Licking Dog 20
Chapter 20
However, the good news is that the mission in this world has been completed. The male protagonist is unlucky and the female protagonist has changed her mind. It has nothing to do with Yu Rubing. All she did was keep a clear head and no longer interfere in the relationship between the male and female protagonists.
As for the rest of the time, it was like a vacation for her. She could do whatever she wanted and act recklessly. She was so happy.
Yu Rubing was lost in thought as she pondered her future plans. Jiang Yi, having finished greeting the elders, came over and asked with a grin, "Is your sister not waiting anxiously?"
"Not at all!" Yu Rubing emphasized these four words and questioned Jiang Yi, "Why did you say those ambiguous words just now?"
Jiang Yi opened his big, innocent eyes and said, "Sister, didn't Grandpa ask me to stay with you? Of course I can't ignore you."
Yu Rubing curled her lips. Is this what she meant?
never mind!
This guy is always playing innocent. It's pointless to ask, so he just plays along. "Alright then! I don't blame you. Since this is Grandpa Jiang's order, you have to listen to him. You have to stay with me every step of the way, even to the restroom."
Yu Rubing thought, since you want to accompany me, I will let you accompany me to your heart's content.
Jiang Yi frowned slightly, realizing the irony, but then his brows relaxed again, and he said happily, "Of course! I'll stay with you all the time!"
Yu Rubing ignored him and was busy with her own business. There were many people she knew well at the scene, so she had to go over and say hello. Jiang Yi followed her. Yu Rubing went forward to start a conversation. The other person complained that they had not met for a long time, and Jiang Yi explained the reason. His matter-of-fact tone and doting eyes changed the way the other person looked at him. He kept looking at the two of them, his face full of an expression of "I understand".
No wonder Yu Rubing didn’t come out, it turns out someone was accompanying her?
Yu Rubing still had a smile on her face, but it was a bit forced. After hurriedly leaving, her pace quickened. Jiang Yi followed closely behind. Yu Rubing turned back and warned, "Stop following me, okay?"
Jiang Yi refused, "No! This is Grandpa's order. Didn't Sister also tell me to follow you everywhere, not even to the bathroom."
Yu Rubing really hated people who spoke without thinking. Wouldn't these words play right into his hands?
It seems that there is no way to drive him away, so I can only set another rule for him, "You can follow me, but you are not allowed to talk anymore."
Jiang Yi nodded and made a sincere joke: "Do you want to seal your mouth with tape?"
Yu Rubing agreed to his wish, "Then go find some tape!"
Jiang Yi blinked obediently.
As Yu Rubing continued to greet people, Jiang Yi stopped interrupting and just silently followed her, serving wine and passing glasses.
More than an hour later, the most important part of the birthday banquet came. The younger generations of the Jiang family kowtowed to Mr. Jiang to wish him a happy birthday.
Old Master Jiang was dressed in a scarlet satin shroud, looking both kind and majestic. He sat on an intricately carved rosewood armchair, with a longevity character more than a meter tall hanging behind him. The Jiang family's banquet hall was decorated with red silk and lanterns, making it look lively and festive without losing its grandeur.
The younger generations of the Jiang family, and even Grandpa Jiang’s younger brothers from the same clan, all went up to wish him a happy birthday according to their seniority.
Yu Rubing stood among the onlookers, watching the Jiang family members come forward one by one, kowtow and wish him a happy birthday, and not forget to hand over gifts to express their gratitude.
Old Master Jiang had a happy look on his face all the time, watching the younger generations celebrate their birthdays one by one. However, when he saw Jiang Li's family celebrating their birthday, Old Master Jiang's expression changed slightly. He did not take the gift himself, but let someone next to him take it. Especially when he looked at Jiang Li, the old man's eyes were very complicated.
Even people outside the Jiang family knew that Jiang Li's family had a hard time in the Jiang family after they lost power. Originally, the old man only gave them a light punishment, but Jiang's father acted like a demon several times again, and old man Jiang was completely disappointed. He even said that he would let Jiang Li's family move out after the New Year, fearing that their family would have an even harder time in the future.
After Jiang Li finished paying his respects, it was Jiang Yi who was left to pay his respects. When the old man saw his little grandson, he couldn't suppress the joy on his face. He probably didn't even realize it himself, but when he saw Jiang Yi, the smile on the corner of his mouth was so obvious.
After Jiang Yi finished his birthday speech, Old Man Jiang said "good" with satisfaction, and then looked at the gift Jiang Yi brought, as if he was looking forward to what birthday gift Jiang Yi would give him.
Jiang Yi handed over the carefully decorated gift box. Old Master Jiang did not take it and hand it to the person next to him without looking at it as he did with other gift boxes. Instead, he held it in his arms very patiently, untied the tied silk ribbons one by one, opened the gift box, and took out a stack of documents from it.
This gift was too unique, especially for a family like the Jiang family. No one could guess that this gift was much more valuable than those rare treasures. Everyone was stunned and looked forward to it.
Mr. Jiang deliberately slowed down, slowly opened the document, and read it attentively page by page, with a serious and focused expression on his face. The more he read, the more satisfied he nodded.
The people below were getting impatient, and some couldn't help but yell at Grandpa Jiang, "Grandpa, what gift did your grandson give us? Tell us all about it and let us be happy."
The call quickly attracted everyone's approval.
Old Master Jiang smiled casually, even his answer sounding nonchalant. "Jiang Yi invested overseas a few years ago and made a fortune. He's so filial that he gave me his shares as a birthday gift."
This was of course just a prelude. Then, Old Master Jiang casually said, "The kid is quite promising. In just a few years, he's already earned half of the Jiang family's fortune. He's much more capable than I was when I was young!"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone around was amazed. Amidst the waves of shocked cheers, Versailles old man Jiang also achieved the effect he wanted and was very satisfied with the results of showing off his grandson.
All the younger generations of the Jiang family had finished their birthday greetings, but Old Man Jiang still had no intention of ending the ceremony. Instead, he cast his gaze towards someone in the crowd and asked with a kind smile, "Bingbing, you haven't greeted Grandpa Jiang yet, have you?"
Yu Rubing had no intention of doing so. After all, celebrating birthdays was a matter for the Jiang family. Even if Yu Rubing had a good relationship with Old Man Jiang, there was no need for her to join in the fun.
Yu Rubing carefully selected a birthday gift, but had no intention of presenting it as a birthday greeting.
Now that Grandpa Jiang said this, she was a little torn.
Yu's father, who was standing by, obviously had the same idea as Yu Rubing, but he also knew that in such a difficult situation, even if he had no plan at all, he couldn't let the situation go cold.
Father Yu patted Yu Rubing's shoulder and said kindly, "Bingbing, go up quickly and pick out a gift for Grandpa Jiang. Let's see if Grandpa Jiang likes it."
Yu Rubing nodded, walked up generously, and after wishing Mr. Jiang a happy birthday, she handed over the gift she had prepared.
Yu Rubing initially thought that her gift, like everyone else's, would be passed on and added to the pile of gifts.
But it didn't happen. Instead, Mr. Jiang held the box in his arms, opened it patiently, and then carefully took out the snuff bottle from the gift box.
Everyone who knows him knows that Mr. Jiang loves antiques, especially snuff bottles. In order to collect good-quality snuff bottles, Mr. Jiang is willing to spend a lot of money just to get a fine piece.
Over the years, Mr. Jiang has seen all kinds of snuff bottles, probably no less than a thousand of them. His collection of snuff bottles alone has long exceeded a hundred, and his eye for detail has long been refined to perfection.
Old Master Jiang took one look at the snuff bottle in his hand and was immediately attracted to it. He was not pretending to be attracted to it to give face to Yu Rubing, but he was really moved. He didn't care about anything else and quickly asked the people beside him to get a magnifying glass and a flashlight.
Yu Rubing was not surprised by the old man's reaction. The original owner had spent a lot of effort to obtain this snuff bottle, and he had originally wanted to display it at the birthday party, so it had been kept in the cabinet in the original owner's bedroom.
Although Yu Rubing didn't know much about antiques, after all, he had traveled through so many worlds and handled so many fine things, so he still had some basic ability to appreciate antiques.
This white jade snuff bottle from the Qing Dynasty has a texture as smooth as fat and the relief pattern is exquisite and vivid. It is indeed a fine product rarely seen on the market. The original owner got it from an old player.
The old player had a strange temper. The original owner asked for a very high price, but the old player didn't even bat an eyelid and kicked the original owner and his people out.
Later, the original owner came to harass the old player more than a dozen times and flattered him to please him. Only then did the old player decide to give up.
The original owner had gone through a lot of hardships to get the snuff bottle.
Now looking at Mr. Jiang’s reaction, the original owner’s suffering was not in vain.
Old Master Jiang was still engrossed in the snuff bottle, and seemed to have forgotten that today was his birthday banquet. The guests standing around were waiting to join the banquet. Jiang Yi couldn't help but step forward and remind the old master a few words, and the old man finally came to his senses.
Someone among the guests teased Mr. Jiang, "Grandpa, it seems that you are also very satisfied with the gift given by Miss Yu?"
Mr. Jiang laughed heartily, his satisfaction evident. "Very satisfied! Bingbing is still the most filial!"
As soon as Mr. Jiang said this, the people below became even more excited. "Old man, Miss Yu wants to be filial, but after all, she is still someone else's daughter, and she still lacks a suitable status."
After hearing this, Mr. Jiang laughed even more heartily, and then looked at Jiang Yi standing beside him with a meaningful look, "Young people's affairs should be solved by the young people themselves. I, an old man, will not interfere."
Yu Rubing: “…”
The old man didn't have to get involved, but the way he looked at Jiang Yi said something, and that look... seemed to be encouraging, right?
As soon as Mr. Jiang finished speaking, the people below echoed him. Yu Rubing also heard it and realized that everyone had misunderstood.
Yu Rubing was not dating Jiang Yi, nor did she plan to become a member of the Jiang family.
Yu Rubing was listless until the birthday party ended.
It seems like the misunderstanding is getting deeper and deeper!
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