"Mr. Ning..."
Bai Jingchuan and Song Guowei stepped forward to greet him.
"Mm."
Ning Wangshu nodded and asked with a smile, "Patriarch Bai, Manager Song, why did you two come in person to attend our school's anniversary celebration?"
Bai Jingchuan and Song Guowei exchanged a glance.
Then Bai Jingchuan smiled. "We received an invitation from Jiangnan University. We thought we'd take the opportunity to catch up with you, so we came in person."
Song Guowei chimed in from the side. "That's right. We didn't have anything else to do, and it's been a while since we last got together, so we figured we'd come over."
Ning Wangshu smiled and nodded. "All right. Shall we head to the school banquet, or find somewhere else to sit and talk?"
"Let's go straight to the banquet," Song Guowei said. "The principal saw that we hadn't gone over with everyone else just now, so he came over to chat with us and specifically asked us to make sure we attended."
"Mm, sounds good. Let's go!"
Ning Wangshu nodded.
Before long, the three of them arrived at the banquet.
As they approached the entrance, they saw several women in formal dresses acting as greeters.
With Bai Jingchuan and Song Guowei leading the way, Ning Wangshu naturally followed them into the banquet hall.
The banquet hall was bustling. Many people had gathered in small groups, chatting and laughing, while quite a few women in formal dresses served as temporary waitresses, weaving through the crowd with trays of fruit, food, wine, and more.
Bai Jingchuan glanced around, then pointed to a spot in a corner. "Mr. Ning, why don't we sit over there and talk?"
Ning Wangshu looked where Bai Jingchuan was pointing and gave a slight nod. "Sure. Let's go."
They had barely taken a few