Chapter 667 The First Birthday Ceremony Ends
With little left to give, King Qi and Li Sanqi, who hadn't received their gifts yet, grew anxious.
"Qian-ge'er, what about Father's? Aren't you going to get one for Father?"
King Qi was the first to become restless.
At this moment, all his previous gloom and resentment had vanished. He was only thinking about getting a gift from his son.
Everyone can see that this child is precocious!
This isn't a baby's first birthday celebration; he's clearly trying to win people's favor!
I had a great time, and everyone was happy to receive the gifts!
Believe it or not, there were quite a few good things among the gifts.
For example, the writing brushes, inkstones, and ink sticks were the first to be taken by several elderly ladies.
For example, the book that Qiao Zhen got, which the little guy complained was a book without pictures, but it was a rare ancient book that Feng Yuerou contributed from her dowry.
If it were given out, countless scholars and literati would fight tooth and nail to get their hands on it.
Of the remaining three items, the seal is the most valuable and has the best symbolic meaning.
The King of Qi took a liking to the seal at first sight.
Not to be outdone, Li Sanqi stretched out her hand to Li Yiqian: "Brother Qian, Auntie doesn't have any gifts either! Aren't you going to give Auntie something? Waaah, Auntie's going to be sad!"
The little guy looked at Qi Wang, then at Li Sanqi, and finally picked up the ruler and handed it to Qiao Qinghe.
Then he picked up the seal and stuffed it into Li Sanqi's hand as she pretended to be aggrieved and begged for a gift.
Only at the very end did he pick up the nine-linked rings and hand them to the King of Qi.
He raised his hand and handed the nine-linked rings to the King of Qi.
King Qi looked at the nine-linked rings that were finally presented to him.
What does that mean? You were last in line? And you got a little trinket with the worst connotation?
Seeing that the King of Qi did not accept the gift for a long time, the little boy also got angry and turned around to hand the Nine Linked Rings to the King of Chu, who had also not received a gift.
"Hahaha! Good nephew! You're such a sensible boy!"
The King of Chu didn't care for these trivial things; he would be happy if the King of Qi could embarrass him.
He was especially pleased that the gift came from the King of Qi's own son.
After distributing the items, the little guy ran to Qiao Qinghe's legs and reached out for a hug.
Qiao Qinghe chuckled as she picked him up and placed him on her lap, then praised him with a smile, "Our Qian-ge'er is such a generous and kind child! He shared everything with everyone!"
"Is there anything you want? Tell the ancestor, and the ancestor will prepare it for you."
It's unclear whether the little guy understood or not, but he just nestled in Qiao Qinghe's arms, showing off his little teeth and grinning foolishly at everyone.
He looked so adorable that everyone present couldn't help but smile.
This child is so well-mannered!
He looks fair-skinned and has a chubby face, but he is actually generous, bold, and very opinionated.
Look at this! A baby's first birthday celebration, with its unique "grasping ceremony," silenced all the onlookers who were there to watch the spectacle. And it made those who received gifts beam with joy.
Upon hearing Qiao Qinghe's words, the little guy looked up at her and smiled, "Grandma!"
"Hmm, what does our Qian-ge'er want?" Qiao Qinghe replied, looking at the little guy with kind eyes, and asked again.
“Grandpa!” the little guy continued to answer.
"What?" Qiao Qinghe thought the little guy was calling her.
Li Sanqi came over, squatted down in front of him, and said with a smile, "Does our Qian-ge'er not want anything else, but just wants our ancestor to stay with him forever?"
Qiao Qinghe was taken aback, and then saw the little guy nod and repeat, "I want Grandma!"
Qiao Qinghe felt that in an instant, her whole heart was filled to the brim by this child.
Li Sanqi reached out and touched the tiger-head hat on the child's head, his eyes full of affection: "What a good child!"
After the first birthday celebration, everyone moved to their seats and began the banquet.
After that, everything calmed down.
Even after the banquet ended and everyone left one after another, Qiao Qinghe still couldn't believe that the first birthday celebration had really passed so peacefully.
It wasn't until evening that Wei Jia privately told her that Li Sanqi had originally arranged some things, but for some reason changed his mind and canceled the arrangements.
However, the staff still found some traces when they cleaned up.
Qiao Qinghe then understood.
She said that Li Sanqi had specifically asked her to hold a grand first birthday celebration and had also specifically instructed her to invite the Liu family, but in the end, he did nothing and let them leave dejectedly.
As for the little squabble between Liu and Wenxi and Yu Huanzhen at the gate of the mansion, it was utterly insignificant and caused no real harm to the Liu family.
After the first birthday celebration, news spread quickly that the young prince of the Qi family was being well cared for by the Qiao family in Nancheng.
Some say the young prince is clever and quick-witted, others say the Qiao family knows how to raise children…
However, some argue that the young prince, at only one year old, has already learned the Qiao family's obsequious and manipulative tactics. This suggests the Qiao family's inherent merchant nature is hard to change, and they fear they might corrupt the young prince. They suggest it would be better to return the child to the Qi Prince's residence and have him personally instructed by a royal tutor.
Gradually, this sound grew louder and louder.
Just as Qiao Qinghe realized that things were not going well, a neighbor arrived at the Qiao family's courtyard on Changxing Street.
"Oh dear, elder sister, how can you sit here peacefully and drink tea? Haven't you heard what people outside are saying about your Qiao family?"
The person who came in started shouting and yelling, looking as if he was heartbroken for Old Mrs. Qiao.
"Why are you here?" Old Mrs. Qiao looked at Old Mrs. Qian as she entered, somewhat unwilling to acknowledge her.
The visitor was none other than the old lady of the Qian family, a neighbor of the Qiao family and a secretary in the Ministry of Revenue.
When the Qiao family moved in and renovated their house, this family was one of the ones who tried to sabotage them.
Later, when Old Mrs. Qian offended Qiao Qinghe, Wei Jia had Nuan Chun and Sheng Xia cause a lot of trouble for the Qian family.
At first, Old Mrs. Qian would make veiled accusations every day and speak sarcastically to Old Mrs. Qiao.
Later, at some point, Mrs. Qian suddenly changed her behavior and started trying to get close to Mrs. Qiao.
Old Mrs. Qian's son is capable; he is a fifth-rank doctor and is very respected in the area.
So when she lowered her pride to befriend Old Mrs. Qiao, Old Mrs. Qiao was initially very wary, but gradually she was also controlled by vanity and slowly accepted the relationship with Old Mrs. Qian.
The person everyone else fawns over is now trying to please her. Hey, that feeling... well, Grandma Qiao found it quite intoxicating.
However, during the baby's first birthday celebration a few days ago, she told Qiao Qinghe what Old Madam Qian usually nagged her about, which angered Qiao Qinghe and led to her being kicked out.
At first, she was naturally angry and resentful, feeling that Qiao Qinghe was disrespectful and unfilial to her.
But after listening to her eldest son's detailed analysis, she realized that she seemed to have been tricked by Old Mrs. Qian.
The old lady Qian always said those things to her, she had no good intentions at all.
I'm afraid that from the very beginning, his intention in approaching her was to sow discord between her and her mother.
Seeing that the old lady of the Qian family had come uninvited again, he naturally didn't give her a friendly look.
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