190: Soar

These kinds of thoughts were voiced in almost every corner of the banquet hall. The more big people came to participate, the more curious they grew about the protagonist of the birthday party. Soon their curiosity was satisfied. One of the hosts of the party, the second daughter-in-law of the Zheng family, came down with a young man.

Mother Zheng was still familiar. However, the young man behind her was not. At a glance, some people felt that the hustle and bustle around them seemed to have disappeared, only the sound of their breathing left. He was left alone at the center of the world.

The professional stylist that Mother Cheng had invited for Wang Cheng didn't just help him dress and style his hair. He also spent effort on his face.

Wang Cheng’s facial features were good, and his skin raised by beautiful mountains and clear waters was also very good. It turned out that without makeup, his genes alone could make him shine. However, that stylist was not an ordinary stylist. His name was Madara, and he was a well-known make-up artist that had applied makeup on many big stars. Many film stars even wanted to invite him to be their exclusive make-up artist, but they were rejected.

Wang Cheng had never put on makeup. He only knew that the stylist named Ma had put a few strokes of something on his face. It was completed in less than fifteen minutes, and he didn't feel much powder on his face afterwards. However, when he looked in the mirror, he found that it looked like he was born anew.

His eyelashes were already long, so there was only some eyeliner added on the edges of his eyes. These few strokes made his eyes look like a fallen sea of ​​stars, and when one faced him, his eyes seemed deep. It gave a feeling of being sucked into a vortex, and then landing on the ground dizzily, almost unable to stand.

With his excellent facial features coupled with the dress made by Master Paul for him, he was like a bright light of a man. Even Madara, who was used to seeing handsome men and women, couldn’t help but feel dizzy for a moment. To put it bluntly, Wang Cheng was the most handsome person he had ever seen. Unfortunately, Wang Cheng was not in the entertainment industry, otherwise he could consider making an exception to be his exclusive stylist.

Mother Zheng took Wang Cheng to meet his elders, and the corners exploded. They were discussing who this strange but dazzling young man was. Since he was following Mother Zheng to come down, he was most likely the protagonist of this birthday party. They imagined that since the protagonist of the banquet was retrieved from the countryside, he should be a more restrained young man. Perhaps he would still be a bit rustic. After all, he had lived in the countryside for more than 20 years. Before they saw him, they thought he would be completely different. They did not expect that the other party would appear in front of everyone with this face.

It was hard to want to be the most prominent among a group of people who were not inferior, even if they were a peerless actress hailed as a queen. However, today, everyone had seen a little red in the greenery. It was the first time they had seen someone who could compare to the greenery, and still so thoroughly.

"Before, I had the feeling that Wang Cheng should spread his wings and fly high. The sky belonged to him. Now he is soaring into the sky, only for us to find that it is not the sky of Shanhai City, but the sky of the world. Fat man, I suddenly feel that he is leaving me, as far as the distance between the south and the north,” Huang Tong'an said with emotion. After only a short while, he felt that things had completely changed.

Tong Yangyang glanced at him. "If you are the distance between north and south, then I am further than the distance between the north and south poles."

"Uh..."

"We’ve let everyone wait a long time. Thank you very much for taking time out of your busy schedules to attend my grandson's birthday banquet. I’ll take this opportunity to announce something to you today." Zhou Shichang was the first representative to speak on stage. His status was impossible to ignore. When he spoke, the audience grew quiet. They saw him call over the shining young man. When he came, he held his hand and faced everyone, "This is my grandson, Zhou Cheng. He is the protagonist of this birthday party.”

As soon as his words fell, there was an uproar in the lobby. It turned out to be Zhou instead of Zheng. Did this mean that Old Zhou intended to train Zhou Cheng as his future successor? What a great idea of the Zheng family. No wonder the Zhou family had to hold such a banquet. In the future, the Zhou family would fall into Zhou Cheng's hands, and the Zheng family's position in the Imperial Capital would become even stronger.

Zhou Shichang handed the microphone to Wang Cheng. Wang Cheng casually scanned the people below. He was no stranger to this situation. In high school, he had given a speech or lecture on several occasions as a representative. Now it had changed to a group of adults. There was pressure, but it wasn’t too obvious, just as if he was reading.

Huang Tong’an and Tong Yangyang, who had been classmates with him for three years, knew his attitude almost immediately after seeing his expression. Wang Cheng used to complain that the teacher liked to choose him for speeches or to perform, but he had to do it again. The feeling of being forced to do something always caused him to have a perfunctory attitude, but he would deliberately not show it, just like now.

The two sighed in their hearts. After a moment, Wang Cheng's rich and colorful voice sounded slowly in the banquet hall.

"On this beautiful evening, everyone has come to my birthday party, making me very happy. Your arrival and congratulations have made me feel that this twenty-fifth birthday has been very... ahem, lively and meaningful. Here I want to especially thank my family. Without them, there would be no me, so I will do my best to not let my parents and grandparents down."

Huang Tong’an and Tong Yangyang laughed in the corner. This was an acknowledgement speech, same as what Wang Cheng did in high school.

There were also people who didn’t know whether to cry or laugh below. For example, Zheng Jingen and Father Zheng who had come to the banquet. They had a hunch when Wang Cheng said his first sentence.

"This kid, was he a middle or high school speaker? He is like this in front of all these big people present."

Wasn’t it just a high school speech?

That being said, there was no blame on the faces of the two. As long as they had eyes, one could see that Wang Cheng did this deliberately.

On the other side, Chu Li stared at Wang Cheng, who was making his final summary, with brilliant eyes. His elegant smile was replaced by interest. "This Zhou Cheng is a bit interesting."

To make such an exaggerated speech on such an important occasion, should he say that he was bold, or that he was unscrupulous? Anyway, after this night, he must become famous. It seemed that Zhou Shichang had found himself a grandson who was not simple.

Chu Wenting also saw Wang Cheng for the first time. Before, he didn’t understand why his cousin fancied this man. Now he suddenly understood it a little bit. It seemed like he could see his cousin with such a lively person...

Some people admired Wang Cheng, and others naturally didn’t care about his affectionate performance, even gloating in their hearts. For example, the Zhou Lin trio. The worse Wang Cheng’s performance was, the better things were for them. So now, they wished that Wang Cheng would do more embarrassing things.

It was a pity that they were disappointed. Wang Cheng was just pulled down from his speech. After being pulled down by Mother Zheng, his performance became normal. Zhou Shichang didn't get angry because of this sudden blow, instead introducing him to others with a smile. It seemed that Wang Cheng's character was very similar to his taste.

"Chengcheng, a very good speech." Zheng Jingen smiled and patted Wang Cheng's shoulder.

Wang Cheng touched his nose. He always felt that his brother was teasing him. Thinking of this, he suddenly remembered something.

"What's wrong?" Zheng Jingen asked, noting his expression.

Wang Cheng said, "I also sent an invitation to my eldest brother. Because of a delay, he said he might arrive later. I asked him to call me. However, the banquet started more than ten minutes ago. I don't know if he has come yet. "

Zheng Jingen had a bit of an impression of Wang Ning'an. When Wang Cheng's identity had not been determined, he also investigated Wang Ning'an's information on the way. He was an amazing person, few could climb to his current status with their own ability.

"I've seen your elder brother's picture. If you give me his number, may I help you to check if he's here?" Zheng Jingen knew that Mother Zheng and their grandfather would take him to meet other elders, so he took the initiative to offer this.

"Okay." Wang Cheng was afraid that others would neglect his elder brother. He would be relieved if his brother was there.

After Zheng Jingen left, Mother Zheng took him to meet the elders without saying a word. For example, the Luo family that had made friends with the Zheng family. Although the Luo family’s political foundation was not as strong as the Zheng family’s, they should not be underestimated. As Zheng Jingen's good friend, Luo Sheng also came to the banquet. It was thanks to him that the second house of the Zheng family was able to find Wang Cheng.

After that, Mother Zheng took him to meet the people of the Shen family and Wu family. The Shen family was Shen Yuan's family. The Shen family had a high status in the military world and was good friends with the Chu family, so they were the subject of many people’s flattering. Unexpectedly, Wang Cheng met Shen Yuan.

"We meet again, Wang Cheng." Shen Yuan took the initiative to greet Wang Cheng, his familiar tone causing Mother Zheng to freeze.

The person who came with Shen Yuan was Shen Congde, Shen Yuan's second uncle. He had the best relationship with the Chu family, because his daughter Shen Qing was Chu Wenting's wife. He was a bit surprised to hear him say this. "Ah Yuan, you know Old Zhou’s grandson?"

Shen Yuan smiled meaningfully, "Of course we know each other. We met in Shanhai City. He was only a small employee of the company at that time. I really admire him."

"I also admire Yuan Ge, Yuan Ge has been doing well lately." Wang Cheng returned a smile, totally not worried that Shen Yuan would dare to speak of his relationship with Chu Yifeng. Otherwise, Chu Yifeng would be the first to destroy him.

He really was doing well. Don’t think that he came along with his second uncle. In fact, his second uncle came with him, just to supervise him and prevent him from sneaking away. When he returned, he would go on a blind date again. Shen Yuan knew that he most likely heard of things from Chu Yifeng, and said, "The person you want to see doesn't seem to be here."

Wang Cheng shrugged. "There is still much time."

Mother Zheng thought they were talking about Wang Ning'an, because Wang Cheng had just mentioned him, so she didn't ask. At this time, two people approached them, so Shen Congde took the initiative to take Shen Yuan to find Chu Lihe, who was with Chu Wenting, not far away.

The two people walked in front of them. The man was known by Mother Zheng. He was Tang Tianyu, the boss of the Tang Group. He greeted them with a smile: "I haven't seen you for a few days, and Madam Zheng seems to be getting younger and younger."

"It turns out to be President Tang. I don't know who this lady is?" Mother Zheng laughed, turning her eyes to the pretty woman holding his arm. She seemed a little familiar and a little strange.

Tang Tianyu seemed to be waiting for this moment and introduced: "This is my daughter Jiayan, who just came back from abroad some time ago."

"It turns out to be Jiayan. It seems that you were a kid when I last saw you. I haven't seen you in over ten years. I didn't expect such a big change, you’re getting more and more beautiful." Madam Zheng looked her up and down. She remembered that Tang Tianyu did have such a daughter. It seemed that she went abroad with her mother when she was young.

"Auntie is good." Tang Jiayan smiled a little at her.

Tang Tianyu glanced at her in surprise. What had happened? This expression was completely different from her usual carelessness.

Mother Zheng grew more satisfied with Tang Jiayan. She pointed at Wang Cheng and said to the two, "This is my son. He should be about the same age as Jiayan."

"Uncle Tang is good." Wang Cheng politely nodded to Tang Tianyu. He then turned his eyes to Tang Jiayan, raised his eyebrows, and said with a smile. "Miss Tang, this should be our second meeting."

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T/N: Happy Holidays! I'll be on vacation so I'll update less in the next couple of weeks (if I update at all, mwahaha...)

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