Chapter 41 Attending the Banquet

  Mr. Du said excitedly while pulling Dou Huo Chan, "Today is my birthday, you all rushed back, this makes me happier than any gift."

  "Grandpa's birthday, of course I have to hurry back." Du Huo Chan pointed to the other side where Du Huo Guo was greeting everyone and said: "Big brother has also put down his overseas business and hurried back, let alone me just putting down my schoolwork."

  "By the way, are you used to eating Western food? Look at you, you've lost a lot of weight since going abroad less than a year ago." Grandpa Du asked his grandson to sit beside him, recalling that not long ago, this young man was still being spoiled by himself, and now he has grown up, feeling somewhat nostalgic.

  "Grandpa, foreigners don't like chubby people, I'm just right now." Du Huochan smiled mischievously, "Look who still dares to call me Little Chubby?"

  Hearing the laughter from the other side, Du You said, "Grandpa's self-service dinner seems to be very popular. Everyone took what they liked to eat and found someone to talk to, gathering together to chat. It's much more fun than having a banquet at a restaurant."

  "This is your second brother's affair, no need for me to worry." Old Master Du nodded and said: "In the past when we had a banquet, the younger generation came and were all restrained. This time the happiest ones are them." Turning his head, he saw Ning Qingming talking to someone on the other side, and smiled at Du Youchan, saying: "Look at that little Ning, doesn't she look just like your aunt?"

  "It's so alike!" Du Huo carefully took a look, and Du Huo Jia was introducing several business people to Ning Qingmian. He couldn't help but smile and say: "Second Brother shouldn't be treating this little Ning as his little sister, right?"

  "When your little aunt passed away, Du Hu was abroad and couldn't make it back in time to see her one last time. He felt guilty about this for a long time. When he saw Xiaoning, he might have subconsciously taken her as your little aunt. Mr. Du patted the chair and let Du Hu sit down beside him, continuing: "Xiaoning is very motivated and has a good character, she's just a bit shy."

  Du Huahua came over to get a drink and happened to hear Mr. Du's words, interrupting him by saying: "She's much better now, when I first saw her, she would blush at the slightest thing!"

  "Third Brother, how did you get to know Xiao Ning?" Du Huo asked hurriedly while grabbing onto Du Huo Hua.

  Du Huahua briefly described the process, and then smiled and said: "When I first saw her, she was wearing a pair of black-framed glasses with big eyes, and wore a gray outfit that looked strange. Now look at her, much more beautiful."

  "It's getting more and more beautiful." Old Master Du smiled. "Look at her following behind the protector of the family, she really has a bit of the style of our Du family."

  "Grandpa, someone's coming from over there. It looks like it's Zhang Grandpa." Du Huahua had sharp eyes and smiled as he helped Du Grandpa up. "This Zhang Grandpa said that just a phone call to congratulate would be enough, but in the end, he still came in person."

  "Old man really came in person!" Grandpa Du hurried to go and greet him, but didn't let Du Huo help him. He waved his hand and said: "You guys play your part. I can go myself." As he looked up, he saw that Old Du and the others had already rushed forward to welcome him first.

  Du Huguo happened to come over and supported Grandpa Du to pass by.

  "Second Brother wouldn't have taken a liking to that little Ning, would he?" Du Huo Chan asked Du Huo Hua. "Although she looks okay, but still can't compare to Zhang Grandfather's granddaughter Zhang Yue Yuan!"

  "Yueyuan is studying abroad. She'll probably be back next year too. Although she doesn't meet with Second Brother often, both the Du and Zhang families secretly approve of them as a couple. Second Brother also knows it in his heart. Nothing unexpected will happen. Second Brother won't change his mind." Du Huahua took a sip of her drink and said: "When we were young, we played together with Little Aunt. Every time we played the bridegroom game, Second Brother would be the groom, Big Brother would be the bandit who steals the bride, and we'd be the sedan bearers. Second Brother always defeated the bandit and got to take the beauty home. Plus, Little Aunt liked Second Brother a bit more. The two of them had great feelings for each other. And because of that, after Little Aunt passed away, Second Brother was even more heartbroken than us. Do you remember? For a while, Little Aunt kept saying she wanted to start her own business and have Second Brother help her with it when he came back from abroad. They even discussed the name of their new company over the phone! Xiao Ning looks like Little Aunt and is learning how to do business too. Second Brother is helping her out. In reality, he's still thinking about Little Aunt."

  Du You protected his production and was silent for a moment before saying: "Little aunt is too excellent, heaven envies the beauty."

  "My little aunt was clever since childhood, and she skipped grades one after another when reading. Plus her appearance, I even vowed to find a girlfriend like my little aunt in the future!" Du Huahua smiled and said: "Those boys who pursued my little aunt didn't suffer less at our hands."

  "I also remembered, they called to find Little Aunt, if we answered, they all said she had already gone out with someone else, which made the family very sad." Du Huo Chan looked around and said: "I don't know if Zheng Tian Sheng will come? He is several years older than Little Aunt, he coaxed Little Aunt into happiness, almost becoming our uncle-in-law, unfortunately... According to Mom's words, after Little Aunt passed away, he held Little Aunt's photo and stared at it foolishly for several days without eating!" As the conversation turned, "What was Zheng Tian Sheng's reaction when he saw Xiao Ning?"

  "Xiao Ning is not Xiao Gu Gu after all, he just sighed when he saw her." Du Huahua smiled and patted Du Huchan's hand, "But it was Er Ge who subconsciously treated Xiao Ning as Xiao Gu Gu. I remember last time we went to school to find Xiao Ning, Er Ge saw her talking to another boy and got so angry that he drove the car away with a screech! Just like how we used to be jealous when our little sister had a boyfriend!"

  "Ha ha..." The two people couldn't help but laugh at each other.

  Du Huahua gazed at Ning Qingmian in the distance and let out a soft sigh, "I didn't expect Little Aunt to have a tumor! So soon..."

  "Never mind, today is grandfather's birthday, let's not talk about these things." Du Huo poured a mouthful of drink, "Now I'm studying medicine, after graduation I'll work in the hospital, you guys remember to come find me for a check-up every quarter."

  Du Huahua also wanted to change the subject, "Haha" laughed and said: "You're called Hu Chan, when you go to work, patients may think you're a midwife in obstetrics!"

  Du You thought of this name and made a joke about it, muttering in a low voice: "I want to change my name!"

  "Grandpa won't let you change." Du Huahua smiled and walked away, walking to Ning Qingmin's side, seeing her holding something to drink, asked: "The company recruits a clerk, what degree do you want the person you introduce to work here to have?"

  Ning Qingming suddenly remembered that he had previously promised to help Zhang Yu find a job and had entrusted Du Huahua with the task. He couldn't help but smile as he said, "No need, the girl who was looking for a job is now helping me take care of the store!"

  "Oh, solved an employment problem." Du Huahua smiled, "How's business?"

  "Just received an order and haven't shipped it out yet!" Ning Qing said with a smile: "Today I met several people who are also doing business, we chatted for a while and gained a lot from each other!"

  "When it comes to doing business, you should learn from my second brother!" Du Huahua smiled lightly: "Second brother used to study at the London School of Economics, and during his time in school, he already set foot in the business world and achieved quite a bit. Whether the Du Corporation can reach new heights depends on Second Brother."

  Ning Qing smiled and said: "Your second brother is quite formidable!" As she spoke, she turned her head to see someone coming from the other side, and was taken aback - how did she also come?