The dinner was grand, set up in the No. 1 reception restaurant of the Zhu family, the restaurant was luxuriously decorated, resplendent and brilliant, comparable to the lobby of the most luxurious five-star hotel in Yanjing City, and the chefs employed by the Zhu family had a complete range of cuisines, and all of them were the top chefs in the industry.

Life has reached the realm of Zhu Lao at this time, the temptation of power and wealth in the outside world is already the most bearish, and there are not many years left in life, and the real enjoyment is true.

Wine, to drink the best.

Tea should be brewed with the best.

Meals should be the finest and tastiest.

In the past, the dignitaries and dignitaries of the Yanjing Imperial City are looking forward to receiving the invitation of Zhu Lao to the Zhu family for a banquet, on the one hand, they can feast on their mouths, and on the other hand, they can get a lot of unexpected gains.

The dinner party has been set up, and the food with all the colors and flavors, as well as the wine in the glass, looks even more appetizing under the illumination of the lights.

There are a lot of people sitting in the restaurant, almost all of the descendants of the Zhu family are present, and it has been rumored that Zhu Lao Xiang has fallen in love with a young man in Zhonggang City, and the people in charge of this family are jealous, Zhu Lao sees that the situation is not as good as a year, if one day he suddenly dies and divides this huge family business into a big fat to strangers, then they are the descendants of the descendants of the family but they do not want to see.

Moreover, some of the elders in the family, there are faint rumors that Zhu Lao seems to have found his long-lost grandson, and the turmoil of the year has almost been forgotten, but with the sudden appearance of Lin Kun, it immediately evokes the memories of those who experienced that incident back then, which may be the last thing they want to see the Zhu family's descendants who are pampered and intrigued, the Zhu family's cake is so big, one more person will have to share a piece less, if it is really the heir chosen by Zhu Lao, they are afraid that they will not even have a chance to share a decent cake。

As the descendants of Zhu Lao, these descendants of the Zhu family have always been familiar with Zhu Lao's style of acting, no matter what the old man does, he will choose to start from the overall situation, especially when it comes to the interests of the family, if there is a leader among the descendants of the lineage, the old man will never pass on the position to the descendants of the side line, but once there is no suitable successor in the descendants of the Zhu family, the old man will consider passing it on to the side line, in the words of the old man, not only the line is also the lineage, after all, the blood of our Zhu family is flowing in the body, as long as the prosperity of the Zhu family can be guaranteed, it doesn't matter who is the team leader, he will never be able to accept the fact that his family has declined after a hundred yearsIn that case, even if he slept underground, he would not be able to close his eyes in peace.

Zhu Lao is now old, among the top four families in Yanjing Imperial City, Zhu Lao is the oldest, and it has long been time to choose an heir, but the old man has not moved, on the surface, it may be that the old man is greedy for power, but in fact, some children and grandchildren who understand that the old man has not found a suitable candidate in the lineage and collateral lineage, as far as the current situation is concerned, the most likely thing to happen is that when the old man leaves a suicide note after a hundred years, the power of various industries in the family is evenly distributed, so that the family will not fall into the hands of an incompetent person。

In the banquet hall, everyone chatted with each other, they are all descendants of the Zhu family, it is a fact that blood is thicker than water, and it is also a fact that intrigue is also a fact, but this kind of pomp, should be close to each other or close, take 10,000 steps back, you can't let your old man see that there is a gap between each other, in case the old man is thunderous, no one will be happy.

At the dining table nearly 20 meters long, there are two generations of the Zhu family, and the sons are sitting in the east, headed by the eldest son Zhu Kunhang, to the fifth son of the Zhu family, Zhu Kundong, in the middle of the eldest son Zhu Kunhang and the third son Zhu Kunyu, there are two people's seats, this is the unwritten rule of the Zhu family for so many years, these two positions are reserved for the late second son Zhu Kunyuan and his wife, and on the opposite side of the seat where the grandchildren are sitting, there is also an empty seat, which is reserved for the grandson whose life and death are uncertain.

Zhu Lao's grandchildren, there are a total of five grandsons, four granddaughters, counting the grandson whose life and death are unknown, a total of six grandchildren, headed by Zhu Zhenggang, the son of the eldest son, respectively, Zhu Zhengdong, Zhu Zhengren, Zhu Zhengzhou, Zhu Zhenglun, Zhu Zhengzheng, Zhu Lao's grandsons are all heroic and extraordinary, and they have received a good family education since they were young, which makes them much better than ordinary children's children in terms of academic literacy, but in the final analysis, it is a pity that none of them can take on the overall situation, their minds are more or less narrow-minded, and their eyes are more or less short-sighted.

Zhu Lao's granddaughters are Zhu Tingting, Zhu Shiran, Zhu Kan, Zhu Huai, the oldest of which is the eldest son Zhu Kunhang's daughter Zhu Tingting, aged 24, is still studying and enterprising, the other three granddaughters are also in different institutions, as the saying goes, poor children and rich daughters, these little princesses of the Zhu family have been pampered since childhood, enjoying the rich life that ordinary people and even the daughters of rich businessmen can not enjoy, the daughter of rich businessmen was born with a golden spoon, and their daughter of the Zhu family is pure with a diamond spoon, the four girls are all handsome and very beautiful, and the temperament is more proud and confident than a natural queen temperament。

Zhu Lao's third son, Zhu Kunyu, came to the side of the eldest brother Zhu Kunhang, and whispered: "Big brother, according to your opinion, the kid from China Hong Kong City will be the same child before?"

Zhu Kunhang looked at the third brother, smiled at the corner of his lips, and said, "It's not easy to say." ”

Zhu Kunyu said: "Big brother, it's all at this juncture, you and I don't have to think about each other, if this kid is really the second brother's species, and he is so appreciated by the old man, you and I will have to be in turmoil in the position of the Zhu family, which is related to the interests of all of us." ”

Zhu Kunhang looked at the other two brothers, Zhu Kunpeng and Zhu Kundong were also looking at him, Zhu Kunhang smiled, shook his head, and said, "I don't know." ”

Zhu Kunyu sneered and said: "Big brother, your mind is the most meticulous among our brothers, but you have been meticulous for so many years, and Zhenggang has also been helped by you to become regular, but in the end, the old man still doesn't rely on you, you and I are both old people, and now the result we want to see the most is that my brothers and sisters are in power, don't let this huge family business fall into the hands of others." ”

Zhu Kunhang smiled and said, "Third child, then you mean we should join forces?"

Zhu Kunyu said: "The fourth and fifth will not object, it is time for our brothers to work together." ”

Zhu Kunhang said: "Are you so sure that kid will be the son of the second child?"

Zhu Kunyu said: "You have to be careful in everything, I have always been a thoughtful eldest brother, I am not afraid of just in case, I am afraid of 10,000 such a simple truth, you should know better than me, if the old man really passed on the family business to the second son, you and I will be collateral in the future, and you and my descendants will lose the first family inheritance." ”

Zhu Kunhang didn't answer, his eyes looked at the eldest son Zhu Zhenggang and the second son Zhu Zhengdong sitting opposite, Zhenggang is Chinese New Year's Eve one year old today, and he can already take charge of himself, but Zhengdong is twenty-eight years old, and he has not made much progress over the years, what he has always hoped to see most is that Zhenggang can inherit the position of the leader of the Zhu family in the future, but the old man seems to have never been very kind to see Zhenggang, a man who is willing to spend time on female stars, in the words of the old man, sooner or later he will lose his family business.

Zhu Lao walked into the banquet hall, followed by Lin Kun and the old housekeeper, Zhu Lao appeared, the originally noisy atmosphere in the banquet hall immediately quieted down, and everyone paid attention.

Zhu Lao sat on the main seat, added a seat next to him, Lin Kun sat on this seat, at first glance it seemed to be the seat of the deputy patriarch of the family, and the old housekeeper sat on the other side, Zhu Lao was fully responsible for his food, clothing, housing and transportation for so many years, and he knew what the old man liked to eat and how much he ate when he ate.

The descendants on both sides of the table immediately looked at Lin Kun with strange eyes, there was a lot of hostility in those eyes, but the daughters of the Zhu family were not hostile, anyway, it didn't matter what kind of family business this huge family was, they were more curious about what kind of identity this young man was, and he was so appreciated by his grandfather, according to normal terms, it must be different from ordinary people.

Zhu Lao cleared his throat and said to the group of children and grandchildren below: "I am in a good mood today, I will temporarily gather everyone here for dinner together, I want to introduce you to a little friend, this little friend is called Lin Kun, the grandson of a late old friend of mine, if Lin Kun goes to Yanjing to develop in the future, you should help each other a little more." ”

"Dad, why haven't I heard that you have such an old friend, I don't know what his name is?" Zhu Kunhang said with a smile, and the others also looked at Zhu Lao.

Zhu Lao smiled and said, "Kun Hang, are you suspicious of me?"

Zhu Kunhang immediately said: "Dad, I didn't mean that, I was just curious." ”

Zhu Lao's face was charitable, but his words were cold: "Is it necessary for that father to explain to you?"

Zhu Kunhang was not convinced, but he was soft and said, "Dad, I was wrong." ”

Zhu Lao smiled and said: "It's good to know that it's wrong, and if you make a mistake in the future, don't blame your father for not thinking about parent-child love." Come, it's a happy day, everyone toast together!"

Zhu Lao raised his wine glass, and the rest of the people raised it one after another, and said in unison: "I wish my father and grandfather good health and longevity!"

Zhu Lao waved his hand and interrupted: "You can wish good health, and you can forget about longevity, this set of congratulations sounds like a tribute to the emperor in the past, and it is useless." Come on, everyone will eat, and see how the standard of today's dishes is. ”

There was a harmonious scene on the dinner party, everyone was chatting with each other, looking very intimate, Lin Kun took the initiative to toast to Zhu Lao's four sons, and the four of them had a kind attitude towards Lin Kun, but no one knew what they were thinking in their hearts.

At the end of the dinner, it was nearly ten o'clock in the evening, Zhu Lao was slightly drunk, the old housekeeper helped him into the study, Zhu Lao insisted that Lin Kun go to the study with him to chat again, Lin Kun was respectful and obedient, and poured a cup of tea for Zhu Lao, Zhu Lao took the teacup, shook the tea in the cup, and asked Lin Kun with a smile: "Do you know why I lied to them?"

Lin Kun shook his head and said, "I don't know." ”

Zhu Lao smiled drunkenly and said, "Because ......"