“My! What an extravagant gift!” a mocking voice echoed behind Lily. “Are you not going to say something, father?” a man who is a foot shorter than Zhou Jingren stood next to him and smiled at the old man before he shifted his gaze to Lily. “Hi! I am Yu Shang! I am the youngest son of Old Man Yu! I believe we haven’t introduced ourselves yet!” He beamed and did not wait for Zhou Jingren and Lily to answer him.
“Father… this watch is even better than the watch that big brother gave you last year!” His voice was loud, to say the least. The stink of alcohol from the man’s mouth immediately made Lily frowned. She took a step back and pretended not to notice the man’s presence.
“Old Man Yu. I hope you like my gift.” A slight smile was on Lily’s face as she walked back to her seat without waiting for anyone to respond.
This action interrupted the silence at the banquet. “Ah! This is a very good gift!” The old man smiled before he gestured one of his security to drag his youngest son out of this place. He ignored the faces of the other guests as he shifted his gaze at Lily and Zhou Jingren. “Thank you! I have never received such a generous gift before!”
The old man does not know the exact value of the watch. However, Lily’s words were enough to confirm that this is a very sought after piece of jewelry. “Let me drink this wine for you!” He said before gulping down the wine on his glass. He let out a burst of boisterous laughter. “To think that this is something that you picked when you are very busy! I am very impressed, Madam Zhou!” he added before he eyed the man sitting next to him.
“Ah… two days. It only takes her two days to prepare something like this. What do you think would have happen if she was invited a month before my birthday?” The Old Man was truly impressed by Lily’s gift. While the old man is considered a hardcore businessman with very traditional Chinese views, he does not look down on any woman.
In fact, he was truly impressed by Lily’s achievement at such young age. The old man is a very simple person. He is easily pleased by hard work and achievements. To him, gender does not really matter when it comes to business. What matters is one’s wits and abilities.
“See? I told you I am very lucky!” he lifted his chin and let out another laugh. “Who is next?” he asked.
While the Old Man was thrilled, Lily was feeling the exact opposite. In fact, she felt a little mad at this scenario. She knew that the changes in her emotion were because of her spiking hormones so she concealed it and just let a slight smile hung on her lips. She acted like a fool and ignore the fact that the old man is using her to embarrass his children!
The Old Man’s happiness from Lily’s gift could easily insult his other children’s presents. He is using Lily to silently increased the competition in his household.
Now that Lily gave her gift, the guests would normally expect the other member of the Yu Family presents to be more valuable. Now that is very hard to accomplish.
First of all, the watch that Lily gave was handcrafted and is considered very rare. Therefore, its value would be extravagant. Second, this gift is something that the old man could actually use and show off to his friends. He could wear this watch every day just to let everyone know that he owns one of the three pieces that was made.
From now on, Lily’s gift will be compared to everything that the old man received from his children. Isn’t this very hateful? Surely, the old man’s family will hate Lily and Zhou Jingren because of this matter.
Lily started eating the grapes that Zhou Jingren peeled and stop thinking about this. Overthinking things is not very good for her current health.
“Aiyo! Another watch and a painting?” the old man’s voice interrupted Lily’s thought. She eyed the old man’s smiling face and fought the urge to roll her eyes. The old man might be smiling but the disappointment in his voice was very apparent.
Lily eyed the man who gave him the gift. This should be the old man’s eldest son and current CEO of Yu Corp. In the end, the man walked back to his seat that was next to Jiang Ruo’s. Lily sneered inwardly. This couple… were only shooting at their own feet.
Jiang Ruo was clearly the one who invited Lily to present her gift first. She never expected that Lily would dare give someone as rare as that watch and thought she could use this situation to embarrass her. Too bad… Jiang Ruo underestimated Lily.
Lily wondered if this woman knew about Yu Jing and Qiao Qiao’s connection to her. Not that this matter. Lily shifted her gaze to her left, where she met Qiao Qiao’s envious eyes. Since she arrived, she already felt the woman’s sharp gaze towards her. A smirked escaped Lily’s lips before she shifted her gaze back to the Old Man.
As expected, the Old Man’s disappointed voice echoed repeatedly.
“Aiyo… my children are already old. But look at their gifts? What should I do with this enormous piece of diamond? I can’t even wear it without having it processed first.” He complained. “You should learn from Madam Zhou’s example! She is young but extremely brilliant!” In the old man’s mind, there is nothing wrong with what he is doing. He thought his words would only help encourage his sons and grandchildren to work even harder.
The old man didn’t even care if his children will hate Lily after this. All he cared is for them to work harder and prove that they deserve to receive his inheritance. The old man knew what kind of woman Lily is. He knew that she is the type that would always stand up for herself.
Because of this, he believed that this is an absolute test for his children and grandchildren. If anyone from his family would be stupid enough to offend Lily, then it will be their loss. After all, they let their stupidity and jealousy kicked the logic out of their heads.
Facing someone like Lily and losing will only make them homeless. While winning will make them an absolute winner in the old man’s hearts.
As you can see… Patriarch Yu is nothing but simple man.
