CHAPTER XLIII

Generally, on such occasions, if the guest puts the gift in the box and sends it, the host will not open it in person, otherwise it is very rude. Since it is a gift, there will be comparison, and there will be people who lose face, so in order to take care of the face of the guest, the host will not take the initiative to take out the gift for comparison. Only those guests who are very confident in their gift will send it directly. Low-key people or those who are not confident in their gifts will generally be sent in boxes. So Mo Lao didn't open He Zijun's gift on the spot. But Guan Lao spoke again, "Since Yiwei's gifts are all for everyone to appreciate, I see that all the gifts are opened, and see what good things these young people have prepared." Yiwei's Warring States Valley pattern jade ring, but it took 10 million to get it, Zijun won't be unconfident in his gift. "Grandpa Guan, I carefully prepared a birthday gift for Grandpa Mo, how could I not be confident in my gift." Then open it. Guan Lao acted like this in order to highlight Guan Yiwei and crush Wang Rui, he thought that Wang Rui, a poor boy, could not get any decent gifts. Mo Lao smiled and didn't say anything, on such an occasion, the gifts given by everyone are basically not too bad, and it is nothing to open. Took the box and opened it, He Zijun gave a Ming Dynasty jade Ruyi, the material is Hetian white jade, the middle group longevity pattern, surrounded by bats, gourds, pines and cypresses and cranes, this jade Ruyi is a symbol of longevity, as a birthday gift is very suitable, Mo Lao also likes it, play in his hand for a while and pass it to others, Zijun returned to his seat. Next is Lin Wenbin's birthday gift on behalf of the Lin family, it was supposed to be Lin Wanrong who came forward, but Lin Wanrong was still hospitalized, so Lin Wenbin came forward, Lin Wenbin held the box and dedicated it to Mo Lao, "Grandpa Mo, I wish you a happy birthday, Crane Shou Songling." Mo Lao took the box and was just about to put it away, when Guan Lao spoke again, "Show us what good things Wen Bin sent, Lao Mo is stingy, and he wants to appreciate everything secretly." Mo Lao smiled and opened the box, and inside was a scroll. Lin Wenbin saw that the box was opened, and his eyes were a little evasive. Mo Lao untied the scroll, Lin Wenbin sent a longevity word in Weng Tong's handwriting, Weng Tonggong is the emperor of Tongzhi and Guangxu, known as the first person in calligraphy in the Tongzhi and Guangxu periods, his longevity word, naturally it is also valuable, suitable for birthday gifts. Mo Lao opened it and took a look, quickly showed it to everyone, and immediately put it away. Everyone was stunned, why didn't they pass on the appreciation. "I see that this painting scroll is a little damp, and it should not be exposed to the air for too long, so I won't pass it on to you to appreciate, and when I maintain and repair it, everyone will come to me again to appreciate it, Wen Bin has a heart, thank you." Lin Wenbin breathed a sigh of relief.

Over there, Lin Lao was just about to stand up, when suddenly he fainted in his seat, He Lao, who was closest to him, immediately supported him, everyone was stunned, Mo Lao was the first to react, and shouted to the audience: "Wang Rui." Wang Rui immediately rushed to the stage, channeled energy to Lin Lao's heart through perspective, and at the same time took out the acupuncture needles he carried with him, and pretended to stab more than ten needles on Lin Lao's body, at this time Lin Wenbin also reacted, rushed to Lin Lao, saw Wang Rui's movements, and shouted: "Wang Rui, what are you doing?" If my grandfather had three long and two short, I wouldn't be able to spare you. The guests were also stunned, what is Wang Rui doing, does this young man know Chinese medicine? Lin Lao was just in a hurry, and he had already woken up under Wang Rui's treatment, opened his eyes and scolded Lin Wenbin: "Wang Rui is saving me, can't you see it?" You just want me to die soon, don't you, get me home, and I'll clean you up when I get back. ”

Lin Wenbin retreated with a red face, and Mo Lao asked, "Wang Rui, how is Lao Lin's situation?" "Grandpa Lin is fine, it's just a little hypoglycemic, it's already fine, Grandpa Lin, do you want to go and rest, or go to the hospital for another checkup." "No need, thank you." After speaking. patted Wang Rui's hand, and Wang Rui also shook Lin Lao's hand to show comfort.

The banquet continued, Wang Rui returned to his seat, and Mo Sitong and Mo Siming immediately asked, "Old Lin, what's wrong, why did you faint." Wang Rui whispered: "Anger arises from the heart, and the fire attacks the heart." Mo Sitong asked in a low voice, "Rushing to the heart, how can you be in a hurry, what happened." "That Shou character is a fake." "How is this possible, the Lin family itself is an auction house, so many appraisers, how can they not be identified, and the birthday gift for grandpa must be checked by Grandpa Lin himself, how can it be a fake." "It should have been privately dropped by Lin Wenbin, as long as you don't open it on the spot, you won't be able to find it, even if Grandpa Mo finds out that it is a fake, he won't say it, but I didn't expect Guan Lao to ask all birthday gifts to be opened and tasted." "Why did Lin Wenbin do this, this is a loss of face for the Lin family." Mo Siming took over and said: "I heard that Lin Wenbin recently lost a lot of money in Aomen, and it is estimated that he sold the real thing to pay off his gambling debts." Several people were speechless for a while, the Lin family really had no successor.

The gifts on the stage continued, Lin Lao looked defeated, although Mo Lao and Wang Rui tried their best to help cover up, but these people on the stage are all human spirits, it is estimated that they have already seen it, and this time the Lin family's face is lost. Zhang Lao and Ling Lao are from the capital, and they have lost their faces in the capital. On the stage, Hu Xin, the son of Hu Lao, presented a dragon pattern jade pendant of the Ming Dynasty, and the dragon head opened its mouth and stared, majestic and majestic. Huang Lao's grandson Huang Yi sent a open-carved jade tiger in the Tang Dynasty, which was a tiger that went up the mountain and turned back, mighty and domineering, showing the demeanor of a king. Li Lao's granddaughter Li Siqi sent the Qianlong Wucai Fushou plate, which is said to be specially fired by the Qianlong Emperor for his 80th birthday, and it is very suitable to give Mo Lao a birthday gift for his 80th birthday. Zhang Lao's grandson Zhang Feng sent the Yabai carved dragon head crutch, the Yabai material is hard to find, this dragon head crutch, whether it is material or work is a first-class boutique, deeply loved by Mo Lao.

Next, a proud young man walked to the front of the stage, this is Ling Xuan, the grandson of Ling Lao, Ling Xuan held a brother kiln ear bottle in both hands to Mo Lao, several elders on the stage were a little moved, this brother kiln ear bottle, gray and green glaze, the bottle cross-section is oval. Skimming, necking, drooping, and ringing feet. Symmetrical tubular piercing on both sides of the neck. The whole body is covered with gray-blue glaze, the glaze is moisturized, and it is covered with black and yellow stripes of different sizes. The foot is full of glaze, and the end of the foot is unglazed, and it is black-brown. This is one of the five famous kilns in the Song Dynasty, this small bottle less than 14 centimeters high, is also worth tens of millions, this is also the heaviest birthday gift so far, Guan Yiwei's Warring States Valley pattern jade ring, only spent 10 million to get it, its market value is more than 1 million, and other people's gifts are also maintained at about 1 million. The market price of this kiln is more than 10 million, and the price will be higher if it is auctioned, the key is that it is hard to find, there are too few private treasures of the kiln, most of them are in major museums. Mo Lao carefully appreciated, Ling Xuan said: "Grandpa Mo, I wish you a long and healthy life, this is the birthday gift I gave you, this is the birthday gift I sent to you, this is what I specially sent back from abroad for 30 million to give to you." I want to use this brother kiln ear bottle not only as a birthday gift but also as a dowry, and I want to ask to marry Miss Mo Sitong. Wang Rui was speechless, Mo Sitong was too popular, but he was not angry, he was holding Mo Sitong's hand and no one could snatch it. But the Mo family's face turned cold, before Guan Yiwei asked for marriage, Mo Lao had clearly refused, indicating that Mo Sitong already had a heart, and now Ling Xuan is here again, this is a slap in the face of the Mo family, the Mo family and the Ling family belong to political alliances, Ling Xuan's uncle is in the center, Mo Lingyun is currently in a critical period of rising, and he needs the help of the Ling family, just like Ling Xuan's uncle reached the top at that time, and the Mo family also gave a lot of assistance. Ling Xuan grasped this point, and it was expected that the Mo family would not dare to refuse. If he can marry Mo Sitong, the status of the Ling family in both the political and business worlds will improve a lot, not to mention that Mo Sitong himself is still a big beauty.

But if the Mo family was afraid of the power of the Ling family after rejecting the housekeeper, and promised the Ling family, they would not have to raise their heads to be a person in the East China Sea in the future. Ling Xuan's rudeness doesn't stop there, he wants to make both a birthday gift and a dowry gift with a brother kiln ear bottle, which is obviously looking down on the Mo family, taking the Mo family as a small family, haven't you seen the world. Therefore, the Mo family was very angry. But Ling Xuan was unconscious, and still dreamed of returning to the beauty, and continued; "Guan Yiwei, you just said that you want to marry Mo Sitong, is that true?" The housekeeper is a man who has made achievements in business, and his strength in officialdom is relatively weak, and even the Mo family does not dare to compare, let alone the Ling family in the center. Therefore, Guan Yiwei chose to back down. "I really don't know Ling Shao that you like Mo Sitong, don't worry, since you like her, I won't compete with you." "Yes, those who know the times are Junjie, but I don't know if some people are also so knowledgeable about current affairs, don't worry, since you give Sitong to me, I will not treat you badly, and we can cooperate if we have the opportunity." Guan Yiwei was pleasantly surprised, it would be great if he took this opportunity to lean on the Ling family. immediately said: "Thank you Ling Shaoti, don't worry, those clowns who don't know the current affairs, I will help you clean up." Everyone looked at Guan Yiwei's condescending appearance, and they were all a little disdainful. Wang Rui was angry at this time, these two bastards pushed back and forth, when Mo Sitong was a cargo? It seems that they don't need to ask the Mo family's opinion, they can decide Mo Sitong's fate. "You two bastards shut up, say one more word, and don't even think about getting out." Wang Rui stepped forward and glared at the two of them angrily, Mo Siming, He Ziteng, and He Zijun also stepped forward to stand with Wang Rui, as long as Wang Rui gave an order, they would beat these two bastards. Even Mo Siyu raised his little fist and was eager to try. Mo Sitong also stood beside Wang Rui, holding Wang Rui and looking at the two coldly.