At the same time, in the Fengyun Building, in the birthday banquet hall, guests from inside and outside the compound have begun to arrive one after another, pushing the atmosphere hot step by step. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

The hall of Fengyun Tower was far more spacious than it looked from the outside, enough to accommodate a feast of 1,000 people. However, this kind of intimate family banquet only has three round tables in the center, and each table is only set up with a dozen seats. The round table in the center is set up for the elders of the Li family, that is, the brothers and sisters of Li Tianya's generation, most of whom have now taken a back seat and no longer preside over the family work. A table next to it was set up for the backbone of the Li family, including Li Fengyun, who was reluctant to come to the scene and was forced to die on the main seat by Lu Xin with super glue, his brothers Li Kongcheng, Li Jing and other main forces of the Mesozoic Generation, their respective wives, and the helmsmen of Lingshan City, Liantian City and other branches. The last table is the younger generation of the same generation as Shen Qingming, including Li Xinyu, Li Chaolu, Li Wushuang, and the young children of the separated families.

Less than half an hour before the birthday banquet began, more than half of the people at the three tables had already arrived and sat down. In the field, Lu Xin, the mother of the head of the courtyard in full costume, walked between the tables with a gentle and graceful smile, replacing the husband who was completely unfamiliar with the world, and talked and laughed with the elders and relatives and friends of the Li family with the thoughtful etiquette of the old man and the spicy, controlling the scene and rhythm.

After a few laps, the guests present, regardless of whether they were inside or outside the compound, men, women and children, all had the comfort of a spring breeze. That petite and delicate woman can always put a piece of honey into a person's heart between three or two sentences.

And Lu Xin still seems to be at ease when she wanders around the field - as Zhao Yan said, this is indeed her forte.

However, those close to her can see a little bit of something strange in the details. Compared with Lu Xin in normal times, she seems to be a little absent-minded now.

Quietly, Zhao Yan from the third room of the compound came over and asked softly, "It's okay, do you want to take a break?" ”

Lu Xin shook his head: "It's okay, I've drunk sobering tea in the morning, and I don't feel very tired." It's just that...... Why hasn't the light tea come yet? ”

Zhao Yan said: "Originally, she didn't explicitly say that she was coming. That kid has an awkward personality like you, and if you can't think about it, you may not come...... Don't worry too much about you, the housewife, it's the right thing to entertain these guests in front of you first. ”

Lu Xin said a little angrily: "I, the housewife, have done enough, the meals have been prepared, and the greetings have been called, these people can just sit down and eat, drink and chat by themselves, what else is there to entertain?" ”

As she was talking, she saw a young servant walking outside the building, breathing slightly and looking nervous, walking quickly along the corner towards her.

Lu Xin immediately felt his heartbeat beat a few beats faster.

The person who came was her right-hand man in the compound, Li Ping, the second housekeeper who participated in Zhang Luo's birthday banquet throughout the whole process. And although he is not very successful, he has also seen the world with him, and the ordinary scene will not make him panic, and there is obviously an important and urgent matter to report.

And what else could be considered important and urgent today? Apparently there is only one possibility!

"Mrs. Qiyu......"

Lu Xin interrupted anxiously: "Light tea is here?" ”

"No, it's not ......," Li Ping hurriedly waved his hand, "It's the righteous old man from Lingshan City who is here." ”

"Li Shouyi?!" Lu Xin was taken aback, "Didn't you say you wouldn't come before, why did you ...... Forget it, let people add a seat at the main table first, and I'll call Shangfeng Feng to go out to greet him, alas, this old-timer doesn't honestly lie at home, what is going all the way around? ”

After the tea, Lu Xin smiled and welcomed an old monk with gray hair into the building, arranged for him to sit down, and greeted the people around him.

Then, she immediately turned around and asked Li Ping, "Hasn't Qingming come yet?" ”

Li Ping smiled bitterly: "Miss, she...... But I came, knocked on the door of the compound, and left again. Chun Huan said that it was like seeing a ghost. ”

Lu Xin was stunned: "She...... Let's go? ”

As he spoke, Lu Xin couldn't help but sit down, feeling that the tiredness of the past week was surging wildly, and even the morning awakening tea was ineffective.

Although I had long expected that the guy who was light tea might not come, ...... The week before, all her energy was used to prepare for Shen Qingming, but as a result, she left when she was about to enter the main gate of the compound?

Why, what went wrong, and the preparation for the week was still not meticulous enough? That's right, when she came just now, if she could be on the spot, instead of chatting nonsense with an old man from Lingshan City, maybe she would have a chance to keep her......

In confusion, Zhao Yan came over and patted her on the shoulder.

"Don't think about it, there will always be a chance in the future......"

Lu Xin smiled bitterly: "Later? 55th birthday or 60th birthday? ”

However, before he finished speaking, he saw a tall and strong servant stumbling in outside the hall, and then shouted in a voice that everyone present could hear: "Miss Qingming is here!" ”

In an instant, countless pairs of eyes focused on the past, and the stout servant took two steps back shyly like a maiden, and looked at his mistress with a plea for help.

"That, Miss Qingming is here."

"I hear you!" Lu Xin waved his hand angrily and asked him to get out, his heart was really mixed. Then he became even more nervous.

To be honest, if Qingming doesn't come, it will be frustrating, but it will also be relieved. And now that she is here, it means that every minute and every second in the next moment, you have to be full of spirit and be ready for battle!

It's off to a bad start.

When she was preparing before, what she was most afraid of was accidentally making things too noticeable, which stimulated the girl of Qingming, but she didn't inherit Shen Yue'e's woman's cheekiness at all, and she couldn't stand other people's pointing at all.

And now, thanks to that idiot who roared in a panic, let everyone present know that Shen Qingming was coming!

Lu Xin gritted his teeth and began to think hard about how to divert everyone's attention by pushing the boat down the river for a while, so as not to embarrass Shen Qingming.

——

On the other side, Shen Qingming took Wang Jiu and walked slowly on a winding path, wrapped in a field of colorful lights.

On the night of the birthday banquet, although the outside of the compound was quiet and undisturbed, the inside was still full of lights, gongs and drums were noisy, and the servants were busy before and after, and they were full of joy.

No matter what Li Fengyun himself thinks, as the head of the family, his 50th birthday, as the head of a wealthy family, is destined to be impossible to spend in silence. Even if you don't count people outside the Li family, there are hundreds of people from within the family who come to celebrate their birthdays. As one of the seven great families in Xiangzhou, the Li family has branches and leaves all over the world, and has branches in Lingshan City, Jinyu City and even Tiancheng, and most of them are prosperous. Li Fengyun's fiftieth birthday, of course, these children of the separated family will not miss it.

There are only three tables of banquets in Fengyun Building as a private banquet. But outside the Fengyun Building, there are also the Welcome Building, the Sea View Building, and the Cangsong Building in the compound, all of which are already overcrowded.

Shen Qingming didn't want to meet these people, so he led Wang Jiu to take a slight detour. After two years away from home, the compound didn't seem to have changed, and she introduced the bits and pieces of this place to Wang Jiu as she walked.

"See that pond over there, it's the earth cloud pond that Grandpa Qianhai took from the Nine Heavens Sea of Clouds and made it out. He raised two impermanent cloud dragons in it, and it is said that the cloud dragons have no less magical power than the monks of the Pai Mountain Realm when they become adults, and they are loyal to their owners, and they are best used to watch over the family's nursing home...... It's a pity that Grandpa Qianhai forgot to feed him in time, and the two Yunlong starved to death. ”

“……”

"There is also a jasper rockery over there, which looks like a decoration of the courtyard from the outside, but in fact, there is a universe inside, and it is a unique cave. If you approach from a certain direction, you will be able to enter the mountain world. I remember that Uncle Kongcheng stole Aunt Zhao Yan's snacks in the past, and he was afraid of being caught, so he hid in the jasper rockery in a hurry...... But later, Aunt Zhao Yan sealed this rockery with a ghost wall technique, so that Uncle Kongcheng didn't come out for three months in it, no water and no food, and lost a lot of weight. ”

“……”

Shen Qingming laughed while talking, only feeling that the memories of childhood did not seem to be so painful and boring, but with a lot of laughter.

"For now, though, your happy memories are built on other people's pain."

Shen Qingming was speechless for a long time before retorting: "The people in the Li family's compound are more helpful and happy. ”

Wang Jiu looked at the girl's deliberately averted gaze, then looked at the increasingly secluded surroundings, and asked, "Are you sure it's this road?" ”

"Of course, just a little detour, so as not to meet those outsiders. This is my house, and I don't even know the road. ”

Wang Jiu warmly reminded: "A month ago, Shen Yuan, you almost ran to the kitchen when you got up at night. ”

Shen Qingming's face suddenly turned red: "It's just that I'm too hungry at night and I'm sleepy, and it's not because you pump other people's qi and blood every day, which makes me dizzy!" ”

"I think it's safer to get two servants to show you the way."

"No, how can you have a servant to lead the way in your own home!? I'm not the kind of daughter like Lu Xin who has to be accompanied by servants when she goes in and out! ”

"In fact, if it weren't for me, the host, accompanying you, you would have forgotten to bring a birthday present."

"Can you not dismantle my platform!"

——

"Ahh

Fengyun Building, in the venue, Lu Xin couldn't help but sneeze lightly.

Beside her, Zhao Yan asked with concern, "Are you uncomfortable?" ”

Lu Xin shook his head: "It's nothing, it's just like someone is talking about it...... Why hasn't the light tea arrived yet? Didn't you come here a long time ago? ”

"It will take time to walk from the gate of the courtyard."

Lu Xin said: "You're not disabled, walking so slowly? She hadn't been home in two years, she hadn't been home, she hadn't been home...... Tsk, I should have asked the servant to show her the way. ”

With that, Lu Xin was about to stand up and ask Li Ping to lead the way for Shen Qingming.

But the next moment, she heard a familiar footstep in the distance, and for a moment, her body stiffened a little.

Here it comes!

Lu Xin tried to calm down his emotions and completely entered a state of imminent battle. Thanks to the stupid roar just now, Shen Qingming came later than expected, and he would definitely become the focus of attention after entering the door...... And she had to divert everyone's attention in time before that embarrassing scene happened.

However, just as Lu Xin took a breath and was about to speak, in front of the hall door, a young man in white walked in with a heroic posture and a handsome spirit.

Wang Jiu!

Lu Xin's breath was split in his chest on the spot, and he couldn't wait to burst open.