Although the guests that had been invited by the Tan family were not many, they were all important figures.
Any one of them was as important as 100 people.
Tan Mo happily asked Wei Zhiqian, “Uncle, do you like what I’m wearing?”
“It’s very nice,” Wei Zhiqian said, nodding and laughing softly. “Only you are meant for what you are wearing.”
Tan Mo moved closer to Wei Zhiqian.
Wei Zhiqian realized that the milky scent she had had when she was young had changed to the sweet scent of a young lady.
Tan Mo moved closer to his side as usual.
Wei Zhiqian lowered his eyes and could see that her skin, which was not covered by the shoulder straps and collar, was fine, fair, and soft.
Wei Zhiqian did not know why, but he felt that his breathing got a little short.
He then heard Tan Mo say, “Uncle, did you invite Grandpa Wei and Grandma, and the head of the Qin family and his wife? Did you also invite Director Liu and Director Hou, and President Mu, Professor Zhao, Professor Guo, and Professor Yue?”
The Tan family’s original plan had been to have a small birthday celebration.
They did not send invitations to many people.
They were worried that they could trouble others.
She knew that her parents had not mentioned the celebration to President Mu and the others.
“Our original plan was to keep a low profile. But the Jiang family were so nasty. Usually, your family and the Jiang family would not cross paths, but they were showing off a ridiculous superiority,” Wei Zhiqian said coldly, “and today is a meaningful day for you. How could I let those people outshine you?”
So he invited the Wei Mingwen couple and the Qin Zhenglu couple and people from the University and the tv series.
However, why was it a little weird to hear her address his parents as Wei Grandpa and Grandma?
Wei Zhiqian had just finished what he was saying when another name was announced outside the banquet hall: “Mr. Qin Mufeng has arrived!”
“Mr. Han Zhuoli has arrived!”
“Mr. Zhao Gushen has arrived!”
“Mr. Chu Zhaoyang has arrived!”
“Mr. Yan Beicheng has arrived!”
“Mr. Qi Chengzhi has arrived!”
“All the uncles came!” Tan Mo was shocked.
“Since you address them as uncle, how could they not come for your birthday?” Wei Zhiqian said sarcastically. “Anyway, they were free.”
At the Jiang family’s party, not only were the Jiang family’s guests not calm upon hearing these names, even the Jiang family themselves were not calm.
“It must be Wei Zhiqian!” Mrs. Jiang said angrily. “In order for Tan Mo to look good, he called all the heirs of all the other grand families here.”
Unexpectedly, Jiang Siyong said faintly, “That shows how well that Wei Zhiqian treats Tan Mo, for him to invite the heirs of the eight great clans for Tan Mo’s birthday to help her celebrate.”
Mrs. Jiang paused.
That was right.
For Wei Zhiqian to do all this, didn’t that show that Wei Zhiqian treated Tan Mo extremely well?
Tan Mo had a good relationship with Qin Muye. Qin Muye was the biological sister of Qin Mufeng, the next head of the Qin family.
Even if Tan Mo and Qin Mufeng’s relationship was average, with Qin Muye around, at least the Qin family would not treat the Tan family poorly.
Not to mention that there was Wei Zhiqian as well.
Following the same train of thought, the other members of the Wei family had to have an average relationship with Tan Mo.
However, with Wei Zhiqian…that was equivalent to having the support of the whole Wei family.
It was enough to just have one Wei Zhiqian!
They could see that the guests’ attention was no longer on the Jiang family’s birthday celebration.
Every one of them was restless and worried that they would look bad. They wished that they could directly rush out of the banquet hall and go next door.
“Whose birthday banquet is being held next door? This is a gathering of the eight great clans!” some guest said.
“If not for the fact that they don’t need an excuse, I would suspect that the heirs of the eight great clans are here to have a secret meeting with Tan Mo’s birthday celebration as an excuse.” They indeed did not need it as Wei Zhiqian and the others had already started to handle family and company matters.
Their fathers had been gradually passing on their power and slowly retreating from the leading posts and letting the youngsters struggle on their own.
There simply was no case of their fathers not being willing to step down, the younger generation not obtaining power despite them getting older, and no need to plot to overthrow their fathers.
Moreover, Yan Beicheng’s father had passed away a while ago.
The Yan family had been reliant on Old Mister Yan to hold things together. Old Mister Yan could not wait for Yan Beicheng to learn the ropes so that he could step down from the position.
Yan Beicheng’s control of the Yan family now had surpassed 90 percent.
Overthrowing…?
It did not exist!
The current heads of the eight great clans could not wait to throw the responsibilities quickly to their children and grandchildren.
Did people think that being the head of a family was a good job?
Jiang Yongyan, who had wanted to outshine Tan Mo, was no longer the focus.
With so many guests arriving, the Tan family, including Tan Mo, went to receive their guests at the entrance.
“Mo Mo looks really good today,” Xiao Menghan praised her.
Xiao Menghan knew that Wei Zhiqian had picked out her outfit for her by looking at what Tan Mo was wearing.
The jewelry had been prepared by Xu Mingzhen.
It was not fanciful. A simple set of sapphire jewelry, including sapphire earrings, a sapphire necklace, and a sapphire bracelet.
The gems were not very big, the diamonds were not many, but the simple style suited Tan Mo’s age. On Tan Mo’s slender neck and wrists, they complemented her and did not outshine her.
The color of the sapphire contrasted with Tan Mo’s skin, which appeared fairer.
“You are of age, happy birthday.” Xiao Menghan gave Tan Mo the present she and Wei Mingwen had prepared.
“Thank you, Grandpa and Grandma,” Wei Mingwen and Xiao Menghan were used to Tan Mo addressing them this way for many years.
It had been created by that unlucky son, what could they say?
On the other hand, for Wei Zhiqian, when Tan Mo was still a small child, he really did not feel that there was a problem when she addressed them that way.
Now that Tan Mo had grown up and looked not much younger than he was, his parents still looked young.
He felt that it was a little odd for Tan Mo to continue to call them Grandpa and Grandma.
However, if he wanted Tan Mo to change, it could not be changed.
What was there to change when there was no problem with the seniority in the family?
Ultimately, Wei Zhiqian could only frown and keep quiet.
Tan Wenci also did not expect that so many people would come, and he quickly had the waiters speedily make arrangements.
“Pardon the poor hospitality,” Tan Wenci said apologetically.
“If not for Zhiqian telling us, we would not have known about this party,” Dong Hanbi said with a smile. “You are being too polite with us. Mo Mo’s 18th birthday is such a big event, and you did not invite us? You indeed are not a good host.”
This joke, which seemed to be a complaint, on the contrary had cleverly resolved the awkwardness.
Tan Wenci quickly arranged for them to sit down.
Tan Mo was seated with the Tan family and called Qin Muye and Ming Yeqing, “Muye, Yeqing!”
Qin Muye happily pulled Ming Yeqing along and went to sit at Tan Mo’s table.
Who could have known that Wei Zhiqian, who had successfully pushed Tan Jinqi aside and forcefully occupied the seat on Tan Mo’s left, would rudely say, “There is no space.”
Tan Jinqi, who had been pushed aside by Wei Zhiqian, could only sit on the left of Wei Zhiqian.
If even he was not able to snatch the seat beside Tan Mo, Tan Jinsheng and Tan Jinyi need not even think about it.
While the seat on the right of Tan Mo was steadily occupied by Tan Wenci.
