We drove all the way to the Lu Mansion Hall. It was already overcrowded. All the distinguished people in Jiang were sitting there chatting with Mr. Lu. They said many birthday wishes, but they were all empty words that would hurt their teeth.
The crowd inside was extremely lively, and when Meng Xinghe ran in, no one paid attention to him.
Meng Xinghe stood by the door and did not see Lu Ning's shadow. At this time, a young man in Tsing Yi ran past him, holding a golden gift list in his hand and reported to Mr. Lu who was sitting in the master's seat in the hall: "Mr. Lu, my family is blessed. The master and his son came here to congratulate me on my birthday. I specially ordered the little man to present the gift list and wish Mr. Lu a blessing as good as the east sea and a life as long as the southern mountains."
Just as the boy finished speaking, he saw an old man walking vigorously outside the door followed by a young man in white. The young man was tall and elegantly dressed. He had a golden fan in his hand and was walking in an indescribably elegant manner. Looking at the young man's face, he looked a little disdainful. There were a few faint traces of bruises left on it, and it was hard to tell what had caused him to look so embarrassed.
Mr. Lu was sitting in the lobby. When he saw the old man, he stood up to greet him without any disrespect, but the old man smiled and said: "Brother Lu is still as elegant as before, which is really enviable."
The old man's words directly caused the discussion in the hall to rise a lot. It turned out that Jiangdu's wealthy businessman Su Yuanzhi, Mr. Su, and his son Su Mubai came to pay homage to his birthday. No wonder even the gift list was delivered to the hall in person. It must be an extremely heavy gift.
Mr. Lu had kind eyes and glanced at Su Mubai next to Su Yuanzhi, and immediately ordered his servants to watch the seats for the two of them, saying: "Brother Su is also very old, and he is not inferior to the magnificence of the past."
"Where, where, we are old, why are we still talking about the past?" Mr. Su shook his head one after another, pulled Su Mubai aside and said, "Mubai, why are you still standing there? Why don't you say hello to Lu Shibo? Look at you kid. That’s all it takes to make a profit,”
Su Mubai was distracted only when he saw the acquaintance Meng Xinghe just now. When Master Su reminded him, Su Mubai immediately showed respect and said, "Wish you good luck, Lu Shibo. It would be rude to give birth to Su Mubai late."
He hurriedly answered but his speaking skills were very poor. Even Mr. Su beside him secretly lamented what happened to his son today. He immediately tried to smooth things over and said: "In recent years, I have been traveling around Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and I rarely hold hands with Brother Lu to have a drink. Today is a rare happy day, so I came here specifically to ask for a birthday drink. I have specially prepared three gifts to congratulate Brother Lu on his birthday. A small gift list is not respectful, so please accept it from Brother Lu."
The young man in green clothes behind him understood Master Su's words and immediately ran out of the hall. After a while, he saw seven or eight strong men staggering into the Lu Mansion hall carrying three things covered with red cloth.
Everyone's eyes lit up, Mr. Su was so generous, he was worthy of being the most wealthy businessman in Jiangdu.
The young man in green clothes opened the red cloth on the first gift, and countless gold, emerald, and jade were mixed together. Suddenly, golden light appeared, which stung people so much that they couldn't open their eyes. Then they heard the young man chanting loudly.
"Congratulations in front of the Golden Jade Hall, may fortune and fortune come to you,"
Before everyone could scream, the boy then opened the red cloth of the second gift, which was full of precious antique calligraphy and paintings.
"With three hundred volumes of calligraphy and painting, one's life span will be as long as that of Nanshan."
Just after he finished reading, the boy unveiled the third gift in one breath.
"Thousands of feet of red silk will be a good bond between Qin and Jin forever."
The three congratulatory gifts were placed neatly in the middle of the Lu Mansion Hall. Everyone held their breath, and after a long time there was a loud roar.
No wonder Mr. Su spent a lot of money to prepare these gifts. It turned out that he was taking advantage of Mr. Lu's birthday today to have a double happiness and marry into the Lu family.
"Brother Lu, Yuan Zhi is bold and ambitious. Quanzi has long been in love with Miss Lu. Today is a happy day. I will give you three gifts to express my feelings. If Brother Lu agrees, I will send a matchmaker to visit tomorrow so that the two juniors can marry Qin and Jin forever. That's great." Since all the congratulatory gifts have been given, Mr. Su naturally wants to speak out what is in his heart.
Mr. Lu couldn't make up his mind for a moment. He knew better than anyone who his precious daughter liked. He just didn't know why today was like this. The two of them hadn't shown up yet. He couldn't find a reason to prevaricate, and he didn't want to do it in front of everyone. She refused the Su family's marriage proposal in person to avoid damaging the harmony between the two families.
This is really difficult to handle.
Mr. Lu sighed secretly, but saw a woman wearing pink clothes slowly walking in front of the door.
The woman seemed to have lost her soul, looking at the people in front of her with dull eyes. There was no luster on her face. All she knew was that she must have cried sadly countless times before. The beautiful red dress wrapped her slim figure and her hair. The face is like a cloud and a phoenix hairpin inserted sideways, like spring flowers and autumn moon, and it looks like there is a trace of heart-stopping sadness.
"Honey, I was wrong." Seeing Lu Ning look so sad, Meng Xinghe's heart was stabbed hard. He pushed the people around him frantically, but the woman fell into the arms of the censor, with a cry of "Wow" He burst into tears: "Dad, he doesn't want me anymore, my man doesn't want me anymore,"
Everyone was disturbed by the sudden cry. While they were still discussing privately, they saw a scholar in green shirt rushing up madly and pushing the Su family father and son away. He was like a god descending from the sky with a rainbow of momentum and said: "I want it, I want it, although I don't have gold, jade, calligraphy or painting, or even red silk. Mr. Lu, please give me a price. I will marry Ning'er even if I sell iron."
Meng Xinghe was going crazy with anxiety at this moment, and he had already begun to speak at a loss for words. Lu Ning was furious now. If she was so angry that she agreed to the Su family's marriage proposal, she would not take his life.
He hurriedly groped around to see if there was anything valuable that could be used as a betrothal gift. After groping for a long time, he finally took out a few taels of silver and two bottles of aloe vera products that he planned to give to Lu Ning. Meng Xinghe's face turned slightly red and said: "True love is priceless. This is all my belongings. Please accept it, Mr. Lu."
Meng Xinghe hurriedly put the things in his hands into Mr. Lu's hands. He looked a little naive. He was really naive. With just a few taels of silver, he wanted to marry the rich daughter of the Yushi Mansion. If word spread, I'm afraid there would be more trouble. It's a good story.
"Haha," someone has already laughed. This scholar is very funny. He wants to marry Mr. Lu's daughter with a few taels of silver and two small bottles instead of the three gifts from the Su family. Could it be that he is stupid in studying? .
Unkind laughter floated in the air. I have never seen such a shameless person. Mr. Lu's face darkened. Why did my daughter become a commodity in your eyes?
He snorted coldly and put Meng Xinghe's things into his arms, "Ning'er, do you think this person has bullied you? Dad will have him handcuffed immediately and sent to prison to lock her up for three to five years. How about she ,"
My future father-in-law is really kind-hearted. He even helped me solve the problem of eating. He stood motionless and coquettishly. Mr. Lu suddenly stared at him: "Why are you still standing there? Do you want others to laugh at you?"
Mr. Lu looked at his daughter in his arms and kept telling Meng Xinghe secretly. If he hadn't seen his children so sad, he wouldn't have given Meng Xinghe a few taels of silver in exchange for his precious daughter.
Could it be that a few taels of silver had an effect? Meng Xinghe secretly rejoiced that he had gotten a big deal. Since the old man was not afraid of other people's jokes, what did he have to worry about? He directly took Miss Lu's hand and whispered in her ear:
"It's hard to find someone. I caught you today and I will never let you go away again in this life."
Miss Lu still had the same dull expression, but the corners of her mouth slowly raised in two curved arcs. Seeing Meng Xinghe's silly expression, she suddenly shed tears and said, "You are so stupid,"
As soon as she said this, Meng Xinghe was dumbfounded, but in his heart he loved this lovely person beside him even more.
Seeing the two holding hands, the Su family father and son had unkind expressions, especially Su Mubai, who looked at Meng Xinghe like two sharp knives. He raised an evil smile at the corner of his mouth and said in a tight voice: "Lu Shibo, do you think this gift is...
I didn’t ask someone to carry you in,”
Damn it, do you think you are not ugly enough? Let me give you lessons. Anyone with a discerning eye can see clearly what the old man did. Are you fucking blind? Meng Xinghe wanted to retort to Su Mubai, but there was someone outside the hall of the Lu Mansion.
There was the sound of gongs and drums.
The sound was loud and loud, like tens of thousands of people coming to the Lu family. When everyone looked at each other, they saw a young man in a white robe, holding a red gift list in his hand, respectfully walked to Lu's house.
In front of the old man, he said: "Today I learned that Mr. Lu turned fifty. My son has specially ordered me to present you with three congratulatory gifts. I wish Mr. Lu good health, good fortune and wealth, as vigorous as a pine tree, and as long as a crane."
After the man in white finished speaking, three people in bright red clothes walked in, each holding a box covered with red cloth, standing upright in front of everyone.
"Miss Lu, my young master said that for the first gift, the lady needs to personally remove the red cloth on the box." The man in white stepped aside. Miss Lu glanced at Meng Xinghe beside her, but didn't notice anything strange about him.
, could it be that I am too worried? If this evil person didn’t send me a gift, who else would it be?
Miss Lu walked to the three boxes in confusion, stretched out her jade hand and uncovered the red cloth of the first box, and her face immediately turned red.
Sure enough, it was the evil man who was doing something strange. What was in the box was the hydrangea that was thrown out that day. Even if there were tens of millions of taels of real money when it appeared here today, it would not be able to overcome the persuasiveness of this hydrangea.
Miss Lu opened the red cloth of the second box. It contained all the things used by women, including bronze mirrors, eyebrow pencils, rouge, gouache, wooden combs, phoenix hairpins, bracelets, necklaces, earrings, everything.
After carefully selecting and forming a set, everything needed for the betrothal gift has been prepared.
Stupid villain, I really don’t know where he came up with these tricks. Miss Lu gave the villain a happy look. Although these two things were not comparable to the gold and silver treasures of the Su family, they were priceless in her eyes.
He reached out and was about to uncover the red cloth on the third box. The man in white next to him said respectfully: "Miss Lu, my young master said that if Miss Lu uncovers the red cloth on the third box, she must abide by what he said before.
Promise, have you thought about it, Miss Lu?"
Huh, Miss Lu pouted angrily at Young Master Meng, and gently opened the red cloth on the third box.
The red cloth fell, and there was only a framed calligraphy and painting inside. She thought it was something. Lu Ning picked it up and untied the red rope on it and slowly unfolded it. She saw a picture of thousands of miles of mountains and rivers with the words "flying dragons and phoenixes" written on it. With these three words, Miss Lu was so moved that she cried.
Still remembering the oath she made on the Qinhuai River that day, Miss Lu burst into laughter and said to the man in white: "Please go back and tell your young master that Lu Ning will always abide by his promise."
Miss Lu looked at Meng Xinghe passionately. It is unimaginable what evil people can do. She walked up to Mr. Lu holding the painting in her hand and said respectfully: "Dad, this is prepared for dad by Ning'er's sweetheart." As a gift, Ning'er took him to wish his father a long life and many more years of happiness,"
What could move his daughter so much? Mr. Lu took it and took a look. Even as a censor, he couldn't help but tremble in his heart. He immediately ordered: "Here, hang this painting in the middle of the hall."
Everyone present was still confused. When they saw the picture of thousands of miles of mountains and rivers in the middle of the hall, they immediately burst into an uproar, but they became more curious about the mysterious young man who gave the gift.
Gold, silver, jewelry, antiques, calligraphy and paintings are nothing. The rare and authentic painting of Long Sheng appears in the first gift, and no matter whose gift it is, it becomes worthless.
Meng Xinghe did not expect that a painting would bring such a big shock, so he secretly glanced at the man in white. The man in white immediately understood and stood up again and said: "Since Mr. Lu has accepted the congratulatory gift from my master, I will take my leave first." , the second congratulatory gift was delivered immediately, please accept it with Mr. Lu’s approval,”
The man in white walked out smartly, and then another man in white came in who was giving gifts. He made a gesture with his hands and said: "I advise you to buy more Chang'an wine. Take the spring in the east city of Nanmo. My young master heard that Mr. Lu is celebrating his fiftieth birthday and specially ordered me to wait for him. I rushed to Chang'an, the imperial capital, and went through all the hardships to buy hundreds of bottles of Chang'an famous wine as a congratulatory gift. I wish the old man all the best, longevity and good looks."
I don't know who this young master is, but he is so interested. Jiangdu is thousands of miles away from Chang'an, and how much financial resources are required to transport Chang'an wine from there. Based on this alone, the Su family simply does not dare to compare with this mysterious person.
Although the man in white didn't tell who his master was, Mr. Lu had a pretty good guess. The boy took away his daughter for a few taels of silver. Of course, Mr. Lu was not polite to him and said: "Carry the wine into the backyard and bring the third one as well." Please bring the three gifts, and I will accept them all together, so that we can all go to the backyard of the Lu family to have a drink together,"
The old man's words were really serious. The man in white took a step back: "Mr. Lu, don't be impatient. The third gift is still being prepared. It is also my son's heartfelt gift to Miss Lu. It is still early in the morning, and many brothers outside want to express their gratitude to the old man. Ask for a cup of longevity wine to feel happy,"
The gift was still mysterious. Mr. Lu glared at Meng Xinghe and said to everyone in all directions: "I, Lu Yi, am very grateful to you all for coming to congratulate me today. I have prepared a special bottle of wine. Please move to the backyard of Lu Mansion." You must never return until you are drunk,"
It turned out that the old man's name was Lu Yi, but now he realized that he was such a failure. Meng Xinghe glanced at Miss Lu secretly and laughed sheepishly.
The birthday boy had already spoken, and everyone immediately followed the servants of the Lu family to the backyard slowly. The Su family father and son had to knock out their teeth and swallow them. Since they had given gifts, even if Mr. Lu refused his marriage proposal, they still had to bite the bullet and follow the crowd. Walk towards the backyard.
Meng Xinghe didn't move for a long time. After everyone had finished walking, he turned around and faced Lu Ning seriously, saying: "Ning'er, don't run away next time, okay? It's really hard to find someone. If you're angry, I'll hit you." I can, you can bite me, but you are not allowed to run away from home again,"
"Well," Lu Ning snorted listening to his gentle voice and hid in the villain's arms like a kitten, "Can you tell me what the third gift is? I'm really looking forward to it."
"Well, no, unless you kiss me," Meng Xinghe said decisively, but Miss Lu punched his chest. Before he could react, Miss Lu had already staked her soft and sweet mouth on Meng Xinghe's. mouth.