Chapter 141: Jia Family Banquet

7 PM.

In the suburbs, a bit far from the city center of S City.

In front of the Jia family’s private villa.

Cars arrived one after another. Besides families connected to the Jia family, some people from government departments also came, making it a lively scene.

It was the 58th birthday banquet of Jia Jiang, the head of the Jia family.

Ever since his only son died, Jia Jiang rarely hosted or attended such lively banquets.

Moreover, 58 wasn’t a particularly significant age like 60, so considering the scale, the scene was rather grand.

Although the guests were puzzled, they didn’t ask much.

After all, they didn’t mind the cost of birthday gifts. Since they received the invitation, they decided to come!

After showing the invitation and entering the villa, the guests were all surprised.

They hadn’t expected someone from the Wang family to attend, and it was the head himself!

Wang Haoran was the only one in the Wang family, so for most banquets, he would send someone under him. It was rare for him to personally attend.

Although the Jia family wielded some power, it shouldn’t have caught Wang Haoran’s interest, right?

The guests were puzzled.

At that moment, Wang Haoran was casually sitting and chatting with Jia Jiang, who sat in the main seat.

In his arms, he held a beautiful woman who looked restless.

Such rude behavior, yet Jia Jiang seemed to have no objections.

On the contrary, he looked somewhat excited and respectful.

As the banquet was about to begin, Jia Jiang excused himself from Wang Haoran and started greeting the distinguished guests.

Seeing Jia Jiang’s smiling face, many guests were confused.

Didn’t your only son die, leaving you alone? How can you be so happy?

The Jia family was even worse off than the Wang family.

At least the Wang family had the strong Wang Haoran, but the Jia family only had an old man and a nominal daughter-in-law.

By the way, the poor daughter-in-law wasn’t seen at the banquet either.

Although the guests were curious, since Jia Jiang was so happy, they couldn’t very well cry on his behalf!

So, they responded with smiles, maintaining a harmonious atmosphere.

As the birthday banquet formally started, Jia Jiang returned to his seat.

After saying some polite words, he began the gift-giving segment.

“The Wang family presents a jade Guanyin statue!”

After Wang Haoran’s subordinate spoke, the guests began presenting their gifts one by one.

Antique paintings, relics, gold Buddhas, rare medicinal herbs, and more—everything was there.

Jia Jiang accepted them all with a cheerful face.

As the guests quieted down and the gift segment was about to end, a steady and loud voice rang out.

“The Xiao family presents a bronze bell for Jia Jiang’s birthday!”

“…”

All the guests were shocked.

Looking over, there were three men at a corner table.

A burly one, an unremarkable one, and a stern-faced one, with the middle young man apparently leading.

These three were naturally Xiao Longchen and his two Seven Kill Envoys.

Seeing the guests’ surprise after Po Jun’s announcement, Xiao Longchen, who was eating, wiped his mouth with a napkin, then ordered.

“Po Jun, quickly present the ‘bell’ to Master Jia!”

“Yes, Boss!”

Po Jun carried a nearly one-meter-high box to Jia Jiang and placed it down.

Then, he uncovered the box to reveal a solid bronze bell.

“…”

Seeing such blatant provocation, the place fell silent.

Some guests with weaker nerves couldn’t help showing intrigued expressions.

After Po Jun unveiled the gift, Xiao Longchen approached with Xuanwu.

Xiao Longchen wore a smile.

“Master Jia, do you like the Xiao family’s gift?”

“When your son died, I didn’t have time to send it, but this time you should find it useful!”

Hearing Xiao Longchen’s words, all the guests had a premonition—

Fight! Fight!

The death of his son was a wound Jia Jiang never healed from. Now, this guy not only brought a ‘bell’ but also insulted his son. Wouldn’t there be a bloodbath?

All eyes turned to Jia Jiang.

Only to see—

He still wore a cheerful smile.

“This bell looks nice, must be worth a lot. Your Xiao family is too kind!”

Jia Jiang examined the bell closely, then ordered his men to store it away.

Next, he looked at Xiao Longchen and his two men.

“How thoughtful of you to remember my unfilial son!”

“…”

“…”

Not only were Xiao Longchen and his men stunned, but so were the guests.

Wasn’t Jia Jiang supposed to be ruthless and violent, known for smashing things with a golf club?

This is so unlike him!

Seeing his provocation fail, Xiao Longchen was taken aback.

After a long pause, he spoke again.

“Master Jia, I have something else to discuss with you!”

“With your son’s grave now overgrown, don’t hold back the girl. It’s best to let Weiwei go!”

“Letting lovers be together is a good deed. When you die and go to hell, it might reduce your suffering!”

Hearing Xiao Longchen’s ‘discussion,’ everyone understood the underlying message.

This guy fancied Jia’s daughter-in-law Lin Xiaowei and was being so blatant about it?

Jia Jiang wouldn’t tolerate this, right?

“Hehe, of course! Our Jia family wouldn’t hold back an innocent person.”

“Don’t worry, I’ve already arranged the divorce papers. By tomorrow, she won’t be part of our family!”

He really can tolerate it!

No one expected Jia Jiang to remain calm and smiling!

Xiao Longchen, who wanted to provoke Jia Jiang into calling for people so he could ‘legitimately defend himself,’ was bewildered.

He couldn’t kill anyone openly in such a public setting.

This time, he planned to crash the party, beat up the Jia family, then publicly announce the Xiao family’s return.

But he didn’t expect Jia Jiang to keep smiling no matter what he said.

Why is his temper so good? Wasn’t he supposed to have a bad temper?

Xiao Longchen was at a loss on what to do next.