Contract Marriage: Billionaire and His Deaf Wife
Chapter 278: Taking Her Back to the Xiao Family (1)

Chapter 278: Chapter 278: Taking Her Back to the Xiao Family (1)

Grandma Xiao’s birthday banquet was held as scheduled.

On that day, the weather was bright and sunny, and many more guests than usual visited the Xiao Family. According to the Xiao Family’s count, they had invited up to a hundred distinguished guests for the occasion, something unimaginable in normal times.

The guests who arrived at the Xiao Family had all heard that the old lady was hosting this banquet mainly to find a match for her grandson. After chatting with the elderly hostess over the phone, some directly brought their daughters of suitable age to present to her.

For a single child from a family like the Xiao Family, who wouldn’t want to seek an alliance?

Guests began arriving continuously from nine in the morning when the Xiao Family’s doors opened. The banquet would last all day, including a lunch buffet and an evening dance party, which promised to be colorful and vibrant, hardly resembling an elderly lady’s birthday celebration. It seemed more like a festival for the young folks.

This time, there were more young people attending the banquet than usual, comprising a third of the attendees.

When Lin Yishan’s family arrived in their car, they saw that the entrance was filled with parked vehicles. Cars of various international brands filled both sides of the road leading to the Xiao Family’s gate.

The parking lot inside the Xiao Family estate was already packed with cars.

Seeing this, Lin Yishan and her group got off at the entrance.

The butler in charge of reception walked up and called out, "Mr. Lin, Miss Lin, Mr. Wa."

Xiao Shuju had been busy helping the elderly in the Xiao Family and could not spare the time to greet her own husband and stepdaughter at the entrance.

Lin Yishan held her fiancé’s arm with one hand, closely following her father.

Lin Jiale handed over the gift money at the reception table next to the main gate and asked the person receiving it, "Has my father-in-law arrived yet?"

The person stood up and replied, "Not yet. Chairman Xiao went out early this morning and said he might not be able to return by noon."

It was unbelievable that the son wouldn’t stay by his side during his mother’s birthday banquet, being busy making money instead.

But in Grandma Xiao’s eyes, perhaps her son making money was more important. After all, it’s not like they don’t see each other regularly.

While pondering this, Lin Jiale suddenly realized that he hardly knew his father-in-law, Xiao Jianming, to any significant degree.

As for Wa Zicong following behind, his nervousness was evident without words.

Just the thought of that moment when he came across Xiao Jianming’s Rolls Royce in front of Lin Jiale’s private club entrance made Wa Zicong’s hair stand on end, his body shuddering uncontrollably.

Lin Yishan whispered reassurances to him, "Don’t be nervous, grandma is very nice, speaks kindly, and is amiable."

Wa Zicong glanced from the corner of his eye at her face, ever since she slipped up last time, now he had to take everything she said with a grain of salt. Whether it was true or false remained to be seen.

Feeling his skepticism, Lin Yishan bit her lower lip and thought: This trouble was undoubtedly caused by Gu Nuan.

Just a few days ago, he had gone on a business trip with Gu Nuan, encountering danger together. Any woman would be unable to tolerate her fiancé and ex-girlfriend entangled in such an incessant situation.

The man she had fought so hard to snatch, the monk’s meat within her reach, she couldn’t let it slip away.

Once they entered the spacious backyard of the Xiao Family’s villa, guests milled about the lush green lawn, handsome men and beautiful women in pairs and groups, holding glasses of drinks, toasting and chatting merrily.

The buffet tables covered with white, gold-rimmed napkins were arranged around the edges of the lawn. Before lunchtime, the tables were already laden with an assortment of appetizers, including fruits and delicious pastries.

It was said that the elderly lady spared no expense, not only inviting renowned local chefs to prepare traditional dishes for the celebration but also hiring Michelin-starred Western chefs to create exquisite Western meals, catering to the younger generation’s diverse palates and quest for novelty.