Volume 1 The Coming Storm Chapter 08 Invited to the Banquet
Xia Yu got out of the car, and Luo Yuning, who was wearing a long skirt, was already waiting at the door. slim, youthful and noble. Stylish and elegant. Around his neck hangs a pendant necklace of Kunyu. Red and blue are worth a lot of money at first glance.
Through the window, you can see the huge area of the house, and all kinds of people are shuttling around. Well-dressed and glamorous.
"I said, Yuning beauty, you just want to treat me and contact me in advance, so change your clothes."
"Benefactor, I'm sorry today, I'm a little anxious, and I didn't get home until noon. Who knew that my dad held this banquet for me, and I thought that you were in Jiangcheng, so I had to get it, so I called you here in a hurry. Luo Yuning hurriedly explained.
"Besides, it's been a long time since we've seen each other, and I have to take the opportunity to thank you! Walk into the house. Luo Yuning smiled and pulled Xia Yu into the hall.
Xia Yu was embarrassed, and said in his heart: "I haven't decided to eat this soft rice yet, it's embarrassing to be so pulling." ”
After entering the house, Luo Yuning first led Xia Yu to meet Fei Lao before, and then met his parents.
Luo Yuning's parents were dressed in formal clothes and were talking to some people who looked very noble. I was happy to see Xia Yu, and explained that young people should get along well and learn from each other. Suddenly, Xia Yu felt that this old man was a good person.
After saying hello, Luo Yuning introduced Xia Yu, this is the hall, next to the restaurant is the restaurant, and there is a swimming pool in the backyard. "Where do you want to play, I'll take you. Let me tell you, there are a lot of handsome men and women in the backyard. ”
Xia Yu did participate in this kind of big occasion for the first time, and the questions were all strangers, and he couldn't arouse Xia Yu's desire at all.
"I said Luo Da Beauty, let's eat something, it's all dinner, I'm hungry all afternoon.
Xia Yu didn't know what to do, couldn't it be sneaky to chat between men and women, oh no, quietly. Where is this kind of occasion suitable for falling in love?
"Okay, I'll go with you." This Luo Yuning pulled Xia Yu to the dining area.
It is said to be a dining area, and tables full of food are lined up directly from the house to the backyard, and freshly cooked pastries, drinks and drinks are readily available.
Xia Yu didn't care about anything else, took a plate of things and sat on the sofa next to him to eat, Luo Yuning sat next to him and watched Xia Yu eat.
"I said, Yu Ning, why don't you eat some too, you look at me like this, you feel so uncomfortable."
"It's okay, you eat yours, I'll watch!"
"No, what do I have to see when I eat, you won't be taking a fancy to me!" Xia Yu dared to speak to Luo Yu Ning, and he didn't want to be as cautious as Yao Min.
"Xia Yu, you think too much, I am now simply appreciating your difference, thank you for saving your life, and there is a little bit of like, but it is not love, when I fall in love with you, I will tell you" Luo Yu said without changing his face.
Xia Yu was so confused by these words that he almost choked to death. Hurriedly took a few sips of water and looked at Luo Yuning. I thought: "I'm really a mountain cannon, the people of Jiangcheng are so open, do you want to say it casually." ”
"And why are you staring at me?" Luo Yuning asked rhetorically.
"I also appreciate your difference, marvel at your beauty and touch, and have a trace of love." Not to be outdone, Xia Yu provoked Luo Yuning to laugh.
The two were like friends they hadn't seen for a long time, chatting wantonly. Laughing. Xia Yu does not have the inferiority complex from a small town, and Luo Yuning does not have the arrogance of a big businessman.
Xia Yu was enjoying a sweet chat when a person appeared in front of him. Suit and bow tie, big grease head. The complexion was fair, but Xia Yu felt as if he was malnourished. It's hard to get used to.
"Yu Ning, why are you here, many friends outside are waiting to see you, you have been out for half a year, we miss you very much!" The words were very polite, but he didn't look at Xia Yu the whole time. It's as if there is no such person as Xia Yu.
"Oh, Cui Gongzi, let me introduce you, this is my good friend, Xia Yu. I just came to Jiangcheng to study. After speaking, he took Xia Yu's arm and said to Xia Yu.
"Xia Yu, this is the son of the deputy city lord of Jiangcheng, called Cui Lang. The young generation of heroes is Cui Gongzi! ”
"Oh, it turned out that I went to Jiangcheng to study, I said why haven't I seen it." This Cui Gongzi didn't look at Xia Yu squarely
"Little people, I haven't seen normal." Xia Yu sat there and didn't move, and took a piece of pastry and stuffed it into his mouth.
Hmph, you look down on me, I don't want to see you yet, the son of the deputy city lord, Guan Laozi's.
Xia Yu was somewhat disgusted with this second-generation official in his heart.
"Xia Yu, I'm going to say hello in the backyard and I'll be back in a while."
"Well, it's okay for you to be busy." Xia Yu responded.
Luo Yuning went to the backyard pool to say hello to friends. Cui Lang deliberately took a step slow and said in a voice that only Xia Yu and Xia Yu could hear.
"No matter what your status, you have to understand basic etiquette. Even if it's not formal wear, don't be so chilling, not even a serious brand. This is Jiangcheng, not the countryside. ”
Xia Yu looked like he couldn't hear and continued to eat. This Cui Lang himself wanted to ridicule this poor boy, and it was over. Unexpectedly, Xia Yu ignored him at all.
"Boy, I talked to you, didn't you hear?"
"Huh? Are you talking to me? I'm sorry, there are too many people outside, what a mess, there are people in it, noisy and shouting, I didn't hear you at all, what did you say? Xia Yu just can't get used to this kind of arrogant person. teased but didn't get up.
Cui Lang is also a second-generation official, and when he was scolded by Sang Huai, his face turned red and his ears turned red. But I don't know what to say. Pointing at Xia Yu with his finger.
"Okay, you have a kind. You'd better pray don't see me again, or I'll make you look good. After saying that, he turned around and left.
Xia Yu was happy in his heart, these people looked personable, but they didn't scold. Then he shouted at Cui Lang's back.
"Thanks for the reminder, I don't want to see you either, goodbye!"
Cui Lang stumbled, and some people around him had already noticed this, obviously Cui Lang suffered a loss from the young man in sportswear.
After a while, everyone gathered in the backyard, and Xia Yu followed with a dinner plate. But I saw Luo Yuning's father standing in front of the stage and raising a glass to everyone.
"Thank you friends from all walks of life for coming, Luo's daughter went out to practice for half a year before she came back. Here, Luo would like to solemnly thank Fei Lao of our Jade Association. This way, thanks to his teaching, my daughter's journey has been smooth and safe! ”
Listening to the crowd's discussions, it turned out that Fei Lao was the president of the Jade Association in Jiangcheng. In the jade world of Jiangcheng, the identity and prestige are very high. This time, the Luo family was able to invite Fei Lao to help, and it seems that the relationship between the two families is not ordinary.
"In addition, I would like to take this opportunity to announce one thing today, our Rockwell Group's jewelry business is about to open to the Eagle Clan market. I hope for the support of my friends at that time. ”
There was applause below, and the words of flattery were endless. After all, the groups are still in the era of peace, but people who don't have some strength don't dare to do business across races. But those who survived were all on the rich side.
Xia Yu didn't understand or care, so he pushed to the back of the crowd, picked up a bottle of soda, and drank it.
"I heard that the daughter of the Luo family is back, and Chen came to congratulate him on his father's orders." A shout broke the excitement of the scene. But I saw a person coming out of the crowd, dressed in formal clothes, and his whole body was covered with bright cards. He was followed by a follower, holding a gift box in both hands.
"Yo, isn't this the eldest son of the Chen family, the rival of the Luo family, Chen Bufan?"
"Yes, the two have been competing for many years, and this time they didn't come to make trouble."
"Who knows, take a look!"
"Haha, it turned out to be an extraordinary nephew, welcome, welcome!" Father Luo said with a laugh.
This makes outsiders see it, and they think that the two families have a lot of friendship.
"Hello Uncle Luo, I heard that Uncle Luo intends to start a business with the Eagle Clan, and Yu Ning's little sister has returned home after completing her studies, it is really gratifying, my nephew came uninvited, I hope you will forgive me." This Chen Bufan said neither humbly nor arrogantly. It means that your Luo family didn't invite me, so I came. This nephew, you called it first. None of the nephews were invited. The Luo family really doesn't know how to count etiquette.
"Hehe, where is this nephew, it was originally just a small banquet, but I heard that you have been abroad, so I didn't invite you. Now that you can come, you are naturally welcome. Father Luo smiled and rounded the field.
"I heard that Uncle Luo's business is getting bigger and bigger, and today my father asked me to send a rough stone, one is to wish my uncle a prosperous business, and the other is to want my uncle to give me a palm, this stone is worth a little.
"Sure enough, it came by smashing the field"
"After a while, if the Luo family is not accurate, it will be lively"
"I heard that these two are competing for the position of the next president of the Jade Association, but I didn't expect to fight now"
"Oh, so good, go back and tell your father, and I will accept it. After a while, I will set the price, and I will take my return gift back to Brother Chen. "Father Luo is difficult to ride a tiger.
The Chen family dug a pit today, according to the rules among the nobles of Jiangcheng, one party sent juniors to give gifts, and the owner had to send back a similar gift according to the value. But today's gift is a rough stone, this is to test the Luo family's eyesight, no matter how high or low the price is, as long as the difference is farther, it must be a loss of adults. Fortunately, Fei Lao is here, and Luo's father is still a little calm in his heart.
"Then thank you, uncle! Come, present the gift" Chen Bufan asked someone to put the gift on the table and open it.
Everyone gathered around.
A typical piece of Kunyu, with a delicate skin, a color python is entangled, and a color python has been wiped out of the skylight, and inside is the manifestation of the ice species, and there is this blue brilliance under the light. Apparently a valuable stone.
Bet on skin, bet on windows, don't bet on pythons. The value of this stone fluctuated too much, and for a while, Luo's father also frowned.
The value of this stone is too variable, if it is only an ice species, look at this performance, even if it is full of variants, the price is only one or two million, but the price of this piece of colored jade is not easy to assess.
So Father Luo looked at Fei Lao, but saw that Fei Lao was also frowning, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
Just when everyone was looking at each other, Luo Yuning stepped forward and said to his father:
"Dad, let me try, I'm a beginner anyway, even if I hit the eye, my brother won't laugh at me."
Saying that, Luo Yu looked at Chen Bufan with a smile.
"Okay, Yu Ning, you can try it"
Luo's father also guessed his daughter's thoughts, the big man was embarrassed, and the child would be fine if he went, he was blind, at best, he was not good at learning, and no one cared about a girl. If you guess correctly, you can take this opportunity to increase your reputation for Yu Ning.
"A good stone, almost ice, no cracks, worth nearly a hundred."
Luo Yuning looked around the stone.
"The color python is natural, and the skin shell is smooth and delicate."
From time to time, I picked up the stone and observed it carefully, and padd the weight of the stone with my hand.
"This spring color is crystal clear and free of impurities, it is a stone that can fight, so the price I give here is nine million," Luo Yuning looked at his father and said.
People who watched the excitement also coaxed, this Chen family is a big deal this time, such an expensive stone is used as a gift. Let's see how this Luo family will return the gift.
Luo Yuning's price can be described as decent, and Luo's father came to Fei Lao again, and said to Fei Lao:
"Fei Lao, you see that Yu Ning, this kid is also a beginner, thanks to your teaching!"
"Let's brothers, don't be polite, the child has talent, and it is a matter of time before he comes out."
For Luo Yuning, Fei Lao is still very satisfied.
"But I don't feel right about today's stones." Fei Lao was still frowning.
"Fei Lao, there are still stones that you can't hold accurately."
"The laws of jade in the world are all groped out, how can there be the same jade, experience is dead, stone is changing. But I always felt that something was wrong with this stone. ”
Stones that can make Fei Lao wonder are indeed rare
"I don't know where Fei Lao thinks there is a problem, I also suspect that this is a pit dug by the Chen family, don't be blind, the Luo family will lose fame and fortune at that time" Luo's father was a little anxious.
"There is no problem with the characteristics of each stone, and anyone with a few years of experience can see a stone like this. But I always felt that the stones were a little weird, a little too perfect. So I'm a little uncertain!"
"Then what can Fei Lao do?" Luo's father was also worried that there was a problem with the stone, and it would not be good if it was embarrassing.
"This kind of gift-giving is not yet a problem of cutting the stone in front of you... Fei Lao Chen thought for a while, turned around and looked around the crowd, and saw Xia Yu shouting with chicken legs in his hand in his hand.
"Boy, don't eat, come here."
Xia Yu was also stunned, he didn't expect Fei Lao to call himself at this time, but he didn't know what was going on, so he had to step forward.
I thought to myself: "This Fei Lao calls me absolutely nothing good!" ”