At today's birthday banquet, most of the guests who came to the richest man in Jiangnan were important political and business dignitaries.

The room was full of guests, not lively.

Grandpa Sheng Yanfeng was already surrounded by many guests, and he was quite happy in the hustle and bustle.

There was excitement on the faces of every guest, and many of them had already raised their mobile phones to take pictures of the excitement.

At the banquet hall, the waiters quickly vacated a table as a temporary writing desk, and then spread it with beige brocade, and placed pen, ink, paper, and inkstones on it one by one.

The housekeeper replied respectfully: "Elder Sheng! The desk is ready. ”

"Hmm." Elder Sheng nodded.

The majestic old man looked at the young man in front of him with deep eyes, with a little admiration, and his young age was hidden.

Sheng Lao invited very politely: "Young man, please come here!" ”

As the protagonist of today's birthday banquet, at this moment, Sheng Lao's mood brushes through many complex emotions, loss, bitterness, struggle, despair, and finally a trace of hope.

The Sheng family did not have such a strong family wealth at the beginning.

At that time, he started from scratch, and thanks to the support of his wife and father, he gradually started a ship business.

Later, when it came to his son's generation, the three boys and one girl under his knees did not openly compete for property.

However, over the years, he put down the company's business and handed over the family company to his eldest son, only to find that the entire Sheng family was becoming more and more discordant.

And the daughter's and son-in-law's business is getting bigger and bigger, which has the intention of encroaching on the Sheng family.

There is only Ye Xiwei, the only daughter under her daughter's knees, and the stinky girl has been pampered since she was a child, and every time she comes to the Sheng family, she will not give the Sheng family's grandson a good life.

He, an elder, saw it in his eyes and felt pain in his heart.

Just like just now, the three sons and grandchildren of the Sheng family did not stand up.

Their family actually ......

This kind of time.

Someone takes the lead, someone coaxes, someone coaxes, and someone takes the blame.

He really didn't want the smiling little friend in front of him to be affected.

However, there was still a warmth in Sheng Lao's heart.

Just now, the young man walked up to him with a blank face and called him 'grandpa', with a bright smile and clear eyes, he instantly liked such a child.

Based on the etiquette and the gaze of such a distinguished guest present, he had to hold the majesty of the Sheng family's principal, and asked in particular, is it really written by you?

Hearing Xiaoyou's affirmative answer, and there was no trace of panic on his face, he put away his apprehension slightly.

Then he made a request for an inscription.

At this age, if you have a birthday, you will have one less chance to get together, so he is in a good mood today, and the friends who should come are also here.

Except for that ...... Friend, said he was coming but was entangled in official business.

He was also looking forward to the famous paintings that his friend had been looking forward to for a long time.

So at this moment, even if the second grandson's friend writes a few words casually, he likes it.

This little friend, like his favorite second grandson, has a kind of clarity in his eyes that the worldly people have long disappeared!

This shows that his attitude towards his good friend's grandfather is sincere.

It's just that......

Sheng Lao shook his head slightly, brushed away a mess of thoughts, and began to rack his brains to think, later, in case Xiaoyou has a foreign appearance, how to round the field.

So, Sheng Lao deliberately gave a special look to his second grandson.

Sheng Yanfeng didn't know what he meant, thinking that his grandfather meant to let him stand up quickly.

Protect Xu Mu's writing at close range and not be disturbed.

The reason why he was wrong is also a lesson from precedents.

I remember one year, during the Spring Festival, his brother used his spare time to learn landscape painting for a few months, planning to paint a lively painting in the New Year; On the second day of the Lunar New Year, my aunt's family returned to Sheng's house for the festival according to etiquette.

Cousin Ye Xiwei heard that his brother was painting, so he deliberately went to the study with coffee.

The stinky girl pretended to be appreciative, but deliberately hit his brother's arm with a bad heart.

As a result, it is conceivable that the landscape painting is almost complete.

Destroyed.

His brother almost died of anger!

Sheng Yanfeng hurriedly squeezed over and stood on Xu Mu's side, as if protecting key people.

Master Bai waited with a smile on his face, crossed his arms, looked at the handsome young man walking behind the desk, and said, "Little brother, don't let us down." ”

"Grandpa is polite."

Xu Mu directly ignored Master Bai, bowed respectfully to Elder Sheng and walked to the desk.

All the guests, following the birthday star, moved to the desk.

Quite interested onlookers watched this birthday banquet impromptu performance.

It's just bitter for this innocent little brother.

Sheng Yanfeng also hurriedly took out his mobile phone to shoot.

Chu Xiaoxiao also left the table, took out her mobile phone, and walked over.

I also wanted to take a few shocking pictures of the scene and just sent them to the girlfriend group, but she couldn't squeeze in at all.

Xu Mu, the protagonist who unexpectedly appeared on the stage, had already been surrounded by the three layers inside and outside the guests of honor.

The guests raised their mobile phones one after another and began to take pictures......

Xu Mu walked behind the desk, and after standing still, he picked out a brush on the pen holder without hurrying, and suddenly raised his head to look at Sheng Lao, "Today is Grandpa's eighty-third birthday, huh?" So what is the zodiac sign, the ox? ”

The air was suddenly quiet.

Elder Sheng nodded.

Master Bai stood beside Elder Sheng, clasped his hands, and smiled, "Young people are still quite cultivated." ”

If you don't know Sheng Lao's zodiac early on, then you are really familiar with the zodiac.

Xu Mu thought for a moment, his eyes were indifferent, "What words does grandpa want me to write?" ”

Sheng Lao's pupils were slightly stunned, he stroked his beard, and suddenly said with a lot of feelings: "Life, life must be happy......

"Then write the word 'Joy'."

"Huh?"

With such a simple two words, you can't make up a blessing, right?

Xu Mu also thought that Sheng Lao liked the poet fairy Li Bai's "Will Enter the Wine", and also planned to obey the old man's wishes and write the poem "Life must be happy, don't make the gold bottle empty to the moon" and give it to him.

Old Sheng had a kind face, and his eyes were not shocked, "Bother Xiaoyou to write these two words for me, an old man." ”

"Well, by the way, is there any paper that is more suitable for calligraphy?"

Sheng Yanfeng looked down at the yellowed rice paper laid out on the tabletop, "What paper do you want?" ”

Xu Mu knew that this product had no research on calligraphy.

"Now that the winter solstice has passed, the Spring Festival is approaching, and it coincides with the birthday banquet of the elderly, oh, by the way, next year is the Year of the Ox! It is the natal year of Sheng Lao, so I want to write a word of blessing for Sheng Lao, do you still have Zhengdan paper at home? ”

"Sure enough, he is a young man with cultural connotations!"

Sheng Lao was excited, and turned around and instructed the housekeeper, "Steward Wang, go to my study to get Zhengdan paper." ”

"Yes! Elder Sheng, please wait a minute. The butler replied in a loud voice from outside the human wall.

organized a birthday banquet, and also bought a lot of Zhengdan paper to write couplets or something.

There happened to be a lot of them in the study.

The onlookers looked at each other for a while.

Most of them didn't have much research on calligraphy, and they didn't understand what Zhengdan paper was.

But I'm too embarrassed to ask.

Xu Mu raised his eyes and saw Ye Xiwei standing in the crowd, wearing a long wavy hair with rose-red highlights, and a sequined slanted shoulder tight skirt that glittered like gold, outlining her delicate body extremely attractively.

At this moment, she held a glass of champagne on her shoulders and stared at the temporary protagonist for a moment.

Xu Mu directly withdrew his gaze from her alluring beauty, and smiled at Sheng Yanfeng, "You won't delay everyone's meal, right?" ”

"No, it won't." Sheng Yanfeng said immediately.

"I should have thought of using this paper to inscribe, Zhengdan paper process requirements are strict, dyed with red Dan color, which is characterized by not fading, the red Dan used is grinding, glue to open the color, dyeing, drying with charcoal fire, and the fire surface is covered with grass ash to prevent the flame from damaging the paper. Because it is not easy to fade for a long time, it has the reputation of 10,000 years of red. ”

Xu Mu looked around at Qi Shu's gaze focused on him, and continued to popularize science for everyone present:

"Then sprinkle and paste fine pieces of silver foil or copper foil on the paper, that is, the dots of Venus seen on the couplets bought during the New Year's holidays."

This book is explained, and everyone understands it in seconds.

I couldn't help but give the young guest a thumbs up.

In this era, during the Spring Festival, most of them bought couplets and blessing characters in the supermarket, and the adults in the family could not write calligraphy, let alone the children who went to school at home.

The housekeeper ordered someone to quickly fetch a stack of red pill paper.

Some are cut to be used as couplets, and some are large, enough to be tiled by several fashion magazines.

"All I need is this big one."

Xu Mu carefully took out a large sheet from a stack of Zhengdan paper, which was the size of an almanac.

Spread it on the table in front of you.

At this time, a brush with a medium tip was selected from the pen holder.

Adding a brush to the inkstone, Xu Mu raised his head and looked directly at Sheng Lao, "Taking advantage of grandpa's birthday, the younger generation wishes you: good health and family safety." ”

Tears flashed in Sheng Lao's eyes, and he nodded slightly.

In other words, Xu Mu is to show his calligraphy attainments of a full-level boss, and write an eight-character proverb in the middle of the Zhengdan paper dotted with gold stars: Golden Bull gathers blessings, and the country and the people are safe.

In one go, the text is smooth.

Eight words, in an instant, are on the page.

Because of the Yueyang Lou Ji, the line script is used, and today's inscription, Xu Mu used a more neat official script.

After writing down the eight characters, Xu Mu put away the pen, replaced it with a slightly thin brush, and wrote vertically on the left side of the eight characters:

Younger generation Xu Mu question.

and fell on the year, month and day.

Master Bai immediately leaned over and admired the timeless and chic inscription on the red paper.

Shocked beyond words.

Sheng Lao stared intently at Xu Mu's strokes, and his heart finally fell silent with the sunset.

Completely relieved.

Because of this relief, he exhaled deeply, and his face was extraordinarily kind.

The air froze.

Sheng Yanfeng had seen Xu Mu's handsome gesture of pen and ink, so he didn't have a surprised expression at the moment, but propped up one hand on the table, rubbed his chin and thought about it, "I think, if you put your seal on the payment, wouldn't it be more like that?" ”

Xu Mu raised his head, and the brush in his hand had just been put down, "Yes,"

He looked at Sheng Lao, and the birthday star looked stunned.

"Grandpa, if you don't mind, put my seal on the payment?"

"With a seal?"

Unexpectedly, Sheng Lao's thoughts were very clear and he asked rhetorically.

Xu Mu touched his head embarrassedly, "A few days ago, I signed a contract to use the seal, and I carried it with me in the car. ”

"Xiaofeng, you ask someone to go to his car to get the seal."

"Where's the car keys?" Sheng Yanfeng stretched out his hand towards Xu Mu.

Xu Mu rubbed it in his trouser pocket and took out the car keys, "Thank you." ”

When everyone saw it, they gasped.

Pagani!

This young man in a slim-fitting suit and a delicate watch is really no ordinary person.

Rather, it is likely to be a rich second generation!

The crowd speculated.

"The young man is doing well, it seems to be a luxury car." The crowd of onlookers exclaimed.

Sheng Yanfeng turned around, handed the car key to the old housekeeper and instructed, "Call someone to get it." ”

The old butler solemnly took the keys to Pagani's car and hurried out of the crowd.

At this time, Sheng Yanfeng turned around and replied loudly: "That's right! What about Pagani, how? ”

"Wow! Is this young man also a rich second generation? ”

A car worth tens of millions is not much money for these guests present.

It's something that a person can take out casually.

But at the same time, everyone also saw that Xu Mu was not a child of an ordinary family.

Besides, this kid is also a superb calligrapher!

For the wealthy circle of the upper class, all gold, silver, jewelry, jade, antiques and luxury goods are compared to this calligraphy and painting.

Looking around at the commotion of the crowd,

Xu Mu smiled awkwardly, "I'm just an ordinary person." ”

"Ordinary people can afford to drive a luxury car like Pagani with tens of millions of dollars?! Young man, don't be too modest. ”

The people present no longer dared to talk to Xu Mu about such elegant activities as calligraphy.

Master Bai followed Sheng Lao, and many guests behind them approached the inscription.

The two old men both like to write after retirement, and at this time, they can't help but be amazed.

"This ink, a treasure."

"Yes, it seems that we had a lot of misunderstandings about this little friend before."

"It seems that my brother received a real first-class gift today."

Sheng Lao put on reading glasses and leaned on the table to admire carefully.

The waiter who went to Xu Mu's car to get the seal came back at a trot and handed the seal to Sheng Yanfeng.

Here, the housekeeper has already ordered the crowd to come to the ink.

Xu Mu took the jasper seal and looked at the bottom, it was indeed his seal.

I was relieved to hear that Sheng Lao liked the inscription he wrote so much.

"Grandpa, in this way, let me put on the seal first, you are appreciating."

"Well, good."

Under the eyes of everyone, Xu Mu unhurriedly pressed his seal on the ink.

With a seal stained with vermilion ink, slowly press it down at the place where it is registered.

Suddenly, a perfect inscription was born.

The scene suddenly burst into jubilation, applause, I don't know who brought it up, in short, the warm applause suddenly resounded throughout the banquet hall.

"Oh, Brother Sheng, look at this inscription, how much it looks like Penglai Pavilion."

Sheng Lao bowed his head slightly, holding the inscription like a baby, "It is more magnificent and domineering than Sun Kehong's Chishang in the Ming Dynasty!" ”

The old man was even wondering where the painting was hanging.

Whether it's a study, or some other conspicuous place in the home.

Looking at these two sentences again, "Golden Bull Gathers Blessings," not only adds a prosperous joy to today's birthday banquet, but also "Guotai Min'an" shows the deep affection of young people for the motherland.

Not everyone can do this.

"This thing is extremely rare and extremely precious, little friend...... Thank you very much......"

Xu Mu wiped the seal with a tissue, and immediately returned a bright smile to Sheng Lao, and explained: "Grandpa likes it." ”

The two old men explained the inscription on the spot......

"Accumulation means accumulation and accumulation, and only by gaining and reducing losses can we increase our blessings and wisdom."

"Gathering blessings, we need to be grateful, only being grateful will we cherish blessings, and only gratitude can we gather blessings."

"Yes! Next year is the year of Xin Chou, the heavenly stem is Xin, the five elements belong to gold, and it is yin gold. The earth branch is ugly, and the five elements belong to the soil, which has the characteristics of accommodating, breeding, collecting, and gathering blessings. So, Brother Sheng, your family is going to lick Ding next year, hahahaha......"

The guests in the room immediately laughed.

The sons and daughters of the Sheng family couldn't help laughing.

I always feel that Master Bai's explanation is a bit far-fetched.

"Frame! Frame it today! ”

In the end, Sheng Lao reluctantly handed over the joyful inscription in his hand to the housekeeper.

Immediately, he warmly invited Xu Mu to sit at the main table.

Sheng Lao looked at his second grandson differently and was very satisfied with his performance, not only did he not look foreign, but at the same time brought him a young man with such a high calligraphy attainment!

Without any suspense, Elder Sheng cast a look of appreciation and admiration at Xu Mu.

And invited him to come to Sheng's house to exchange calligraphy and practice calligraphy, and by the way, let Xu Mu tutor his calligraphy, and everyone was shocked.

Xu Mu was even more shocked.

"I wonder where this young man is? I think I'm still in school, right? Professor Bai came over and took the initiative to hold Xu Mu's hand and asked.

Xu Mu's eyes were clear, and he said without saying anything or humble: "Professor Bai, you guessed right, I'm still in my sophomore year." ”

"Oh? Which university? ”

"Tunghai University."

"What? So you are an alumnus of our Tunghai University? Which department, how come I've never heard of such a famous person as you?! ”

In the face of Professor Bai's exclamation, Xu Mu was also a little surprised for a moment, and then said with a smile, "I'm not a popular figure, if you really want to talk about Fengyun, it should be that I don't like to go to school very much." ”

"Ahh

Sheng Lao is a little out of business.

Seeing the pride on Professor Bai's face, as well as the confidence and pride that belonged to the people of the East China Sea, he said, "Let's sit down first." ”

Professor Bai cordially pulled Xu Mu to sit at the main table.

"Tell me, what does your family do? What do parents do? ”

Xu Mu was a little at a loss when the old man held his hand like this, "My father is an engineer, and my mother is engaged in economics." ”

"Oh, your dad is in mechanical engineering, right?!"

"So to speak." Rockets are also a type of machinery.

Xu Mu thought.

"And how old are you? Do you have a girlfriend? ”

Hearing Professor Bai's blatant questioning of the Sheng family's distinguished guests, Sheng Lao couldn't be happier.

Although the two of them are old men, they are best friends.

Usually, whoever has a collection of good things will call each other to come over and observe it together for the first time.

The friendship between the two is naturally not shallow.

But after all, both old men have people behind them!

"I'm 20 years old and I'm engaged to my fiancée."

"Huh? Engaged at such a young age? Who's your fiancée? What is my father-in-law doing? ”

Sheng Yanfeng followed and stood on the side, coughing, wanting to remind Master Bai to end the topic quickly. Because grandpa was already very, very unhappy, he casually said, "Yes! His fiancée is very beautiful and very cute. ”

"Really? Whose child is so lucky? ”

Sheng Lao's eyes were stunned suddenly, and he was also interested in this question, and looked back at his granddaughter and granddaughter in his boudoir......

"Yes! Xiaoyou is engaged at such a young age, which girl is it? ”

Xu Muhe smiled with a smile in his eyes, "Hehehe,...... Maybe you two have also heard of it, it is the granddaughter of the Huaya Hotel. ”

"Hwasuka Hotel ??!"

Many of the people present even acted as repeaters!

Sheng Lao searched in his mind for a while, and asked uncertainly, "Jiang Yuming's granddaughter?" ”

"Yes! Grandfather. ”

Elder Sheng immediately looked very embarrassed, he didn't invite the Jiang family today.

Turning around, Elder Sheng hurriedly ordered, "Steward Wang, send someone to Jiang's house to invite Jiang Dong as soon as possible." ”

There was no reason for the grandson-in-law to come to the banquet, but the old man's family did not receive the invitation from the host's family!

Sheng Lao secretly complained.

What a mistake.

At the same time, I envy this old man Jiang for his shit luck, he is so discerning!

When Professor Bai heard Mr. Sheng's explanation, he also knew that Mr. Xu Mu's family was a wealthy family in the hotel industry, and he immediately bowed slightly.

Pulling Xu Mu to sit down.

"Since we are all friends in a circle, sit down and have a good chat."

But Xu Mu was a little nervous and didn't dare to sit down.

If he remembered correctly, the main table was full.

And they are all the most important guests of the Sheng family.

Even Jin Gui's granddaughter can only sit at the guest table.

"I think, I'd better go back to my seat over there and eat." Xu Mu smiled and was about to go back to his original seat.

But at this moment, most of the guests have returned to their seats.

Ye Xi walked over and looked at his grandfather's eyes, "Grandpa, your table is full of elderly people, let him sit with a young boy with you, you are not embarrassed, others are embarrassed." Why don't you let him go to our table and I'll introduce you to the sisters? ”

Sheng Lao smiled, "It's okay." ”

smiled apologetically at Xu Mu, "Since Weiwei wants to know you so much, Xiaoyou might as well go over and talk to their girls." ”

Xu Mu thought to himself, I'm afraid this is not going to go into the wolf's den.

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