The banquet was set in a small courtyard within the residence. Above, the sky was filled with stars; all around, candles flickered brilliantly, creating an atmosphere that felt somewhat like a candlelit dinner from a past life.
The seating arrangement for the banquet was highly specific. Those who had donated money sat at the front, while those who had not parted with a single cent were relegated to the edges and the corners. Meng You, the dignified head of the Meng Family and President of the Youzhou Chamber of Commerce, had been relegated to a seat at the very end of the back row. Humiliated and furious, he was fixated on finding a way to cause trouble for Jia Lingyun.
The merchants in the front row, all of whom had made donations—though there were only five or six such people—could not help but tease Wanshi when they saw his bruised and swollen face.
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