Chapter 1223: Chapter 1223 Accepting the Challenge 9
“Mr. Wang, how about I sit with Junqing instead.” Such a high-profile move, who knows how many people it would make speculate.
Old Mr. Wang glanced at her, “What, this old man of mine can’t compare to your Ye Junqing?”
Uh, what a thing to say.
“At your age, you still can’t do without your husband, fine, call him over to sit together.” Old Mr. Wang gave the butler beside him a look.
So, Ye Junqing also came over, making a joke, “This time I’m benefiting from my wife’s influence.”
Ye Shiting and Yi Yujian, as President and First Lady, also sat at the main table with Old Mr. Wang. Hearing this, Ye Shiting glanced at his brother. Speaking of which, both of them are grandsons-in-law, on equal footing.
At this table, aside from the few young people, there were a few of Old Mr. Wang’s old friends. Old Mr. Han sat over, his eyes bright like a thief as he looked at Ye Xingguang, full of regret. Such a talented girl at chess, why isn’t she the daughter-in-law of the Han family?
Old Mr. Han was unwilling to relent, “Girl, since you get along well with my son, you should come over to our house often in the future, keep me company in chess games. My skills aren’t too far off from Old Wang’s.”
Old Mr. Wang countered, “Exactly how much they’re off, this girl already has a sense of it.”
Old Mr. Han furrowed his brows in response, “Old Wang, we’ve been chess friends for years, you shouldn’t undermine me like this!”
Old Mr. Wang burst out laughing.
Old Mrs. Wang, sitting beside Old Mr. Wang, served Ye Xingguang some dishes, “Child, help yourself to whatever you want to eat. Here, treat it like your own home, no need to be formal or polite.”
“Mm-hmm, I won’t be courteous.”
Old Mrs. Wang also felt that Ye Xingguang resembled her deceased youngest daughter. After the banquet began, she kept serving Ye Xingguang dishes, until she served a sea cucumber into her bowl. Ye Junqing then stopped her, saying, “Old Mrs. Wang, she can’t eat sea cucumber; she’s allergic to it.”
“Is that so? Then, whatever she likes to eat, you serve her.”
Ye Junqing placed the sea cucumber into his own bowl and simultaneously served a piece of beef into Ye Xingguang’s bowl.
Ye Xingguang was curious, quietly asking, “How did you know I’m allergic to sea cucumber?”
After all, she had never eaten sea cucumber in front of him.
“The real world.”
Ye Junqing replied with four words.
“Oh.” Ye Xingguang immediately understood.
Then, happily continued eating her meal.
Halfway through the banquet, someone pushed in a multi-layered cake.
Old Mr. Wang was too lazy to cut the cake himself. After blowing out the birthday candles, he handed over the task of cutting the cake to Ye Xingguang and Yi Yujian, “Cake is something young people enjoy, this old man doesn’t like it. You two help me cut it and pass it out to everyone.”
“Grandpa, you just enjoy eating longevity noodles, right?” Yi Yujian laughed.
Old Mr. Wang nodded approvingly.
Ye Xingguang placed the first piece of cake, marked with the longevity character, in front of Old Mr. Wang, and then cut many more, handing them out one by one.
The guests couldn’t help but become curious, “Why does Old Mr. Wang have the Ye family’s daughter-in-law sitting beside him, and even have her and Yi Yujian responsible for cutting the cake? Is there some deeper meaning here?”
“I don’t know, it seems she plays chess well and earned Old Mr. Wang’s favor. Look how happy Old Mr. Wang is tonight, he hasn’t taken his eyes off the Ye family’s daughter-in-law, no matter how you look at it, his eyes are full of affection.”
“Old Mrs. Wang too, looking at the Ye family’s daughter-in-law with the same affection as if she were her own daughter. The Ye family’s daughter-in-law is charming everywhere she goes. It must be more than just playing chess well.”