TMLFDN 44

The Night Boss directly revealed the long-hidden identity of Xie Siqi, informing Shen Xiyue that Xie Siqi was actually the biological son of Xie Li, who had fired him.

How could the female lead accept this? She immediately had a quarrel with Xie Siqi on the spot. In the following days, Xie Siqi's expression towards himself wasn't quite right; he must be secretly blaming himself as a cheap father.

Let him blame himself; Xie Li didn't really care.

In such a situation, the Sun family's banquet finally arrived. When they were ready to set off, Xie Li, Jiang Yuying, and Xie Siyun were already dressed and waiting in the Xie family's hall. At that moment, Xie Siqi came downstairs, looking not very good. Xie Li guessed that Shen Xiyue hadn't been talking to him lately; otherwise, he wouldn't have forgotten to control his expression even in front of his parents.

When Jiang Yuying saw her son coming down, she intended to ask him, but Xie Li successfully diverted her attention with just one sentence: "Is my tie crooked?" She looked at her husband and indeed noticed that it was, so she reached out to straighten it.

After Jiang Yuying fixed his tie, Xie Li said directly, "Since everyone's here, let's go."

As a prestigious family, it was impossible for the children to ride in the same car as their parents. Xie Li took Jiang Yuying, and the two younger ones sat in another car.

While they were in the car, Jiang Yuying seemed hesitant to speak, but Xie Li used the silent treatment, holding Jiang Yuying's hand in his palm. He used to hold his girlfriend's hand like this, and she could still talk non-stop. But when he held Jiang Yuying's hand, she fell silent.

The Sun family was also an old prestigious family. Madam Sun had experienced turbulent times and was now ninety years old. The older generation was still alive and well, which was enviable. This time, it was Madam Sun's ninetieth birthday, so the Sun family naturally had to make elaborate arrangements.

The banquet was held at the Sun family mansion, which was spacious enough to accommodate guests. However, being spacious also meant it was located in the suburbs. There wasn't such a large space in the downtown area. Moreover, there were two suburban areas, one belonging to the Xie family and the other to the Sun family. It took over forty minutes for the car to bypass the downtown area and arrive at the venue.

As the car slowly pulled in and stopped in the open space in front of the Sun family mansion, Jiang Yuying held onto Xie Li's arm. Just as they got out of the car, they saw a middle-aged man in a smart suit, about forty or fifty years old, coming to greet them.

"Oh,  brother and sister are here. Please come in quickly. Grandma was just asking where you and sister were."

Xie Li smirked slightly, showing a faint smile, "Sorry for the wait, Brother Sun."

"No need for apologies; it's an honor to have you here."

Xie Li basically had no memories of his original self. Since crossing over, he had been confused and tried to adhere to the behavior described in the novel as much as possible. Other than that, there were occasional flashbacks, but mostly they were only in dreams, and he often forgot them upon waking up.

The address "Brother Sun" was something he made up, but he did know who the man in front of him was.

After learning that he was going to attend the banquet, Xie Li had Assistant Gao find the list of all the attendees. For the past half month, he had been memorizing their faces, names, and identities, trying to avoid any unexpected situations.

Fortunately, he didn't get "Brother Sun" wrong.

Brother Sun was the current head of the Sun family, with his father and grandmother still alive above him. So, he felt a bit wronged being in charge. In fact, Xie Li's original father was still alive, but he was in a nursing home, having transferred all his power to Xie Li and spending his days chatting and exercising with other elderly people in the nursing home.

But Brother Sun was different; although his father said he had delegated his authority, he still intervened from time to time, which annoyed him.

After a brief chat with Brother Sun, Xie Li took his wife and children inside the Sun family mansion. Madam Sun was sitting in a booth not far from the entrance. As soon as they entered, Brother Sun's wife came over to greet them, exchanged a few pleasantries, and then led them over to Madam Sun.

Although Xie Li hadn't been in one before, he had seen the scenes of banquets described in the later stages of the novel. He roughly knew what to do. So, while secretly observing Jiang Yuying's actions, he recalled descriptions of other banquets from the novel. When they approached Madam Sun, he wore a faint smile and recited his blessings, "Wishing Madam Sun happiness as vast as the Eastern Sea and longevity as towering as the Southern Mountain!"

Madam Sun smiled; the elderly lady looked very kind, and her eyes were bright, indicating she still had many years ahead of her. She accepted Xie Li's blessing and then urged them to enjoy the food and entertainment.

But such social occasions didn't allow for just enjoying food and entertainment. It wasn't until after the blessings were said and they were free to move around that Xie Li realized this.

Taking Jiang Yuying to a nearby table, he had already let the two younger ones find their friends to play with separately. But before he could even pick up a piece of cake, other people crowded around him.

Although it was Madam Sun's birthday banquet, it didn't stop others from treating it as a place for networking. Xie Li was definitely a big tree that everyone wanted to climb. With the Xie family flourishing and having deep roots and extensive connections, even a little bit of favor from him could make them big profits.