Madam Huo was filled with anger, which was stuck in her throat and she couldn't swallow it down.
"I'm going to have a serious talk with Grandpa Xie. Why did he steal our guests and ruin Ziyuan's coming-of-age ceremony?"
Mrs. Huo stormed off to the nearby White Whale Hotel in a huff.
Xie Ziyuan was startled. "Mom, we have to hurry up and persuade Auntie, lest something bad happen."
She frowned slightly, looking worried.
Moreover, Huo Yuntang said he was going to pick up Xie Li, but he hasn't returned for so long, which makes her feel inexplicably uneasy.
Ding Huizhu also had a gloomy face. She was extremely displeased and quickly followed.
The host and planners of the banquet had all left, leaving the Ding family members looking at each other for a moment. Ding Ruoxu said in a deep voice, "Let's go, let's go and see."
The group arrived at the nearby Whale Hotel and were so angry at the noisy and bustling banquet hall that they felt like their lungs were about to explode.
When Butler Wu saw this group of people, he was startled and quickly came over to greet them, "Madam Huo, Madam, what brings you here..."
"Get out of my way!" Madam Huo was convinced that this was the place where the trouble was happening, and she disliked Steward Wu to the extreme. How dare a servant stop her?
She walked to the banquet hall door and instructed her assistant to kick it open.
The loud bang startled several tables of guests near the lobby, who all stared at the entrance with curiosity.
Madam Huo immediately spotted Old Master Xie standing on the stage and angrily demanded, "Old Master Xie, you're stealing our guests! Aren't you going to give us an explanation?"
Unfortunately, the banquet hall was too big, and the people in front couldn't hear it at all.
"What's all the noise about!" Someone at one of the tables near the lobby slammed their cane down.
Ding Huizhu was somewhat surprised, "Second Uncle, why are you sitting here?"
This place is quite far from the main table. Although Second Uncle is from a branch of the Xie family, he is still the oldest member of the clan. How can he sit near the door?
That would be too disrespectful to him. My second uncle has always liked to take advantage of his age, how could he tolerate that?
Just then, Butler Wu came in, and Ding Huizhu turned around and scolded, "Butler Wu, how did you arrange the seating? Is it appropriate to put Second Uncle here?"
Madam Huo's eyes were full of mockery. Reminded by Ding Huizhu, she glanced around. What else was there to say? Those guests who had betrayed them were all sitting near the door, being treated with utter disrespect.
"At Ziyuan's family reunion banquet, you were all seated near the head table. Why are you being treated like this here?"
Madam Huo slowly fanned the flames, "What exactly does Old Master Xie mean? Is this how you treat a guest?"
She knew all of Xie's relatives and friends, and the seating arrangements were basically fixed, matching closeness to each other and social status. Such arrangements were simply an insult to everyone.
“Even if we’re unhappy that you went to Ziyuan’s birthday party first, you can’t humiliate people like this!” Madam Huo shook her head, and after seeing everyone’s strange expressions, she said, “If you all go to the Yunhe Hotel now, you will still be our honored guests. We would never be so ignorant of the rules as to act so recklessly.”
Ding Huizhu went to invite her second uncle and several other elders of the clan with great courtesy.
Madam Huo's eyes were full of smug satisfaction. She knew Xie's relatives and friends best; they were not the type to tolerate humiliation.
It was unwise for Grandpa Xie to take his anger out on these people over such a trivial matter; this effectively pushed them all to their side.
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