As night fell, the lights began to turn on. As the news spread quickly that the selection contest for the new president of the Jade Association would be held in the front yard of the Duan family in the evening, the area around the Duan family mansion was already surrounded by water, and even the traffic was almost paralyzed. The transportation management department had to dispatch

Traffic police are here to maintain traffic order.

The bus that the group of people on Deming Road were riding in had already stopped on the side of the road before entering the controlled road section. Everyone knew the traffic conditions on the road ahead, and when their bus climbed to the Duan family mansion, they didn't even mention it.

Seeing the fun, even Mr. Duan must have fallen asleep!

"So many people came to celebrate Mr. Duan's birthday, and the roads were almost overcrowded. It seems that he is deeply loved by the locals!" Dai Mingdao leaned on the open car door and looked forward, unable to stop talking.

exclaimed in admiration.

"Silly B!" People passing by him looked at him as if they were a fool and hurried forward.

"Wu Linchong! I just got the news that Mr. Duan will step down as the president of the Jade Association after the birthday banquet. At the same time, there will be two vice presidents. In the evening, they will select the next leader of the Jade Association through a selection contest.

Team, the selection venue will be held in the Duan Family Courtyard."

"No wonder those people are squeezing in as hard as they can. It turns out they are there for the selection competition." Li Lifei understood the whole story as soon as she heard this.

"Then what are you waiting for? Let's go quickly. If we go late, there will be no fun!" An immediately started to cheer.

"When will this crowding come to an end? Wouldn't it be nice if we took the special passage?" Dai Mingdao tapped An's head lightly, took out his mobile phone and dialed Duan Yuting's number, and also paid for the chartered car.

cost.

Not long after, a black business car drove up from behind and parked steadily next to Dai Mingdao and the others. The window was opened, and Duan Yuting sat in the driver's seat and urged them to get in. After Dai Mingdao and the others were seated securely, the car

He turned a corner and drove in a direction away from the Duan family's mansion.

"Mr. Lin, you've finally arrived. I'm almost dying!" Duan Yuting drove the car skillfully, twisting and turning into a remote road. He glanced at the people in the car through the rearview mirror.

He wondered: "Where are my little sister and Le Bo? Why didn't they come back with you?"

"We will come back after we finish our work. The two of them are busy with very important things now and will arrive soon." Dai Mingdao said mysteriously.

"The trials are about to start, and we are still waiting for my little sister to come to the rescue! What if she can't make it?" Duan Yuting was a little worried.

"Ah? Can't you participate on your own? Why do you have to wait for your little sister?" The girls asked the reason in all directions.

"You don't know something: Among the young and middle-aged people, my little sister's ability to identify stones is the strongest. She has surpassed our father's generation and is catching up with my grandfather. She is the champion of our Duan family.

Hope is also the key for our Duan family to continue to be the president. In this selection competition, my grandfather's generation will all retire, so my little sister's hope of winning will be greatly increased. The chance of our Duan family becoming the president is less than 80%.

70%. But if my little sister is too late to participate, the outcome will be unpredictable!" Duan Yuting became more and more anxious as he spoke.

"Oh, that's it..." Everyone understood what Duan Yuting said.

"Young Master Duan, there is no need to be anxious. You should take us to see your grandpa first. Since the game tonight is so important, we also need to prepare several different plans to avoid rushing into the game and being caught off guard. In addition, I have a few small things here.

I want to give it to your grandpa as a birthday present, I guarantee that your grandpa will be very happy when he sees it!" Dai Mingdao comforted him.

"Okay, I hope my little sister can come back within the stipulated time..."

Duan Yuting's car quickly drove to the end of the path, entered an open gate, drove forward a short distance, turned into a downward passage, and stopped at a location.

"This is the underground parking lot in our backyard. Please..." Duan Yuting opened the car door and let everyone get out of the car. Then he led the way and led everyone to take the elevator to a spacious room.

There is a large round table with a diameter of two meters in the middle of the room. The top of this table is made of a single piece of log, and it looks like it is a valuable object. There are five people sitting at the table, and an old man is sitting at the head seat.

, although his temples are gray, his complexion is rosy and his breath is long-lasting. His Chinese character face is not angry and self-defeating, and he has the demeanor of everyone. But at this time, his face is slightly anxious; the other four are all in their forties or fifties, and in appearance

They were quite similar, and they should be brothers from the same clan. At this time, they also had their eyebrows furrowed, and they frequently looked up at the door and the direction of the elevator, as if they were waiting for someone to appear.

As soon as Duan Yuting and Dai Mingdao appeared, everyone was in high spirits and looked happy. They stood up one after another. However, when they saw that there was no one they were looking forward to among the people, they sat back down and sighed.

s position.

Duan Yuting quickly came to the round table, greeted those people one by one, and then whispered a few words in the old man's ear. The old man's face lit up, and he quickly stood up and laughed: "Oh, it turns out that it's Nephew Lin and the others.

When you come here, you are really a distinguished guest. It is extremely rude to not welcome you when you are busy with other worldly things. Come, please sit down and serve tea!"

"Mr. Duan, you're very grateful! I've been waiting for you to come here today, so I've specially prepared some small gifts. I hope Mr. Duan will accept them!" Dai Mingdao talked nonchalantly, walked to the round table, and took out a rectangular wooden

The box was placed on the table. As soon as the box appeared, it emitted a vague aroma. Although everyone knew that the box was made of wooden material, no one knew what kind of tree it was.

Dai Mingdao pushed the wooden box in front of Mr. Duan and said with a mysterious smile: "Mr. Duan, please open it and see if this gift is what you like?"

Mr. Duan was a little unsure, but he opened the wooden box politely. Everyone looked inside the box and saw a piece of white paper folded in the box. From the faintly exposed corner of the white paper, it could be seen that there was something on the paper.

There are some handwritings on it.

Mr. Duan glanced at Dai Mingdao suspiciously, put on his reading glasses, picked up the piece of white paper, opened it carefully, and read it carefully. He didn't know if he didn't look at it, but he was shocked when he saw it! Mr. Duan only read a few sentences, and the whole

People couldn't help but tremble. After a long time, he finished reading. With trembling hands, he carefully folded the white paper and put it back into the wooden box. He said to himself: "This... how is this possible? Why?

...No, no..."

At this time, many servants came in from outside, bringing chairs, tea and other things. Dai Ming said that they were not polite, and each found a place to sit down.

"Dad, what's wrong with you?" One of the middle-aged men came up and asked the old man with concern.

"This little brother Lin really gave me a huge gift. Dad, I don't know whether I should accept it or not!" Mr. Duan took a deep breath and sighed.

"Hahaha, Mr. Duan, you don't need to think too much. Since we gave this gift away, we have no intention of getting it back. Just put it away with confidence." Dai Mingdao laughed and said, "But I want to ask.

I would like to ask you, is there anything inappropriate in what is written above?"

Mr. Duan calmed down, lowered his head and pondered for a moment and said: "It is more comprehensive and profound than our Duan family's. I believe this is definitely not our family's. To be honest, after so many years of inheritance, our family's

The lack has already been serious, otherwise we wouldn’t be waiting in this secret meeting room with a sullen expression on our faces, waiting for that little girl Yuhan to come back and take the lead!”

"Are you talking about the president selection competition?" Li Lifei asked.

"Exactly. Among the younger generation of our Duan family, Yuhan, the little girl, has the most talent, and her chances of winning are almost half. As long as she takes action, the position of the president will belong to our Duan family.

The thing in the middle." As soon as Mr. Duan talked about the little girl Duan Yuhan, his expression of sullen expression suddenly changed and his expression became brighter, with a look of pride on his face.

"I didn't expect that little girl to be quite capable..." Meng Yuanyun muttered, as if a eldest sister was commenting on a little maid.

"In that case, let's give you a second gift." Dai Mingdao stretched out his hand to stop Meng Yuanyun from continuing. He stood up and walked to an open space in the room. With a wave of his hand, he "transformed" something in front of him.

Something comes out.

"This is..." Everyone present took a closer look and were all shocked.

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After half a day of planning and arrangement, Duan Zhai’s front yard has changed into another look:

The corridor at the entrance of the hall was temporarily transformed into a rostrum. The three wooden chairs in the middle of the door are where Mr. Duan and the other two vice-presidents sit. The wooden chairs extend to both sides, and they are all used as VIP viewing platforms for local squires and respected people. In the front

There is also a row of tables and chairs in the courtyard square near the corridor, which is where the judges work. The two stages on the left and right are now the showcases for the contestants. The square in the middle of the front yard was originally a seat for guests to enjoy the stage performances.

, has now been transformed into a rest area for the players. A large area near the gate has now become a new guest viewing area. There are no seats here and no one to entertain them. Those who like to watch the excitement can bring their own benches and snacks.

.

Originally, everything had been arranged, and we were just waiting for the auspicious time to start this year's Jade Association President Selection Competition, but for some reason, the Duan family suddenly added a set of two-meter-diameter circles in the middle of the front of the judges' table.

Tables and chairs. This set of tables and chairs is exactly the one in Mr. Duan’s secret conference room.

Ordinary people are just a little curious about the newly arranged tables and chairs, which is nothing more than that at best. However, the big bosses on the rostrum and the VIP viewing platform are all well-informed people.
Chapter completed!