The Xu family mansion in Nanshi was crowded with guests and the garage was filled with luxury cars.

Today is my grandfather Xu Bingqing’s 80th birthday, and all the prominent figures in Nanshi are here.

The current head of the Xu Group, Xu Hanhai, his second son Xu Changhai who is away from home all year round, and his second daughter Xu Mingyu who has never married were all present to entertain the guests.

Waves of people came to celebrate the birthday, including many business tycoons from Qindao and other mountain provinces.

But the old man was absent-minded and looked around frequently, trying to see the eldest daughter he had been thinking about day and night.

Sensing the old man's thoughts, his wife Zhang Xishui patted his hands gently.

"Manman sent us a message yesterday, so it must be correct."

"Mengyu...is coming back."

The old man snorted coldly and wanted to say something harsh, but his words changed when they reached his lips.

"This child has the same personality as me. He has a bad temper and is stubborn. He realizes it but doesn't realize it."

"If Manman wasn't a sensible child...sigh..."

My wife is also heartbroken.

"Speaking of Manman, I haven't seen her for more than ten years. She was only that tall back then."

She gestured with her hands.

"Now I am a grown-up girl who can stand on my own."

Xu Hanhai, who was greeting guests, heard his parents mention Gu Man and came over and exclaimed:

"Xiao Man is amazing. I, her uncle, owe a lot to her. Our Xu family will have to rely on her in the future!"

The old man was happy in his heart, but his words were cold.

"She's just a little girl, you don't protect her, but you still want to take advantage of her, how shameless!"

Xu Hanhai was scolded very innocently.

That girl has much more assets than her uncle.

They also have more say.

But he couldn't say.

It's all confidential.

At this time, a group of people came into the hall.

The leader looked a few years younger than Old Man Xu, followed by two pairs of middle-aged men and women, and behind them were six children, who were about the same age as Gu Man.

Seeing them, Xu Hanhai, Xu Changhai and Xu Mingyu looked unhappy.

But for the sake of his grandfather, he did not get angry.

"Brother, I wish you a happy life every year."

The elder in the lead, Xu Binglin, Xu Bingqing's second brother, waved his hand.

"Bring up the gift we gave to Big Brother!"

Seven or eight strong men came in with great effort, carrying a statue covered with red cloth.

When the white cloth was opened, a longevity star carved from jade was revealed.

I don't know whether it was intentional or not, but there was a smear of red jade on the forehead of the old man, making him look like there was a bloody disaster.

Old Master Xu's face darkened.

Xu Hanhai and others also looked chilled.

Xu Binglin spoke first:

"Brother, I bought this large jade sculpture from Myanmar. It cost me hundreds of millions. It weighs four tons. I also hired a national master to carve it. It represents my sincere love!"

"Especially this touch of red, it's very sophisticated."

"Crisp means imperial green. This red is imperial red. It is crisp, green, watery and bright. It means the emperor is lucky and the elder brother will have a long life."

Xu Binglin looked around, watching like an eagle and a wolf.

"I think no one here today has given a gift more thoughtful and precious than mine!"

No one dared to answer.

The Xu family had a lot of grudges among the previous generation, which was known to many people, and they have not been in contact for many years.

Today, Xu Binglin suddenly came with his children and grandchildren, obviously to cause trouble.

You can see some of them on the gifts.

Xu Bingqing said in a deep voice:

"The thought is more important than the gift. Brother, I am happy that you are here."

"Come and sit down."

Xu Binglin sat down at the side without any hesitation. His two sons and grandsons also sat down in a row, but their expressions showed no respect.

But with this jade sculpture standing there, no one dared to come forward to say a word of congratulation or offer a gift.

Who could give a gift more precious than this jade carving?

Xu Changhai's eyes were gloomy, and Song Minjun wished she could sink this old thing into the sea.

Xu Hanhai looked away and suppressed him with his status as the elder brother.

After all, it’s Dad’s birthday party, and the sight of blood is unlucky.

Besides, today is my sister's big day coming home, there's no need to get involved with this kind of person.

Those who came to celebrate the birthday soon felt the solemn atmosphere and did not even dare to speak loudly.

At this moment, Gu Man came in holding Xu Mengyu's hand.

Xu Mengyu was homesick and would have run away if Gu Man hadn't held her steadily.

When Mr. Xu saw her, he stood up suddenly and then sat down slowly.

The old lady didn't care about that. She stood up excitedly and walked towards her eldest daughter.

"Mengyu, you're finally back!"

Xu Mengyu looked at her gray-haired mother and trembled as she shouted:

"Mom!"

When I left, my mother's hair was still black, but when I returned, her hair was full of white.

With one word, "Mom," the barriers of many years disappeared, and Old Lady Xu reached out and embraced Xu Mengyu.

"It's good to be back. It's good to be back."

"I will stay at home with my mother from now on."

Xu Mengyu nodded.

"good."

She first shouted to Old Master Xu,

"dad."

Then he called out to Xu Hanhai and the others:

"Big brother, third brother,"

Then face Xu Mingyu.

"Fourth sister."

Everyone nodded and called her back.

Old Master Xu smiled, he was really happy. Just as he was about to ask his daughter and granddaughter to come over and sit down, he heard a sharp and harsh voice.

"My eldest sister has been gone for more than 20 years. Now she is divorced and down and out. Did she come back in despair to seek comfort?"

Everyone glared at the person who spoke, Xu Binglin's daughter-in-law.

She didn't care and just looked at Gu Man.

I found that she was dressed simply, wearing a camel-colored coat and a Xiangyun gauze cheongsam underneath. She looked dignified, elegant and extremely beautiful.

The gemstone necklace around her neck and the necklace on her wrist are obviously worth a lot of money.

Then he glanced at his plain-looking daughter with jealous eyes.

The tone became more sarcastic.

"It's my grandpa's birthday. How can you come back empty-handed?"

Xu Mengyu's face turned pale.

Mr. Xu and the old lady looked gloomy, and Xu Hanhai and others were about to speak.

Gu Man spoke in a crisp voice.

"Where did this old hen come from? She's making such an annoying clucking noise!"

"His mouth is full of feces. If you don't know, you would think he drank feces this morning!"

The words fell.

There was silence.