Chapter 841 : Let Me Introduce Everyone
Chapter 841: Let Me Introduce Everyone
"Who's that?"
The companion beside him, wearing a light-colored suit, was also sizing up Chen Fan.
"I don't know him."
The man in the white suit clicked his tongue.
"To have the mayor's daughter and Miss Wan'er personally come out to greet him, this guest must be quite something."
"Young Master Liang, you don't know him?"
The young man in the light-colored suit, addressed as Young Master Liang, frowned and spoke.
"He's probably not from the provincial capital. If he were from there, I'd definitely know him."
The man in the white suit took a small sip of red wine from his tall glass, then slowly said,
"He's probably invited by Young Master Yan."
Sure enough, their gaze noticed a young man wearing a Sun Wukong mask walking towards the three people at the entrance of the downstairs living room.
"Tsk tsk, even Young Master Yan went to greet him personally."
"It seems this guest is really quite extraordinary."
"Let's ask around and find out."
The two men slowly walked downstairs with their wine glasses.
"You finally made it." Yan Qing greeted with a smile.
"Happy New Year," Chen Fan extended his hand.
"Where's my red envelope?"
Yan Qing didn't expect Chen Fan to joke around, and replied seriously,
"According to the customs of my hometown, if you want a New Year's red envelope, you have to kowtow."
"Forget it then."
Chen Fan reached into his pocket and actually pulled out a red envelope.
He handed it directly to Nalan Wan'er.
"I didn't bring a gift, so here's a New Year's red envelope for you. Consider it lucky money."
"Huh?" Nalan Wan'er was stunned.
Tong Yao, standing nearby, quickly snatched it away.
She hastily opened the red envelope, only to find 10 yuan inside.
Tong Yao was dumbfounded.
"You can't be serious, Big Boss Chen. Even if you're giving a red envelope, this is too insincere. Only 10 yuan?"
Chen Fan smiled and explained, "Lucky money represents the thought, not the amount."
Actually, this red envelope was given to Chen Fan by his mother Li Jinqiu during the New Year. Chen Fan had just stuffed it in his pocket.
Every year since he was little, Li Jinqiu would give her son a red envelope.
When they were poor, the envelope only contained half or 1 yuan.
Chen Fan couldn't bear to spend it, so he saved it to buy books and stationery.
Later, when he was in high school, the envelope became 5 or 10 yuan.
Even now that Chen Fan had graduated from university and the family wasn't short on money, Li Jinqiu's red envelope was still 10 yuan.
More often than not, it was no longer lucky money, but just represented her good wishes for her son.
"Thank you, Master."
Unexpectedly, Nalan Wan'er wasn't angry about the small amount of lucky money. Instead, she was very happy and carefully put the red envelope in her pocket.
For her, who had grown up in luxury and wanted for nothing, expensive birthday gifts from others were common.
Perhaps this was the most special birthday gift she had ever received.
Yan Qing smiled and explained, "Wan'er's family went back to their hometown for the New Year. Today happens to be her birthday, and this girl loves lively events. So we helped her organize this birthday party."
"These two discussed it and decided to have a masquerade party."
Chen Fan nodded, indicating he understood.
"You know most of the people here today, but there are also some new faces. I'll introduce you later."
Nalan Wan'er looked at Chen Fan, "Master, do you want to wear a mask? What kind of mask do you like?"
Tong Yao suggested from the side, "Find him a pig head mask."
Yan Qing smiled and said, "Wan'er, it's about time. We should cut the cake."
Nalan Wan'er suddenly exclaimed.
"Oh right, we haven't cut the cake yet."
Yan Qing took off his mask and snapped his fingers towards the distance.
The music in the living room stopped.
Everyone looked over curiously.
"Everyone, it's time to cut the cake for our little birthday girl."
The crowd understood and smiled, taking off their masks and gathering downstairs.
"Master, come with me."
Nalan Wan'er also took off her mask and pulled Chen Fan towards the center of the living room.
After everyone removed their masks, they could finally see clearly.
Indeed, there were many familiar old friends, all from Tong Yao and Yan Qing's social circle.
There were also some unfamiliar faces that Chen Fan didn't pay attention to.
Surrounded by a group of people, Nalan Wan'er stood in front of the 4-tier large cake.
Yan Qing and Tong Yao helped light the candles.
There was one thick candle and five thin ones.
This year, Nalan Wan'er was turning 15, in her 4th year of junior high school.
"Everyone, let's sing the birthday song for our beautiful birthday girl together."
At Yan Qing's suggestion, everyone started singing the birthday song with smiles.
After finishing the song, Tong Yao urged impatiently,
"Wan'er, you can blow out the candles now."
"I need to make a wish first."
Nalan Wan'er put her hands together, made a wish, then opened her eyes and blew out the candles.
Everyone immediately applauded.
Next came the cake distribution. The venue had special staff to help cut the cake, and the cut pieces were placed on white paper plates.
However, all the people present were pampered rich kids or officials' children.
They didn't care about a mere cake.
Only Chen Fan took a piece of cake and stood aside eating it.
Nalan Wan'er stood nearby, smiling at Chen Fan.
"Master, do you like eating cake?"
Chen Fan nodded and then shook his head.
"I wouldn't say I like it. It's mainly because I've never bought a cake for my birthday from childhood till now."
"What? Really?"
"Really," Chen Fan explained, "When I was little, my family couldn't afford it. We couldn't buy cakes. So on my birthday, my mom would just cook me a bowl of noodles."
Chen Fan smiled and dipped his finger in the cake, smearing a bit on the tip of Nalan Wan'er's nose.
"Eating birthday cake can bring good luck. Today, I'll share in your good fortune too."
These words made Nalan Wan'er very happy. She turned and ran to get a piece of cake to eat with Chen Fan.
This scene left Tong Yao next to them dumbfounded.
Didn't this girl say she hated eating these cream products the most? What happened to wanting to lose weight?
While Chen Fan was accompanying Nalan Wan'er in the corner discussing whether the cake tasted good, the two young men in suits from the second floor earlier walked over with smiles.
"Wan'er. Happy birthday."
"Wan'er, who is this? How come we've never heard you introduce him before?"
Chen Fan looked up at the two men, both unfamiliar faces he hadn't seen before.
Nalan Wan'er seemed to dislike these two, not even raising her head as she continued eating cake and snorted.
"Why should I introduce him to you?"
At this moment, Yan Qing walked over timely.
"Fifth Young Master, Young Master Liang, what are you two doing here?"
"Hehe, we saw a new face and wanted to get acquainted."
Hearing this, Yan Qing smoothly walked in front of Chen Fan.
"Then let me introduce everyone."
"This is Chen Fan, my good brother, and also the founder of Ruofan Group."
Then Yan Qing pointed to the young man in the light-colored suit and introduced, "This is Liang Xu. Young Master Liang's father is Deputy Governor Liang of the provincial capital, in charge of economic affairs."
Then he pointed to the young man in the white suit.
"This is Fifth Young Master, from Beijing."