89 Mid-Autumn Celebration Before the War
"Father, mother, I'm home," Zhang Qin Feng returned to the new home he had bought for his family's comfort. On both of his hand is boxes of auspicious goods, such as mooncake, lanterns, candles in varieties of color, and other gifts.
The once a year festival of Mid-Autumn signifies the importance of family gathering, moon worshipping for blessing, and prayers for a bountiful harvest on the upcoming year.
In the country where Changzhou City is located, this festival was one of the two largest celebrated festivals each year.
Fueled with a positive and cheerful mood from the festival, those waiting inside him home were prepared even before he's home. Gifts from their neighboring villas made a spectacle scene the moment Zhang Qin Feng steps through the door.
Except for his family of five, Luo Qing's parent is also present, along with Yue Qiang and Yue Han's family members. Only by looking at the two pairs of boys and girls running around the living hall Zhang Qin Feng noticed the fact they're already a father.
Altogether, that's a gathering between four families.
Luckily, Zhang Qin Feng showered the moment he returned from the X31-ITE dimension. Wearing a pair of matching suit and shoes with a tie, Zhang Qin Feng can be said to be the best-looking among everyone. His muscular body but neither bulky body only served to make Luo Qing blushed under everyone's gaze.
Placing the gifts on the table, the proceeds with the dinner. After all, Zhang Qin Feng is the last person to come back from work, with everyone else were already here since the afternoon. If he was not the owner of this villa, they might think that he's not working here in Changzhou, but in Jing City.
"Xiao Feng, how's your work goes?" his father asked. As the head of the family and host, taking the lead to striking a conversation between everyone would make the dinner even harmonious.
"The company is getting bigger. There are some small issues here and there, but everything is still manageable." Zhang Qin Feng answered his father's question. And at the same time, he reaches his chopstick at a row of Jing Royal Duck fillets.
He placed a few pieces on his father's bowl, a gesture parents do to their child when young, and child to parents when they're grown into an adult.
Also, Zhang Qin Feng stands up to present some of the prawns and pork ribs to Luo Qing's parents. Filial gestures like these only serve to leave an even favorable opinion towards this future Son-In-Law.
Their dinner continued.
The three chefs, who are specially hired for the event, serves five exquisite dishes each time the attendants came out. From vegetables to seafood, all the way down to meat and soy products. There's even piping hot noodle with a raw salted yolk, which made the broth even thicker and phenomenal.
When it comes to dessert, the three chefs performed the art of flame and ice, which uses the method of flambe and nitrogen in their preparation. And after a series of clapping and whistling, the dinner finally ends perfectly. The facial expression of a satisfied diner can be seen in each of them.
"Xiao Feng, I hope you won't be too calculative with me. This is a pair of rings I've ordered from our country's best jeweler. I'll be looking forward to both of you." Yue Han took a box in gold, green, and red decoration out from his bag and placed it right before Zhang Qin Feng.
"Since you said so, I won't be shy. It is just too beautiful." Zhang Qin Feng accepted the box with a pair of rings inside. Be it with intention or not, the hint about tying him and Luo Qing together can be seen clearly here.
"Qingqing? What about you? Brother Qiang will let you go first." Yue Qiang called Luo Qing, hinting her to carry on with the gifting.
"I've bought a watch for my uncle, and a bracelet for my aunt." Luo Qing shyly puts the platinum and gold plated bracelet with a phoenix pattern on the wrist of Zhang Qin Feng's mother. Since there are some calibration and adjustment needed before it can go to his father's wrist.
"I - I found a pair of the matching necklace..." after she's done with the two elders, Luo Qing gave a box with a necklace on it.
Zhang Qin Feng can't believe the coincidence as he took a glance at Luo Qing's half. There's an engraving of "Feng" on her pendant and "Qing" on his. Doesn't it mean "Qingfeng" when two of the jewelry are placed side by side?
"I like my present very much..." Zhang Qin Feng immediately put on the necklace. Both of them looked matching when they're standing side by side.
"The two pairs of old parents here can only give out red packets as we don't know what the youngsters like. Take this as our blessings," Zhang Qin Feng and Luo Qing's parents start distributing the red packets in their hand.
Holding the red packet in their hand, the pair of boys and girls run around the house, with the attendants following them. Yue Qiang and Yue Han's wife followed, leaving them to continue with their conversation.
Yue Qiang took a folder out.
On the hardcover of the folder is a tablet computer with downloaded maps. A map application software was tailormade for this device alone, which reports the status of the data inside.
"Brother Qiang, don't tell me you're here with your kid's homework?" Zhang Qin Feng chuckled. Although he roughly knows what it is, letting Yue Qiang continue would be better.
"This is the development right for the 6th administration area." Yue Qiang's word surprises everyone else, except for Zhang Qin Feng and his younger brother.
[Development right / 6th Administration Area, Xianyang]
It was a project highly sought after by over a hundred contractors established in Changzhou. With running bidding using gold as a currency, the size of a company does not matter in their tendering price. Only the background of the bidder works, along with their available physical gold.
In each section of Changzhou is a total of 12 administration area. That's a total of 60 altogether, which form Changzhou. The town of Xianyang, or better known as the 6th Administration Area by the government office, is located in the south of Changzhou.
The 5th administration area, Shanxian, and the 7th administration area, Huaiyang, neighboured the 6th. The contractors for them is no other but Yue brothers. And with their protection, Zhang Qin Feng's investment in this project can only be profitable.
"Big brother, this project..." Zhang Qin Feng was going to say something, but Yue Qiang's hand signal stops him from continuing.
"I understand what you're going to say, but trust your brother Qiang this time. No matter what kind of thing you're going to do in the future, the most crucial step is to prepare your financial support."
"Holding the contract for Xianyang is like controlling the available banks here, ready to inject funds to you from a word of yours." Yue Qiang's words were the truth. In the world of business, there are only more tricks to be employed, not less.
Hence, controlling the project of an area development is the same as announcing to others where's your turf is situated. At the very least, inside here, the lord is he, and him alone.
"Then, I can only accept it to not disappoint both big brothers." Zhang Qin Feng accepted their goodwill. The moment he finished his sentence, fireworks were shot towards the night sky, illuminating it with colorful flames.
Mooncakes in many types of flavor and shape were brought out by the attendants, serving everyone, including the children that just returned.
"Everyone, happy Mid-Autumn Festival!" Zhang Qin Feng smiled.
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(This is a chapter written just for the Mid-Autumn Festival)
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