Guo Luotang and Qi Miaomiao were just coming out, heading towards the study next to the west courtyard. The sisters walked down a long corridor, and Qi Miaomiao noticed her senior sister frowning. "Senior sister, are you still thinking about it?" she asked.
Guo Luotang's eyebrows were tightly knitted, and she let out a soft sigh...
Qi Miaomiao huffed, "It's Yun Ting ge's fault. If we knew Fang Yanxi would also be coming, we wouldn't have come tonight no matter what."
It turned out that Guo Luotang had been thinking about this matter for some time, not knowing how to face Fang Yanxi!
After all, when Wan Yunting was with Fang Yanxi, she herself was not yet with a man. By all rights, she, Guo Luotang, was the mistress. So, upon learning that Fang Yanxi would be at the Ouyang family's home tonight, she felt extremely anxious and guilty, not knowing how to face Fang Yanxi.
"Oh, senior sister, don't worry too much. If we really run into Fang Yanxi tonight, at worst we can fight her. Then we'll see who Yun Ting ge helps and put him in a difficult position!" Qi Miaomiao said indignantly, naturally siding with her senior sister.
Amused by her words, Guo Luotang shook her head and smiled, "This matter has to be faced sooner or later. Let's just go with the flow."
Qi Miaomiao nodded, and the two arrived at a spacious study. As expected, they saw Fan Shuyuan and Gu Siruo, also dressed in Hanfu long skirts, drinking tea and discussing calligraphy and painting...
Upon seeing Guo Luotang and Qi Miaomiao enter, Fan Shuyuan naturally rose and welcomed them warmly. After all, Guo Luotang was her grandfather's last disciple, and they had interacted before. Fan Shuyuan greatly liked Guo Luotang's personality, and they had become good sisters...
At this moment, at the main entrance of the Ouyang family's ancestral home, two luxury cars arrived. Jiang Wenhao, dressed in a sharp suit, quickly got out of his car and personally opened the door for the Mercedes-Benz sedan behind him. Fang Yanxi, dressed in a white evening gown with a small jacket draped over her shoulders, stepped out. She smiled at Jiang Wenhao apologetically, "Thank you, President Jiang."
"Shimu, you're being too formal with me."
Jiang Wenhao waved his hand and chuckled, "Didn't I tell you? In private, you can call me Wenhao, just like you call your teacher."
Fang Yanxi smiled and nodded, then looked up at the grand and imposing gate of the Ouyang family. Two large red lanterns hung there, and a plaque inscribed with "Ouyang Mansion" was mounted on the central doorframe. Looking at the couplets on either side of the gate, they were precisely the ones Wan Yunting had personally written during the New Year.
This couplet, along with the couplet at Wan Yunting's parents' home, was renowned in the calligraphy circles of the capital.
"Teacher's calligraphy is truly getting more and more beautiful."
Jiang Wenhao and Fang Yanxi walked up, admiring the couplet on the gate. He smiled and said, "Shimu, you don't know, but when the teacher and I were in prison, he couldn't even write calligraphy then."
"Oh?"
Fang Yanxi turned to look at Jiang Wenhao in surprise. Although she had heard from Wan Yunting about his life in prison, he had only told her the positive aspects.
Jiang Wenhao recalled the past and couldn't help but sigh. "The teacher entered prison three months before I did. At that time, he was dazed and unresponsive, and didn't cooperate with the prison labor reform. So, he was often beaten and bullied by fellow inmates."
"Almost every time I saw him then, he had injuries, but his eyes were vacant, like a dead person. No matter how kindly anyone advised him, it was no use."
Fang Yanxi's delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly. "That was when his parents were in a car accident!"
"Yes."
Jiang Wenhao nodded, lamenting, "Later, we learned it was his parents' car accident, which made the teacher very dejected. Perhaps anyone facing such a situation would feel despair and want to die."
Fang Yanxi felt a pang of sympathy for Wan Yunting as she thought about it. She knew he had experienced dark times in prison, and later met his master, the Ghost Hand Medical Saint, which changed the course of his life...
As Jiang Wenhao led Fang Yanxi into the Ouyang Mansion, she saw people coming and going, making it very lively. At the entrance to the main guest courtyard, Ouyang Zhixin was chatting with a few old friends. However, hearing the exclamations from outside, he turned and saw Fang Yanxi and Jiang Wenhao, the vice-chairman of Chaoting Group, arriving.
They were recognized by many outside, and many people enthusiastically went up to greet them. Seeing this, Ouyang Zhixin proactively went to meet them. Fang Yanxi saw him and quickly greeted him, "Uncle, congratulations."
"Good, good..."
Ouyang Zhixin smiled kindly at Fang Yanxi and nodded. Jiang Wenhao also turned and politely greeted Ouyang Zhixin, "Shigong, congratulations."
"Shigong?"
Upon hearing this address, Ouyang Zhixin's expression froze, and the people around were also full of surprise and astonishment. Jiang Wenhao chuckled, "That's right. Boss Wan is my teacher, and you are his father, so of course, I must call you Shigong."
Ouyang Zhixin nodded and smiled, but the people around pointed and whispered, "It seems the rumors outside are true. President Jiang is indeed Wan Yunting's student..."
"Yanxi, Wenhao!"
At this moment, Wan Yunting emerged from the main guest courtyard, walking quickly. He looked at Fang Yanxi in her white evening gown and delicate jacket, her low-cut neckline adorned with a stunning necklace that he had given her. Wan Yunting immediately put his arm around her and said solicitously, "Are you cold? Should I take you back to the house to get a warmer jacket?"
Being publicly embraced by him right away, especially in front of his father, made Fang Yanxi's cheeks flush, and she appeared a bit uneasy. She glanced at Wan Yunting, signaling him with her eyes, then said, "I'm not cold."
Wan Yunting understood her look and a mischievous smile played on his lips. He tightened his grip on her waist, making Fang Yanxi helpless. She gave him a resentful glance that was barely noticeable, too lazy to scold him.
"Zhixin, congratulations..."
Just then, a middle-aged couple dressed in fine attire approached. Ouyang Zhixin turned and smiled, "Old Qian, why are you and sister-in-law only arriving now?"
The man named Qian Duoyu waved his hand and pointed to his wife, "This woman, when she goes out, is always troublesome."
"Sister Cuilan is here..."
At this moment, Wan Yunting's mother, Xia Xiangyun, also came out and greeted Zhang Cuilan, Qian Duoyu's wife. The two women happily greeted each other.
Ouyang Zhixin turned and waved to Wan Yunting and Fang Yanxi, "Xiao Wan, Yanxi, come here for a moment."
Wan Yunting and Fang Yanxi saw this and walked over...
"Isn't that the CEO of Qian Group, Qian Duoyu!"
"Wow, he's a big shot in the capital's business circles! I heard he has a very good relationship with President Ou privately, and it seems to be true now!"
"Old Qian, let me introduce you."
Ouyang Zhixin pointed to Wan Yunting and Fang Yanxi and introduced them to his friend Qian Duoyu, "This is my son, Wan Yunting, and this is his girlfriend, Fang Yanxi!"
"Haha, although I haven't met your son, since returning to the country, I've heard a lot about his reputation."
Qian Duoyu had been busy with business abroad and had only recently returned to China, so he didn't recognize Wan Yunting, but he had heard of him. He couldn't help but give Wan Yunting a thumbs-up, "Truly young and promising, Old Ou, you've really raised a good son."
"Thank you for the praise, Uncle Qian."
Wan Yunting could tell his father had a very good relationship with this Qian Duoyu and directly addressed him as uncle.
Qian Duoyu smiled and nodded, then looked at Fang Yanxi and also nodded with a smile, "I've heard of this lady too. She's the executive president of Chaoting Group's domestic headquarters, a newcomer in the business world in recent years. Excellent, truly a match made in heaven."
Fang Yanxi smiled shyly and nodded politely, but she knew that Qian Duoyu in front of her was a major figure in the business world.
Just then, several other big figures in the capital's business circles came over to greet Ouyang Zhixin. He then took Fang Yanxi to introduce her to these business magnates, completely forgetting his own son. This made him look at his father, Ouyang Zhixin, with confusion...
Jiang Wenhao finally broke free from the crowd and walked over, smiling, "Teacher, it seems Shigong values Shimu a lot!"
Wan Yunting could also see that his father seemed to value Fang Yanxi highly, which made him happy. He then glanced at Jiang Wenhao and said, "What Shigong and Shimu? Call them Uncle and Sister-in-law."
"No, no, you are my teacher, so I must address you with respect," Jiang Wenhao chuckled.
Wan Yunting waved his hand, no longer arguing with him, and led Jiang Wenhao to a side to chat...
Meanwhile, Fang Yanxi was being introduced and toasting with the capital's business magnates by Ouyang Zhixin. He seemed to highly value Fang Yanxi's talent in the business world and understood that this future daughter-in-law might be able to help their Ouyang family. Therefore, he was now guiding her on how to navigate the capital's business circles in the future.
After all, Fang Yanxi had only recently arrived in the capital and had been busy with the relocation of Chaoting Group's headquarters to the capital. Although she knew some CEOs in the capital's business circles, they were all minor figures.
The guests invited to the Ouyang family tonight were the true hidden magnates of the capital's business world.
As the head of the Ouyang family, one of the five major families in the capital, Ouyang Zhixin personally introduced Fang Yanxi to these business leaders. In reality, everyone understood that Ouyang Zhixin had acknowledged Fang Yanxi as his daughter-in-law and was also looking out for her.
Therefore, the business magnates present naturally understood that Fang Yanxi would have smooth sailing in the capital's business world in the future.
And Fang Yanxi naturally knew this as well!