Chapter 66 Dissolution of Marriage(1/2)
The arrival of Zhao Jing and the Tennessee family undoubtedly triggered the climax of the banquet at this time. Some unknown people saw that Zhao Jing, one of the five speakers, was also here today. They felt that the Xinglin family on the riverside was indeed the strong family. Some people who knew the situation had already smelled something wrong.
At the annual meeting of the Tennessee family and the Lin family today, if nothing unexpected happens, they will announce the marriage. But now in this situation, the Tennessee family and the Zhao family are actually together?
When people saw Zhao Yinlai, the eldest son of the Zhao family who was accompanied by Tian Xiaotian, the faces of many people had suddenly changed drastically, and they smelled an unusual smell.
The next moment, people turned their eyes together and fell to Lin Hai, the eldest son of the Lin family, on the other side of the table.
On the table over there, Lin Wei looked at Zhao Yinlai with a look of anger and anger in her eyes, and Lin Hao's disgust towards Zhao Yinlai, the eldest son of the Zhao family, was even more expressive.
On the contrary, Lin Hai just looked at them calmly into the lawn, and then turned his attention away without anything happening.
Tian Xiaotian and Zhao Yinlai both smiled and met the guests who greeted them. There were several times when Tian Xiaotian's eyes were on Lin Hai, and what surprised her was not the expectant expressions of anger or depression. On the contrary, Lin Hai's expression was very calm, as if his attention was not on her at all.
Of course, there is no such anger and unwillingness that he thinks he belongs to him, and he is so close to him.
Fireworks bloomed in the sky, colorful and colorful, and the artificial lake next to the banquet venue reflected countless overflowing lusters.
This luster some of it smudged Lin Hai's face, making his expression more elegant and peaceful.
Seeing Lin Hai's side face, Tian Xiaotian felt a sense of loss in her heart. She didn't know why she was playing such a drama with Zhao Yinlai today? It seemed that there was no meaning suddenly. Isn't she... a little too much?
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At this moment, the guests' evaluation and focus of the banquet were still focused on Zhao Yinlai.
"This is the eldest son of the Zhao family... Is it really the title of "Little Superman"?" This refers to Zhao Yinlei's talent in operating the River Star Company like He Qi's father.
"I am so arrogant. I seem to be a very experienced person... This Zhao family's second son is as outstanding as rumor. The eldest son is currently in charge of several sub-district companies of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Group. And that second son is also a celebrity in the Hepanxing Media Industry..."
"Tsk tsk... This third-generation descendant of the Zhao family is too far from the third-generation descendant of the Lin family... They are both speakers and noble families, but the Lin family has no talent..."
It is undeniable that Zhao Jing’s two sons are both characters that will attract many envious and praise once they appear.
When we arrived at the Lin family and the Zhao family, although we were not in harmony with each other, we were both nobles and speakers, and no one could do anything to each other. The quality of the next generation obviously became the key to the decline or prosperity of the two families.
Compared to the two sons of the Zhao family, the third generation of the Lin family is pale, it is no wonder that the outside world generally does not look at the descendants of the Lin family. Although Lincoln University and Wharton Business School, Lincoln is a cold-hearted person and frivolous person, he is only good at playing tricks and is not a good person to take on big responsibilities. The other sons and nephews are even more unbearable.
Under Lin Wei's name, Lin Hao looks as glorious as the aura of a famous school, but many people know that it was Lin Wei who used the energy of the speaker and the Lin family paid the corresponding price, which made Lin Hao a member of Qingyuan College and a halo.
After all, Lin Wei is an adopted daughter and cannot inherit the title, so she is even more unlikely to become the head of the family.
As for Lin Hai, who had just been brought back from Haizhou Star, when he came to the Riverside Star, it really aroused many people's curiosity and discussion.
The most concerned thing is the Zhao family. The River Star Lin family has always been very strong and is also the leader among the River Star nobles. The Zhao family has always used the Lin family as a goal and benchmark to compete and pursue.
Seeing that the third generation of the Lin family did not have outstanding talents, while the Zhao family was incredible and prosperous, the next generation was likely to surpass the Lin family. Suddenly, Lin Wei had an illegitimate child. It is not a big deal that the Zhao family was very nervous at one time. They used a lot of intelligence networks to find out the ins and outs of Lin Hai.
Later, through the self-cultivation hall and the establishment of Wayne Company, some people around Lin Hao finally breathed a sigh of relief and took off Lin Hai's mysterious coat. He was a wild child who grew up picking up garbage. Not to mention the great development in the future, the only meaning of existence seems to be that as a symbolic representative of the Lin family, he had a marriage with the Tennessee family to announce at the annual meeting today. This may be the meaning of his entire existence in this family.
However, the guests present at the banquet now saw that the Tennessee family was so close to the Zhao family, and they thought that Lin Hai's only meaning and value of existence would be lost.
When a group of elders of the Lin family saw this scene, they seemed to face the future direction that they didn't know how to pronounce, and their faces were astonished.
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The tables were filled with guests one after another.
On the grass, white lamp posts pierced the sky, illuminating the dinner scene as daytime.
The banquets are lined up along the lawn by the artificial lake, with only five tables in each row, and then arranged downwards in sequence. A total of fifty-five tables are set up in the entire banquet venue. Next to the artificial lake is the stage used by the band to play and perform to cheer up the fun.
Lin Hai, Earl Lin Wei, wife Ning Qing, Lin Wei and Lin Hao, together with Tennessee family and Zhao Jing, shared a table with Lin Jiang and Lin Yuanshan, and other members of the family, sat next to each other.
The five tables in the first row were all arranged to be famous families from the Riverside Star. In front of hundreds of guests at the Nuoda Banquet, even if there were any conflicts between the Zhao and Lin families, they were polite and polite at this time.
This annual banquet is more like a banquet to welcome the New Year, with the highlight of the theme being a relaxed atmosphere.
Lin Wei announced the beginning of the dinner. Then some fireworks shot into the sky exploded in the sky, dyeing this dark blue early winter night red. At the same time, the band also began a gorgeous performance.
The colorful lake water, the dinner and the atmosphere of the banquet are developing in an increasingly rich direction.
The band "Savior" did not choose radical and exciting rock, but lyrical songs that were very suitable for this scene and warm atmosphere, so that some celebrities on the table and table hummed.
Accompanied by soothing music, during the banquet, there were more topics involuntarily.
And in this early winter, what else can become a topic that people are more dedicated to paying attention to than the enrollment seasons of various universities in the Empire?
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"I heard that there are as many as twenty people who were selected to attend the top 100 schools in the Empire this time. One of them seems to be Mr. Mills's son!"
"Yes! Mr. Mills is not only the chairman of the Mills Consortium, but his son Tomi was originally from Shinkawa High School and was able to have talent in civil mecha control. Therefore, the Imperial Hamilton Academy was the headhunting talent for him. It is said that on the day of receiving the admission notice, Mills Consortium directly booked a cruise ship in the Hanjiang River to celebrate!"
"It should be celebrated. That is the 18th-ranked prestigious school in the Empire! Moreover, Hamilton College has made great achievements in business and business. Its son inherits the family business in the future, which is almost a typical example of both father and son being successful! Does this prove the theory that the stronger the stronger the stronger? "
"Our entire Riverside Star has only a few hundred universities that can enter the top 100 universities in the empire... Among them, less than ten people can be admitted to the top ten prestigious universities!"
People whispered to each other about the topics they were most interested in, and a burst of cheers and celebrations suddenly broke out from the other end.
Everyone looked at the sound, and the celebration came from the table of Anel, the director of the Planet Customs General Administration. Next to Anel, there was a young man with freckles on his face but surrounded by praise. The young man's protruding nose and cheek seemed to be so excited that a layer of red light appeared due to the praise around him.
"Arnair's son, Nair, was admitted to Pricklin College, which ranked 48th in the Empire because he showed excellent mathematical skills in high school. It is said that the laboratory of Pricklin College is carrying out new starship main gun design projects in recent years, and a large number of such talented students are required to join... Maybe this Nair will achieve no less than his father as the director in the future!"
The voices of these people's discussions came to the table where Lin Hai sat, as if they were there.
Listening to the halfway of the banquet and the discussions that came to an end at the Imperial Admissions Season, Tennessee was in a very heavy and depressed mood since the beginning.
How can it not be heavy? In peaceful times, passing through a famous school in the empire is the best opportunity for a person to achieve fame and fortune. The conditions for the empire to be awarded a new noble, in addition to some battles and awarding medals that contribute greatly to the empire, the birth of a famous school is the minimum condition for a new noble!
He also learned a lot about Lin Hai through more or less rumors from the outside world, especially when he learned that this illegitimate child was not influenced by aristocratic life since childhood, but rather a wild child who grew up in the garbage star.
When everyone thought of marrying his daughter to such a person, no one's heart was born with flesh? Although Tennessee was a shrewd businessman, his heart seemed to be hurting out of thin air.
Listening to the children around me, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, and one by one, Tennessee seemed to feel extremely ironic at this moment.
Although Lin Hai seemed very quiet at this time, the more he looked at it, the more he felt that Lin Hai had the vulgar temperament that had not yet escaped from the slums. Just imagine if his daughter married such a person in the future, would he have the bad habits and violent tendencies of the slums? He seemed to have seen his beautiful daughter being tortured, crying all day long, writing letters to them.
What's more, Lin Hai is just the illegitimate son of the Lin family. The future title and status of the head of the family will be inherited by his younger brother Lin Hao. The status of the orthodox head and the illegitimate son are completely different in the aristocratic family. If the family is separated in the future, Lin Hai may only have a small trace of property to survive, and it depends on whether his younger brother Lin Hao is generous.
In fact, when the two families proposed to marry each other, Tian Xiaotian expressed his resistance and asked to meet Lin Hai himself. So at the Columbia Festival dinner, she came to Lin's Manor.
Tennessee didn't know how the banquet ended. She just didn't object to the marriage after Tian Xiaotian returned home, but there were low sobs in her room that night.
Taking all this into consideration, Tennessee felt that he needed to make today's decision.
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However, at this moment, his hand that wanted to get the briefcase was stopped by his other hand. It was his wife Zhang Yanqing. Zhang Yanqing's eyes were withdrawn from his careful look at Lin Hai, pressed Tennessee's hand, and shook his head gently.
Tennessee ignored her. For him, the happiness of her daughter may be the most important thing now, so he opened the briefcase, took out a tablet, moved the light screen, and said to Lin Wei, "Dear Count, I have brought something more to this banquet today that will promote the cooperation between our two families. Please take a look."
Lin Wei was very respectful to Tennessee. Hearing his words, he took the tablet from him.
At this time, the relatives and elders of the Lin family next to them looked at the private communication between the two. Now, even the most subtle actions of the two may have touched their minds.
Lin Wei twitched the light screen of the tablet. It was a contract. After he browsed carefully, he was a little surprised, and at the same time he looked a little excited. He looked at Tennessee, "What's going on with your contract...?"
Tennessee paused and said, "As you can see, if Lord Earl signs this contract, the Tennessee Mining will supply Wayne Industry's raw materials at a price below one-third of the market price in the next three years. In these three years, Wayne Industry's raw materials can be obtained from our mineral base at a price below one-third of the actual price. As long as we can, we can supply the Wayne Industry as much as possible."
When these words were said, everyone was uproaring when they heard these words.
Especially the elders of the Lin family and the veterans of the company were all surprised. They understood very well what this contract meant for the Lin family, which is now scarce!
Even the always calm wife Ning Qing took the contract from Lin Wei, and her face showed a touch, "This is too expensive."
The supply price of raw materials that is less than one-third of the market price, which means that the Tennessee family is not profitable at all. All profits of three years are given to the Lin family.
This is shocking. Could this be the Tennessee family’s dowry?
It's really...a big deal!
"But, I have a request, too..."
Tennessee's turn made the noise around him gradually weaken, "The original marriage plan between our two families has also become unnecessary because of the release of this contract."
In an instant...silent.
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Mrs. Tian Zhang Yanqing's expression seemed solemn. Tian Xiaotian also sat upright, with a hint of breathless pressure in her heart and a hint of bitterness. Finally... was there a showdown?
Ning Qing's hand holding the tablet was a little stiff for a moment. Lin Wei seemed to have a little high blood pressure at that moment, his head was a little dizzy, and he was holding the tabletop with his hands before he woke up.
The other veterans of the Lin family's relatives and company had a dull facial expression. What they were most worried about... finally happened without suspense!
"Do you... want to abolish this engagement between the Tian Lin family?"
After finally calming down, Lin Wei heard his voice, as if he was trying hard to squeeze out his lungs.
"It's not abolishing... because this is just an idea after all, it never happened..."
"Tennessee, we are friends... Do you think that with such a contract, I can be moved by my interests, but make changes?"
Tennessee was speechless, and even when he saw Lin Wei's slightly gloomy face, he was scared. At this time, a voice came out of nowhere.
Zhao Jing's laughter interrupted Lin Wei's questioning, "There is a proverb in the empire that the grapes that are forced to be picked out before time are sour and bitter! After all, this kind of thing should be something that both parties want to do."
In fact, Zhao Jing was very clever and did not interfere with the marriage between the Tian Lin family, so as not to make himself notorious in the future. However, before coming to the Lin family manor, Zhao Jing made a promise to Tennessee.
Whether the Tennessee family is in marriage with the Lin family today is all about Tennessee’s choice, and Zhao Jing will not interfere.
But his arrival today was to guarantee him the freedom of choice for the Tennessee family, rather than being forced by the authority of the Lin family, which led them to be involuntarily uncontrollably. In fact, this was a kind of invisible support.
Without Zhao Jing's promise, Tennessee would not dare to refuse easily and offend the Speaker of the planet like Lin Wei.
To be continued...