Are You Crazy? He’s only an Intern Lawyer?
Chapter 450 - 446: Engagement Banquet at the Aunt’s Place? Ill-intentioned Visitors!

Chapter 450: Chapter 446: Engagement Banquet at the Aunt’s Place? Ill-intentioned Visitors!

Saturday, rest day.

Another busy week had ended, and it was time to enjoy the weekend rest.

Zhang Wei got up early and made a hearty breakfast for his beloved second daughter.

"Come, second daughter, this is the siomai I wrapped myself. Try it."

"This is the soy milk I made myself, it’s very pure~"

"This is the egg pancake I made after kneading the dough myself. I’m not very clear about your tastes, so I specifically made one with extra ingredients and green onions and one with a lighter flavor."

"And this, bacon and eggs, you should try this too..."

Seeing the full spread of food in front of her, Zhao Xiaoxiao couldn’t help but roll her eyes.

I am a person, not a pig!

I can’t eat so much.

"Can I pick my own food, please? I’m not a child anymore!" The second daughter pouted, a little unhappy.

"Yes, yes, take your time, eat slowly."

Zhang Wei quickly smiled, as a way of apologizing.

Extending her chopsticks, Zhao Xiaoxiao picked up a siomai and put it in her mouth. She then mumbled unclearly, "Mmm, mmm, mmm..."

"Second daughter, can you not eat while talking?"

Zhao Xiaoxiao swallowed the siomai and took a big gulp of soy milk before saying, "Today, I want to visit Blacksmith Technology. Can’t you bear to part with me?"

"Yes, a day without seeing my lively and adorable second daughter makes me uncomfortable~"

"Hehe, just to make you uncomfortable~" Zhao Xiaoxiao’s mouth curled into a mischievous smile.

Having a delicious breakfast in the morning and bantering with Zhang Wei, she was in a good mood.

After all, she had regained her freedom the day before, and although she still had to check in with Zhou Xiaoli every day, it was better than being in jail.

And today was the day Zhao Xiaoxiao and Zhao Qingyan had agreed to visit Blacksmith Technology.

Even though it was Saturday, a 996 schedule is the norm at software and technology companies.

So working on Saturdays is just the default, right?

At the entrance to Lin Mansion.

Zhao Qingyan was pacing back and forth, occasionally glancing into the Lin Mansion.

Although the door wasn’t open, he could hear footsteps from inside. Any slightly louder noise would make him anxious.

After all, this was the first time in more than a decade that his daughter had agreed to go out with him.

This was a breakthrough from nothing to something, from zero to one.

The thought of spending time with his daughter, and that too at his own company, made him thrilled.

Soon, Zhao Xiaoxiao and Zhang Wei finished breakfast, the former stepping out with a spring in her step.

Zhao Qingyan, ecstatic, couldn’t help but pat his own face, and then put on a smile.

The gates of Lin Mansion opened wide.

"Yo, Uncle Zhao, you’re here early?"

Zhang Wei wasn’t surprised in the least by Zhao Qingyan waiting at the doorstep.

"Xiaoxiao, say hello!"

He nudged Zhao Xiaoxiao’s arm right away, prompting her to acknowledge the other person.

This is your real father, show some recognition.

"Oh..." Zhao Xiaoxiao reluctantly raised her head and looked at the person.

"...Good mao ning!"

"Mmm, Good morning!"

After the two greeted each other, Zhang Wei gently pushed Zhao Xiaoxiao out of Lin Mansion. "Well then, Uncle Zhao, you’re in charge of Xiaoxiao today!"

"Haha, don’t worry, boy, I’ve got everything planned for today!"

"I hope you two have fun today, goodbye~"

Zhao Qingyan took Zhao Xiaoxiao in the luxury business car and headed straight for the headquarters of Blacksmith Technology.

Watching the father and daughter leave, Zhang Wei felt content.

It seemed that with his help, the rift between the father and daughter was fading; it was a good start.

Zhang Wei was delighted, especially seeing Zhao Xiaoxiao and her father essentially reconciled; he felt much gratification.

"It appears that I’m also starting to have some old fatherly thoughts now, hahaha..."

He laughed at himself, having lived two lifetimes, it was ironic that he’d only begun to understand considering others in this one.

Today, as Zhao Xiaoxiao was spending time with Zhao Qingyan, rekindling their father-daughter relationship, Zhang Wei would be on his own.

"I’ll give Silly a call, after all, I should check on her."

The thought of his nominal girlfriend, Xia Qianyue, brought a slight smile to Zhang Wei’s lips.

Who wouldn’t love a girl with a simple, naive, and cheerful character?

Moreover, Silly’s combat ability was astonishing, having saved him from peril multiple times. Such a girlfriend was indeed hard to come by.

Before Zhang Wei could dial the number, his phone rang just at the right moment.

The caller ID showed, it was actually Li Qinghua!

"Mother-in-law?"

Zhang Wei was puzzled; Li Qinghua was a judicial clerk at the city court, who worked from Monday to Friday. Why was she calling on a Saturday?

"Hello, mother-in-law, is there something you need from me?"

"You, get over here quickly, there’s an emergency!"

"What’s going on?"

"Remember to wear your work attire!"

Li Qinghua didn’t go into detail but reminded him with these words before hanging up the phone.

"Work attire, does she need me to help with a defense?"

Zhang Wei was taken aback.

Had his mother-in-law gotten into legal trouble and needed him, her son-in-law, for a rescue operation?

Otherwise, why else would she call and sound so urgent?

Zhang Wei hurried back to Lin Mansion and quickly changed into his work attire before rushing to the subway station.

Concerned about not having enough time, he didn’t ask Zhang Xinyan to drive him.

After all, it was the weekend. Although the subway was a bit crowded, it was better than getting stuck in traffic.

He was indeed in a hurry.

But as soon as he arrived at Dongjiang Star and opened the door, he realized he was completely wrong.

In Zhang Wei’s impression, his in-laws Li Qinghua and Xia Donghai were rather conservative.

But today, both his father-in-law and mother-in-law unexpectedly donned fairly trendy clothes, especially his father-in-law wearing a men’s suit and combed hair looking quite the successful businessman.

Although his actual job was just a minor field agent for the Martial Association, if he walked out now, who would be able to guess?

"Zhang Wei, you’re here! Come on, get ready!" Li Qinghua saw Zhang Wei and quickly waved him over.

"Mother-in-law, what’s all this?"

"Ah, don’t even mention it. It’s your auntie, she decided to throw an engagement party, and asked us to come over for the weekend!"

"Engagement party, Li Feifei’s and that Zhan Qingze’s?"

Zhang Wei remembered that the daughter of his great auntie, Li Feifei, was dating a guy from a securities trading company.

It seemed like they were getting ready to get engaged?

Though the Li family wasn’t considered a big influential lineage in Dongfang Capital, in the Chengbei District, they had some clout.

With Li Feifei getting engaged, the scale of the engagement party was likely not going to be small.

Given Auntie Li Qinghe’s occasional character traits, how could she not inform her own sister Li Qinghua about such an important event for her daughter?

Despite the recent rift between the two families, Li Qinghua and Li Qinghe were still blood sisters.

Since they were invited, they had to go regardless.

"Why the sudden notice without any warning?"

"Sigh, according to your auntie, it was a last-minute decision on their part, so there was no time to inform us. They booked the hotel this week, and only notified me last night. What do you think about that? Completely caught us off guard..."

Seeing his mother-in-law was about to go on a tirade, Zhang Wei quickly changed the subject: "Mother-in-law, where’s Xia Xia?"

"That girl, she’s inside!"

She pointed towards Xia Qianyue’s room.

Zhang Wei got the hint and quickly crossed the spacious living room of over a hundred square meters, then found a large room by the riverside.

After opening the door, he found Xia Qianyue standing in front of the mirror in the dressing room, lost in thought.

Today, she wore the professional women’s suit that Zhang Wei had bought for her. Dressed in it, Xia Hanhan shed a bit of her girlish playfulness and gained a touch of the elegance and intellect of a career woman.

"Simple-minded, I’m here!"

"Zhang Wei?"

Xia Qianyue wasn’t surprised by Zhang Wei’s arrival.

"What are you daydreaming about?"

"It’s nothing, just that my cousin is getting engaged, and I’m feeling a bit emotional..."

"Oh, are you thinking that you want me to hold an engagement party too?"

Zhang Wei could easily tell that Xia Qianyue was harboring girlish whims but didn’t dare to speak up, hence her indecisiveness.

"Engagement party, I..."

"No worries, if you want to have one, we can. I have no problems with it on my end!"

"And not only that, we should have a bigger one than your great auntie’s. I want to invite all the celebrities from Dongfang Capital to attend!"

Zhang Wei straightforwardly pierced through her little thoughts and began talking about their future plans.

Xia Qianyue’s pretty face blushed as she unconsciously looked down, "Actually... there’s no need to make it so big..."

"Heh, how could that be? I want to tell everyone that this girl is mine!"

Zhang Wei wrapped an arm around Xia Qianyue’s shoulder, and the two got cozy with each other.

"Hurry up, you two, they said we need to be in by 10 o’clock, and it’s already 9, the drive alone will take an hour!"

Sadly, the mother-in-law’s loud voice interrupted their train of thought.

"Let’s go, let’s go see Auntie Li Qinghe and her family."

"Sure!"

Xia Qianyue softly responded and walked out hand in hand with Zhang Wei.

Yue Mu Li Qinghua and Xia Donghai were already waiting in front of the elevator, and when they saw Zhang Wei and Xia Qianyue coming out, they hastily waved them over to hurry up.

Then, the group took the elevator down to the underground parking lot and got into Xia Donghai’s older model car.

Zhang Wei did pay quite a bit of attention to his mother-in-law driving this older model car.

"Father-in-law, how about I get you a new car?"

"No need, I’m just an old field worker and I’ve gotten used to this old thing. If you ask me to drive a fancy car, I’d actually feel uncomfortable. Besides, we’re strict with internal audits and image,—you let me drive a car worth hundreds of thousands, that would be fine, but driving one worth millions? What would others think of me?"

"Alright..."

Zhang Wei almost forgot that, although his father-in-law was just a field worker, he was still on the government’s payroll and needed to keep a low profile.

Given that, he couldn’t bring up the car replacement anymore.

Although Yue Mu seemed somewhat eager, she understood and did not push the matter further.

The foursome drove toward Chengbei District.

...

Chengbei District, a certain hotel.

Zhang Wei’s great aunt, Li Qinghe, dressed in an expensive evening gown, was welcoming guests alongside her husband, Wang Dayang.

"Boss Wang, you’ve arrived! Please, come in!"

"President Zhang, it’s been a while since I’ve seen you, hurry, hurry, my brother and the others are all waiting for you."

"President Zhao, I heard your company’s business has been good lately, and you’re looking to expand into foreign trade. Have you considered our law firm? We can assign a lawyer to help you oversee your export business."

"Mrs. Zhou, haven’t seen you at the mahjong table these past few nights?"

"President Li..."

Although Li Qinghe was a senior partner in the law firm, she still showed her impressive business acumen when dealing with these clients, or future major clients.

At the very least, she could exchange greetings with the business owners and have a delightful conversation.

Happy with the number of guests, Li Qinghe was quite satisfied.

Today was her daughter Li Feifei’s engagement banquet, which either shouldn’t be done at all, or if done, it should be held with a lively celebration.

After all, their Li Family was quite well known throughout Chengbei District.

Speak of Chengbei District Qingmu Law Firm, and who wouldn’t give a thumb up?

"Auntie!"

At that moment, a car stopped at the entrance of the hotel, and afterward, Xia Qianyue and Zhang Wei were the first to get out.

"Xiao Yue Yue is here!" Li Qinghe smiled at the sight of Xia Qianyue.

But when she saw Zhang Wei, her smile stiffened a bit.

After all, it must’ve been that case which had created a gap between them.

"Auntie, Uncle, hello!"

For his part, Zhang Wei didn’t mind, and smilingly waved at Li Qinghe and Wang Dayang.

"There you are, young man! Come in and take a seat!"

The uncle treated Zhang Wei even better, smiling while inviting them inside.

Zhang Wei naturally walked hand in hand with Xia Qianyue into the hotel.

As for the parents-in-law, they gathered with the auntie to chat.

The hotel’s first-floor hall was the scene of the engagement banquet.

In the grand hall filled with guests, many were already seated, loudly conversing and occasionally bursting into laughter.

At the front row’s main seats, Zhang Wei saw his uncle Li Qingmu engaging in conversation with a few people who seemed to have prominent status, taking turns toasting with tea.

Next to Li Qingmu, Zhang Wei spotted one of the stars of the engagement banquet, Zhan Qingze.

At the moment, as a junior, he was being introduced to the guests by Li Qingmu.

"Let me introduce you all to my nephew-in-law, little Zhan, a promising young man indeed."

"He is now an outstanding broker at Dongfang Capital Private Investment Bank, and I heard he’s been promoted to project manager of a new department. Last month, the commission he got from leading a project was this much!"

As he spoke, Li Qingmu held up his hand, spreading five fingers, his face beaming with pride.

Fifty million was obviously out of the question, and for fifty thousand, Li Qingmu would not have made such a fuss.

So without guessing, one would know the amount was... five million!

"Not bad, young man!"

"Making 5 million in a month, quite accomplished!"

"Lawyer Li, your niece has good taste, finding a capable young talent like little Zhan; she’s certainly fortunate!"

A few familiar major clients also offered their congratulations.

"Right, Lawyer Li, don’t you also have a niece? I remember she’s your younger sister’s daughter. Has she found someone yet?"

As the question came up, Li Qingmu’s face showed a hint of embarrassment.

Li Qingmu had two sisters, Li Qinghe and Li Qinghua.

Li Feifei was Li Qinghe’s daughter, while Xia Qianyue was Li Qinghua’s daughter.

Coincidentally, both nieces were not single and had found boyfriends.

However, compared to the talented Zhan Qingze, Xia Qianyue’s boyfriend was even more terrifying.

The Homicide Lawyer, Zhang Wei!

Even in the Chengbei District, Li Qingmu would occasionally hear of Zhang Wei’s ruthless reputation.

After all, they were all part of the same circle, the legal community in Dongfang Capital. Who wouldn’t know of Zhang Wei’s name?

But today was a day for celebration, and naturally, Li Qingmu forced a smile, "You’re talking about Xia Xia. She also has a boyfriend who is a junior in my field. He’s currently working as a lawyer at a firm in the city."

"Oh, he’s a lawyer too!"

The others chuckled knowingly; being a lawyer, one needs to build experience. It seemed that the other niece’s boyfriend was still at the starting phase of his career.

Otherwise, if he had made a name for himself, why wouldn’t Li Qingmu introduce him to them?

Understood!

We all understand!

This means that this nephew-in-law is not someone to show off.

If Zhang Wei knew how his uncle was talking about him, he would definitely retort.

Is it that my name, Zhang Wei, isn’t prestigious enough, or is it you Li Qingmu who’s drifted off, daring to slander me like this?

"Zhang Wei, it sounds like they’re bad-mouthing you,"

Xia Qianyue, who had eyes and ears open in all directions, pointed to Li Qingmu’s table, as if she heard something.

Zhang Wei had to admire Silly’s sharp ears, but he simply waved his hand.

"We’re here to attend the engagement party; after all, it’s a joyous occasion, let’s be more open-minded," he said, pulling Xia Qianyue directly to where the bride’s family was seated.

As the number of guests at the engagement banquet increased, the scene grew livelier.

At the center of the wedding banquet was, of course, Zhan Qingze.

He was led by Li Qingmu and almost met every table of guests.

Meanwhile, Zhang Wei and Xia Qianyue sat at a corner table, chatting and passing the time.

As they waited, the engagement banquet finally began.

The other star of the event, Li Feifei, also made her appearance.

As the leading lady, her arrival naturally captured the attention of the whole hall, with all the spotlights trained on her.

Zhan Qingze also took the stage in time, and the engagement party began.

For a moment, the couple on stage, as handsome and beautiful as they come, seemed to be a match made in heaven.

Many of the guests who came for the banquet showed envious looks.

Such a pair of newlyweds was something they couldn’t help but call "the new wave"!

...

At the same time.

Outside the hotel’s main entrance.

A row of vehicles came to a halt, and inside the leading black sedan sat several people with grim expressions.

"Zhan Qingze is in here, right?"

"According to the information, yes, right here. And I heard today is his engagement banquet too."

"Engagement banquet?"

One of the men in a suit sneered, "Although it’s not quite appropriate, we’re after all here for work!"

"Besides, it’s not the first time we’ve taken someone away in front of their friends and family, right?"

"That’s true!"

The few people inside the car all smiled slightly.

This kind of thing, they had done more than once.

"Check one more time, did you bring the arrest warrant?"

"Got it!"

"Alright, let’s go!"

The four people stepped out of the car directly.

The vehicles behind them also had many people stepping out, each dressed in black professional attire and with stern faces, obviously not the easygoing type.

Their target was clearly the hotel’s first-floor hall.

These people were obviously up to no good!