Chapter 143 Ruby

Only after sitting down, with Gu Xingyuan on his left and Wen Shuqiao on his right, did Cancan feel a little more at ease when surrounded by familiar people. His little butt moved visibly towards his aunt, and he didn't move until his aunt wrapped his little hand in her palm.

Shen Jiazhou withdrew his gaze from Cancan, but Old Man Shen, who was sitting next to him, never took his eyes off him.

If Cancan wasn't afraid, Mr. Shen would have wanted to hold Cancan in his arms while finishing the meal.

Shen Jiazhou pretended not to notice Mr. Shen's fiery eyes. He said, "Since everyone is here, let's start the banquet."

The dishes have almost been served, and we are just waiting for the main character to start eating.

As soon as he finished speaking, a young woman on the opposite side said, "Jiazhou, Ruirui wants to go to the bathroom. Your cousin's husband took him there and will be back soon."

Shen Jiazhou had already seen the two empty seats. He turned his head slightly, glanced at Wen Shuqiao, and then looked at Gu Xingyuan.

Gu Xingyuan raised his eyebrows, then turned to the round table and said, "Chen Er, wait a minute, it's just right for us to let Cancan Xiaobao see the birthday gift his uncle gave him."

He looked at the waiter standing next to the screen and said, "Please go to the lounge next door and ask my assistant to come over."

The waiter said ok and walked out of the box. Gu Xingyuan turned around and said to Cancan, "Xiaobao, are you looking forward to the gift Uncle Xingyuan will give you?"

Cancan nodded and whispered, "Looking forward to it."

Gu Xingyuan touched his head, and then the waiter led in a man in a suit and tie. The man was wearing a pair of white gloves and carrying a black box in his hands.

Gu Xingyuan looked at him and said, "Just take the things out."

The man nodded and opened the box in his hand in the tea break area. Inside was a small transparent display cabinet with a racing car model.

The man held the small display cabinet and walked towards Cancan steadily step by step. Gu Xingyuan moved the dishes and chopsticks in front of Cancan to the side and placed the display cabinet in front of Cancan.

Cancan looked at the racing car model. It was a small one, with the body of the car covered with broken diamonds, and the front of the car was a complete ruby. Both the luster and the color showed that this ruby was extraordinary.

An older man looked at the ruby with an incredible expression on his face. He couldn't help but ask, "Was this ruby auctioned in Country M some time ago? It is said to be a collection of a wealthy man..."

Gu Xingyuan glanced at the man and said with a smile: "Second Uncle, it seems that you also went to the auction. Yes, I thought it was pretty at the time, so I took a picture of it."

The second uncle paused, but still said it. : "This gem is not cheap, are you just going to give it to... him like this?"

Gu Xingyuan touched Cancan's head and said, "I thought it would be a good idea to put it on this model car for Xiaobao's birthday. I also wish our Xiaobao a prosperous future!"

He lowered his head and asked, "Xiaobao, do you like it?"

Cancan also stared at the ruby. He nodded, unable to think of any words of praise, and simply said sincerely, "How beautiful!"

Gu Xingyuan smiled and said, "As long as you like it."

The second uncle was still unwilling to give up. He continued, "If I remember correctly, the starting price of this gem was 20 million..."

If he remembered correctly, the transaction price was 50 million.

A gem worth 50 million is just given away like that?

Gu Xingyuan said, "Yes, I spent 50 million to buy it, plus the shipping cost to ship it back to China, so it's a little expensive, but when my little treasure said he liked it, it's worth the price."

Everyone: ...

When Wen Shuqiao heard this, he couldn't help but look at the gem on the small racing car model. He looked at it for a few seconds, and then observed the others calmly.

Everyone’s expressions… were quite shocked.

Cancan turned around and said, "Uncle Xingyuan, can it move? The little car my aunt bought for me before can move."

Gu Xingyuan said: "Xiaobao, uncle hasn't thought it through yet, this model can't be touched, you can only watch."

Cancan was visibly disappointed. She couldn't move. Well, then she couldn't play with milk cake anymore.

System: […You…Ah…You…Forget it. ]

It's a bit hard to tell.

Not only was he unable to continue, but the others were also obviously embarrassed by Cancan's attitude. This was a ruby worth 50 million! Just the design and the broken diamonds alone would make the price of this small racing car model even higher.

Gu Xingyuan looked at his second uncle who had been talking and asked, "Second uncle, what birthday present did you give our Xiaobao? Take it out and let's take a look at it together."

The second uncle coughed lightly and said, "How can the second uncle understand what you young people and children like? After thinking about it, it is better to just give money directly."

He took out a card from his pocket and handed it to the waiter beside him, who placed it next to Cancan's hand.

The second uncle said, "There is 8.88 million in the card, Cancan, ask your uncle to buy you anything you like."

Cancan looked at the bank card. He recognized it. His aunt sometimes used the card to deposit money.

Cancan looked at Wen Shuqiao and asked her what she thought. The baby could only be accepted if her aunt agreed.

After all, Uncle Xingyuan is Uncle Xingyuan, and others are others.

Wen Shuqiao said softly, "Take it, Cancan, thank you, Second Grandpa."

Before coming, Shen Jiazhou had already told her that at this banquet, as long as it was given to Cancan, she should just accept it.

Cancan then looked at the second grandfather again: "Thank you."

Others also opened the gifts they brought, and Shen Jiazhou's words were conveyed completely by the old man.

Although it was nothing to the people present, it was eight million! This was eight million! Asking them to give it to a child they had never met would make anyone feel heartbroken, right? The birthday gifts they gave their own children were only a few million!

Shen Jiazhou wants to take back all the gifts that he has confiscated in the past few years!

But they only dared to curse behind their backs and still smiled on the surface.

Shen Jiazhou looked at the gifts they opened one by one. The value of each gift was basically over 8 million. Excluding the old man and Shen Fang's family, the most expensive gift for everyone at the table was from Gu Xingyuan.

The people at the table with the surname Shen couldn't even beat a person with a different surname. He wanted to laugh when he thought of the way Shen Fang jumped up and down in front of him that day.

Cancan was reminded by Gu Xingyuan and thanked everyone who gave him gifts one by one.

Although there were many gifts, his favorites were still the gifts from his uncle and Uncle Xingyuan. After all, the gifts given by others didn't seem to be something he could play with, so it was just the same to give them to his uncle.

Wen Shuqiao actually noticed it as well. She squeezed Cancan's little hand, giving him strength.

Cancan whispered, "Aunt, I'm hungry."

Wen Shuqiao also lowered his head slightly and whispered, "We'll be eating soon. What do you want to eat first?"

Cancan took a look and said, "I want to eat chicken legs."

Wen Shuqiao pinched his cheek and said, "Okay."

She straightened up, turned her head and said to Shen Jiazhou, "Cancan is hungry, he wants to eat chicken legs."

Shen Jiazhou glanced at the plate of boiled chicken that happened to be in front of him. He picked up the serving chopsticks, picked up the chicken leg and placed it in Cancan's bowl: "Now that we have finished looking at the gifts, let's eat."

He looked at Wen Shuqiao again: "You eat too, don't worry about them."

Wen Shuqiao nodded. She didn't want to care about them. The protagonists were Cancan and Shen Jiazhou. She only needed to take care of Cancan's mood.

Cancan looked at the chicken leg in the bowl and hesitated for a moment. After hearing her aunt say that it was okay to eat, she put on the children's gloves beside her and picked up the chicken leg to start eating.

After taking a bite, he put it down again.

Wen Shuqiao noticed: "What's wrong?"

Cancan whispered again: "It has no taste."

The chicken legs made by his aunt were still delicious, and he wanted to go home.

Wen Shuqiao said: "This may need to be dipped in water."

But this table is a revolving table, and the boiled chicken has been moved. Cancan doesn't want to eat this chicken drumstick anymore. Although it is still very fragrant, it has no taste at all.

But there were so many people watching me, and my aunt also said that we shouldn’t waste food.

Oops, I’m so confused that I feel dizzy.

From the moment the Shen family opened their presents, the system, which had been silent all along, spoke again: […give it to Uncle Xingyuan.]

Cancan said: [If it doesn't taste good, why give it to Uncle Xingyuan? Besides, Uncle Xingyuan is not a trash can. ]

The system said: [You don’t dislike eating. ]

[But you can’t give it to Uncle Xingyuan.] Cancan insisted: [I’ll keep it and take it back to eat with milk and cake.]

My aunt said that I can’t eat salty or sweet things besides milk and cake, so this chicken leg is perfect!

Just as he was feeling happy about the idea he had come up with, the bowl in front of him was replaced.

Cancan looked over and saw that it was his aunt who had replaced the unpalatable bowl. Now he had an empty bowl with a piece of boneless fish in it.

Wen Shuqiao said, "Eat, aren't you hungry?"

Cancan then happily picked up the chopsticks and ate the fish that his aunt picked for him. It was so delicious!

When Shen Jiazhou said the banquet was about to begin, the others couldn't wait any longer and could only pick up their chopsticks and start to have fun, trying to make the atmosphere less awkward.

But they didn't know what to say. However, they shouldn't be the most embarrassed. The most embarrassed should be the Shen Fang family sitting next to Mr. Shen.

They haven't said a word since Shen Jiazhou and Cancan appeared. They usually sing and dance, but they were silent at this moment. It's funny to think about it.