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Chapter 37: Birthday Banquet (Part 2)

"Happy birthday, A Chu." A man in his thirties, with a rich face, came over and congratulated him with a smile.

"Haha, Mr. Liu, welcome to my banquet. I was afraid you wouldn't come before."

"How could I not come? If there is a good thing, Liu, how could I be absent? Besides, is it reasonable for my friend to not come on his birthday?" The man pretended to be angry, and then changed into a Maitreya-like smile.

The two raised their glasses and gestured, and each sipped.

Liu Ruanxiong founded a company with his friends in 1978. His main business was ceiling fan production, and his assets reached hundreds of millions in just three years, known as "fan Liu". However, Li Xuechu, who came from later generations, heard more about his other nicknames, "Stock Market Sniper" and "Female Star Killer". The previous nickname started in the late 1980s. Da Liu began to enter the stock market in 1985. Unlike other people's stock trading methods, Da Liu specialized in sniping companies with unstable controlling rights of major shareholders, and then broke away after making a fortune. He sniped Nengda Technology, Li Zhaoji Gas and Jiadaoli family's hotels. In order to prevent the company from changing hands, the former major shareholder could only buy back the shares controlled by Da Liu at a high price. In just a few years, Liu Ruanxiong's wealth increased several times.

The name of "female star killer" comes from his big-time job of picking up girls. It is not new to play actresses in the wealthy circle in Xiangjiang, especially in the 1990s, there were only a handful of actresses who did not have any connection with the rich, but no one was as good as this guy. His generous moves are astonishing, either a luxury car or a mansion. He has guided more than 20 actresses in succession, and never hides them, which is well known to everyone. Among them, Guan Zhilin and Li Jiaxin, the two most famous actresses in Xiangjiang in the 1990s were smashed to bed for tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars in the same year. Liu, who owns two beauties, also has several other stars' "girlfriends", which used money to ridicule the Xiangjiang entertainment circle.

Of course, these have not happened yet, and they have nothing to do with Li Xuechu. In addition to the deep-rooted families, other rich people in Xiangjiang seem to be rotated quickly, with ups and downs like roller coasters. Many famous rich people have never heard of them in their later generations, but Liu is still one of the top ten richest people in Xiangjiang in his later generations. He has to learn this ability. After all, although he knows some "big things" in later generations, he can take the opportunity to make a fortune, but he really cannot compare his skills with the other party. If he has the opportunity, he can benefit each other.

Both of them intend to make friends with each other, so they naturally had a very harmonious conversation. The more Liu Ruanxiong talked, the more he felt that the boy in front of him was not simple. He had a calmness in his words and deeds that were inconsistent with his age. He also had his own unique insights into some economic and current affairs and would not follow others' opinions.

"What are you so happy about talking about?" An old man in his early sixties joined in, following him a beautiful girl about sixteen years old, wearing a white dress, pouting and looking reluctant.

"Boss Lin." The two said hello.

"Haha, why is the boss so naive? Besides, there are so many bosses here. If you don't dislike you, you might as well call me Bo Lin." The old man is Lin Yanqing, a well-known banker in Xiangjiang. He opened a medium-sized bank in Kowloon. He has saved up a billion yuan in his business for more than ten years. In terms of wealth and age, he can rely on his seniority. "By the way, this is my eldest granddaughter Lin Yujia. He usually studies in school. Today, hello to everyone. Jiaer, say hello to everyone."

"Hello Mr. Liu, hello Mr. Li." Lin Yujia greeted him softly unhappily, and his eyes looked at Li Xuechu with a little unnatural look. Grandpa didn't say anything when he pulled him out. Now he knew what was going on. He had experienced this kind of thing. Back then, he was my sister-in-law in her twenties, and whenever there was a young handsome man in Xiangjiang, grandpa always wanted to pull her out and show it. He watched the fun on the side and secretly commented on the man with a few sisters. Now that the sister-in-law is married, it is finally her turn, which makes her feel very uncomfortable.

"Haha, Uncle Lin hides so deeply. I only saw such a beautiful granddaughter today." Liu Ruanxiong looked at Li Xuechu with teasingly and laughed: "I almost forgot that there are still many people in Achu who want to entertain you today. Let's talk about this first, and we'll talk about it next time."

Seeing Liu Ruanxiong leaving with 'interesting', Old Man Lin was also deeply satisfied and started chatting with Li Xuechu.

"My friend is so young and promising. He started from scratch at the age of seventeen and earned this family business. He is also outstanding in Xiangjiang."

Li Xuechu hurriedly said, "How dare I boast about this little thing in front of Uncle Lin? Not to mention that I am less than a fraction of Uncle Lin, I am far from Liu."

Old man Lin shook his head and said, "I was still a waiter in a small restaurant when I was seventeen, and I had this family business and had the help of noble people. My friend was able to do this in less than a year. Although I can't say there is no such thing in Xiangjiang, it's really a handful of people. Jiaer, you have to learn from Mr. Li, he is only two months older than you." The following words were told to Lin Yujia.

"Miss Lin is almost seventeen?" Li Xuechu asked in surprise. At first, he thought he was less than sixteen. Lin Yujia nodded unnaturally, and then turned his face aside.

"Haha, my granddaughter is similar to my friend, and looks younger than her actual age." Old Man Lin smiled: "It will be Jiaer's 17th birthday in two months. I'll give you face to invite my friend to participate."

"It must be certain." Can you say no?

Hearing the answer he wanted, Lin Yanqing nodded with satisfaction and smiled: "Okay, the old man, I won't talk to you young people too much. I'll go find a few old guys, and Jia'er will ask your friends to take care of you."

After saying that, he left without caring about his granddaughter's protesting eyes.

Li Xuechu looked at the somewhat confused girl and didn't know what to say for a moment.

"Let's go around." After a while of cold talk, Li Xuechu suggested.

Lin Yujia was thinking about how to find a reason to leave to avoid this awkward atmosphere. After listening to Li Xuechu's suggestion, he thought about it and nodded in agreement.

Li Xuechu secretly breathed a sigh of relief and led the girl to wander around the hall casually. From time to time, Lin Yujia's answer was always very short, and a sentence was always no more than ten words. After walking around for a while, it was almost a mess again.

It seems that the Lin Bo’s family is quite traditional, and Miss Lin’s behavior is a bit like the family’s children in the Republic of China period.

"Hey, there is a piano here." Lin Yujia suddenly said while Li Xuechu was thinking about it.

Following Lin Yujia's gaze, I saw a piano in a corner.

"Ms. Lin can play the piano?" Finally there was something to say.

Lin Yujia hesitated for a while and said embarrassedly: "I just started learning, but I always couldn't learn well."

"I have been studying for almost half a year, why don't I teach you?" I learned the piano while learning arrangement. Li Xuechu didn't know if his body was optimized when traveling through time. He always learned things very quickly. Now he saw that the piano was a little itchy. He had only been played by teachers and a few students before, but he hadn't tried it in public.

"Half a year?" Lin Yujia looked at him in surprise. He had only been studying for half a year and dared to come out to play. This guy is too brave, right? He has been studying for almost a year, but he is still a bit awkward, even if he is embarrassed to play in front of his family.

"Okay, you can play it." Lin Yujia smiled and showed her two little tiger teeth, preparing to "observe" his piano skills. In addition to some of the talented people, there are really no one who wants to learn what grades they have in half a year. Lin Yujia was a little malicious and wanted to see Li Xuechu feel embarrassed to compensate for the imbalance that her grandfather forced her to "sell" her.

Li Xuechu didn't know what the girl was thinking, so she smiled and sat up. Many people also noticed Li Xuechu's actions and stopped talking and looked over with interest. After all, they were the protagonist of this banquet, so it would be strange if they didn't receive attention.

"Can Miss Lin understand Mandarin?" Li Xuechu asked.

"I can understand it, but I can't say it well."

Li Xuechu secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't know how to sing Cantonese songs himself. It would be better to play the piano and be too monotonous.

Take a deep breath, adjust your sitting posture, and first play a few keys to try the feel, which is not bad.

Hands drop gently on the piano keys.

Lin Yujia was shocked. He couldn't tell that he was really playing well. No wonder he dared to take action. But he really only studied for half a year. He felt that he was not worse than his teacher.

Looking at Li Xuechu's handsome and handsome face and the focused look when playing the piano, Lin Yujia's face turned red for a moment, as if it was good to come over.

The prelude was not long, and Li Xuechu soon started singing.

"Butterflies rub their eyes a few times before they can learn to fly,

The night sky is full of stars but a few will fall to the ground.

I flew but when you fell, I heard breathing very close,

Sorry, I didn't catch you tightly.

You don't know why I left you, I insist that I can't say let you cry

Your tears fall like a torrent of rain and fall all over the ground. It's clear in your heart

You don’t know why I made up my mind and hovered in the sky you can’t see, and there are many things you don’t know.

.....”

After a little nervousness in the early days, Li Xuechu let go and sang this song from later generations. He seemed to return to the "past". Thinking of the lack of relatives after coming to this world, he unconsciously brought a little sadness to his voice. His parents are now in the mainland, but they can no longer recognize each other.

I played the last key and finished the song. The mood that I wanted to show off in front of everyone was dissipated, and I felt refreshed for a moment.

"Bababababa..." After a few seconds, a burst of applause began to sound.

Tan Yonglin smiled and praised, "I didn't expect Chuzai, your piano is so good and your songs are singing well. Chuzai, you really should try to be a singer, otherwise such a good talent would be wasted."

The girls who were originally scattered around them all surrounded them. When they came, they felt embarrassed when they met each other and secretly complained that their parents were troublesome. However, seeing that Li Xuechu is quite handsome, some girls really want to come forward to meet them, but they feel a little embarrassed to each other, so they asked Old Man Lin, who is relying on his seniority, to pull his granddaughter to the top. Now it's just a chance to come forward to talk.

"Chuzai, you sang very well. Did you write this song yourself? I haven't heard it."

"Hehe, I look so handsome when I play the piano."

"Can you teach me how to play the piano? I really want to learn it."

“…”

A few girls said one by one, but the previous embarrassment disappeared, making Li Xuechu lose his composure and for a moment she forgot all the sadness.

Looking at Li Xuechu who was surrounded by everyone, Lin Yujia somehow tasted a little, as if her things had been stolen.

After dealing with everyone for a long time, Li Xuechu was a little proud looking at Lin Yujia who was still standing next to her.

"How is it? Is it okay?"

"Yeah." Lin Yujia asked, "You have really only been studying for half a year?"

"Yes, it's like a fake one." Li Xuechu said with a smile.

Looking at Li Xuechu's face, Lin Yujia suddenly became a little panicked and lowered her head and said, "It's time for me to go find my grandfather."

Li Xuechu looked at Lin Yujia who suddenly turned around and left, not knowing what was going on.

After walking a few steps, Lin Yujia turned around and asked, "Will you come for my birthday?"

"Uh, of course, I've agreed." Li Xuechu said.

"Remember to bring gifts then!" Lin Yujia said with a smile. Two shallow dimples and tiger teeth seemed to shine in the lights of the banquet, and Li Xuechu stood there on the spot.

As if he noticed Li Xuechu's loss of composure, Lin Yujia smiled embarrassedly and proudly, and turned around and left.

"By bye." Lin Yujia shook her hand with her back to her.

"By bye." Looking at the girl leaving, Li Xuechu lowered his head and thought for a while, and smiled bitterly.

Speaking of which, people who are almost thirty years old are actually younger, and their mental age seems to have also become smaller.

Seventeen years old, the spring in life.

It seems that people are more likely to have (river crabs) in spring.

I thought to myself, but my smile on my face couldn't escape.
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