Female Novel
Chapter 39
Chapter 39
However, Mindy Wu did not speak. Howard Zhang did not dare to get up so he could only keep bowing.
Mindy Wu did not look at Howard Zhang at all. Mindy Wu held Fish Song in her arms and walked toFade Chen. Mindy Wu bowed slightly and apologized, "Mr. Chen, I'm sorry that my daughter havecaused you some trouble. Please forgive us.
Fade Chen had just learned about Mindy Wu's identity from Quin Lin. Fade Chen was a little confusedand did not expect Mindy Wu to do such a thing. Fade Chen paused for a moment and replied with asmile, "Miss Wu, you're too polite. Fish was very cute. There is absolutely no trouble."
The little girl, Fish Song also applauded pleasingly at this moment, "Mom, Superman just got me steakto eat!"
Fade Chen glanced at Fish Song's hand and clothes that were covered with grease, her forehead werefull of dirt too. Fade Chen was discreetly worried that Mindy Wu would blame him for being a badinfluence to her daughter.
Fortunately, Mindy Wu did not mind at all. Mindy Wu glanced at Howard Zhang who was still bowingand said to Fade Chen, "Mr Chen, if you are satisfied with his apology, let him get up. If you are notsatisfied, then Mr Zhang should continue to apologize until you are satisfied."
Upon hearing this, many guests were stunned and puzzled.
They never expected that such a thing could happen. This woman forced Howard Zhang to bow andapologize to a man coming from a small village and even let him decide if he should forgive HowardZhang or not.
"How did this kid get to know Miss Wu?" Someone whispered.
"Who is he? Is he really Quin Lin's husband?" The crowds was filled with suspense.novelbin
"Even if he is Quin Lin's husband, it's impossible to receive such treatment from Miss Wu." Everyonewas full of questions about Fade Chen.
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For a while, all kinds of guesses were exchanged. Even Quin Lin herself looked at Fade Chen with apuzzled look. Quin Lin didn't know how her poor husband knew such a respected figure. Fade Chenwas a little confused. He patted his head and thought for a while, but he still didn't remember how heknew this young woman.
"Mr Chen, I'm going to change my daughter's clothes, I'll leave first." Mindy Wu held the little girl in herarms, bowed slightly to Fade Chen and then went back.
Fade Chen was still in a daze, but Quin Lin nudged him and pointed at Howard Zhang.
Fade Chen walked up to Howard Zhang and said unsympathetically, "Raise your head!"
Howard Zhang's was slightly relieved. After bowing for so long, Howard Zhang's waist felt almostbroken so he rapidly stood up.
However, just as Howard Zhang stood up and was about to see what's in front of him, he heard awhirring wind before he was slapped heavily on his mouth.
"This is a punishment to you for not thinking before you say anything!" Fade Chen said.
Howard Zhang's mouth was swollen. Howard Zhang was furious and wanted to hit Fade Chen. HowardZhang said, "Fade Chen, yo."
But then, Fade Chen's cold voice sounded, "This is a lesson for you. Are you sure you want to fightwith me?'
Howard Zhang's face was stiff, and his fist stopped mid air. Howard Zhang squeezed out an ugly smileand forced a few words out of his mouth, "Thank you for your lesson!"
"If you like it, I will let you continue bowing!" Fade Chen ordered Howard Zhang. Then Fade Chenreached out to hold Quin Lin's slender waist and said intimately, "Dear, the fruit over there is verydelicious. Let's go over there."
Behind Fade Chen, Howard Zhang stood there and looked at Fade Chen's back, and the anger in hiseyes was overflowing profusely.
Half an hour later, there was a burst of music in the banquet and the lights went dark.
Knowing that the most important part of the night was about to begin, everyone stopped talking andlooked at a stage in the middle of the hall.
Then, a spotlight lit up and hit the center of the stage. An old man in his sixties appeared under thespotlight. His hair was grey but his face was still youthful. There was a kind of uniqueness in his eyes.He was undoubtedly the protagonist of this banquet, the retired mayor John Wu, commonly known asMr. Wu.
On the stage, Mr Wu simply said a few words to thank everyone for holding this banquet for him,hoping that they all have fun.
After speaking, it was time to celebrate Mr. Wu's birthday Mindy Wu took her daughter, Fish Songtogether and pushed out a huge cake with a smile. Mindy Wu lit the candles, let Mr. Wu made a wishand blew out the candles, and then shared the cake out.
Next, Mindy Wu and Fish Song gave Mr. Wu birthday presents they had prepared. These were notexpensive items but were gifts they had personally made. When Mr. Wu saw his granddaughter hadmade a drawing on her own and gave it to him as a gift, Mr Wu laughed delightedly.
After the family members passed him their birthday gifts, the guests start to give their presents to Mr.Wu one after another.
Of course, everyone knew Mr. Wu's personality and hence would not give expensive gifts. Therefore,they appealed to Mr. Wu's favourite... Wine, and sent a lot of wine in different ways. These wines werenot expensive so Mr. Wu did not refuse and all of them were accepted. Mr. Wu even tasted some of iton the spot, causing a burst of cheers and the atmosphere became more lively.
Quin Lin also prepared a bottle of wine as a gift to Mr. Wu. It was not expensive, but it took her a lot ofeffort to find it. She specially sent people to get this original rice wine from an old wine shop in thecountryside.
Mr. Wu liked it very much. After drinking a glass of wine on the spot, he patted his legs and said"Amazing!", which made many entrepreneurs envious.
Howard Zhang is up next. He had changed his clothes and tidied up his hair. Although his face was stillred and swollen, his dressing made him look neat.
However, Howard Zhang had obviously been bending down for a long time, so he could not walk fast,he needed Jeremy Lin to hold and help him out.
Finally, he came to Mr Wu. Howard Zhang took out a small bottle of red wine and introduced it with asmile, "Mr. Wu, this bottle of red wine is from Bordeaux, France. It shares the same cellar as thefamous 1982 Lafite. However, due to its low production volume, it's only enough to provide for theFrench royal family, so it's not very popular."
"When I went to Europe for a business trip a few months ago, I happened to learn about the existenceof such a great wine. I thought of your birthday which was coming soon, so I asked someone to buy itfor you. Tonight, I will give it to you. I wish you a long and prosperous life and may you taste all thegreat wines in this world."
"You are thoughtful." Mr. Wu nodded, and his attitude was not very enthusiastic. Obviously, Mr. Wu hadalready known the incident that had happened to his granddaughter, Fish Song.
Sensing this, Howard Zhang's heart skipped a beat. He gently gritted his teeth and said, "Mr. Wu, todayis the perfect day. With such good wine, I would like to propose a toast to you."
With this, Howard Zhang opened the bottle, took two goblets and poured wine into both of it, andhanded one to Mr. Wu.
Mr. Wu was not in the mood at first, but when the scarlet-red wine was sent to him, his eyes suddenlylit up. He could not help but gently sniff and began to smell the wine.
Seeing this, Howard Zhang was delighted and knew that it was a good sign that Mr. Wu liked it. Heraised his glass and said, "Cheers to you, Mr. Wu. Then Howard Zhang drank it up.
Mr. Wu was really attracted by the unique aroma of this wine. He gently raised his glass and was readyto taste it.
But at this moment, a loud voice came from the side, "Mr. Wu, you can't drink this wine!"