Chapter 88

One month later, Grandpa Qin's 80th birthday was held at "Yunqi Pavilion."

Grandpa Qin was a person of high position and great power, a person written into textbooks with iron bones, deeply respected and loved by all walks of life. Although the banquet scene was arranged very low-key, the guests were all wealthy nobles and top elites from all walks of life.

Inside the hall, orange light poured down gently, rendering the birthday banquet scene warm and quiet.

There was no ostentatious piling of gold and silver; what hung on the walls were all landscape ink paintings by famous Song and Yuan masters, and the elegant interest came to the face. The guests were dressed in high-quality but not ostentatious clothes, silk cheongsams, and wool suits, low-key without losing style. Soft classical music flowed, everyone sat around, laughing and talking, and between their gestures, there was luxury that did not reveal its edge.

"Welcome everyone to Grandpa Qin's 70th birthday banquet, let's invite today's birthday star."

After the host's brief opening remarks, Grandpa Qin was seen wearing a navy blue cloud brocade gown, walking out from behind with vigorous steps.

He held the wine glass in his hand high and said with a chuckle:

"Dear friends and relatives, my old bones can hold on until today, all thanks to the 'anti-creation' skills practiced in the army back then! Hahahaha, people all say that life at seventy is rare since ancient times, and I'm almost 80, which is considered a rare species! I have to continue to work hard in the future, striving to be the 'old living treasure' of our family. Come, drink this glass of wine, I wish everyone a more vigorous life than mine!"

Grandpa Qin's speech was bold and humorous, making the scene's atmosphere enthusiastic and happy.

"Grandpa Qin's spirit is not less than it was back then!"

"He is worthy of being an old general, an old hero!"

"Exactly, his body is really good!"

Amidst the laughter, the Qin family walked out from the backstage one after another.

The Qin family was a big family; Grandpa Qin had two sons and one daughter, and Qin Hao Bei's father was Grandpa Qin's second son.

The first to walk out was the family of Grandpa Qin's eldest son. The eldest uncle's family were all elite in science and technology; the eldest uncle was a famous nuclear physicist, the eldest aunt was a mathematician, and a daughter, who was currently researching in the direction of quantum mechanics, was a famous new-generation female scientist.

The family of three, dressed in traditional national style costumes, walked out from the backstage calmly and elegantly, and the guests present all looked at them with respect.

"Eldest Master Qin is truly elegant and has high moral integrity!"

"Yes, the madam is quiet and dignified, and the eldest miss looks quiet too."

"The key is that the whole family is high-IQ talent! Admire, admire!"

Sounds of praise sounded from the audience.

Next to come up was the Qin family's second branch, which was Qin Hao Bei's father, mother, and Qin Ruonan. The family, dressed in decent suits and evening gowns, walked onto the stage calmly.

This family was a business family. Father Qin founded the famous industrial enterprise, Huayao Group, when he was young, and had now retired. Mother Qin also came from a merchant family and had her own family business, but later, in order to support her husband's career, she chose to resign and stay at home. Qin Ruonan was currently the chairwoman of Huayao and also served as the chairwoman of the China Import and Export Association, a famous business leader.

"Second Master Qin hasn't come out for a long time, right? Oh my, it's really rare, rare! He was a figure who stirred up the wind and clouds back then!"

"People have long retired; I heard that Huayao Group is now managed by the second miss."

"This second miss is a remarkable figure! Young, but she has a lot of prestige in Huayao..."

Immediately after, the person who walked onto the stage was Grandpa Qin's third daughter, Qin Hao Bei's aunt, who was also the only one in the Qin family who was in politics and now held an important position in the government.

This Third Grandma Qin was very low-key, wearing the simplest light blue shirt and jeans, with short, capable hair, and a kind and amiable smile on her face, greeting everyone.

The audience became even more lively!

"Isn't this Third Grandma Qin?! She's even here, today is really a fight between gods!"

"What Third Grandma Qin, she is now a XX-level cadre, don't talk nonsense!"

"Oh my, the Qin family is worthy of being a famous family! Everyone is a talent, one bigger than the other! Today is really an eye-opener."

The Qin family members came onto the stage one after another to exchange greetings. Just then, someone in the audience suddenly discovered that an important person had not arrived.

"Hey, why hasn't the Qin family's only grandson arrived yet?"

"Are you talking about Young Master Qin? I heard that he seems to be a special forces soldier! Not only is he handsome, but his skills are comparable to Grandpa Qin back then!"

"Yes, I heard that too; it is said that Grandpa Qin loves this grandson the most..."

Before the words fell, a tall and handsome figure finally walked up from the backstage. The young man was like a pine and cypress, his face like a crown of jade, his temperament upright and elegant; it was Qin Hao Bei.

However... he didn't come alone, but... three people?!

Everyone present opened their eyes wide and held their breath.

They saw Qin Hao Bei holding a five or six-year-old little milk bun in his hand. The little bun looked tiger-headed and tiger-brained, wearing a gray little suit and a red bow tie, his pair of round, pitch-black eyes looking curiously at the surroundings, not timid at all.

And the other hand of the little bun was holding a young woman.

The woman was wearing a light apricot dress, which elegantly outlined her graceful figure, and pearl earrings shimmered under her temples.

There were no complicated decorations on her body; the solid-colored dress was exquisitely tailored, clean and neat, and her simple coiled hair revealed her slender neck. Her cold and detached temperament permeated as she walked forward slowly. The originally noisy banquet hall suddenly became quiet, and everyone's eyes were involuntarily attracted to her.

A burst of whispering immediately sounded from the audience.

"Is this... a family of three? Is Young Master Qin already married?!"

"I haven't heard of it! Besides, this child is already so big, it's impossible for him to appear for no reason, could it be... an illegitimate child?!"

"Shh... don't guess blindly! How could the Qin family allow such a thing to happen?!"

"But look, the look in Young Master Qin's eyes when he looks at that woman, how gentle, that woman must not be an ordinary person!"

At this moment, everyone was marveling at the scene before them, floating in their minds...

However, in the audience, there were several pairs of eyes covered with scarlet blood, and even their breathing was trembling!

Because they recognized that the person in front of them was Shi Yi!

The Shi family, Su Yichen, and Chu Yehan were all invited by Shi Yi through Qin Hao Bei. The purpose was to let them see her current appearance with their own eyes!

Shi Yi held Xiao Shiliu's hand, smiled, and walked gracefully to the front of the stage.

The three of them walked to the front of the stage calmly and naturally, like a warm and harmonious family of three. Qin Hao Bei curled his lips and was just about to introduce Shi Yi to everyone when suddenly a great force pulled Shi Yi and Xiao Shiliu from his side and pulled them directly to the C-position in the center of the stage.

Grandpa Qin's voice, full of pride and indulgence, sounded:

"Let me introduce to you, this is my newly recognized god-granddaughter, Xing'er. And..."

Grandpa Qin bent down and held Xiao Shiliu firmly in his arms, kissing his little face affectionately:

"Her son, Xiao Shiliu."

"From now on, the two of them are members of my Qin family!"