novelden Chapter 142 Recognition Banquet
Chapter 142 Recognition Banquet
Shi Zhixing personally put the ice jade necklace on Hua Li and took the opportunity to say, "Since Hua Li likes it, why don't you wear this ice jade necklace next to your body in the future?"
Hua Li had never seen Shi Zhixing's eyes so hopeful before, so she couldn't refuse and nodded, "Okay."
She likes it quite a lot anyway.
The next day.
The family reunion banquet was scheduled for the afternoon, and Ou Han and his people had been preparing for it since early morning.
There was a banquet in the afternoon and a small auction in the evening.
Seeing that time was almost up, the family went to Shi Zhixing's villa in advance.
Although they had entered the venue in advance, many people had already arrived in the villa hall. They were basically the leadership staff of Huashi City and some prominent children of Yunhua City's aristocratic families who came to join in the fun.
Seeing that most of the people present were acquaintances, Hua's father and mother relaxed a lot and took the initiative to stand up and greet the guests.
This was Hua Li's first time visiting this villa. The decoration style was a combination of her favorite Chinese retro style and log style. It was low-key and luxurious, warm and grand. She nodded with satisfaction.
She seems to treat this place as her own home, and she may not even realize it.
Not long after, the Patriarch of the Shen family and the young master of the Shen family appeared at the door of the villa and were led to the main table by Ou Han. It was the first time that the Patriarch of the Shen family met Shi Zhixing, so he took the initiative to start a conversation.
Next to come were Nangong Si and his younger sister Nangong Qingyi. The Nangong family was the most prominent family in the Flower Country. The arrival of the Nangong siblings caused a commotion, and many people came forward to talk to them, blocking the way for a while.
Mr. Li and his family came in a low-key manner and did not attract anyone's attention. They were accompanied by a young boy and a young girl, who were acquaintances. They were Li Huang and Li Ran, whom Mo Gu had met once.
Ou Han led the old man to sit at the main table. After the old man introduced them, he learned that the siblings were from a branch of the Li family.
Shi Mo didn't give Li Ran a good look when she saw him. She didn't want to know or have any contact with this loyal licker of Lin Yunxi in her previous life. However, Sister Li Huang was a good person and she could have a conversation with her.
Li Ran's eyes were filled with disgust when he saw Shi Mo. He often went to Gu Xi's house to visit sister Yunxi, so he naturally knew that the reason why sister Yunxi was so miserable was because of Shi Mo.
Li Huang glared at his younger brother in a warning, signaling him to behave himself. Li Ran rolled his eyes. He also wanted to do something to vent his sister Yunxi's anger, but he didn't have the ability to do so.
There was a commotion at the door again. The ones who came were Li Wenci, the young master of the Li family, the second most powerful family, and Gu Shen, the young master of the Gu family, which was second only to the Nangong family and the Li family.
The young men from the noble families of Yunhua City were all astonished. The young masters of the three noble families gathered at an ordinary family-recognition banquet. This was something they had not expected. Was Hua Shi's influence so great now?
Hua Zhi's expression flickered as she saw Gu Yan behind the young master of the Gu family.
Gu Yan saw Hua Zhi at first sight and a look of surprise flashed in his eyes.
Hua Zhi was wearing a wide-sleeved fairy dress made of ice-blue Haiyue Liuguang brocade today. She looked ethereal, and the colorful pearls flowed with the light and shadow, making her look extremely gorgeous. Her black hair was tied up high, and her cold expression added a bit of heroic spirit.
It was the first time that Gu Yan saw Hua Zhi dressed like this. He was stunned for a moment and couldn't react.
A smile flashed in Hua Zhi's eyes. Without any hesitation, she came over to greet Li Wenci and Gu Shen, then took Gu Yan to the main table to introduce Gu Yan to her family.
Gu Shen raised his eyebrows and was somewhat surprised at the personality of his future aunt.
Nangong Qingyi saw Li Wenci coming too, her eyes flashed with surprise, she shook off her brother without hesitation and ran over, "Brother Ci! I finally see you, it's been such a long time since we last met, you won't come to Wuhua City to see me?"
Li Wenci touched Nangong Qingyi's head helplessly and said, "Then I have to ask your second brother when he will give me a holiday."
I heard that my second brother Nangong Qingyi was a little discouraged. She couldn't do anything about her old-fashioned second brother.
Ou Han saw that it was almost the auspicious time, so he picked up the microphone and walked to the center to signal everyone to be quiet...
Just at this moment, there was another commotion at the door. Everyone turned around and saw that it was Chen family's young master Chen Lie and Yun family's eldest daughter Yun Xue Ning who came, followed by Chen Keyu and Shen Yunyan.
Hua Li frowned. She didn't send them an invitation. The security in the Hua Shi Villa area was not a pushover. They would never let anyone in without an invitation.
But since he actually came, she didn't know what to say.
Yun Xue Ning's eyes flashed as she glanced at Shi Zhixing. He was indeed an excellent man, but it was a pity that he was not from a noble family. Finally, her eyes stopped on Nangong Si, and following his gaze, she saw the beautiful girl next to Shi Zhixing.
Her eyes narrowed slightly, and her rare gemstone eyes really made people want to dig them out and feed them to her pet. It was just a little beast. Even if it turned into a human form, it was still a beast. Ha! Why did she learn from Daji to seduce the monarch?
Thinking of the various dissected corpses of exotic animals in my second uncle's laboratory, I could give this little beast to my second uncle to play with. I'm sure my second uncle will like it very much.
Hua Li sensed a gaze full of malice, and when she looked up, she met a pair of malicious eyes that looked down on her like an ant. It was the woman in a princess dress next to Chen Lie, whose name seemed to be Yun Xue Ning.
She is only in the early stage of Condensing Veins Realm. What kind of confidence allows her to look at a strong man who is two realms higher than her with the eyes of an ant? It's really incomprehensible.
Hua Li usually takes revenge on the spot. In front of Yun Xue Ning, he raised his hand and lightly snapped his fingers, and the devouring supernatural power swept over Yun Xue Ning like a tide.
Yun Xue Ning was enveloped by the breath of death. She was filled with fear. Her hands and feet went limp and she fell to the ground. She stared at Hua Li in horror. She wanted to open her mouth and scold the little beast, but no sound came out of her mouth.
Today is a good day and Hua Li will not let this inexplicable woman bring bad luck.
However, after a short while, Yun Xuening's cultivation level dropped to the eighth level of the Spirit Refining Realm. Hua Li was a little surprised. She only devoured some of her spiritual essence. Could it be that the spiritual veins condensed by this woman were fake?
Chen Lie, who was frightened by Hua Li's terrifying aura and dared not move, had to bite the bullet and said, "Mr. Hua Li, please show mercy. We will leave now."
Tsk! Hua Li took back his devouring ability in boredom, so they were just like green-headed flies that came over to bite him and then left!
If the purpose was to disgust people, she would really be disgusted.
Chen Lie was regretting it so much that his intestines turned green. He should not have invited the eldest daughter of the Yun family. This Hua Li did not play by the rules at all. Yun Xue Ning was the treasure in the heart of Master Yun Er. If anything happened to Yun Xue Ning, Master Yun Er would be the first one who would not let him go.
After he was able to move again, he swiftly helped Yun Xuening up and turned to leave.
Yun Xue Ning now hates Hua Li so much, she is determined to make Hua Li die a miserable death.
Although Chen Keyu hated Hua Li, the gap in strength was too big so she could only follow Chen Lie in shame.
Shen Yunyan looked at Shi Zhixing unwillingly and had to leave with him, but she felt a lot more relieved.
Yun Xue Ning is the only legitimate daughter of the Yun family. She has been spoiled by the Yun family since she was a child. She attaches great importance to family background and bloodline. She is used to being superior and has a narrow mind and is vindictive.
Now that Hua Li has offended this eldest lady, she will definitely suffer revenge from the Yun family, so she just sits back and waits to see the show.
Yun Xue Ning's gaze towards Hua Li was naked, and no one from the major families present thought that Hua Li did anything wrong.
Times have changed. Those who cannot see the situation clearly, still act arrogantly, and cannot even distinguish the danger are not noble and self-righteous, but stupid and ignorant.
Seeing the situation, Ou Han coughed lightly a few times to draw everyone's attention back and continued to host the banquet. He brought the topic of today to the forefront with a few words and vividly described how Mother Hua saved Miss Hua Li's life.
The main point is to clearly tell everyone in the Hua family the relationship between Hua Li and Hua Li, and to help Hua Li solve all subsequent problems that may arise.
Hua Li raised her eyebrows, how could she not know this process? She glanced at Shi Zhixing who was quietly playing with her palm with his eyebrows lowered. This guy is quite attentive.