newbobooks Chapter 606 Big Background
Chapter 606 Big Background
In the banquet hall of the Ou family mansion, Ou Hongxin's 70th birthday officially began. As usual, Ou Hongxin sincerely invited the guests to the banquet hall on the second floor.
After Ou Hongxin’s birthday banquet begins, the banquet hall on the second floor will become the actual place for meeting with guests.
The Ou family has an elevator that goes up to the banquet hall on the second floor, but the elevator is usually used by guests who also have mobility problems.
For example, Lu Zhenguo, the head of the Lu family, one of the four major families, asked his son to take him to the elevator after chatting and laughing with his good friend.
The other guests went up to the main banquet hall via the double-dragon spiral staircase that led directly to the second floor.
The Ou family mansion has a double spiral staircase, one of which faces inward, connecting the banquet hall on the first floor to the banquet hall on the second floor. Guests in the banquet hall on the first floor can go up through this staircase.
The other one leads to the spiral staircase that you can see as soon as you enter the Ou family mansion.
Guests can also exit the banquet hall on the first floor and go up the spiral staircase outside the banquet hall.
The guests who had attended the Ou family birthday party many times before walked out of the banquet hall with ease and went up to the second floor via the less crowded stairs outside.
The handrails of the two spiral staircases are very smooth. When illuminated by light, they reflect light and emit a golden glow.
The guests raised their glasses and chatted while walking towards the stairs with their partners or conversation partners.
When they put their hands on the stair railing, they expected to feel the coolness of the metal, but what they felt was warmth.
It turns out that the stair handrail has a highly intelligent hand-warming function, so it doesn't feel prickly at all in the well-air-conditioned banquet hall.
Even in winter, all the stair railings in the Ou family mansion will be opened along with the floor heating to provide warmth for people.
When guests walk up the stairs along the handrail, they will find that the Ou family has done a good job even in a small detail.
If they look closely, they will find that the head and tail of the armrest are made into the shape of a golden dragon.
In the low-key Chinese architectural style, it shows dominance and luxury.
It also indirectly reflects that while Ou Hongxin is low-key, he is actually a person with strong self-esteem and aura.
At this time, the guests were particularly orderly as they slowly went upstairs, as if they were riding two dragons heading towards higher scenery.
And they really thought so in their hearts. They moved forward step by step with excitement.
Each step represented a gradual rise in their social status, and they thoroughly enjoyed the process of reaching the second floor.
After all, they knew that being able to attend the birthday party of Ou Hongxin of the Ou family was a proof of their career success.
In particular, they knew that the bedtime chat that Ou Hongxin mentioned was not just a simple chat.
They understood that this was an opportunity to further advance their careers, and it would be great if they could get Ou Hongxin's affirmation when congratulating them.
There is a high probability that they will be recommended to Ou Jinghuan, the current head of the Ou family, and their real purpose of coming here will be achieved.
At this time, many people did not see Ou Jinghuan, but they knew that Ou Jinghuan would definitely show up.
People who came to the birthday party but did not work with Ou Jinghuan were looking forward to chatting with him.
They went up to the second floor with nervousness and excitement, hoping to meet Ou Jinghuan and cooperate with the Ou family.
At this time, there was a person who particularly wanted to gain something from this birthday party. That person was Ou Dechu, who was now standing on the stairs on the second floor.
"Everyone is welcome to my dad's 70th birthday!"
Ou Dechu, who usually relied on the fact that he was the head of the largest and richest family and was extremely arrogant towards everyone, now warmly welcomed the guests.
He stood at the top of the stairs with his wife Luo Yajie, greeting every guest and was more excited than the guests themselves.
Because of the change in the successor of Hongxin Group, Ou Dechu and Ou Hongxin had a quarrel, so he has not attended Mr. Ou’s birthday party for several years.
He looked at the people who came to the birthday party. There were many new guests he didn't know, and those people didn't know him either, let alone how to address him.
At this moment, Ou Dechu felt as if he was just an ordinary receptionist in the Ou family.
This froze the smile on his face, and the uneasiness in his heart became stronger, and his self-esteem was greatly hit.
He thought that if he didn't get involved in the important affairs of the Ou family in a few years, maybe no one would really know him anymore.
The more Ou Dechu thought about it, the more panicked he became. He didn't want to become a background member of the Ou family, so he became more determined to return to Hongxin Group.
So, he put on a hard face and lowered his arrogant attitude that he had never lowered before.
He began to greet every guest more diligently and introduce himself to the big bosses who didn't know him.
But after Ou Dechu introduced himself, he would basically hear responses that made him very embarrassed and angry.
Because when everyone learned that he was Ou Hongxin’s eldest son, the first person they thought of was the current president of Hongxin Group, Ou Jinghuan.
So everyone started to gather around Ou Dechu and talk to him enthusiastically.
Some people congratulated Ou Dechu, while others expressed their sincere envy.
Some of those who came to the Ou family birthday party for the first time introduced themselves generously, while others couldn't wait to ask about Ou Jinghuan's location and said:
"So it's Mr. Ou's father! That's great!"
"You are so lucky! I envy you for raising such a promising son!"
"Oh! So you're Mr. Ou's father, right?! I'm the CEO of xx Group, and I just started working with Mr. Ou this year. I..."
"I'm the boss of XX Company, Mr. Ou. May I ask where Mr. Ou is? I have a big project I'd like to discuss with him. I..."
Hearing this, Ou Dechu was neither smiling nor angry. For a moment, the smile on his face became more and more stiff.
He didn't expect that the person who came now and talked to him was not Mr. Ou, nor him, but his favorite son Ou Jinghuan.
He never expected that Ou Jinghuan was so well-known in the Ou family, no! In the entire business and political circles.
For a moment, Ou Dechu felt that everyone was not here to attend the old man's birthday party, but to attend a meeting with Ou Jinghuan.
He thought that Ou Jinghuan had only taken over Hongxin Group for a few years. Although he was fired, he heard that Ou Jinghuan managed the group very well.
But he really didn't expect that Ou Jinghuan now had a feeling of being able to cover the sky with one hand, and that the Ou family was really controlled by Ou Jinghuan now.
At this time, Ou Hongxin, who was sitting in the middle of the banquet hall on the second floor, had become accustomed to these scenes.
He had a strong sense of self-esteem and, like Ou Dechu, felt somewhat uncomfortable at first, and even felt that his authority was being challenged.
But after seeing with his own eyes how Ou Jinghuan managed the group with methods that were even more ruthless and heartless than his own, he was not convinced.
In particular, after Ou Jinghuan negotiated many foreign cooperations that he found particularly difficult, he felt that it was right for him to hand over the Ou family to Ou Jinghuan.
At this time, when Ou Hongxin heard everyone praising Ou Jinghuan, he felt particularly proud.
He saw that his eldest son, who used to only look up at the sky, was now helping to greet guests.
This touched him deeply. He didn't feel sorry for his son, whose self-esteem was higher than his, but was now forced to change.
But while he felt distressed, he couldn't help but curse his eldest son in his heart, saying he deserved it!
He thought that Ou Dechu had at least given birth to a capable son, which was considered a contribution to the Ou family and the country.
Otherwise, he really felt that Ou Dechu might really live in his own world in this life, and only wanted to rely on the Ou family for fun all his life.
At this time, Ou Dehui went up to the second floor and looked into the eyes of his good brother Ou Dechu.
Ou Dechu immediately put away his somewhat flattering expression, looked away awkwardly, and said with a smile:
"Second brother, second sister-in-law, you are here!"
Ye Yingran responded with a smile, and then immediately excitedly greeted Ou Dechu's wife, Luo Yajie, who was also her good sister.
"Hahaha! Big brother! Thank you for your hard work!"
Smiling Tiger Ou Dehui did not show that he hated Ou Dechu in his heart. He laughed and patted Ou Dechu's shoulder very affectionately.
He looked at Ou Dechu, a man who had cruelly abandoned his wife and children, and knew that everything he did now would be in vain.
He saw Ou Dechu's embarrassed expression when everyone mentioned Ou Jinghuan, and he smiled.
Then, he suddenly leaned close to Ou Dechu's ear and whispered to stir up trouble:
"What's wrong with that kid Ou Jinghuan?! He even dared to be late for the old man's birthday party!
He can't be looking down on his popularity now and not taking you and his busy father seriously! "