155 Smugness (1/2)

The Mid-autumn Festival celebration of the People's Hospital of Guangming Region was to be held in a popular hotel. As the hotel hosted many weddings regularly, the effort to set up and prepare for any events was kept at a minimum. By installing a temporary stage using steel frames and covering the stage floor with red carpet, it had been converted immediately to the venue for the Mid-autumn Festival celebration gala dinner.

By the time Xiao Luo and his three companions had arrived at the location, Xiao Ruyi, Sun Yu, and Tang Ren had already been waiting at the entrance of the hotel for a while.

”Brother, you all are finally here!” Xiao Ruyi greeted them.

”The traffic was congested along the way here, ”Xiao Luo explained.

Xiao Ruyi pouted but accepted his excuse in good faith. ”Okay.”

Seeing Xiao Luo, Sun Yu smiled joyfully and greeted him sweetly, ”Brother Xiao Luo.”

Xiao Luo nodded and returned a smile.

Zhang Dashan immediately took charge of the other introductions as he called his companions over. ”Come, come, Brother Feng, let me introduce them to you. This is Old Xiao's younger sister, Ruyi, you can address her as Sister Luo, just like me. This toy-boy beside her... Ahem, I mean this handsome young man here is her husband, Tang Ren. As for this lady here, I must emphasize to you, this beautiful lady is Sun Yu, the future wife of Old Xiao.”

Sun Yu was shocked by Zhang Dashan's straightforward introduction, and her pretty face blushed crimson from embarrassment.

”Hello, sister-in-law!”

Feng Wuhen and Little Five shouted in unison, their expressions very serious and their voices very loud.

This caused Sun Yu's face to turn even redder, and she was so embarrassed that she would have hidden into any cracks in the ground had there been any ones big enough. ”I... I have to go backstage to get my makeup done. Brother Xiao Luo, why don't you all follow Sister Ruyi. Please go in and find a seat.”

Having said so, she left almost as if she was trying to escape capture, and almost running into several people on her way backstage.

”Big-face Zhang, look at what you have done, you scared Yuyu away!” Xiao Ruyi admonished Zhang Dashan, giving him the evil eye.

”Well, how was I to know that the pretty lady Sun is so shy.”

Zhang Dashan spread his hands in a feigned gesture of innocence. Then he smiled cheekily and said in a more assertive tone, ”But judging from the situation, the pretty lady Sun, doesn't mind at all. Old Xiao, congratulations! You've successfully obtained a Maserati and can drive all you want in the future.”

Xiao Luo gruffly kicked him on the butt and reprimanded him, ”Speak properly, don't make such lewd jokes[1] !”

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The mid-autumn festival celebration was held on the third floor of the hotel. There were 30 to 40 tables in all, and the attendees were all doctors and nurses of the hospital. The place was bustling with patrons milling about, and murmurs of continuous chatter filled the air.

A serving of mooncakes was placed on each table along with several dishes. Upon taking a closer look, Xiao Luo realized that the mooncakes were manufactured by Luo's Workshop. He felt a sense of accomplishment in his heart and smiled with satisfaction

Of course, Luo's Workshop was also hosting its annual Mid-summers Festival celebration. Full authority was given to Xu Guansong and Li Zimeng to organize and host the event this year. He had heard that it was also a dinner party It would be without any performances this year, but a lucky draw would be held at the end of the dinner, with the top prize being ten thousand dollars. This generated a lot of interest among their workers, and they looked forward to the event with great anticipation.

”Sister Luo, Tang Ren, don't you all feel that I am different from before?” Zhang Dashan asked.

He had been holding in the question for very long. After all, he had more than 800 thousand fans on Weibo now; the live-streamed public trial had made him an internet sensation overnight. He felt like he already had celebrity status, and was disappointed with the reaction from the crowd present since he arrived. Even Xiao Ruyi had not mentioned anything about it till now.

Xiao Ruyi and Tang Ren exchanged glances and then asked, a little puzzled with where he was bringing this to, ”Different? What difference? Isn't your face as big as always?”

F*ck!

Zhang Dashan almost cursed out loud, but he persisted, ”Didn't you and Tang Ren watch the public trial that was all the rage recently?”

Tang Ren shook his head and replied bluntly, ”Brother Shan, other than work, I spend all my time preparing to sit for the Medical Practitioner's Qualification Certificate, and I have no time to watch television at all. Besides, I am not particularly interested in court affairs.”

”I'd rather watch a few more episodes of Korean drama if I have any spare time.” Xiao Ruyi agreed.