newbobooks Chapter 728 Disassembling the Counterfeit
Chapter 728 Disassembling the Counterfeit
Ou Dechu made many preparations for today, not only by hiring people to arrange the birthday banquet, but also by spending a lot of money to buy birthday gifts that Ou Hongxin liked.
Even the blessing he gave was specially tailored to Ou Hongxin's preferences, and he even memorized it in advance, all to make Ou Hongxin completely obedient.
During this period, he displayed filial piety and composure, a stark contrast to his previous image as a spoiled and irritable young man.
In front of Ou Hongxin, Ou Dechu would put on a pitiful act, hoping that his father would pamper him, the eldest son of the Ou family.
His purpose in doing all this was to apologize to Ou Hongxin, to prove that he was truly motivated this time, and to get Ou Hongxin to help him return to Hongxin for a few days.
Ou Dechu's actions were so obvious; how could the shrewd Ou Hongxin not know?
However, even though Ou Hongxin is getting old and his heart has softened, he can't bear to see his eldest son, whom he once valued, turn out like this.
But now that Ou Dechu is quite old, he has only just thought of doing something for the Ou family and wanting to support them.
Ou Hongxin thought it was too late, and besides, he still didn't believe that Ou Dechu truly realized his significant responsibility as a member of the Ou family.
He thought that Ou Dechu had experienced the desolation of being excluded and losing his power, and that he was only saying nice things for his own benefit.
Most importantly, the Ou family now has Ou Jinghuan, who is a million times more trustworthy than Ou Dechu, supporting his useless father.
More precisely, Ou Hongxin realized that Ou Jinghuan's current status and outstanding abilities far surpassed those of Ou Jinghuan when he was still in his twenties.
Ou Jinghuan will definitely surpass him in every aspect in the future, and he also realized that he could no longer control Ou Jinghuan.
Therefore, whether for the sake of the Ou family or to consider whether Ou Jinghuan would continue to respect and be filial to him as his grandfather, Ou Hongxin did so.
He could not possibly agree to Ou Dechu returning to Hongxin Group, so he could only pretend not to understand the implied meaning in Ou Dechu's words.
Despite having made ample preparations and feeling that everything was in his favor, Ou Dechu, seeing that Ou Jinghuan was not there, still failed to achieve the result he wanted.
He almost completely lost his composure and gave up, but fortunately, Luo Yajie, who always managed to keep Ou Dechu's emotions in check, stopped him.
But this also brought Ou Dechu's dissatisfaction with Ou Jinghuan to its peak, and he even hated himself for having Ou Jinghuan as a son with Xia Shumei.
At this moment, Luo Yajie pulled Ou Dechu to a more distant position, giving her best friend Ye Yingran more space to celebrate Ou Hongxin's birthday.
When questioned by Ou Hongxin, Ye Yingran inwardly mocked Ou Dechu before quickly offering her blessings, emphasizing:
"Dad, this is a gift from Dehui and me for your 70th birthday."
Dehui has been very busy with work lately, he's practically living at the company, but he knew your birthday was coming up, so he managed to buy this gift well in advance.
Dehui and I went to great lengths to find out about this treasure! In the end, we even had my sister and niece Ruxue stake out the place to buy it before we finally managed to get it!
"Dad, open it quickly and see! I guarantee you'll be pleasantly surprised!"
Ye Yingran praised Ou Dehui for working diligently and selflessly for the Ou family, letting Ou Hongxin know that Ou Dehui was the one who had always been making contributions to the Ou family.
At the same time, she also emphasized that Ou Dehui's filial piety towards Ou Hongxin far surpassed that of anyone else in the Ou family.
She even went so far as to mention, according to her prepared remarks, the contributions her younger sister, Ye Yanzhi, made to Ou Hongxin's birthday banquet.
Although Ye Yingran was still angry with Ye Yanzhi and Xie Ruxue, she was still giving Xie Ruxue one last chance tonight.
She thought that if Xie Ruxue could seize the opportunity, her own family could help her improve her status in the Ou family.
So she was willing to swallow her anger and say one last good word for Ye Yanzhi and the others.
Upon hearing this, everyone except Ou Dechu smiled, especially Ou Dehui.
Looking at Ou Dechu's pathetic state and recalling what his wife Ye Yingran had said, he secretly chuckled with smug satisfaction.
He thought to himself that his wife, Ye Yingran, was good with words, while appearing somewhat tired but still remarkably strong.
It seemed that as long as it was for the sake of the Ou family, Ou Dehui was willing to work hard and endure hardship for the rest of his life.
Even though he was overshadowed by Ou Jinghuan, a junior in the company, he always seemed to have no regrets.
This creates a stark contrast between Ou Dehui and Ou Dechu, making it clear to everyone which of Ou Hongxin's two sons is the more promising and responsible one.
In particular, Ou Dehui did not show the eagerness to claim credit and rewards that Ou Dechu did, which made everyone feel that he was a pragmatic and honest person.
Ou Hongxin was naturally pleased to hear this. Apart from Ou Dehui's limited abilities, he had no complaints about his second son.
Seeing his father was very happy, Ou Dehui didn't need the old man to call him; he immediately stepped forward, bent down, and helped unpack the gift box.
After quickly opening the gift box, he looked even more excited than Ou Hongxin, and said with a smile:
"Father, please take a look at this teapot!"
Is this the purple clay teapot made by the famous contemporary master craftsman you recently mentioned and particularly admire?
Look at this teapot—its delicate and exquisite craftsmanship and unique and highly personalized artistic style.
Look here! It even incorporates modern design elements! Do you like it? Isn't it a pleasant surprise?
As Ye Yanzhi and Xie Ruxue unwrapped their gifts, they gradually became nervous.
Earlier, Ye Yanzhi breathed a slight sigh of relief when she heard that her sister was still willing to speak up for her and Xie Ruxue.
But after hearing Ye Yingran's words, she quickly realized that her sister and brother-in-law, Ou Dehui, had taken her gift and given it to Ou Hongxin.
This made her panic again, because the teapot that Ou Dehui asked her to buy hadn't turned out to be genuine!
Previously, Ye Yanzhi thought that when Mr. Ou was unpacking his brother-in-law's gifts, Ye Yingran would casually mention that she had also given a gift.
Then, Xie Ruxue should be introduced to Mr. Ou's eye to leave a good impression and prepare for the subsequent plan.
In addition, she knew that Mr. Ou usually only opened the gifts from his two sons and a few younger relatives at his birthday banquet.
Therefore, Ye Yanzhi felt relieved enough to buy the fake teapot, thinking she could get away with it.
She can not only save a lot of money and please Ou Dehui and Ou Hongxin, but also get the same benefits afterward.
But she never expected that her brother-in-law and sister would actually try to steal her gift to give to Mr. Ou, and they opened the counterfeit she bought in front of everyone.
This made Ye Yanzhi and Xie Ruxue so nervous that they broke out in a sweat. Their dresses clung to their bodies, making them feel suffocated and uncomfortable.
They tried to stop him, but Ou Dehui unwrapped the gifts so quickly that they realized it was too late.
Finally, they looked at each other, held their breath, and dared not look up.
They could only pray desperately that the high-quality counterfeits they had bought would actually fool everyone present.