Lu Qingxuan finally figured it out and smiled slightly, but then frowned again and said:
"But what if Gu Yuqing comes here not to congratulate but to show off and mock us? I heard that Gu Yuqing is reckless and willful, so she might be capable of doing something like this."
Old Madam Yu smiled coldly and said, "If she wants to cause trouble, then let her do so. My old man is just old, not dead. He has so many old subordinates all over the world. If Gu Yuqing dares to cause trouble at the birthday banquet, she can prepare to be attacked by everyone the next day!"
The more Lu Qingxuan thought about it, the more excited she became. She nodded repeatedly and said, "It seems like this is really a good thing."
When Mrs. Yu heard her say "good news", she seemed to have thought of something and frowned slightly, but she didn't say anything. Finally, she relaxed her frown and said:
"However, I'll have to trouble you to rearrange the seats and put Gu Yuqing in there. Where should I put her?"
Lu Qingxuan knew that the old lady was testing her, and she looked down at the order list in her hand.
This is indeed a difficult problem.
The birthday banquet table was round, not square. The original seating arrangement at the aristocratic family table was for Xia Zhijian and his wife to sit at the top, along with Qin Yunchu. Xia Zhijian and his wife sat on their right, and Qin Yunchu sat on their left. Xia You sat to Qin Yunchu's left, separated from Xia Zhijian and his wife.
The Xia and Qin families have higher status than other families, so their representatives have to sit at the top position. This is one of the reasons for this arrangement.
In addition, table etiquette respects the right side, and Xia Zhijian is older than Qin Yunchu, so he sits on the right and Qin Yunchu sits on the left. In order to avoid suspicion, Qin Yunchu is separated from Xia You and Xia Zhijian, so that there is no question of who has a higher status between the two families.
But if Gu Yuqing came, it would be completely different.
Xia, Gu and Qin were once the four major families with equal status and were basically on an equal footing.
If we rank them, there are several ways, such as Xia Gu Lu Qin, Xia Gu Qin Lu, etc. No matter which one, the Xia family is first, slightly higher than other families.
But ever since the Gu family took over the Aihua Company, the old order has been shaken to pieces, and it is hard to say what its current status is.
There are five seats for three families to sit in, and there must always be someone who sits in the honorable position.
So, which family can sit on this honorable position?
Allowing any family to sit in the honorable position in the middle is basically equivalent to presenting the Lu family's own understanding of the new order.
It can be said that the seating arrangement that Lu Qingxuan has arranged now is basically equivalent to the new status order of the three families that the Lu family considers in official occasions.
With hundreds of eyes watching during the birthday banquet, any arrangement made by the Lu family would inevitably cause long-lasting debate in the upper circles.
Thinking of this, a drop of sweat oozed out from the tip of Lu Qingxuan's nose, and the hand holding the pen also became a little wet.
"Grandma, it's really a bit... difficult to sort it out."
Lu Qingxuan smiled awkwardly and shook her head, indicating that she was not up to the task. When she looked up, she saw the smiling face of Old Lady Yu.
"Qingxuan, you are a smart child. You are the smartest in our generation."
After saying this without any context, the old lady took the pen and added two names and crossed out two names on the guest list.
The two names added were "Lu Ningna" and "Gu Yuqing", while "Xia Zhijian" and "Fang Bai" were crossed out and added to the main seat at the table next to them.
At the original table, Lu Nina firmly occupied the main seat, while Xia, Gu and Qin sat on both sides.
After seeing this arrangement, Lu Qingxuan showed a look of sudden enlightenment.
"Grandma, why didn't I think of this solution just now?"
Old Madam Yu smiled and said, "It's not that you didn't expect it, it's that only I can arrange it this way. How could you have imagined that I could call Nina over here?"
There is a lot of thought involved in the few changes the old lady made.
Originally, this table was occupied by guests from first-rate families. She moved Xia Zhijian and his wife away, and this table became the "special seat for the younger generation of first-rate families," or what people often call the "children's table."
Because none of the people sitting there are married.
In addition, that day was Old Master Lu’s birthday banquet. The Lu family was the host and the others were guests. It was reasonable for the host to sit in the seat of honor, so Lu Nina sat in the middle.
Moreover, as the leader of the younger generation of the Lu family and the future legal successor of the Lu family, it is reasonable for Lu Nina to sit at this table.
After watching it several times, Lu Qingxuan couldn't help but admire it again and again. This arrangement was so reasonable.
No one can find fault with it.
The old lady tapped the air with her pen and suddenly said, "Oh, there's more."
Then, she added two more items to the guest list, separating the two names of Lu Qingxuan and Chen Ya that were originally stuck together, moving one to the left side of the table and the other to the right side.
The three people from the Lu family formed a triangle, dividing the table evenly into thirds.
The old lady said, "I'd like to trouble you two youngsters to chat with the guests more that day and not let them get bored."
Gao Jinliang watched the old lady's operation from the side and nodded slightly.
The old lady's move was very skillful, and her position was very high, which made him feel ashamed.
At first, when Lu Qingxuan came over with the customer list, he thought that Lu Qingxuan was here to help Chen Ya and himself get better treatment and status in the Lu family. Judging from her behavior later, it seemed that he had wronged her, because her expression did not seem fake.
However, grandma's position is higher. Regardless of whether you have ulterior motives or not, she will first get things done with you well and beautifully. Other family matters can be discussed behind closed doors.
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