Rebellious Contract Beast

In the blink of an eye, two days passed.

This day was the busiest day in the Zhu family mansion, for no reason, because today was the birthday of the patriarch of the Zhu family. Forces from all sides in Jiangzhou City came to visit one after another, and even forces from other places outside Jiangzhou City sent representatives to celebrate Zhu Jianqing's birthday.

There were so many different kinds of gifts that it was dizzying, and the horse-drawn carriages carrying the gifts formed a long queue in front of the Zhu family’s gate, with no end in sight.

"Wow, there are so many people today."

"Of course, my father's birthday was also like this."

“Is it more spectacular than this?”

"Almost. Hey Xuanli, have we prepared the gift for the Zhu family's Patriarch?"

"Qu Xiangui has already sent someone to deliver it. Don't worry, I guarantee that Zhu Jianqing will be delighted when the time comes."

Shen Yi emphasized the four words "smiling with joy", as if he was hinting at something. He Jian Chuyun was inexplicably tickled when he heard it. He chuckled, shook his head, and turned to enter the Zhu Mansion.

"There's nothing to see anymore, let's go back."

"Is the statue on the box made of gold?"

"Well, that's not ours. Don't try to take other people's gifts. Otherwise, you'll get into trouble."

"When have I ever been in trouble? I was just saying it casually."

"You like gold so much. I'll go to Zuianlou and ask Butler Xiao to help you get some in a few days."

"Can't you change your endless silver into gold?"

He Jianchuyun rolled his eyes and didn't bother to pay attention to Shen Yi.

Shen Yi just said it casually. Although one tael of gold is equal to ten taels of silver, if you ask me to exchange silver for gold, there will definitely be few people in this world willing to do so.

Gold is something that works everywhere. Not to mention a ten-to-one ratio of silver to gold, even a thirty-to-one ratio won’t work.

Oh, it would be great if I had a mountain of gold.

Shen Yi thought so in his heart, and at the same time was full of expectations, but after taking a look at the gold piled up in the storage space, he realized that it was still a long way from turning into a mountain of gold.

……

Because of Zhu Jianqing's birthday, now almost all the people in the Zhu Mansion have gathered in the reception courtyard in front of the Zhu Mansion. It is very lively with people coming and going and noisy.

At a glance, there were probably several hundred tables of seats inside and outside the house.

Everyone with a bit of power in the entire Jiangzhou City came, such as the leader of the Canghai Gang, the head of the Zhendao Society Deng Quanchang, the president and various managers of the Yulong Chamber of Commerce, the leader of the Blood Brotherhood Alliance, and the manager of the Luoxiangzui Winery Yang Bayuan, and so on. People from the four major families, the Chen family, the Luo family, and the Xu family, were all family heads who came in person, and they were accompanied by some younger generations.

In addition, there were countless representatives of foreign forces from Jiangzhou City, including the Wan family and Bai family from Yanzhu City, the leader of the Tianjing Xipao Sect, the Elder Shenguan of the Samsara Sect, and many more. Some of them Shen Yi had heard of, some he had not heard of, were now almost all seated at the table.

I heard that the Lin family, one of the prominent families in Jiangzhou, also sent people. Shen Yi hasn't seen them yet, so he doesn't know whether the Wu family has come. If they have, today's show will be exciting.

But that should be impossible. The Zhu family, like the Wan family, is on good terms with the Lin family. It's just that the Wan family sent their eldest son to the Lin family, so they have a closer relationship. The Wu family is mainly entrenched in the southern part of Jiangzhou and has almost no dealings with the Zhu family. It is highly unlikely that they will send anyone to celebrate the birthday. Moreover, since the mortal enemy Lin family has sent people, the probability of the Wu family sending people is even smaller.

In short, even the Lin family was willing to send people over, so Zhu Jianqing's birthday banquet could be said to be very grand.

In the direction of the Zhu family's main gate, people who were attending the birthday banquet continued to come in. The servants of the Zhu family who were standing on both sides of the door and singing the greetings were shouting until their voices were hoarse, and the gifts they had brought were piled up into two small mountains on the side.

With so many guests, the cooks and maids in the Zhu Mansion would probably have to be busy all day.

Among them, Shen Yi saw Zhuhong. This little girl was sadly arranged to deliver food to others.

There was no other way. For the birthday banquet of the head of the Zhu family, everyone in every courtyard had to contribute. If Zhuhong didn't go to serve the dishes, the old witch would go in person.

After walking around the entire reception courtyard, He Jianchuyun did not find her aunt and her two cousins ​​Zhu Yandong and Zhu Yanhan. She did see Yang Bayuan, but he was chatting enthusiastically with the people from the Yulong Chamber of Commerce, so she did not disturb him, but found an empty seat not far away and sat down.

There is still some time before the birthday party starts, so we can only wait.

"Xuan Li, Wu Han's death is such a big thing, but the Xu family hasn't responded in the past two days. Will something unexpected happen?"

"What kind of accident could happen? The Xu family hasn't made any moves. They are just waiting to give Zhu Jianqing a big surprise today."

"Then how do you think the Xu family will start?"

"Who knows, but they should do something to the two guards around old man Wu Han." Shen Yi muttered uncertainly, and He Jianchuyun also turned his gaze to the several banquet tables on the high platform in the distance.

Those who could sit at the banquet on the high platform were all powerful people, almost all of them were at the level of the head of the Zhu family. Among them, He Jianchuyun saw the head of the Xu family at a glance. Among the four major families in Jiangzhou City, the head of the Xu family was the oldest one. He was 237 years old this year, and he had been the head of the Xu family for less than 20 years. He had white hair, dark red skin, and the wrinkles on his face hung down like layers of rags.

This is the external manifestation of being eroded by the epidemic for too long.

He is very conspicuous and can be spotted quickly in the crowd.

However, apart from the head of the Xu family, He Jian Chuyun could not find the whereabouts of the other members of the Xu family. As for the whereabouts of the two personal guards with the cultivation level of the consciousness level around Wu Han, he had no idea.

"Tsurumi Hatsuun? Why are you here?!"

He Jianchuyun withdrew his gaze, turned around and continued to chat with Shen Yi in his mind, but less than two minutes later, a voice that didn't sound very friendly came from the side.

She tilted her head to glance at the person who was speaking, and the next second she couldn't help but roll her eyes at the other person and was immediately speechless.

Who else could it be?

Of course it’s Zhu Birong!
This girl has been at odds with the old witch ever since she came to the Zhu family.

"Uh… am I weirding you out here?"

"Why don't you make me feel strange? This is my father's birthday party. What does it have to do with an outsider like you?"

"But I live in the Zhu family. Of course I have to get involved in such a big event."

"Get out of here! The Zhu family does not welcome a wild...outsider like you! You have done nothing but occupy such a good place as Mingyan Courtyard, and now you even want to eat and drink for free at my father's birthday party!"

"Uh……"

"Birong, who is she?" Another voice sounded beside Zhu Birong. Only then did He Jianchuyun and Shen Yi notice that Zhu Birong was not alone, but there was a young man with her.

And this young man was the one who had a date with Zhu Birong in Zuimeng Garden that day, and he was Zhu Birong’s lover.

Shen Yi asked the Tiger Gang to investigate him. The boy was from the Luo family, named Luo Fengyue. Although his cultivation talent was not as good as the old witch, it was also quite good. He also contracted a B-level inferior life god, which was much better than He Jianmingbei. Although Luo Fengyue was a bastard of the Luo family, his status in the Luo family was not low. Zhu Birong was favored by him, which was considered as marrying a high branch.

But at this moment, his eyes were fixed on He Jian Chu Yun, his cheeks were slightly red, and he asked with some embarrassment.

Zhu Birong did not notice anything unusual about Luo Fengyue. When she heard him ask, she quickly answered, "She is the person I often tell you about, an outsider from Liang State who eats and drinks for free at my Zhu's house every day."

"Oh...oh!" Luo Fengyue nodded stutteringly, his eyes still on He Jian Chuyun's face. After looking at her for so long, he couldn't help feeling shy.

He Jian Chuyun was also unhappy after hearing what Zhu Birong said, and immediately said: "I eat and drink for free? Have I ever eaten a grain of rice from your family?"

"You haven't eaten it, but it is a fact that you live in the Mingyan Courtyard of the Zhu family! The Zhu Mansion is not your home, go back to your Liang Kingdom!"

"I came here to seek refuge with my aunt, not with you. What does my coming here have to do with you? Mingyan Courtyard is indeed not mine, but is it yours?"

"Mingyan Courtyard is not mine! But it definitely cannot be yours! I am a member of the Zhu family! This matter has something to do with me!"

"Oh~" He Jianchuyun nodded in understanding, resting his chin with one hand and looking at Zhu Birong, he couldn't help laughing.

When Zhu Birong saw her smile, she was furious and yelled, "What are you laughing at!"

"I didn't laugh?"

"I clearly saw it! And you said you didn't laugh!"

"Really?" He Jian Chu Yun asked back, the smile on his face disappeared, and he asked depressedly: "Uh... Zhu Birong, do you always call me no matter where you are or when you see me?"

"What's wrong with me yelling? You wild...you...you stray dog! Why do you come to my Zhu family? You have no right to attend my father's birthday party!"

"Oh, you like barking, right? Then why don't you sit at the same table with the dog?"

"You! Who are you calling a dog!?"

"Whoever gets impatient is a dog."

"You...!" Zhu Birong was furious. Her face turned red instantly and her breathing became rapid. She pointed at He Jianchuyun and was speechless for a long time. If she directly called her a bastard, she would seem too vulgar. After all, Luo Fengyue was watching beside her, so she had to behave like a little girl.

But if you call her a dog, it won't be harmful.

She remained in a stalemate. At this time, the bickering between the two had attracted the attention of many people around them, and they all turned their eyes over. Among them, Yang Bayuan also noticed it and gathered around with the people from the Yulong Chamber of Commerce.

After taking a look around, Zhu Birong finally realized that she had lost her composure. The family head's birthday banquet was approaching, and it was inappropriate to make a scene with He Jianchuyun in front of so many people. Her original intention was to let Luo Fengyue stand up for her, but who would have thought that this guy didn't say a word the whole time.

Just stare at each other.

There was no way out. Seeing that she couldn't get the upper hand over He Jian Chu Yun with words and couldn't beat him in a fight, she could only stomp her feet, wave her sleeves and run away angrily.

After Zhu Birong left, Luo Fengyue scratched his head and wanted to say something to He Jianchuyun.

"That... this girl..."

He was probably a little nervous, so he spoke incoherently. Unexpectedly, He Jianchuyun didn't give him any face at all. He turned his head and glanced at him and said rudely: "What are you still doing here? Go sit at the same table with the dog!"

Luo Fengyue was retorted before he could finish his words. Seeing that the people around him were looking at him more and more strangely, his face turned even redder. He could no longer stay there and quickly chased in the direction Zhu Birong left.

"Birong! Birong! What's wrong with you?"

"do not bother me!"

"Birong!"

"I'm asking you! Do you like that Tsurumi Hatsuun?"

"I...I didn't..."

"You're still saying no, but you were staring at her just now, and I saw it all!"

"Birong, don't misunderstand me, I, I just..."

"..."

Seeing the couple quarreling, Shen Yi laughed so hard that he turned around several times in his consciousness. At this time, Yang Bayuan brought people to He Jian Chuyun and asked with concern: "Miss, are you okay?"

"What can I do? Why are you here?"

"Of course I came here because I saw that Zhu Birong was making things difficult for you, Miss. Miss, Zhu Birong is really too much. Do you want me to ask someone to find a chance to deal with her?"

"No need for that. I'm not trying to make things difficult for you. But how is the winery doing lately?"

"The Xu family has stopped going to the winery, but they haven't made a statement yet. The winery cannot open for the time being."

"Well, who are these people?" He Jianchuyun nodded, then looked at the other people who followed Yang Bayuan. She didn't know these people.

Upon seeing this, Yang Bayuan immediately introduced: "Miss, let me introduce you to this person, Wang Hongxu, the president of Yulong Chamber of Commerce."

Following his words, Wang Hongxu also hurriedly bowed, with a flattering smile on his face, and said: "Miss Chuyun, Wang is polite."

"You're welcome. Find a place to sit."

"Thank you, Miss."

The banquet, which was originally attended by only Tsurumi Hatsuyun, now suddenly had five or six more people, and it suddenly became much more lively.

"Miss, I just had a very pleasant conversation with President Wang. The Yulong Chamber of Commerce has a great influence in Jiangzhou City..."

Yang Bayuan is indeed a qualified businessman. Not long after he came to the Zhu family birthday banquet, he found a partner. The Yulong Chamber of Commerce is considered a relatively large chamber of commerce in Jiangzhou City. For He Jianchuyun, their greatest role is to sell the wine produced by Luoxiangzui Winery to other places and open up more sales channels, no longer limited to Jiangzhou City.

By then, Luoxiangzuijiu Industry will be able to make more money.

After listening to Yang Bayuan's story, Shen Yi directly asked the old witch to agree. This was a good thing, and capital also needed to be expanded. Cooperating with Yulong Chamber of Commerce was a good choice.

Of course, the Yulong Chamber of Commerce is not just doing charity for Luoxiangzui Liquor Industry. On the surface, they want to help Luoxiangzui Liquor Industry open up sales channels in other places, but the real purpose is to connect Luoxiangzui Liquor Industry with the Zhonghu Gang in order to obtain some publicity resources.

Shen Yi didn't care. Anyway, there were so many billboards built by the Tiger Gang, so he could just rent some to them at a cheaper price when the time comes.

...(End of chapter)