Chapter 68.1 — Birthday Banquet

　　As the hours pa.s.sed, Qin Jiran saw guests from a range of different fields and countries. While some of them left immediately after giving Old Master Su their gift, others left after giving their gift and having a brief chat. Only a few intended to stay for the final evening banquet.

　　Thus, it could be seen that the guests who arrived were divided into two categories. The ones who were staying for the evening banquet were mostly locals and business partners of the Su Company. The ones who weren't came from the underworld business.

　　As Qin Jiran was introduced to guest after guest by Old Master Su, he tried his best to remember the names and ident.i.ties of the people he saw. He helped the old master collect birthday gifts and also received quite a few gifts and business cards himself. Most of them were from the elderly guests.

　　From antiques to mansions, the gifts were so generous that just looking at them was enough to give him a headache. And due to Old Master Su's insistence, he couldn't reject any of the gifts.

　　At first, Qin Jiran had felt skeptical, wondering why these people would bring him specially prepared gifts when it was Old Master Su's birthday banquet that they were attending. But it didn't take long for him to realize that the old master must've informed them beforehand that he would be introducing his new grandson-in-law at the banquet. This display of consideration touched Qin Jiran.

　　Speaking of the elders, the few he recognized were all hegemonic figures. Their acknowledgment, as well as their business cards, were worth thousands of pieces of gold. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that this birthday banquet had brought Qin Jiran into a whole new world, one that was much, much more luxurious and exciting than the "normal" world.

　　Before the evening banquet began, the Su family convened to split up tasks and got busy again.

　　Su Yanyi, Qin Jiran, and Su Yanmo were put in charge of reception. When the three attractive youths of the Su family stood together, it was truly an eye-catching sight. Alas, they all seemed capable of becoming living, moving icebergs, each one wearing an expression colder than the last. Qin Jiran, at least, was trying to control his expression, striving for a handsome doorman appearance.

　　Nearby, Mother and Father Su watched them speechlessly.

　　"Say, who do you think our children takes after? With them there, we don't even need to turn on the air conditioner." Mother Su had a lively personality while Father Su, though taciturn, was by no means cold. So how did their children turn out so cold?

　　"Xiao Mo wasn't as bad before, but he's become colder since the issue with w.a.n.g Zhirou." Father Su was also clueless.

　　"In that case, should we find Xiao Mo a girlfriend? Look, Xiao Yi changed a lot. She's still cold, but when she looks at Jiran, a smile would appear in her eyes." Mother Su was especially observant when it came to her children. Although they were cold, it was good that at least one of them had found happiness.