Chapter 14: The Birthday Banquet
I walked down the street by myself, slowly reflecting on what I had experienced.
At this time in my previous life, I had already helped the Lu family prepare for He Yuexian's birthday banquet today.
I am a dignified daughter, squatting in the kitchen of the Lu family like an old mother, helping to cook all kinds of food from four o'clock in the morning, and then climbing high and low to decorate the Lu family.
When the banquet began, I was dirty, hungry and hungry, but I was only driven out of the back door of the Lu family with a piece of bread, on the grounds that the Lu family did not have suitable clothes for me to change, and I would be smiling and generous when I appeared at the banquet.
Taking a deep breath, I looked down at my hands, which were already a little rough, where did they look like An Yunmei, delicate and unlikely.
I turned around, beckoned to stop the rickshaw, and went directly to the most luxurious restaurant in Xiping City, the Great China Hotel, I entered a single private room and ordered a table of dishes, and ate leisurely, until half an hour before the start of the Lu family's banquet, I finished eating.
Before going to Lu's house, I also went on a trip to Thailand.
There is a safe that my grandfather left me that even my grandmother hid from, and in it contains ten small yellow croaker gold bars that my grandfather left me, and a Browning pistol that he used to carry with him when he was in business.
I took the pistol out and put it in my bag, and I wanted to take it with me.
Guns are a status symbol in this era, and if it is necessary, a gun can deter many people, of course, I usually don't take it out and show it off.
When I arrived at the door of Lu's house, I had already seen a lot of cars parked outside, and there were people receiving people at the door, and guests came in and out, and the decoration was very luxurious and high-end.
I clenched my fists, these are all the money of the Jiang family, and the fact that I can find so many guests with heads and faces is basically for the sake of the Jiang family's face.
"Why are you here now! Don't you know if you're going to come over earlier to help out? β
I was still thinking about it, and someone pushed me hard from behind.
Staggered and hurriedly stood firm, I turned around suddenly, and saw Lu Cheng's own sister, my sister-in-law Lu Xiangxiang in my previous life, glaring at me angrily, as if I owed her much money.
I tidied up my dress a little, this Lu Xiangxiang is An Yunjiao's best friend, she has never had a good face for me, in my previous life, I swallowed my anger for Lu Cheng, when she got married, I also sold a lot of my jewelry and pasted a lot of money for her as a dowry, but she still didn't look down on me.
"What's the matter, didn't the banquet start until twelve o'clock at noon? Besides, am I a worker in your family? Why did you come to help with the work, you paid me to hire me? β
I stared at her indifferently, completely lost the appearance of pleasing her, bypassed her and walked directly to the Lu Mansion.
Seeing that I ignored her so much, Lu Xiangxiang was stunned, hurriedly caught up, and grabbed me: "Who let you in!" β
I shook off her hand and looked at her calmly: "Today is your mother's birthday, and she sent a post to Shen Mansion half a month ago, so I only came to congratulate me today, are you willing to come?" If you don't want me to come, you can leave now, but if the guests who came because of the Jiang family see that I, the eldest lady, are not there, will they all leave? β
"You!"
Lu Xiangxiang didn't expect me to dare to speak to her like this, and she raised her hand angrily to give me a slap.
I raised my hand and grabbed her wrist directly, and coldly pushed her away: "I warn you, don't give me anything to do!" Otherwise, I don't know who is disgraced today! β
I've never seen me like this, Lu Xiangxiang met my eyes, and he was so frightened that he unconsciously took a step back, and muttered to himself in his heart, What An Yunmei said is true, why did Shen Qianxun become so terrible now?
"Sister, Sister Xiangxiang, what's wrong with you?"
An Yunmei doesn't know when she came over, in front of people, she is always gentle and generous.
Lu Xiangxiang hurriedly walked over to her, glanced at her, An Yunmei gently held her hand and pinched it, and smiled at me: "Sister, aren't you quarreling with Sister Xiangxiang?" β
"Nope."
My eyes are cold, I don't want to talk to them too much, I won't offend people if they don't offend me, as long as they don't embarrass me, I will give them face today.
Too lazy to take care of them, I turned around and sat on the white marble steps, my movements were elegant, leaving An Yunjiao and Lu Xiangxiang standing behind them with blue faces.
"Did Shen Qianxun take the wrong medicine?"
Lu Xiangxiang thought it was incredible.
An Yunxue's eyes narrowed slightly, she held Lu Xiangxiang's hand, pretended to be aggrieved, bowed her head and sobbed softly: "Do you see how she bullied me at home now?" Yesterday, I beat Fang Yi's sister in front of my father, so that Fang Yi's sister is still sick in bed today, and she also bites me in turn to slander me......"
Before she finished speaking, An Yunmei cried lowly, and Lu Xiangxiang hurriedly comforted her: "Don't worry, with me, she doesn't dare to bully you, a motherless wild slut dares to take Qiao, relying on her own rich grandfather to bully people, I can't spare her!" I still want to marry into our Lu family! She can't even pass this level! I'll make her look good later! β
An Yunmei's heart jumped, and she was overjoyed, but she couldn't show it, she still frowned and hurriedly said: "Xiangxiang, don't stand up for me, she is vicious......"
"What are you afraid of! You are the sister-in-law I identify, what kind of thing is she! If it weren't for her dead face, my brother would have wanted to break off the engagement with her, huh! I won't let her go! β
Lu Xiangxiang's words made An Yunmei hook her lips slightly, with Lu Xiangxiang as a chess piece, she only needs a little encouragement to help her clean up the enemy, why not?
Lu Mansion is a two-story small western-style building, the hall on the first floor is very beautifully decorated today, all the chandeliers are made by Western lamp masters, but it costs a lot of money.
In the previous life, the Lu family relied on this banquet to get to know a lot of powerful people, and even Lu Xiangxiang met Li Wenchang, the commander-in-chief of the maritime navy, in this banquet, and finally married quickly, and became a commanding official wife.
And this banquet, the name played to the outside world is the birthday banquet of the future mother-in-law of the granddaughter of the Jiang family, no one in Xiping City knows how much my grandmother loves me, and if I want to do business with the Jiang family, I have to please my grandmother, so it is conceivable how many guests with heads and faces attracted by this name at this banquet.
I didn't dress up eye-catching today, and I didn't want to be in the limelight, so when I came in, I mixed in the crowd, hid in the corner and quietly drank iced sour plum soup to eat, and I ate in the restaurant just now.
Soon, the banquet officially began.
Lu Cheng's father, Lu Shengrong, took He Yuexian's hand and walked out.
Lu Shengrong is dressed in a suit, He Yuexian looks very extravagant today, she made a very popular hairstyle among the ladies of Xiping City, pushing a wavy hairstyle, wearing a huge green jade ring on her finger, leopard fur draped over her shoulders, and the bright yellow cheongsam added to the gorgeous, if it weren't for her fat waistline, she should still look good.
Lu Cheng is also wearing a well-cut suit and walking behind Lu Xiangxiang, Lu Cheng's appearance is still a little handsome, otherwise Shen Fangyi would not have secretly promised him.
I raised my head and drank the sour plum soup in the cup in one gulp, and stepped back a little, so as not to ask me to fill the faΓ§ade.
Before the idea fell, Lu Xiangxiang spoke: "Today is my mother's birthday, and my future sister-in-law has also come to congratulate, sister-in-law, what gift did you bring to your future mother-in-law?" β
After that, Lu Xiangxiang looked at me proudly, and then everyone's eyes turned to me.
I twisted my brows, raised my eyes and met Lu Xiangxiang's eyes.
From her smug eyes, I could see clearly that in front of everyone's eyes, she called me her future sister-in-law, just thinking that I would take out the most extravagant, expensive and unique treasures like before, so that everyone would look down on their Lu family.
It's just that this wishful thinking is too loud.
Quite a few people found out about me and started muttering and whispering discussions.
"That's the Jiang family's own granddaughter, right? Mrs. Jiang hurt her. β
"If it weren't for the opposition of Mrs. Jiang's son, it is estimated that she would have to be taken to the Jiang family as Miss Jiang!"
"Old Madam Jiang is difficult to please, but pleasing Shen Qianxun, that is also twice the result with half the effort, aren't the Lu family and the Shen Mansion stained with Shen Qianxun's light."
"That's also a blessing for others, you see, the Lu family is going to marry the Shen Mansion, and all the good things are not all the Lu family?"
These words reached my ears word for word.