I Inherited 5,000 Years of Family Property

Chapter 40 Your Car is Rented, Right?

"Mr. Zhang, the formal attire you requested is ready," Hong Yi had someone carry several large boxes into the living room.

The boxes contained a black suit, which looked clean and tidy without any exaggerated cut or design. Zhang Menglong tried it on, and the suit fit perfectly, offering a great level of comfort as well.

"I actually thought you would get me some branded suits!" Zhang Menglong looked at himself in the mirror. It was his first time dressing so formally, and he seemed a bit unaccustomed to it. But he had to admit, his physique was naturally perfect for clothes, and he looked incredibly handsome no matter what.

"Mr. Zhang, those brands are only purchased by ordinary tycoons and the newly rich. Even the biggest names are just mass-produced after all."

"Then these..."

"Of course, these were custom-made especially for you," Hong Yi explained, "When you moved to Jiangnan City, we prepared a clothing studio here for you. The designers and tailors we employ are highly compensated from both domestic and international sources. The designer of this suit is the former chief designer from Armani, and 16 top tailors took a week to complete it."

"Much appreciated." He couldn't stop praising the suit, understated yet luxurious—a true hidden tycoon's essential.

"Mr. Zhang, all the other items you requested are also ready. Shall we leave now?"

"Let's set off. I'm only going to the wedding for a drink, not to gatecrash. If I arrive too late, it wouldn't be good to be mistaken for a troublemaker," Zhang Menglong said with a smile.

A Rolls-Royce Cullinan slowly exited the neighborhood, carrying Zhang Menglong and Hong Yi toward the Wantai Hotel in the city center.

Wantai Hotel is also a top-tier five-star hotel, but it is one of the few hotels in Jiangnan City that had no affiliation with Zhang Menglong.

The hotel hadn't been doing well, but in the past two years, a very capable manager took charge. He shifted the hotel's business focus to wedding banquets, collaborated with several powerful wedding planning companies, and turned it into an internet-famous wedding venue.

The decoration for each wedding was almost dreamlike in its opulence, and all the staff involved were extremely professional. Of course, the price was exorbitant.

Just the cost of the scene decoration started at 200,000 yuan, and the price for each banquet table was over 8,888 yuan. An ordinary wedding wouldn't happen for less than nearly a million yuan.

Yet despite this, the hotel's wedding halls were almost always fully booked 365 days a year. Some people even changed their wedding dates, which had been set long ago, just to hold their celebrations there. This showed just how attractive the hotel really was.

Since early morning, the hotel's decorations had been progressing in an orderly manner. By six o'clock, the site was almost fully set up, and the lighting and sound systems were being arranged steadily.

In the makeup room, four girls surrounded the bride, chatting and laughing jovially.

Today, Xie Siqi was truly radiant, and beneath that magnificent wedding dress, she seemed like an angel descended from heaven. Her delicate makeup enhanced her already graceful features, making her all the more captivating.

"Siqi, who would have thought that out of all of us, you'd be the first to get married!"

"Right? And we haven't even graduated yet!"

"What can you do? We've all applied to study for master's degrees overseas. If we don't get things sorted out now, it would be postponed for years," Xie Siqi said.

"I'm so envious of you, finding such a great boyfriend. Not only is his family wealthy, but he's also well-educated and he even took care of your plans to study abroad together. You're truly a winner in life!"

"Exactly, compared to him, your ex-boyfriend is just a loser. I heard he still hasn't found a job. A few days ago, I saw him wandering aimlessly around the school. Look at the others, they're all attending job fairs if they haven't found employment. Unlike him, taking it easy. I think he's given up on himself."

"Haha, Ding Rui, aren't you joking? Liu Qingsu is the son of a listed company's chairman, how can you compare Zhang Menglong with him?"

"Haha, sorry, my bad!"

Xie Siqi smiled faintly. She had felt a bit guilty about her ex-boyfriend, but hearing how unmotivated he had become assured her that her decision was not wrong.

"By the way, Siqi, didn't Zhang Menglong promise to come today?"

"Yeah, he agreed pretty quickly."

"No way, I remember when he last came to find Siqi, he was severely humiliated; if it were me, I would have been too ashamed to show up again."

"Right? What if he's here to make trouble this time? When people go to extremes, they can do anything!"

"Don't worry, with so many guests today, Qingsuo has arranged for their company's security team, nothing will go wrong." Xie Siqi applied her lipstick, having finished her makeup for the day.

"We should get going and greet the guests," Xie Siqi said, "it looks like there are a lot of big company leaders and even bosses coming today, all cooperating with Qingsuo's family company; we can't neglect them."

"Hahaha, let's go, maybe we'll meet some exceptional people like Qingsuo."

"It's not that easy, hahaha, sisters, let's compete fairly today, no one is allowed to play dirty!"

"Then I'll go do my makeup."

"Hahaha, wait for me, I'm going too!"

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This was an outdoor banquet, surrounded by green plants and purple vines that decorated the place extraordinarily beautifully, with various luxury cars parked along the road, many worth over a million.

As the son of a listed company chairman with a market value of over a billion, this wedding attracted many people of status, even some industry moguls.

"Siqi, is everything ready?" A handsome young man in a white suit was greeting guests when he saw Xie Siqi and her friends coming over, his face breaking into a satisfied smile.

"Everything's ready, I'm here to help you greet the guests," Xie Siqi naturally wrapped her arm around Liu Qingsuo's.

"President Zhou is here!" A Cayenne pulled over to the side of the road, and a spirited middle-aged man stepped out.

"President Zhou, please come inside!" This President Zhou was a friend of Liu Qingsuo's father, his company's scale even larger than his father's, and it was said that he had recently partnered with one of the Big Three, Alibaba, and if the project was successful, the company's market value might even double!

"Hahaha, the bride looks beautiful. Congratulations, Qingsuo." President Zhou handed over a thick red envelope through his assistant.

"President Zhou, you are too generous." Although Xie Siqi didn't know this President Zhou, she still greeted him with a smile; the red envelope contained not only ten thousand in cash but also a bank card.

For people of such status, ten thousand was not enough to offer, but too much was troublesome, so the red envelope was just for show; the card contained his real gift money, and the amount in it was probably at least a six-figure sum.

As time passed, more and more people arrived.

"Wow!" Amidst exclamations, a Rolls-Royce Cullinan slowly pulled over, and a driver in a suit got out to open the car door.

"Who could this be?" Although the price of this Rolls-Royce Cullinan was not yet ten million, it wasn't something just anybody could afford or acquire; in the whole of Jiangnan City, there would be no more than ten of these cars, and the owners were all significant figures.

"Siqi, come with me to welcome the guests!" Liu Qingsuo was sure that this car's owner might be even more influential than his own father; their attendance today probably gave his family a lot of face, and he had to make sure to serve them well.

But when the car owner stepped out, both Liu Qingsuo and Xie Siqi were stunned.

"Zhang... Zhang Menglong? Why is it you?" Xie Siqi knew Zhang Menglong was coming today, but in her mind, he was supposed to arrive hurriedly by subway or riding a shared bike, looking pitiable; she never imagined he would actually come in a Rolls-Royce.

Liu Qingsuo was just as surprised; he knew that Xie Siqi had a boyfriend, and he even humiliated him in front of Xie Siqi once; what on earth was going on?

But then he thought to himself that it was impossible; he whispered to Xie Siqi: "Your ex-boyfriend is quite the character, huh? To save face today, he must have borrowed some kind of private loan to rent a car and show off!"