Chapter 288

"What sacred person?"

Hearing Wu Donghai's words, Wu Xin looked disdainful and said angrily, "Dad, among the young people in Jiangnan, who dares to call themselves a god or a saint in front of me? No matter who they are, in front of me, they can only be a piece of trash! Even if they were a dragon from the heavens, they would have to coil obediently in front of me!"

As he spoke, his face darkened, and he said, "This Old Master Song is truly unappreciative. Letting Song Wanting marry me is an honor for their whole family. What is this Song family, to dare look down on me!"

Wu Donghai said indifferently, "Wu Xin, don't forget this is the Song family. If you talk nonsense here and it reaches the ears of the Song family, do you still think there will be room for negotiation?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Xin was so startled that he immediately shut his mouth.

Wu Donghai sighed and said, "You, you are still too impatient in doing things. In the future, when you encounter matters, you must be calmer."

Wu Xin hurriedly said, "I'm sorry, Father. I was too impulsive."

Wu Donghai said, "Old Master Song has been shrewd his whole life; otherwise, he couldn't have built such a family business. Therefore, he shouldn't be making the mistake of being senile. If Song Wanting really fell for an unremarkable, ordinary person, he certainly wouldn't agree, let alone support it. So, I suspect the other party must have some real ability."

A cold light flashed in Wu Xin's eyes as he said, "Father, I have never heard of any remarkable young people appearing in the families of Jiangnan. Besides, in the entire Jiangnan region, my Wu family is held in the highest regard..."

Wu Donghai thought for a moment and said, "You said it yourself, the Wu family is supreme in Jiangnan, but looking at the whole country, we are still far behind. Those truly powerful hidden families are basically entrenched in Jingcheng. Therefore, I suspect that the person Song Wanting has her heart set on, as mentioned by Old Master Song, might just be a descendant of a major Jingcheng family."

Wu Xin grew anxious and hurriedly asked, "Dad, what do you mean?"

Wu Donghai said coldly, "Tonight, I plan to host a banquet at Tianxiang Mansion in Jin Ling and summon the heads of other Jin Ling families to come see me. I believe that once they hear the name of my Wu family, they will definitely attend."

At this moment, Uncle Yu came over, knocked on the door, and said from outside, "Mr. Wu, Young Master Wu, the Master invites you both to move to the restaurant for lunch."

"Very well," Wu Donghai replied, saying, "Please tell Uncle Song that we will be there shortly!"

As he spoke, Wu Donghai lowered his voice and said to Wu Xin, "I have two purposes for hosting this banquet. First, to have the people from these Jin Ling families help us investigate clues regarding your brother's incident. Second, to inquire about the man Song Wanting likes, find him, and see who he really is! If he is a descendant of a major family, we will find a way to achieve our goal through indirect means. If he is truly just an ordinary person, then we will simply make him disappear from this world!"

Wu Xin was immediately delighted and hurriedly agreed, "Father, I understand!"

At this very moment, Ye Chen had already finished preparing lunch and was organizing for his wife, Xiao Churan, and his father-in-law and mother-in-law to eat.

During the meal, Xiao Changkun appeared exceptionally excited, a look of anticipation constantly hanging on his face, as if something very happy had happened.

His mother-in-law, Ma Lan, frowned, scrutinized Xiao Changkun, and questioned, "You old geezer, smiling so lecherously, what shameful thing have you done?"

"How could I!" Xiao Changkun hurriedly said, "Our old classmates have arranged to return to our alma mater for a reunion this afternoon, and we've also invited our former homeroom teacher to come along."

"Class reunion?" his mother-in-law said with disdain. "You're half in the grave already, and you're still holding class reunions? Haven't you heard? Class reunions are just places for old lovers to meet!"

"Don't talk nonsense!" Xiao Changkun blurted out. "All of us going to this reunion are male classmates; we didn't invite a single female classmate."

"Really?" Ma Lan looked disbelieving.

Xiao Changkun hurriedly explained, "It's true. You know what the situation was like in our class back then; there were only a few girls in total, and they all went abroad. They are all overseas now, so this reunion is all men."

"I don't believe it! You are not allowed to go!" Ma Lan blurted out. "You must be holding back, wanting to see that old flame of yours! Don't think I don't know!"

Ye Chen was stunned upon hearing this. Judging by his mother-in-law's implication, did his father-in-law, Xiao Changkun, have some romantic history in the past?

Xiao Changkun hurriedly said, "There's no such thing as an old flame; it really is all male classmates!"

Ma Lan snorted with disdain and ignored Xiao Changkun, but her expression was also somewhat unpleasant.

Xiao Changkun hurriedly added, "I actually need Ye Chen to go with me this afternoon. Our homeroom teacher is in a wheelchair now, and the old building at the campus has no elevator. I need to find a few young, strong lads to carry him up to the fifth-floor classroom. If you don't trust me, just have Ye Chen come back and report to you. If there is even one female classmate present, I'll kneel on a washboard when I get back!"

Ma Lan said stubbornly, "You're still not allowed to go!"

Xiao Changkun was also somewhat angry and blurted out, "These are old classmates I haven't seen in decades; how can I stand them up? Besides, our homeroom teacher is over eighty; who knows how much longer he'll live? If I don't see him this time, I might never see him again in my life!"

Xiao Churan, who was on the side, also found it hard to watch and said, "Mom, just let Dad go. It's not easy to organize a class reunion at such an age; don't let him be laughed at for breaking his word."

Ma Lan glared at her and said, "What do you know? Back then, your dad was entangled with a vixen from his class for a long time. If it hadn't been for my little scheme to win him over, your dad would have ended up with that vixen long ago. If that had happened, where would you be?"

Listening to this, Ye Chen was filled with astonishment. How did this sound like his mother-in-law was the one who had been the third party? How did she make it sound like she was in the right?

Xiao Changkun's face couldn't hold up at this moment. He looked at Ma Lan and said sternly, "Don't talk nonsense about old history to the children!"

After finishing, he hurriedly said to Xiao Churan, "Churan, don't listen to your mother's nonsense. This old woman doesn't have a filter on her mouth all day long; she only knows how to make things up about me..."

Xiao Churan looked embarrassed. She didn't want to know about the love triangles her parents had back then, so she said to Ma Lan, "Mom, you two are going to play mahjong and attend a class reunion this afternoon, isn't that just perfect? Just let Dad go."

Xiao Changkun's eyes lit up, and he threatened, "If you don't let me go to the class reunion, then you shouldn't go play mahjong either. We'll just stay home and stare at each other!"

Upon hearing that Xiao Changkun wouldn't let her go play mahjong, Ma Lan immediately became anxious and blurted out, "You old thing, aren't you hindering me from making money by not letting me play mahjong? Chen Shuyi is going to the United States soon; I have to take advantage of the time before she leaves to play a few more rounds with her. Right now, every time I play a round with her, I can earn at least three to five thousand!"

After finishing, she looked at Ye Chen and blurted out, "Ye Chen, you go with your dad this afternoon! If there is even one woman at the class reunion, call me immediately, and I will rush over and tear that old face of his to shreds!"