Qin Hao's eyes revealed a hint of curiosity upon sight, pondering which family's house this was, for it bore such an imposing air.
This place was called Li Family Mansion, which ant it must be the ancestral ho of Li Jianjun and Li Moying, and does that an his maternal grandparents also lived in this village?
Considering that today was Li Xutian's son's engagent party, would Qin Hao's maternal grandparents and the whole extended family be attending as well?
With these thoughts in mind, an expression of intense interest appeared in Qin Hao's eyes.
The convoy took a turn and entered, eventually stopping in front of a mansion. Receptionists at the door saw the fleet of cars and promptly inford the insiders, "Mr. Li, Mr. Qin has arrived."
"Mr. Ye, Mr. Qin has arrived."
At this ti, nearly all the guests had already arrived; Qin Hao was amongst the last to show up.
Li Xucheng, Li Xutian's brother, was welcoming guests at the door. Upon noticing Qin Hao and Xu Siyao alighting from the car, he quickly approached, "Mr. Qin, Miss Xu, welco to Jianjun's engagent banquet. I am Jianjun's uncle; my na is Li Xucheng."
The several receptionists at the doorway all turned their gazes to Qin Hao and then towards Xu Siyao, a flash of envy crossing their eyes.
Qin Hao spoke with a light tone, "Mr. Li, there's no need for formalities."
No sooner had Qin Hao finished speaking when Li Xutian, Li Moying, and a few others quickly erged from inside.
Li Xutian, seeing Qin Hao, rushed over with a smile, "Xiao Hao, I ant to invite you. Later, after hearing from Lan Xin that you'd been invited, I didn't ntion it."
Qin Hao responded with a smile, "It's okay, Mr. Li. It's all the sa, whoever says it anyway."
Li Xutian paused in surprise upon seeing Xu Siyao, "Miss Xu is here too. How is Mr. Xu doing?"
Xu Siyao smiled lightly, "He's very well."
Seeing the pair holding hands intimately, everyone understood the implication; the rumors of Qin Hao's engagent to Xu Siyao seed true.
...
A middle-aged man beside them spoke with a smile, "Mr. Qin, Miss Xu, good to see you. I am Ye Lanxin's father, Ye Wentian; this is my wife Cheng Yue, that's Lan Xin's older brother Ye Yingfeng, and younger brother Ye Yingda."
Qin Hao nodded slightly and shook hands with Ye Wentian, "Mr. Ye, nice to et you."
Li Xutian said with a smile, "Let's not stand here. Xiao Hao, let's go inside. The engagent ceremony is about to begin."
Qin Hao walked in the center, with Li Xutian and Ye Wentian flanking him on either side as they made their way deep into the Li residence.
Although Qin Hao was young, his status and reputation in the Xuan Country Business World were exceedingly high, unmatched by any.
In the business world, it wasn't age but corporate strength that determined respect among peers.
Qin Hao surveyed the mansion, its interiors also echoing ancient architecture complete with rockeries, gardens, ponds, pavilions, and corridors.
As they walked, Qin Hao comnted, "Mr. Li, your mansion could rival the estates of ancient kings and nobles, classically elegant and full of grandeur."
Li Xutian chuckled, "This house has been passed down for quite so ti, probably always looked like this, although we did renovate it."
While conversing, they passed through the courtyard and entered a vast hall decorated with traditional round tables amid a boisterous crowd.
Today, nearly all the notable figures of Beijiang Province were present, along with so high-society individuals from Jianghai City, totaling around seventy to eighty people.
The mont Li Xutian and Ye Wentian ushered Qin Hao and Xu Siyao into the hall, the noise subsided in an instant.
All eyes were almost imdiately on Qin Hao and Xu Siyao.
Qin Hao, with his significant reputation and standing in the business community, was known by everyone present. He was a man of unusual character, seldom attending banquets.
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There's no need to ntion Xu Siyao by his side, in her family, her grandfather is the most powerful figure in the Xuandong Region, a person with real authority. Not just in the Xuandong Region, but who across the entire nation would dare to harm her in any way?
Rumors say that Qin Hao is entering into an alliance with the Xu Family, and it seems to be true. Now that Qin Hao is at the height of his power, with the Xu Family as his support, who would dare to oppose him in Xuan Country in the future?
…
An elderly man around seventy years old slowly approached. He was Li Xutian's father, Li Mingshan.
Li Mingshan began to speak, "This must be Mr. Qin. I've heard Xutian ntion you many tis. eting you today, indeed, you are a standout among n, Shujie raised a fine son."
Li Xutian introduced, "This is my father, Li Mingshan."
Li Mingshan was well versed in the ways of business community interaction. Although he knew Qin Hao was Li Shujie's son, he still addressed him as Mr. Qin instead of being overly familiar by calling him Xiao Hao. He didn't want to cause any displeasure for Qin Hao anywhere.
His words were also very carefully chosen, letting Qin Hao know that he recognized him as Li Shujie's son, an in-law of the Li Family.
Looking at Li Mingshan, although he was over seventy years old, his body appeared still robust, and his eyes were bright and spirited—clearly a crafty old fox of the business world.
He responded with a laugh, "According to our family hierarchy, I should call you grandpa-in-law, but please don't call Mr. Qin, Xiao Hao is fine. If my mother heard the formalities she'd surely reprimand ,"
Qin Hao didn't directly call him grandpa-in-law, but ntioned that according to the family hierarchy he should!!
The Ye family mbers nearby looked on with confusion in their eyes.
Family hierarchy? Grandpa-in-law? Could it be that Qin Hao has so other relationship with the Li Family?
Li Mingshan's wrinkled face broke into a smile, "Then, I shall be bold and call you Xiao Hao. You don't mind sitting at the sa table with this old man, do you?"
"Anywhere is fine to sit," Qin Hao replied with a light smile.
When he had first arrived, he had already scanned the room, ntally noting the placent of every person.
The table where Li Mingshan had just been sitting was almost entirely occupied by people from Li Family Mansion, the direct relatives of the Li Family. Qin Hao's grandfather-in-law, Li Mingwang, of course, was also at that table, along with Li Pingrong, Li Pingsheng, and Li Pingchang. Qin Hao didn't recognize the others.
Not far off, there was a table of won. Xu Siyao said to him, "I'm going to find Yushi and the others."
Li Yushi and the others at her table were all young girls, including Li Qingya, the sisters Li Qingyun and Li Qingya, Yan Huayue, Li Jin, and so on.
"Go ahead," Qin Hao nodded slightly.
He followed Li Mingshan to the table, smiling at everyone seated there, and then took a seat himself.
Li Mingwang was watching him, and Qin Hao was watching back, but neither spoke.
Li Mingshan spoke with a smile, "This is Qin Hao, the Chairman of Jiangshan Group, Xinghai High-tech Company, and Xingyu Network Communication Company, and also the son of Shujie."
"Ah, Mr. Qin, I've long admired your reputation."
"Shujie's girl's son, remarkable, quite remarkable."
"Hello, Mr. Qin."
Qin Hao responded with a nod and a smile. At 11:50 AM, the engagent ceremony officially started. It was an ancient thod of exchanging marital pledges. After the announcent of the marriage contract, both fathers signed their nas, and the ceremony was completed.
Then ca the ceremonial al. During the al, neither Li Mingwang nor Qin Hao's three uncles spoke to him.
His three uncles seed to want to say sothing several tis, but seeing their father's countenance, they chose to remain silent.
[First update]
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