The entire hall was brightly lit.
Under everyone's gaze, a figure strode into the hall.
His appearance immediately became the focus of the entire hall.
Zhuang Zewei's spirit was shaken. He immediately tidied up his dress and greeted him with his daughter.
"Earl Wang Teng!"
He walked briskly to Wang Teng and bowed slightly. He was extremely respectful.
"Governor Zhuang!" Wang Teng glanced at the girl beside Zhuang Zewei, looked around, and smiled: "It's quite lively!"
"In order to welcome you, everyone is here." Zhuang Zewei bowed slightly in front of Wang Teng.
"Thank you for your hard work!" Wang Teng patted him on the shoulder.
This Governor Zhuang's attitude towards him was really much more respectful than before. There was a huge contrast between before and after.
Zhuang Zewei was flattered. Then he looked at the girl beside him and introduced: "This is my daughter, Zhuang Caixuan. This girl has heard many times about your deeds, Earl Wang Teng. She admires you very much, so I took the liberty to bring her to see you."
When Zhuang Caixuan heard his words, she immediately rolled her eyes.
Wang Teng glanced at Zhuang Caixuan without a trace. He clearly caught her expression just now and felt a little strange.
This girl was not like what Zhuang Zewei said!
As for the words of admiration, he didn't believe it at all.
In this entire hall, at a glance, most people had young girls beside them, and they were all looking at him.
No one knew better than Wang Teng what they were thinking.
He had experienced this situation more than once or twice.
He was handsome and so outstanding. Sometimes he was helpless.
However, he didn't mean to expose Zhuang Zewei. He smiled and reached out to Zhuang Caixuan: "Hello!"
Zhuang Caixuan looked at the handsome young man in front of her, especially the confident and indifferent smile at the corner of his mouth, which was particularly dazzling. She unconsciously avoided Wang Teng's gaze and reached out her hand: "Earl Wang Teng, hello!"
Their palms touched and separated.
"Count Wang Teng, you didn't bring a female companion tonight. Why don't you let my daughter be your female companion?" Zhuang Zewei smiled.
"If Miss Zhuang doesn't mind," Wang Teng said.
"Just call me by my name." Under Zhuang Zewei's gaze, Zhuang Caixuan walked to Wang Teng's side and held his arm.
When everyone present saw this scene, they all secretly cursed Zhuang Zewei for being shameless. He actually beat them to it.
"Count Wang Teng, please!" Zhuang Zewei gestured with his hand and led Wang Teng into the hall.
Wang Teng nodded and walked in with Zhuang Caixuan.
Those who came to attend the banquet came back to their senses and greeted Wang Teng.
"Count Wang Teng!"
"Count Wang Teng!"
…
One by one, they eagerly saluted and toasted Wang Teng.
"Count Wang Teng, this time, in order to congratulate you for winning first place in the Genius Tournament and entering the Stars Ranking, we have specially prepared a gift for you," Zhuang Zewei said.
"Oh?" Wang Teng's heart skipped a beat.
It was a gift!
He liked it.
However, he didn't show it on the surface and said politely, "Everyone is too polite. It's enough that you're here. There's no need to bring gifts. How can I accept this?"
"It's necessary, it's necessary." Zhuang Zewei smiled and said, "You're about to go to the Seven Star Academies. You'll definitely consume a lot of resources for your cultivation, so I specially prepared 30 billion universe dollars for you!"
As he spoke, he took out a bank card and handed it over with both hands.
"30 billion!" Wang Teng was a little surprised. For these families, this wasn't a small amount.
Even Zhuang Caixuan next to him widened her eyes and looked at her father in disbelief.
30 billion was given out just like that?
She was very clear about her family's strength. Although they had a lot of businesses in the Jade Star area, most of them were real estate. The annual expenses of the family were not small. 30 billion was definitely a huge loss for the family.
Was it necessary to pay so much just to curry favor with this Count Wang Teng?
Zhuang Caixuan wasn't a fool who didn't know anything. She just couldn't accept it. At this time, her expression was complicated. She seemed to finally understand what the identity of Count Wang Teng next to her meant.
"You must accept it. This is a gift from me," Zhuang Zewei said quickly when he saw Wang Teng hesitating.
Wang Teng rejected it for a while, but he didn't hesitate and accepted it.
For him, 30 billion wasn't a lot, so he accepted it so easily.
If it was too much, he would probably have to consider it carefully. After all, sometimes favors weren't so easy to repay.
After Zhuang Zewei started, the others also came to give gifts. Without exception, they were all giving money. Basically, it was more than 10 billion. With dozens of people added together, it was still a large amount.
Zhuang Caixuan next to him was secretly speechless. This Count Wang Teng's income in one night was comparable to the wealth of their entire family.
Wang Teng was also very happy. After all, it was an unexpected fortune.
As a lord, it was normal for him to accept bribes.
He now had territories in six galaxies. It would be great if he could accept every one of them. Unfortunately, he didn't have the time.
Wang Teng sighed in his heart.
"Count Wang Teng, you have a good harvest tonight." Suddenly, there was a low voice in his ear. Hot air with a fragrance blew on his ear, making it itchy.
"It's okay." Wang Teng sat in his seat and drank wine. He didn't take the initiative or refuse!
"…" Zhuang Caixuan.
This Count Wang Teng was really arrogant.
However, looking at his face, it seemed that he was very calm about this huge sum of money. He didn't care at all.
That was hundreds of billions of Universe Dollars!
Zhuang Caixuan was going crazy.
Just give it to her!
She wanted to open her own company since she was a child. For this, she made a lot of preparations, including learning various business methods. She also secretly opened a small company outside. The profits were very good.
With this money, she believed that she could build a force stronger than the Zhuang family.
Unfortunately, the people in her family, including her father, didn't believe her.
Running a small company was different from running a giant enterprise.
They said that she was too naive. Without enough strength to protect her, any company would be swallowed up.
Zhuang Caixuan quietly glanced at Wang Teng next to her. If she could get his help, would everything be much easier?
"The Empire should have given you a lot of rewards." Zhuang Caixuan's heart moved and she asked tentatively.
Wang Teng glanced at her and smiled, "If it's just Universe Dollars, it's trillions."
"…" Zhuang Caixuan didn't speak. Her head was buzzing. The huge "trillions" kept echoing in her mind.
She was flattered, thank you!
Until the end of the banquet, Zhuang Caixuan was still a little absent-minded.
After Zhuang Zewei sent Wang Teng away, he turned around and glanced at her. He said, "Our Earl Wang Teng probably doesn't care about this bit of money. However, since he accepted it, it means that he's willing to accept us. Our foundation is here. As long as we cling onto this thigh tightly and have his protection in the future, our family might be able to develop even better."
"He really doesn't care about it." Zhuang Caixuan said with a complicated expression, "Father, do you know how many Universe Dollars the Empire rewarded him?"
"How much?" Zhuang Zewei said, "It should be hundreds of billions, but that's not the point. The point is his fiefdom in the six galaxies. That is a steady stream of income."
"Hundreds of billions?" Zhuang Caixuan looked at him strangely.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" Zhuang Zewei frowned.
"The Empire rewarded him with trillions of Universe Dollars." Zhuang Caixuan said, "This is what Count Wang Teng said himself."
"Trillions!?" Zhuang Zewei's face stiffened, "Are you sure you didn't hear wrong?"
"Father, do you think there's something wrong with my ears?" Zhuang Caixuan rolled her eyes and said angrily.
"No, it's just that this is too shocking." Zhuang Zewei had a complicated expression and said, "The Empire's importance to Count Wang Teng is really unimaginable. I should have thought of it. After all, even his title was promoted by two levels, let alone this little bit of Universe Dollars."
"But that's trillions. Why would the Empire reward him so much?" Zhuang Caixuan couldn't figure it out.
"Maybe it's because of the Star List." Zhuang Zewei shook his head. Suddenly, he had a thought and said, "This Count Wang Teng probably told you this on purpose."
"On purpose?" Zhuang Caixuan said with a strange expression, "You're not saying that he wants to attract me in this way, are you?"
"You're thinking too much." Zhuang Zewei said mercilessly, "With his identity, do you think it's necessary for a girl from a small family like you?"
"Father, am I still your biological daughter?" Zhuang Caixuan's face turned red and she stomped her feet.
"Hahaha, this is to remind you not to be too arrogant and look down on everyone. This Count Wang Teng is not someone you can handle." Zhuang Zewei laughed.
"Okay, okay, I know his identity is not ordinary. You don't have to remind me again and again." Zhuang Caixuan rolled her eyes and asked, "Then why is he doing this?"
"Of course, it's to tell me through your mouth." Zhuang Zewei's eyes flashed and said.
"You mean he's threatening you?" Zhuang Caixuan was not stupid. She immediately guessed something and said with a bright idea.
"Yes." Zhuang Zewei nodded and said, "He's telling me that he accepted my money, but don't take it too seriously."
"This Count Wang Teng is really too much. He has accepted the money, but he still wants to threaten you." Zhuang Caixuan said unwillingly.
"No, this is already very good. Using such a subtle way to threaten me, both sides are not embarrassed." Zhuang Zewei shook his head and smiled, "And he only said this sentence to you, and he didn't say it to anyone else. Do you know what this means?"
"It means … he intends to accept us." Zhuang Caixuan muttered.
"Yes." Zhuang Zewei nodded and smiled, "It seems that my daughter is really smarter than others."
"Why don't I feel that you are praising me?" Zhuang Caixuan rolled her eyes again.
"Little Xuan, I still hope that you can find opportunities to contact this Count Wang Teng more. It will be good for you." Zhuang Zewei said.
"Got it, got it." Zhuang Caixuan waved her hand impatiently. She turned and ran away without giving Zhuang Zewei a chance to say more.
"This girl." Zhuang Zewei shook his head helplessly, but he couldn't do anything to Zhuang Caixuan.
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