December 12
It is auspicious to hold banquets, give birth, visit relatives and friends, and travel. It is inauspicious to conduct transactions, move to a new house, renovate, or pave roads.
Early in the morning, Shen Beian got up early. Although the banquet was to start in the evening, the host family usually got up early to start setting things up.
However, Gu Nanyan still had to go to work at the company on his big birthday.
Fu Mutian, Ye Lin, and Sheng Jingchen arrived at Yue Ting Nan House early to accompany Shen Beian.
"My eldest cousin probably hasn't had such a grand birthday celebration since she turned twenty," Sheng Jingchen couldn't help but sigh when he saw the outfit.
The young masters of the capital city don't care much about these things. Most of them go to a club with a few friends or have a small party at home.
And the family heirs at the top of the pyramid are even more so; they hold these banquets for nothing but profit.
The world is bustling, all for profit; the world is in turmoil, all for gain.
The Gu family has always remained neutral and doesn't need to do much, so they usually don't hold any parties for their eldest cousin's birthday.
While instructing Uncle Chen, Shen Bei'an said, "That depends on Yan Yan. If she likes it, it's not impossible to do it every year in the future."
Anyway, he thought it was quite fun to host these kinds of banquets.
There are so many new and fun things to see.
If others heard this, they would definitely curse and swear.
Is it fun to host a banquet?
Are you kidding me?
"By the way, I think those invitations are pretty nice. Which studio made them?" Fu Mutian suddenly asked. They didn't need any invitations, as they had arrived early, but they still sent them invitations.
After all, it's on the guest list.
Honestly, if you knew it was for the eldest son's birthday banquet, you'd think it was their wedding invitation...
Although Gu Nanyan and Shen Bei'an's wedding invitation from back then would be a collector's item even today, it was made of real gold and silver and inlaid with diamonds.
That's a really big deal.
The wedding invitations—no, the wedding invitations—were also quite well done.
"It was Yu Jin who designed it. My wedding invitations with A Yan were also designed by Yu Jin." Shen Bei'an didn't pay much attention to the design of the invitations and handed them directly to his subordinates.
To be more precise, Shen Bei'an only roughly reviewed the proceedings of this banquet; everything else was handled by his subordinates, and Meng Zhaojun was in charge of the overall coordination.
That's why it can be described as simple.
"Anything made by Yu Jin is bound to be a masterpiece," Ye Lin exclaimed. Her wedding invitations were also made by Yu Jin, a renowned design company in the empire and even the world. They were involved in everything, from clothing to accessories; as long as you placed an order, they could make it for you.
“Of course, the price is there,” Sheng Jingchen interjected.
The prices of Yu Jin (a type of traditional Chinese clothing) have been criticized a lot, with each one being more expensive than the last.
But the thing I was most satisfied with when I had to design it within the time limit was Yu Jin.
"If nothing unexpected happens, I think Young Master Weisheng will also come this time." Fu Mutian remembered her older brother nagging her a few days ago about wanting the temperature to be higher and preparing more hand warmers and the like.
Among their generation, the one from the Weisheng family is probably the only one who is cold-natured and frail.
Upon hearing this, Shen Bei'an's eyes lit up. He was going to see a beauty again?!
“No,” Sheng Jingchen shook his head. “Although Young Master Weisheng and the Eldest Young Master are classmates, don’t forget that he didn’t attend the Eldest Young Master’s wedding with Beibei because of his health. How do you know that he won’t be able to attend this time either because of some other reason?”
Who can say for sure about physical matters?
Shen Beian's straightened body collapsed again.
"As expected, tonight's banquet will probably gather all the famous young masters in the capital," Ye Lin sighed. "Those without a certain level of prestige and status wouldn't even receive an invitation, let alone dare to come."
Moreover, it is estimated that many of these young masters are people they might not even be able to come into contact with.
There's nothing we can do; that's just how the capital is.
The circles you form, the kinds of people you associate with, are determined from a young age.
It's too difficult to get involved when you're older.
Shen Bei'an said that he hardly knew any of the people who came.
As long as they know him, that's enough.
“Oh, right,” Fu Mutian nodded, but then caught a glimpse of a blue figure and looked at Shen Beian with great interest, “I heard that the eldest son of the Shen family has a girlfriend, and it’s that Young Master Xie from Qingjin High School, is that true?”
Young Master Xie and the third young master of the Tang family are now both eighteen years old.
Although the legal age of adulthood for both men and women in the Empire is twenty, it is also common for people to reach adulthood at eighteen in other countries.
"I've heard about it too." The Ye family naturally wanted to form a marriage alliance with the Shen family. Shen Juanqing was the eldest grandson of the Shen family's eldest branch, and the Ye family should have matched him with the eldest daughter of the Ye family's eldest branch. However, the Ye family's eldest branch only had one son and one daughter. The eldest daughter of the Ye family's second branch was the second in the Ye family and was now in the Central Military Department, which was about the same as Shen Juanqing's current position, so they were a good match.
However, it seems that neither the Shen family nor Shen Juanqing himself intended to hide the news that Shen Juanqing had a girlfriend. By the time everyone came to their senses, it was already common knowledge.
"Of course." Shen Bei'an nodded proudly; the female lead even celebrated her birthday at their Shen family home!
The female lead's birthday is October 24th, and her nephew brought her home that day.
“But this Young Master Xie’s identity…” It’s no wonder Fu Mutian hesitated. Even if the young master of the Tang family were to be paired with an ordinary young master of the Shen family, it would be considered a mismatch, let alone the young master of the Shen family, the future leader.
Before Shen Bei'an could speak, Sheng Jingchen said, "The young master of the Xie family in Xihua City is not out of the question." How many people in the capital don't even know this identity?
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