Chapter 317


    Tom was interested and asked, "Oh? Who''s this big shot? Tell me."


    Now he was famous in H City. His assets were worth tens of billions and everyone had to give him


    face. There were not many people who could make him meet easily, obediently and respectfully.


    Of course, Tom was not arrogant. He was very powerful nationwide. Still, there were many big shots


    above him and he was well aware of that.


    Master Chou nodded and said, "His name is Hawthorne. He is the chairman of Shenyang Group and


    the former president of G State''s chamber ofmerce. He is very important in the circle and has


    great power. People all pay great respect to him. Even the North Sky Association doesn''t dare to offend


    him."


    When Tom heard that, he was a little surprised. SY Group was not a smallpany, but a giant that


    had been prospering for 20 years, with a market value of more than 100 billion dors. Moreover, it was


    not an Inte Co like Penguin or Barry, which was unstable. SY Group was a realpany, which


    involved a wide range of fields. In recent years, it had been ambitiously entering themunications


    sector.


    When Tom was a kid, he had heard of the name of SY Group. At that time, the Howards and SY Group


    cooperated closely.


    Speaking of which, the chairman of SY Group was of a simr age as Tom''s grandfather.


    In Tom''s memory, when he was very young, he was held by this old man. Now that so many years had


    passed, he wondered if Hawthorne still remembered him.


    "Okay, I''ll go." Tom quickly made a decision and nodded.


    Master Chou breathed a sigh of relief. He was afraid that Tom would be arrogant and not give this big


    shot face.


    That night, Tom went to Hawthorne''s house with Master Chou. It was a luxurious manor, covering an


    area of ten thousand square meters. Tom''s big vi in Dragon Bay was just a small cottagepared


    to Hawthorne''s manor.


    "Hawthorne is really high-profile. He lives in a manor in China." Tom said.


    Master Chou said, "Hawthorne has the capacity to do so. He has contributed a lot of GDP for G State.


    As long as he is here, SY Group will survive. Even North Sky Association will not dare to provoke SY


    Group."


    Tom was so smart that he immediately recognized Master Chou''s insinuation. "Is Hawthorne going to


    die soon?"


    Master Chou nodded and said, "There is a rumor outside that Hawthorne is old, his body is getting


    weaker and weaker. He''s dying. Now he has started to distribute his property."


    Tom thought for a moment and knew that the statement was not very reliable. Since Hawthorne was


    dying, how could he still have the energy to interfere with his affairs with the North Sky Association? He


    was seeking trouble for himself. After all, it was not easy to be a peacemaker. If he was not careful, he


    would offend both sides.


    "I don''t think it''s that simple. Since Hawthorne is going to be a peacemaker, it means that he''s far from


    the end of his life." Tom said what he thought.


    Master Chou said, "It''s possible. Anyway, as long as you see Hawthorne himself, you''ll know what''s


    going on."


    During their conversation, the car drove into the manor and someone stood there waiting for them.


    After getting out of the car, a few people immediately walked over. The person in front of them was a


    middle-aged man, who was fat and friendly. The man looked honest. Tom was born with a good


    impression of that kind of person.


    "This is Mr. Howard, isn''t it? Young and promising. It''s a pleasure to meet you!" The middle-aged man


    came over and shook hands with Tom. His attitude was very warm, which made Tom a little ttered.


    He said quickly, "Hello, Mr. Paynes."


    Tom had never seen this middle-aged man before, but he knew who he was. He was Hawthorne''s


    second son, Myles, who was also a famous figure in the business world.


    The person behind Myles should be from the Paynes. He also showed a friendly smile to Tom and


    looked very enthusiastic. To be honest, this made Tom a little confused. Logically speaking, with the


    power of the Paynes, there was no need to be so enthusiastic about him.


    In particr, a noblewoman constantly looked at him he was her potential son-inw, which made him


    ufortable.


    Did Hawthorne specifically call him here for a marriage?


    Soon, Tom got rid of this idea. The fact that he was the son-inw of the Scotts was no longer a secret


    in H City. It was impossible that the Paynes did not know it. How could he have this idea?


    In any case, when he saw Hawthoer, he would know what was going on.


    The Paynes manor was obviously specially designed by someone with a very goodyout. When


    people walked in, they unconsciously became rxed andfortable, and their minds turned active.


    After Tom reached the Innate Realm, he was particrly sensitive to the aura of heaven and earth.


    Immediately, he could clearly feel the aura in this manor, which was thicker than outside. Every tree


    nted had a connection, which was rather ingenious. Especially in the pond beside him, there was a


    group of goldfish, one of which was the king of goldfish. When Tom came in, he would still pop up and


    look at Tom a few times. When Tom looked over, he would not be afraid, as if he had already be


    intelligent.


    Tom said with a smile, "Mr. Paynes, there''re mountains andkes in your manor. Theyout is


    ingenious, upying the entire dragon vein of the mountain. Especially this pool beside it, it is the


    highlight. I wonder who designed it?"


    Myles''s eyes shed with surprise and said, "Mr. Howard actually knows Geomantic Omen. You


    impressed me. Mr. Howard is right. Our the Paynes manor was designed by the famous Geomantic


    Omen master Billy."


    So it was Billy No wonder the manor was so fantastic.


    Tom had also heard of Billy''s reputation, who was considered a big shot in the Geomantic Omen


    industry. He did Geomantic Omen for many high-ranking officials and nobles, and his reputation was


    rather high.


    "Mr. Howard is really young and promising. As far as I know, Mr. Howard was born in 92. You''re only 28


    years old this year, right?" Myles said, "At the age of 28, you have fulfilled such an achievement. You


    are knowledgeable and talented. Not only do you manage severalpanies well, but you also know


    Geomantic Omen. To put it bluntly, Mr. Howard, you are the most talented person I have ever seen."


    Myles''s evaluation of Tom was great. The Paynes looked at Tom with respect. Moreover, the middle-


    ageddy was getting more satisfied with Tom.


    Tom waved his hand and said, "I feel ttered. I only know a little bit about Geomantic Omen. I''m still


    far from Mr. Paynes."


    Myles smiled and suddenly took the initiative to say. "Mr. Howard, I''m a few years older than you. You


    and I are like old friends from the start. Let''s not be so separated. If you don''t mind, just call me Uncle


    Payne. I''ll call you Tom, okay?"


    Tom was stunned for a moment. Surely he would not refuse. He said politely, "Hello, Uncle"


    "Haha." Mylesughed happily and pointed to the middle-ageddy next to him, "Tom, this is Aunt


    Caroline."


    Caroline smiled brightly and walked close. She said enthusiastically, "Tom, you are really good-looking.


    The more I look at you, the more satisfied I am."


    Tom smiled awkwardly, and the bad feeling in his heart became stronger and stronger. On the surface,


    he was still enthusiastic.


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    Others also came to greet Tom. They were all enthusiastic about Tom.