Lord Yan, The Little Ancestor Has Fallen Off The Horse Again!
Chapter 256 Master-Apprentice Banquet 2

Chapter 256: Chapter 256 Master-Apprentice Banquet 2

Jiang Wenshan adjusted his attire, ensuring nothing was amiss before confidently striding through the grand entrance.

When Gu Cong saw him, he greeted him with refined courtesy, "Elder Jiang."

"Da Gu, quite a display here!" His gaze landed on Gu Cong, brimming with deep implications.

He must have contributed a significant amount of money and effort to this mentorship banquet. Having a wealthy and influential disciple truly made a difference.

Gu Cong nodded politely, "Teacher has only one female disciple, and she is my only apprentice sister. Besides, she’s a star, so a grand occasion is naturally indispensable."

Today’s mentorship banquet was more than twice the scale of his own.

Many important figures were in attendance. In fact, he couldn’t understand why they showed such respect; after all, Ruan Yingtong was just a female star, and he had never seen them give such courtesy even when the teacher invited them.

"Elder Jiang, please, this way."

Gu Cong led them inside and then began to attend to other guests, leaving after about ten minutes.

Setting aside his identity as the president’s senior disciple of the Piano Association, he was still Gu Cong, a person of such standing that ordinary people need not be greeted by him in person.

"Teacher, who was that person just now at the entrance?" Shen Xuan was dressed up today, exuding a few more hints of sensuality than usual. Like Yun Yue, she had arrived in Beijing the day before.

She had to attend this grand banquet, her teacher had emphasized, for she would meet many influential people.

A mixture of shock and jealousy filled her heart. Despite only a one-word difference in their titles, the difference between her and Ruan Yingtong’s mentorship banquets was like heaven and earth.

Cheng Jianfeng looked in the direction of her gaze and saw Gu Cong walking in from the entrance, "He is the Family Head of the Gu Family, and the president’s senior disciple."

Surname Gu?

Shen Xuan was taken aback; he bore a six to seven-out-of-ten resemblance to Gu Yue, who was also surnamed Gu. However, Gu Yue was just a child from an ordinary family in Lan City, unrelated to the prestigious Gu Family of Beijing.

He was already the Family Head of the Gu Family at such a young age?

Previously, Shen Lin had explained to her about the Four Major Families of the Xiao Family, Gu Family, He Family, and Ji Family in Beijing. That was the circle that everyone both longed for and feared.

"By the way, teacher, have you ever heard of a family with the surname Feng in Beijing?"

Because she was coming to Beijing the day before, she had put the matter out of her mind until now.

"Surname Feng? There is one family. Due to their connection with the Xiao Family, the Feng Family is no less prestigious than the Ji Family," Cheng Jianfeng recalled only Feng Ye, who was always seen with Xiao Chen.

For him, the Feng Family was also an untouchable entity.

After speaking, he turned to her and asked, "Why do you ask about this?"

Shen Xuan lowered her eyelids, discerning the reverence her teacher held for the Feng Family in his words.

Could that person be from the Feng Family of Beijing? And the person by his side?

It was no wonder that her father called her last night to tell her that Family Head Zhao had announced the closure of his company, dismissing all the employees, without specifying a date for reopening.

Everyone was puzzled, but she knew it was because of the man named Feng Ye, simply because the Zhao Family had offended Yun Yue...

A little later, the banquet officially began, and Ruan Yingtong emerged, arm in arm with Master Yao Nan. Standing at one meter seventy, with ten-centimeter high heels, she was half a head taller than Master Yao Nan.

Her silver-white dress gleamed under the lights, significantly accentuating her figure, as if it had been custom-made for her. Large wavy curls added a touch of mature and elegant charm to her face, which was as exquisitely beautiful as a Barbie doll.

This dress...

Her eyes darkened; that was the exclusive dress from the tever boutique.

This dress was the only piece from the tever collection, she couldn’t possibly have recognized it wrong. Yun Yue spent ten million to buy it and actually gave it to Ruan Yingtong?!

It wasn’t just one hundred thousand or a million, but ten million!

Even when her good friend Zhu Jing had a birthday, she would only spend ten or twenty thousand, at most fifty thousand.

She didn’t understand, and she couldn’t make sense of it. How could she, who usually wore clothes so cheap they were practically falling apart, suddenly have so much money.

"Let’s go, I’ll introduce you to a few people." Cheng Jian, unaware of the turmoil in her heart, carried a glass of champagne towards a certain direction.

Shen Xuan quickly gathered her thoughts and followed. Regardless of everything, her goal today was to meet some important people.

Yaonan had already introduced Ruan Yingtong to quite a few people. Lou Ting hadn’t returned from his business trip abroad, but he still had made a grand gesture for Ruan Yingtong. All the flowers outside were ordered by him, and even some big names from the business world had come to support her.

Leading her to a group of older individuals, he said with a light smile, "Let me introduce you to a few people, these are the presidents of the other three major associations: the Chess Association President Qi Yi, the Calligraphy Association President Zheng Hang, and the Painting Association President Jiang Wenshan."

"Hello, Grandpa Qi, hello, Grandpa Zheng," Ruan Yingtong greeted them playfully. When she reached Jiang Wenshan, she smiled with a slight curl of her lip, "Grandpa Jiang, long time no see."

The three men were stunned, while Jiang Wenshan’s expression betrayed nothing.

Unexpected, right? They had already met before.

"You’ve known each other before?" Yaonan appeared surprised; it seemed they were quite acquainted.

Jiang Wenshan didn’t even give him face, but was so kind and friendly to his disciple, which was indeed odd.

"I’ve known Xiao Yingtiao since she was a child. Even then, I knew she was a piano prodigy, but I just didn’t tell you," Jiang Wenshan said with some satisfaction, "Does it upset you, that I let you find your disciple more than ten years later?"

Yaonan said warmly and angrily, "Well done, Jiang Wenshan. Knowing she was such a promising child when she was young, how could you not tell me!"

Jiang Wenshan glared at him fiercely, "I won’t tell you—just to make you mad! We agreed to take on disciples together, and you went ahead and took two without saying a word."

Yaonan snorted, "It’s the Heavens that favor me, allowing me to come across such good prospects. If you’re able, take on a disciple as well!"

Jiang Wenshan was so angry he blew his beard and stared back, but thankfully Yun Yue had agreed, otherwise he really wouldn’t have been able to compete this time.

"I’ll take on disciples, and in a little while, I will. You better come over and give me some support," he said smugly.

Upon hearing this, Yaonan glanced at him, "You’re not just saying that to make me angry, are you? You haven’t even seen the shadow of a disciple yet."

Ruan Yingtong’s eyes curved into a smile; she naturally knew what Grandpa Jiang was up to.

"How could that be? Just you wait," Jiang Wenshan replied with a defiant look, "There’s an art exhibition in a few days. You all must come, I’ll show you a few paintings."

The group chatted very familiarly. As the banquet went on, Yaonan took Ruan Yingtong to meet a round of people before he began his speech.

"I’d like to express my deep gratitude to everyone for taking time out of your busy schedules to attend this banquet. As many of you know, I have recently taken on a new beloved disciple, whom you’ve all seen. Her piano skills are so remarkable, even I am amazed. Her name is Ruan Yingtong."

"Please, I’d like her to come up and say a few words, and to perform a piece."

Ruan Yingtong hadn’t expected that she would have to speak as well. Gu Cong, sensing her nervousness, smiled and said, "Don’t be nervous. The teacher wants more people to get to know you."

Ruan Yingtong exhaled, gathered her dress, and stepped onto the stage, taking the microphone.

The spotlight shone on her, highlighting her fair, cool complexion and her joyful smile. There were many official media present, but under the cameras, she showed no signs of stage fright; she was even more outstanding than those well-known ladies and wives.

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