Tang Yanqing swirled her glass and took in the aroma deeply: "Hmm, good wine. Xiang Yuan, you really have a lot of great stuff at home."
Xiang Yuan furrowed his brows for a moment but quickly relaxed, smiling: "Look at you talking. How can I compare to the Tang Family? I’m fortunate this wine can meet your standards."
Tang Yanqing shrugged: "This wine isn’t expensive but it’s hard to find. It’s not expensive because the winery’s rank isn’t high, and wine prices are set according to the rank of the winery; however, the winery was destroyed in war a century ago, making its stock extremely rare. So now, even high prices can’t buy it. Xiang Yuan, where did you get it from?"
Xiang Yuan furrowed his brows again, then quickly relaxed: "Uh, this is the first time I’m hearing about this anecdote. It was given by a client I represented. I won a case for him, saving him a large sum of money. He gifted me this wine; since it wasn’t very famous, I thought it wasn’t worth much."
Tang Yanqing chuckled softly while swirling her glass: "Another rich merchant’s divorce case, right? The money the merchant saved from his wife ended up in your pocket."
Xiang Yuan didn’t shy away, shrugged with a smile: "That’s right, divorce cases indeed make the most money." He clinked glasses with Tang Yanqing: "I must thank your father, Uncle Tang, for guiding me. He is my mentor and led me down this path."
As the most profitable Chinese lawyer in this state, Tang Mingyi indeed handled many divorce cases for wealthy Chinese merchants, from which he gained substantially. This is something Tang Yanqing could never erase, and it’s why her brother Tang Yanxi refused to inherit their father’s law firm and chose to do unpaid legal aid work instead.
Tang Yanqing sipped her wine slowly: "While running ’Tang Chengliu Law Firm’, Dad also established Tang Dynasty. He gave Tang Dynasty the use of prime real estate in the city for free... Xiang Yuan, don’t know when you’ll learn from Dad?"
Xiang Yuan immediately nodded: "Yeah, Master achieved great career success and never forgot to give back to society, which earned him large voter support and the chance to run for Governor. Once I achieve fame and success, I’ll follow his example. Right now, my experience is shallow, but I’ll certainly do it when I can in the future."
Though the two seemed chatty and cheerful, the undertones in their conversation made Shi Nian’s heart race anxiously. She only wanted to end this conversation quickly and walked towards the door, looking at Tang Yanqing:
"Mr. Tang must be tired, right? Why not rest early?"
Xiang Yuan was the first to laugh: "Shi Nian, you don’t know that he’s always a night owl. It’s only a few hours till midnight, and he can’t sleep yet."
Xiang Yuan walked over and wrapped an arm around Shi Nian’s shoulder, leaning in to whisper: "Usually, Yanqing needs to first enjoy a date with a beauty before he can sleep peacefully..."
Shi Nian understood, raising her eyes to glower at Tang Yanqing.
Tang Yanqing returned her gaze without blinking: "Too bad now I have to stick by your side and can’t leave an inch. Beauty’s grace or whatever, only you can make it up to me."
Xiang Yuan’s gaze unraveled itself again.
Shi Nian couldn’t hold back any longer, giving a slightly annoyed smile: "Fine, I’ll go online and get you an inflatable doll later. Do you want AB, or Tan Mi?"
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