Chapter 82 Happy Birthday

"Please ask the distinguished guest to help with the hairpins and pins for me—"

Shen Yuan knelt facing east, and her aunt pinned on her the hairpin left by her mother.

Shen Yun was sitting on a chair, and seeing her daughter's appearance, she couldn't help but feel a little sad, but at least she managed to hold it in. On the contrary, He Ying, who was standing next to Shen Yun, suddenly heard the sound of sniffling, and looked up to find that it was her disappointing husband, who was already wiping his tears.

After putting on her hairpin, Shen Yuan would go back to the house, put on her deep robe and go out to greet her parents, relatives and guests who were attending the ceremony.

For more than half a month, Shen Yuan has been afraid that he would look ugly in this long gown if he ate too much. In addition, with the drinks Fuling prepared for him, his waist is now two inches thinner than the last time he wore this gown.

"Fuling, with your skills, you can definitely open a clinic. Just selling weight loss prescriptions will make you famous in the capital."

Qing Dai didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Girl, it's already so late, why are you still talking about this? We won't be able to support you later, so remember to put on your long gown, hold your head high and straighten your back, and walk slowly."

"I already remembered it. Why are you more nervous than me?"

Before leaving the room, Shen Yuan first frowned, then curled the corners of his mouth, straightened his back, and walked forward slowly.

The long gown worn at the coming-of-age ceremony is very plain, without any extra decorations, but it is this that highlights the beauty of a woman.

The girl walked slowly towards us with a smile on her face and in plain clothes, which really amazed many of the guests present.

Xie Hui stood with several officials from the Dali Temple. Official Wei next to him was talking about wanting to ask for a girl from the Shen family to marry his second son. He suddenly felt a tingling sensation in his heart, but he didn't know where this feeling came from.

"I didn't know the daughter of the Shen family was so beautiful. I've never heard of her before."

"You were young before, how could you see anything? Now that you have reached the age of marriage, you can discuss marriage. Lord Shen has just been promoted, so I think a matchmaker will come to your house soon."

He Ying listened to the guests' discussions with a proud look on her face. Her daughter Manman was naturally beautiful and lovely.

Shen Xu muttered unhappily, "My daughter Manman is just a child, what's the point of talking about marriage..."

Then my wife pinched me and said, "Shut up!"

When bowing to the guests, Shen Yuan saw Xie Hui and his smile deepened. Xie Hui also smiled back and nodded slightly.

This tiny movement was not noticeable to others. But this did not include Shen Yun, Princess Kangle, and Xie Yuan. Parents were like this, they could always detect the changes in their children at the first time.

After the second bow, the main guest has to take off his hairpin, put on the hairpin crown, and then go inside to change into a Zhai robe that matches the hairpin crown.

After putting on the Zhaiyi, the bride bows one last time, and the coming-of-age ceremony is considered complete.

After the coming-of-age ceremony, the guests can move to their seats and have a drink and a meal.

After returning to the house, Shen Yuan immediately collapsed on the bed, "I'm so tired, luckily it didn't happen again."

But before she could catch her breath, Qingdai pulled her up again and asked her to dress up and change her clothes.

"Girl, you can't rest now. There are many guests outside."

The male guests were entertained by Shen Yun and his son Shen Su, but as for the female guests, even though He Ying was there, Shen Yuan, the protagonist of the coming-of-age ceremony, had to go out and greet everyone.

Shen Yuan changed into her usual dress, re-dressed herself and came to the banquet hall. She was first led by her sister-in-law to greet the ladies of each family before she could sit back at the main table. Fortunately, on such occasions, she didn't need to say much, just smile and accept the compliments.

The princess' seat was naturally arranged at the main table, and Madam Shen and Madam He were there to talk to her.

"Manman, that is the second young lady of the Changping Marquis's Mansion, and also your cousin." He Ying reminded in a low voice.

Shen Yuan had never met this cousin before, but she had heard from her father that she had a cousin who married in the capital.

Shen Yuan walked forward and bowed earnestly, "Man Man has met my cousin before."

Zhong Mingxuan nodded awkwardly and called her cousin.

The two sisters had not seen each other for many years, and when they met now, they had nothing to say. Fortunately, there were other ladies at the table, so the situation did not become awkward.

After the formalities, Shen Yuan went back and sat down. Shen Yuan sat below the princess.

Princess Kangle already thought that Shen Yuan was a good match for her and was very happy. After seeing what she just saw, the princess liked him even more!

"Manman, come to my house someday. We have a new chef, who used to be a chef in the palace. You must come and try him."

"Okay, I will definitely go."

Princess Kangle nodded with a smile. It was inconvenient to talk with so many people around now, otherwise she would have a lot to say.

The banquet lasted until the moon reached its zenith, and then the guests gradually dispersed.

Old Madam Shen was old and had less energy, so Shen Xi accompanied her back to the house to rest.

Shen Yuan, his father, his brother, and his sister-in-law stood at the door to see the guests off.

"Old Shen, let's go now. We agreed to go fishing together next time." Xie Yuan was thinking about fishing all the time and he didn't forget to mention it when he left.

"Manman, come home to play some other day." The princess held Shen Yuan's little hand and instructed.

Xie Hui returned to his parents' room and when he passed by Shen Yuan, he still said, "Happy birthday."

Shen Yuan smiled happily, with pear-shaped swirls on her cheeks. "Thank you. I remember your birthday too."

The three parents looked up at the sky at the same time. What a real moon today!

After seeing off the guests, the family went to the dining room again. The coming-of-age banquet had just ended, and now was the real birthday banquet.

"Manman, come and eat this bowl of longevity noodles. Don't cut it."

"I know, I know. I ate it in one gulp!"

After Shen Yuan finished eating the longevity noodles, Shen Su couldn't wait to take out the birthday gift he wanted to give to his sister.

"Go back to your room and watch it later. I'm afraid you'll cry after watching it. You can cry as much as you want in your room."

"Is this true? What are you giving me?" Shen Yuan shook the box, but couldn't make out what it meant.

Shen Yun took out a piece of paper and handed it to his daughter. "This is the title deed to a hot spring manor in the suburbs of Beijing. From today on, this manor is yours."

"Wow! Thanks, Dad."

"Manman, I don't know what to give you, so I made you a dress. Go back and try it on to see if it looks good on you."

"Needless to say, my sister-in-law's craftsmanship, how can it not be beautiful!"

What Shen Xi gave Shen Yuan was a set of rouge that she had made herself. One could tell at a glance that it took a lot of effort.

"Manman, Daddy doesn't have any other requirements for you, as long as you are happy."

"I know! Thank you, Dad, thank you, brother and sister-in-law, and thank you, sister, for the birthday gift."

Everyone was tired today, so they didn't sit for long. They returned to the house. Just as Shen Yuan was about to open the gift from Shen Su, the nanny beside his grandmother came over.

"Young lady, this is what the old lady asked me to give you. She was tired today and has gone to bed. She asked me to bring it to you."

Shen Yuan took the box and said to the nanny, "Excuse me, nanny. I will go and talk to grandma tomorrow."

Shen Yuan opened the box, and found that it was filled with house deeds, land deeds and shops, all of which were in the capital. He didn't know when his grandmother bought these.

"Girl, the old lady still loves you, but she is harsh with you."

"I know that grandma was just thinking about what's good for us. She just didn't figure out what kind of good we wanted."

As Shen Yuan spoke, she opened the birthday gift Shen Su had given her. Inside were more than a dozen paintings, from the time she was born until this year.

"This Shen Su painted me so ugly." Shen Yuan complained, but he couldn't hold back his tears.

When she was born, Shen Su was six years old, and had only been educated for two years. She had even less than started learning to paint, so her paintings could only barely show a human figure.

Later, my brother's painting skills became better and better, and the girl in the painting grew up day by day...