Chapter 80

He paid a lot of attention to prepare for tonight in the aim of attracting Gu Ning and winning her heart.

(AN- Sadly his heart would be broken.)

The party was almost approaching the start and everyone was socializing. Gu Ning and everyone had met some acquaintances and friends. Gu Ning even got to meet Hao Rans parents. His mother was a bit childish but was also adorable and nice to talk to.

No girls or guy's dared to approach Gu Ning, Mixi or peihan as the boys shewed them away.

After talking in the hall they decided to get something to eat and drink.

Hao Ran" Mu Ke, I haven't seen your parents yet," Hao Ran asked. It was almost 8 pm, but mu ke's parents were absent.

Mu ke" Oh, my father is on a business trip. He isn't available, so he let his secretary come here on behalf of him," Mu Ke said.

When there were only a few minutes away from 8 pm, Qin Yifan's father, Qin Haozheng arrived.

Qin Haozheng was in a black Chinese tunic suit. He was sixty, but still strong and tough.

There was a woman in her early fifties to the right of Qin Haozheng. She was in a dark red cheongsam. The colour of her clothes matched his. This woman was Qin Haozheng's wife, Qin Yifan's mother.

To the left of Qin Haozheng stood a woman in her late thirties. She was in a rose-red cheongsam. The woman was Qin Yifan's elder sister, Qin Yiqing.

Qin Haozheng and his wife had their only son, Qin Yifan, at a very old age. Thus they had spoiled him ever since he had been a baby, but they were also strict parents when it came to education. Therefore, Qin Yifan hadn't been spoiled rotten, but had grown up to be an outstanding man.

Now, Qin Yifan was gradually taking over his family business.

The minute that Qin Haozheng appeared, the crowd became quiet. Everyone focused on him.

After a short speech, it was the time of sending gifts.

The first group naturally was the people from the Qin Family. Qin Haozheng's younger brother, Qin Zixun's father, Qin Haozhi was the first one.

Qin Haozhi was the general secretary in the committee of City F.

Gu Ning didn't know Qin Zixun's father was a powerful official until now.

However, Qin Haozhi was an honest official. He hadn't prepared a very expensive gift but sent his older brother his blessing calligraphy. Qin Haozhi was famous for his excellent handwriting in City F so it was actually a good gift. They were family, and valued sincerity the most.

The second one was Qin Haozheng's eldest daughter, Qin Yiqing.

Qin Yiqing was a clothing designer, so she designed a Chinese tunic suit for her father. She used the best materials she could afford.

Qin Yiqing's husband sent his father-in-law a pair of decorations made of medium-high-level jade. They were in the shape of lion heads with Qilin patterns, and worth a lot.

Because the jade was valuable, Qin Haozheng liked the gift very much.

Qin Yifan was the next one. He sent his father a wide jade ring made of the King's Green. Although the King's Green was only as big as a quail's egg, it was enough for a wide jade ring.

Knowing that it was made of the King's Green, the crowd erupted into discussion. Qin Haozheng was also stunned. He couldn't believe that it was real. He took the wide jade ring, and checked it. It proved to be the real King's Green. Qin Haozheng's face was aglow with happiness.

Qin Haozheng" Yifan, where did you get the King's Green?" He asked.

Qin Yifan" My friend happened to have a small King's Green to sell, so I bought it. I got the carver from Yicui Jade-store to carve it," Qin Yifan explained. Gu Ning had told him not to tell others that this King's Green was from her, because she didn't want to attract unnecessary attention. Therefore, Qin Yifan didn't say her name.

Other than the wide jade ring, Qin Yifan had used the rest of the jade to make a necklace and kept it himself.

"Oh," Qin Yifan said taking out another box, "I've prepared a gift for mother too."

Mrs Qin" Really? I can receive a gift as well? What is it?" Mrs Qin was surprised.

Qin Yifan" Have a look yourself, please." Qin Yifan didn't directly tell his mother what it was, but let her open it herself.

Qi Yifan's mother had been married to his father for so many years that she was very familiar with different kinds of jade.

"Do you still want to keep it a secret?" His mother wore a smile and opened the gift.

There was a pendant with three colours in a wing's shape as wide as a thumb, and a pair of round earrings.

Seeing that it was jade again, Qin Haozheng immediately took it, having a closer look. After a while, Qin Haozheng's eyes went bright with excitement. "This-this is Fulushou jade!"

It caused a sensation once more. Qin Yifan was being really generous with his money today!

"Did you buy this from your friend too?" Qin Haozheng asked.

"Yes," Qin Yifan answered. And Qin Haozheng stopped asking.

Then, it was time for those guests to show their presents. The gifts were naturally all valuable. The price ranged from hundreds of thousands to several million yuan.

Only a minority of the guests sent a gift at the price of several million yuan. It wasn't appropriate if the gift was too expensive after all. And there could be a rumour that the sender of the gift wanted to ride on the Qin Family's coattails.

Everyone knew Qin Haozheng liked Jade, but it wasn't easy to get jade of high quality. Besides, the price of good jade was too high.

Like the gifts from Qin Yiqing's husband and Qin Yifan, even the cheapest one was worth seven million yuan.

Not only Li Zhenyu and his younger sister, but also their father, Li Shengming, was here in person. Li Shengming and Qin Haozheng were close friends, and Li Shengming couldn't miss his good brother's birthday party.

The gift from the Li Family was certainly extraordinary. It was a brave troops made of a medium-high-level jade. Because the jade wasn't big, the size of the brave troops was limited, but it was still worth over ten million yuan.