Chapter 443 Birthday Gift Presentation
As soon as Su Yao said this, the atmosphere on the scene became a little subtle.
Only that idiot Tang Yi was still grinning foolishly: "Yeah, Jingzhi, you are not like me. I have an older brother and an older sister. With them around, I can marry whoever I want. But you are miserable!" He even sounded a little gloating when he said the latter part.
Although Ling Jingzhi is still a teenager, unlike Ling Xiuzhi who is eccentric, he seems mature for his age. Facing Tang Yi's teasing, he shook his head like an adult and smiled helplessly.
However, Su Yao's expression suddenly changed, and the subtle atmosphere just now became a little weird.
Fortunately, the music suddenly changed and the volume became louder, and the banquet hall, which had been a little noisy just now, suddenly became quiet.
Tang Yi stretched his neck to look at the door, "My grandpa is here."
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and someone shouted, "The birthday star has arrived."
Then someone took the lead in applauding, and Huang Tianyi and I also clapped like trained.
At this time, the largest main table in the middle was already full of people. Among them were two elderly people who had been seen on TV, two foreigners, and the others were all elderly people. At a glance, the youngest was probably over 50 years old.
On the stage in front, the host began his opening remarks.
I whispered to Xiao Shiqiu, "There's a host at a birthday party. I've only seen that at weddings."
Xiao Shiqiu said nonchalantly, "Formal banquets all have hosts. They're just there to speak for the host family, to make things look respectable."
While everyone's attention was on the host on the stage, I took a quick look inside the banquet hall and estimated that there were more than a hundred tables of guests, including several tables of international friends.
In a corner of the banquet hall, various gifts of all sizes were piled up, and six bodyguards were guarding it.
"What did you give Mr. Tang? I didn't see you bringing any gifts when you came here."
Xiao Shiqiu raised his eyebrows, chuckled, and jokingly said, "You remember to ask now? I thought you weren't curious, but it turns out you haven't thought about it at all and just wanted to eat, right?"
"I see through it but don't say it out loud. You said I don't need to use my brain when you're around." I tried to cover up my guilty conscience by playing tricks.
"Don't worry, the birthday gift has already been specially sent over. It's an antique bought from abroad.
Everyone in the circle knows that the old man likes antiques. It is estimated that half of his birthday gifts are antiques. His personal collection is comparable to that of a medium-sized museum.
After the host finished his opening remarks in both Chinese and English with great emotion, string music started playing and beauties in ancient costumes on the stage began to dance classical dance, with their veils fluttering in the wind, which was very pleasing to the eye.
Dozens of food delivery carts began to deliver food to each table, and finally it was time for what I do best - concentrating on eating.
There are two waiters waiting at each table, one serving tea and water, and the other serving dishes.
"The dishes are good, right? These were all ordered by my mother herself. It's a modified version of the Manchu-Han Banquet. Except for the ingredients that can't be found, the other dishes are almost replicas of the royal palace banquets of the past." Tang Yi introduced them to Huang Tianyi attentively.
At this time, the host on the stage began to show the birthday gifts received. Every time he read out an item, someone would bring it to the stage to show everyone. Almost every gift had a story and a source.
Even though everyone present was either rich or noble and used to seeing good things, there were still many birthday gifts that caused an uproar in the room.
Among them was the antique that Xiao Shiqiu had given him, which was bought from abroad. It was an item that flowed from the palace into the public in the late Qing Dynasty.
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