The clouds and mists have dispersed, and everyone knows that I love you.

Chapter 132 Ying Family Golden Bell

Fearing that she would set her sights on the yellow diamond ring again, Feng Qingning glanced at the jade watch, felt that the time was about right, and changed the subject.

"Have you arranged the program list for the feast I asked you to prepare some time ago?"

After this little episode, Shi Rong also returned to his former cold and aloof look.

"Yes, my granddaughter has followed my grandmother's instructions and asked Mingxing and the others to make all the arrangements."

Feng Qingning nodded.

"Then let's start, it's time."

When Shi Rong heard this, he was stunned for a moment.

"here?"

Feng Qingning nodded again, and made a "please" gesture with her left palm towards Huo Yan beside her.

"Yes, didn't I tell you that this was something Mr. Huo personally entrusted you with?"

After hearing this, Shi Rong was stunned again and shook his head suspiciously.

Feng Qingning couldn't help but twitch her lips. Okay, it seems she forgot to say it. She coughed twice in embarrassment.

"Why? Now that Rong'er knows, does she want to reject the Huo family's invitation?"

After hearing this, Shi Rong almost wanted to laugh. How dare she reject the Huo family, the dominant family in North City? She couldn't beat the unparalleled Huo Jiuzhou.

"Granddaughter dare not. But before that, granddaughter has a private matter to attend to. I hope Grandmother will allow it."

Feng Qingning thought for a moment, but couldn't figure out what Shi Rong wanted to do, but she didn't intend to stop him.

"Of course, Rong'er has grown up now and can make decisions on many things by herself. Go ahead."

With Feng Qingning's permission, Shi Rong stretched out his palm upwards towards Shen Mingxing who was standing behind him. The latter understood and immediately took out a small square black gold and black iron box from his bag. There was a pattern of a dragon head and rose on it and he placed it in Shi Rong's palm.

Shi Rong stood up with the help of Shi Yang, turned around, and led his men straight to Xing Jiashan.

Seeing that she was coming to see him, Xing Jiashan got nervous for a moment. He dropped the tea he was drinking, straightened his slightly wrinkled collar, and was about to stand up when Shi Rong pressed his shoulder and made him sit back down.

"Doctor Xing, there's no need to be so polite. To be honest, I've been safe and sound in North City for the past five years thanks to your care. Even though you initially followed Mr. Huo's orders, you saved my life many times in times of crisis."

Shi Rong knelt down in front of his desk, took out the buckle on the black gold and black iron box from his palm, opened the lid, and placed it next to him.

"It's just a token of my appreciation, not a token of respect. I hope Doctor Xing will accept it."

Xing Jiashan was flattered and picked it up. He took a closer look and found that inside was a small and exquisite copper bell carved with pure gold, with fine patterns of auspicious phoenix feathers all over the bell.

Exquisite workmanship and unique ingenuity are secondary. Just the weight of it in your hand tells you it’s expensive.

When you pinch it between your fingers and shake it, a series of pleasant ringing sounds will be emitted from the hollow gold wall in the center of the copper bell.

Xing Jiashan thought that this was just an invaluable ornament without any meaning, and he didn't think much about it. He just held it in his hands lovingly, his tone as gentle as ever.

"This is too precious. You don't have to be polite to me. It's all my duty. It's my honor to save you time and time again."

Shi Rong smiled. He was still so good at talking, just like that slick Song Qianchen.

"I'm not honored. You're exaggerating. Nothing in this world is a given. I have three requests in total. When you have them figured out, come to me with them."

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What are the three requirements?

Xing Jiashan didn't understand what she meant. He examined the golden bell in his hand carefully from head to toe. He really couldn't figure it out, so he had to ask.

"What do you mean by 'three requirements'?"

Shi Rong laughed again. It seemed that he really didn't understand, so he patiently replied.

"This is the Ying family's golden bell. It's a token of gratitude we give out whenever we go out to repay a favor."

Shi Rong took the black gold iron box containing the bell, turned it over, and saw a big word "Rong" engraved at the bottom.

"This is a gold bell that represents my personal name. There are a total of 10 similar items in the Ying family. I have five, my grandmother has three, and my brother has two. They are distinguished by the color, shape, and texture of the iron box. My grandmother's bell is platinum, my brother's is gilded, and I have a pure gold bell."

"Each bell represents three requests. In short, you've done me a favor. No matter what setbacks or hardships you encounter in life, as long as it's something you can't handle, you can come to me with these bells. I will always and unconditionally mobilize all my connections and influence to help you overcome the difficulties."

"Three requests means I will help you three times."

Shi Rong added, as if he was afraid that one day he would make some unreasonable demands on Huo Jiuzhou's behalf.

"It can only be matters concerning you personally or the Xing family. I won't help outsiders."

After hearing this, Xing Jiashan instantly felt that the value of this golden bell had risen several levels, which made it even more rare.

Looking back, Xing Jiashan exchanged a glance with his parents. Seeing them nodding their heads in delight, Xing Jiashan looked back, forgetting his worries.

"I understand, thank you."

Shi Rong shook his head.

"It's okay. Of course, if there's anything your Xing family can do with me in the future, you can always come to me."

As Shi Rong spoke, he took a pre-written note from Shi Yang and handed it to him. On it was her contact information, residential address, and several places she often visited.

Xing Jiashan took it, read it, memorized it, and sealed it together with the bell in an iron box, keeping it close to his body as a treasure.

"Okay, you're thoughtful. I like it very much."

"That's good."

Shi Rong smiled at him without comment and said nothing more.

As she stood up, the woman raised her hand slightly to Shen Mingxing opposite her.

The latter took the order and immediately took Xia Zhi, Ji Xinyue, and the male and female musicians from the Ying family's country to prepare.

Seeing this, Huo Yan remained calm and gave a look to Huo Jiuzhou who was sitting upright. The man waved his jade hand gently, and Huo Xun and Huo Zun who were guarding behind him immediately bowed their heads and turned to leave.

Not long after, when Shi Rong and Shi Yang took their seats, they saw a waitress from the Genting Star venue, wearing a retro slim-fitting cheongsam with a white background and blue and white patterns.

Each of them held a square plate in their hands, and in order from top to bottom, a total of 8 special dishes combining Chinese and Western cuisine were placed on each table.

Shi Yang took a quick look: lily shrimp balls, ginger-braised razor clams, peony fish fillets, wine-pickled tomatoes, snow mountain strawberries, sesame bamboo shoots, chicken sauce wild rice stem, and snow pea salad.

They are all top-notch delicacies with light smell and great appearance. They will not affect the atmosphere of the banquet, but they are time-consuming and labor-intensive to prepare.

"It's obvious from the first glance that this menu was prepared by Huo Jiuzhou."

Shi Rong and Shi Yang shared the deputy position, and they chatted in low voices while washing their hands with wet towels.

"how?"

Shi Yang curled the corners of his lips, picked up the cutlery at hand and pointed at the dishes on the table.

"There are 8 dishes in total, 5 of which are your favorites."

Shi Rong was speechless and glared at him.

"Eating won't stop you from talking."