Rebirth of Hong Kong: The Rise of the Republic

134 New Year's Eve 2
"Jiahui, please give me the pot lid." Wang Yaodong said to Guan Jiahui who was washing vegetables in the kitchen.

Although he is not sure whether Guan Jiahui knows how to wash it.

But these are not important, just participate!
"Okay, here we come."

When Guan Jiahui heard Wang Yaodong's reply, she put down the washed dishes and took the pot lid to the dining table and handed it to him.

"Thank you." Wang Yaodong thanked him after taking it.

Guan Jiahui smiled when he heard this, "No, I will continue washing the vegetables."

Wang Yaodong nodded, put some meatballs on, covered the pot, adjusted the fire, and then came to the kitchen to help.

Eating hot pot is actually quite convenient, but there is no induction cooker, so you can only use a gas stove.

After everything was washed, Wang Yaodong opened a bottle of red wine and put it on the dining table.

After both of them sat down, Wang Yaodong poured some for both of them.

"Happy New Year!"

Before eating anything, Wang Yaodong raised his glass and said to Guan Jiahui.

Guan Jiahui also smiled and raised her wine glass, clinked it with him and said, "Happy New Year!"

After both of them took a sip, Wang Yaodong picked up a beef ball and put it on her bowl.

"Try it and see if it's delicious?"

After saying that, he picked up one himself, dipped it in some sand tea sauce, put it in his mouth and took a bite.

"Hot, hot, hot!"

Guan Jiahui took a bite of the beef balls, but unexpectedly a little juice came out, which made her gasp.

"Haha, hurry up and drink some red wine." Wang Yaodong smiled unkindly.

When Guan Jiahui heard what he said, she quickly took a sip of red wine, and then she calmed down and stopped being hot!

"I hate it. I've been burned and you still laugh." Guan Jiahui said afterward.

"Okay, okay, my bad, come on, keep eating."

After Wang Yaodong finished speaking, he put a little more beef brisket into her bowl.

Guan Jiahui didn't say anything else and started eating by herself.

After finishing the beef balls, he said, "These beef balls are quite delicious, chewy."

Wang Yaodong nodded when he heard it and said: "Yes, it seems that these beef balls are quite authentic, not mostly made of flour."

These meatballs are most likely to be mixed with other things.

"Well, you can buy beef from this family in the future. Although it is a bit more expensive, it still makes sense." Guan Jiahui agreed.

"Come on, let's touch it again. This is the first Spring Festival we've celebrated together, and the red wine is still the wine we drank when we confirmed our relationship." Wang Yaodong said with a smile.

He took another sip, put down the glass, picked up the guy, and started to cook the snowflake beef.

For a scalper, his most delicious meat is snowflakes.

Of course, the hanging dragon is actually pretty good too.

Eating hot pot means eating for a long time. The two of them chatted, drank red wine, and ate meat.

The two of them ate this meal for almost two hours before it was over.

They were all a bit full and didn't want to move even while sitting in their chairs.

Although pots and pans still need to be washed, it obviously won’t be the case now.

"Would you like to go for a walk?" Wang Yaodong suggested, holding his belly.

Guan Jiahui touched her belly and nodded decisively.

Once the two of them reach an agreement, the next thing will be easy to handle.

Guan Jiahui held Wang Yaodong's arm, and he put his hands in his pockets and walked together on the road.

"boom!"

Seeing someone setting off fireworks, the two of them hurriedly joined in and enjoyed the fireworks with everyone else.

"Jiahui, are you beautiful?" Wang Yaodong asked after looking at her for a while.

"Beautiful, it would be nice if it could bloom so brightly all the time." Guan Jiahui said with emotion.

Wang Yaodong also didn't expect that he could sigh with emotion.

Fireworks are always short-lived and end soon.

"Let's go! Let's continue walking to eat!" Wang Yaodong said.

Guan Jiahui nodded and continued walking forward with him.

After a while, they came across a shop selling fireworks.

Guan Jiahui pulled Wang Yaodong over and said, "Brother Dong, let's buy some and put them there too?"

On such a festive day as the Chinese New Year, Wang Yaodong would naturally not be disappointed. The two of them just watched the fireworks inside.

Fortunately, the few bodyguards following behind drove, so they were able to load the car and drive away.

The two walked to an open place and, witnessed by a group of passers-by, began to set off the beautiful and gorgeous fireworks.

After playing for more than half an hour, all the purchased fireworks were finished.

The two of them started to walk back.

When they returned home, the two of them didn't intend to take a shower or sleep. They cuddled up on the sofa and watched TV programs.

It wasn't until the sound of midnight sounded in the night that the two of them said "Happy New Year", then put on their clothes and started taking a shower.

Although "that" one stayed late last night, I still got up at nine o'clock in the morning.

After all, it is the first day of the Lunar New Year, so I still have to get up early.

In fact, the main reason was that Wang Yaodong's phone kept ringing, making it so noisy that he couldn't sleep much.

……

At noon, I originally wanted to go out for a walk with Guan Jiahui, but I didn't expect to receive a call from Huo Yingdong.

"Sheng Wang, are there any activities?"

"Mr. Huo, Happy New Year, I'll be fine now. Is there anything I can do for you?"

"You're welcome, Mr. Wang. I just have a few guests at home. Would you like to come over tonight?"

"Mr. Huo invites you, how dare I not give you face? I will definitely be there in the evening."

"Okay, I'll wait for you at home that night."

"Okay, see you tonight!"

"See you tonight!"

As soon as Wang Yaodong put down the phone, Guan Jiahui on the side quickly asked: "Do you have an appointment tonight?"

She was originally thinking that Wang Yaodong promised her yesterday to stay with her for the next few days, but she didn't expect that something would happen in the evening.

"Mr. Huo invited me over, so I still have to give him this face." Wang Yaodong touched her head and said.

"Mr. Huo, which Mr. Huo?" Guan Jiahui also thought of something at this time, but she was not sure and thought it was impossible.

The Huo family is one of the top ten wealthy families in Xiangjiang. How come Wang Yaodong has any intersection with them?

Moreover, Wang Yaodong is in the movie business, and the Huo family doesn’t seem to have a movie industry?

Wang Yaodong smiled and said: "No need to doubt it, it's exactly what you think!"

"Really, can I go with you?" Guan Jiahui said excitedly.

After all, this was a party for the rich, and she wanted to see what it was like.

Wang Yaodong thought for a moment, and it seemed that he didn't say that he couldn't bring anyone with him, so he nodded.

When Guan Jiahui saw him, she happily gave him a French kiss.After this incident, the two of them didn't go anywhere far, they just walked around the neighborhood and didn't go too far.

He didn't go shopping for too long. He returned home in more than an hour, and then Wang Yaodong watched the clothes-changing show.

"What do you think of this one?"

Wang Yaodong maintained his somewhat false smile and said, "It's pretty good."

This is No.30 that Guan Jiahui has asked six times, and more than an hour has passed.

Wang Yaodong also didn't expect that she had so many clothes.

He took a cursory look and found that there were at least eighty sets of clothes.

No wonder he doesn’t spend 20 yuan a month on her now. This way of buying is not enough!

Wang Yaodong was so perfunctory, but she still kept asking questions happily.

In the end, Wang Yaodong couldn't stand it any more, so he just shouted to stop.

"That's it, no need to try again."

When Guan Jiahui saw this, she also found that he was really impatient. Without trying again, she took the clothes he mentioned and went in to start changing.

As for Wang Yaodong, he never thought about changing clothes.

He felt that the outfit he was wearing was quite good, it looked good and kept warm.

Guan Jiahui changed her clothes for the banquet. It was already evening, so she ate something to pad her stomach.

The two of them drove towards Huo Yingdong's mansion.

"Are there any rules for this kind of gathering?" Guan Jiahui asked nervously in the car.

Wang Yaodong thought for a while, it should be nothing!

After all, he has never attended such a party since his rebirth.

But it should be similar to a normal gathering, just eat, drink and chat.

"Probably not, just be normal." Wang Yaodong replied.

"Are the gatherings of rich people the same as the gatherings of ordinary people like us?" Guan Jiahui didn't believe it.

The rich are so rich, how can their parties be the same as ordinary people like us.

She now thinks that Wang Yaodong is just a rich man with tens of millions, and doesn't think much about it.

If he knew that Wang Yaodong was worth at least one billion, then she wouldn't think that they were ordinary people.

Wang Yaodong's current financial resources rank among the richest people in Hong Kong.

It's just that not many people know about it, and he is still relatively low-key. He can stay out of the limelight as long as he can.

But after attending the party this time, he should be completely registered in the rich circle.

This is both good and bad. To do business, you must have connections, and it’s okay not to attend such gatherings.

Although Huo Yingdong is often suppressed, he basically needs to give face.

It didn't take long for Wang Yaodong's car to arrive at the party.

Wang Yaodong got out of the car, opened the door for Guan Jiahui, and walked inside together.

As for Han Feng and others, they were waiting in the car outside. Wang Yaodong would notify them if necessary.

"Excuse me, do you two have invitations?"

Wang Yaodong and Guan Jiahui were stopped when they walked to the door.

There was no other way, neither of them were famous, and people often wanted to sneak in at gatherings like this to promote business, so there were greeters at the door who would come up and ask questions when they saw people they didn't know at all.

But he also stunned Wang Yaodong. He didn't have an invitation?

Seeing his expression, the reception staff confidently thought that he was here to join the party.

"I'm sorry, you two. You can't go in without an invitation. Please forgive me!" the greeter said with a polite smile.

After all, they are just low-level workers, and those who want to get in have at least tens of millions of net worth, and they are definitely not poor people. They don't really want to offend, and there is no need.

Wang Yaodong was a little embarrassed to see people watching the show at this time. His eldest brother happened to be in the car and he couldn't ask anyone to come out to pick him up.

Of course, the real people with the invitations are all people with status, so they can go in directly and won't watch other people's jokes here.

And the people who have this time are all people who want to get in.

Wang Yaodong thought for a moment and said, "I'm sorry, can you lend me a phone to make a call?"

The reception staff was a little surprised when they heard this. Could it be that they were really invited?
So he smiled and said, "Yes, I'll get it for you right now."

After saying that, a person with a big brother from behind asked for it and handed it to him.

After Wang Yaodong took it, he pressed the number given by Huo Yingdong last time.

Fortunately, his memory has always been good, and the number has always been in his mind, otherwise he would not be able to call.

But no one answered the phone after it rang once, so I had to call again.

The reception staff became a little impatient when they saw that he couldn't get through after calling for so long. He had been delayed here for a while.

Wang Yaodong also saw the change in his expression, and returned the phone with some embarrassment: "I'm sorry, I didn't get through. Can you go in and tell Mr. Huo Yingdong that Wang Yaodong is here."

The greeter's face turned dark when he heard what he said. Is Mr. Huo Yingdong allowed to see him whenever he wants?
"Sorry, there is no invitation for you to leave. Please don't hinder our work, okay?"

Wang Yaodong was very helpless when he heard this. He had no choice but to pull Guan Jiahui and leave first.

"Brother Dong, we're leaving now, aren't we going in?" Guan Jiahui said in a depressed mood.

Wang Yaodong spread his hands and said, "As you can see, we can't get in. There's nothing we can do about it!"

Guan Jiahui could only nod her head after hearing this, but her mood was obviously not as happy as when she first came.

"How about we know how to drive and make a phone call?" Guan Jiahui suggested reluctantly.

No matter what, she was one step away from that circle now, and she really didn't want to miss such a good opportunity.

Wang Yaodong nodded when he heard it. It was not his style to go back in such a dejected manner. He wanted to slap the person who just laughed at him outside.

When I got back to the car, I was about to make a call, but I didn't expect him to ring early, so I had to finish the call first.

"Hello, who is that?"

"Sheng Wang? I am Huo Zhenting. My father asked me to ask if you are here."

When Wang Yaodong heard that it was Huo Yingdong's son, he finally saved his face. He smiled and said to the microphone: "Yes, Huo Sheng, I'm already here, but I don't have an invitation, so I can't get in."

Huo Zhenting on the other side of the phone was also very surprised when he heard it, and then he remembered that Wang Yaodong was invited by his father temporarily, and if he didn't come, he rushed to give the invitation. This was a mistake in his work!

"I'm really sorry. I forgot about this. Are you still here? I'll pick you up at the door."

"I've just been out for 2 minutes. Please wait a moment and I'll drive back."

"Okay, then I'll wait for you outside."

After Huo Zhenting finished speaking, he hung up the phone and walked toward the gate from the mansion.

Wang Yaodong put down the phone, glanced at Guan Jiahui, and said with a smile: "Let's go, let's go back, someone came out to pick us up."

"Great, let's go!"

When Guan Jiahui heard his words, her mood obviously improved again, and she immediately reopened the car door without waiting for Wang Yaodong to pass by.

Wang Yaodong smiled and shook his head when he saw this, opened the car door, and got out of the car.

Perhaps it was because the Huo family's mansion was a bit big. When Wang Yaodong returned to the door with Guan Jiahui, he had not seen Huo Zhenting yet.

But the reception staff came over again when they saw them, and this time they were obviously very unhappy!

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