Do Not Speak Ill of My Mother!
Chapter 553: All 537 people are present.

Chapter 553: All 537 people are present.

She’s beautiful and manages a small company, I bet she’s some big shot’s new darling, trying to build her image as a strong, independent woman.

In our circle, the vine-like women are as common as strands of hair, some of them, after a while, aren’t content with just being mistresses; they start to demand from the big shots some stuff to whitewash their status.

The rich businessman who recently set up a little shop for his honey is much experienced with this.

As for Yan Yueqing, setting aside everything else, her visual is certainly top-notch.

Who knows which man she’s attached to, but such a beautiful woman, taking her out would be so prestigious! Not to mention how tenderly she behaves at home... just thinking about it makes the heart flutter.

The rich businessman had some thoughts in mind and planned to send his assistant a message to check up on Yan Yueqing’s news.

But he hadn’t even taken out his phone yet.

The door to the inner banquet opened.

Boss Leng, in his fifties, walked out, brimming with enthusiasm as he gestured an invitation: "Miss Yan, please!"

His voice wasn’t loud, but those close by could hear it clearly.

Yueqing walked in with a smile.

Boss Leng looked up and gave a slight smile to the people outside the banquet, yet his eyes flickered with a warning, as if reminding them not to be nosy.

When the door closed, people then realized belatedly and drew a sharp breath.

"Did Boss Leng just actively invite Miss Yan inside?!"

"Damn, I’ve seen Boss Leng dozens of times, when has he ever smiled at a woman?!"

"Isn’t Boss Leng famously henpecked? Usually at gatherings when women come up to toast, he would refuse without hesitation, how come today he’s even smiling and holding the door open for someone?!"

"Is Yan Yueqing’s charm really so immense? Even Boss Leng is subdued?!"

The crowd whispered among themselves, guessing either about the magnitude of Yan Yueqing’s charm or whether Boss Leng had changed his nature.

They seemed to overlook the most basic possibility—

Yan Yueqing’s identity was enough to make Cold Face Boss Leng bloom like a flower!

Walking into the inner banquet, what caught the eye was a huge Suzhou Embroidered Screen.

Shadows and silhouettes spilled out from behind it, not quite clear but possessing a kind of hazy beauty.

Passing the screen, it wasn’t the expected table banquet but a setup of little bridges over flowing water inside the room.

Plants, footbridges, and even the fish swimming in the water all seemed like they were in a natural scenery, with a gentle breeze brushing against the cheek, almost like entering some resort.

Past the indoor lawn and the small bridge garden, I finally reached the center of the inner banquet—

In the midst of blooming flowers, there was a beautifully crafted marble table, with an array of exquisite dishes on the automatic turntable.

On arrival, besides familiar faces Mu Fu and Chen Wanyu, there unexpectedly were Zhou Jue and Ouyang Long.

Yueqing was somewhat surprised.

Wasn’t today supposed to be a family dinner as Big Brother Mu said? Why does it seem... there are so many people...

Mu Fu stood up to welcome her: "Yueqing, you’re here?"

Chen Wanyu warmly went over and took her hand: "Come on, sit next to me."

Yueqing sat next to the couple, with a seat vacant beside her, and to the right of her were Zhou Jue, Ouyang Long, and others.

Across from her in a circle, apart from Leng Feng who had just greeted her, she didn’t recognize anyone.

After sitting down, she curiously asked, "Sister Yu, wasn’t it supposed to be a family dinner? Why haven’t Tianxing and Niannian come?"

This morning, Mu Tianxing mysteriously took Niannian back with him, saying they’d meet in the evening, yet the scene here turned out to be quite different. Had it not been for knowing Mr. and Mrs. Mu Fu, she would have thought she was at the wrong place.

Chen Wanyu laughed: "They’re in the small hall, they don’t fancy this kind of setting, so they didn’t come."

A dedicated inner banquet within the outer banquet, and a small hall within the inner banquet?

Is this some kind of matryoshka doll?

Yueqing smiled upon hearing this and nodded at Zhou Jue and Ouyang Long.

For some reason, these two seemed more restrained than usual today.