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The golden ceiling is hung with golden lamps, illuminating the hall brightly.It was freezing cold outside the building, but it was surprisingly warm inside, just like the willows in April in full bloom.The crowd became more and more bustling, and there were more and more children from rich families of all colors.

Lin Anqiao felt very uncomfortable being led around the banquet hall by Gerna.Although Gerna's body, appearance and temperament were impeccable, Lin Anqiao just didn't like being with her.With Yang Xi, Lin Anqiao is always particularly relaxed and comfortable, but with Gerna, all she can feel is boundless oppression and tension.

Gerna took Lin Anqiao to the place where Lin's family gathered.Lin Anqiao's father, Lin Wenlong, had already taken a seat at the big round table early, and sat unceremoniously in the position of the guest of honor, talking with several people around him with his tall beer belly.

"Brother Lin!" Gerna walked towards Lin Wenlong and the others holding the reluctant Lin Anqiao on her arm.

Hearing Gerna's voice, Lin Wenlong immediately stood up from his seat as if he had been slapped with chicken blood, and his face was crowded together with laughter: "Oh, I saw you, sister. Today's banquet is held Upscale, good, good!" Several business leaders beside Lin Wenlong also greeted him with smiles, and they greeted each other and got close to each other.

Gerna blinked seductively, her butterfly-like long eyelashes fluttered up and down, which caught the hearts of those old men even more: "I'm happy if you think it's good, it's worth it."

In the blink of an eye, Lin Anqiao saw his second uncle, also his father's younger brother, Lin Wenhu beside his father.Lin Anqiao knew that her second uncle didn't like her very much, even hated herself.It's not because there is something wrong with his own behavior, Lin Anqiao understands this very well, but because he is about to become the next leader of the Linyuan Association, which makes his nephew Lin Dong, who is only a few months old, miss the power.

"Hello, Second Uncle." Lin Anqiao still decided to preemptively say hello to Second Uncle politely, so as to save him from finding fault with himself later.

Lin Wenhu's face turned ugly when he saw Lin Anqiao, but he quickly adjusted and smiled pretendingly: "Oh, long time no see, Anqiao has grown taller and handsome again." After that, he pretended to be kind He shook Lin Anqiao's hand.

Lin Anqiao said with a smile, "You're too proud."

Lin Wenhu suddenly pulled Lin Anqiao's hand up to have a look, and said somewhat sourly, "Anqiao's hands are really slender and tender, like a little girl's hands."

After hearing this sentence, Lin Anqiao saw that his father's face became a little embarrassed and embarrassed, and winked at himself desperately.

"I don't work much, I feel guilty too." Lin Anqiao knew how to deal with these difficult questions, so he replied calmly.Lin Wenhu smiled conceitedly after hearing this, and then let go of Lin Anqiao's hand.

Lin Wenlong breathed a sigh of relief: "Yes, he is still in school and doesn't do much work."

"Hey, I don't work very much. It seems that I have a good life, and I can eat even if I don't work. It's not like my Lin Dong, hey, he helps me do business all day long." Lin Wenhu started to feel sour again.

The faces of the big brothers next to him were also a little nervous, because everyone knew that the second child of the Lin family held a grudge against the boss, especially because of the heir.Even his son Lin Dong, who was half a head taller beside Lin Wenhu, blushed in embarrassment.

Lin Yuanhui's family gang followed the customary feudal primogeniture system, so in this generation, whoever gave birth to the oldest son would get this attractive piece of fat and become Lin's son. The leader of the original meeting.Lin Wenlong is two years older than Lin Wenhu, so he became the leader of this generation.But which family will rule the next generation is still uncertain.

Back then, the wives of Lin Wenlong and Lin Wenhu had their first child at about the same time, but they were both girls, so the two families were evenly tied, so the conflict was not so obvious.

But things will not calm down like this, and the secret "arms race" between the two is still going on.

Less than a year later, the two families had another happy occasion.Lin Wenhu conceived a boy beyond his wife, but the one who missed his brother was also a boy—because this time, Lin Wenlong's wife's due date was still ahead of Lin Wenhu's.But Lin Wenhu didn't find out whether Lin Wenlong's property inspection was a girl or a boy—the tone was so strict that he couldn't find out no matter how hard he inquired.It wasn't until Lin Wenhu was worried that a son was born in Lin Wenlong's family, and he really hated his elder brother to the core.Therefore, Lin Wenhu always likes to ridicule Lin Wenlong without saying a word, but Lin Wenlong basically ignores Lin Wenhu and doesn't fight back much, so the two of them are still in peace.

But Lin Wenhu hated Lin Anqiao more than Lin Wenlong, and everyone present knew it well.Lin Anqiao was the direct "perpetrator" in his eyes.He likes to pick on Lin Anqiao, and likes to embarrass Lin Anqiao in public, so as to prove that his son Lin Dong is better than Lin Anqiao.

But Lin Wenhu's words really hurt Lin Wenlong, making Lin Wenlong's fat face turn green and turn pale, and his lips trembled so that he couldn't speak.Lin Anqiao could only stare at Lin Wenhu, but couldn't get angry.The guests next to him fell silent for an instant, and stared at this side dumbfounded.

Gerna also saw that the situation was not good, so she immediately stepped forward and took Lin Wenlong's hand: "Brother Lin, let's go dance, you invited me last time and I didn't go due to business, this time I won't miss the appointment again. If you procrastinate, you will have to eat in a while, but you can't dance."

These words subtly alleviated the embarrassment of anger, and Lin Wenlong's brows gradually relaxed. His big rough hands dishonestly stroked Gerna's slender hands, and said, "I just like you, big girl. Let's go!" The faces of the male guests were full of disappointment when they saw Gerna and Lin Wenlong go dancing, and they lamented that Lin Wenlong was really lucky.

Lin Anqiao looked at the backs of his father and Gerna going away, without rejection or surprise.She knew that since her mother passed away, her father had always been promiscuous, and now it was normal for her to target the young and beautiful Gerna.She didn't know if her father still missed her mother, although in her heart she hoped that her father still loved her.But Lin Anqiao knew that she had no right to interfere with her father's search for a new love, nor was it necessary.Because, the terrible remnants of feudalism still remain in this gang.

But Lin Anqiao always felt that Gerna would not be a fuel-efficient lamp, and it was better for his father not to stretch out his salty pig's hand.But the reality is like this, beauty can attract people's soul - she can only pray in her heart that her father will not offend this woman.

"I'm back." Yang Xi and Tana walked over side by side like friends.

Lin Anqiao was very happy to hear Yang Xi's voice, which meant he could be liberated.Because after getting acquainted with the big guys, there will always be daughters from rich families coming to strike up a conversation with me.There are beautiful ones, ugly ones, polite ones, and uneducated ones.Sometimes, Lin Anqiao didn't understand, were they coveting the position and power they were about to acquire, or were they simply admiring themselves like the girls at school?But Lin Anqiao didn't understand, and didn't want to understand, because no matter what the reason was, he would eventually reject it.

"My girlfriend." Lin Anqiao pointed to Yang Xi with a smile, and said to the pair of girls around her.When the girl beside her saw Yang Xi, her face was immediately filled with disappointment, she muttered and left, which made Lin Anqiao heave a sigh of relief.

"Sit down, we'll be eating soon." Lin Anqiao pointed to the seat beside him.

Yang Xi nodded, then looked at Tana: "Where are you sitting?"

Tana blushed and waved her hands: "I have to go back to sit with my sister. I had a very pleasant chat with you today. I will contact you on WeChat in the future."

"En." Yang Xi let go of Tana's hand, nodded with a smile, and sat beside Lin Anqiao.

After all the guests were seated, the dinner began.Only today did Yang Xi know what it means to open one's horizons.The golden squirrel mandarin fish, placed on a beautiful plate, is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside; there is also the sweet and sour pork tenderloin that is shining with oil, the crispy skin is wrapped in delicate and sweet meat; The non-greasy Dongpo elbow is stewed rotten, and the sauce with the aroma of sesame and sesame oil makes people intoxicated; the mushroom soup has a delicious taste, and the bone broth is thick but not greasy.The dinner of the upper class is just like the legendary banquet of Manchu and Han, every mouthful is made of money.Yang Xi tasted it carefully, feeling that his taste buds were greatly satisfied.

Lin Anqiao smiled and gave Yang Xi a bite of squirrel mandarin fish: "Eat more, this is delicious."

Seeing this scene, Lin Wenhu frowned slightly: "An Qiao, who is the girl next to you?"

Lin Anqiao looked at Yang Xi with some embarrassment, then looked at his father, and said bravely, "My girlfriend." Hearing this sentence, Lin Wenlong's expression also became a little shocked, and he stared at Lin Anqiao with wide eyes.

"Yo, brother, you don't even know?" Lin Wenhu asked deliberately after taking a sip of the good liquor.

"I...don't know." Lin Wenlong said aggrievedly, and looked at Lin Anqiao angrily.

Lin Anqiao's face remained calm, and she said, "We met at school. Her name is Yang Xi, my classmate."

Yang Xi smiled at the people present and said hello.

"Very beautiful, very handsome," Lin Wenhu shook his head and said, "Which eldest lady is she?"

Yang Xi was so annoyed by Lin Wenhu's way of speaking, he gritted his teeth and stared at Lin Wenhu, which made Lin Wenhu shudder.If Yang Xi's eyes are really fierce, they are quite fierce. If eyes can kill people, Yang Xi's eyes can make people go to reincarnation directly.

"She's not a young lady, but just an ordinary girl." Lin Anqiao quickly grabbed Yang Xi, comforted Yang Xi's hand, and replied to Lin Wenhu.

"Oh, commoner girl." Lin Wenhu said this in a low voice, but everyone present could hear it, but he chose to ignore it automatically.

"Dad." Lin Dong secretly tugged at the corner of Lin Wenhu's clothes, pursed his lips, very dissatisfied with his father's words and deeds.

Lin Wenlong adjusted his mood at this moment, looked at Yang Xi calmly, and then at Lin Anqiao: "Keep eating, or find a girlfriend." But Lin Anqiao could feel that what his father said was duplicity.

When it was said that it was a dinner, everyone's thoughts were all on chatting, drinking and smoking, making the venue a mess.Yang Xi didn't like this atmosphere very much.She felt that this was different from what she had imagined - shouldn't the upper class be very elegant?

Lin Anqiao finally smoked a cigarette under Yang Xi's astonishment.Because Lin Wenhu started smoking first, and at the same time distributed the box of Zhonghua in his hand, Lin Anqiao couldn't shirk it, so he could only smoke one.

"You know how to smoke?" Yang Xi looked at Lin Anqiao's skillful movements and unwrinkled brows, and asked Lin Anqiao under his breath.Yang Xi had never heard of any students around him smoking, even if there were, I'm afraid it was only those punks who did this kind of thing.But now she was surprised to find that Lin Anqiao also smoked, and he looked like a skilled veteran.

Lin Anqiao looked at Yang Xi.Her eyes were unexpectedly melancholy and hollow, so hollow that Yang Xi was afraid.For a moment, Yang Xi felt that he didn't know the person in front of him.

"It will be very early."