Chapter 776: Young Master Hua is Stunned (3)
"Who are you?" An Yiqing thought for a long time but couldn’t recall where she had seen this Young Master Hua before.
"Miss An, it’s only natural that you haven’t seen me. At the last engagement ceremony between you and Young Master Gu, I attended by basking in the glory of my third maternal great-uncle. The event was truly spectacular!" Young Master Hua rubbed his hands together, looking uneasy.
The more An Yiqing listened, the more confused she became, "Wait, who is your third maternal great-uncle?"
Young Master Hua’s face froze for a moment before he hastily explained, "Oh look at my memory, I do apologize, Miss An. I didn’t make myself clear. My third maternal great-uncle is that person up there." He pointed upward and continued, "My mother is a distant relative of my third maternal great-uncle. Basking in his glory, we have lived quite prosperously these years. My name is Hua Ming. A while ago when you and Young Master Gu got engaged, I attended to see both of your graces under my third maternal great-uncle’s glory. It was truly a sight to behold! I’m really sorry about today’s incident, truly sorry! I’m not very familiar with these two, they are just nodding acquaintances."
Now, An Yiqing had clarity. Indeed, Hua Zhifeng had a few distant relatives, but in the past few years, Hua Zhifeng’s status had been somewhat unstable, so these relatives always avoided association with him whenever possible. However, a few years ago, Hua Zhifeng gained the support of the Gu and An Families and his fortune turned, causing those distant relatives to start buttering up to him.
Yet Hua Zhifeng never gave these relatives any favor, treating them as if they were invisible. But they say a person’s shadow and a tree’s name carry weight; even if Hua Zhifeng disregarded these relatives, outsiders could not ignore them. So this Young Master Hua would often boast about Hua Zhifeng being his third maternal great-uncle, and he managed to make quite a name for himself as a notorious figure in Xuandu City.
In fact, those truly at the heart of power knew that Hua Zhifeng didn’t even seem quite sure who Hua Ming was, let alone acknowledge him as any kind of great-uncle!