Chapter 77 Congratulations



Chapter 77 Congratulations

"Manman, this is the guest list that our family is going to invite for your coming-of-age ceremony next month. Take a look and see if there is anything else you want to add." He Ying handed the list she had prepared to Shen Yuan. "After you have read it, I will give it to my father. He should invite his colleagues."

"Okay, I'll give it to my dad after I'm done reading it. Thank you for your hard work, sister-in-law. My brother is still at home, so why are you busy with all this? He asked me yesterday to stop bothering you these days."

Shen Xu found his sister yesterday and bribed her with some money, asking her to be quiet and have fun with her elder sister for the next two days, and not to go to their yard to look for her sister-in-law.

"You don't have to worry about him." He Ying blushed slightly. Shen Su always came to her house during holidays. Today, she was really impatient and forced him to go to the study so that she could calm down and do some real work.

Shen Yuan smiled and said nothing. As the saying goes, a long separation is better than a new marriage. His brother and sister-in-law are like this now, it's like they get married every month. She has read more than a basket of novels, so she naturally understands.

"Look at the friends you want to invite, and write the invitations to them yourself. Your sister-in-law will write the rest. The coming-of-age ceremony is a big event, so it's best to send the invitations half a month in advance."

"Let my sister-in-law and I write this together."

"No need, sister-in-law is free anyway, it won't take much effort to write this post."

After He Ying went back, Shen Yuan opened the list and took a look. The list He Ying had drawn up included all the ladies and young ladies who had frequent interactions with the Shen family. Shen Yuan saw that several of her good friends and sister-in-law were also on the list. She had no intention of changing it and planned to give it to her father in the evening.

But after thinking about it, she added Princess Kangle to the list. In the previous times she dealt with the princess, Shen Yuan felt that she was very amiable. Besides, her father would definitely invite the two Lords Xie this time, so it was only right for her to invite Princess Kangle as well.

In the evening, Shen Yuan came to the study room with the list. He did not enter directly, but poked his head in first and asked with a smile: "Mr. Shen, how do you feel about being the Minister of Temple these two days?"

Shen Yun laughed and scolded, "Stop making trouble."

"I'm asking you seriously." Shen Yuan put the list on the desk and sat down by himself. "This is the guest list my sister-in-law prepared. Please add the colleagues you want to invite."

"Got it. Dad will write it later."

"What are these?" Shen Yuan noticed that there were many boxes on the couch in the study.

"My colleagues sent me gifts. The butler put them here. I haven't had time to look at them yet."

Shen Yuan was immediately excited when he heard this and asked, "Can I take it down, Dad?"

"Just tear it down."

After Shen Yun agreed, Shen Yuan started working immediately. She loved taking things apart the most. It was very interesting, like taking apart a treasure.

"Open the largest one first. It's a gift from Wei Wenyuan. It's a pair of blue and white glazed moon-shaped vases with double handles. They're quite beautiful." There was a gift list on top of each gift box, which stated who gave it and what it contained.

But after opening two or three, Shen Yuan lost interest because the gifts given by the people were really unoriginal. They were either writing brushes, ink, paper, or jade and porcelain. Moreover, they all looked like they were bought from the same shop.

"Colleagues give these things to each other as gifts. There is almost nothing new about them."

There are many things to consider when giving gifts in official circles. If you give too little, people will think you look down on them, and if you give too much, it will seem like they are flattering you and have ulterior motives. So it would be better for everyone to give similar gifts, and if they are placed together, they themselves cannot tell which one is theirs.

Shen Yuan stopped opening the boxes and simply looked at the gift list at the top.

"This is quite an interesting father. The gift is peach blossom wine that he brewed himself. Is there anyone in your Dali Temple who can brew wine?"

Shen Yun knew who it was as soon as he heard it. "Mr. Li, the chief of the Dali Temple, always said that his favorite thing in life was brewing wine. When he was young, he wanted to open a winery instead of studying. His father beat him twice and sent him to the Imperial College. Even though he is an official now, he has not forgotten to brew wine and likes to give it away everywhere."

"It smells so good, it really has a peach blossom flavor, and it's different from ordinary wine. If he opened a winery when he was young, maybe the wine he brewed would be famous all over the world now."

"Can I have a sip, Dad?" Shen Yuan held the wine jar, eager to try. It didn't smell like wine at all, just a light aroma of wine, more of a floral scent, which made Shen Yuan feel greedy.

"No, the wine he brews is very strong. How can a little kid like you drink it?" Shen Yun took the two small jars of wine and put them away.

"Okay." Shen Yuan casually pulled out a gift list, "This is from Mr. Xie, the father of Mr. Xie. Hahahahahaha, I'm giving you a fishing rod. I was wondering why this box is so long."

"This Xie Boyuan really makes me look down upon."

"What my uncle said is true. If you go fishing with me once, I'm sure you'll come back again. Thank you for fishing with me last time. I still remember it."

Shen Yun couldn't help but complain to his brother in his heart, asking why he told the child everything. Where was his authority as a father?

"Oh, this gift from Master Xie is so small that I almost didn't see it."

Shen Yun glanced at his daughter and knew that she was pretending. It was clearly in front of her a long time ago, but she hadn't seen it.

"What Master Xie gave you is a rare copy of Detective Dee."

"What?!" Shen Yun couldn't sit still when he heard the name. He opened the box by himself without letting Shen Yuan do anything.

Di Gong was a figure who lived a hundred years ago. He solved countless unjust, false and wrongful cases in his lifetime. In his later years, he compiled the cases he had solved into a book, which is "Di Gong Detective Records".

Shen Yun had only read the manuscript before, and the methods of solving the case in it still amaze people today. He never thought that Xie Hui would be willing to give away the original copy.

"Dad, can you lend it to me?"

"No. You are so careless. What if you spoil it? If you want to read it, I have a copy. You can take it and have a look."

"Stingy."

After arriving at the Dali Temple the next day, Shen Yun deliberately pulled Xie Hui aside and quietly told him about the rare copy. Otherwise, what would he do if someone heard it and came to snatch it from him?

"Xie sir, your gift is really too valuable."

"As long as Lord Shen likes it, I'm glad. Since I came to the Dali Temple, I've been so grateful to you for taking care of me. I really don't know how to thank you enough."

In fact, this book was given to him by his uncle from his private storage when he said he was going to the Dali Temple.

"I like it, I like it very much! You are too polite. Besides, isn't it my duty as an elder to take care of the younger generation?"

If Shen Yun wasn't afraid of damaging the book, he would have just wanted to hold it and sleep.


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