The luncheon banquet was scheduled for twelve o'clock. At about eleven forty, the Pei family's housekeeper came in to greet the guests and take their seats in the right hall.
There were 6 tables for today's banquet. The old lady sat at the main seat at the main table. When Aunt Pei wanted to sit next to her, she stretched out her hand to stop her.
"Move two seats to the side." After saying that, she waved to Meng Sheng, "Shengsheng, come here and sit next to grandma."
Meng Sheng was stunned. Before she could react, Pei Sui had already pulled her to sit next to the old lady.
The old lady patted the back of her hand with a kind look to comfort her.
Aunt Pei stood aside, a smile on her graceful face, "Mom, you are too partial. You already have a grandson's wife, but you don't even want your daughter anymore."
Although this was said in a teasing and joking tone, Meng Sheng could still hear a hint of displeasure in her voice.
Pei Huan pulled Aunt Pei's arm to help Meng Sheng out. "Oh, Aunt Pei, are you jealous? Grandma, your precious daughter wants to be close to you."
"You little bastard, you only know how to talk nonsense."
Aunt Pei was so amused by her teasing that she deliberately gave her a sidelong glance and scolded her.
After hearing this, the people around couldn't help but laugh and agree with a few words, and the topic was naturally brought to an end.
Pei Huan sat opposite and winked at Meng Sheng playfully.
Meng Sheng chuckled and mouthed "thank you".
The lunch banquet went smoothly without any problems. Coming out of the right hall, there were groups of ladies and men playing mahjong and drinking tea.
A small number of people were chatting in the flower hall.
Meng Sheng and Gu Ci are among this small group of people.
Pei Suiyin drank a few glasses of wine at the dinner table and was temporarily dragged away by some friends.
Before leaving, he handed Meng Sheng over to Pei Huan.
While chatting, a servant came with a tray of tea. When he was pouring tea for Meng Sheng, the woman on the other side suddenly stood up to take the snacks on the table.
The servant was startled and lost her grip on the tray, her hand tilted and all the tea in the cup spilled onto her.
The steaming tea slid down from her chest onto her skirt.
Almost the next second after the tea was poured on him, Meng Sheng stood up and shook off the tea.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Miss Meng. I'm really sorry."
The servant steadied the tray in shock, put it down, and took out a tissue to wipe the water off her body. "I...I didn't...I didn't mean to. I'm sorry!"
Seeing this, the old lady's face darkened. She quickly stood up and asked with concern, "Shengsheng, how are you? Are you burned?"
"No... the tea isn't very hot."
Meng Sheng shook his head slightly, and Gu Ci, who was standing next to him, handed him a handkerchief. "Director Meng, please wipe it quickly."
Meng Sheng turned his head to look at her, slowly smiled, and took the handkerchief, "Thank you."
"You're welcome." Gu Ci also smiled.
The old lady finally felt relieved and turned around to scold the servant, "You are so clumsy, who taught you that?!"
The servant was so frightened that he trembled all over. He bent down and bowed to admit his mistake. His voice was still trembling with fear. "I'm... I'm sorry... Madam, I was wrong..."
"Grandma, I'm really fine. My clothes are just wet. It's nothing serious."
Meng Sheng held the old lady's hand and said gently, "Grandma, I'm fine. Today is your birthday, you can't be angry."
In today's occasion, with so many guests present, it would be of no benefit to her if she made a scene.
Who knows, you might even be accused of being unreasonable later.
She also made the guests laugh at the Pei family. In the end, the Pei family would blame her for being narrow-minded.
Thinking of this, she raised her hand and helped the servant up. "Okay, don't be afraid. We are all human. We make mistakes. Please clean up the tea here. Just be more careful next time."
"Thank you... Thank you, Miss Meng." The servant expressed gratitude.
The old lady said with a stern face, "It's magnanimous of Shengsheng to argue with you. What kind of day is today? How could you make such a mistake?
Thank goodness it wasn't scalding water, otherwise even a thousand apologies wouldn't cover up this mistake! Deduct half of your salary this month and reflect on this!"
"Yes, yes, I understand."
The servant hurriedly cleaned up the cups and the tea on the floor and table, then went downstairs with the tray.
Gu Ci looked worried. "Director Meng, your clothes are all wet. It's very cold today, and it's easy to catch a cold. Sister Huan, do you have any suitable clothes for Director Meng to change into?"
The old lady nodded in agreement. "Aci is right, Huanhuan, take Shengsheng to change clothes."
Pei Huan agreed, "Okay. Shengsheng, we're about the same size. Come on, go to my place and change your clothes."
Meng Sheng didn't want to wear wet clothes either.
What's more, what was poured on the clothes were several kinds of scented tea with many colors and fragrances mixed together. If you smell it for a long time, you will feel uncomfortable in your stomach.
She and the old lady nodded slightly, "Grandma, please excuse me for a moment."
"It's okay, go change your clothes first."
Meng Sheng followed Pei Huan around a corridor and a veranda, passed through a waterside pavilion and a moon-shaped gate, and arrived at her courtyard.
Before she could look around the entire yard, Pei Huan quickly pulled her into his room.
Pointing at all the clothes in the cloakroom, she said with a cheerful smile, "Shengsheng, take whatever you like. Most of my clothes are neutral in style, and I rarely wear skirts. Don't be disgusted."
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