Female Novel
Chapter 555
Everyone in the banquet hall was shocked when they heard that.
Hongtu Corporation? Li Hongtu?
He's one of the wealthiest and most well-connected individuals in Yenching! Only a top-rankedgovernment official can afford to invite him!
What was even more shocking was the birthday gift he brought.
It was an ornamental mountain about half the height of a grown man ornately carved out of solid gold!
Eight strong men lifted the gift into the banquet hall. The dazzling gleam of the precious metal blindedeveryone.
"Oh my god, that's too extravagant! The gift must be worth at least 100 million dollars!"
"Heheh, 100 million? Are you kidding? I'll let you in on a secret. Mr. He, the owner of Yenching Casino,owns a gold mountain just like that. The value of the gold itself is worth 300 million. The incrediblecraftsmanship should add another 100 million to it!"
"No wonder he's one of the wealthiest men in Yenching! I wonder who could've invited him?"
"Haha, it's not Zhou Lie, that's for sure!"
"It must be Zhou Yang. They're both businessmen, and I'm sure they have a close businessrelationship."
While the people whispered to each other, Li Hongtu appeared in the banquet hall. He carried a naturalair of authority around him. novelbin
He smiled and said, "Happy birthday, Grandmaster Zhou. I hope you like my gift to you."
"You're too kind, Mr. Li. Please take your seat!" Grandmaster Zhou's eyes opened wide when he sawthe mountain of gold. He was so excited he did not know what else to say, and he stood up to returnthe greeting.
At the same time, he wondered who could have invited Li Hongtu to his birthday party.
"Over here, Mr. Li!"
Zhou Yang straightened his suit and walked up to Li Hongtu.
He was grinning brilliantly. Indeed, he had pulled some strings and invited Li Hongtu to the gathering,and he did not expect Li Hongtu to accept the invitation! Not only that, he had brought a lavish gift aswell!
The value of the mountain of gold was more than that of all the other gifts combined!
Zhou Wen and the other Zhou family descendants felt defeated. They had awkward expressions ontheir faces.
"Thank you for attending the gathering, Mr. Li. Thank you so much…" Zhou Yang said as he basked inthe attention of the others. He jogged over to Li Hongtu and tried to usher him to his table.
"It's you, Mr. Zhou. Nice to meet you," Li Hongtu said as he shook hands with Zhou Yang. However, hedid not follow him to his table. "It's okay. I'll sit over there."
In the next moment, he went over to Zhou Lie and bowed to him. "We meet again, Mr. Zhou."
Zhou Lie laughed heartily. "Haha! Please have a seat, Mr. Li!"
Liu Minglan seemed relieved. Their dignity was salvaged.
Zhou Yang was immensely shocked. His mouth was open so wide that one could fit a coconut inside.
Grandmaster Zhou, the Zhou family descendants, and the other guests were shocked too.
They did not expect Zhou Lie, the most useless son among Grandmaster Zhou's children, to haveinvited Li Hongtu to the gathering!
That was utterly unbelievable!