Chapter 246 Attending the Banquet
"The little princess of the Shen family loves to sing."
"The little princess of the Shen family is a karaoke queen."
"The little princess of the Shen family has an amazing singing voice."
Gradually evolved into
"The little princess of the Shen family sings beautifully."
"The Shen family's little princess is a musical genius."
"The little princess of the Shen family..."
After a day of transmission, the rumor transformed from a hopeless loser into a money-grubbing genius.
He also pushed his own mother, Shen Wanning, out of the picture.
Just when most people were wondering when the Shen family had a little princess, a banquet revealed the truth.
It was at this banquet that Shen Wanning discovered she was a singing prodigy.
Everyone in the private room that day had a completely new understanding of the chubby little guy who wouldn't let go of the microphone.
Having learned from the previous experience of losing his voice, the Shen brothers took turns trying to persuade the little guy, but Le Bao, immersed in his beautiful singing, showed no intention of leaving.
In the end, Lu Yifan stepped in, scanned the code on the screen, and used his phone to mute all the sound effects, microphones, and other devices that could produce sound.
The chubby boy held the microphone and tried to feed the baby for a long time, but the baby wouldn't make a sound.
"Uncle, something's wrong."
The room finally quieted down, and Le Bao took the microphone and looked for Shen Shilan.
Shen Shilan pretended to look at it and gave her an affirmative reply:
"Oh no, there's nothing we can do, we can't sing."
As soon as he finished speaking, Le Bao was incredulous.
She then handed the microphone to Shen Xizhou, and they reached the same conclusion.
After a few seconds of silence, the little guy went to find Ah Shen.
She remembered that this uncle had brought them in; he was sure he could handle it.
"Uncle, shall we repair it?"
Ah Shen, holding the microphone, glanced awkwardly at the Shen brothers.
He never expected the little princess to come looking for him.
Meeting her innocent yet expectant gaze, Ah Shen felt that he had never had such a difficult time negotiating deals worth hundreds of millions.
However, for the sake of everyone's ears and the little guy's voice, he went against his conscience and said that it couldn't be fixed.
The little guy was visibly disappointed.
"Baby, do you want to go to the amusement park? Uncle will take you to Disneyland, it's so much fun there."
The group couldn't bear to see the little guy upset, so they could only try to make up for it elsewhere.
As I stepped out of the private room, the singing from the other rooms continued.
"Uncle, sing."
Le Bao pointed to the room from which the singing was coming from.
"Baby, that's someone else's room, we can't go in."
Shen Shilan grabbed her and sat down to pick her up.
However, he was still a step too slow.
The little guy shook off his hand and pushed open the nearest door himself.
The singing inside suddenly stopped.
"Little friend, are you lost?"
She pushed open the door and saw an adorable baby inside. The person inside greeted her kindly.
Le Bao pointed to the microphone the other person was holding:
"Sister, is this for the baby? Thank you."
She was quite polite, saying thank you first.
Just as the girl was about to agree, several people walked up behind Le Bao and shook their heads frantically at them.
"Excuse me, little one, I'd like to sing too."
Having understood what the group meant, the young lady had no choice but to reluctantly refuse the cute guy.
"Baby, let's go to the amusement park."
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Shen Shilan stepped forward, picked her up, and quickly walked out.
Shen Xizhou nodded to the group and closed the door.
After this incident, Shen Xizhou immediately called his home in City A and asked the housekeeper to hide the audio equipment he had bought for Le Bao in a place where the little guy couldn't find it.
After arriving at the amusement park, Le Bao, who was feeling down, was fully revitalized.
After they took her back, none of them mentioned singing again, for fear of accidentally touching a nerve with the little one.
"Tomorrow is your Uncle Jin's 50th wedding anniversary and his great-granddaughter's 5th birthday celebration, and they've invited our whole family. My idea is to take this opportunity to let everyone get to know each other."
The people Xiang Jiahui was referring to were Shen Wanning and her family of three.
For so long, they have never officially appeared in the Hong Kong entertainment circle.
Even most people were unaware that the Shen family's little princess had returned.
"I have no objection, I'll listen to Mom."
In front of Xiang Jiahui, Lu Chenyue has always been an obedient son-in-law.
Xiang Jiahui looked at Shen Wanning again.
"I'll listen to Mom, you can arrange it."
Seeing that her daughter and son-in-law had no objections, Xiang Jiahui smiled and made a phone call to arrange the makeup and styling for the visit tomorrow.
The next morning, the Shen family got up very early.
Lu Yifan and Lu Jianguo stayed home instead of going, while Lu Shulang went with them.
Early in the morning, the costume designer and makeup artist arrived with their tools.
What's given to the Shen family is naturally the newest and top-of-the-line.
The makeup and styling for the adults, especially the two ladies, were complicated and time-consuming.
It took the two of them several hours to get their makeup, styling, and clothes done.
Fortunately, the banquet was in the evening, so there was plenty of time.
For men, it's simple; all you need to do is get a haircut and choose some clothes.
The children's makeup and styling were also simple: choose clothes, do their hair, and apply some powder.
After the family finished packing, they set off at around 4 o'clock.
I arrived at the banquet at 5 p.m., which was perfect timing.
"Baby, when we get there, there will be a lot of people. You and your brother need to stay close to the adults and not run around on your own. Also, no misbehaving today, okay?"
Shen Wanning's biggest worry was the little fat boy's unpredictability; no one knew what might happen on the spot.
"Mommy, I'm such a good girl."
Le Bao cupped Shen Wanning's face in her hands and told her earnestly that she was a good girl and would never cause trouble.
Shen Wanning looked at her, opened her mouth as if to say something, but ultimately remained silent.
She touched Le Bao's head with a complicated expression.
Hopefully, you'll behave as well as you said tonight.
When the Shen family got out of their cars, they were greeted by Jin Jin, the eldest son of the host family.
He is also the grandfather of that 5-year-old girl today.
At around 50 years old, she is extremely well-maintained, both in terms of figure and face.
He was only about 10 years younger than Shen Huaqiang and his wife, but he had to call them uncle.
"Uncle Shen, Aunt Xiang, welcome, welcome! We've been waiting for you! My parents are waiting for you inside."
The two families have known each other for decades, are very familiar with each other, and are business partners, so naturally they are more enthusiastic and familiar with each other than others.
"Ah Jin, congratulations! Your granddaughter is so grown up. You're enjoying family life at such a young age."
When Xiang Jia Hui said this, her eyes glanced at Shen Shi Lan, the eternally single man.
Shen Shilan: I knew this situation would occur.
"This must be Pearl?"
Jin Jin looked at Shen Wanning, who was holding Xiang Jiahui's arm.
"Yes, this is Pearl, now called Wan Ning. Wan Ning, this is the eldest brother of your parents' good friend's family, you can just call him eldest brother."
Jin Jin was almost half the age of Shen Wanning, yet she called him "Big Brother," which made him a little embarrassed.
"This is my son-in-law, Lu Chenyue. This is their daughter, Le Bao. This is my in-laws' grandson, who came to visit during his vacation."
After introducing the group to Jia Hui, Jin Jin gave them the gifts he had prepared and then personally led them inside to find their parents.