Chapter 479 - 478: Late Arrival

Chapter 479: Chapter 478: Late Arrival

Gu Tingyu was also very happy at the moment, and he did not go inside with his parents but stayed outside, helping to entertain the guests.

Among them, it was Mr. Ding’s expression that was somewhat displeased. Although he had long accepted Gu Tingyu as his grandson-in-law, hearing his granddaughter call someone else mom and dad and thinking that she would marry into the Gu Family right after graduation made him view Gu Tingyu with disfavor.

"Why are you standing here? Hurry inside and sit down. We can manage here."

Gu Tingyu heard this and quickly said, "Grandpa, since there’s nothing to do just sitting, I might as well keep busy with you."

Mr. Ding wanted to say something else, but Ding Yuejun had already spoken from the side, "Dad, you’ve been standing here for quite a while. Why don’t you go inside and take a seat? It’s enough for us to stand here."

Upon hearing this, Mr. Ding only felt more heartsick.

At this moment, Ding Yating’s family arrived.

Ding Yating, seeing Mr. Ding whom she hadn’t seen in a long time, emotionally called out, "Dad."

As for Shu Mingbo and Shu Yunfang, they eagerly went forward to greet people.

When Mr. Ding saw his younger daughter’s family, his expression immediately cooled down. But since they were his younger daughter’s family, he nodded to them and said, "Go inside."

Ding Yating naturally nodded upon hearing this, and then the whole family followed Mr. Ding into the mansion.

When the group reached the banquet hall, Ding Yating was directly stunned by the scene in front of her.

The originally bright hall was arranged festively, with the atmosphere of a birthday party in every corner. Everything was exquisite; even each chair was carefully tied with beautiful ribbons.

Seeing this, Ding Yating’s heart was inevitably sour and unsettled.

Throughout the years, father never threw a birthday banquet like this for her, yet now he organized such a grand party for that sister. It’s just a 40th birthday, not even that big of a milestone, was it necessary to make it so elaborate?

But she naturally did not speak these words directly.

Now, she realized in her father’s eyes, she was nothing but grass, and that half-sister was the precious treasure.

Shu Yunfang also found the scene before her eyes glaring, but she dared not utter a single word.

Ever since Mr. Ding had neglected their family, their situation had become much tougher than before.

In the past, people would come to their house to curry favor, but now even her father encountered obstacles at work, so they needed to cling to Mr. Ding tightly for their family to live well. She didn’t want to suffer the cold shoulder.

Concerned that her mother might be unwilling, Shu Yunfang quickly gave her a pull.

Ding Yating glanced back at her daughter and, seeing her shake her head, naturally understood her meaning. She could only give her a bitter smile and say, "Yunfang, let’s sit at the front."

Seeing her mother remain silent, Shu Yunfang then relaxed, and their family of three went to their seats.

Meanwhile, Mr. Ding went directly to the main table.

At this table, besides him and Yiyi’s mother and daughter, there were the couple of Elder Gu and Mr. Chu and Song Chi’s family.

These people had already arrived, so the main table was almost full.

Elder Gu saw Mr. Ding coming over and quickly said with a smile, "Old Ding, come over and sit down, we can chat for a bit. Just now, I invited you when I came in, yet you insisted on not coming. Now you’re tired, aren’t you?"

Upon hearing this, Mr. Ding said grumpily.

"Not really tired, it’s just that Tingyu came over and insisted on standing at the entrance with Yiyi, so I came in."

Upon hearing this, Elder Gu laughed heartily, "Just let the young couple stand outside. Soon, ask Qiu Lan to call Yue Jun in too. There’s no need for so many people at the entrance."

Yu Qiulan, sitting at the next table, heard Elder Gu’s words and quickly stood up with a smile, "I’ll go call Yue Jun."

Meanwhile, Shao Hui, sitting at another table, gaped at everything in front of him.

"This... Boss Ding’s father is actually Old Ding."

Even now, he couldn’t come to his senses, looking at those big figures that could only be seen on TV screens, he couldn’t help but recall if he had ever been disrespectful to Ding Yuejun.

After a careful review, the only thing he could think of was that incident with Xiao Song.

"That guy Xiao Song, he caused me such trouble this time. If I had known, I wouldn’t have introduced Boss Ding to him. He even dared suspect Boss Ding back then. I think he’s asking for it."

Then he quickly looked at Huang Yanquan and said, "Mr. Huang, after that issue was resolved, Boss Ding wasn’t angry, right?"

Right now, he was sweating coldly on the back. Had he known Ding Yuejun’s identity, he wouldn’t have dared act so casually; back when Xiao Song misunderstood Ding Yuejun, he only scolded Xiao Song on the phone. Maybe he should have gone there directly. But now, regardless of what he says, it’s too late.

Huang Yanquan glanced at Shao Hui and said, "Don’t worry, Boss Ding is fair; that matter had nothing to do with you. Why would she blame you? Besides, the issue is already resolved, and Boss Ding isn’t dissatisfied about anything."

"That’s good."

Shao Hui couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief when he heard this. Then quickly looked around, but soon he dared not continue observing. He noticed that besides the main table, it seemed like all the other tables were full of important figures. He mustn’t let anyone catch him snooping.

At this time, Yu Qiulan had reached the entrance. She smiled and said to Ding Yuejun, "Yue Jun, you should go inside, let Yiyi and Tingyu wait at the entrance."

Yiyi heard this and said, "Yes, Mom, you go inside too. After Second Uncle arrives, we can go in together."

Most of the others had already arrived, leaving just Gu Yaozhong and his wife.

Just after Yiyi said this, Gu Yaozhong and Zhuang Caixin arrived.

"Sorry, we’re late." Zhuang Caixin saw so many people at the entrance and quickly apologized to Ding Yuejun.

Ding Yuejun smiled upon hearing this, "Not late, let’s go inside."

Seeing Ding Yuejun had no complaints, Zhuang Caixin breathed a sigh of relief.

However, Yu Qiulan frowned at Zhuang Caixin and said, "Everyone else has arrived, only you two were left. Why are you so late today?"

Gu Yaozhong’s expression wasn’t good; he was about to speak when Zhuang Caixin took the lead, "We ran into some issues temporarily, hence the delay."

After hearing his wife’s words, Gu Yaozhong didn’t say more, but his face didn’t look great.

Once they reached the hall, they took their seats accordingly.

Seeing everyone had arrived, Mr. Ding first spoke, "Thank you all for coming today. Let me first toast to you all."