"Hehe, young man, why aren't you dancing and socializing at such an occasion? Why are you running to a corner like an old man like me?”
Shen Youyue's business banquet officially began. The music of the banquet began to play, and people began to dance on the dance floor. Bai Yihang pulled Yan Yun along and didn't participate. Instead, he silently went to a corner and sat down. He put down the plate in his hand and had an expression that seemed to be wandering outside the banquet.
Just as he sat down, a voice was heard. There were two people sitting in the corner. One was an old man in his sixties, and the other was a middle-aged man in his forties. The one who spoke was the old man.
"There's no need for dancing and socializing. Almost everyone here knows me and wants to curry favor with me. I don't need to socialize. As for dancing, my girlfriend is too beautiful. I don't like others looking at her.”
Bai Yi Hang smiled as he looked at the unremarkable old man.
"This is the first benefactor that the protagonist of this novel met. Unfortunately, he's mine now.”
Bai Yi Hang didn't seem to have any abnormalities on the surface. It seemed like he didn't want to be in the limelight, so he quietly went to the corner. But in reality, Bai Yi Hang had come here with a purpose, and his purpose was this old man in front of him.
This old man was called Dong Fanghua. He looked ordinary and did not dress well. He looked like an ordinary old man. However, his real identity was very unusual. Dong Fanghua was the head of the Dong family, a collection family in Jinling. The Dong family was a collection family with hundreds of years of history.
There were tens of thousands of pieces of art in the house, many of which were national treasures. The Dong family was definitely the leader among the collectors in the world. Therefore, the Dong family also had a pivotal position in the art collection industry.
Moreover, Dong Fanghua's family was involved in many industries and had a certain political background. It could be said to be a typical family of officials and businessmen. They had an incomparably deep foundation and were definitely nobles.
Although Bai Yi Hang's family was also rich, they were not considered nobles because they did not have enough resources. Bai Yi Hang's family had started from his grandfather to his father, who had developed rapidly and became one of the richest people in the world. Therefore, it only took a few decades for him to become rich. As the saying went, the rich could not last more than three generations. There were too many ups and downs, resulting in many rich families being only local tycoons and not considered aristocrats.
The Bai family was the same. They could only be considered rich, not true nobles.
However, the Dong family was different. They were an old family that had been passed down for hundreds of years. They had never fallen from grace and had a deep foundation. This was the true nobility.
In the original plot, Chu Jian and Dong Fanghua had gotten together because of the painting of Shi Tao that Zhang Daqian had copied. Later on, Dong Fanghua treated Chu Jian like a grandson. Not only did he broaden Chu Jian's horizons, but he also introduced Chu Jian to many old noble families like the Dong family. That was why Chu Jian's career was so smooth.
This was the halo setting that the main character in the novel had. However, Bai Yi Hang's appearance meant that these halos could no longer belong to Chu Jian, but to Bai Yi Hang.
Of course, Bai Yi Hang would not take the initiative to befriend Dong Fanghua. An old man like Dong Fanghua would only appear deliberate if he took the initiative. This was because a person like Dong Fanghua had seen too much of the world, and there were too many people who fawned over him. Bai Yi Hang would instinctively feel disgusted.
Inadvertently befriending him was Bai Yi Hang's original plan.
"Hehehe, young man, you're quite affectionate. Not bad, not bad. This sapphire necklace was called Love's Gift. Its original name was Blue Ocean of Love. It was made from a natural sapphire that Duke Tom William of the Faroe Islands found in Sri Lanka in the 16th century. He had given it to his wife at the engagement party. After that, it had been passed down in the family without interruption. Until the Second World War of the last century. Due to the pressure of the war, the declining noble family had no choice but to sell this sapphire necklace. After several rounds of tossing and turning, it fell into the hands of a merchant and was given to his wife. It has always been in the hands of the merchant's wife.”
Dong Fanghua was indeed a big shot in the collection world. Looking at the sapphire necklace on Yan Yun's neck, he told her about its past and present life in more detail than Bai Yihang.
" Gold City is a place where metal and stone can be separated. Such a good thing is naturally priceless. I used my sincerity to open the merchant's wife's heart and obtained her approval. She transferred the gemstone to me and blessed me and the person I liked.”
Bai Yihang smiled and said to Dong Fanghua.
In fact, Bai Yi Hang wasn't lying. Bai Yi Hang had indeed used his sincerity to move the merchant's wife. In order to obtain this necklace, Bai Yi Hang had spent half a year becoming pen pals with the merchant's wife, regardless of their age. Both parties had written letters, and Bai Yi Hang had used his own feelings to move the other party.
However, in Bai Yihang's story, the female lead was not Yan Yun but Shen Youyue. It could be said that this necklace contained all of Bai Yihang's love for Shen Youyue.
Unfortunately, in the end, Shen Youyue wore this necklace and entered the marriage hall with Chu Jian. Just thinking about this, Bai Yi Hang felt that the Bai Yi Hang in the original plot wasn't worth it.
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