At this moment, Ye Tian, sitting not far from Qiancheng Xue, had a somewhat complicated expression. He chatted with Qiancheng Xue for a bit: "How have you been lately?"

"I'm doing well, just seeing that you seem quite tired. You should remember to rest more," Qiancheng Xue replied with a smile.

"That's good."

Ye Tian could tell that Qiancheng Xue was genuinely happy, which meant she was doing well, putting his mind at ease.

At this moment, Ye Quan's old face shifted, and he gritted his teeth, swallowing his pride to speak to Lin Yaotian and Xiao Qijin.

"I'm getting old, my memory isn't what it used to be. I forgot I had a group of old friends I hadn't greeted yet. Yaotian, please excuse us."

"It's fine, go ahead if you have something to attend to," Lin Yaotian said, not wanting to embarrass him further.

"Let's get together another day."

Ye Quan's smile was very strained. He was secretly cursing his luck; he hadn't expected Su Mo to be sitting here.

If he had seen Su Mo earlier, he wouldn't have come over here even if you beat him to death.

It wasn't that he had any objections to Su Mo. In fact, he admired Su Mo quite a bit. But the problem was that Su Mo was practically a walking bomb now, and it was best not to get involved.

So, the members of the Ye family began to rise one by one.

However, unexpectedly, Ye Tian and Ye Wuhen didn't seem to have any intention of leaving.

Seeing this, Ye Quan frowned slightly and called out to Ye Tian, "Ye Tian, it's time to go. You still need to entertain those guests later."

Ye Tian's expression changed for a moment, but he ultimately rose reluctantly and left.

As for Ye Wuhen, he was a junior, so if he wanted to stay, he could stay. Ye Quan didn't mind. His presence would at least give the Ye family some face.

However, Ye Wuhen's other siblings were quite surprised.

Ye Haitang asked Ye Wuhen in a low voice, "Big brother, aren't you leaving?"

"I think I'll pass. I just want to sit here for a while. You guys go ahead," Ye Wuhen said with a smile.

"Suit yourself."

Ye Haitang didn't waste any words and quickly left.

At this moment, Xiao Qijin, seeing that Ye Quan had left with his people, couldn't sit still any longer. So, he said to Lin Yaotian, "Son-in-law, I have some matters to attend to, so please excuse me. Xiao Nan, you and Yaotian have a good drink."

"No problem, Father, go ahead," Xiao Nan replied, forcing a smile.

Actually, Xiao Nan also wanted to slip away, but he couldn't. The Xiao family had suffered greatly in recent years due to Xiao Jie's actions.

They had only recovered thanks to Lin Yaotian's support.

No matter what, he had to give him some respect.

Subsequently, Xiao Qijin left with some people.

The table became empty again.

Lin Yaotian took a deep breath, feeling inexplicably irritated.

At this moment, Ye Wuhen, seeing that the table was empty, surprisingly approached Su Mo on his own initiative and asked with a smile, "Is anyone sitting here? Can I sit for a while?"

"Sure," Su Mo replied with a smile, finding the situation somewhat ironic. He hadn't expected that someone who had once been so at odds with him wouldn't mind sitting with him now, even though he was deeply in debt.

"Big brother," Qiancheng Xue also called out to Ye Wuhen.

"Little sister, I haven't seen you in a while. You look better and better. Seems like you've been doing well lately?"

Ye Wuhen chatted with Qiancheng Xue with a smile.

At this time, the wealthy woman sitting next to Xiao Xun, who was also Xiao Xun's sister-in-law, Zhang Yan, said to Xiao Xun in a low voice.

"Xun'er, that Su Mo seems to be your son-in-law, right?"

"Yes, he is," Xiao Xun replied happily.

"He's a decent person, nothing to criticize, and he's strong. But listen to me, he's gotten himself into that mess, owing so much money. You need to think carefully about it. Maybe you should change to someone else..."

Before Zhang Yan could finish speaking, Xiao Xun picked up her wine glass and slammed it hard on the table.

*Bang*~

She forcefully interrupted Zhang Yan's words.

Xiao Xun said with a very displeased expression, "If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all. Just eat quietly."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yan was dumbfounded and didn't know what to say.

Xiao Nan was also shocked. He had rarely seen his younger sister so angry and upset, so he quickly tried to smooth things over.

"Sister, your sister-in-law isn't very good with words, don't mind her."

"Hmph," Xiao Xun snorted coldly, not saying anything more.

Lin Yaotian, watching this scene, frowned deeply. He was completely confused. Xiao Xun's reaction was seriously abnormal.

Lin Yaotian could guess what Zhang Yan was going to say without even opening his eyes.

But he hadn't expected Xiao Xun to turn against her own family.

This had never happened before.

At this time, members of the Zhang and Wang families were entering, chatting and laughing. They walked by nearby and were originally planning to come up and say hello.

But when they saw Su Mo sitting at the table, they immediately stopped and discussed in low voices.

"It's Su Mo."

"Why is he here? Let's get away from him quickly."

"Let's go, let's go, don't get involved with him."

"Why did that guy have to show off like that? Now look at him, he's got himself into all sorts of debt. He's finished."

"That's right, and he's offended the high-ranking officials of Xinghuan City. He can forget about turning things around in this lifetime."

"He can only struggle for another ten years. When he can't pay it back after ten years, he's definitely dead."

......

So, the members of the Zhang and Wang families detoured and walked away.

However, the only exception was Wang Qing, who actually walked towards Su Mo's table.

Wang Qing's older brother, Wang Kui, was immediately anxious when he saw this and called out to Wang Qing in a low voice.

"Qing'er, what are you doing? Come back!"

Unfortunately, Wang Qing acted as if she didn't hear him at all, ignoring Wang Kui's calls and walking straight over.

"Little Xue sister."

Wang Qing greeted them with a face full of smiles.

"Qing'er sister, are you going to the fortress too?"

Qiancheng Xue looked up and was very happy to see Wang Qing coming over.

"Yes."

Wang Qing sat down directly in the seat next to Qiancheng Xue.

With Wang Qing's seating, the atmosphere at the entire table eased a little.

Su Mo and Qiancheng Xue were now accompanied by people, making it not too deserted.

Just then, the band on the stage temporarily left, and young female waitresses began to serve the dishes, placing one exquisite dish after another on the table.

At this time, Tia walked to the stage.

She said to everyone present: "Hello everyone, I am Commander Tia, I am very happy that everyone could be invited. You are all the pillars of the Federation, and you are willing to risk the future of the Federation to go to Ceres together. Normally, the Federation would hold a grand farewell ceremony for you, but due to various reasons, those have been canceled. So I was thinking of gathering everyone together and having a meal together."

"I hope that everyone can get to know each other, and that when we arrive at Ceres, everyone can help each other and cooperate with each other, like close companions. You must know that we can only rely on you now."

......

Accompanied by Tia's opening speech.

Warm applause rang out below!

*Clap clap*~

Su Mo looked up at Tia on the stage with a thoughtful expression.

Ye Wuhen, who was sitting next to him, lowered his voice and said to Su Mo, "Do you know why so many freelancers are boarding the fortress?"

"Why?" Su Mo asked curiously.

"The Federation passed a special temporary law that all materials brought back from Ceres by private individuals are tax-free. Now the Federation is encouraging freelancers and organizations to make as much money as possible."

Ye Wuhen explained in a low voice.

Su Mo was also surprised when he heard this. He didn't know there was such a thing.