Chapter Thirty-Six: The Birthday Feast Joys the Child
Liu Fengxian had the courage to secretly go back to the Red Moon Tower this day. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
When she came back, it happened that Gu Ran had just come back from the store, and Liu Fengxian tilted the bed as soon as she pushed the door, shouting hot while undressing.
Gu Ran frowned and put his clothes on her again: "Spring covers autumn freezing, your body hasn't fully recovered recently, be careful to cool down." β
Liu Fengxian pouted, and said with a smile: "It's still husband, you feel sorry for me." β
Gu Ran smiled gently: "Not really." β
Then Liu Fengxian suddenly sat up straight as if she remembered something: "By the way, the problem is solved." β
Gu Ran sat down next to Liu Fengxian and hugged her: "What's the problem?"
Liu Fengxian glanced at him dissatisfied: "Gu Wanyan!"
Gu Ran sighed, and then said hesitantly: "Little Immortal..... In fact, Wanyan has been a good girl since she was a child, and she shouldn't have the heart to harm us. And..... Did you make a mistake last time? Will you be dazzled and see the person pushing you as Wanyan?"
Liu Fengxian slapped Gu Ran's hand away, glanced at him vigorously, and said bitterly: "Hmph! The relationship is that you have been with this sister for a longer time, and you don't believe me as an outsider, don't you?"
Gu Ran hurriedly explained: "No, no...... It's not ......"
Then he hung his head helplessly and whispered, "I haven't talked to my second brother and Wanyan for a long time." β
Liu Fengxian was stunned for a moment, and then took Gu Ran's hand intimately: "Xianggong, you have to believe that only I am the one who loves you the most and is really good for you." β
Gu Ran was soft-hearted and couldn't listen to these sweet words. In the blink of an eye, he smiled again, and reached out to stroke Liu Fengxian's delicate little face: "I know." β
Liu Fengxian picked up her phoenix eyes a little proudly and said: "Mom's side has already arranged it for me, and a new girl has recently gone to Hongyue Building, and Mom gave her my previous name-Fengxian." Now even if the second child and Gu Wanyan go to their father and mother to chew the root of their tongue and say that I am from Qinglou, I just say that I have the same name as a girl in Qinglou. β
Gu Ran nodded thoughtfully: "That's it, it's okay." β
Then, Liu Fengxian stabbed Gu Ran with her elbow and said mysteriously, "Guess, I went to the Red Moon Tower this time and heard something?"
Gu Ran shook his head in confusion.
Liu Fengxian smiled strangely: "There is a newcomer in Hongyue Mansion recently, and he has been setting up a chastity archway for himself, saying that he is not selling his body or not...... No, she slept with someone a few days ago, and her mother knew about it and asked her to go to bed to pick up the guest, who knew that she still wouldn't pick it up. No, my mother is teaching her a lesson these days, and the woman who doesn't know the height of the sky has even committed suicide...... Tsk, I've slept with people, and I'm a bitch and I'm going to set up a torii, hey. β
Gu Ran nodded without interest: "Oh, that's it." β
Immediately afterwards, Liu Fengxian smiled mysteriously: "But, guess, who did that girl sleep with?"
Gu Ran was confused and shook his head in a daze.
Liu Fengxian paused for a moment, and then whispered: "It's Gu Mo." β
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The master's birthday is approaching, Gu Wanyan understands in her heart that the old man has not been very comfortable in recent days, so she thinks in her heart that she should make good arrangements on his birthday to make the old man happy. In fact, she understands that the master handed over all the family business to the younger generation, and now she is nothing more than pointing to the harmony of the family. He had lived most of his life, and he was tired both physically and mentally. The old man was kind to Gu Wanyan, and she felt that she had the obligation to let the old man spend his old age in peace.
She had prepared a birthday gift a long time ago, a brown silk satin nightgown that she had personally brought out for several nights in a row.
When it was really the day of the master's birthday, the entire Gu Mansion was filled with a burst of joy from the morning.
Gu Wanyan opened up in the house early in the morning.
The menu is all set by her in the kitchen - even the name of each dish is carefully thought up by Gu Wanyan, just to make the master smile on this day.
The birthday celebration begins with a luncheon. This time was not a big day like forty, fifty, or sixty years old, so the old man proposed to keep it simple, in addition to his own family, and invite a few friends who had always been good friends with the Gu Mansion to get together.
Gu Wanyan invited the Song couple and the unmarried youngest daughter of the Song family according to the master's wishes, Boss Yin, the major shareholder of Dongcheng Tianhua Restaurant, and the old men and wives of several other big families in Dongcheng, as well as Xu Dong.
There were about 20 invited guests plus Gu Fu's own family, and Gu Wanyan set up two large mahogany round tables in the backyard and sat on two seats.
At the beginning of noon, the guests arrived one after another, Gu Wanyan personally received him respectfully in the front hall, and then carefully instructed the housekeeper to take the guests to sit down and arrange tea, water and fruits.
Everyone praised Gu Wanyan for being sensible and calm at a young age, and she deserved to be the new head of the Gu Mansion.
Xu Dong was the last to come. He came with a congratulatory gift in his hand and a smile on his face.
He gracefully walked up the steps in front of the door step by step, and then slowly paced into the front hall, stopping in front of Gu Wanyan and smiling silently. There was some inquiry in the laughter.
Gu Wanyan hadn't been in contact with Xu Dong for a few days, so he must not know about Chu Lanyi.
This matter suddenly blocked Gu Wanyan's heart again, her face was a little ugly, and she didn't take care of Xu Dong as seriously as before, but glanced at him and said lightly: "Go in." β
She was still complaining about Xu Dong in her heart-blaming him for not consulting with herself.
Xu Dong looked at her back, raised his eyebrows, and whispered to himself: "Angry?"
Then he smiled helplessly and followed Gu Wanyan's footsteps.
Sure enough, a lot of people is lively, and after everyone sat down, a burst of laughter and laughter gradually surged in the backyard, which seemed to be happy.
The visitors gave birthday wishes to the master, and the smile on the master's face only increased, and he looked very happy.
The basic pattern is one table for the Gu people and one table for the guests. But because the guest seats were full, Xu Dong sat at the same table with the Gu people.
When the dishes were almost all served, and everyone's cup was filled with wine, the old man took the lead in raising his glass and stood up. Seeing this, everyone also raised their glasses.
He smiled and said, "I'm really happy to be with my family and friends today." Thank you to all the distinguished guests for giving me someone to save face and come to the birthday banquet in person. In short, everyone should be happy today. β
After that, everyone laughed and said that the master was polite, and then raised a glass and drank it together.
When the dishes were ready, Gu Wanyan smiled, and then looked at the master: "Dad, today's dishes are different from the past, and Rong Wanyan has not introduced them to you one by one." β
The old man nodded straight and said with a smile: "Okay, good." β
Her voice was loud, in order to let everyone hear: "This is a longevity soft-shelled turtle stew, may my father live longer than Nanshan; this is Fulu cereals, I wish my father a blessed and eternal life; this is a rich and noble people, I hope that my father's hard work - Gu's jewelry business can be ......prosperous."
After the introductions one by one, everyone couldn't help but put up their palms, and the old man couldn't stop laughing.
He looked proudly at the adjacent table and said with relief: "Look at my second daughter-in-law, she is really sensible and caring!"
The old man of the Song family was the first to answer: "That's, Gu Lao is really a blessing!"
Everyone laughed as they spoke. Only Liu Fengxian ate the dishes disdainfully, Gu Huan's face was expressionless, and even Gu Mo's mouth had a shallow smile. Gu Wanyan lowered her head and blushed embarrassedly.
The second lady smiled gently: "With Wanyan, the master of this Gu Mansion doesn't have to worry about anything." β
The old man looked at her, nodded, and then patted the back of her hand gently.
This scene was taken into the eyes of Madame, she still had a smile on her face, but her fists were clenched hard.
Halfway through the meal, Gu Wanyan gave Gu Zhang and Gu Yan a look, and then Gu Zhang understood, picked up something at hand, and hurriedly got up and walked to the master.
With a smile, he handed the congratulatory gift prepared for the old man in his hand to the old man: "Dad, this is a congratulatory gift from my son, I wish my father a long life and good health." β
After taking the exquisitely packaged sandalwood box and playing with it carefully, he happily said: "Good, good, good boy." β
Then Gu Yan also walked over, waved his hand, and his subordinates carefully presented an amethyst chessboard. Gu Yan took the chessboard and said to the master: "Dad, this is a chessboard made of amethyst brought back by my son who specially sent someone to the east of Brazil to cross the ocean, and give it to Dad." β
This chessboard is magnificent and gorgeous at a glance, and everyone feels that they have a long vision. Amethyst is a precious and rare raw material for jewelry, and Gu Yan deliberately spent a lot of effort to create such an amethyst chessboard, the master was very moved, and he also felt that he had a lot of face in front of several other masters. He patted Gu Yan's hand: "Dad likes it very much." β
Steward Fang smiled and came over to help the master carefully collect the two congratulatory gifts.
Gu Yan and Gu Zhang returned to sit down, and Gu Wanyan got up with a smile, holding a brocade box in her hand. She walked up to the master, pursed her lips and said attentively: "Dad, this is the nightgown made by Wanyan for her father - this material is soaked in the fragrance of calming the nerves and nourishing the heart, and Dad can sleep peacefully every day without worries - Wanyan Xi's greatest wish is to hope that Dad is healthy and healthy." β
The old man held the brocade box and opened it to see that the nightgown exuded a unique fragrance, which made people feel at ease when they smelled it. In addition, the appearance of the dressing gown is elegant and elegant, which is very fond of the master.
He closed the box, and was touched by the intentions of this child, who was both a daughter and a daughter-in-law. Thinking about it, he smiled at Gu Wanyan and nodded.
Gu Mo gave the old man a set of expensive tea sets.
Liu Fengxian deliberately said strangely when she saw it: "Why do the second brother and sister still give two gifts?"
Gu Wanyan and Gu Mo beside her were both stiff.
Saying that, she got up and took the prepared gift to the master, and said with a smile: "Dad, this is the Tianshan Snow Lotus from the Western Heavenly Empire that Gu Ran and I gave you. β
The old man took it with a smile and said, "Okay, okay." β
Then Gu Huan was still sitting alone in a daze, as if she had not prepared a birthday gift for the master.
It's been a long time - after Gu Huan and Jun Shao's marriage contract was dissolved, so many things happened to her. Slowly, Gu Huan's original arrogance gradually faded, and she became taciturn and did not interact with the outside world. Even the old man, Gu Huan's father, she hadn't spoken to him for a few days. She locked herself in her own world and was depressed.
When the old man was disappointed to wonder if his daughter would not have prepared a gift for him, Steward Fang led a child from the front yard with a look of embarrassment, and appeared in everyone's field of vision.
The child was no more than eleven or twelve years old, and there was a resoluteness in his eyebrows, but there was a hint of softness in his big eyes.
When the old man saw this strange child from a distance, he was stunned for a momentβa strangeness in his heart, and at the same time an inexplicable kindness.
Just as the old man was about to ask, the second lady Mei Yuelan got up with a gentle smile, walked around the table to the child, gently took his hand and led him to the old lady, leaned over slightly and said to the child, "Jun'er, call father and aunt." β
The child seemed generous and not stage frightened, and he obediently opened his mouth: "Daddy is good, Auntie is good." β
A look of astonishment and trepidation flashed across Madame's face.