Xiao Hongyan gestured for the servants to display the gifts. More than ten servants immediately understood, walking to the center of the stage and collectively placing down the small wooden boxes they were carrying. Then, two servants stood on either side, each holding an electronic device. With a coordinated press of a button, the dozen or so small wooden boxes assembled like a machine, forming a large wooden box the size of a child. Finally, they all stepped back!

The large wooden box, now assembled, continued to move, making a mechanical 'whooshing' sound, before suddenly blooming like flower petals into an open little house. In the center of the house was a screen, and in front of the screen was a small table with some pen holders, inkstone boxes, and other items on it.

Everyone who witnessed this scene truly felt a sense of wonder!

Even Ye Chen became quite interested, his gaze fixed on the gift.

The next second, an even more surprising scene unfolded: a Western girl, about a foot tall, walked out from the right side of the screen, slowly wiped the dust off the table, poured water into the inkstone, and then began to grind ink.

This scene stunned the thousands of guests present once again. The Western girl was incredibly lifelike, yet upon closer inspection, it was clearly not real. They were baffled as to how it was created. They were also curious about what the Western girl was doing; it seemed she was playing with ink and brush, but they didn't know what she intended to write.

Moreover, the fact that a Western girl put on such a show made them feel quite comfortable, which shows that their Chinese cultural treasures have a great influence, even to the point of having affairs with foreign women.

Just as they were pondering this, the Western girl had finished grinding the ink, then took a sheet of vermilion paper from the shelf and spread it on the table. Just as everyone thought she was about to begin writing, a man with hunched sideburns emerged from the left side of the screen, came to the table, picked up a brush, and began writing.

Everyone suddenly realized that the Western girl was just a maid, and the real protagonist was this man with sideburns. They thought to themselves, how could foreigners possibly understand the treasures of Chinese culture? This man with sideburns was clearly Chinese.

"Swish swish swish—"

The sound of ink being poured rang out, very textured. With a fine brush, before they could even react, everything in the wooden box suddenly disappeared, and then with a 'whoosh,' it transformed into seven large ink characters stained with wood: "Wishing Young Master Ye a long and healthy life!"

The large ink characters lasted for about five seconds before suddenly disappearing, falling to the ground piece by piece, becoming the small wooden box from before. The servants of the Xiao family immediately came forward, bowed, and put it away.

That concludes the gift presentation!

"good!"

"good!"

The applause from the audience was thunderous. They were all amazed by the gift prepared by the Xiao family. It was truly amazing! They wondered how much skill and money it must have taken to prepare such a gift!

"Miss Xiao, thank you for the gift. I really like it, it's wonderful!"

Ye Chen also said he enjoyed watching it.

"I'm glad you like it, Young Master Ye!"

Xiao Hongyan smiled. As expected, her grandfather's analysis was correct. For a big shot like Young Master Ye, preparing gold and jade bracelets would be too low-class. Only a gift that resembles a performance and is rich in technology and magic can truly win over Doctor Ye.

Ye Chen's senior sisters and Su Xueyi also said that the gift was good, and then invited the Xiao family to a VIP table to take their seats.

The next person to celebrate is Huang Mengyao, the beautiful proprietress of Jade City!

"Hey Yao Yao, what brings you here to join in the fun?"

Seeing Huang Mengyao standing in front of him with a seductive smile, Ye Chen suddenly felt a little flustered.

"What's wrong? Why can't my sister come?"

Huang Mengyao reached out and slapped his arm, then leaned close to his ear and breathed softly, "I also have a nice gift for you!"

What's a good gift?

Ye Chen immediately asked her.

"Would you like my sister's stockings?"

Huang Yuyao leaned closer to his ear and said in an extremely seductive tone.

Ye Chen's eyes widened instantly as he stared blankly at Huang Mengyao: "Sister Yaoyao, are you crazy!"

The sound was loud, and it was Ye Chen's natural reaction. Everyone on and off the stage was completely dumbfounded!

Huang Yuyao's pretty face instantly turned angry. This brat! She was whispering something to him, and he immediately revealed it. She wasn't going to play with him anymore! Then she began to instruct her servants to prepare gifts and bring over a large box.

Ye Chen's heart raced, wondering if it was a whole box of stockings!

But when the box was opened, it was discovered that inside were one immortal figure after another, all crafted from exquisite jade. Under the spotlight, they looked lifelike and extremely pleasing to the eye! Some of them held fans, some carried lotus flowers, some held flutes, and some held swords—the Eight Immortals!

The Eight Immortals coming to offer birthday wishes—the meaning couldn't be more auspicious!

The guests below the stage were dumbfounded. These eight jade immortals must be worth at least several hundred million! They were envious, wishing they were their own!

Jiang Yiqing was drooling over it, and really wanted to go on stage and take one home!

On stage, Huang Mengyao looked at Ye Chen with a smug expression: "How about it, you brat, do you like it?"

Ye Chen was also stunned. He thought it was a box of stockings, but it turned out to be eight jade immortals. It seems that this sister is not crazy, otherwise she would have ruined today's birthday banquet.

"Yaoyao, thank you for spending so much. I thank you on behalf of my junior brother!"

Leng Qingqiu clearly also liked the eight jade immortals, and couldn't help but smile as he spoke to Huang Mengyao. Huang Mengyao waved her hand generously, "It's alright, who told me to like this brat so much!"

As Huang Mengyao spoke, she gave Ye Chen a charming glance, her alluring eyes revealing a foxy, seductive quality.

Seeing this, Su Xueyi subconsciously took a step closer to Ye Chen and took his arm. She instinctively felt that this alluring Huang Mengyao posed a threat to her; after all, she wasn't Ye Chen's senior sister.

Huang Mengyao naturally noticed Su Xueyi's little gesture, but just giggled and didn't take it to heart. However, she also began to restrain her flirting with Ye Chen; after all, he was someone else's husband, and she knew how to maintain a proper balance.

Ye Chen, on the other hand, was getting a little uncomfortable with her antics. Why did she have to provoke him at a time like this? What if she actually "stood up" and all those audience members saw it? Would that be very elegant?

Fortunately, the other party restrained himself, and he also silently recited the Heart Sutra to suppress his anger, otherwise it would have been too embarrassing!

Next, another group of people slowly walked up the stage. Each of them was dressed in a smart outfit and walked with an extraordinary air. The one leading them was an old man!

When the guests below the stage saw the old man's face, they were immediately shocked and their breath caught in their throats. It was actually Qiao Sanfeng, the martial arts leader of Pengcheng!