Chapter 365 A Birthday You Will Never Forget (Part ) There were eight tables in the banquet hall, seating probably less than 90 people. There were quite a few guests, but like all weddings and funerals, there was so much hustle and bustle that one didn’t know where they were. Here are colleagues of Yu Xiaoliang and Tang Xiangyue, relatives of Tang Xiangyue's family, and parents of Liu Ye's classmates. In fact, some parents didn’t want to come, but Tang Xiangyue called them one by one, and the shy ones had to attend reluctantly with the gift money. The most outrageous thing is that there are Tang Quan’s friends. He felt that he was a successful man, so how could his niece's tenth birthday be celebrated without her friends coming to support him? So he invited a few drinking buddies who were on good terms with him, asked them to come with their families, and had them sit at the main table in a dignified manner. Because Tang Quan lied to his sister that these were all distinguished "big brothers" and they came to attend Liu Ye's tenth birthday party to give him face. Tang Xiangyue naturally would not refuse. After all, they had to give gifts when they came, but they didn't have to pay for the banquet themselves. It was Yu Xiaoliang who was at a loss overall. The birthday party officially started at 12 noon. The guests were greeting and chatting, children were running around, and the emcee in a tuxedo was at the front to liven up the atmosphere.

The hall was as messy as a vegetable market. Just then, Tang Xiangyue suddenly walked in holding the birthday boy Liu Ye. There were still tears in the corners of Liu Ye's eyes. Someone greeted her, but Tang Xiangyue ignored them. She walked straight to Tang Quan and opened her mouth with a choked voice: "Brother, I was bullied!" "What?" Tang Quan was chatting about international affairs with his drinking buddies when he suddenly saw his sister appear with disheveled hair, saying "I've been bullied". Tang Quan’s first reaction was that he was being raped. Later, when I asked, I found out that Yu Xiaoliang was not very sensible and actually bought a mobile phone for Yu Xian. Yu Xian was even more ignorant and actually accepted it. What’s most infuriating is that Yu Xian’s boyfriend threatened Liu Ye that he would dry the child and use it as a pendant. "Where are they?" Tang Quan's wife, who hoped something would happen to Yu Xian, was the first one who couldn't help it. She slammed the table and said, "Your brother has already seen through it. He is just as much of a coward as Yu Xiaoliang! I didn't expect that he would learn to bully children and women. He was so well behaved in front of us just now!" This woman, like her husband, is a "Pusin monster". It was obvious that Chen Zhu was too lazy to argue, but in the eyes of these two people, it seemed that Chen Zhu was afraid of them, so he pretended to be obedient. This kind of self-orgasm mentality is almost the same as that of the Koreans in the Great Cold Netherworld. Tang Quan was also very angry when he heard about this, feeling as if he was "touching the emperor's head". Among the drinking buddies he brought with him, one of the short and strong middle-aged men with tattoos on his arms even shouted: "Who the hell is bullying my sister and niece? I'm tired of living, so I'm going to meet them!" "Lao Zhang, wait a minute..."

Tang Quan called out to the tattooed brother. Because he suddenly realized that Yu Xiaoliang's act of buying a mobile phone for Yu Xian would become a ready-made "crime" when he publicly criticized it. This is the "bad boy" that Grandma Yu mentioned. Compared with his stupid wife and greedy sister, he is a little smarter. "Now... we can't go and cause trouble for them." After pondering for a moment, Tang Quan slowly gave a suggestion: "Not only should you not look for them, but you should also take the initiative to apologize to them." "apologize?" Tang Xiangyue thought she had heard it wrongly and widened her eyes: "Why?" "Because you want that house!" Tang Quan said slowly, "If they just leave, how can they use public opinion to put pressure on Yu Xian?" Tang Xiangyue was stunned for a moment, then remembered the most important thing. But she still couldn't calm down completely, pointing at Liu Ye, whose heavy makeup had been smudged by crying, and said: "Look how miserable Xiao Ye is. Brother, don't you have a lot of connections outside? Can you get the house and punish them severely at the same time?" "I……" Tang Quan choked slightly without being noticed. If his skin wasn't so dark, one could even see that his face turned red. He is just an ordinary salesman in a foreign trade company. In 08, due to the Olympic Games, the foreign trade business was very good. So I can get in touch with some big bosses, and occasionally leaders from the district and bureau will come to inspect and guide my work. However, these were just work contacts, and no one paid attention to him after get off work. However, in order to show off, Tang Quan boasted about these powerful people as his best friends at family gatherings and when he was drinking with friends. In addition, his income was indeed very high among ordinary people, so not only his relatives believed it, but even his wife and children believed it. If you ask him to find connections now, he has to search on Baidu for even the phone number of the leader of the grassroots police station. Of course Tang Quan was still very good at pretending. He said calmly, "It's not appropriate to use those connections for a small matter. A little impatience can ruin a big plan." "But I've never suffered such a loss in my life!" Tang Xiangyue wiped her face and said angrily. "Tsk!" Tang Quan gradually lost his patience and asked in a low voice, "Why didn't I see it before? Liu Long beats you every time he gets drunk. Is that a disadvantage?" Liu Long is Liu Ye's biological father. He runs a small restaurant, has little education and likes to drink. He would beat his wife every time he drank, so Tang Xiangyue had to be very careful in everything he said and did. If you say a word wrong, you will be "deliberately punched". Tang Xiangyue finally got divorced and had been single for two years, almost unable to survive financially.

With Tang Quan's plan, he finally managed to trap Lao Yu, a cowardly man with a good temper, no bad habits, and a gentle and family-oriented personality. Not only did Tang Xiangyue not cherish him, she also took advantage of him and became more and more arrogant, as if she wanted to transfer all the pain that she had suppressed over the years to Lao Yu. "What's the point of bringing him up on such a good day?" Tang Xiangyue immediately became obedient. Even after so much time had passed, Long Ge's EAQAARW was still a nightmare she dared not recall. "Then I'll go call them in?" Tang Xiangyue asked obediently. "I'll go." Tang Quan thought for a moment and said, "Take Xiao Ye and put on some makeup. The banquet is about to begin." …… Tang Quan walked out of the banquet hall and caught a glimpse of the three of them. For birthday parties or wedding banquets like these, someone would have to be at the door to receive guests and take down the gifts from the guests. Yu Xiaoliang was naturally the perfect candidate. Now that most of the guests have arrived, he is currently packing up the gift books, with Chen Zhuo and Yu Xian also helping. Tang Quan observed everyone's expressions. Yu Xiaoliang, the timid middle-aged man. When he saw himself coming out, he unsurprisingly felt a little withdrawn and embarrassed. "It's good to know you're wrong!" Tang Quan felt that he was relatively fair and would not blame Yu Xiaoliang entirely for his niece's crying due to fear. But Tang Quan didn't notice that the two steps Old Yu took back could be understood as fear, or as standing in front of his daughter. The second is Chen Zhe, the cowardly college student who only dares to scare children. He didn't feel a bit of guilt at all and was still chatting and laughing. In fact, Chen was joking that he had prepared red envelopes in the morning, but looking at the current situation, it seems that he cannot give them out. "I really hope you can be this brave and optimistic when you are alone with me!" Tang Quan sneered in his heart. If it wasn't for the house, I really wanted to scold this pretty boy until he cried! As for Yu Xian... Tang Quan thought about it and suddenly felt a little discouraged. Because when Yu Xian saw him coming, he didn't retreat, nor did he put on a frivolous smile. With her chin slightly raised, her pretty face tense, her eyes as cold as ice, as if she didn't take the "powerful Tang family" seriously at all.

At this moment, even Tang Quan had a feeling. As long as nothing unexpected happens, this kind of girl will have a bright and brilliant future because she is so tough and fearless. "Dad has no choice, but why would he fall for a man like this?" Tang Quan felt a little sorry for Yu Xian. Apart from his height and looks, this pretty boy has nothing that matches Yu Xian. Strictly speaking, his looks are even inferior to his. Tang Quan collected his emotions, not letting them interfere with his wisdom, and then greeted him in a normal tone: "Old Yu, come in and have dinner when you're done." Yu Xiaoliang was a little surprised. He had thought there would be a storm of harsh criticism, but he didn't expect it to be passed over as if nothing had happened. Chen was slightly disappointed. He had thought that there would be a bunch of idiots coming out to cause trouble, but in the end, there was only Tang Quan. What was even more surprising was that Tang Quan actually said to Yu Xian: "Yu Xian, your Aunt Tang was a little too aggressive just now. It's not that she doesn't want your dad to buy you a mobile phone, but she's just spending a lot of money recently. Your sister Xiaoye will go to junior high school in two years. If there is no school-district housing, she will need a large sponsorship fee..." "So we're waiting here." Chen Zhuo suddenly realized. The focus of this sentence is not [mobile phone], but [degree housing and sponsorship fees]. "As for your Aunt Tang, she's actually not a bad person, she just has a quick temper." Tang Quan sighed and continued, "She even asked me to apologize to you. I hope you don't take it to heart. She has to go and put makeup on Xiao Ye, otherwise she would come here in person." Chen Zhuo never agrees with the excuse of "having a quick temper and speaking without thinking". This is as ridiculous as “having sex while drunk”. Why don’t we see “transferring money while drunk”? However, Sister Cos was not so shrewd, especially when she knew that Tang Quan was not here to cause trouble but was apologizing in such a humble manner, her hostile attitude gradually eased. “I didn’t intend to.” Yu Xian replied firmly, "Since you are in financial difficulty, then take the invoice and return the phone. I just want to use the same phone as Director Chen!" "It doesn't matter. You've already bought it, so just accept it." Tang Quan seemed to have no idea about the N95 in Yu Xian's hand, and invited him again: "The banquet is about to start, let's go in." In fact, if Tang Quan didn't come out to apologize, Yu Xian would have helped Lao Yu organize the gift book, and she would have left with her boyfriend. After what happened, you still want me to have dinner with you? dream! But in this situation, Yu Xian was a little hesitant again. She looked at Chen Zhuo for inquiry, and Chen Zhuo shrugged: "It's up to you. I can do anything." She looked at Lao Yu again and felt that her father still hoped for reconciliation between the two sides. Yu Xian's neat and smooth millet teeth gently bit her rosy lower lip and finally made a decision: "Okay, Director Chen, let's finish eating before we leave!" Seeing that Yu Xian agreed, Tang Quan felt relieved. He could finally trick the person in and "kill" him.

On the way to the banquet hall, Tang Quan and Chen Zhuo walked side by side at the back, thinking about what this kid had just done to his niece. Tang Quan decided to give him some colour see see. "You are from Zhongda Lingyuan, right?" Tang Quan asked as he walked. "Yes." Chen answered readily. He didn't believe that Tang Quan and Tang Xiangyue were sincerely admitting their mistakes and apologizing. He didn't know what these two guys were planning to do. However, because he was able to control them, Chen was quite curious about the other party's methods. "Well……" Tang Quan nodded and said seriously: "I just suddenly remembered that I had dinner with the dean of your Lingyuan." According to the normal script, Tang Quan felt that there should be two possibilities. One is Chen Zhui exclaiming loudly: "Wow! That's amazing!" The second type is Chen Zhuo doubting: "Is it true?" "If it's the second one..." Tang Quan shook his shoulders confidently. I just checked on Baidu, and found that CUHK does have a Lingnan Business School. The dean is a doctoral supervisor named Shu Yuan, and there are also photos of him at activities. Whenever Chen expressed doubts, Tang Quan would ask back, "Is your dean called Shu Yuan? A bit bald? About fifty years old?" In this situation, a young college student like Chen would definitely believe it. He then struck while the iron was hot and used both coaxing and intimidation, using his future in school as an excuse to force the boy to apologize to Liu Ye and his sister in tears. But after waiting for a long time, neither of these two possibilities appeared. Tang Quan couldn't help but look at Chen Zhe, and found that he was actually staring at him happily, his eyes full of teasing smiles. People who pretend to be cool are not afraid of arguments or verification, but they are most afraid of this kind of reaction of smiling but not saying anything. "You don't believe it?" Tang Quan raised his voice, and he was the first to break through. "Our dean is at the deputy department level." Chen said with a smile. "Deputy Director..." Tang Quan finally understood that Chen not only did not believe it, but also hinted that with his level, he was not worthy of having dinner with the dean of Lingyuan. "Humph!"

Tang Quan snorted coldly, still bluffing confidently: "You are an ordinary college student, how much can you know about social affairs? Let me tell you a detail, your Dean Shu has a good alcohol tolerance, and he has made me drunk several times." Tang Quan felt that since he was a deputy department-level official, he must be able to drink a lot. But in fact, Shu Yuan is a typical ivory tower scholar leader and his alcohol tolerance is very average. Chen waited with a smile until Tang Quan finished boasting, then took out his cell phone and made a call: "...Hello, is this Dean Shu?...What are you busy with during the winter break?...Nothing, I just met someone at a banquet, and he said he knew you..." After the phone call, Chen Zhuo curled his lips and said, "Our Dean Shu said that he doesn't know you." Unexpectedly, Tang Quan burst into laughter. He pointed at the domestic mobile phone worth several hundred yuan and said meaningfully: "I can bet that this person is not Dean Shu at all. He just picked a random phone number and called him, then said a bunch of nonsense. In fact, the title and identity don't match at all." "Young man, these tricks of yours..." Tang Quan dusted off his trouser legs, walked confidently into the banquet hall, and said, "These are all my leftovers!" "Is it?" Chen smiled and did not refute, following Yu Xiaoliang to his seat. What he couldn't understand was that Lao Yu was in charge of everything from coordinating with the hotel to paying the bill, and was also the "father of Liu Ye" in the legal sense. They weren't even allowed to sit at the main table? Are the main table occupied by Tang Quan’s drinking buddies? Tang Quan and Tang Xiangyue, a brother and sister, really caught a good-tempered man, brainwashed and used PUA, and then squeezed him to death. "But..." Chen Zhuo thought to himself, "Since my father-in-law can take the initiative to give me a mobile phone, he should not be a completely indifferent slave." Is it accumulating anger? It's just that it hasn't reached the full value yet. "What are you thinking about?" Yu Xian, who was next to her, saw her boyfriend in a daze, so she asked curiously. "I'm not even hungry, what should I do if I don't want to eat lunch?" Chen is talking nonsense. As usual, Yu Xian placed her boyfriend's hand on her knee, patted it and said, "I told you not to eat that rice noodle roll this morning, but you refused to listen." When Chen Zhuo went to pick up the fish in the morning, he had already eaten breakfast. When he saw the fragrant rice noodle roll shop at the entrance of Zhusigang Community, he instantly felt hungry. So I pestered cos sister to try a dish, and after tasting it, I became like this now, not hungry after seeing anything. "By the way, what were you talking about just now?" Yu Xian was a little puzzled. He guessed that Director Chen and Tang Quan probably didn't have any common topics. "He said he respected the dean of our Lingyuan and asked me to introduce him to him when I have time."

While Chen was talking nonsense, he took off his baseball cap and casually adjusted his hair. "Don't want to maintain your appearance?" Yu Xian teased with a smile. "I just took a look." Chen Zhuo also said: "I found that there is no man more handsome than me here, so there is no need to defend it. I will give everyone a chance to catch up." "Cut~" Yu Xian laughed and stretched out her green fingers, not disliking her boyfriend's greasy hair. She flicked it left and right, just like painting, and easily helped him to have a neat hairstyle. Chen narrowed his eyes, happily enjoying Lady Yu's service. In fact, the main reason why Chen took off his hat was that he felt that there might be something fishy going on at this birthday party targeting the cosplayer, so it didn't matter whether he wore it or not. After all, I will definitely take action. Soon it was 12 o'clock, and the MC walked to the front desk with the microphone: "Dear elders, relatives and friends, good afternoon! Today is a happy and special day for little Liu Ye, because she is ten years old..." While the emcee was giving his passionate speech, the waiters came up with plates of hot dishes. "Xian Meier." At this time, Yu Xiaoliang said to his daughter, "Your Aunt Tang will come over to toast you later. I guess she will talk to you about many things. Then..." "I know how to do it." Yu Xian nodded his chin: "I can also say something soft to resolve the conflict." "Xian Meier..." Yu Xian’s reaction gave Old Yu peace of mind. At the same time, I felt more and more guilty. With my daughter's personality, it was so difficult to get her to say something soft. Looking at Lao Yu’s serious expression, I had a sense of “I have been planning for this moment all these years, just waiting for it to come true”. But if you think about it, it is understandable that if the relationship between the two sides can be reconciled as Lao Yu expects, he can both fulfill the duties of a stepfather and take care of his own daughter. After the host finished speaking, the banquet officially began. According to the program, the little birthday girl was also going to perform. Liu Ye, who was wearing heavy makeup again, went on stage to dance, with a red mouth and thick dark blue eye shadow. "Like a monkey." Chen muttered silently. After the birthday boy finished his performance, everyone feasted for a while, and Tang Xiangyue began to take Liu Ye around to toast everyone.

The mother and daughter didn't think about Yu Xiaoliang's "father role" at all, and just smiled and talked and clinked glasses with relatives and friends. Chen glanced at Lao Yu next door secretly. Although he was smiling, there was a trace of desolation at the corner of his mouth that could not be concealed. "My handsome old father-in-law." Chen Zhuo sighed in his heart: "How long can I endure this?" Soon, Tang Xiangyue walked towards Chen's table. However, Chen noticed a detail. When Tang Xiangyue was toasting at other tables, she just held a glass of wine. But when she came here, Tang Xiangyue asked for the host's microphone. "What to do?" Chen's eyes moved, but he couldn't guess. "Thank you all for coming to Xiaoye's tenth birthday. Have a good meal and drink..." Tang Xiangyue first said a few ordinary polite words and then exchanged a few words with some acquaintances. Then she turned her eyes to Yu Xian and raised the microphone to her lips. Thanks to Old Yu's advice, Yu Xian has made up his mind mentally to end the unpleasantness of the past with a toast, hoping that his father can be happier in the new family. "Yu Xian, my husband's other daughter." Tang Xiangyue spoke. Because the microphone was in use, the sudden "buzzing" sound drew the attention of everyone in the banquet hall. "Logically speaking, you are also my daughter." Tang Xiangyue stared at Yu Xian, trying her best to make her tone more affectionate, but her high and pointed cheekbones always ruined the atmosphere intentionally or unintentionally. "But Aunt Tang is too busy with work and can't take good care of you. Besides, our relationship is a little awkward, and your grandma doesn't like me." Tang Xiangyue said faintly: "That's why some misunderstandings arise." Yu Xiaoliang was listening nearby, and his crow's feet were filled with relief. Everything is correct so far, now we should talk softly to each other. Tang Quan leaned back in his chair with his arms folded across his chest, thinking that Xiang Yue's ability to perform on the spot was still acceptable. "but……" Tang Xiangyue's next sentence was completely beyond Yu Xiaoliang's expectations. "You can't say Aunt Tang is mean to you!" Tang Xiangyue used her "dry howling" skill again, "crying and sobbing" but there were only sounds without tears. "Your father is a middle-aged man with no house and only a broken car. I see that he often can't even have a hot meal. You marry him and take care of him without asking for anything."

"I wash his clothes and cook for him, but he's often not satisfied. That's fine. As long as I can be nicer to Xiao Ye, it doesn't matter if I suffer a little." "But your father treats the two children differently. Your father and I make less than 3000 yuan a month. After deducting the rent, we save less than yuan." "But last time you were short of money, he directly withdrew 40,000 yuan from you. There is not a penny left in the bankbook at home!" Hearing this, Yu Xiaoliang was completely stunned. It turns out that Tang Xiangyue knew about my withdrawal of money. But those are my own savings and have nothing to do with her! Also, when has she ever washed my clothes or cooked for me? Yu Xian was also stunned. Didn’t they agree to reconcile? How did it become a one-sided complaint? When I was in high school, I worked in convenience stores and training institutions to earn a living, and I never complained about the hardship! "But Auntie never blamed your father." Tang Xiangyue paused for a moment, as if to give everyone time to "digest" the story, and soon began to perform again: "Because I know you are studying painting, which requires a lot of money, I never mentioned this matter. I just hope you can achieve some artistic success." "Later, your father bought you a cell phone without telling you, which also cost several thousand yuan. When Auntie first found out, she was a little irrational and yelled at you." "Xiao Ye will be going to middle school soon. Not having a degree will be a huge expense. But now I understand that you are a college student. If you use a low-quality phone, you may be laughed at by your classmates at school." "I……" Tang Xiangyue suddenly bowed to Yu Xian: "I apologize to you for my irrational attitude." "Wow~" There was noise and discussion around because there was an unopened new mobile phone on Yu Xian's desk, which meant there was both witness and evidence. "Old Yu is indeed a little too partial to his biological daughter. Although there is nothing wrong with that, he is married to Xiangyue after all. He should consider his new family more." "Although Xiangyue is mean at work, I didn't expect her to be quite tolerant towards her stepdaughter." "Old Yu's daughter is beautiful, but why is she spending money so lavishly? Doesn't she consider the relationship between her father and stepmother at all?" …… This is probably what it means when three people make a tiger, which is the so-called "power of public opinion." It can either clear a person or smear him/her, and the cost is very small, just a few words. Maybe after a long time, the truth of the matter was finally revealed, and everyone realized that they had slandered a good person before. But what can be done? Apart from the empty comfort of "justice may be late but will not be absent", who still remembers the good man who was wrongly accused? Even in love, cos sister has a simple personality and is straightforward in love and hate. She has never experienced such a situation of being roasted on the fire. "Yu Xian." Tang Xiangyue just didn't let it go, and said softly, "Auntie Tang just wants to ask you one thing now." "I heard from your father that you have a house with a school place in your name. Can you lend it to Xiao Ye temporarily to attend junior high school?"

"Otherwise, the sponsorship fee would be tens of thousands every year. Even if your father and Aunt Tang worked themselves to death at their workstations, they might not be able to raise enough." "Can you help me? Please." …… At this moment, Yu Xian was like a small boat in the ocean. Looking at poor Tang Xiangyue and listening to the discussions around him, he was actually a little confused for a moment. At this time, Tang Xiangyue looked at her brother Tang Quan. After receiving a clear hint, Tang Xiangyue grabbed the birthday boy Liu Ye and threw him to the ground. Judging from the continuity of the mother and daughter's movements, they must have rehearsed it. "Aunt and sister are kneeling down to beg you!" Tang Xiangyue howled loudly, but was suddenly stunned when she looked up. The male college student who wanted to dry the small leaves as pendants pushed Yu Xian away and stood in front. It looked like he was kneeling down and kowtowing to him. "Auntie." Chen Zhuo took out a red envelope from his pocket and handed it over with a wry smile: "You have a sharp eye, I did bring the gift money but forgot to give it to you. Happy birthday, baby." ······ (It may take another chapter tomorrow to wrap up all the foreshadowing.) (End of this chapter)