Gu Feng, who was straightforward in the military, wasn't very good at socializing.
So when he arrived at the private room Xu Dong had booked, he sat in a corner and smoked.
The cigarettes were given by someone else.
The group of people Lin Yu was going to receive hadn't arrived yet, but Xu Dong's business partners did come together.
They had helped a lot with the wedding these two days, and deserved to be treated well.
This group didn't recognize Gu Feng, nor had they heard of him around Jiangcheng, but when they learned he was Lin Yue's husband from Thunder Group, they instantly showed him respect.
Although Xu Dong couldn't explain Gu Feng's background, these businessmen knew about Thunder Group.
That's a top local enterprise in Jiangcheng.
With an annual turnover reaching 3 billion and a total asset value of 10 billion, this foreign trade group had a lot of promotional value, especially when matched with Lin Yue, the recognized number one beauty of the socialite circle and heiress of the group.
Setting aside what Gu Feng was about, just the fact that he had won over Lin Yue was enough for these people to look up to him.
And so, they all started offering cigarettes to Gu Feng...
"Feng, badass, I'm impressed, cheers to you."
A wealthy young man sat beside Gu Feng with admiration, offering him a drink while simultaneously asking Gu Feng to share his experience on how to charm women.
His name was Yu Hao, one of Xu Dong's business partners, who came today with the modest attitude of respecting everyone he met, aiming to network and expand his circle.
Gu Feng could only laugh wryly at their fervent stares.
He didn't even know what to say about it.
But when he heard these people talk about Lin Yue being the dream girl of many young talents in Jiangcheng, he had to admit, Lin Yue indeed had impressive qualities in every aspect!
Gu Feng didn't know much about Lin Yue.
Just as she knew nothing about him.
Xu Dong watched Gu Feng with a smile and said, "Brother-in-law, you didn't see when Qin and I went to toast today. At every table, the young men were asking about your relationship with my sister. When I told them you two got your marriage certificate, their faces as they drank looked like they were swallowing poison."
"Hahaha..."
Everyone in the private room laughed.
Lin Yu raised his glass and mentioned, "Exactly. Those guys who had a thing for my sister used to call me little uncle to take advantage of me, but today I announced, my brother-in-law is Gu Feng!"
Lin Langsheng was very strict with Lin Yu's life, often the larger allowances were given to him by Lin Yue.
This included high-end sneakers, computers, game consoles he couldn't afford during university.
He couldn't own flashy things like sports cars under his name, but that didn't stop him from driving Lin Yue's luxury cars to fulfill his dreams.
The siblings had been very close since childhood.
So now, his approval of Gu Feng was more due to his cousin Lin Yue, because she chose this man.
Gu Feng laughed, "It's worth coming out to drink with you tonight."
"Seriously, brother-in-law, many people don't understand our circle and think we're just spoiled rich kids, but because you're willing to come out and drink with me tonight, I'll respect you from now on!" Lin Yu said heartily.
Gu Feng smiled, "What are you talking about? As long as I have the time, I can come over often."
Lin Yu grinned, "Aren't you afraid that my sister won't let you back in?"
"She won't!" Gu Feng confidently raised his glass, "Look, she didn't say anything tonight, did she?"
In his heart, he was thinking: We won't interfere in each other's private lives!
"Awesome, Feng," Xu Dong's friends said with renewed respect, and even Xu Dong gave a thumbs up, "Impressive, brother-in-law, a role model for our generation!"
At that moment, the friends Lin Yu had invited from Pudong arrived in the private room.
Seeing the lively scene, they immediately asked with curiosity, "What's all the excitement about?"
Three people had come in total.
Around Lin Yu's age give or take, each greeted with warm smiles; although they didn't have very close relationships usually, Lin Yu's father worked in another district and often encountered their fathers at the city bureau meetings, so there was no need to offend each other without a cause—who knew, one day one side might suddenly rise to a city-level position?
"Mr. Zhao, long time no see." Lin Yu greeted a young man with a hug.
The man returned the hug and then chuckled bitterly, "Don't call me that. The real Mr. Liu and the others are in the next room, they might hear it and it wouldn't be good."
"Mr. Liu? Liu Jin?" Lin Yu's eyebrows rose in surprise, but a fleeting brilliance passed across his eyes.
Zhao Xinming nodded, "I had a friend who wanted to book that room, but upon inquiring, we found out Mr. Liu had already reserved it, saying there's a gathering there."
Lin Yu was pleased, "Then I should be even more grateful that you came to my gathering."
He picked up a glass, poured some drink, and handed it to Zhao Xinming.
Accepting the glass, Zhao responded, "When you hardly call upon me, of course I have to come."
"Thank you," Lin Yu said joyously, clinking glasses with him.
After the two sides toasted each other, they all took their seats, the room now almost full, and the atmosphere became even livelier.
Xu Dong, curious, asked, "Who is Mr. Liu you were just talking about?"
Lin Yu helped answer, "From the city; their group is the honored guests in the young social circles of Jiangcheng. We can at most make some waves in our own districts."
Here, 'we' also included Zhao Xinming and his friends.
Xu Dong's partners who had come for the experience had a moment of realization and immediately guessed the background of Mr. Liu and his companions.
Jiangcheng is a directly-controlled municipality.
It has sixteen districts; Lin Yu's father is in Chongming, and Zhao Xinming's father in Pudong, but both are under the jurisdiction of the city bureau.
Lin Yu looked at Zhao Xinming, asking a bit gossipily, "Who are Mr. Liu and his friends with?"
Zhao Xinming said, "Members of the Jingbei Supercar Club core, they're here to invest in some businesses, and Mr. Liu is also a member of that club."
Lin Yu fell silent.