"You want to know?"
Li Fan knew that Luo Bei was mocking him on purpose, but he wasn't angry. If he was angry, then he would fall into Luo Bei's trap.
"I'm indeed curious."
Luo Bei nodded with a smile, "You're Xiaoru's boyfriend. I heard that Grandpa Liang loves his granddaughter the most. Since you're his future grandson-in-law, the gift must be good, right?"
"Of course, it must be good."
Li Fan winked at Luo Bei with a confident look.
"Hehe, then I'm really looking forward to it."
Luo Bei sneered and was about to say something when a round of applause came from the side. He turned his head and saw Liang Ru's cousin walking up the stage with a microphone in his hand. Liang Ru's cousin was called Liang Jun. He was a famous host in the Central Television.
The people in the Liang family were all dragons and phoenixes among men. They were all elites and outstanding talents.
If Li Fan was really just an ordinary university student, he might really be humiliated today. Fortunately, Li Fan's identity wasn't ordinary, especially his mentality. There were so many elites in the Liang family, but none of them could compare to Li Fan's experience. Naturally, they couldn't reach the state of being one with nature like Li Fan.
Li Fan sat there. Although it was noisy around him and the hall was luxurious, Li Fan turned a blind eye to it. At this moment, it was as if he was sitting in the clouds, surrounded by clear water. It was as if he was in the sea of his heart again.
The bustling hustle and bustle were slowly fading away. What welcomed Li Fan was tranquility.
As the saying goes, a small hermit lives in the wild, a great hermit lives in the city. If one's mentality was good, even in the noisy marketplace, one could still cultivate.
Liang Jun was hosting the family's birthday banquet. As Old Liang's birthday banquet, it couldn't be too extravagant or too simple. Therefore, eating and gift-giving were usually the same content. After all, Old Master Liang had already retired and no longer held any real power. If he accepted gifts, the higher-ups would only turn a blind eye to it.
However, Old Liang would donate these gifts to the country every year and didn't take a single cent. But even if he didn't want it, others couldn't not give it to him. Although Old Master Liang was incorruptible, he was not an unreasonable person. He himself was honest, but he did not force the people around him to do the same.
In China, there were unwritten rules in the bureaucracy. As long as it didn't go against the party spirit, Old Master Liang allowed some evasions to be carried out within permissible limits.
Li Fan and Liang Ru sat together. There was almost no one else there. Only Luo Bei was thick-skinned enough to sit with them. No one knew what An was thinking. It didn't take long for Old Master Liang to walk over. Despite his age, Old Master Liang still looked spirited. He had white hair and a youthful complexion. He pushed away the Liang Clan disciple that wanted to support him, and he walked over to the seat of the chairman with a majestic gait before sitting down.
"Thank you all for coming. After talking for so long, everyone must be hungry. I hereby announce the official start of our Old Master Liang's birthday banquet! "
Only after Liang Jun announced did everyone start toasting each other.
Many people directly treated this place as a social occasion. After all, those who could appear here were all big shots with reputations.
"Young Master Zhao of the Zhao Family has sent over a ten thousand year old Snow Ginseng! May Old Master Liang live a long and boundless life! "
"Mr. Yang of the Yang Clan has sent a Nanyang Luminous Pearl! May Old Master Liang live a prosperous life! "
Liang Jun didn't care about eating as he read out the gift list. Old Master Liang seemed to be quite impatient. The old man didn't eat either. He opened the newspaper, put on his reading glasses, and seemed to be reading the news. He curled his lips when he heard the gift list.
"What's wrong with you? I'm just an old man. Why would I need those things? What a waste! "
"Dad, these are all gifts from everyone."
Liang Ru's second uncle, Liang Tian, wore an ordinary black woolen sweater. He sat beside his father and smiled. "Dad, just accept it."
"Yes, but you have to donate them to me later."
Old Master Liang snorted. "I'm afraid my lifespan will be shortened if I really put them in my pocket."
"Alright, this is our family tradition."
Liang Tian nodded. "Besides, our family doesn't lack these things. It's just a token of appreciation."
"Little Tian, I'm telling you, you have a big business. You can't do anything illegal."
Old Master Liang did not forget to remind his second son as he read the newspaper. "Don't think that I'm old, but my ears are sharp. If I find out that you're up to no good, don't blame me for breaking your legs! "
"Dad, what are you talking about? Am I that kind of person in your eyes?"
"You know best whether you're the one who's not. Learn from your big brother. People have to walk the right path. Do you understand? "
"You keep asking me to learn from my big brother. My big brother doesn't even recognize me anymore!"
Liang Tian poured a mouthful of Maotai for the old man. At the same time, he muttered unhappily, "Besides, I wouldn't dare to do anything bad. I'm afraid of going to hell!"
"Only bad people are afraid of going to hell."
Old Master Liang snorted again. "We old revolutionaries don't recognize any ghosts or gods! With righteousness in our hearts, we can come and go without worries! "
"Fine, fine, fine. My old Red Army man, you're aware. I'll learn from you, okay?"
"It's good that you know it. You don't have to say it out loud."
Old Master Liang muttered again. "Your big brother didn't come?"
"He might be."
"Okay … Where's Xiaoru?"
"She's sitting over there."
"This little girl doesn't know how to get close to grandpa! She wasn't like this when she was younger! "
Old Master Liang sighed.
"Xiaoru's situation is special this year."
"What's special?"
"I heard she brought her boyfriend back … Look, he's sitting over there."
"Who?"
Old Master Liang pulled down his glasses and glanced in Liang Ru's direction.
"The brat from the Luo family? I've never liked that guy. Why is Xiaoru looking for him? "
"It's not him. It's the one next to him."
"Which family?"
"An ordinary family."
Liang Tian had already checked. "Her parents are ordinary people."
"Not bad."
Old Master Liang seemed a little happy. "Xiaoru is smart. Young people are better than old people like us."
"Dad, how can an ordinary family be good enough for our family?"
"Bullsh * t! Even if we go up, our family is still ordinary! "
Old Master Liang scolded. "You're forgetting your roots more and more!"
"Dad, don't be angry. I'm telling the truth."
Liang Tian said unhurriedly, "Look at the kind of people our family is interacting with now. Even if you don't say anything, sooner or later, this kid will feel the gap between us. Do you think he'll be happy as a son-in-law in this kind of family? "
"What's there to be unhappy about? I think he's happy!"
Old Master Liang was quite stubborn. "Anyway, you're not allowed to interfere in this matter!"
"Aiyo, your precious granddaughter's temper is just like yours. How would we dare?!"
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