Chapter 157: A Happy Banquet
In the afternoon, two days later.
w.a.n.g Teng would be starting university in two days.
Crown Hotel was a five-star hotel. It was very famous in Donghai.
w.a.n.g Teng’s graduation banquet and his family’s house-moving banquet would be held in the Crown Hotel today. Many people came.
The w.a.n.g family and Li family’s relatives all came. Even the business partners of the w.a.n.g family attended the banquet.
w.a.n.g Teng knew some of them. As for the others, he had never seen them before.
After w.a.n.g Teng was reborn, this was the first time he was meeting his grandparents. His three grandparents were getting on in years, but they maintained their health well and had good spirits.
They were chatting casually when w.a.n.g Teng went forward and greeted them, “Grandpa, Grandpa, Grandma.”
“Dad, Mom!” w.a.n.g Shengguo and Li Xiumei greeted them too.
“Oh, my lovely grandson is here! Come, let Grandpa take a look at you.” Grandpa w.a.n.g was thrilled. He ignored w.a.n.g Shengguo and waved his hands at w.a.n.g Teng.
w.a.n.g Shengguo couldn’t help but roll his eyes.
w.a.n.g Teng walked forward. Grandpa w.a.n.g patted the seat beside him and asked w.a.n.g Teng to sit down. Then, he sized up w.a.n.g Teng and said happily, “You became more muscular. This must be the result of practicing martial arts!”
Grandpa Li smiled and said, “I didn’t expect my grandson to become the top scholar of the martial arts exam.”
“Hahaha, that’s because my w.a.n.g family’s genes are good,” Grandpa w.a.n.g laughed proudly.
“My Li family’s genes are not bad either. Although this is the martial arts era, a martial warrior has to be adept in both his studies and martial arts. If he can’t study well, he will not be able to become the top scholar.” Grandpa Li was unwilling to back down.
“It’s called the martial arts exam, so martial arts is the most important. Studies can only stand aside.” Grandpa w.a.n.g pouted.
w.a.n.g Teng and his parents were caught between laughter and tears when they saw the two elders quarreling over which family’s genes were more outstanding.
They were old children!
The older they got, the more childish they were. This saying was right.
“Dad, there are others around. Stop quarreling. Others will laugh at you,” w.a.n.g Shengguo said helplessly.
“Dad, you too. What’s the point of arguing? Also, w.a.n.g Teng carries both families’ genes. Both are important.” Li Xiumei felt speechless.
“Haha, these two old men are getting more and more childish.” w.a.n.g Teng’s grandmother laughed happily. Then, she pulled w.a.n.g Teng to her side and asked him worriedly, “Is practicing martial arts tiring? You must have suffered a lot.”
“Grandma, I’m fine. I’m very talented, so I didn’t suffer much,” w.a.n.g Teng lied through his teeth.
…
“h.e.l.lo, Shengguo, Sister-in-law, you are here.”
At this moment, w.a.n.g Teng’s oldest uncle, w.a.n.g Shenghong, walked over. His wife, Zhao Huili, was beside him, as well as his cousins, w.a.n.g Yanan and w.a.n.g Yalong.
“Elder Brother, Sister-in-law!”
“We just arrived. I didn’t know you would be so early.”
w.a.n.g Shengguo and Li Xiumei greeted them.
w.a.n.g Shenghong nodded. He was around seven years older than w.a.n.g Shengguo and looked mature and imposing.
His gaze went past w.a.n.g Shengguo and Li Xiumei and landed on w.a.n.g Teng, who was behind them.
“Uncle!”
“It has been a long time since I saw you. Little Teng, you have changed completely,” w.a.n.g Shenghong exclaimed.
“Of course. I was shocked when I saw w.a.n.g Teng the other time,” w.a.n.g Yanan smiled brightly and said.
“Yalong, look at your younger cousin and then look at yourself. All you do is nothing. You should change.” w.a.n.g Yanan suddenly turned his attention to the young man, who was playing with his phone beside w.a.n.g Yanan. He was a little disappointed and angry while speaking.
“Tsk!” w.a.n.g Yalong rolled his eyes. He was too lazy to even reply.
“You!” w.a.n.g Shenghong was so angry that he felt like hitting his son right then and there.
“Alright, alright, we’re at a banquet. Don’t keep lecturing Yalong.” Zhao Huili doted on her son, so she hurriedly mediated the situation.
“You spoil him!” w.a.n.g Shenghong replied furiously.
Zhao Huili ignored him and smiled at w.a.n.g Teng instead. “You children haven’t met for a long time. You must have many things to talk about with one another. You don’t have to accompany us elders. Go and play.”
“Come, I’ll bring you to meet some people,” w.a.n.g Yanan said to w.a.n.g Teng.
…
After w.a.n.g Teng left with his peers, w.a.n.g Shenghong said, “Your family is the main lead today. Many guests came. Go and welcome them.”
“Alright.” w.a.n.g Shengguo nodded. He asked, “Where’s Shengjun? Why don’t I see him?”
“He’s greeting his colleagues over there.” w.a.n.g Shenghong pointed in a direction.
Everyone looked in the direction he was pointing. A stern-looking man was smiling and chatting with a few people with his back straight up.
w.a.n.g Shengguo and his brothers looked very similar. However, their temperaments were all different, including their figures. It wasn’t hard to differentiate them.
w.a.n.g Shengguo and w.a.n.g Shenghong went to welcome their business friends. On the other side, w.a.n.g Teng got to know a few young people under w.a.n.g Yanan’s introduction.
Their families always had business dealings with the w.a.n.g family. They didn’t look like those rich second generations who only knew how to enjoy themselves. Instead, they were all young and talented. This person held an important position in a certain family company, while that person had started his own business and had this amount of a.s.sets now.
w.a.n.g Yanan’s intention was obvious. In the past, w.a.n.g Teng didn’t have the right to enter this circle. However, he had the ability now.
In fact, his ability was more than enough. Look at those young people flattering him. Outstanding people had their pride, and these young people were no exception. However, in front of w.a.n.g Teng, they kept their arrogance in their pockets.
Martial warriors represented another level.
No matter how impressive they were, they couldn’t be compared to a martial warrior with great potential.
w.a.n.g Teng didn’t like this kind of useless networking, but he didn’t lose his manners. He remained polite and sensible.
After a few rounds of introduction, w.a.n.g Teng finally escaped this ordeal. He went to find the other younger generations of the w.a.n.g family.
One of them was his third uncle, w.a.n.g Shengjun’s son, w.a.n.g Haoran, and his aunt’s daughter, Fang Qianwen.
They were both younger than w.a.n.g Teng.
When they saw w.a.n.g Teng, they gathered around him and asked him about the martial arts exam. They were all very curious.
As for the Li family, Li Xiumei only had one older sister, Li Xiulan. She was here with her family today.
Li Xiulan’s daughter, Tian Xinyu, was one year younger than w.a.n.g Teng. She was year two in senior high this year. She followed behind everyone.
She had a shy personality and wasn’t as outspoken as w.a.n.g Haoran and Fang Qianwen. She was also interested in the martial arts exam, but she didn’t go forward and ask questions.
“Brother w.a.n.g Teng, how did you study for the exam? You became the top scholar!” w.a.n.g Haoran said in admiration.
“Study hard and make progress every day!”
w.a.n.g Haoran: …
“Brother w.a.n.g Teng, you must take a photo with me later. I told my cla.s.smates that you’re my cousin, but they don’t believe me,” Fang Qianwen pouted and said.
“No problem. You can take as many photos as you want.”
w.a.n.g Teng was more carefree around the younger generations. He didn’t need to restrain himself or put up an act. He chatted with them casually.
“Tsk, what’s so impressive about him?” w.a.n.g Yalong sat in a corner and glanced at w.a.n.g Teng from the corner of his eyes as he muttered in disdain.
He was similar to w.a.n.g Teng of the past. He liked to fool around and drink and was hopeless in his studies. Unfortunately, w.a.n.g Teng suddenly woke up and embarked on the right path. He was even used as an example to educate him now. That was why he was unhappy with w.a.n.g Teng. He felt that his act of turning over a new leaf was just a show. It was shameless.