Reborn as a Mortal Heiress Pampered by Big Shots-Chapter 247 - 217 Ultimate Asura Arena!!_3

The apology was unified: "Sorry, private banquets do not accept interviews."

The second floor was decorated even more splendidly than the first, looking even more impressive than an ordinary family’s wedding celebration.

Jiang Xuan had arrived quite early and was talking with the waiter at the entrance. When he saw them approaching, his eyes unconsciously fell on Xia Ye, and there was a hint of a smile in his expression.

Xia Yuzheng shook hands with him, and they exchanged pleasantries for a few moments.

Inside, there were three main private room areas: a student area, a family area, and a guest area.

Jiang Xuan spoke a few more words to the waiter before naturally following Xia Ye and the others towards the family area.

He walked alongside Xia Ye, while Xu He led her son, who had eyes all over Little Tiangao, ahead of them.

Jiang Xuan chuckled and was the first to speak, "Scored pretty high-profile points, eh?"

Xia Ye lifted her eyelids, glanced at him, "I didn’t use a spell."

Don’t even think about penalizing her.

Jiang Xuan laughed again, his hands casually in his pockets, "I know."

Xia Ye: "What did you score back in the day?"

Jiang Xuan looked ahead, reminiscing for a moment, "Seems like I lost one point in each subject."

Xia Ye slightly lifted her chin, "... How is that any better than me?"

Jiang Xuan’s tone was quite casual, "No way around it, had to take control of the Jiang family’s power as soon as possible, needed a flawless record."

Xia Ye didn’t quite praise him, "You’re quite power-hungry."

Jiang Xuan silently gave her a look.

Power-hungry?

Whom was he doing this for, anyway?

Wasn’t it all for the sake of making a certain little ancestor’s life in the human world a little more comfortable?

Meanwhile, Xia Yuzheng stayed at the entrance to welcome guests.

"Old Xia, congratulations, a full-score top scholar, how did you do it?"

The first to arrive was a business partner who had gone with Xia Yuzheng to the Botanical Association, Old Han.

Having a relationship spanning several decades with Xia Yuzheng, Old Han wasn’t in a hurry to enter the reception hall but stayed outside with Xia Yuzheng, chatting and greeting guests as they arrived.

By 11:30 a.m., quite a few people were already there.

The earlier arrivals, though also big shots in the business world rarely seen by outsiders, were people Old Han often met, so his reaction remained relatively normal.

But then...

The principals of No.3 Middle School and First Middle School, the master of swordsmanship Tang Shiji... and also, the famous Old Madam Jiang from Hai City?!

Old Madam Jiang, having recovered her health and prolonged her stay in Capital City, heard that her favorite Xia Ye had actually gotten the top scholar rank and immediately canceled her meeting with several other ladies to attend Xia Ye’s celebration feast.

One should know that the identities of the ladies she cancelled on were no less prestigious than hers.

Upon seeing Xia Yuzheng, Old Madam Jiang’s face beamed with a smile as she asked, "Xiaoxia, where’s my little top scholar?"

Old Han was unsettled.

Old Madam Jiang wasn’t someone you could just invite if you wanted to; the Jiang family was not only successful in business and a top tycoon in Hai City but also had connections in the field of education and was rumored to have deep ties with the national research institutes.

And yet, there she was, not only attending but also bringing a gift, and she appeared to be quite familiar with the Xia family!

Hadn’t heard before that the Xia family was this close to Old Madam Jiang, had you?

Xia Yuzheng, with all due respect, bent a little, "She’s over there, I’ll take you..."

He personally escorted Old Madam Jiang to the family area to find his daughter.

Old Han stayed outside to help with the arrangements, and only when he saw his old friend come back did he eagerly ask, "Impressive, how did you manage to make so many connections in just half a year? And Old Madam Jiang, how did you get in touch with her? Haven’t heard of any cooperation between your two families, have I?"

Xia Yuzheng answered with a bashful smile, "It’s all thanks to my daughter’s influence."

His daughter’s influence?

Old Han opened his mouth, his expression somewhat dazed.

A daughter who could both bring back rare plants for the family and help network... what kind of daughter was that? He wanted one too!

Despite being a bit jealous inside, Old Han couldn’t help but sourly say, "Too bad, though, those principals who just arrived are all from high schools, aren’t they? My son is taking the college entrance exam next year, so it’s of no use to me. If there were some university principals from top-ranked schools, I might be able to bask in the reflected glory..."

Xia Yuzheng, recalling the phone calls from two university chancellors who had reached out to his home the other day, just smiled, "Well, I didn’t invite them. If I had, perhaps they really would have come."

Old Han raised an eyebrow, "Isn’t that a bit of a boast?"

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Chancellor Chen of Beijing University looked up at the LED screen celebrating Xia Ye’s full-score top scholar achievement, and his face was one of resolute determination.

Just about to step inside, someone behind him called out to him,

"Old Chen? What brings you here?"

Chancellor Chen turned around to see his arch-nemesis, Chancellor Qiu of Yan University.

Indeed, he wasn’t the only one with a "spy."

Chancellor Chen squinted his eyes, his hands behind his back, "I was invited by Mr. Xia."

His voice was a bit weak, and Chancellor Qiu clearly didn’t believe him.

Now it was Chancellor Chen’s turn to ask, "And how did you come, Chancellor Qiu?"

Chancellor Qiu: "Of course, I was also invited by Mr. Xia."

Chancellor Chen snorted and gestured an invitation with his hand, "In that case, shall we go in together?"

As the two of them were enacting their own version of Mission Impossible at the entrance, they failed to notice that standing beside them was another elderly gentleman.

Old Mr. Tan, passing by and hearing that the full-score top scholar was hosting a banquet here, thought to come in and take a look. But when he saw the photo of this year’s top scholar displayed at the entrance, his expression instantly fixed —

Wasn’t this the young ancient flute prodigy he had encountered in the countryside?!