Chapter 1 The Reception Banquet

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The train to Jiangcheng slowly stopped.

Sheng Wanrou and her maid Sheng Xiang'er walked out of the platform together.

The Sheng family's gorgeous carriage stopped at the exit, and the housekeeper Uncle Kun finally waited for the seventh lady of the Sheng family.

"Miaowei, my good sister, but I think of the third brother badly!" Sheng Jingzhi, the third young master of the Sheng family, ran forward to greet his sister Sheng Wanrou.

"Third brother, Sister Enhui!" Sheng Wanrou wanted to open her arms, hugging Sheng Jingzhi with one hand and her third sister-in-law Bai Enhui with the other.

"In order to be able to pick you up, your third brother pushed Yanji's business away. Bainhui smiled.

"The third brother and the third sister-in-law are the best for me!" Sheng Wanrou's eyes narrowed into a slit.

"Third young master, third young grandmother is good!" said Yu'er.

"It's good that Xiang'er has also become a big girl!"

"Get in the car, let's go home!" Sheng Jingzhi took the luggage and opened the car door for Sheng Wanrou.

"Third brother, a new car!" Sheng Wan judo.

"In a few days there will be another car at home, even better than this one. A gift for you to go home!" Sheng Jing said.

"Thank you, third brother!" Sheng Wanrou got into the car after speaking.

Sheng Jingzhi drove home, and Bain Hui sat in the passenger seat.

"Mom and Dad, as well as the eldest brother and the second brother, want you to go directly from France to the United States to go to school. Now that you are about to get the entrance exam, you have to come back to do business. Sheng Jingzhi said slightly sideways.

"I made my own perfume when I was in France, and I wanted to make my own brand. I still want to come back and open a restaurant. "Sheng Wan judo.

"Although Jiangcheng is a small city, it is adjacent to Changchun, the largest trade center in Northeast China, and can radiate Heilongjiang and Dongmeng. Every day, there are businessmen from all over the world. If your perfume can really become a brand for the time being, then our business can be even bigger. Sheng Jing said.

"My eldest brother also told me before I came, and I also took a fancy to the geographical location of Jiangcheng. Want to do something. "Sheng Wan judo.

"What are you going to do at the restaurant?" asked Sheng Jingzhi.

"I was going to open a French restaurant, but this place is still good for Chinese food. I want to cook the Hangzhou cuisine of my hometown!" Sheng Wan judo.

You can open a French restaurant in Harbin and a Hangzhou Bang restaurant in Jiangcheng. The people here are very tolerant and do not reject Hangzhou cuisine. Third brother supports you!" Sheng Jing said.

"Thank you, third brother!" Sheng Wanrou was very happy.

"My family wants you to study, but I want you to be able to gallop through the mall. Our Sheng family's daughter should take a different path. Sheng Jingzhi said with a smile.

Sheng Wanrou was also very happy when she heard this.

"By the way, tonight in Jiangcheng's Lucui Villa, Commander Tong Yuqi of the Garrison Department will give you the wind and dust. You go back to take a shower and change your clothes and get ready for the dinner party in the evening. Sheng Jing said.

"Commander Tong of the garrison invited me to dinner?" Sheng Wanrou asked.

"Commander Tong has industries in Jiangcheng and Changchun, as well as in the entire Northeast. Our family also has business dealings with him, and if you want to do something here, you have to greet him first!" Sheng Jing said.

"The strong dragon does not suppress the head snake. Sheng Wanrou raised her voice.

Sheng Jingzhi just smiled slightly. "He's not a snake on the ground, if he flies, he'll be bigger than a dragon!"

Sheng Wanrou blinked. Thoughtful.

When I returned home, the housekeepers Uncle Kun and Aunt Lan, as well as more than a dozen servants from the Sheng family, came out to greet them.

Sheng Wanrou entered the house after greeting everyone one by one.

Aunt Lan handed over the basin and towel, Sheng Wanrou simply wiped her face and washed her hands, and then ate something.

"You go take a shower and reapply your makeup in a moment. Then change your clothes and wait for the evening to go to the green mountain villa. Sheng Jing said.

"Do I wear a cheongsam or a dress!" Sheng Wanrou asked.

"Wear a cheongsam, this is the right moment. Sheng Jing said.

"I know!" After speaking, Sheng Wanrou got up and went into the bathroom.

Half an hour later, she came out and went upstairs to pick out clothes, and then put on makeup and hair.

"Miss, we've just come back for dinner. I don't think this Commander Tong is simple. Xiang'er said.

"I came back all the way and saw that those ladies in China were all the kind of thin willow leaf curved eyebrows, which were completely different from European women. I think it's pretty beautiful. Sheng Wanrou did not directly answer Yu'er's words.

"I'll help you trim your eyebrows!" Yu'er picked up the eyebrow razor and gently repaired Sheng Wanrou's eyebrows.

Sheng Wanrou looked at the new eyebrows in the mirror and was very satisfied, and she quickly put on her makeup.

"These eyebrows and cheongsam are the best match. Sheng Wanrou picked up a white cheongsam and changed it on, and casually picked up a shawl and draped it on her shoulders.

"Miss still looks good in a cheongsam. Yu'er looked at Sheng Wanrou, who was bumpy and convex, and she was also very envious in her heart.

Sheng Wanrou looked at herself in the mirror and was also very satisfied.

She is the only daughter of the Sheng family, a famous family in Jiangnan. has the protection of her parents and the love of her six elder brothers, and everyone who knows him calls her Miss Sheng Qi.

Since she was a child, she has not been bound and harmed by feudal etiquette. With the background of studying abroad, her face is always confident.

The time pointed to five o'clock, it was summer, and the sky was still bright. At this time, Sheng Jinglin, the sixth son of the Sheng family, came back on horseback.

He is two years apart from Sheng Wanrou and serves in the Jiangcheng Garrison Department.

"Miaowei, let the little brother take a look!" Sheng Jinglin opened his arms.

Sheng Wanrou hugged her little brother with a smile on her face.

"It's so fragrant!" Sheng Jinglin said

"I'm making a new perfume and I'm going to open my own shop in the Northeast. "Sheng Wan judo.

"You're going to sell perfume!" Sheng Jinglin was a little surprised.

"There are many merchants in Jiangcheng, and there are many noblewomen. This is an exclusive formula of perfume that those women will love. Sheng Wanrou said.

"You're not going to study in the United States, you have to do business!" Sheng Jinglin asked.

"It depends!" Sheng Wan judo.

Sheng Jinglin nodded.

"Commander Tong will pick me up at night, are you going!" Sheng Wanrou asked.

"Commander Tong asked me to go too, and I'll drive you over first. Sheng Jinglin said.

"Little brother, who is this Commander Tong?I just came back and invited me to dinner!" Sheng Wanrou asked.

"Commander Tong has to get along slowly to know who he is!" Sheng Jinglin did not answer directly.

"I went from Guangzhou, to Nanjing, to Shanghai and then to Beiping, all the way over, it was really Zhumen's wine and meat smelly, and there were frozen bones on the road. This is all done by those warlords, and the economic development of the three eastern provinces is good, and these warlords have not reaped any benefits. Sheng Wanrou smiled bitterly.

"Warlords and warlords are not the same. Sheng Jinglin said.

Sheng Wanrou shook her head.

Half an hour later, Sheng Wanrou appeared at the Licui Villa.

Here the rockery is piled up, and the winding path is secluded.

A water pavilion, a two-story pavilion, and sixteen rooms above and below. There is also a wing room on each side. There is a stage and a very large garden with a lot of flowers and plants. The breeze blows, and the fragrance of flowers is there.

Being here is like returning to the courtyard of the Manchu Dynasty.

"Miss Seven will sit first, and Commander Tong will be there in a while. It was Uncle He, Tong Yuqi's housekeeper, who spoke.

Uncle He asked Sheng Wanrou to sit down in the water pavilion, and then made her tea.

"These bandit-turned-warlords prefer this kind of charming courtyard to hide their ignorance. Sheng Wanrou said silently in her heart.

At this time, Sheng Wanrou saw someone walking towards her.

"I'm sorry Miss Seven, there is something temporary in the headquarters, and I, the host, have made the guests wait for a long time. I'm really sorry!" The person who spoke was Tong Yuqi, and he stretched out his hand very enthusiastically.

Sheng Wanrou stood up and looked at the man in front of him who was talking to him.

He is Tong Yuqi, the commander of the Jiangcheng garrison.

I saw that he was eight feet tall, with a pair of tiger eyes, embedded under thick eyebrows. Under the high bridge of the nose is a very neatly repaired thick mustache. The lips are rosy and the teeth are white.

Dressed in a straight military uniform, the discipline is tightly buttoned, the sturdy body with a tiger's back and a bear's waist is tied with a brand-new armed belt, and he walks with a gust of wind.

When Tong Yuqi walked in, Sheng Wanrou looked carefully, and the man in front of her still had an elegant bookish aura that could not be concealed between his eyebrows. There is no worldly air in the greasy and reckless warlords.

And Tong Yuqi looked at Sheng Wanrou carefully, and felt that her clean and clear eyes had a man-like pride and ability.

The light that burst out from the slight turn of her eyes captured Tong Yuqi's heart in an instant.

For two seconds, their eyes met each other.

But soon, they staggered each other.

"It doesn't matter, Commander Tong keeps one side safe, and it's normal to be busy. Sheng Wanrou replied with a smile.

"Uncle He, are you ready for the feast?" asked Tong Yuqi.

"It's all ready, the commander will lead Miss Seven to the table. Uncle He said.

"What about your third brother and third sister-in-law?" asked Tong Yuqi.

"There is something wrong with the business in Yanji, he and my third sister-in-law have passed, and we won't be here tonight. "Sheng Wan judo.

"It's okay, let's eat!" Tong Yuqi invited Sheng Wanrou to the table.

Uncle He asked people to serve food, and the table was full. After Sheng Wanrou took her seat, Sheng Jinglin also sat down. Then Tong Yuqi sat down, and next to him sat a fair-skinned, tall woman in her thirties wearing a cheongsam.

The woman sat very quietly, her eyes staring at Sheng Wanrou from time to time.

"Is this the commander's wife?" Sheng Wanrou asked tentatively.

"I'm ......," the woman said, opening her mouth to speak.

"This is my sister, Kim Mi-yeon, Korean. Tong Yuqi rushed in front of that woman.

The woman's face sank suddenly.

Sheng Wanrou captured this expression very keenly.

"Miss Seven, you were born in Jiangnan and have lived in Europe for a long time, and you are used to eating hometown food and Western food. Let me try Northeast cuisine today. "Tong Yuqi is very enthusiastic.

"Thank you, Commander Tong!" Sheng Wanrou showed due etiquette.

"Here, here's chicken stew with mushrooms. The red mushrooms of Changbai Mountain are matched with the old hens raised in the countryside. This chicken soup was stewed all afternoon and was particularly flavorful. Tong Yuqi personally gave Sheng Wanrou cloth vegetables.

"Thank you!" Sheng Wanrou nodded.

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