But Yun Zijin could understand. After all, this groundbreaking ceremony of hers wasn’t strictly a formal banquet. Besides, her roots in Dijing were still shallow. The fact that anyone from Dijing’s four great families showed up was already a sign of respect.
Countless people had sent them invitations to birthday banquets, victory celebrations, and the like, only to not even see a shadow of their family’s branch members. These situations were all too common.
Once everyone had arrived, Yun Zijin, arm in arm with Lu Yunque, quickly made her way to the center seat Mei Lin had specially reserved for her.
Mei Lin had arranged the front row for those closest to Yun Zijin. Lu Yunque’s seat was right next to Yun Zijin’s, followed by Li Yuexing, Sheng Hao, Fu Ze, and other friends who knew her well.
On the other side were the two elders from the Lu Family and two from the Huo family, followed by Lu Xianzhang and his wife, and then the members of the four great families: Lu, Sheng, Li, and Fu.
The people behind them were seated in order according to Mei Lin’s arrangement.
At this moment, the host walked onto the stage.
"Hello! Good afternoon, distinguished guests! I’m your host for today, Li Li. Thank you all for taking time out of your busy schedules to attend this groundbreaking ceremony for the one and only manor of its kind in the nation! A round of applause!"
The audience smiled and applauded, and Yun Zijin raised her hands to join in.
"And now, it’s time for a grand introduction to the owner of the manor at the heart of today’s special ceremony. She is none other than the legend herself, the owner of countless properties, Dijing’s renowned rent-collecting tycoon—Miss Yun Zijin!"
By now, Yun Zijin’s reputation as a mega-landlady was thoroughly established throughout Dijing.
Others might not understand what Yun Zijin’s properties represented, but everyone present was sharp and shrewd.
As Dijing’s premier rent-collecting tycoon, Yun Zijin was, without a doubt, a walking pile of cash.
Many people began to wonder if they could get Yun Zijin to invest in their own projects—the ones that had been forced to a halt due to a lack of funding.
After all, her liquid capital was so abundant, she probably wouldn’t mind plugging their funding gaps a little.
If Yun Zijin knew what they were thinking, she would probably have just one thing to say to them: ’Pfft! You’re nothing special to look at, but you sure have some beautiful dreams.’
Cued by the host, Yun Zijin stood and acknowledged the crowd.
"Next, let’s welcome the owner of the manor, Miss Yun, to give a speech for today’s groundbreaking ceremony!"
As the host finished speaking, he stepped aside, yielding the center of the stage. Yun Zijin walked forward to the microphone, and a staff member came up to adjust its height for her.
"Good afternoon, everyone. I’m Yun Zijin. First of all, I’m delighted that you all could accept the invitation to attend this groundbreaking ceremony.
To be honest, I never expected to be able to hold this groundbreaking ceremony here today.
The idea started on a whim, but I was very lucky to receive the permit to build a manor."
"Miss Yun, I have a question, though I’m not sure if it’s appropriate to ask!"
Yun Zijin was only halfway through her sentence when someone raised their hand and interrupted her.
Looking at the person who had spoken, Yun Zijin kept her expression neutral. "Since you already know it’s not appropriate to ask, I don’t think there’s any need to ask it."
’Yun Zijin was no pushover. It was obvious that someone who would interrupt her mid-speech wasn’t about to ask a pleasant question. She had thought that with Mei Lin handling the invitations, the guest list would have been properly screened, but it seemed one had slipped through the cracks. This guy was just too good at hiding his true colors.’
However, since the man had already spoken up, he clearly had no intention of backing down. "We’re all very curious, Miss Yun. How exactly did you obtain the permit to build a completely non-profit manor? Surely Miss Yun wouldn’t be so stingy as to refuse to tell us something so small?"



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