Fanxing Grand Hotel.
Early in the morning, Lin Shoucheng and his wife were standing at the entrance of the private room.
As one of the most high-end hotels in Dongning City, Fanxing was not only expensive, it was excellent in every other aspect—both service and food quality were impeccable.
Hosting their son's Evolver celebration banquet here certainly gave them a lot of prestige.
"Uncle, you've arrived."
"Sit here, sit here."
"Is this your daughter? She has grown so much in the blink of an eye."
"Mr. Nian, please walk slowly, come inside, if it weren't for you back then, I don't know where I would be now."
Lin Shoucheng had been busy greeting guests at the entrance of the private room the whole time.
Half an hour later.
Most of the guests had arrived.
The family banquet officially began.
Everyone started to sit down and enjoy the food and drinks.
Lin Yuan sat in the seat of honor, and his chopsticks never stopped.
Fanxing had become so big in Dongning City partly because it had strong backers, but also because of its own merits.
Many of the ingredients in Fanxing were from other planets, and a lot of the meat was rare exotic beast meat, which had quality and flavor that far surpassed the locally farmed meat in Dongning City.
Although the energy contained in these meats was not as much as in high-grade nutrient solutions, it was still better than ordinary meals, and Lin Yuan enjoyed eating it a lot.
At the banquet.
Apart from Lin Yuan, everyone wasn't just focusing on eating.
They mostly engaged in chatting and socializing.
And among them, those who were doing well were definitely the most active.
Lin Shoucheng's distant cousin, Lin Jieye, had seized an opportunity in Dongning City, purchased a few plots of land in the suburbs, which the government eventually developed, making him a large sum of money, truly a windfall.
"I tell you, I've met the owner of Fanxing several times, she's a woman, and it's said that..."
Lin Jieye immediately began to show off his connections and knowledge.
Yet his words indeed captured the attention of most people present.
The owner of Fanxing had always been mysterious, scarcely seen by anyone, leaving everyone secretly guessing who the bigshot might be.
"Right."
"Shoucheng, what are your plans for Xiaoyuan in the future?"
After talking about the owner of Fanxing, Lin Jieye suddenly turned his gaze to Lin Yuan who was enjoying his meal.
With these words.
Everyone's attention immediately turned towards Lin Yuan.
After all, this family banquet was initiated on the pretext of Lin Yuan's development.
And the fact that Lin Yuan had become an Evolver was indeed beyond the relatives' expectations.
Without mentioning anything else, just discussing Lin Yuan's future prospects, most of the relatives at the scene could only look up to him.
"I don't have any specific plans yet, I'll take it one step at a time,"
Lin Yuan was a bit startled, put down his chopsticks, and spoke honestly.
This was indeed the truth, as far as it went, Lin Yuan really didn't have any specific goals.
If he had to say, it was to become as strong as possible, but saying this out loud was tantamount to saying nothing—who doesn't want to become stronger?
"Why not come to my company? Though my company isn't big, I will offer you twenty thousand a month if you join,"
Lin Jieye said, patting his chest.
Twenty thousand a month?
The relatives around him immediately showed envious looks.
Twenty thousand a month, that's two hundred and forty thousand a year, which is considered a high salary. The normal salary for ordinary citizens is about two or three thousand a month.
"How about it?"
"Don't feel underwhelmed."
"Our company also employed an Evolver who handles security."
"If you come, not only could you earn money every month, you could also learn about evolution from him."
Lin Jieye confidently said.
For ordinary people, Evolvers are extremely rare.
But in the eyes of wealthy bosses, there are channels to specifically employ Evolvers.
Of course, those employed are only pre-stage Evolvers; higher-stage Evolvers aren't something small bosses like Lin Jieye could afford.
Even so.
Lin Jieye's speech significantly boosted his status in the eyes of the relatives present.
Immediately someone inquired, "Jieye, is your company still hiring? My kid has been looking for a job recently."
"As for the salary, no need for twenty thousand, five thousand, five thousand is enough."
"Five thousand? Auntie, your son didn't graduate from any prestigious university, how dare he ask for five thousand?"
"Jieye, my daughter is pretty and has a good figure, she would definitely be a great fit for the front desk receptionist in your company..."
Unknowingly, Lin Jieye replaced Lin Yuan and became the focal point of the banquet.
And Lin Jieye was very polite in his performance, happily smiling in the compliments from many relatives.
Lin Yuan didn't mind at all and picked up his chopsticks again, continuing to eat while watching Lin Jieye's performance.
Despite Lin Jieye's seemingly warm-hearted behavior now, acting as if everything was on him, he might play dead after the banquet ended.
Just now, Lin Yuan had taken the opportunity to go online and roughly checked Lin Jieye's financial status using his second-level citizen privileges.
He did indeed own a company, and had employed a pre-stage Evolver.
However, this pre-stage Evolver had voluntarily resigned years ago.
The reason was that Lin Jieye had repeatedly docked his salary, which nearly escalated to the Evolver's Association.
One could imagine Lin Jieye might have once been wealthy, but his current financial situation was definitely not very good.
How could he possibly hire an Evolver again?
Of course, Lin Yuan saw through it but didn't reveal it, yet Lin Shoucheng and Lu Qiong thought the other party was speaking the truth, occasionally chatting with Lin Jieye, asking for details about the jobs.
Just then, sitting in the main seat, Lin Hao suddenly spoke up, "Yuan is still so young; even if he has become an Evolver, there's no need for him to enter the workforce so soon."
As soon as Lin Hao spoke, the room fell silent immediately.
Even Lin Jieye, who had been talking up a storm, shut his mouth right away.
Of all those attending the family dinner, the highest in status was undoubtedly Lin Hao.
As the secretary of a certain bureau chief in Dongning City, Lin Hao's attendance at this family dinner even shocked Lin Shoucheng.
"Brother Hao, what do you mean?"
Lin Shoucheng asked in a low voice.
"Our bureau has a quota this year for further studies at a higher institution, which only Evolvers can apply for."
Lin Hao pondered for a moment before saying, "Here's the plan. Yuan can participate in the bureau's interview in a while. Once he joins, I will transfer the quota to him."
As an Evolver attending a higher institution, he would inevitably receive resources biased toward him, a treatment completely different from that of ordinary students.
Therefore, this quota was absolutely coveted, and the few Evolvers in Lin Hao's office were all eyeing it.
However, it was Lin Hao who could make the decision; although he was not an Evolver himself, as the chief's secretary, he managed several Evolvers.
Originally, Lin Hao had intended to save this opportunity for his own son.
But his son was not competent. Despite having several Evolvers coach him, he still had not become an Evolver.
It seemed the quota would fall into the hands of other Evolvers in the office.
Then he heard that a distant relative's family had produced an Evolver?
Lin Hao's thought was simple since his own family had no chance for the quota, he might as well give it to Lin Yuan; it was better than giving it to any of those Evolvers in the office.
At least in the future, Lin Yuan would remember his distant elder cousin's kindness.
After all, no matter what, they were relatives.
"Ah? Could that be very precious?"
Lin Shoucheng was somewhat stunned.
Although he was not an Evolver, he understood the difficulty of obtaining a quota for advanced study at an institution.
Yet ordinary people struggled immensely to get admitted into higher institutions, and because of Lin Hao's single statement, his own son could get in?
"No problem."
"Just listen to me when the time comes."
Lin Hao said unconcernedly.
Giving the quota to Lin Yuan was considered keeping the opportunity within the family.
Who else could he blame when his own son was incompetent?
Thinking this, Lin Hao glanced at his son sitting beside him.
He had also brought his son to the family dinner this time.
"Thank you, Brother Hao, thank you."
Feeling joyful inside, Lin Shoucheng immediately stood up to thank him.
"Yuan, won't you thank your elder cousin?" Lin Shoucheng glared at Lin Yuan.
"Thank you, elder cousin."
Lin Yuan spoke up.
This was ultimately a kindness from his elder cousin, who would at least think of him when something good came up.
"Hmph, getting such a big opportunity and just saying thank you?"
Lin Yan, who had been sitting beside Lin Hao and hadn't spoken up until then, felt extremely upset>
Logically, the quota should have been his, since he was Lin Hao's son; who else deserved such a great opportunity?
But there had been a hitch with becoming an Evolver, and he had not managed to become one.
Lin Yan had already prepared himself to see the quota go to someone else.
But unexpectedly, his father decided to give it to a distant relative in the end.
Thinking of Lin Yuan going to a higher institution, reaping what should have been his, made Lin Yan extremely uncomfortable.
"Damn fool, you're a failure yourself and you're blaming others."
Lin Hao frowned tightly, staring at his son, almost slapping him there and then.
Others hearing this, their expressions turned strange.
This was clearly an internal issue within Lin Hao's family; now that it involved Lin Shoucheng's family, it turned into quite the drama.
Lin Shoucheng's face reddened slightly, at a loss for words.
Normally, at this moment, he should have immediately spoken up to say his family did not need the quota.
To ease the relationship between Lin Hao and his son.
Only, Lin Shoucheng couldn't bear to let go of the quota.
The atmosphere at the scene became awkward for a while.
Just then.
An employee from Fanxing Grand Hotel suddenly burst in.
With a slightly anxious expression, he said, "Excuse me, is Mr. Lin Yuan here?"
This statement immediately broke the tension in the room.
"He is here."
"What's the matter?"
Lin Shoucheng stepped forward to answer.
The employee immediately said, "Someone wishes to visit Mr. Lin Yuan."
This left Lin Shoucheng puzzled for a while.
Someone wanted to visit his son? Weren't all the people for the family dinner already here? Who could it be at this time?