263: Chapter 263 Lights of a Thousand Homes

The ten-mile-long motorcade stretched as far as the eye could see, and every single vehicle carried a top-tier dignitary of the Dragon Kingdom!

The richest man, the Municipal Party Secretary, a Major General...

No matter who it was, it was far beyond the Shen Family's reach.

Shen Rongguang, who had just been scolding the Shen Family servants for being flustered, was now flustered himself.

What on earth was happening?

He was certain that the Shen Family absolutely did not have the ability to invite so many people to attend this annual meeting.

Could it be He Long?

That was also impossible!

Even though He Long possessed a net worth of hundreds of billions, it was impossible for him to summon so many top-tier dignitaries.

Even a Major General from the military had arrived.

How terrifyingly formidable.

Not to mention the Shen Family, even He Long was too shocked to speak.

As the vehicles pulled up to the entrance of the Shen Family ancestral home and people stepped out one by one, the entrance, though spacious, couldn't accommodate so many cars; now that the cars had all stopped, they stretched as far as the eye could see.

Just how many people had come?

"What is going on? Since when could the Shen Family's annual meeting attract so many big shots?"

"Could there be a mistake?"

"..."

Everyone was whispering and discussing among themselves.

Everyone knew the Shen Family's strength well; how could they possibly have such capability?

Being able to attract Mayor Tang was already their limit.

Yet, so many big shots had actually arrived.

Even if He Long were hosting the annual meeting, it wouldn't even be one percent of this.

He couldn't help but look at Shen Shihua.

Damn it.

If you Shen Family have this kind of lineup, do you still need me to preside over it?

Shen Shihua was dumbfounded at this moment; he knew his own family's situation, so how could the Shen Family possibly have the ability to invite so many dignitaries?

The fact that the Shen Family's seats were full was thanks to He Long.

This was already the biggest caliber the Shen Family could invite.

"Could it be a mistake?" Shen Shihua also started to have this thought.

But these cars were indeed parked at the entrance of the Shen Family ancestral home.

They must have come for the Shen Family.

The problem was that the Shen Family didn't have that capability.

"An honor to have you here... such an honor..."

No matter who invited them, since they had come, they had to be received grandly. Shen Rongguang led the Shen Family members and went up to greet them with smiles plastered on their faces.

However...

These dignitaries didn't even glance at Shen Rongguang and the others; they bypassed them directly and arrived in front of Shen Wangshu.

"Young Miss Shen."

"Mr. Qin... is he here?"

The same question.

Mayor Tang had already asked this once before, and now it was asked again.

The Shen Family was completely dumbfounded.

Who on earth is Mr. Qin?

Could he be Shen Wangshu's boyfriend?

Otherwise, why would everyone come to ask her?

Now, having witnessed a top-tier dignitary like Qin Chuan, Shen Wangshu could already calmly face everyone else.

If it were in the past, facing dignitaries of this level would surely have made her incredibly nervous.

Shen Wangshu smiled lightly: "He hasn't arrived yet."

Many of the dignitaries looked slightly disappointed.

"Quick... please come inside!"

Shen Rongguang hurriedly made a gesture of invitation.

But no one paid him any attention.

If these dignitaries went in, He Long might not even be qualified to be seated.

The Shen Family felt they hadn't set up enough tables.

Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, Shen Rongguang gave his granddaughter, Shen Wangshu, a wink.

Shen Wangshu naturally understood and smiled at these dignitaries.

"Why don't you come inside?"

"No need," the Major General shook his head, "We will just wait here for Mr. Qin!"

Shen Wangshu didn't say anything more.

This made everyone feel even more terrified.

What kind of existence is Mr. Qin, to be able to make so many dignitaries wait at the entrance?

So many dignitaries, they were equivalent to half the Dragon Kingdom!

Shen Shihua came to his daughter's side and asked in a low voice: "Wangshu, who exactly is Mr. Qin?"

Aunt Meng was also looking at her daughter with great curiosity.

Surname Qin.

Yet they didn't even think of Qin Chuan.

Shen Wangshu said word by word: "Qin Chuan!"

Hiss!

The couple simultaneously gasped.

Qin Chuan?

How is that possible?

Aunt Meng suddenly thought of something.

"Yesterday, Xiao Chuan said he would invite half the Dragon Kingdom for us; could it really be him?"

He Long and He Rui also heard this, and the expressions of the father and son changed instantly.

"Mayor Tang..."

He Long asked Mayor Tang for verification: "Is that Mr. Qin... named Qin Chuan?"

"Presumptuous!"

Mayor Tang scolded: "Is Mr. Qin's name something you can call out so casually?"

He Long was shocked and turned pale.

It really was that kid.

He Rui was so scared that his legs were trembling; yesterday, he had wanted to compete with Qin Chuan to see who could summon more people.

Today, at the Shen Family's annual meeting, he was instantly crushed.

With Mayor Tang's confirmation, the most shocked were none other than Shen Shihua and Aunt Meng.

Because they really, really hadn't expected that Qin Chuan was actually such a big shot.

The key was... their daughter seemed to have known this long ago.

Even though they had ten thousand questions in their hearts, the couple could only suppress them for now.

Time passed second by second.

Because these dignitaries wouldn't enter the Shen Family ancestral home, the Shen Family members and others attending the annual meeting could only wait outside the ancestral home.

Even after waiting for quite a while, these dignitaries didn't show the slightest impatience; they even seemed a little expectant.

Aunt Meng was terrified.

"Xiao Chuan... who exactly are you?"

Just with this many dignitaries, relying on the Kyoto Xiao Family alone was far from enough.

Aunt Meng thought for a moment and then said: "Daughter, why don't you give Xiao Chuan a call?"

"Alright."

Shen Wangshu felt it was necessary, so she made a call to Qin Chuan.

And just as she made the call, not far from the Shen Family, a cluster of fireworks suddenly shot into the sky.

It was six o'clock in the evening, and the sky had already darkened. The fireworks bloomed, bursting into a sky full of gold and red in mid-air.

Yunding Villa.

Qin Chuan, standing on the balcony of the third floor of the villa, answered his phone as it rang, and also saw the fireworks blooming over the Shen Family.

"Qin Chuan..."

"Are you coming to attend my Shen Family's annual meeting?"

Shen Wangshu asked cautiously.

"I won't be going." Qin Chuan had no intention of attending this annual meeting at all.

"Thank you for today," Shen Wangshu said softly. She wasn't happy about what happened today; instead, she felt a bit lost because Qin Chuan had no intention of coming to the annual meeting at all.

Moreover, she understood that Qin Chuan had summoned so many dignitaries not for her, but entirely because of her mother.

"Since I promised, I naturally won't go back on my word." Qin Chuan didn't take it to heart.

After being silent for a long while, Shen Wangshu slowly said: "Qin Chuan, Happy New Year."

A belated New Year's wish.

Watching the fireworks filling the sky, Qin Chuan smiled.

"Happy New Year."