Celestial Night Emperor

Chapter 63: Chapter 63: Lots of Rules at Second Aunt’s House

In Wuzhou District of Su City, the residence of the Chen Family, the area’s most prominent household, was abuzz with activity.

The husband of Jiang Wan Jun’s older sister, who was also Weiwei’s uncle, was the eldest son of a local magnate. He doted on his wife, so the preparations for her birthday were exceptionally grand.

All the influential figures from Su City and the greater Wuzhou area were in attendance.

And of course, countless friends and relatives were there as well.

Even the military department garrisoned in Su City had sent a representative.

This was not only because the Chen Family was a powerful clan, but also because their eldest daughter, Chen Fengzhi, was a Captain in the Northern Domain Battle Department—a renowned and distinguished heroine!

However, Weiwei’s aunt, the woman of the hour, was sitting at the head table looking anxious and restless.

Patriarch Chen looked at his wife and smiled. ”Your sister who married into the Han Family is coming. Is that why you’re so on edge?”

”Are you asking just to annoy me? I’m waiting for our daughter to get back!”

The aunt shook her head. ”Besides, my little sister’s life isn’t easy right now, so don’t you go spouting that nonsense. And your relatives have always looked down on my brother-in-law. They humiliate him every time.”

Patriarch Chen chuckled drily. ”That’s because he’s a failure! I get pissed off just looking at that good-for-nothing.”

Behind them, several of the Chen family cousins added disdainfully, ”The man is a loser, and he loves to brag. And our cousin, Han Biwei—we heard she has an illegitimate daughter and even brought some strange man home. How ridiculous is that?”

His wife wasn’t happy to hear this, but there was nothing she could do.

’It was her own sister’s fault for marrying such a good-for-nothing.’

Just as they were speaking, a call came from her sister, Jiang Wan Jun.

The aunt answered with a smile, but her expression soured as she listened. ”Little sister, you’re bringing that man of Weiwei’s? I hate to say it, but that’s a little embarrassing.”

But on the other end of the line, Jiang Wan Jun was singing Qin Tianxuan’s praises.

The aunt found this amusing. ”Fine, bring him over and let me have a look.”

After hanging up, she said to Patriarch Chen and their relatives, ”Don’t go too far later. Spare my niece Weiwei some dignity!”

The Chen family cousins were all freeloaders who idled their days away, collecting paychecks from the family business without having to work. They were bored and looking for some fun.

The moment they heard the news, they huddled together.

”Later, let’s have some fun with him. It’ll be a good laugh.”

”Yeah, when our so-called cousin-in-law gets here, everyone listen to me. We’re going to make a fool of him in front of everybody!”

”Exactly! It’s a birthday, after all. We have to make sure the birthday girl has a good laugh!”

They were full of malicious ideas.

The seated guests were also bored, and they had vaguely overheard enough to understand what was happening.

After all, who didn’t know about Han Biwei’s whole situation?

Everyone looked down on Han Qian Jun’s family. Seeing the young masters of the Chen Family gearing up for a show, they were filled with eager anticipation.

The scene later was going to be quite a show!

Outside, the Chen family’s grand residence had a parking lot already packed with luxury cars. Qin Tianxuan’s vehicle had just arrived.

After getting out of the car, Jiang Wan Jun wrung her hands nervously.

As soon as Han Qian Jun arrived at his sister-in-law’s home, memories of past humiliations flooded his mind, and his face turned pale.

Qin Tianxuan smiled. ”Uncle Han, Auntie, what’s the matter with you two?”

Jiang Wan Jun sighed. ”My dear, your aunt’s family is very strict and has a lot of rules. I’m worried.”

Beside them, Wang Hou couldn’t help but chime in. ”Are you serious? Some small-time local magnate in Wuzhou District, what kind of ’rules’ could they possibly have?”

Han Qian Jun shook his head. ”You don’t understand. Sigh. That family, from the oldest to the youngest, they’re all full of nasty tricks. In the past, every time I came, they’d ridicule whatever gift I brought.”

Qin Tianxuan turned to Wang Hou. ”I haven’t prepared a gift. Figure something out!”

A man of Wang Hou’s caliber acted instantly, pulling out his phone. ”For this type of local tycoon, they won’t appreciate an elegant, thoughtful gift. You just have to hit them with a pile of cash!”

Han Qian Jun agreed wholeheartedly. ”That’s exactly right. One time, I prepared a famous work of calligraphy, and the Chen Family used it as a cleaning rag. I was so angry I could have died! You’d have to bring a whole basket of gold ingots to impress them!”

A simple and crude gift, indeed!

This was Wang Hou’s specialty.

He made a call. ”Patch me through to the nearest God of Wealth Hall warehouse in Su City. Is that batch of gold ingots we received as a gift a few days ago still there?”

Those were all gifts presented to the Night Emperor, Qin Tianxuan, by magnates from all over the world. The number of gold ingots among them was staggering.

And they were all solid gold!

”Marquis, how many do you need?” The person from the God of Wealth Hall didn’t dare to delay and immediately began preparations.

Wang Hou thought for a moment. ”Bring them all!”

The person on the other end was stunned. ”Marquis, the number of gold ingots we’ve received over the years... it’s far too many. It would take several truckloads...”

Before he could finish, Qin Tianxuan laughed. ”Wang Hou, one basket of gold ingots will be enough. Any more than that, and the local authorities will come and arrest you!”

Across from them, Han Qian Jun and Jiang Wan Jun were dumbfounded. ”Tianxuan, we were only joking. This... this is too much.”

Qin Tianxuan didn’t think much of it. He was only here to meet the Female Captain, not to show off.

Seeing how nervous the older couple was, he said casually, ”Then let’s forget it. I’ll just give a red envelope for the birthday.”

But Wang Hou was taking this very seriously.

He served the Night Emperor, and as the grand steward of the God of Wealth Hall, he had to be perfectly prepared at all times.

While a basket of gold ingots was already en route, Wang Hou issued another special order: ”Since some upstarts love to see gold and silver, have the God of Wealth Hall’s warehouses get ready. Temporarily move everything to Wuzhou District. Better to be prepared!”

Meanwhile, Jiang Wan Jun took out the gifts she had prepared.

A pair of Cyan Hundred Flowers Jade Bracelets.

Two gold ingots engraved with the character for ”longevity.”

These two gifts were from her and Han Qian Jun.

Since Qin Tianxuan hadn’t prepared anything, Jiang Wan Jun simply took off her own jadeite earrings, polished them vigorously, and wrapped them up to be a gift from her son-in-law.

Qin Tianxuan’s red envelope was also prepared.

Because it was a gift from a junior to an elder, local etiquette in Wuzhou District dictated the amount shouldn’t exceed ten thousand, so he put in nine thousand, nine hundred.

The double nines were a good omen, wishing great wealth, nobility, and long life to the birthday honoree.

Chatting as they walked, they soon reached the main entrance of the Chen family’s residence.

They saw that the guests inside were already seated, while in the courtyard stood the Chen cousins, waiting with smiles that didn’t reach their eyes.