Chapter 78 Family Banquet

  Since it's already come, then let's make peace with it. Su also knew that he couldn't change others' opinions, so he simply didn't think about these annoying things.

  Su Xiaqing let Su Yifan take a break and rest for a while, and she went back to her room, meanwhile starting to prepare the family dinner remotely.

  Putting down his luggage, Su Yifan subconsciously wanted to make a domestic call, but didn't know who to call or what to say. Su Yifan wasn't the type of young person with a thousand words to tell someone, he was trying to calm himself down, so he thought about finding someone to talk to.

  Just as Su Yifan was hesitating, there was a knock at the door.

  The door opened and Su Xiaoqing stood at the entrance.

  "I forgot to tell you, if you want to make a phone call back home, you can use the one on the bedside. And as for the mobile phone you're using now, I've already activated international roaming for you in China, so you can use it whenever you go out."

  Su Yifan didn't know how many times he wanted to say "thank you", but Su Xiaoqing didn't give him the chance, smiled and turned back to her own room.

  Opening his luggage, Su Yifan took out his laptop and almost without searching, he saw the WiFi signal list, still the kind that didn't require a password.

  While going online, Su Yifan also made a phone call home.

  The phone call from Gu Ying was answered, and the sound of her son's voice was clearly somewhat excited. The first sentence that came out of her mouth turned into blame.

  "When will you call home?"

  Su Yifan replied very honestly: "I don't know how to make international long-distance calls, I just found out."

  "Have you arrived at your uncle's house?"

  Su Yifan thought for a moment and didn't tell her mother about what had happened to her here. She calmly replied, "I've arrived."

  "Alright, let your dad talk to you then. The old man is about to get anxious on the side." Gu Ying missed her son, but she also knew that international long-distance calls couldn't be too lengthy.

  Su Shen wasn't too worried about his son. He knew Su Yifan better than Gu Ying did, and only asked: "How are my elder brother and the others? Please give them my regards."

  "I've asked." Su Yifan replied simply to his father, "Dinner will be ready soon, I need to go take a bath and get ready first."

  "A person outside should be polite to others." Su Shen instructed his son, "Also, don't always think about saving money, you can't be stingy when it's time to spend."

  Su Yifan suddenly remembered the four wallets and a bracelet in the Hermès store, almost bursting into tears, and could only say awkwardly: "I know."

  After hanging up the phone, Su Yifan went to take a bath and change his clothes. He also left messages for Cheng Shuiyan and Yang Bingbing on QQ at the same time.

  Zhang Yao didn't use chat tools, so Su Yifan called Zhang Yao again after taking a bath.

  The phone was answered, but there was still no sound on the other end. Su Yifan was already used to this kind of thing and directly said: "Thank you for your gift, I like it very much."

  This time was a bit different from before, Zhang Yao actually made a soft "uh-huh" sound on the other end of the phone.

  Su Yifan was greatly surprised, but also did not expect Zhang Yao to say more, and instructed: "Recently pay attention to rest, I will be back in two days. If there is anything, discuss it with Cheng Shuiying, she still has a way."

  "Remember to take good care of your voice, I also think it's a gift from heaven." Su Yifan didn't say much more and quickly hung up the phone.

  After hanging up the phone, Su Yifan saw Zhang Chao's message on his computer. During the holidays, Zhang Chao was definitely spending time in an internet cafe, so he easily received Su Yifan's message with a time difference.

  On QQ message board, Zhang Chao typed a whole screen of "go die go die go die go die"... his envy and jealousy were fully exposed.

  After seeing Zhang Chao's message, Su Yifan's mood improved a bit.

  Su Yifan looked out of the window from his bedroom and saw many people bustling around the yard, lively like a large corporate gathering.

  Su Xiaqing always managed to come up with strange arrangements, even when inviting everyone out for dinner.

  Because the weather was already very good, Su Xiaoxiao arranged for a dinner party in the courtyard that evening. The invited chef, Su Yifan, didn't know who he was dealing with and had an arrogant look on his face, as if he had three Michelin stars. Those neatly dressed people were bustling back and forth between the chef and the dining table, creating a lively and orderly scene.

  Just then, Su Yifan heard a knock at the door.

  This floor only had Su Xiaqing herself, and the one standing outside was naturally her. Su Xiaqing, who had changed into a loose home outfit, had her hair tied up in a fluffy ponytail, with some messy bangs hanging down, giving off a cozy and intimate feeling.

  Su Yifan found that Su Xiaqing's ear was still hanging with Bluetooth headphones, proving that her busy degree far exceeded his imagination.

  "Let's go eat together later."

  Su Yifan nodded slightly, neither hesitating nor pretending. It didn't matter that many people in the Su family didn't like him; as long as he had Su Xiaqing by his side, he wasn't afraid of anything.

  Su Xiaqing sat with Su Yifan in the living room for a while, introducing him to the family members she had seen before.

  There's no need to introduce my father, Su Baiwei, in detail. My second uncle, Su Zhenwei, is the middle-aged man with a square face I mentioned earlier. My third uncle, Su Xingwei, was hiding in the crowd and didn't say a word; he's a chubby guy who wrinkles his face when he smiles. Including my younger sister, Su Baoling, there are four siblings in total. The Su family has had its fair share of struggles and hardships overseas, as their parents married late, resulting in significant age gaps between the siblings.

  Su Bao Ling, the youngest of the siblings, openly showed her dislike for Su Yifan. She is the baby of the family and holds a special position at home. Her three older brothers all dote on her, and she herself found a husband who is a Chinese-Canadian businessman in the food industry, named Chen Han, who was also present today.

  As for the third generation, Su Xiaoqing is too lazy to introduce. The second uncle and third uncle are both the kind of people who have a large number of children comparable to Saint Seiya's father, only Su Baiwei is an only daughter.

  Su Zhenwei has three sons, all of whom are older than Su Xiaqing. They are 23, 24 and 25 years old respectively. Su Yifan counted on his fingers and felt that this second uncle was indeed very capable. He is only in his forties now, which means he had already committed murder and gotten married when he was just over twenty.

  Su Xingwei has a son and two daughters, which is also considered high-yielding. The son is only 17 years old, almost the same age as Su Yifan. Two daughters are 19 and 20 years old, both in their blooming years in school.

  As for the spouses of these uncles and aunts, Su Xiaoxiao didn't even bother to mention: "Anyway, you won't be able to recognize them all, it doesn't matter."

  Su Yifan nodded, his strong point was that he could quickly adjust his mindset. He still had to eat when it was time to eat, as long as he didn't irritate himself.

  Following Su Xiaoqing downstairs, Su Yifan saw not a few unfriendly glances. Su Xiaoqing was the most profitable god of wealth in the entire family, and every elder and young person tried to get close to her but failed. Only this Su Yifan who came from outside was almost doted on by Su Xiaoqing.

  This imbalance makes everyone hide a burning flame of discontent in their hearts.

  Su Xiaqing pulled Su Yifan through the temporarily built outdoor corridor and stopped beside the dinner table.

  Many eyes were cast on Su Yifan, almost none of them friendly. Especially Su Baoling, who had just pointed at Su Yifan's nose and said he might be a scammer, looked at him with disdain.

  Su Yifan no longer cared and smiled at Su Baishi sitting in the first position: "Hello, Uncle."

  Su Baiwei didn't show much expression and nodded slightly, which was taken as a response to the greeting.

  Because of Su Xiaoqing's previous threat, at this moment no one jumped out to express their opinion.

  The atmosphere on the scene was somewhat awkward.

  Su Xiaoqing pulled Su Yifan to sit beside her.

  "Let's eat, why just stare?"

  Su Xiaqing spoke up, and many people fell silent.

  Completely disregarding their feelings, Su Xiaoqing waved her hand and beckoned the chef: "You can start now."

  The chef was specially invited to serve these people, wearing a high hat and walking over, slightly bowing to Su Xiao: "Beautiful Miss Su, I will make you remember my culinary skills."

  Su Xiaoqing smiled and nodded: "I believe you."

  It's all been said, and no one wants to jump out in opposition. This family dinner finally opened with difficulty.

  Even if they can't openly oppose, these people still understand the passive resistance. Su Xiaoqing quietly introduced each dish to Su Yifan, while on the other side, Second Uncle and Third Uncle's sons had already started chatting with each other in English.

  Su Yifan felt that these people were too childish, were they trying to bully high school students for not being good enough at English?

  Su Xiaoqing didn't say much either, and waved her wrist in the direction of Su Baiwei: "It was given to me by Su Yifan when I went out just now."

  Hermès' bracelet doesn't look good, the design is complicated and heavy. But when Su Xiaoxiao wears it on her wrist, it looks exceptionally beautiful, the golden bracelet reflects a moving luster under the light on her snow-white arm. San Shu's eldest daughter, Su Lishi, was attracted by the sight and asked in surprise: "Is this that limited edition of Hermès?"

  Su Xiaqing herself bought something that no one was surprised, her wealth is now even in the entire United States can be taken out. Su Yifan saw her and gave Su Xiaqing such an expensive thing, which made these people somewhat surprised.

  Su Lei's gaze at Su Yifan was somewhat different, being able to afford a bracelet worth nearly $140,000 couldn't be considered a poor relative.

  Su Yifan knew that Su Xiaqing was creating momentum for herself, and he wanted to sincerely explain that this was what he owed Su Xiaqing, but he was afraid of speaking out of turn at this time and putting Su Xiaqing on the defensive.

  Young people are easily deceived, but Little Su Baoling pinched her throat and asked in a neutral tone: "Xiao Qing, this gift is very valuable. If he didn't say it was for you, would you buy it yourself?"

  Su Bao Ling's words caused a whisper among them.

  Several young people started discussing with each other in a low voice, seeing Su Yifan neither refuting nor speaking, they couldn't help but trust Su Baoling's speculation a little.

  Su Xiaqing put down her wrist and asked: "Little sister, how much did you take from me when we divided the spoils for the first time? Do you still remember?"

  Su Bao Ling revealed a gentle smile: "Remember, of course remember, 24 million."

  Su Xiao nodded slightly: "Yes, 2.4 million. Then what did you give me?"

  Su Bao Ling's face changed color.

  Su Xiaoqing had said before that she didn't need any gifts.

  That's what Su Xiaqing said, as for what others do, it depends on their own actions.

  Su's family had never given Su Xiaqing a gift before, not even one.

  The reason is simple: Su Xiaoqing doesn't need anything; she can almost have everything she wants.

  Su Lei was still coquettishly asking her father to buy a car, while Su Xiaoqing had already developed a strong dislike for the luxury car club.

  Su Zhenwei's eldest son, Su Juyi, was still hesitant about whether to buy a $200,000 diamond ring to propose to his girlfriend, while Su Xiaqing had already lost interest in even touching diamond necklaces.

  …………

  Fortunately, Su Xiaoqing never mentioned these things and never took them seriously.

  But today, for Su Yifan, Su Xiaoxiao finally spoke up.

  Su Xiao's words were simple and straightforward.

  There are too many people in this family who only care about their own interests, and kinship is just a tool for them to maintain their own interests.

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