I was just playing tricks, how come I became Bai Yueguang

After sentencing Shen Qingyu, the atmosphere in the hall was still somewhat tense.

Shen Zhuang swept his eyes over the crowd, taking in their expressions. Finally, his expression relaxed, and he waved his hand:

"Alright, since everyone's gathered here, let's all stay for lunch. Zheng Song, go tell the kitchen to prepare the same as we usually do for family dinners."

No one dared to contradict the old man. Everyone responded in agreement, their earlier disagreement seemingly vanishing in an instant, at least on the surface.

Lunch was served in the largest banquet hall in Shen Garden.

The long pearwood dining table was clearly arranged with seats. Shen Zhuang naturally took the main seat, while his sons, Shen Qian and Shen Yuan, sat in order, and the grandchildren were arranged according to age.

Jiang Huashan's small round stool was deliberately placed slightly to the back on the right side of Shen Zhuang. It did not violate etiquette, but also appeared intimate, forming a subtle contrast with Xiao Lanlan who was sitting at the lower left side of Shen Zhuang.

During the dinner, it seemed that everyone was drinking and chatting happily.

Shen E smiled and chatted with Jiang Huashan and the other younger generations from time to time, and it was extremely lively. Xiao Lanlan saw it all, but did not participate. She only occasionally exchanged a few words with Shen Zhuang, which made the old man nod slightly.

Shen Lanxi remained silent and ate quietly, as if everything around him had nothing to do with him.

Shen Guiling seemed quite "obedient" and didn't talk much. Only occasionally when Jiang Huashan whispered to him would a faint smile appear at the corner of his lips.

Shen Qian had noticed long ago that Jiang Huashan's attitude towards Shen Guiling seemed to be much warmer than the other two this time. He even spoke for Shen Guiling in front of the old man just now. It was like the sun rising from the west.

Thinking back to what Shen Guiling had said before about destroying the alliance between the first and third wives, Shen Qian seemed to understand something. Whenever he saw the two of them interacting, the corners of his mouth would inexplicably curl up, just like the CP fans on the Internet had come true.

Jiang Huashan was playing her role very seriously, sometimes joking and chatting with Shen Zhuang in a sweet and naive manner, and sometimes exchanging tacit glances with Fu Sui'er beside her, as if she was completely immersed in the warmth of family reunion.

At the banquet, the person with the least presence was Shen Mianzhi. She barely spoke, and even when Fu Suier took the initiative to bring up the topic with her several times, she simply responded and easily ended the conversation.

At a family dinner, everyone eats with their own thoughts.

After the banquet, Shen Zhuang left Shen Lanxi alone to talk. The others were already used to this, so after a few greetings, they left.

"Shanshan! Suier! Zhizhi!"

After leaving Qin Garden, Shen E hurriedly caught up with the three people who were about to leave, took out three invitations with gold edges from her handbag, and handed them to the three people respectively.

"I've specially prepared a small homecoming banquet for Lanlan. It will be held the night after tomorrow at the Xiao family's Wanghu Villa. We're all family, so why don't you come over early so that you and the sisters can get together and chat?"

Shen Mianzhi took the invitation, nodded slightly as a response, turned around and followed Shen Rang out of Qin Garden.

Fu Sui'er held the invitation letter and flipped through it. He did not express his opinion immediately, but looked at Jiang Huashan.

Shen E understood something instantly and looked at Jiang Huashan with a smile, "Shanshan, do you have any plans for the night after tomorrow? If not, I'll send a driver to pick you up."

It's no wonder Shen E is so humble. When Xiao Lanlan left Whale Harbor, she was infamous and abandoned. Now that she's back, if she can't rebuild her career, she'll have trouble integrating into Whale Harbor's upper echelons.

But no matter how high-class the circle, it can never surpass the Shen family. Back then, the old man cut off the relationship between the Shen and Xiao families with just one sentence; later, when the Jinggang circle excluded Jiang Huashan, the old man directly broke the circle for her and excluded the entire Jinggang with the power of his family.

If such an important person appeared at Xiao Lanlan's homecoming banquet, it would be enough to send a signal to all the guests:

If anyone dares to exclude Xiao Lanlan, the Shen family doesn't mind breaking the circle again.

Jiang Huashan looked at the invitation in her hand, wondering what she was thinking. After a moment, she slowly raised her eyes, a perfect smile on her lips, "Aunt, you are so polite. Since it is Sister Lanlan's homecoming banquet, of course we have to go and share in the joy."

Seeing her agree so readily, Shen E's eyes flashed with a subtle sense of relief, and her smile became more genuine: "Then it's settled! You must come when the time comes."

"Sure." Jiang Huashan agreed with a smile. His eyes met Xiao Lanlan's briefly, and they both looked away without showing any emotion.

Shen E couldn't hide her joy. She exchanged a few words with Shen Jiao, then turned around and took Xiao Lanlan away.

Watching the two people walk away, Fu Sui'er immediately moved closer to Jiang Huashan, waved the invitation in his hand, and lowered his voice: "Are you really going? Aren't you afraid it will be a Hongmen Banquet?"

Jiang Huashan thought for a moment, then turned to look at Shen Jiao, "Mother, what do you think?"

Shen Jiao was staring at Shen E's back in a daze. Suddenly she heard Jiang Huashan calling her and her eyes were slightly stunned.

She was silent for a moment, snatched the invitation letter from Fu Suer's hand, unfolded it and read it carefully, then put it back into Fu Suer's hand.

"Go ahead. It's boring staying at home anyway."

"Eh?"

Fu Sui'er was shocked. Shen Jiao didn't want to say much, so she waved her hand and said, "Alright, you girls, discuss it among yourselves. I'm going back first." With that, she turned and walked into the corridor.

"What's wrong with the Queen? I remember she used to hate my aunt the most."

Jiang Huashan smiled and said, "It's probably the tsundere attitude of 'I can hate you, but others can't bully you'."

Who would have thought that among the second generation of the Shen family, besides Shen Xi, Shen Jiao was the most suitable person for the position of head of the family.

Not only does she have a broad perspective on inheritance, but even when they are on opposite sides, she can empathize with Shen E's support as a mother.

The venue was the Xiao family's ancestral home, and the invitation was personally written by Shen E. Shen E had gone to great lengths to secure a path for Xiao Lanlan. As an enemy, she might have tampered with the banquet; but as a mother, she certainly wouldn't.

Because no one wanted this party to end perfectly more than she did.

In a moment of thought, Shen Jiao chose good.

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