Reborn with the ability to read minds, I became a heartthrob.

It's unclear whether the two of them felt Zhou Liwan's bed was too comfortable, but they originally planned to lie down for a while and then get off together after Zhou Liwan finished tidying up.

As a result, the two of them fell asleep with their mouths wide open and eyes wide open in less than three seconds.

Zhou Liwan tilted her head helplessly, looked for a long time, and then sighed and went out.

Let them sleep for a while.

The banquet downstairs was still going on, so the earlier incident was obviously nothing.

When Zhou Li went downstairs, everyone had already sat down to eat.

At the head table, to the left of my maternal grandfather sat Shen Nanzhou, while the seat to his right was empty.

The rest are all old friends who have walked hand in hand with each other for most of their lives.

"Grandpa Jiang, I recently acquired a piece of excellent Hetian jade. I've made a pair of peace buckles for you, Wanwan, and Nanzhou. I wish your family peace and happiness!" Yao Kangcheng presented the Jiangnan gift.

Jiang Hongshan smiled and said, "This gift of yours is very practical, I like it."

"Haha, as long as the old man likes it!"

Zhou Jianguo was sitting at a few tables behind him. Although he couldn't see the quality of the Hetian jade, he knew without a doubt that any jade that dared to be presented to Jiang Hongshan must be of high quality.

It must be at least eight figures; he squeezed the gift box in his hand tightly.

In comparison, it's far too embarrassing to show off, extremely shabby.

Seeing that one person after another had already presented their birthday gifts, delaying any longer would only attract attention.

Zhou Jianguo's eyes were fixed on the distant center, the entire City A, no!

He was arguably at the very center of power in the entire country. He gritted his teeth and stood up.

Slowly, under everyone's gaze, she walked up to Jiang Hongshan and respectfully presented the gift with both hands: "Grandpa, this is a gift for you, a share transfer agreement for the Zhou family. I already hold 45% of the Zhou family's shares, and I've transferred 10% of them to Wanwan."

In fact, Zhou Jianguo had already decided from the beginning that no matter whether Zhou Liwan told anyone about the gift Han Xiaofen had chosen for him, he would not be able to get any special treatment from Jiang Hongshan.

Rather than doing that, it's better to go all in, since Zhou Liwan is also my own flesh and blood.

Giving it to her won't affect me much, as long as this license issue can be resolved smoothly.

Jiang Hongshan wore a mysterious smile, and the hall was completely silent.

Everyone was secretly observing this former son-in-law of a top-tier wealthy family.

After a long while, Jiang Hongshan slowly took the equity transfer document and leisurely flipped through it, seemingly not caring about its contents at all.

In just a few seconds, he handed the gift to the butler behind him and said slowly, "Jianguo, now that you have a new marriage, you don't need to come and present gifts every year."

Zhou Jianguo's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately showed his sincerity: "Grandpa, Wanwan is my daughter after all, and you are her maternal grandfather. We are family after all. Besides, it is only right for a junior to visit you."

Jiang Hongshan didn't say anything more, and he considered the gift accepted.

Zhou Jianguo breathed a sigh of relief, stopped bothering him, and turned back to his seat.

Han Xiaofen remained seated, a polite smile on her face.

But her heart was already in turmoil. How could she not know that Zhou Jianguo had given 10% of the shares to Zhou Liwan!

What can the remaining 35% do? It doesn't even give us the final decision-making power.

She gritted her teeth and watched Zhou Jianguo sit down, wanting to immediately question him about why.

But there were too many people at the scene, so she could only force a smile and keep stuffing food of unknown taste into her mouth.

"Eat more politely, what kind of behavior is this!" Zhou Jianguo glared at Han Xiaofen and scolded her in a low voice.

Han Xiaofen was so angry that it felt like she had swallowed a mouthful of shards of glass, her mouth full of blood but unable to utter a word.

Zhou Qingya hadn't thought that far ahead.

She just stared blankly at the "high platform" in the distance, feeling an urge to take out her phone and take a picture.

She wanted to tell those despicable people who looked down on her that she was a young lady from a wealthy family who could attend banquets of this caliber.

Then they trampled them under their feet.

Seeing the empty seat next to Jiang Hongshan, Zhou Qingya's eyes darted around, and a sweet smile suddenly appeared on her face. Before Zhou Jianguo could react, she walked straight over.

Then, ignoring the surprised looks from everyone, she sat down to Jiang Hongshan's right and said in a deliberately coquettish tone, "Grandpa! Can I call you that like my sister?"

He thought he was smiling innocently.

Jiang Hongshan threw down his chopsticks, his expression naturally unpleasant.

People around started whispering, "Is that person mentally challenged? Trying to get ahead overnight isn't done with this kind of ridiculous tactic! Who does she think she is?"

"That's the seat reserved for their legitimate granddaughter! And she's so shameless, she just sat down without even asking!"

"Whose idiot is she?"

"Who else could it be! It's that illegitimate daughter of the Zhou family! She really has a thick skin."

Zhou Qingya didn't hear the discussions around her; she only assumed that they were praising her frankness.

Commander Meng, who always valued rules, looked stern and demanded, "Whose daughter are you!"

Zhou Qingya recognized the speaker and was visibly excited. The Commander of the Central Military Commission, someone she only ever saw on the news, had actually spoken to her. It seemed those of them who had spent their lives in business and politics still preferred people with simpler minds. She quickly replied with a smile.

"Grandpa Meng, I'm Wanwan's younger sister!" After saying that, she turned around and looked around, even winking playfully. "I was so happy to see Grandpa today, so I was a little rude. Grandpa won't be mad at me, will he?"

"He's not your grandfather, what are you so happy about?" Zhou Liwan's cold voice came from behind. "Get out of the way, this is my seat."

Hearing such blunt words, Zhou Qingya seemed to have suffered a great injustice, and stammered, "Sister, I just miss Grandpa so much. Please don't be angry. I'll give you this position!"

After saying that, she hurriedly stood up, accidentally bumping into the wooden armrest of the chair and letting out a delicate cry of pain.

The people around couldn't bear to look and lowered their heads to eat the food in front of them.

Zhou Liwan calmly sat down, ordered someone to replace the bowl and chopsticks, and then said sarcastically, "Why do you always think about other people's grandfathers when you don't even care about your own?" It's like everyone in the world has a grandfather!

Zhou Qingya looked as if she had been insulted, her eyes immediately filling with pitiful tears as she defended herself: "Why did you treat me like this, sister! What did I do wrong?"

Zhou Liwan looked at Zhou Jianguo, who was walking angrily towards her, and lazily pointed behind him: "Why don't you ask him what you did wrong?"