The guards stationed at the entrance to the Zhang Family's old residence did not recognize Zhang Tie. Seeing him stroll over alone, empty-handed, swinging his two legs, they stopped him. Meanwhile, the woman in the car and her vehicle were smoothly waved through by the guards.
The car drove inside while Zhang Tie remained standing at the gates. The woman turned around and watched him with great interest.
"Nana, you're a young lady—how can you be so impolite, staring at a man like that? Today is the Zhang Family matriarch's seventieth birthday. You can't be as wild as you used to be. Your Aunt Xue is going to introduce you to several outstanding young men of the Zhang Family today." Beside the girl sat an elegant, dignified Hua Clan woman in her forties, her hair pinned up. Her features bore a slight resemblance to the girl's, and she had clearly taken excellent care of herself. The string of exquisite purple pearls around her neck and the emerald-green bracelet on her wrist were both heirloom-quality jewels. All of it silently proclaimed her status.
"The Zhang Family of Jinhai City has truly been flourishing more and more in recent years. A few years ago, the Zhang Family still lagged somewhat behind our Wang Family, but these past years, they've been making waves in Jinhai City. The assets of the Zhang Family's Galaxy Shipyard have already surpassed ten million gold coins, rising from third place in Jinhai City to second. That old Mr. Zhang Haitian of the Zhang Family really is quite a figure!" A bespectacled man in his forties or fifties seated beside the woman looked at the lively scene outside the Zhang Family's old residence and spoke softly.
"I heard that the Golden Crow Merchant Group seems to have connections that