions, and he didn't know that he was facing Huo Yu Or to those who gossip.
The auction started at nine o'clock, and they came before eight o'clock, but the whole hall was already full of people. As soon as Huo's father came in, he looked around and urged Huo Yan to help him find someone.
After a while, Huo Yan came back, saying that the person was found, and under his leadership, several members of the Huo family met the person Huo's father was looking for.
The other party was surrounded by a group of people chatting and laughing happily, and when he saw Huo's father walking over, he cast his gaze over.
"Young Master Zhang, hello, my humble Huo Wen, these are my three dogs." Huo Wen, who was quite dignified and unambiguous at home, was full of flattery at the moment.
Zhang Shao calmly sized up the three brothers of the Huo family, and finally fixed his eyes on Huo Yu.
Huo Wen saw it, and immediately seized the opportunity to introduce: "This is my second son, Huo Yu, who is still in school at S University."
Young Master Zhang praised face-saving: "Patriarch Huo is so lucky to have such a beautiful son."
"Hi, I'm Zhang Chuyue." These words were addressed to Huo Yu.
Huo Yu didn't expect that the other party would take the initiative to greet him. Although he was surprised, he didn't feel happy at all. He just replied neither humble nor overbearing: "Young Master Zhang, I've admired you for a long time."
Huo Yu didn't know what Zhang Chuyue's intentions were, and after greeting him, he fell into deep thought. He could sense something strange from Huo's father's words just now.
It doesn't make sense that Huo's father only introduced him to Zhang Chuyue, but left the two children he likes more alone. Now this Zhang Chuyue is still taking the initiative to say hello to himself, no matter how you look at it, something is wrong.
Zhang family...
Afterwards, Huo Yu was not in the mood for the entire banquet. The auctioned items were more expensive and scarce than the other, but Huo Yu didn't care. He was still thinking about what kind of agreement was reached between the Zhang family and the Huo family. about yourself.
The auction is still going on, and the female auctioneer enthusiastically introduces the next lot.
"This is a lot offered by the Zhang family. A pair of dragon and phoenix bracelets. The entire pair of bracelets is made of platinum. Each bracelet is inlaid with 108 diamonds... Our initial quotation is 100 million. The auction will start, and the price will increase each time. No less than one hundred thousand."
As soon as the words fell, someone began to quote: "120 million!"
Huo Yan followed closely: "138 million!"
"150 million!"
Huo Yan: "160 million!"
Huo Yu was startled, he didn't understand why Huo Yan wanted to take this pair of dragon and phoenix bracelets, and it seemed that he was determined to win it. As far as he knew, Huo Yan didn't like anyone, so who was it for?
Wait, he seems to have forgotten that the lot belongs to the Zhang family, the Huo family...
In the novel, there is not only Zhang Chuyue in the direct line of the Zhang family, but also a younger brother named Zhang Chuyu, who is sick and dies not long after the beginning of the novel.
No wonder Zhang Chuyue looked at him just now, first examining him, then being satisfied, and finally feeling a little bit unbearable?
Huo Yu's face was completely dark. The Zhang family is going to marry the Huo family, but is he and Zhang Chuyu?
This pair of dragon and phoenix bracelets is for myself!
Heh, it really was a good plan, he said how could an old fox like Huo Wen bring him to some kind of charity dinner for no reason, it was such a good idea because of his feelings.
This pair of dragon and phoenix bracelets is probably an opportunity for the two marriages to reach their capital. As long as the Huo family succeeds in taking this pair of dragon and phoenix bracelets, he will be completely sold to the Zhang family!
The dragon and phoenix bracelets had been photographed for 200 million yuan in a blink of an eye, and most people had stopped bidding. Obviously, this pair of bracelets was only worth such a small amount.
Only Huo Yan and a few people were still bidding on the field, but the others were obviously a little more hesitant, and the bidding speed was getting slower and slower.
Huo Yan bid again: "230 million!"
The female auctioneer found that no one was bidding immediately, so she followed the procedure and said, "230 million once!"
"Anyone else want to participate in the auction? 230 million twice!"
"300"
A cold male voice interrupted the female auctioneer's voice.
Huo Yu looked in the direction of the voice, and saw a handsome man.
The other person has a straight nose, deep eyebrows, and thin lips, all of which reveal that this person is not easy to approach. Although he is sitting, judging from his tall figure, this person stands at least 190.
The man had just bid a high price of 300 million, but his expression was indifferent and he didn't think much of the pair of bracelets.
Huo Yan obviously also saw the other party, his eyes flickered slightly, Huo Yu didn't know the other party, but he knew who this person was - the current head of the Gu family, Gu Qinghan.
The Gu family is an existence that can't be provoked more than the Zhang family, but it is very important to the bracelet. If it cannot be photographed successfully, the Huo family will no longer be able to get on the line of the Zhang family!
The truth is similar to what Huo Yu thought, the Zhang family really wanted to find someone to celebrate their youngest son, but they didn't just look for it casually, after all, the Zhang family is not an ordinary famous family.
Today this pair of bracelets can be photographed by anyone who intends to marry the Zhang family. The bracelet is a keepsake, and only after getting the keepsake can there be room for further discussion.
Although Huo Yu was taken to meet Zhang Chuyue first, Zhang Chuyue did not assert that he would marry his younger brother Zhang Chuyu because of this. If the Huo family wanted to completely get in touch with the Zhang family, they had to take pictures of the pair of bracelets.
Now that there is an extra Gu Qinghan coming out to disrupt the situation, Huo Yan felt a faint sense of uneasiness in his heart. Seeing that his expression was not right, Huo's father asked, "What's wrong?"
Huo Yan's tone was heavy: "The person who made the quotation just now is Gu Qinghan."
"Why does the Gu family want to make money with us? Could it be that they also want to marry the Zhang family?" Huo's father denied himself just after speaking, "No, it's impossible, the Gu family can't afford to do this."
"We are bound to get this pair of bracelets, but the funds I have prepared today are only 500 million. If it exceeds, I'm afraid the matter of marrying the Zhang family will have to be discussed in the long run."
When Huo Yan heard Huo's father say this, he also thought about it. In the end, the Zhang family was only worth 500 million yuan to make friends with them, and any more would not be worthwhile.
The situation is urgent and there is no room for more communication between the two, so Huo Yan can only grit his teeth and make an offer: "310 million!"
Gu Qinghan said leisurely: "400 million"
!! ?
Many people couldn't sit still. This is 400 million. Although almost everyone sitting here can afford it, it is obviously not worthwhile to shoot such a pair of low-value dragon and phoenix bracelets.
"Did you see it? Who reported 400 million just now?"
"I saw it, it's the head of the Gu family!"
"Gu Qinghan? How come, why does he want this pair of bracelets? Does the Gu family want anything? There's no need to take pictures of such a pair of broken bracelets, right?"
"Who knows? People have money and have nowhere to spend it."
"I don't think so. That's Gu Qinghan, he never does anything useless."
Gu Qinghan raised the price by 90 at one time, Huo Yan seemed to be roasted on a fire, his forehead was covered with sweat, and his eyes became more and more gloomy.
Gritting his teeth, he continued, "410 million!"
Gu Qinghan: "500 million"
A fluttering sentence broke the last hope of the Huo family.
It is impossible for Gu Qinghan not to know the purpose of Zhang's auctioning the bracelet, but he still did it. Could it be that the Gu family is going to fight the Zhang family?
But is it possible?
The Gu family is doing all kinds of business, but the Zhang family is rooted in the energy industry. The business content has always been very specific, and there is no conflict of interest between the two.
In the end, Gu Qinghan bought the pair of dragon and phoenix bracelets at a high price of 500 million, and he didn't make another bid for the whole night. He left as soon as the auction was over, and he didn't want to leave anyone with a flattery. Opportunities, many people who followed him and wanted to find opportunities to make friends couldn't help but feel sad.
The marriage plan fell through, and the happiest thing was Huo Yu. He wanted to thank the person just now, but he didn't even know who the other party was.
Moreover, there might be other uses for this bracelet, but it just happened to help him out, so what's the matter with him rushing to thank him?
The Huo family's father and son failed in the auction, and had no intention of continuing to stay. They took Huo Feng away early, but they never thought of calling Huo Yu to go with them.
So Huo Yu was left alone at the banquet by them. As expected, there was no one worth using, and they wouldn't bother to care about him at all.