After finishing the posts of these six people, An Wuyang’s mood calmed down, understanding that this was the norm in society, and he didn’t need to let it affect his emotions.
He thought to himself, his birthday was in just over a month, on June 25th.
It meant he would soon be nineteen years old, no longer the seventeen or eighteen-year-old kid he used to be.
The people who received the invitations also wrote their posts within a few days and arranged for them to be sent out as soon as possible.
The An family’s invitations were also ready. Considering the varying distances of relatives and friends, the couple chose to first inform everyone through phone calls and the internet, and then send out the invitations by mail.
There were still ten days left until the full moon banquet of Huo’s grandson Dun Dun, plenty of time.
Here, it is necessary to talk about the relatives and friends of the An family. Although they claimed to have watched An Wuyang grow up, when An Cheng told them that his second son, An Wuyang, had married into the Huo family, many people were taken aback.
An Wuyang?
It was only after discussing with their families that they finally had some impression. He was the shy and inconspicuous boy from the An family.
Relatives and friends questioned again, wasn’t the second son of the An family still studying?
An Cheng explained one by one, making sure that relatives and friends understood that their second son was a legitimate daughter-in-law of the Huo family, and that child was still of their bloodline, carrying both the genes of the Huo and An families.
Ordinary people didn’t really care about whether it was the Huo family or not, but from An Cheng’s tone, it seemed that their second son had married well.
After a certain relative finished talking to An Cheng on the phone, they muttered to their spouse at home, “An Cheng and his wife are really unfortunate. If their son was homosexual, that would be fine, but marrying him off, it’s like raising him for nothing.”
Her spouse said, “Isn’t there still a younger son?”
Anyway, the An family had three children. The one who got married off might not be prominent, but it was better than the youngest son being homosexual.
The younger people in their family checked the background of the Huo family and immediately exclaimed, “Goodness, stop gossiping, do you know who Brother Cheng’s in-laws are?”
The Huo family of Beijing!
“Who?” Their parents looked over.
The young person said, “Brother Cheng’s in-laws are the Huo family of Beijing, a real wealthy family. The one who married Brother Cheng’s son is the only son of the Huo family, the current head of the Huo family.”
What’s this concept?
The parents of ordinary white-collar workers, with their mouths agape, pondered. They didn’t know how much wealth the Huo family had, but the prestige of an aristocratic family was not something an ordinary merchant family could claim.
To be considered an aristocratic family, at least three generations of heritage were required.
The couple murmured to each other, “The second son of the An family is so lucky. An Cheng raised such a son; they won’t have to worry for the rest of their lives…”
The reactions of various relatives and friends of the An family varied, but they couldn’t escape the range of envy and jealousy.
After the invitations were sent out, the An family also felt the first wave of changes in their status after hitching onto an aristocratic family.
After all, many relatives called back specifically, and the changes in their tone were evident.
An Cheng and Ding Wei, facing each other, felt a complex mix of emotions. They couldn’t help but admit that this feeling of being complimented was intoxicating.
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A few days before the full moon banquet, An Wuyang accepted the hairstylist arranged by his family.
The slightly long hair during his confinement period was soon trimmed to restore the teenage boy’s peak handsomeness.
And several staff members from clothing brands brought suitable styles for An Wuyang to choose from.
All of them were very formal clothes.
As a slightly younger school uniform boy facing such a challenge, An Wuyang directly told Huo Yunchuan, “I don’t know how to choose. You tell me what to choose.”
Huo Yunchuan nodded, “I’ll teach you.”
Dun Dun’s full moon banquet was An Wuyang’s first appearance in an aristocratic setting. At that time, the focus of everyone’s attention, besides Dun Dun, would be him.
If everyone knew that An Wuyang came from an ordinary family, there would surely be many people waiting to see him make a fool of himself.
Looking at An Wuyang again, eating and sleeping as if unaware of anything, it seemed.
In fact, An Wuyang had been carefully nurtured by Huo Yunchuan for almost a year, often being carried so as not to stand by himself. In this pampered state, many things had long since changed.
The sense of unfamiliarity that the An family saw in An Wuyang probably stemmed from this.
Apart from dressing up the sweetheart in fancy clothes, Huo Yunchuan also bought him a batch of jewelry that he could use in his daily life.
Like watches, cufflinks, tie clips, but strangely, rings had never been bought.
On the day before the auspicious event, An Wuyang suddenly received gifts worth several hundred million.
It was from his mother-in-law, a very large and shiny diamond ring.
It seemed there were many of these large diamond rings. His mother-in-law held An Wuyang’s hand and said, “I see your fingers are so slender, so I picked this powder blue one. It will suit you well tomorrow.”
The diamond ring shone dazzlingly on his fair fingers, almost overshadowing An Wuyang’s entire hand.
The young boy didn’t think much about it, thinking his mother-in-law just wanted him to wear it for a day to show off. Without any scheming, he complimented, “It’s really beautiful, like the sky.”
Zhang Ruoqi: “Yes, it suits you so well. It’ll be yours in the future.”
An Wuyang: “…”
Are several hundred million worth diamond rings given out so casually?
No wonder they’re an aristocratic family.
After much deliberation, the anxious little angel, holding the large diamond ring, went to find his adoptive father.
The adoptive father was having tea with his grandfather.
An Wuyang stood at the door, hesitating whether to enter or not.
In the tea room at this moment, Old Master Huo was drinking tea with a disdainful expression. His eldest grandson was too dull, really too dull.
Suddenly, his eyes lit up when he saw the timid little figure at the door.
Hmm, after a few months of interaction, An Wuyang was equivalent to a pitiful little soul in Old Master Huo’s heart.
He put down his teacup and waved at the door, “Yangyang, come in.”
Huo Yunchuan’s nerves twitched, immediately turning to look at the door. “Why are you out?” The words blurted out with some severity, causing the little angel to retreat a few steps.
Old Master Huo, feeling annoyed, also tapped his cane, “Why are you being mean? You scared Yangyang, do you know?”
His eldest grandson, with a stern face, was scary enough without speaking, and now his words were even more intimidating.
As Huo Yunchuan regretted, the little angel who hadn’t left yet poked his head out and said softly, “I came out to find you.”
Old Master Huo’s cold heart suddenly warmed up, standing up and waving at An Wuyang, “Come over here.”
“Okay.” An Wuyang, of course, wasn’t afraid of Huo Yunchuan. This was the person who loved him the most in the world. With a wave from him, An Wuyang covered his left hand with his right and walked over, “Grandpa.”
“Ah.” The greeted grandfather was delighted.
Huo Yunchuan noticed the little angel’s unusual behavior, his eyes full of curiosity. “What are you holding?”
The little angel had a smile as if he had struck gold, and slowly opened his palm beside him, revealing the dazzling large diamond. “Ta-da-da-da…”
The two generations of the Huo family looked at the adorable young boy, their hearts melting.
“Well, Mom gave this diamond to you.” Huo Yunchuan’s throat tickled, unable to control himself. Right in front of his grandfather, he lifted the little angel onto his lap, saying, “It looks really nice, and the blue suits you.”
“Should I accept such a precious gift?” An Wuyang asked seriously, looking at Huo Yunchuan with respect.
After all, he felt he didn’t know anything, and in this high society environment, he was like a blank sheet of paper.
But Huo Yunchuan was different. This man was mature, stable, and rational, as if he could solve everything in the world.
Being by his side, he should learn more.
“Accept it. It’s from your elders, it’s okay,” Huo Yunchuan said.
Old Master Huo watched, with no other thoughts, only feeling that An Wuyang was sensible and honest.
Even though he came from an ordinary background, he hadn’t changed his simple nature because of the sudden change in his environment. “Accept it. Grandpa also has a gift for you. Let Yunchuan handle it for you when the time comes.”
Huo Yunchuan glanced at his grandfather, knowing that what the old man was going to give was not simple.
“Okay, thank you, Grandpa,” An Wuyang smiled at the old man, of course, unaware that he was going to receive gifts worth several hundred million more.
For him, as long as the money was enough, it was fine.
He used to think about saving money to buy a house for himself, but then he accidentally got married, and life changed completely. At first, it was quite overwhelming.
But An Wuyang was adaptable and flexible. As long as it wasn’t an exceptionally difficult situation, he could adapt calmly.
On May 15th, at the top hotel in Beijing.
Various media outlets had long known that the Huo family had booked the entire place.
Today was a joyous day for the prestigious Huo family in Beijing because their young master was celebrating his full moon.
The happiness of four generations under one roof was greater than the sky, and the news of hosting the grandson’s full moon banquet was naturally known throughout the city.
There were also rumors that the young head of the Huo family had already married, coming from an ordinary background and being a male.
With all these explosive news items combined, it shook the entire media industry in Beijing.
The Huo family didn’t deliberately block the news, and there were even cooperative media personnel who handed over the official reports to them for handling.
To prevent An Wuyang from being disturbed by the outside world, the Huo family deliberately suppressed the news of the full moon banquet before the official media report.
Around half past eight in the morning, the Huo Mansion was bustling with activity—
Some closely related relatives hurried over to wait, intending to accompany the Huo family to the hotel later.
Huo Ling: “Has my niece-in-law not woken up yet?”
She didn’t mean anything else, just asking casually.
“What? Still not up?” The one speaking was Yuan Lin, the elder sister-in-law from Zhang Ruoqi’s maternal family. “On such an important day like today, he shouldn’t have forgotten, right?”
Huo Ling: “Forget it, I’ll go up and check.”
She was Huo Yunchuan’s paternal aunt, and she was much closer to them than the maternal relatives. Not many dared to go up and look for someone, but she was one of them.
Zhang’s elder sister-in-law watched helplessly, feeling a bit uncomfortable.
She had thought of coming to see the child earlier, but she was rejected by Huo Yunchuan, which left her feeling quite frustrated.
At this point, An Wuyang had already gotten up and was getting styled by the hairstylist.
In fact, it was just a simple arrangement of his hair, shaping his eyebrows a bit, no makeup, just applying some lip balm.
“Aunt.” An Wuyang caught sight of Huo Ling from the corner of his eye and greeted her warmly.
Seeing the young man dressed so elegantly, Huo Ling was speechless for a moment, until her nephew, who was guarding the young man, also called out to her, “Aunt, you’re here so early?”
Huo Ling shifted her gaze to the nephew beside him. She was quite used to seeing his formal attire, always handsome and upright as ever.
But today, he seemed particularly spirited, and even the warmth in his eyes had increased quite a bit.
“Yangyang, Yunchuan, congratulations!” Huo Ling grinned, a series of endearing words popping out.
Aside from the fact that her husband’s family indeed needed support from the Huo family, she genuinely liked these two younger ones.
The usually stern nephew and the reserved niece-in-law replied together, “Thank you, Aunt.”
Huo Yunchuan stared at the hairstylist, watching them doll up his little angel—so dazzling, he felt a bit reluctant to take him out and let others see.
The An family arrived at the Huo Mansion, all dressed neatly.
Before coming, the younger brother specially told his sister, “Brother’s new home is very big. Don’t be scared when you see it.”
An Wuyu started investigating as soon as he found out that his older brother’s in-laws were from the Huo family. He understood more about the situation of the Huo family than his ignorant younger brother did.
“You think I’m you?” she retorted at the time.
However, as the car drove through the gate of the Huo Mansion, passing by an extremely large lawn, An Wuyu finally understood her older brother’s situation. As long as nothing unexpected happened, he would surely have a life of wealth and luxury in the future.
They were ushered into the living room by the housekeepers just in time.
An Wuyang was surrounded by everyone, one hand resting in Huo Yunchuan’s palm, slowly descending the spacious staircase.
“…” An Wuyu would never forget the scene she witnessed today. Something that had been the subject of countless fantasies during her adolescence, a utopian dream, was now unfolding before her eyes.
Except, the protagonist wasn’t herself wearing a crown, but her younger brother whom she had always surpassed.
Feeling the radiant An Wuyang beside her, An Wuyu shyly smiled at her arriving family members. “You’ve come.”
The temperature on this early May morning was still cool, especially with a light breeze blowing today.
Seeing her sister wearing a pretty strapless dress, revealing her fair and plump shoulders, An Wuyu quickly turned to the housekeeper and instructed, “Go find the madam and see if there are any brightly colored shawls. Get one for my sister and one for my mother.”
The housekeeper immediately nodded. “Yes, Master Wuyang.”
While the shawls were being fetched, An Wuyu curiously glanced at the man beside her older brother and suddenly froze. This couldn’t be…
Meeting her sister’s surprised gaze, An Wuyang introduced, “Sis, this is Dun Dun’s father, the one you’ve met before.”
An Wuyu nodded foolishly. “Um, hello.” Indeed, she had met him before. At that time, her brother had lied to her, saying he was a classmate’s father. Little did she know they were already together back then.
An Wuyu inwardly chuckled, but even so, she and her family didn’t dare to blame anyone.
“Hello, Miss An.” Huo Yunchuan nodded to the little angel’s sister, saying nothing more.
Upon learning of this, Zhang Ruoqi quickly had someone go to her own dressing room and brought out six shawls, allowing An Wuyu and Ding Wei to choose one each.
“Thank you…” An Wuyu tried hard to smile sincerely, but the disparity in her heart was really significant.
She had come feeling happy for her elder brother, finding such a good family for himself. But seeing all this here, her emotions were fluctuating.
Ding Wei quickly smiled and said, “It’s still Wuyang who’s attentive.”
This was something she had always known, but today she finally admitted it to herself.
The young mother sat beside her daughter, patting her back gently.
The elegant Huo family lady, dressed in a dignified qipao, came down from upstairs with a swaddled baby in her arms.
Amidst the crowd’s embrace, the scene was particularly festive.
The two fathers accompanying them wore smiles on their faces, with the handsome one appearing even more charming and the elegant one more serene.
“Everyone, let’s go ahead first,” Huo Yunchuan stood up, ushering his father-in-law’s family out of the living room.
An Wuyang was always being pulled along by someone, being careful and protective.
Even though Huo Yunchuan, the usually stern figure, wasn’t close by, no one dared to get too close.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, An Wuyang was carefully helped into a luxurious car by the helm of the Huo family.
Some unmarried girls behind them couldn’t help but feel envious and teary-eyed.
“Looks like the little brother has soared to the top,” An Wuyu tried to hold back but couldn’t help discussing as they sat in their family car.
“Yuyu,” An Cheng rarely spoke sternly, warning her, “Don’t say such things again in the future, it’ll hurt your brother’s feelings.”
An Wuyu was not someone to swallow her pride, immediately retorting, “Your attitudes have changed so quickly. I wonder who’s hurting whose feelings.”
If it weren’t for their parents’ indulgence in the past, many things wouldn’t have ended up like this.
Although An Wuyu was jealous of her brother, it didn’t stop her from feeling indignant for him. She disagreed with her parents’ opportunistic approach.
Blood relations, it seems, were just that complicated.
Both An Cheng and Ding Wei’s faces darkened, annoyed and embarrassed. “Today is your brother’s happy day. We hope you’ll be more sensible and not become a laughingstock.”
An Wuyu felt a bit of regret and closed her mouth, saying nothing.
Ding Wei: “If you keep looking miserable at the banquet later, just go back on your own. We can’t afford to lose face because of you.”
An Wuyu instantly didn’t regret again. Before her elder brother made something of himself, her parents wouldn’t say such harsh words to her. This attitude was truly disheartening.
She put on a smile again, although feeling very helpless and overwhelmed with various emotions.
“Sis, don’t argue with mom,” An Wujing sat beside her sister in the backseat, pulling her sister’s shawl. “You look really nice in this dress today, and this shawl complements you well.”
An Wuyu swallowed her anger and smiled at her brother, “I chose it myself, of course it looks good.”
Her brother nodded with a serious face.
Outside the hotel, a group of reporters had gathered, kept at bay by staff maintaining order with barriers.
Around ten-thirty, the first car with the double-R logo appeared.
Huo Yunchuan got out of the car, walked to the other side, and opened the door, extending his hand inside.
In an instant, a slender, fair hand adorned with an expensive ring was placed in his palm and clasped.
The handsome and sweet-looking young man got out of the car and, seeing so many reporters and cameras, maintained a surprised smile. “So many people, I’m so nervous.”
At this moment, all the cameras of the reporters captured the image of this slim-waisted, long-legged young man in formal wear.
His features were so sweet, his skin super fair, and he liked to smile!
Moreover, the fitted suit accentuated the young man’s waist, the satin ribbon design on the cuffs and collar exuding a strong palace vibe, as if one could see a prince from the royal family at once.
“Don’t be nervous, am I not by your side?” Huo Yunchuan, as a scion of a wealthy family who was often pursued by entertainment magazines, calmly hugged the waist of the young prince and walked along the red carpet.
“Oh,” An Wuyang also hugged Huo Yunchuan’s waist, using the hand wearing the ring.
Soon, he was captured from behind by the cameras, the multi-billion-dollar diamond ring on his hand catching everyone’s attention.
Some bold photographers might make moves to attract the subject’s attention in order to capture better photos.
Huo Yunchuan was always straight ahead, never giving reporters a chance for close-ups of his face.
But An Wuyang was still young!
The photographers teased and looked over, making some funny gestures, immediately bursting into toothy smiles.
The journalist responsible for portraying an ugly image exclaimed, “Wow! So adorable!”
Sweet!!
Other media journalists, seeing this, immediately followed suit.
An Wuyang was very accommodating, even waving and greeting them.
The journalists found it incredible.
The media in Beijing was no stranger to Huo Yunchuan; they had been following him since middle school and high school.
Everyone’s impression of the Huo family scion went from unruly and rebellious to cold and rebellious, and now to today’s cool and calm demeanor, but always with the word “cold.”
However, he actually found himself a little sweetheart.
Seeing him today, oh my, he’s just so sweet that it’s almost sickeningly cute!
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