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"Old Qin, likewise, I wish you health and longevity. I'm very happy and grateful that you could come today! I hope President Qin will take good care of the Jiang family's various businesses in the future!"
"Not at all! Elder Jiang is being polite. With Jiang Chen here, there’s no worry about the business thriving!" Old Qin said this both as a courtesy and for Wan Haozhou to hear. It was believed that Wan Haoyu would soon learn about today's situation.
Jiang Chen was mentioned again? Has Jiang Chen really become extraordinary now? Is Jiang Liang truly the cause of it? Jiang Jingsheng thought.
Next came Wan Haozhou's toast...
Finally, it was Jiang Chen's turn to toast at the first table.
"Grandpa, Grandma, I wish you both good health and all the best!"
"Jiang Chen, your gift today is the most valuable. The fact that Old Qin could come today is also thanks to you. Since Old Qin requested to sit at the same table with you, you must toast him more!"
"Don't worry, Grandpa, I will toast Old Qin!"
What? His gift is the most valuable? Wan Haozhou arrived late and didn't know about the wooden box; he thought his own painting was the most valuable! Hearing Jiang Jingsheng say this now made him curious but too embarrassed to ask.
Looking at Jiang Chen, he seemed like just a middle school student! How could he give a gift more valuable than ours?
Jiang Chen sat at the first table, which made Wan Haozhou quite unhappy. A little kid was sitting at the same level as him. After all this, he had given a gift heavier than that of the Wan family! No wonder Old Master Jiang agreed to let him sit at the first table; he thought it was purely because of Old Qin's influence! This Old Qin coming for Old Master Jiang's birthday celebration was indeed unexpected and had even taken his top spot—truly infuriating!
After the toasts at the first table were completed, it was time for other guests to toast Jiang Jingsheng and his wife. The guests who came today were here to celebrate Old Master Jiang's birthday, so they naturally had to come over for a toast!
The first to approach were Jiang Guangming and Lin Ping. After toasting his father Jiang Jingsheng, they then toasted Aunt Hu Yina. Since Hu Yina was not his biological mother, Jiang Guangming and his wife did not toast her simultaneously.
According to custom, after toasting Jiang Jingsheng and his wife, other guests at the first table were also expected to toast. Old Qin, Vice President Wan, and others were all fine with this; their ages and social statuses were above Jiang Guangming's, so it was only proper for them to toast. The usual arrangement placed older or higher-status guests at the first table.
However, today’s first table was somewhat unusual. With Jiang Chen sitting there, it posed a challenge for everyone regarding their toasts.
After toasting Old Qin and Wan Haozhou, only Jiang Chen remained at this table. What should they do? Toasting would be awkward since Jiang Chen was not only younger but also a junior. Not toasting would break tradition! How embarrassing for Jiang Guangming.
Old Master Jiang clearly realized this too; he felt he had been tricked by Old Qin—this arrangement was indeed inappropriate. But there was no way around it now; just earlier he had said that having Jiang Chen here would allow him to toast Old Qin more!
Old Qin felt pleased inside, watching how the Jiang family members struggled among themselves.
Jiang Chen secretly laughed as he waited for Jiang Guangming and his wife to come over for a toast so he could mock them a bit and say something sarcastic...
"Director Jiang, we raise our glasses to you, wishing you success in your career and achievements in your studies!" Suddenly inspired, Jiang Guangming decided to use his title! He was the chairman of Jiahua Clothing Company while he himself was the financial supervisor. Toasting the chairman as an executive wasn’t awkward anymore! Lin Ping followed her husband in raising her glass but didn’t speak.
Director Jiang? Did Old Master Jiang really pass on the position of chairman of the Jiang family to this young man? No wonder he could sit at the first table. This is unbelievable, thought Wan Haozhou and several other guests who were unaware of the situation.
"Uncle Ming, since we are dining at Grandpa's house, let's not use company titles!" Jiang Chen accepted the toast from Jiang Guangming and his wife with ease and smiled.
Damn! It’s fine for executives to toast their chairman but must it be an uncle toasting his nephew? Is that appropriate? Jiang Guangming ignored Jiang Chen further; after all, everyone at this table had finished their toasts and prepared to return to their seats.
"Don't go, Uncle Ming!" Jiang Chen called out to him.
"What is it?" Jiang Guangming had a bad feeling but didn't dare to run away like his wife, ignoring Jiang Chen. After all, Lin Ping didn't believe that Jiang Chen had the strength he claimed to have now.
"You said it was Grandpa who made you kill my dad. Now say it again in front of Grandpa!" Jiang Chen suddenly became assertive and serious.
What? Yang Jun was killed? Or was Old Master Jiang the one who made Jiang Guangming do it? The scene immediately fell silent, stunned by Jiang Chen's words.
"Xiao Chen, what are you talking about? How could Grandpa want to kill your dad?" Jiang Jingsheng was initially shocked but quickly reacted! He suddenly realized that this Jiang Chen had changed; he had become unfathomable.
Jiang Guangming, you unworthy son, how could you tell Jiang Chen such things?
"No, I never said that. Your dad clearly died of a serious illness; how could I have killed him?"
"Oh, you never said? Did I mishear last time or does Uncle Ming have a bad memory? Well then, I'll ask again next time!" Jiang Chen was completely unfazed by their reactions. He didn't actually intend to confront them here; he just wanted Grandpa to know that Jiang Guangming had already let the cat out of the bag.
"Jiang Chen, you must be misunderstanding. Your Grandpa and Uncle Ming are both your family; how could they want to harm your dad?"
Old Qin had long suspected that Yang Jun's death was suspicious and definitely had issues. He didn't expect that it was actually Jiang Guangming who caused it and that Old Master Jiang was the mastermind. However, in this situation, it was clearly impossible for them to admit to their wrongdoing, and Jiang Chen wouldn't push hard either, so he stepped in to smooth things over.
"Old Qin is right; how could your Grandpa want to harm your dad? Uncle Ming wouldn't do that either. Guangming, you should go back!" Hu Yina, unaware of the situation, also found it hard to believe what Jiang Chen said.
"Old Qin, Grandma, you make valid points. I shouldn't doubt Grandpa and Uncle Ming. However, my dad's death is said to be somewhat related to someone with the surname Wan. Uncle Ming, this claim should be true, right?" As Jiang Chen spoke, he seemed to glance at Wan Haozhou intentionally or unintentionally.
Someone with the surname Wan? Wan Haozhou's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that this Jiang Chen knew the real cause of his father's death? Although Wan Haozhou wasn't clear on the specifics of Yang Jun's death, he knew it definitely had something to do with his brother Wan Haoyu!
However, Wan Haozhou quickly calmed down as if nothing had happened. After all, he had nothing to fear. First of all, he hadn't participated in this matter at all. Secondly, he didn't know Jiang Chen's strength, so he felt that the Wan family was much stronger than the Jiang family! Even if they told everyone that Yang Jun was framed under the orders of the Wan family, they wouldn't be able to do anything about it. After all, there was no evidence and no strong power; no one could touch their the Wan's Group!
"That's true. Someone with the surname Wan is an outsider; it's entirely possible they wanted to harm your dad!" Jiang Guangming quickly admitted this point and sighed in relief as he returned to his seat as Hu Yina suggested. However, he immediately felt the way his tablemates looked at him change. He was sitting with two half-sisters.
Old Master Jiang's two daughters and son-in-law didn't think much of Yang Jun but wouldn't have expected him to be killed! Hearing what Jiang Chen just said and considering how suddenly Yang Jun died indeed raised suspicions about Jiang Guangming.
As for whether Old Master Jiang masterminded such actions through Jiang Guangming, everyone thought that possibility was slim. No matter how much Yang Jun displeased Old Master Jiang, he was still a son-in-law; how could he want him dead?
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