Zheng Ming, as the Party Secretary of Modu, was a legitimate top leader. Modu was different from other places; those who served as Party Secretary there held positions in Kyoto.
The next promotion for the Modu Party Secretary was directly to the Heavenly Court.
Cheng Wei was extremely confused, perplexed, and couldn't understand it at all.
How could a young man possess such a profound background? This was truly eye-opening.
No wonder his father-in-law had berated him like a dog yesterday. Wouldn't anyone scold him like a dog in that situation?
At this point, Cheng Wei felt that he had been a bit reckless yesterday, and this recklessness was caused by his own arrogance.
It seemed better to be more low-key from now on. The mainland was truly terrifying; it felt like there were influential figures everywhere.
He had come from Hong Kong to celebrate his elder's birthday and encountered so many influential people.
Qin Minyan seemed to sense his thoughts and said, "Husband, don't take it to heart that Dad and second brother scolded you yesterday. They are all helping you. Although they scolded you verbally, they actually don't want you to make mistakes and get into trouble."
Cheng Wei nodded after hearing this and said, "Yes, I realize that now."
If Cheng Wei still didn't repent and failed to recognize Xia Feng's uniqueness, it would truly be something that even ten years of cerebral thrombosis wouldn't cause him to do.
Xia Feng gestured for Zheng Ming to sit down, and Zheng Ming sat down without a word.
Although Old Master Qin Kaihu was the birthday star today, at this table, everyone's focus was on Xia Feng.
Even Old Master Qin Kaihu himself was like this, let alone others.
Before the banquet began, Qin Guomin delivered a speech on behalf of his father, generally expressing gratitude to everyone for taking time out of their busy schedules to celebrate his father's birthday and wishing everyone a good meal and drinks. These were common pleasantries.
No matter how ornate the language, it couldn't escape the desire for everyone to eat and drink well. No matter how eloquently spoken, it all came down to the same point.
After the banquet started, Qin Guowen and Qin Guomin, the two brothers, were responsible for toasting on behalf of the Old Master, as the Old Master was too old to go around toasting everyone.
At the Old Master's table, after everyone toasted Li Kaihu, their attention turned to Xia Feng, and they began toasting him one by one. Xia Feng was unfazed and accepted every drink.
He drank as if he were drinking water; as long as he didn't want to get drunk, alcohol couldn't intoxicate him.
At the table, Xia Feng showed no airs of a major figure. Everyone chatted freely, and the atmosphere was just right.
Especially Jiang Quanshui and Jack Ma, the two chatterboxes, who always managed to elevate the atmosphere to its peak.
Cheng Wei looked enviously at the people at the main table.
So, the lives of influential figures were also so ordinary. He realized that the luxurious life he pursued every day was utterly boring.
It was like a dog kept by a wealthy family, eating and living on imported beef but losing its natural canine instincts.
At this moment, Cheng Wei's phone rang: "In the pouring rain, I rolled up my sleeves and walked against the wind, afraid that if I stopped, the whole world would suddenly collapse. I stumbled my way to what is called success..."
It was his father calling.
Cheng Wei took out his phone and said to Qin Minyan.
"Answer it. Dad is discussing business in Australia recently. I wonder if something is up," Qin Minyan urged.
"Okay, fine." Cheng Wei responded, answered the call, and said, "Dad, what's up?"
"Did you tell your father-in-law that I couldn't return from Australia and wouldn't be attending his birthday celebration?" Cheng Qinian asked.
Cheng Wei: "I did. My father-in-law said it's okay, and your work is more important."
"Good, I have something very important to tell you. Find a quiet place to take the call." Cheng Qinian's tone suddenly changed, and he became serious.
"Uh-huh, okay, Dad, wait a moment." Cheng Wei covered his phone with one hand and pointed outside with the other, signaling to Qin Minyan that he was going out to take the call.
Qin Minyan nodded.
"Dad, I'm outside. What is it?"
Cheng Wei felt a mix of excitement and anxiety from his father's words. He hadn't heard his father speak so seriously in a long time.
"The Big Boss told me today that his family is coming to China to invest. Their flight arrives in Modu at one o'clock this afternoon. You tell your father-in-law that you need to go pick up an extremely important person."
"Our family's businesses are all in Hong Kong and overseas. Now the mainland is developing very well, and the place with the highest investment returns in the world is the mainland. We've never had the opportunity to enter the mainland, but now the opportunity has arrived."
Cheng Qinian spoke with utmost seriousness. His family was also in the real estate business. When Hong Kong first boomed, they received overseas investment, which was from the Big Boss he mentioned.
Although the latter had the largest shareholding, they only had shares, not equity, and the company had always been controlled by Cheng Qinian.
Cheng Qinian's company could become so large in Hong Kong and overseas entirely due to the support of this Big Boss, which allowed him to rank among the top ten wealthiest individuals in Hong Kong.
However, the current top ten wealthiest in Hong Kong were rather modest compared to those in the mainland. Even Hong Kong's Li Ka-shing could barely squeeze into the top ten mainland wealthy, let alone people like them.
It was truly an endless expanse.
Cheng Wei was stunned. He naturally knew who their family's Big Boss was. The Big Boss's family was an extremely powerful conglomerate, controlling several major financial groups.
Half of the top ten wealthiest individuals in Hong Kong had received investment from them.
"Okay, I'll go right now." Cheng Wei understood the importance of the matter and quickly agreed.
"Alright, I've communicated with the Big Boss's side and told them you'll be picking them up. Hurry over. I'll send you a number in a moment, and you call this number. The convoy has already been arranged." Cheng Qinian hung up the phone hastily, as if afraid of delaying Cheng Wei's affairs.
Originally, Cheng Qinian had already arranged for a convoy to pick up his Big Boss, but he later thought that it would be impolite without a responsible person present, so he decided to call Cheng Wei to have him rush over.
Cheng Wei put his phone in his pocket and walked back in. He went to Qin Minyan's side and whispered, "Wife, I have something important to go out for. Later, if Dad asks, tell him I went to pick up an important guest."
"Go ahead." Qin Minyan nodded, as her father wouldn't ask anyway.
Cheng Wei listened, then patted his son's head and tiptoed out of the hall.
After leaving, Cheng Wei directly dialed the number his father had sent. After confirming with the other party, Cheng Wei drove directly to the airport.
The Big Boss was scheduled to arrive at one o'clock, and it was already half-past twelve. He had to rush.
Cheng Wei's accelerator pedal roared, his whole body filled with energy.
This was their family's Big Boss, not some minor character.
He heard that the Big Boss's family was extremely formidable. If he could intentionally or unintentionally lead the boss to stay at the Holiday Dynasty Hotel and let everyone see it, wouldn't that be a perfect display of his prestige?
Wouldn't that allow him to vent his anger and show off his status indirectly?
Thinking of this, Cheng Wei instinctively sped up.
Holding onto someone else's coattails to show off, this feeling was really damn good.
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(That's all for today. I spent seven hours dyeing my hair during the day, which was really frustrating. Sigh. Emmmmm, don't scold me, I can still be saved... mua! (*╯3╰))