The two of them, one after the other, walked back to Yan Father and Yan Mother with hurried steps.
Yan Mother smilingly stuffed a glass of sparkling water into Yan Xianjue's hand.
As her gaze passed over Shen Fangli, Yan Mother's eyes flickered.
She stuffed a glass into her hand as well.
Then she asked them, "Why did you walk so fast?"
Yan Xianjue took it without drinking, his expression quite indescribable, "If we walked any slower, we would've been dragged into losing face together."
"Huh?" Yan Mother asked in confusion.
Yan Xianjue shook his head, not continuing, and instead asked, "Why hasn't it started yet?"
[Shouldn't Lin Rui be introducing the Lin Household's new member to the guests, and then symbolically giving him some shares or real estate or something?]
That was what she said, but Lin Rui was obviously unwilling.
Yan Father shook his head. It was not without reason that his Old Master had consistently looked down on Old Master Lin while he was alive.
Old Master Lin could make the executive decision to order Lin Rui to acknowledge the person back into the Lin Household.
But he couldn't forcefully press Lin Rui's head down and make him happily carry out this matter, could he?
Who among those attending the banquet wasn't a clever fox.
Now the situation was deadlocked, and nobody wanted to stick their neck out first.
Yan Father said in a low voice, "Wait for it. Lin Rui is clearly dragging his feet."
Prompted by Yan Father, Yan Xianjue noticed.
This was clearly a banquet for the Lin Household, yet the Lin family members present were pitifully few.
Not only was Old Master Lin—the legendary figure who forced Lin Rui to acknowledge his son—absent.
Lin Rui's wife, which was Lin Shi's