Before Qin Yushen arrived, it was Old Master Lu's 80th birthday.
Large-scale and extravagant birthday celebrations are not encouraged, since the prevailing values at this time are hard work, frugality, and thrift. Holding too grand a celebration would be criticized as having feudal and outdated customs.
Even the elderly Mr. Lu, with his special status, was no exception.
But the old man doesn't know if there will be another decade. He's already eighty years old, and if he doesn't gather his descendants and old friends together to celebrate properly, he's afraid he'll regret it.
Therefore, Old Master Lu specifically applied to the higher authorities for special privileges.
It was just a birthday celebration, so those people didn't make things difficult for them. In fact, they even asked for an invitation, saying they wanted to join in the festive atmosphere.
After counting the people who will be coming, the initial estimate is that there will be six tables, with ten people at each table.
In the city, this would be considered a very large banquet.
The courtyard where the Lu family lives now is large enough to easily accommodate ten tables.
For the old man's birthday banquet, Lu Hua and Li Yuan ran around, ignoring Lu Yunyi who was still lying in the hospital, focusing all their attention on sending out invitations, deciding on the menu, and purchasing cigarettes and alcohol.
Their concern wasn't necessarily due to any particular respect for Old Master Lu.
It was purely for their son, Lu Yunzhang.
Half of those attending the birthday banquet were Mr. Lu's old comrades-in-arms. Although most of them had retired, their children and grandchildren mostly held high positions. This was the first time in decades that they had gathered together, so the prestige of the event was beyond question.
These old friends are about the same age as Grandpa Lu, and they also want to take this opportunity to reminisce about the past.
The reason why Old Master Lu insisted on holding this banquet was also to introduce these connections to Lu Yunzhang. Even after he died, these people would still take care of Lu Yunzhang out of respect for him.
He truly devoted himself to the future of the Lu family.
Grandpa Chu was also invited. Not only him, but Chu Weinian and Chu Xiaonian were also invited, but neither of them planned to go. Grandpa Chu, wanting to watch the excitement, accepted the invitation.
Lin Xiaoxiao went with Grandpa Chu.
"Uncle Chu, please come in." Lu Hua and Lu Yunzhang greeted the guests at the door. When they saw Old Master Chu, they immediately beamed with joy, but the smile faded a bit when they saw Lin Xiaoxiao next to Old Master Chu.
He only spoke to Old Master Chu, deliberately ignoring Lin Xiaoxiao.
Lu Yunzhang, after greeting Old Master Chu, looked at Lin Xiaoxiao and said, "Comrade Lin, welcome."
His gaze swept over her protruding pregnant belly, and he couldn't help but remind her, "There are a lot of people inside, don't wander around, be careful not to get bumped."
Lin Xiaoxiao was slightly taken aback, but quickly recovered and said, "Thanks for the reminder."
Lu Yunzhang's eyelids trembled. For some reason, a strange sense of guilt welled up in his heart as soon as he saw Lin Xiaoxiao. This feeling was so strange that he was at a loss for how to deal with it.
"Lin Xiaoxiao? What brings you here?" Lin Wanwan's voice, filled with surprise and anger, rang out behind Lu Yunzhang.
She was inside, greeting guests and surveying her own territory, just like a hostess.
He had originally planned to come out and greet the guests with Lu Yunzhang to show his status as the host, but when he came out, he saw Lu Yunzhang talking to a woman.
And this woman was none other than Lin Xiaoxiao, whom she had always loathed to the core.
Her emotions exploded instantly, and her questioning voice was filled with resentment, "Yunzhang, why did you talk to her?"
Lu Yunzhang glanced at her indifferently, looking at her as if she were a clown.
Before he could utter a word, Lin Wanwan turned her anger on Lin Xiaoxiao, her face contorted in a frightening grimace. "Lin Xiaoxiao, I am Yunzhang's wife. You'd better stay away from my man."
She almost lost her mind whenever she saw Lu Yunzhang and Lin Xiaoxiao standing together.
"What nonsense are you spouting? Get inside now." Lu Hua saw another jeep approaching from afar and immediately became serious, scolding Lin Wanwan for not causing trouble at this time.
Lin Xiaoxiao didn't want to start performing right away, so she ignored Lin Wanwan and followed Grandpa Chu inside.
"Stop." Lin Wanwan blocked her way, preventing her from entering. "You're not welcome here."
"Are you sure?" Lin Xiaoxiao raised an eyebrow.
Lin Wanwan raised her chin. "This is our old man's birthday banquet. Someone like you, who is neither fish nor fowl, cannot go in. The Lu family does not welcome you either."
Hmph, she's Old Master Lu's granddaughter-in-law. If she wants to kick someone out, no one will object.
She had heard from Li Yuan that the people who came this time were all Lu Yunzhang's future connections, and there absolutely could not be any mistakes.
She had witnessed firsthand how eloquent Lin Xiaoxiao was.
If we let her in, what if her mouth goes around deceiving people and damages Lu Yunzhang's image in the eyes of the old leaders?
We absolutely cannot let Lin Xiaoxiao in.
"It seems the Lu family isn't very welcoming to us. Oh well, then. Xiaoxiao, come with Grandpa. Grandpa will take you to eat something delicious. It's not like the Lu family is the only ones having banquets." Old Master Chu snorted and made a move to take Lin Xiaoxiao away.
Lu Hua's expression changed, and he quickly stopped him, "Oh, Uncle Chu, what are you saying? Our two families are old friends, how could we not welcome you?"
Family friends?
Tch, they really know how to make themselves look good.
Old Master Chu snorted again, "Xiaoxiao is my goddaughter, and she's also a member of the Chu family. If you, as her daughter-in-law, look down on my granddaughter, isn't that looking down on the Chu family?"
"No, no..." Lu Hua hurriedly apologized, glancing at Lin Wanwan with a gloomy look, and said coldly, "Why aren't you apologizing yet?"
Lin Wanwan's face turned pale.
She hadn't expected the Chu family to value Lin Xiaoxiao so much.
Doesn't this mean that Lin Xiaoxiao is under the protection of the Chu family?
What right does this bitch have?
Lin Wanwan bit her lip hard until a metallic taste filled her mouth before she came to her senses and looked at Lu Yunzhang, hoping he would back her up.
Lu Yunzhang found even a glance at her annoying, let alone speaking to her.
That's impossible.
Lu Hua urged her again, but Lin Wanwan still couldn't bend down.
If this were outside, it wouldn't matter, but this is the Lu family. Her greatest pride is marrying into the Lu family, and on her own turf, she still has to apologize to Lin Xiaoxiao.
This is more painful than killing her.
"Sigh, although the Chu family members are not great figures, we are not so lowly as to fawn over others who look down on us." Old Master Chu sighed in a pretentious manner.
Turning his head to Lin Xiaoxiao, he said, "Granddaughter, it's because Grandpa is incompetent. I couldn't even support you properly. When we get back, I'll have to push your godfather and second uncle harder..."
"Hahaha, Old Chu, when did you start acting like this, old man?"
As they were talking, the jeep stopped in front of the Lu family's house. The people inside had just heard what Old Master Chu said, and before they even got out of the car, laughter came out first.
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