Having changed into proper attire and descended from the upstairs, indeed, in the resplendently golden hall below, the guests who had arrived were already waiting there. They were dressed in elaborate finery, their faces brimming with smiles, clearly reveling in the top-tier banquet they were attending.
The Ou Family’s Blue Mountain Villa was already the most luxurious and upscale private residence in A City. Its scale and opulence even exceeded that of many five-star hotels of the time.
Therefore, many people took it as an honor to be able to attend a banquet at the Villa.
The patriarch watched all of this with great satisfaction, especially when he saw that his youngest son, who usually held himself above such socializing, had also made an appearance at the banquet hall. Seeing him besieged by a bevy of girls with burning gazes, his happiness grew even stronger.
"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to your visit. Thanks to the city leaders for not despising my humble wine at Blue Mountain Villa, Ou is grateful to everyone," he said.
The old fox didn’t earn his stripes for nothing. Although he had hurriedly prepared this banquet, his address was delivered with great elegance.
As soon as he finished speaking, the hall erupted with thunderous applause, and those leaders were even more eager to raise their glasses and head in his direction.
Bai Tingfang, watching from below, hurriedly reminded her son, "Xiaocen, did you see? Your father prepared all this for you. Take a look and decide which one you like."
As she spoke, her eyes swept over the young women who were continuously glancing their way.
Ou Mucen stood there already feeling out of place, and upon hearing this, his expression grew even more unsightly!
So, was this actually a matchmaking event prepared specifically for him?
"Mom, I’m going to change my clothes," he said.
This brat, at this hour, change what clothes? Didn’t he see that the son of the second branch, that guy named Ou Yuze, had already taken the initiative to chat with those girls?
Bai Tingfang was about to grab hold of her son, but before she could turn around, the wives of those political dignitaries had already surrounded her, "Mrs. Ou, it’s been a long time."
Bai Tingfang looked around and reluctantly turned back, "Mrs. Lin, it has been a long time indeed."
"Isn’t it? I still remember the last time we met was over the New Year, and by the way, the Third Young Master, he is..."
"No problem at all, he’s just going out to change his clothes. He’ll be right back!" she quickly interjected.
"That’s good, that’s good..."
In the Ou Family, many people knew that the true power lay with the youngest son. Not only was he the apple of the patriarch’s eye, but he also wielded real power. Though he was more than twenty years younger than his older brother, the shares and assets he controlled were not less in any measure.
More importantly, he wasn’t just some prodigal son, only knowing how to indulge in pleasure. His savvy and strategies were such that even his father might not surpass him.
Hence, at this banquet, the political dignitaries who brought their daughters were mostly eyeing this Third Young Master. As for the son of the second branch, it was only the girls from average families who approached him.
"Husband, do you see? They are all just eyeing your brother. Our son, they don’t even give him a glance," Mei Liping fumed, her face turning green with envy.
Ou Muyuan saw all this and shot a glare at his son, who was still holding a wine glass and lingering with a woman named Yang Xueshan, "Yu Ze, come here!"