After saying that, Fang Chenyi made a call right in front of everyone.

The phone had barely started ringing before the other party picked up.

Fang Chenyi didn’t have it on speakerphone, but the room was so quiet with everyone watching him that the respectful, almost subservient voice on the other end still reached their ears.

"Chairman Fang, hello! I’ve been waiting for your call. Have you arrived? The welcoming ceremony is all prepared on my end. I’ll bring a team to greet you personally right now."

Hearing this deferential voice, everyone was stunned. ’Is he calling one of his own employees? That attitude is way too humble.’

’Is he going to have his subordinate pull some strings with Qinhuang Sunshine?’

As everyone’s minds raced with wild speculation, Fang Chenyi’s calm voice finally spoke:

"That won’t be necessary, Principal Wang. I haven’t come over. I’m calling because there’s a small matter I need you to handle."

The middle-aged man on the other end was clearly taken aback, but he quickly recovered and spoke in an extremely respectful tone:

"Chairman Fang, whatever you need, just say the word. I’ll get it done immediately!"

’Wang? The person on the other end is actually in charge of something? But from that subservient tone, it can’t be anywhere important. Could he be the head of some culinary training institute?’

Of course, Fang Chenyi had no idea what everyone was thinking. And even if he did, he wouldn’t have paid them any mind.

"Yes, it’s like this. My sister-in-law is starting middle school this year. Please arrange for her to be in the best class. Her grades are more than sufficient to meet our admission standards."

"Yes, yes, of course! Don’t you worry, Chairman Fang. I will assemble a team of our strongest teachers for her."

Hearing it was such a simple matter, Principal Wang let out a long sigh of relief internally.

’What a joke,’ he thought. ’It’s his own family’s school. Does he even need to ask me to enroll a student?’

To be honest, Fang Chenyi was quite satisfied with the principal’s attitude. If he proved to be truly competent, Fang Chenyi wouldn’t replace him.

With this in mind, Fang Chenyi spoke again. "Oh, right, Principal Wang, does our school have a director with the surname Wu?"

When Principal Wang heard this, his heart skipped a beat. ’It’s finally happening,’ he thought.

There was only one director at the school with the surname Wu—the Vice Chairman’s nephew.

’And the new Chairman’s first order of business is to ask about this man. It seems he’s planning to lock horns with Vice Chairman Wu! But this could be a good thing. After all, I was part of the old Chairman’s faction. I was originally worried about whether the new Chairman would accept me, but now it looks like he intends to keep me on.’

A thousand thoughts raced through his mind, but his verbal response was immediate:

"In response to your question, yes, there is a Director Wu. In fact, he’s the only one. He’s in charge of security."

Fang Chenyi furrowed his brow upon hearing this.

"In charge of security? A man like that is in charge of security? Fine. Settle his salary and let him go."

Meanwhile, Fang Chenyi, still on the phone, didn’t notice that everyone else in the private room was completely dumbfounded. Based on the conversation, they had a suspicion, but they couldn’t be sure.

Only Chen Xi, after hearing the words "in charge of security," was truly certain his guess was correct.

’His surname is Wu, and he’s in charge of security... Isn’t that the same Director Wu I was looking for? Of course, it’s not impossible that some other school’s head of security also happens to be named Wu, but he didn’t believe in such coincidences.’

At the same time, Father Bai looked toward his daughter. When he saw her nod with a wry smile, he couldn’t help but smile wryly himself. ’This son-in-law of mine is truly unfathomable...’

And so, even after Fang Chenyi hung up the phone, everyone continued to stare at him.

Feeling a bit awkward, he touched his face and said with a sheepish laugh, "Ahaha, uh, everyone, let’s eat. Second Uncle, once Mengjie finishes her middle school entrance exams, she can go straight to Qinhuang Sunshine. Also, all her fees will be waived."

GULP. Someone audibly swallowed. Then, Chen Xi’s trembling voice asked:

"B-Brother-in-law... don’t tell me... Qinhuang Sunshine is yours..."

Fang Chenyi chuckled at his words and joked:

"Haha, that’s right. I’m that ’revolting toad that doesn’t even bite’ you mentioned. Haha, come on, come on, let’s eat first. The food’s getting cold."

In any case, the problem of Bai Mengjie’s schooling was solved, and everyone could finally relax.

Because of this, the banquet once again returned to its previous lively atmosphere, and was perhaps even more boisterous than before.

As the banquet drew to a close, Fang Chenyi had been plied with a considerable amount of alcohol by the enthusiastic aunts and uncles.

He shook his head hard, but it was still heavy and muddled. In a daze, he raised his glass to the empty air in front of him and slurred:

"Uncle... just one last glass. I really can’t drink anymore."

As soon as he finished speaking, THUD. Fang Chenyi didn’t even drink the wine before he collapsed onto the table. At the same time, a soft snore escaped his lips.

Seeing this, Bai Menghan quickly steadied Fang Chenyi, then shot her father an exasperated look.

"Dad, Second Uncle, Third Uncle, look at you all! You’re not acting like elders at all."

"Hahaha, silly niece, your uncle is doing this for your own good. Haven’t you heard that you can see a person’s true character when they’re drunk? But I have to say, you’re really lucky. This kid Chenyi doesn’t act up when he’s had too much, he just sleeps. And he doesn’t talk nonsense. He’s really a good one!"

She shot her third uncle, who had just spoken, a glare. "How could you guys do this? I can’t believe you. And you, Dad! Instead of standing up for your own son-in-law, you colluded with those two!" 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

"Hahaha, look, look at her! She’s not even officially part of his family yet and she’s already siding with an outsider. Ah, it’s true what they say: a grown daughter can’t be kept at home."

Seeing Bai Menghan’s ’little tigress’ expression, the crowd burst into laughter once again.

"Menghan, brother-in-law is so incredible! Even Qinhuang Sunshine is his! How much must that be worth? Oh, right, besides Qinhuang Sunshine, what other companies does he own?"

Perhaps because Fang Chenyi was asleep, Bai Mengyao, who had been holding the question in, finally dared to ask.

Hearing this, Bai Menghan just gave a helpless smile.

"Why don’t you just look it up on Baidu and see for yourself..."

At her words, Bai Mengyao had a sudden realization. She slapped her thigh, quickly grabbed her phone from the table, and opened up Baidu.

[To be continued...]

P.S. Hey everyone, Xiao Youzi has to attend a convention today, so the next update won’t be until tonight!