Chapter 40: Congratulatory Gifts
"Hehe, Teacher Yuan is high-spirited, indifferent to fame and fortune, worthy of being a teacher, very much within the reach of people, Su admires." Greeting him again, Su Quan praised with a smile, but the tone always sounded weird, with a little hypocrisy and disdain in his politeness.
"Teacher Su praised falsely, and Yuan was ashamed. Since we have arrived at the door, it is better to go in together, and save the host's house from waiting, what does Mr. Su think? Yuan Langzhi didn't hear the meaning of the other party's words, but only said good things when the other party said all good things, and smiled calmly.
"Hehe, what Teacher Yuan said is, please." made a gesture of invitation in a chic manner, and Su Quan's manners in terms of etiquette were impeccable.
After some polite modesty, the two entered the gate of Juyou Building side by side, and the three children behind them also entered.
Juyou Building can be called full of friends at this time, but everyone in Meilong Town who has a little status and status is invited to come, and eighty percent of those who are not there are also on the way to come, seeing the two familiar teachers come in, people salute and greet - in terms of wealth and status, these two people are certainly not ranked in Meilong Town, but when it comes to fame and influence, they can be compared to the ten fingers of the two of them. Only the reading is high', in remote towns, there are very few people who can read and break words, and many people can't even recognize their own names, let alone those who write essays and poems, and write articles, so the people in the town have great respect for the two school teachers.
"Teacher Yuan, Teacher Su, didn't the two of you make an appointment to come together?" With hearty laughter, Liu Wenxiong, the richest man in Meilong Town and the owner of Juyoulou, greeted him, hugged his fists and bowed his hands to Yuan Lang and Su Quan.
"Hehe, no, the two of us met at the door of Juyou Building, so it's a coincidence." Su Quan replied with a smile - the competitive relationship between the two schools is well known in Meilong Town, the so-called king does not see the king, two people often try to avoid meeting in public, to participate in activities, often this person goes, the other person will not go, and it is very rare to appear in one place at the same time, and because of this, it will be interesting for two people to enter Juyoulou at the same time, but then again, Liu Wenxiong is the leading figure in Meilong Town, and his father's seventieth birthday is such a big thing in this town, How could two people not come to participate?
"Haha, no matter what, the two teachers appeared at the same time to add great glory to my father's birthday banquet, Liu is grateful, it's really face-saving." Liu Wenxiong said with a smile, and he was also proud in his heart, in Meilong Town, probably only his own weight can make the two teachers of the school temporarily put aside their opposition and wait for peace, right?
"Boss Liu is polite, by the way, I don't know where Ling Zun is, let's pay tribute to the birthday star first." Yuan Lang said.
"Yes, yes, two teachers, please here." Liu Wenxiong said with a smile, raised his hand, and asked the two of them to go with him to see the birthday star.
Shou Xinggong is the protagonist of the birthday banquet, the location is naturally the most eye-catching place in the hall downstairs, wearing a specially customized purple satin trouser gown, Mrs. Liu's complexion can be described as excellent, although he is in his seventies, his head is full of white hair like frost, and there are many age spots on his cheeks and neck, but he is full of smiles and talks with people who come to congratulate him on his birthday, and his spirit is even stronger than some people in his fifties.
"Dad, look, who's coming." Interrupting Mrs. Liu's chat with others, Liu Wenxiong leaned close to his ear and reminded loudly.
"Uh, aren't these Teacher Yuan and Teacher Su?" Squinting her eyes and looking at it for a while, Old Lady Liu asked with a smile - no matter how well you maintain it, your age is there after all, and it is very rare to be a little old at the age of seventy and not confused.
"Oh, yes, Mrs. Liu, 70th birthday, congratulations, I wish you good health and longevity." Yuan Lang preemptively congratulated.
"Shou Xinggong has a ruddy complexion, strong spirits, and there is definitely no problem with living a long life, so I wish Mrs. Liu good luck like the long flowing water of the East China Sea, and longevity than Nanshan Immortal Pine." Su Quan then smiled and saluted and said-The so-called thousand-year-old pine, Wannian cypress, his own greetings implied that Old Lady Liu could live to a thousand years, although everyone knew that it was impossible to do, but on such a festive occasion, who would emphasize these subsections with auspicious words like this? And a thousand years, a hundred years old, isn't the secret comparison equivalent to pressing Yuan Lang?
"Thank you, thank you, life and death, wealth in the sky, live to this age, the family business is prosperous, and I am already very content, and I dare not expect a long life of 100 years, as long as the children are filial, the safety of the family is stronger than anything else." Old lady Liu said with a smile.
"Hehe, what the birthday star said is reasonable, life in the world, isn't this what I hope for the most? Jing'er. Su Quan echoed with a smile, and then beckoned to the little boy who came with him, "Hehe, a late-born scholar, compared to your wealth, make a clumsy one, and make a birthday gift, in order to show a little bit of lateness, I hope the birthday star likes it." After finishing speaking, he motioned with his eyes to the little boy named Jing'er to open the scroll.
The painting scroll opens, and the picture of the birthday star is drawn on it, and the painting is' Fu Lu Shou's three stars in the birthday star, the birthday star is also known as the Antarctic old man, the Antarctic immortal, the biggest feature of its image is the huge brain, because it is rumored that the bigger the brain, the longer the lifespan, such as the crane that is regarded as a symbol of longevity, the top of its head is high uplift, because the image of the birthday star has long been formed in the folk, so Su Quan's painting is not particularly novel, but the painting style is delicate, lifelike, even the wrinkles at the corners of the forehead and eyes are drawn with a pen, showing the painter's superb skills.
"Wow, good painting, good painting, Mr. Su, what a good skill." There was a cry of admiration all around—nine out of ten of the people present could not tell whether the painting was good or bad and the wonder of the painting, but the person who painted this painting was a great talent in the town (although he was a little older), and the painting was a birthday star, which was exactly what happened today.
"Hehe, okay, okay, Mr. Su bothered, I like it very much." Leaning over and taking a closer look at the painting, Old Lady Liu smiled.
"Hehe, as long as the birthday star likes it, it's not in vain for me." The effect of the display gift was very satisfied, and Su Quan motioned for the little boy to roll up the picture scroll and hand it to Mrs. Liu.
"Hehe, good, what's your name?" took the scroll and handed it to the servant who was waiting next to him, pulled the little boy to his side and patted the child's shoulder, and Mrs. Liu asked kindly.