Chapter 391: 387. Sicheng's First Banquet (Seeking subscriptions, monthly tickets!)

Since Nikolayev said he would handle the matter, Zhang Ran stopped worrying about it.

This Maikai Supermarket affair was merely the beginning of their cooperation; their future collaboration would be truly complex.

The twists and turns regarding some of the contracts and equity within it would likely make even professionals feel dizzy just looking at them.

However, these things were not urgent and required careful, step-by-step handling.

While Zhang Ran was busy, Sicheng was not idle either; these past few days, he had been diligently learning things and pondering many questions.

"Ilya, could you help me organize a gathering?" Sicheng suddenly asked.

Ilya was taken aback, then immediately asked, "Are you planning to host a banquet?"

Sicheng said, "Yes, I want to meet some people and see if there are any opportunities for us to cooperate."

It must be said that when a person's mindset begins to change, their thoughts also change a great deal.

Although it had only been two or three days, Sicheng had changed significantly; at the very least, he would never have thought of or done something like inviting people to a banquet before.

Ilya thought for a moment and said, "That's no problem. Because of the scene Lotnikov caused, many people already know about some of the circumstances regarding Zhang Shu and you. If you send out invitations, many people will give you that much face."

Upon hearing this, Sicheng felt a little nervous. "This is also my first time organizing a banquet like this. If no one comes, will it make my dad lose face?"

Ilya laughed, "It won't. Those who know about Zhang Shu's situation will definitely come; you don't need to worry about that."

"Alright, I hope there won't be too few people coming," Sicheng said, taking a deep breath.

At this moment, Tu Yu said, "Brother Sicheng, those friends of mine also want to attend, is that okay?"

During this time, Tu Yu had almost forgotten about people like Lu Xuan and Xia Wen, focusing entirely on staying by Sicheng's side.

Yesterday, Lu Xuan had even called him to go out and hang out, but he had refused; he had no time to play now.

Xia Wen had also invited Siyan, and while Siyan did go, she only chatted for a little while before returning.

Siyan had also been busy studying and handling affairs these past two days.

Although Tu Yu had rejected Lu Xuan's invitation, he could tell that Lu Xuan wanted to get to know Sicheng, which was why he spoke up now.

Sicheng replied, "Of course."

The matter was settled just like that. This was Sicheng's first time hosting a banquet, and his heart was filled with both trepidation and a hint of anticipation.

That evening, Sicheng mentioned the matter to Zhang Ran. Zhang Ran didn't express much, only saying, "Making more friends is also a good thing."

Seeing Sicheng's nervous appearance, Zhang Ran smiled and said, "You don't need to be nervous. You only need to remember one thing: as the son of Zhang Ran, you don't need to curry favor with anyone."

Zhang Ran's tone was very calm, but Sicheng felt his heart steady. Looking at his father's confident demeanor, Sicheng suddenly felt much less nervous.

Liu Lu asked with some hesitation, "Do I need to go?"

Zhang Ran smiled and said, "Go if you want to, don't if you don't. Don't overthink those unnecessary things. What I just said wasn't just for Sicheng, it was for you too. You don't need to curry favor with anyone because of business matters; you just need to be yourself. There's no need to force yourself to do things you don't like."

Looking at Zhang Ran's earnest gaze, Liu Lu nodded subconsciously.

She truly did not like such occasions; by comparison, she still preferred being a housewife.

"And don't worry about Sicheng messing around outside in the name of work. If he dares to act recklessly, you won't even need to speak up—I'll go break his legs myself." Seeing that Liu Lu was still uncomfortable, Zhang Ran made a joke.

Liu Lu had also noticed the changes in Sicheng and Siyan over the past two days, and she knew that her husband's family was very different from what she had perceived.

Therefore, she didn't know what she should do.

She couldn't help the Zhang Family with business, but doing nothing made her feel a sense of guilt in her heart!

However, upon hearing Zhang Ran's words, Liu Lu lowered her head in embarrassment.

Sicheng said sheepishly, "Dad, why are you saying all that? I'm not that kind of person."

"Heh!"

Seeing his father's look of distrust, Sicheng could only shake his head helplessly.

Siyan said at this time, "Brother, I'll go tomorrow too."

Siyan thought that she also needed to experience and become familiar with such things, so she wanted to go along.

"Fine, we'll go together then," Sicheng nodded.

This could be considered the first time the siblings were organizing such a banquet; both were trying to change themselves, to accept and get used to this kind of life.

Zhang Ran saw all of this in his eyes; his heart ached, but he could only support them silently.

Siyan and Sicheng could indeed live the lives of ordinary people, living carefree lives forever; Zhang Ran's current situation could fully support them in doing so.

But this was Sicheng and the others' own choice, and it was also the choice Zhang Ran most hoped to see.

The next evening at six o'clock, Sicheng and Siyan arrived early at the pre-booked hotel.

For this banquet, Sicheng did not choose to hold it at Ilya's estate, but instead booked a banquet hall himself.

To Sicheng's surprise, quite a lot of people actually came, and most of them were young people, eighty percent of whom were second-generation wealthy heirs.

When these people saw Sicheng and Siyan, they were all very polite. Even if communication was somewhat inconvenient due to language barriers and required a translator, they still chatted very warmly.

Lu Xuan and the others had also come. They had originally thought about getting close to Sicheng, but after arriving, they realized they couldn't get a word in at all.

Sicheng and Siyan were constantly surrounded by people, with others continuously coming to interact with them.

Helpless, they could only seek out Tu Yu. Tu Yu was also very busy at this time, but no matter how busy he was, he couldn't ignore Lu Xuan and the others.

And just as Sicheng was hosting his first banquet, Yu Mingcai also arrived at the hotel.

He was meeting Lotnikov tonight; this was an opportunity Yu Xingmin had secured for him over the past few days.

Although Lotnikov did not have as much say in the oil industry as the Nikolayev Family, he was not weak either.

Once he could open a breakthrough here and gain some benefits, Yu Mingcai would be able to befriend some people, and his work would go much more smoothly then.

Coupled with his previous encounter at Ilya's place, Yu Mingcai was determined to succeed this time.