31: : The Sensational Entrance Examination Banquet

(Given that some people said this chapter was too exaggerated, modifications have been made.)

Now that Jiang Chen was back, Jiang Chao and Zhao Fen discussed choosing an auspicious day to hold a college entrance banquet for Jiang Yan. This kind of banquet was an old tradition in their area; families would always hold one when someone got into college.

Although college students were no longer rare these days, and few people in their small town held such banquets anymore, Jiang Yan had achieved an impressive score. So, Jiang Chao and Zhao Fen still decided to hold a college entrance banquet for him.

Originally, Zhao Fen only planned to book three tables, intending to invite some relatives, Jiang Yan's classmates, and teachers, and that would be it.

However, after hearing this, Jiang Chen immediately told her to cancel it, saying he would handle the arrangements. Jiang Chen's idea was that if they were going to do it, they should do it big; how could three tables be enough?

He planned to throw a grand one for Jiang Yan. No other reason, just doting on that foolish little brother of his.

Jiang Chen told his parents to spread the word: not only relatives and Jiang Yan's classmates and teachers, but anyone who wanted to join the fun, no matter who they were, could come and eat, and they didn't even need to give a gift.

Jiang Chen could imagine that people would come to join the fun. Just in case, he contacted Xu Jinzhong, asking him to arrange a chef team capable of catering for at least several thousand people within a day to be the head chefs for the banquet, with an unlimited budget.

Xu Jinzhong, as always, did not disappoint Jiang Chen and immediately agreed. However, his abilities alone were not enough to accomplish this, so he immediately reported Jiang Chen's request to the hotel.

After Zhu Zhe, the general manager of the hotel, learned about it, she quickly reported it to the headquarters, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, requesting the Group's help to fulfill Jiang Chen's request.

When the current CEO of Mandarin Oriental Group learned of this and saw Jiang Chen's information, realizing that he was none other than the current Chairman of Xinghe Group, he approved it without a second thought and even helped coordinate the efforts.

With the entire Group's assistance, Xu Jinzhong contacted Jiang Chen to inform him that everything had been arranged, and he was already en route with the staff and ingredients.

Jiang Chen praised Xu Jinzhong's capabilities and expressed his satisfaction with Mandarin Oriental Hotel's service. At the same time, he contacted the bank and directly transferred 20 million to Mandarin Oriental Group's corporate account, telling them to refund any excess and make up any shortfall.

The power of money rolled on, and everything had to serve it. Under Jiang Chen's lavish offensive, within just one day, Xu Jinzhong set off with nearly two hundred Mandarin Oriental chefs and a huge team of service staff.

Massive amounts of ingredients, air-freighted seafood, were transported here in truckloads.

Early the next morning, all the personnel led by Xu Jinzhong arrived.

Upon their arrival, Xu Jinzhong immediately and tirelessly arranged the personnel, set up facilities and equipment, and informed Jiang Chen that all preparations were complete.

Seeing that Xu Jinzhong was ready, on the third day, Jiang Chen simply waved his hand, and an open-air flowing banquet was set up starting from their street. It stretched grandly in a single line, from one end of the street to the other, with too many tables to count.

Delicacies from all over the world were showcased at this college entrance banquet that Jiang Chen held for his brother. It lasted for three full days, from morning till night, and by the end, almost half the town had attended Jiang Yan's college entrance banquet.

As for the issue of blocking the road?

Please, go ask! Did the townspeople say anything? Every family was joyfully eating a good meal, and many even packed leftovers.

After the college entrance banquet was over.

This small town, which mainly focused on planting citrus and peaches and other fruits, with an underdeveloped economy and a permanent population of just over twenty thousand, saw Jiang Chen's family become completely famous.

Who didn't know that Jiang Chen, the eldest son of the Jiang family, had hosted a grand banquet for his brother's college entrance, welcoming anyone who wanted to join the fun without exception, and without even needing to give a gift, just come and eat at the table?

As expected, Jiang Chen's identity was recognized, leading countless banquet-goers to exclaim that they never imagined the Chairman of Xinghe Group was from their town.

Many also filmed videos of Jiang Yan's college entrance banquet and uploaded them online.

As a result, even netizens online who were following the gossip were amazed at how much Jiang Chen doted on his brother, noting that the tables for the college entrance banquet stretched as far as the eye could see.

They were jealous, wondering why rich people didn't include them.

More often, they envied Jiang Yan for having such a wonderful brother.

But the people of this small town, where Jiang Chen was born, shared a common understanding: they knew that the Jiang family had indeed produced an extraordinary figure.

Now, because of this college entrance banquet, which was a gathering of delicacies from all over the world, their family was completely plunged into a frenzy of discussion.

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Two days after the sensation-causing college entrance banquet, inside Jiang Chen's family living room, the family was complaining to Jiang Chen, blaming him for being too high-profile.

"Brother, see? Now everyone knows your identity."

After the college entrance banquet, Jiang Yan dared not step out of the house.

"My classmates all asked me if they could work at your Group after graduation."

"Even my teachers came to me, wanting me to put in a good word for them to get their children jobs there."

Zhao Fen was even more helpless, "My dear son, so many relatives have called me, asking if you could arrange a job or something. And many people are asking me to lend them money."

Her phone hadn't stopped ringing for days, driving her crazy. Even relatives she barely knew were calling.

In the end, Zhao Fen simply turned off her phone, and the world became a little quieter.

However, Jiang Chao remained calm and composed. Although he also received many calls, he cleverly removed his SIM card early on and closed Feixin in the background, not logging in. He was now happily scrolling through Douyin.

Jiang Chen smiled and told them not to worry, then continued playing his game. At the same time, he put the matter of finding security personnel on the agenda.

For no other reason than to ensure the safety of his family and himself.

Knock knock knock——

Just then, a knock came from the door. Zhao Fen sighed upon hearing it, a helpless expression appearing on her face.

This must be another relative coming to visit. Too many had come in the past two days, and there were also many strangers joining the fun.

But almost all of them came to see Jiang Chen, as if seeing him once could extend their lifespan like smelling heavenly peaches, insisting on catching a glimpse.

Zhao Fen didn't want to bother and prepared to ignore it. She glanced at the three men: Jiang Chen and Jiang Yan were playing games, and Jiang Chao was lying on the sofa, humming a song and scrolling through Douyin. Seeing this, she got angry.

However, the knocking didn't stop, and then a young voice rang out, "Hello, is anyone home?"

Zhao Fen sighed helplessly and kicked Jiang Yan, who was playing games with Jiang Chen. She gestured with her chin towards him, indicating for him to go check the door.

Great, I'm the one with the lowest status, huh?

Jiang Yan had no choice. His mother had spoken, so he put down his phone and got up to open the door.

Opening the door, Jiang Yan saw that the person knocking was a young man in a white shirt holding a gift. Behind him stood a middle-aged man, also in a white shirt with dark skin, and further back, several other similarly dressed people stood behind him.