130: Chen Qiu's aura

Early morning.

As soon as Chen Qiu woke up, he found that relatives had already arrived with congratulatory gifts like milk and mandarin oranges.

A large round table was set up on the open ground outside the entrance, laden with old-fashioned snacks like Pumpkin Seeds and Fried Dough Twists, typically seen only during Chinese New Year.

His father was drinking tea and chatting with some rarely seen relatives, with a few somewhat unfamiliar children sitting nearby.

His mother, meanwhile, was in the kitchen with a few Aunt preparing stir-fried noodles, rice cakes, and other breakfast items.

This was considered the standard procedure for banquets in their area.

Those who had time would first come to the host's house for some morning tea and a chat, then head to the hotel together for the banquet.

For a housewarming banquet, the normal procedure would be to have morning tea at the new house.

But Chen Qiu found it troublesome to run back and forth, and he also didn't want so many people to know where he lived.

So, he simply notified everyone to come to his original home.

However, seeing these relatives, some of whom he barely recognized, Chen Qiu felt that a lot of people would be coming today.

In the courtyard.

Not only relatives, but also familiar villagers had gathered.

Chen Xiang and the others were currently staring wide-eyed at the AMG GT!

Beside them, a large group of middle-aged men were chattering, and Chen Qiu could hear some of their discussion before he even went downstairs.

Besides lavish praise for him, there were the classic grand narratives about how America was declining and how Japan should be dealt with decisively.

As Chen Qiu finished washing up and came downstairs, the slightly noisy chatter abruptly fell silent the moment his figure appeared in the courtyard.

The middle-aged men, all in their forties and fifties, looked at the young man before them, instinctively wanting to greet him warmly, yet found themselves unable to speak for a moment.

What happened two days ago in front of the Grand Cloud Sky Hotel had already spread throughout Chen family relatives.

Before this, although everyone had heard about Chen Qiu's immense wealth, apart from the cars parked outside Chen Qiu's house, they hadn't seen anything else.

A net worth of over 100 million — this figure was too vast, so vast that it felt ethereal, and most people subconsciously chose not to believe it.

But after so many relatives and friends witnessed it with their own eyes two days ago, that ethereal net worth received real-world validation!

Now, everyone knew that Chen Qiu was a shareholder, a major shareholder, of Grand Cloud Sky, a nationwide hotel chain!

The labels of having a net worth over 100 million and being a hotel tycoon were now firmly affixed to Chen Qiu!

A person's aura comes from their physique and demeanor, and from the self-confidence exuded from within.

But more often, it comes from others' perception of the labels associated with them!

And when labels like luxury cars and mansions, a net worth over 100 million, and hotel tycoon were firmly attached to Chen Qiu, his aura was infinitely magnified in the eyes of these relatives!

The originally warm greetings, on the tip of their tongues, now made them ponder if they were inappropriate.

Until Chen Qiu spoke first.

"Cousin Uncle, long time no see."

The slightly stagnant atmosphere was instantly broken.

"Haha, it has been a few years, and in a blink of an eye, you've become a big boss!"

And after Chen Qiu cordially greeted and chatted with everyone, another label was added to him.

Approachable!

After greeting everyone, Chen Qiu walked over to Chen Xiang and the others.

In the eyes of Chen Xiang and the others, Chen Qiu's original identity should have been a self-media mogul.

Unexpectedly, he also added the title of hotel tycoon?!

However, for them, besides the shock, they were more concerned about another matter.

"Brother, what level of service do your hotel's SPAs offer?"

"92, 95, or 98?"

Looking at their curious and probing expressions, Chen Qiu said in annoyance.

"Don't ask me, I don't get involved in operations and management."

"If you want to know, why don't you go try it yourself next time?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Xiang slung his arm over Chen Yewu's shoulder, laughing lewdly.

"Then that round is on Brother Qiu!"

With that, Chen Xiang patted Chen Ping next to him, encouraging him.

"Don't you have something to ask Brother Qiu? Hurry up."

Chen Ping, however, gave them a resentful look, and after holding it in for a long time, finally spoke.

"Brother Qiu, do you know that Nickname from Extreme Realm Media?"

"Nickname?"

Chen Qiu tilted his head, thinking. Had he heard that name from Luo Xu?

"Go ask Cousin, he probably knows."

Chen Qiu called over Luo Xu, who had just arrived nearby.

Chen Ping asked again.

Luo Xu had a sudden realization.

"That one you recommended to me before, Brother Ping!"

"I know her, I even ran into her at Extreme Realm's annual meeting!"

As he spoke, Luo Xu suddenly remembered something.

"Oh, right, yesterday Director Tan added me to a group, and Nickname's WeChat is in there. Do you want me to push it to you, Brother Ping?"

He had already been assigned to Director Tan by Chen Qiu to start learning about self-media operations. After work resumed after the New Year, he would resign from his original job and officially start!

Luo Xu said, opening WeChat to show Chen Ping.

"Here, this is Nickname."

Chen Ping had a smug smile on his face.

"No need for that, I already added..."

Before he could finish, Chen Ping's voice trailed off, and the smile on his face gradually vanished.

"No..."

He noticed that the WeChat Luo Xu opened was not the same one he had added after spending thousands of yuan on gifts.

Chen Ping specifically took out his phone to compare, and quickly felt utterly disheartened!

"Why don't you also work at Brother Qiu's company, to dispel the illusions about Female Streamers."

Chen Xiang patted his shoulder, suggesting.

Chen Ping was tempted.

But then he thought that a loser like him wouldn't even get a second glance there, and he immediately gave up.

"Forget it, I'll just consider it supporting Brother Qiu's business."

"Brother Qiu, if you ever take a liking to Nickname, could you be gentle..."

Before he could finish, Chen Qiu kicked him in the butt.

"Stop being crazy!"

After a bout of playful roughhousing, Chen Xiang and the others suddenly let out an exclamation.

"Holy crap, why are there so many mercedes-benz s-class cars?"

"Is someone getting married today?"

"Haven't heard anything about it?"

The next moment, Chen Xiang and the others were surprised to see three mercedes-benz s-class cars stop one after another at the intersection near Chen Qiu's house.

Three middle-aged men got out of the cars, carrying gifts, and looked around.

Upon seeing Chen Qiu, their eyes immediately lit up, and they quickly stepped forward.

"Hello, CEO Chen, I am Niu Mo from Xincheng Engineering. I unexpectedly heard about your housewarming celebration today, and I specifically came to visit and congratulate you."

"Hello, CEO Chen..."

Looking at the three men introducing themselves, Chen Qiu was somewhat astonished and surprised.

He hadn't met the local engineering company bosses, but he had heard of them.

At this moment, Chen Qiu suddenly remembered something that Liu Qi and Song Xiangtong, along with a few other secretaries, had mentioned last night.

For some reason, the news of his housewarming had spread throughout the company, and many employees were discussing it.

Although Chen Qiu was puzzled as to how people in the company knew, he didn't pay much attention to it.

Why would he deliberately hide such a joyous occasion?

He wasn't doing anything shady!

However, he hadn't expected these engineering bosses to hear about it and actually come to congratulate him and present gifts.

Although unexpected, there was no need to be rude to someone who came with a smile at such a time.

Chen Qiu glanced at the gifts; their prices were also within a reasonable range.

Just as he was about to express his thanks, he suddenly noticed several more luxury cars stopping by the roadside.

Chen Qiu's eye twitched; he already vaguely guessed what was about to happen.