"Grandpa, this is my beloved daughter, Shenyu, and these three children are my grandchildren."
She then said to Shen Yu, "Xiao Yu'er, quickly give the birthday presents we brought to the old man."
Shen Yu stepped forward respectfully, bowed slightly to Grandpa Zheng, and said with a smile, "Grandpa Zheng, hello! We wish you good health, all the best, and a long and happy life! Today is the first time my child and I have met you, and it is also your birthday. These gifts are a small token of our appreciation. Please accept them!"
Grandpa Zheng happily accepted it and looked down into the bag.
Sure enough, I saw the gift he had been longing for all night—a refreshing tea!
To his delight, the bag contained not only refreshing tea, but also two bottles of green juice and two bottles of wine.
After learning about the incredible benefits of the refreshing tea, the shrewd old man, Mr. Zheng, immediately realized that the green juice and wine must also be extraordinary.
There were also two fruit gift boxes, one containing large pink peaches and the other containing cherries.
Suppressing his excitement and joy, Old Master Zheng beckoned to the butler who was waiting nearby, "Old Zuo, come here quickly."
Butler Zuo hurried over. "Master, what are your orders?"
Old Master Zheng handed the bag containing the stimulating tea to Butler Zuo, solemnly instructing him, "Take the contents of this bag to the study and lock it up. Don't let anyone touch it!"
The steward extended both hands to receive it and respectfully replied, "Yes, sir, I understand."
Seeing that Butler Zuo had taken away the precious gift, Old Master Zheng called over another servant.
"Sister Wang, take these peaches and cherries over, wash and cut them, then bring them out for everyone to enjoy."
"Yes, sir."
Sister Wang took the two fruit gift boxes, went to the kitchen to wash and cut them, then divided them into several fruit platters, and brought them out to place in front of Grandpa Zheng and the others.
At this time, Grandpa Zheng had already invited Qiao Shuhui, Shen Yu, and the three children to take their seats.
He then took out four jade safety buckles that he had prepared and gave one to each of Shen Yu and the three children.
"Xiao Yu'er, this is a gift for you and the three children. I hope you like it."
Shen Yu accepted it with both hands, "Thank you, Grandpa Zheng."
She then had the three children thank Grandpa Zheng, saying, "Quickly thank Grandpa Zheng."
The three children obediently bowed to Grandpa Zheng, saying, "Thank you, Great-Grandpa Zheng."
Looking at the three adorable and beautiful children, Grandpa Zheng smiled and praised them repeatedly, "Good, good, good, all good children, good children..."
The others felt a mix of envy and jealousy when they saw how warmly Grandpa Zheng treated Qiao Shuhui and Shen Yu, and even Shen Yu's three children.
This old fool doesn't even cherish his own grandson, but he's eager to dote on other people's grandsons, without even considering whether they care about him.
After 5:30, several of Mr. Zheng's close friends arrived and presented him with birthday gifts.
They all knew Qiao Shuhui and Shen Yu; they had already met them at the Qiao family's family reunion banquet.
After exchanging pleasantries, Grandpa Zheng, seeing that it was almost time, smiled and invited everyone to take their seats.
All the ingredients for today's Zheng family banquet were provided by Shen Yu.
Many of Shen Yu's clients in Gangcheng are now using the ingredients and beverages she provides.
Like her family's hotels and restaurants, the hotels and restaurants under the Zheng family and Zheng Weiting's names, as well as clients such as Chairman Li, Zhou Shaoan, Liang Tianyou, etc...
With so many big clients in the port city, Shen Yu can earn at least 20 to 30 million yuan every week.
This was still under Shen Yu's control over the supply quantity.
If the supply quantity is not controlled, the weekly revenue could potentially reach 100 million.
Her top-quality supplies have now monopolized most of the high-end hotels and restaurants in the port city.
Those bigwigs in Hong Kong are now trying to find ways to send her money, hoping she'll send more goods over.
It would be hard for her not to make money!
The only inconvenience is that she now has to come to Gangcheng every week to replenish her own hotel restaurant, the Zheng family's, and other customers' stock, and also to store a batch of goods in the underground warehouse for emergencies.
In order to ensure the success of the old man's birthday banquet, Zheng Weiting, as the eldest son, ordered a batch of precious ingredients from Shen Yu in advance.
Bluefin tuna, wild yellow croaker, spiny lobster, king crab, grouper, sea cucumber, etc...
There are also rare delicacies from the mountains: matsutake mushrooms, monkey head mushrooms, morel mushrooms, bamboo fungus, black truffles, and so on...
The wine and beverages they drank were all provided by Shen Yu.
With the finest ingredients from Shenyu Farm as a base, it would be strange if the food at the old man's birthday banquet wasn't delicious.
After the meal began, everyone ate without even looking up.
Even the old man himself didn't want to talk, he just kept his head down eating and drinking, afraid that if he was a little slow, those old guys would eat a few more bites than him.
Even when the younger generation tried to come up and offer a toast to the old man, he turned them away.
After everyone had finished eating, they raised their glasses and wished the old man good health, boundless happiness, longevity, and all the best!
Old Zheng was overjoyed to receive so many blessings, and his usually clear and sharp eyes seemed to soften.
After everyone finished their meal, they drank a few cups of tea.
Seeing that it was getting late, several of Mr. Zheng's friends, as well as Qiao Shuhui and Shen Yu, got up to say goodbye.
Old Zheng had already arranged for return gifts to be prepared for them to take back.
After all the guests had left, Old Master Zheng said to his eldest son, Zheng Weiting, "A-Ting, come to the study with me for a moment."
"Okay, Daddy."
In front of Mr. Zheng, Zheng Weiting was mostly obedient and sensible.
The other children felt a pang of sadness when they saw that their father only allowed Zheng Weiting to go to the study.
Zheng Weijing, the youngest and most willful member of the third wife's family, started complaining to everyone.
"The old man is becoming more and more biased. He only sees my eldest brother now and can't see the rest of us."
Yu Wanzhen glared at her daughter, scolding her with a hint of exasperation, "A-Jing, what nonsense are you spouting? What the old man does is none of your business, a junior like you."
Everyone else is standing up, so why are you, you pathetic loser, trying to stand up for yourself? You idiot!
Zheng Weijing snorted softly, feeling somewhat ashamed and angry as she looked at the amused expressions on the faces of her older brothers and sisters around her.
Not wanting to be the first to speak out anymore, she finally shut her mouth.
Zheng Weiting followed his father into the study and closed the door behind him.
"Daddy, did you call me up here because you need something?"
Grandpa Zheng asked him to sit down, and then said to him with remorse, "Ah Ting, back then I really didn't expect Ah Hui to be so lucky. If I had known, I shouldn't have refused her entry into the family, and you wouldn't still be unmarried and childless..."
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