The Glamorous Comeback of the Ousted Heiress novel Chapter 697

Chapter 697: 275 Not So Simple Guests (Part 3)

Ji Heng knocked his pipe, shaking out the ash, and introduced casually, “This is your second grandfather.”

Bai Lian looked towards Mu Xiangguang and spoke with composure, “Second Grandpa.”

“Hmm…” Mu Xiangguang came back to his senses. He was usually a man of few words, but upon seeing Bai Lian, he couldn’t help but ask a few more questions, “Sit down. I heard from your grandfather that you’re in the Tongfeng class?”

In fact, Mu Xiangguang had already heard these pieces of information many times from the Mu Family butler and Mu Yining.

Having grown up in Xiangcheng without elite education and still achieving greater success than the Liang Family’s descendants, Mu Xiangguang felt that perhaps without his intervention, these young people could have gone even further.

“That’s right.” Bai Lian sat next to Ji Heng, calmly replying.

Despite being out of management for many years, Mu Xiangguang still had a keen eye; such a demeanor, even Mu Yining couldn’t match.

He took out a wooden box from the side and pushed it in front of Bai Lian, “Since you call me Second Grandpa, I don’t have much for a meeting gift. Let this be my present to you.”

Bai Lian looked at the ebony box but didn’t immediately reach for it; instead, she looked toward Ji Heng.

Ji Heng blew out a ring of smoke, “Take it.”

Okay.

Bai Lian accepted it.

**

Half-past eleven.

Mu Youjun, along with Dong Chuan and Ren Wanxuan, went to the clan ancestral hall.

The entire registration ceremony wasn’t long.

Firecrackers and fireworks exploded outside.

Mu Youjun, considering Dong Chuan’s face, stayed a little longer.

Once the ritual was complete, the guests started to take their seats.

The guests exchanged pleasantries with the three of them, and Mu Yining did not expect that Mu Youjun would still be there. She introduced Ji Shaojun and Shen Qing to her, “Sister, this is Shaojun, and this is his wife, Shen Qing. Shaojun and I will go outside to greet others. You can sit down and have some tea first.”

Mu Youjun’s gaze swept past Shen Qing, who was always intimidated by such imposing figures and gave Mu Youjun a somewhat ingratiating smile.

“Congratulations.” Mu Youjun didn’t look at Shen Qing, curtly saying the words and covering her nose with a handkerchief.

With Mu Yining and Ji Shaojun gone, only Xu En, Shen Qing, and Ji Mulan were left. Why would Mu Youjun demean herself by wasting time chatting with them?

She coolly withdrew her gaze and turned to speak to someone else, “Little Dong, Wanxuan.”

She addressed Ren Wanxuan quite intimately today, and Ren Wanxuan was pleasantly taken aback by the honor.

But Ren Wanxuan also knew it was because of Dong Chuan’s influence. Today, no fewer than ten people had greeted her, all clan chiefs and estate managers.

For a while, Ren Wanxuan’s table was extraordinarily lively.

Dong Chuan and Mu Youjun were the popular figures of the day.

“Do you want to join your aunt for a while?” Dong Chuan asked, looking down at Ren Wanxuan.

Ren Wanxuan, seeing the situation clearly and catching a glimpse of Ji Heng and Ji Shaojun’s group from the corner of her eye, didn’t go over to greet them and just stayed at her own table.

She didn’t have a particularly good relationship with Ji Shaojun and Shen Qing, especially Shen Qing.

Having been in Jiangjing for so long, she had barely interacted with Ji Shaojun and Shen Qing, and Ji Shaojun never included her in various social gatherings. Ren Wanxuan wasn’t without her grievances over this.

“No need.” Ren Wanxuan looked down and sat at her table with Dong Chuan.

Dong Chuan didn’t pay much attention to Ji Shaojun’s group either. Shen Qing and Ji Mulan didn’t seem like they came from prominent families, and he noticed that Mu Youjun didn’t want to have much contact with that group either, so he didn’t purposely get close. “Mrs. Gao, I’ve heard that Dr. Gao…”