Urban Seduction: Housewives Club

"Heavens, several hundred years old, wouldn't that be a demigod? I never thought there would be such a person in this world..."

Tang Feiyan's exclamation made Eric chuckle inwardly. Several hundred years old and already a demigod? Then am I also "such a person"?

"Are you thinking ahead?" Tan Ailing understood Eric's thoughts.

"Yes."

"But..." Tan Ailing hesitated before saying, "For a grandmaster like Zhou Dian, without two or three dozen pre-heaven experts, he probably can't be kept... Among vampires, only those at the duke level can contend with pre-heaven experts... I'm afraid there aren't that many dukes in Country A..."

"Although there aren't that many dukes in Country A, I can create them myself!"

"Create them yourself?" Tan Ailing and Tang Feiyan were astonished.

Eric smiled and explained the effect of the "Geocentric Yin Abyss" on vampires.

"At least thirty-five pre-heaven experts..." Tan Ailing seemed a bit absent-minded.

"What's wrong?" Tang Feiyan didn't understand why she was like this, but Eric guessed some of it.

"Feiyan, do you know, even prestigious sects like the Shao and powerful hundred-year-old families like the Zhu Ming, their pre-heaven experts would not exceed twenty people..."

"Oh..." Understanding the rarity and significance of pre-heaven experts, Tang Feiyan also showed her amazement.

"Eric, you must hide this power well. In the current situation, neither the country nor the martial world would want to see a force that could disrupt the balance..."

"I will remember..."

"Alright, Ailing, only you would worry so much! With Eric's peaceful nature, how could he disrupt the current peace... You can rest assured!"

"I hope so!" For some reason, Tan Ailing had a vague sense of unease.

Tang Feiyan, completely unconcerned like Tan Ailing, asked while holding Eric's arm, "Eric, let's go eat first, it's been a long time since I had a big meal!"

Eric nodded with acceptance.

"Then let's go..." Just as Tang Feiyan was about to suggest a dining place, her phone rang.

"Hello... Mm..."

After the call, Tang Feiyan shrugged helplessly and said, "It seems we won't be able to have a big meal tonight..."

The city of St. Petersburg, Russia.

The current mayor of St. Petersburg is named Delbosky, who studied in China in the past and is very fond of China. This capable civilian mayor enjoys widespread support within Russia and is said to have a good chance of winning the upcoming presidential election.

This morning, this "good friend of the Chinese people" led a delegation to visit Shanghai.

Attaching great importance to this visit, a deputy prime minister from the State Council came to welcome them on behalf of the central government.

Tang Feiyan's father, Tang Dad, who is the deputy mayor of Shanghai, took on the main reception duties.

When arranging the evening banquet, Delbosky, who has a good personal relationship with Tang Dad, explicitly stated that he hopes for a more "relaxed" atmosphere for the banquet.

Knowing the intention of his foreign friend, Tang Dad immediately decided to organize a "family gathering", asking all participants to bring their own families, and he also called his daughter.

"What's wrong?"

"It's my dad's call, he wants us to attend a welcome banquet organized by the municipal committee!"

"It's to welcome the delegation from St. Petersburg, right?" Tan Ailing had already learned this news from television, "How come I have to go too?"

"Of course. My dad said it wouldn't be good to leave you at home, so he specially asked me to bring you along..."

"What about Eric?"

"He's coming too!" Tang Feiyan said generously, "With my status, I can certainly bring an extra person, right?"

Eric didn't mind where he was going, he just asked curiously, "Why did you just say we wouldn't be able to enjoy the big feast? Usually there would be a lot of delicacies at a banquet, right?"

Tan Ailing explained, "Although there will indeed be many delicious dishes at the banquet, in general, the people attending the banquet don't really focus on 'eating', and they may even look down on those who eat and drink a lot at such an occasion..."

Eric felt a bit strange. Although he had a life experience of over 400 years, most of the time he had been practicing and researching magic, and he could be said to know nothing about this kind of social interaction.

Just when he thought he had gained some knowledge, Tang Feiyan smiled and shook her head, "Ailing, this time you're wrong, I didn't say we wouldn't be able to enjoy the big feast because of that..."

"Oh?" Tan Ailing became a little interested.

"I absolutely won't act according to other people's faces. If there's really good food, I won't miss it!"

Tan Ailing, who knew her well, nodded in agreement and waited for her explanation.

"The reason I said that is because there will definitely not be the big feast I want to eat at the banquet, it will absolutely be just some homestyle dishes..."

"Homestyle dishes?" Tan Ailing was a bit surprised, "Judging from your tone, it seems this banquet is not like a Western-style buffet, but a Chinese dining event?"

"That's right! Mayor Delbosky is very fond of Chinese culture and Chinese cuisine, and every time he visits China, he will request the host to provide a Chinese feast..."

"According to our Chinese traditional etiquette, when entertaining foreigners, we shouldn't just use homestyle dishes, right?" Although he had just crossed over, Eric had already gained some understanding of the Chinese people's enthusiasm and hospitality.

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Tang Feiyan sighed helplessly. She explained, "Mayor Delbosky and my dad are quite close, and I've met him a few times. I know him a bit. He is a very frugal mayor, and the thing he hates the most is extravagance and waste. Although he likes Chinese food, he is only fond of the homestyle dishes that ordinary families can also make. As for those precious and expensive dishes, he is not very interested in them."

Seeing the big picture, Eric and Tan Ailing unanimously praised this thrifty and pragmatic mayor in their hearts.

"Where is the banquet being held?"

"I almost forgot to tell you..." Tang Feiyan stuck out her tongue at Eric and said, "It's at the Yue Zhen Xuan on the 55th floor of the Jin Mao Tower!"

Eric told the driver Skidmore Earl through the communicator, so they wouldn't go around the city without a destination.

Seeing that Eric had informed his subordinate to go directly to the Jin Mao Tower, Tan Ailing couldn't help but ask, "Eric, are we just going like this?"

Eric looked at the three of their casual home outfits. He hesitated a bit. Through TV, he knew that people usually wear suits and evening gowns to attend banquets, going in casual clothes would be disrespectful to the host!

If it were someone else, Eric wouldn't have cared about this, but the banquet was hosted by Tang Dad, and he had to show some face to his "father-in-law", right?

Just as he was about to have Skidmore Earl change course to take them to buy formal wear, Tang Feiyan smiled and said, "No need, we can just go like this..."