webnovelfull Chapter 356 The Birthday Party Begins
Chapter 356 The Birthday Party Begins
"Jiang Zhao, get ready to go!" Jiang Li, having changed into a beautiful outfit, came out of the room and saw Jiang Zhao sitting on the sofa, looking rather listless, so she went over to call him.
She called out several times, but Jiang Zhao didn't respond at all, as if he hadn't heard her at all. He seemed to have returned to his previous dazed state.
Jiang Li was puzzled. She walked up to Jiang Zhao, bent down, and gently nudged his shoulder. "Jiang Zhao, what's wrong?"
Jiang Zhao slowly raised his head, looked at Jiang Li with a somewhat confused expression, and after a while, he seemed to come back to his senses and said, "Oh, I understand. We need to get ready to leave."
However, despite saying this, Jiang Zhao's face showed no sign of happiness, but rather a deep sense of loss and frustration.
Seeing this, Jiang Li felt even more puzzled. She turned to look at her second brother, Jiang Yangxu, who was standing to the side, and asked in confusion, "Second brother, wasn't Jiang Zhao very happy to be able to attend his sister Jiang Youli's birthday party before? Why has he suddenly become like this?"
Jiang Yangxu straightened his suit and glanced at his son sitting on the sofa. "It's all because his new song didn't get as much attention as his sister Jiang Youli's."
"Oh... I see." Jiang Li suddenly realized. "I saw it. Although your sister Jiang Youli's new song sales are indeed better than yours, your results are also very good. There's no need to be so dejected."
As Jiang Li spoke, she turned to comfort Jiang Zhao, saying, "Jiang Zhao, one failure doesn't mean anything. As long as you win back later, that's all that matters!"
Jiang Yangxu thought of his recent defeat. That's right, what does one defeat matter? Tonight, his family will win it all back!
Jiang Zhao finally spoke, her voice dejected, "Third Aunt, you don't understand."
"I..." Jiang Li's good intentions were not appreciated, and she was too lazy to continue comforting her. "Fine, I don't understand."
She's struggling to make ends meet herself, so how could she possibly be in the mood to comfort others?
All she wants now is to return to the good life she had before. Even if she can't go back to the Long family as the second wife, she has to go back to the Jiang family to continue enjoying her life.
"Alright, Jiang Zhao, if your sister sees you like this, she'll only look down on you more. Cheer up." Jiang Yangxu straightened his clothes, picked up the gifts, and walked out.
Jiang Li urged, "Jiang Zhao, hurry up and catch up."
With that, she followed him out.
Jiang Zhao silently took out a small, miniature box from his pocket.
This is a birthday gift that he and his older brother Jiang Xing picked out together.
Well, even if I can't get my sister's forgiveness, I still want to give her my blessings.
Jiang Zhao put the gift away, got up, and followed him out.
……
It was already 7:30 when we arrived at the Jiang family's house.
It was completely dark, but the entire Jiang family home was brightly lit. Even the exterior walls were covered with decorative lights and various birthday wishes were posted on them.
After getting out of the car, Jiang Zhao saw Jiang Xing also walking to the gate, handing his invitation to the butler of the East District villa who was responsible for greeting guests and checking their invitations at the gate.
"Big brother!" Jiang Zhao called out as he quickly stepped forward.
Hearing the sound, Jiang Xing turned around and saw Jiang Zhao's expression. She knew he was upset because his new song was not as successful as his sister Jiang Youli.
As Jiang Zhao approached, he asked, "Didn't you sleep well last night?"
Jiang Zhao smiled wryly, "How can I sleep well after last night's situation?"
After listening to three songs by his younger sister Jiang Youli, he went on a crazy spree, frantically refreshing comments about himself and his sister Jiang Youli on various platforms.
Public opinion quickly reversed.
He initially had far more supporters than his sister Jiang Youli, but as time went on, more and more people started supporting his sister Jiang Youli.
There have been more negative comments about it.
Such as:
[Hilarious! Jiang Zhao's fans were saying that giving Jiang Youli a chance for a win-win collaboration! With that kind of attitude, collaborating with Jiang Zhao is clearly just letting him hold you back!]
[Jiang Zhao's fans, like him, are prone to self-aggrandizement!]
[I initially thought Jiang Youli was trying to ride on Jiang Zhao's popularity, but now it seems it's clearly Jiang Zhao who's trying to ride on Jiang Youli's popularity!]
[Alright! Now can I loudly shout that Jiang Zhao should get out of the entertainment industry?! A disgraced artist like him, who even framed his own sister, should get out of the entertainment industry right now!]
Jiang Zhao watched all night long, and finally couldn't stay awake until six in the morning. He spent the whole day in a daze in his rented room and didn't go to Dafeng Entertainment.
Zheng Zegang called him several times, but he didn't answer.
Jiang Xing sighed and gently patted Jiang Zhao's shoulder, "Take it easy, this just proves how outstanding our sister is."
Jiang Zhao sighed helplessly, "Yeah, what else can I do but try to take it easy?"
Jiang Yangxu and Jiang Li also came over.
"Dad, Third Aunt."
Jiang Li said "Hey," and added, "Your brother is in a bad mood, you should try to comfort him."
Jiang Xing said, "It's okay, let him calm down and he'll figure it out."
Upon seeing Jiang Yangxu and his family, the East District butler, who was guarding the door, asked, "Where are your invitations?"
Jiang Yangxu and Jiang Li were the first to take out their invitations.
Jiang Zhao followed closely behind.
After checking the invitations of the four people, the East District Butler said, "Please come in."
After the four of them went inside together, the villa manager in the East District suddenly asked curiously, "By the way, why didn't Ms. Qin come?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Xing and Jiang Zhao were both taken aback.
The two brothers looked at each other in bewilderment. That's right, their sister Jiang Youli's birthday party was about to begin, so why was their mother still nowhere to be seen?
Jiang Li glanced thoughtfully at her second brother.
Jiang Yangxu ignored the villa manager in the East District and said to his two sons, "Let's go, your mother should be here later."
After watching the four of them go inside, the East District Butler turned on the walkie-talkie and said, "Sir, Madam, Jiang Yangxu and the others have arrived."
"it is good."
After turning off the walkie-talkie, the East District housekeeper continued to greet other guests.
Soon after, Mr. Zhang, his wife, and their five sons arrived.
"Fifth brother, why are you walking so fast? You didn't even wait for your parents!" The eldest son of the Zhang family shouted as soon as he got out of the car.
The fifth brother, walking at the front, said without turning his head, "I haven't seen my sister and niece for quite some time, I'm eager to see them!"
"You're in a hurry, but we're not!" the eldest brother cursed.
Madam Zhang waved her hand, "Alright, let him go."
The eldest brother hesitated, then said, "Then I..."
Old Madam Zhang rolled her eyes at him and said, "You get out too."
"Okay, okay, I'll get out right away!" The boss immediately strode into the room.
Looking at her sons, who were all grown up, Madam Zhang sighed, "What a tragedy! How could I have given birth to so many troublesome sons!"
Before the East District housekeeper could even greet the fifth and eldest sons of the Zhang family, the two of them had already dashed into the gate like the wind.
As Mr. Zhang and Mrs. Zhang approached, the East District housekeeper invited them all inside.
Before long, the other invited guests, including Qi An'an and Zhou Yi, also arrived.
From the very beginning, the East District housekeeper noticed a car parked at the corner of the wall not far from the main entrance, and the owner of the car never got out.
It wasn't until Young Master Qi Huan and Old Master Qi arrived that he saw that the person getting out of the car was Duan Jinghan, the young master of the Duan family.
Duan Jinghan, carrying a gift, strode towards Qi Huan.