Li Xiner's eyes were flashing with excitement. She sat beside Qin Ma and said, "I think it is best to keep a distance of 60 cm between the seats and the dining table to facilitate guests to sit in. Generally, if you accommodate the same number of guests, a square or rectangular dining table will occupy more space than a round dining table. Guests who dine at a round dining table are closer to each other than those who dine at a square or rectangular dining table, which is conducive to increasing the intimacy between guests."
When Qin's mother heard this, she couldn't help but look at Li Xiner in surprise and asked in confusion: "Have Xiner learned professional courses in this area?"
Li Xiner couldn't help but shake her head and said, "No! She just read some in a magazine and learned and sold it now..."
When Qin's mother heard this, she laughed and shook her head and said, "It's okay, my Xin'er reads it in a magazine. That's also her own unique insight, and she is also a genius!! You continue to say..."
Li Xiner smiled embarrassedly and continued: "The napkin is best made of soft and natural fiber materials, and must be of moderate size. You can simply fold the napkin into a square shape, then insert the menu into it and place it in the dining plate. If the first dish has been placed in the dining plate in advance, the napkin should be placed next to the knife and tied with a ribbon or napkin."
Du Yueniang, who was standing beside her, couldn't help but lit up when she heard this, and she continued: "In terms of utensils, do not choose porcelain and knife and fork with exaggerated patterns and mixed colors. They will make the color of the food dull. Generally, the dishes placed on white plates can stimulate guests' appetite. Try to mix and match porcelain with goblets to make the table more interesting. Use wine glasses filled with colorful solutions to coordinate the color of the table floral decorations and tablecloths, and serve the wine into the crystal clear goblets to create a noble and elegant style."
Li Xiner had already talked about the fun at this time. After thinking about it, she continued: "The height of the floral decorations on the dining table should not be too high to prevent the guests from seeing and hindering the conversation. Compared with square or rectangular dining tables, each round dining table is sufficient to be arranged with a central flower decoration. If the central flower decoration is larger, the size of the dining table needs to be increased proportionally to provide guests with enough dining space."
"In the banquet arrangement, the easiest thing to ignore is the cards. While laying out the dining table, you must know the total number of dining tables well, so that you can accurately calculate and prepare enough seat cards and menus to provide to every guest. The seat cards should be placed in the most eye-catching place directly in front of each seat. The menu can be inserted into the napkin in the dining plate or placed on the upper left side of the knife." Du Yueniang said unwillingly, with this smile in her eyes, without any comparison, it is just for fun.
"There are also candles, and lighting candles is romantic! Although the conical candle is very vivid visually, the tears of candles can easily slide down. A colored glass wax cup with a strong decorative effect is used with flowers, plus a linen tablecloth, which can add bright colors to the dining table and create a perfect visual effect." Li Xiner turned her head and smiled at Du Yueniang. The two of them had a very tacit understanding.
For a moment, several people were talking to each other, and Qin Zheng couldn't help laughing. The topics between women were always so simple, but they could satisfy them, so they were very happy to talk about. This is why women always had endless topics to talk about. Qin's mother looked at Li Xiner and Du Yueniang who were sitting next to her, chatting happily, and her face couldn't help but smile.
This kind of lively holiday made Qin's mother feel very comfortable. This is how she has a home atmosphere. I don't think that some time ago, although they kept saying that they liked the world of two and hoped that their sons and daughters-in-law would not have to disturb them, but in fact, they just didn't want them to run back and forth, and they were more troubled.
Time passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye, the next day came. Everyone stayed in the Qin family's old house for one night last night. The venue for the Shengyu Banquet had already set up an open-air venue on the first floor of the top floor of Tianxiang Building, in order to hold a unique Shengyu Banquet.
The banquet was held in the evening. Qin Ma was wearing a red evening dress, designed by a well-known Italian designer. The style was very unique and novel. When worn at the age of Qin Ma, it had a unique charm. Qin Xiaotian was wearing a tuxedo, and beside Qin Ma, he looked like a knight protecting Qin Ma.
Qin Zheng, Qin Zhan, Li Xiner and others all changed into formal clothes and drove to Tianxianglou in a car. Because this time it was a order placed by Qin Zheng himself, Tianxianglou was extremely hard-working. With the relationship between Qin Zheng and Manager Chen of Tianxianglou, this dinner was considered relatively good.
Not only were Qin Ma's old friends and classmates, but also some people who met Qin Zheng because of Mingrentang, who also took this opportunity to get in touch. For a moment, the venue on the top floor was very lively, with champagne towers stacked, and people wearing various dresses shuttled through the crowd.
From time to time, you can hear people's greetings. As a birthday star, Qin Ma is naturally the most relaxed one. Just greet her old classmates and old friends. Everyone else has two brothers, Qin Zheng and Qin Zhan, and Liao Jihuan, which is enough to deal with it.
The open-air venue was filled with red tables and chairs, which looked like a wedding banquet. This was Qin Zheng who specially chose this color to make Qin's mother happy. It was said to be festive, so Qin's mother was naturally happy to see it. How could her son's wishes be disappointed?
There is a bright red menu on each table, which is arranged vertically in traditional Chinese. Although some people don’t know traditional Chinese characters very well, this menu is made by famous artists. Each one is hand-painted, which looks beautiful and has a lot of collection value.
The menu is tied with golden silk thread, and the spreading scroll is quite Chinese. The dishes include the welcome cold dish, Shencheng sauerktou, Jiangnan crystal shrimp, jade bead big black ginseng, raw lotus fragrant duck, crab noodles roasted white jade, rare abalone crisp, snow bamboo shoots steamed yellow croaker, Shanghai pickled vegetables, wine brewed small round seeds, and fresh fruits. Manager Chen of Tianxianglou told Qin Zheng that the so-called "sauerktou" in the past were all home-cooked dishes that were not on the table, and the soaked pork belly and pig intestines were made. This time, the sauerktou has been improved and it contains precious seafood such as shark fin and abalone.
In addition, each dining table is placed with an exquisite small rattan basket, which contains sandalwood fan, five-spice beans, old Xichuan star cards, Tianxianglou cards, sesame candy, Lingnan small clay man, etc., which is very Xichuan style.
Because it was a birthday party, after everyone was about to arrive, they started to cut the cake. The one-meter-high five-layer cake was pushed out from the stairs by a cart. At the top of the cake was a middle-aged woman wearing a red evening dress, and her appearance was exactly the same as that of Qin Ma.
Qin's mother smiled and cut a piece, which was greeted by blessings and applause. After everyone finished the cake, they sat down one after another. Although the main tone of the banquet was drinking, eating was also indispensable. During the meal, a band of bands played the old Francisco of Qin's era.
Everyone at the scene was about the same age as Qin Ma, and they nodded, closed their eyes and enjoyed it, as if they were missing the day when they were green years that never returned. Qin Zheng leaned on the railing beside him, looking at the lively scene, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, time is really fleeting.
When I think of the past life hundreds of years, I feel like a different life, as if it is right in front of me, but it seems to be very far apart. Fortunately, in this life, more people will accompany me. Qin Zheng only hopes that these people can accompany him until the end, not like in his previous life.
There are always some people who come in your life, but leave silently. In that case, Qin Zheng would rather these people have never appeared. Liao Jihuan came over at some point, stood beside Qin Zheng, held the wine glass and touched Qin Zheng's wine glass, and then leaned against the railing with Qin Zheng and said, "Brother Zheng! Why don't you go over? Aunt Qin is waiting for you to say blessings to her!!"
When Qin Zheng heard this, he glanced at Chen Yating in a loose skirt in the scene, smiled and said, "Why are you willing to bring your baby out? What's the child like? What do the doctor say?"
"It's quite stable. It's been more than three months. I've been busy with Mingrentang recently and haven't made any time to accompany her. She doesn't speak. I have time to go back to see her. She looks very happy every time, but I know that she feels uncomfortable, but I don't want me to know that she is afraid of affecting my emotions. She is such a stupid woman!!" Liao Jihuan said with some regret, then she fucked the glass of wine and sighed.
Why did he not dare to take Chen Yating out now? It was because he didn't want something like the Battle Axe to happen. Chen Yating was his wife and one of the people he wanted to protect the most in his life. Although Ming Rentang was the hope of the Hongmen and Liao Jihuan, he could not stop. He did everything himself, in order to promote Ming Rentang.
Chen Yating also understood him and supported him very much, but Liao Jihuan always felt a little sad, sad for Chen Yating and sad for Chen Yating.
Qin Zheng looked at Liao Jihuan in front of him, suddenly sighed, and then said, "Ah Huan!! Actually, you don't have to be so tired. Mingrentang is actually on the right track. Just leave the ordinary things to the people under your command. Yating is pregnant now, so you should spend more time with her. Xie Tong, Wang Shuang and the others are all taking care of Mingrentang. Why are you anxious?"
"Maybe it's because of the Hongmen!! I will try my best to make time, Brother Zheng! You are still so busy!!" Liao Jihuan shook his head indifferently and said.
Hongmen Yes! These two words carry the passion and dreams of many people. Qin Zheng couldn't help but take a breath. Even the air was cold at night. When he sucked into his chest, he felt very clear, but he felt a little bit different. Perhaps it was because of the two words Hongmen that everyone's mood became different.
Qin Zheng wondered whether they should change their concepts. Although it means that Rentang was established for the Hongmen after the disbandment of Hongmen, it is a brand new institution after all. Although Qin Zheng said that Rentang is the Hongmen, everyone knows that Mingrentang is the Mingrentang, which is completely different from Hongmen, but everyone would rather believe that Mingrentang is the Hongmen.
What is for is the belief and obsession in my heart!!
Qin Zheng didn't say anything. After a while, after dinner, a waltz dance began. Everyone looked for their own dance partners and swayed in the dance floor. Qin Ma and Qin Xiaotian looked at each other and smiled, holding hands and entering the dance floor.
Chen Yating, Li Xiner, Liang Sinuo, and Du Yueniang also followed. After Chen Yating came over, she called "Brother Zheng" and stood next to Liao Jihuan like a young wife. Li Xiner, Liang Sinuo, and Du Yueniang stood in front of Qin Zheng. The three of them had a very tacit understanding and did not talk about dancing.
After all, it is really not easy for them to share the spoils, so they should not participate in this one-to-one game, not to mention that Qin Zheng can’t dance at all. Qin Zheng can be considered an idiot in this regard. It’s not that Qin Zheng doesn’t know how to learn it, but that he is not interested in this regard, so he should not talk about what he learned. (To be continued.)