121: A true man should be like this

The most pleasantly surprised, naturally, was He Yongliang's family!

They had originally planned to come and butter up Chen Qiu's parents.

However, Chen Zhide and Luo Jinglan were so cautious that it left them feeling helpless.

Forget about accepting gifts.

Even when they tried to talk about Chen Qiu, the couple immediately changed the subject!

After attending this banquet, aside from becoming vaguely familiar and adding each other on WeChat.

They basically gained nothing.

They thought they would have to leave disappointed today, but unexpectedly, they ran into Chen Qiu himself just as they were about to depart!

Could there be anything luckier than this?

Seeing Chen Qiu walk over, He Yongliang was incredibly excited.

The opposite was true for Huang Hui.

Her face alternated between green and white, looking utterly terrible.

She regretted why she had stopped earlier to watch the excitement.

If this hadn't been the housewarming banquet she organized, she would have wished to leave immediately right now.

Standing among the relatives now, she felt that every single person who looked at her conveyed mockery and disdain.

"Dad, Mom, why are you here?"

Chen Qiu walked over and asked curiously.

"Didn't I tell you this morning? Lunch is your Aunt's housewarming banquet."

Upon hearing this, Chen Qiu immediately remembered.

That was indeed the case.

However, he didn't expect a housewarming banquet to be held at Grand Cloud Sky.

Yu Shen and the others following closely behind Chen Qiu were shocked when they heard this.

This major shareholder of the Group is actually a local Gannan person?!

Yu Shen stood frozen on the spot for a few seconds.

A moment later, his heart was filled with ecstasy!

The Group's major shareholder is a local Gannan person—his fellow townsman!

If he served this person well, his future would be brighter than the sun!

Yu Shen's heart surged with excitement!

Chen Qiu looked at Chen Yujie's family and spoke with a smile.

"Uncle, Aunt, congratulations on moving into your new home."

Huang Hui, her face stiff, said nothing, while Chen Zhifeng quickly spoke up awkwardly.

"Thank you. Feel free to come over and visit sometime..."

Chen Qiu chuckled lightly and then looked at Chen Yujie.

"Brother Jie, I heard you're getting engaged soon? Congratulations."

Although he was his older cousin, Chen Yujie was now timid and cowering in front of Chen Qiu like a younger subordinate.

"Congratulations to us all, congratulations..."

Chen Yujie didn't even dare look Chen Qiu directly in the eye, dizzy and unsure of what he was answering.

Witnessing this scene of stark contrast, Lin Shanshan, standing nearby, clenched her hands into tight fists.

This immense disparity left her feeling utterly disappointed.

What made her heart turn to ashes was that Chen Qiu congratulated Chen Yujie but didn't spare her a single glance, completely ignoring her!

Lin Shanshan stood frozen, finally realizing that Chen Qiu had never taken her seriously from the beginning... Just then.

He Yongliang hurried forward and addressed Chen Qiu with utmost respect.

"President Chen!"

"Previously, He Ting was blind and foolish. We sincerely apologize to you."

Having said that, he pulled He Ting over.

And He Ting, who knew Chen Qiu was the President of the Cultural Industry Group and had just witnessed that scene, how could she harbor any dissatisfaction toward Chen Qiu?

She was inherently an extreme worshipper of power!

At this moment, she felt nothing but infinite awe and admiration for Chen Qiu.

As well as intense regret!

"President Chen, I'm sorry. I was too offensive before!"

He Ting bowed to Chen Qiu.

The surrounding crowd exchanged glances.

Huang Hui's family felt even more disheartened.

It was embarrassing that they had previously intended to bring He Yongliang's family over to boost their presence.

Yet, they were here to apologize to Chen Qiu... Those who stood in the middle, harboring various ulterior motives, undoubtedly became the biggest clowns.

Chen Qiu looked at He Yongliang and He Ting and shook his head slightly.

"Why are you apologizing to me?"

"You should apologize to President Li; you scared him quite badly!"

Chen Qiu's calm words caused He Yongliang's expression to change slightly.

It's over!

He wasn't afraid that Chen Qiu was still angry; he was afraid that Chen Qiu simply didn't care!

These words clearly indicated that he wanted to completely sever any connection, including the blind date experience with He Ting!

"President Chen, we..."

Just as He Yongliang started speaking, Chen Qiu cut him off indifferently.

"I already said, the person you should be looking for is Li Cheng!"

Being stared at by Chen Qiu's sharp gaze, He Yongliang felt his scalp tighten slightly and quickly lowered his head.

"I understand, President Chen..."

Seeing this, Chen Zhide and Luo Jinglan thought, "Sure enough."

Fortunately, they hadn't accepted this family's gift earlier, or it would have made things difficult for their son.

Watching He Yongliang's family step away, Luo Jinglan stepped forward and asked curiously.

"Son, what are you doing here?"

Chen Qiu chuckled lightly.

"I acquired some shares in this hotel, so I came over to take a look..."

Yu Shen's eye twitched slightly.

You call an absolute majority shareholder, holding 67% of the shares, "some shares"?

The surrounding relatives were all greatly shaken.

This is a nationwide chain hotel!

Even a small amount of shares must be worth a fortune?!

However, to Luo Jinglan, compared to the hotel shares, she cared more about Chen Qiu's blind date situation at noon.

"How did the date go?"

She asked quietly.

As soon as she spoke, she saw Chen Qiu reveal an expression of helplessness.

Luo Jinglan understood immediately.

"Oh, I knew it."

She sighed softly, but wasn't surprised.

"I just picked out someone for you. What do you think of that one?"

She patted Chen Qiu, pointed toward a girl, and explained.

"That girl is also here for the banquet, but she's a distant cousin from the village..."

Chen Qiu looked over. It was a girl slightly over 1.6 meters tall, with a decent appearance.

Chen Qiu never doubted his mother's eye for beautiful women.

Only.

As soon as his eyes met hers, the girl's face immediately flushed crimson.

When their eyes connected, the girl's gaze was filled with brilliance and deep admiration.

Judging by her posture, Chen Qiu felt that if he just opened his mouth, she would instantly reply, "I do!"

This won't do!

"Mom, let's talk about it next time."

"By the way, do you want to tour the hotel? We can also hold our family's housewarming banquet here in a couple of days."

Chen Qiu changed the subject.

"Then let's go take a look."

Luo Jinglan nodded, as she didn't have anything else planned afterward anyway.

Immediately, they waved goodbye to the relatives.

They watched Chen Qiu's family re-enter the hotel, surrounded by the hotel manager.

They could vaguely see the welcoming staff in the lobby bowing to Chen Qiu.

"Welcome, President Chen, to the Grand Cloud Sky Gannan Flagship Store..."

Hearing the unified greeting, the eyes of the relatives were filled with awe.

A great man should be like this!