Chapter 288: Find him!

"What kind of sacred being?"

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

As he spoke, his face darkened, and he added, "This Old Master Song is really unappreciative. Letting Song Wanting marry me is an honor for their whole family. What kind of thing is the Song family to dare to look down on me!"

Wu Donghai said indifferently, "Wu Xin, don't forget this is the Song family. If you talk nonsense in the Song residence and it reaches the ears of the Song family, do you still want any room for maneuver in this matter?"

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

Wu Donghai sighed and said, "You are still too impulsive. In the future, you must be calmer when encountering things."

Wu Xin hurriedly said, "I'm sorry, Dad. 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. So, he shouldn't be making a senile mistake. If Song Wanting really has fallen for an ordinary person, he certainly wouldn't agree, let alone support it. Therefore, I suspect the other party should have some real ability."

A cold light flashed in Wu Xin's eyes as he said, "Dad, I have never heard of any remarkable young people appearing in the families of Jiangnan. Moreover, in this entire Jiangnan region, my Wu family is respected..."

Wu Donghai thought for a moment and said, "As you said, the Wu family is respected in Jiangnan, but looking at the whole country, we are still far behind. Those truly powerful hidden families are basically entrenched in Yanjing. Therefore, I suspect that the person Song Wanting likes, whom Old Master Song mentioned, is likely a descendant of an Yanjing 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 Tianxiangfu in Jin Ling and summon the heads of other families in Jin Ling to see me. I believe they will show up once they hear the name of the Wu family."

At this moment, Yu Bo came to knock on the door and said from outside, "Mr. Wu, Young Master Wu, the Old Master invites you both to move to the dining room for lunch."

"Alright," Wu Donghai replied, "Please tell Old Master 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 tonight. First, to have the families of Jin Ling help us investigate clues regarding your brother's incident; second, to inquire about the man Song Wanting likes and find him to see who exactly he 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 an ordinary person, then we will simply make him disappear from this world!"

Wu Xin was overjoyed and hurriedly agreed, "I understand, Dad!"

At this moment, Ye Chen had already finished preparing lunch and was calling his wife, Xiao Churan, and his parents-in-law to eat.

During the meal, Xiao Changkun appeared exceptionally excited, a look of anticipation constantly hanging on his face, as if some great happy event were about to occur.

His mother-in-law, Ma Lan, frowned as she sized Xiao Changkun up and questioned, "You old geezer, smiling so lecherously, what kind of shameful thing have you been up to?"

"Nothing of the sort!" Xiao Changkun hurriedly said, "My old classmates and I have arranged a reunion at our alma mater this afternoon. We're even inviting our old homeroom teacher from back then."

"A class reunion?" His mother-in-law said disdainfully, "With one foot already in the grave, what kind of class reunion are you holding? Haven't you heard? Class reunions are just places for old flames to rendezvous!"

"Don't spout nonsense!" Xiao Changkun blurted out, "We are only inviting male classmates to this reunion; not a single female classmate was invited."

"Really?" Ma Lan looked skeptical.

Xiao Changkun hurriedly explained, "It's true. You know what our class was like back then. There were only a few girls, 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 itching to see that old flame of yours! Don't think I don't know!"

Ye Chen was stunned listening to this. Judging by his mother-in-law's tone, did his father-in-law have some romantic history?

Xiao Changkun hurriedly said, "There is no old flame. It really is just male classmates!"

Ma Lan snorted disdainfully and ignored Xiao Changkun, but her expression remained unpleasant.

Xiao Changkun hurriedly added, "It just so happens that I need Ye Chen to go with me. Our homeroom teacher is in a wheelchair now, and the old building on the old campus has no elevator. We need a few young and strong guys to carry him up to the fifth-floor classroom. If you don't trust me, just have Ye Chen report back to you. If there is a single female classmate present, I'll kneel on a washboard when I get back!"

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

Xiao Changkun was also getting 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 many days he has left? If I don't see him this time, I might never see him again in my life!"

Xiao Churan also felt it was a bit much and said, "Mom, just let Dad go. It's not easy to organize a class reunion at their 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 I hadn't used a little trick to capture him, your dad would have run off with that vixen long ago. If that had happened, would you even exist?"

Ye Chen was astonished listening to this. How did it sound like his mother-in-law was the third party who intervened? How could she act as if she were in the right?

Xiao Changkun's face was also losing its composure. He looked at Ma Lan and said sternly, "Don't spout nonsense about the past in front of the children!"

After saying this, he hurriedly said to Xiao Churan, "Churan, don't listen to your mother's nonsense. This old woman never has a filter on her mouth; she only knows how to make things up about me..."

Xiao Churan looked awkward. She didn't want to know about the love triangles of her parents back then, so she said to Ma Lan, "Mom, you're going to play mahjong, and Dad is going to the class reunion. Isn't that 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 can't go play mahjong either. We'll just stare at each other at home!"

Upon hearing that Xiao Changkun wouldn't let her go play mahjong, Ma Lan panicked and blurted out, "You old thing, aren't you ruining my chance to make 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. I can make three to five thousand just by playing one round with her now!"

After saying this, she looked at Ye Chen and blurted out, "Ye Chen, you go with your dad this afternoon! If there is a single woman at the class reunion, call me immediately. I'll rush over and dig her face out!"