Stepping on the soft carpet and walking down the stairs, Qi Yan saw countless celebrities in the hall, dressed in fragrant temples, smiling and smiling. But although there were many people at the scene, the volume of everyone's speech was well controlled, and no one shouted.
Cen Baihe was worried that Qi Yan was not suitable for such an occasion, so he deliberately fell behind his family, stayed by Qi Yan's side, and whispered to him who was on the scene.
"Shou Xinggong is here." As soon as Cen Qiusheng appeared, he was ridiculed by several old friends. Some praised him for being more alive and more energetic, and some praised his sons and daughters for their filial piety and success. The whole atmosphere was lively and lively. Cen Qiusheng's face flushed with coax.
A strange young man suddenly appeared in a bunch of Cen family members, and he also behaved close to the fifth Cen family member. This scene attracted the attention of many guests, but they were embarrassed to ask the identity of this young man.
"Old Cen, who is this young man?" The old man Yuan, who has a good relationship with Cen Qiusheng, looked at Qi Yan kindly, touched his belly and smiled, "This child is so handsome and handsome."
"You said that you are in your 70s and 80s, and you still don't know how to use idioms," Cen Qiusheng smiled and patted Mr. Yuan's shoulder, "Is Zhong Lingyuxiu a word to describe people?"
"That's pretty much what it means." Old Man Yuan was the same age as Cen Qiusheng, but he got married early, and his eldest grandson was not much younger than Cen Baihe, and he was already old enough to talk about marriage.
"This is a close friend of the fifth of our family, surnamed Qi." Cen Qiusheng beckoned to Qi Yan, "Xiao, Mr. Qi, this is the head of the Yuan family, Yuan Chongan."
"Qi..." Old Man Yuan narrowed his eyes, as if he had thought of something, and looked at Qi Yan more kindly. Cen Qiusheng, an old fox, actually only called this young man Mr. Qi. I am afraid that many people present did not know that this young man with a soft laugh was a very capable master.
"Mr. Yuan, hello." Qi Yan bent down and shook hands with Yuan Chong'an, "Just call me Xiao Qi."
"I've admired Mr. Qi's name for a long time, and when I saw him today, I didn't expect Mr. Qi to be so young," Yuan Chongan smiled and shook hands with Qi Yan, "You and Bai He are good friends, don't call me so unfamiliar, just call me Uncle Yuan. "
Yuan Cheng, who was following behind Yuan Chong'an, couldn't help grinning. He was clearly Qi Yan's senior brother, how could he be a senior younger than him in the blink of an eye for no reason
Many wealthy young masters and young ladies in the imperial capital are not much different in age from Cen Baihe, but they are two generations younger than him, and no one can understand the feeling of awkwardness and powerlessness.
Qi Yan noticed Yuan Peng and Yuan Cheng who were behind the old man Yuan, and smiled and didn't answer the title.
Cen Qiusheng said: "Today is so lively, you young people have a good gathering, we old men will not join in the fun with you."
As soon as Shou Xinggong said this, many young people praised him as looking very young, and some people said that they would like to listen more to the elders, which would benefit them a lot. Although they already wanted to put on their wings and fly away in their hearts, there were quite a few pretty words on their faces.
Cen Qiusheng didn't take these young people's words seriously, and happily let these young people go away, and the whole person was very kind.
"Didn't eat at noon?" Cen Baihe and Qi Yan went to the food self-service area. Seeing that he put some food on the plate, he even followed his actions and took a plate to pick something to eat.
"Have a bite," Qi Yan picked out a few clams, "You don't have to accompany the guests?"
"Everyone knows that Fifth Master Cen is not in good health," Cen Bohe lowered his head and whispered in Qi Yan's ear, "Who dares to drink and greet me with a drink."
When Qi Yan heard this, he suddenly thought, is it true that not many people dared to play with Cen Baihe since he was a child, because he was from an extraordinary background and his health was not good. The parents of other children were afraid of taking responsibility, so they would specially ask their children not to play with the old Cen family. Five is too close, and they can't afford to pay if something goes wrong.
Human beings have the nature to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, which is no different from high or low status. When he was a child, a classmate in the next class was in poor health, and the classmates in the class did not play with him. There was also a child who swore that their grandparents or parents had said that this child would not live to a long time. touch him.
No one wants to be blamed, but for the excluded child, what kind of experience would that be
Qi Yan could even imagine that little Cen Baihe was wearing a neat little suit, sitting on the stool expressionlessly watching the pictures of other children playing. Thinking of this, Qi Yan felt very uncomfortable, and patted Cen Baihe's back with a free hand, "It's okay, call me what you want to play in the future, I'm not afraid."
Cen Baihe felt that the hand on his back was like a blazing fire, making his whole body hot. He opened his mouth, as if something was stuck in his throat, and it took a long time for him to say "um".
"Don't be too moved, brother, that's how I show loyalty." Qi Yan patted Cen Baihe on the shoulder again, and then took the shelled shrimp with a clip and put it into Cen Baihe's bowl, "It looks fresh, try it."
At the banquet, many people were secretly watching Cen Baihe. When they saw Cen Baihe and an unknown boy walking shoulder to shoulder to look for food in the food area, they couldn't believe their eyes. Who doesn't know that the fifth Cen family is in poor health, and he usually eats all the nutritious meals specially prepared by the nutritionist. Such self-service food has never been touched.
Whose family's stunned green this is, eating with Fifth Master Cen is so daring that he can go to heaven.
There is a large grass outside the banquet, and there are many exquisite and beautiful tables and chairs for the guests to drink tea, chat and dine.
People like Qi Yan, who are holding whole food in both hands, are not too unusual in the circle of young people, but with Cen Baihe beside him, he has received extraordinarily high attention. After Qi Yan sat down on the chair, he whispered to Cen Baihe, "I think the eyes of those around me are looking at me like a group of black beans staring at the lentils that fell into them."
Cen Baihe raised his eyebrows, not quite understanding the meaning of Qi Yan's words.
"It's different," Qi Yan cut a piece of meat and put it into his mouth with a silver fork. "After living for twenty-two years, I'm finally going to be famous."
"Don't make trouble," Cen Baihe was amused by his words, "When my dad introduced your surname, someone had already guessed your identity. The matter of Hongliang Mountain and Luluo Community has been solved by you. Will I pay special attention to you?"
Qi Yan chuckled and lowered his head to eat dinner quietly. He was indeed a little hungry.
Since he can see the luck of other people with the naked eye, he is especially able to eat it. It may be because his spiritual power has increased a lot. Of course, it may also be the reason why his height can still go up. .
A person with a net height of only 178.5 centimeters always wants to work hard to get to 1.8 meters.
The breeze was blowing his hair, he looked up at the swimming pool not far away, remembering that more than ten years ago, the old man took him to swim by the small river.
Looking up, he saw Cen Baihe staring at the contents of the plate with a tangled expression. He took a closer look. It turned out to be some shredded carrots. He helped Cen Baihe pick the shredded carrots into his bowl with the chopsticks that he had never had a chance to use next to him, with disgust. : "What a good carrot, you don't like it."
"Hey..." Seeing that Qi Yan quickly picked out all the shredded radishes, Cen Baihe swallowed all the words before he could say anything. In fact, he has already planned to try again, but since the money has already picked things out, he should give up this attempt.
After the two were full, Cen Baihe wiped the corners of his mouth and took two sips of warm water: "Qian Qian, is there any problem between my third brother and third sister-in-law?"
Qi Yan didn't expect Cen Baihe's observation skills to be so powerful, he just said a few words to Cen Sanshao and his wife, and he realized that Le was not right, "It's not a big problem, I just feel that Cen Sansao seems a little unconfident. "
Cen Baihe thought for a moment: "I see."
Although the conditions of the third sister-in-law's family are not bad, compared with the Cen family, there are still some gaps. The most important thing is that when the third brother and the third sister-in-law were in love, it was the third brother who was actively pursued by the third sister-in-law, so after the two got married, some people behind the scenes said that the third sister-in-law was very scheming and would do anything for the Cen family's wealth.
But for the Cen family, what they saw was the goodness of the third sister-in-law, and the messy statements from the outside world were nothing but a joke to them. Could it be that their Cen family can't even tell who is sincere and who is fake. It just didn't occur to them that the third sister-in-law actually cared about things that their Cen family didn't care about.
"The third brother is to blame for this. If he was more careful, the third sister-in-law would not have such thoughts." Cen Baihe sighed, "I will communicate with the third brother after I go back. Qian Qian, thank you, if it weren't for you, I wouldn't know. Will there be an irreversible misunderstanding between the third brother and the third sister-in-law?"
"I didn't tell you earlier, I don't want to say thank you, my good brother," Qi Yan teased, "but if you can look at things from the perspective of a female compatriot, it shows that you are a good man who can think about women, and the future sister-in-law Cen Wu will be lucky. already."
"What is the fifth sister-in-law Cen?" Cen Bohe frowned, his tone a little light, "you think far, you are a Taoist priest, do you still think about marriage and childbirth?"
"My master and I are both lay disciples. Although the techniques originate from the same line of Taoism, they are not real Taoist priests. They don't pay attention to that." Qi Yan looked at the plate in front of him, "A life without meat is like a What's the difference between salted fish."
"So, do you have someone you like?" Cen Baihe squinted at Qi Yan, waiting for his answer.
"I'm still young," Qi Yan raised his eyebrows, "you, a man who is about to enter middle age, are not in a hurry, what am I in a hurry for?"
Cen Baihe, who was about to cross the threshold of twenty-nine years old and stepped into the thirty-year-old mark, felt that his hands were a little itchy, and he almost couldn't help but slap Qi Yan's forehead. It's a pity that someone interrupted their conversation and prevented him from exhaling the slap.
"Five Master Cen, Mr. Qi," Ruan Youyi, wearing a beautiful dress, stood at the table for two with a smile, "Do you mind if I sit down?"
Qi Yan glanced at Cen Baihe, and seeing that he didn't respond, he got up with a smile and opened the chair for Ruan Youyi: "Miss Ruan, please take a seat."
Ruan Youyi glanced at the two empty plates on the table, her red lips raised slightly, "Am I disturbing the two of you?" She looked at Cen Baihe with a cold expression, and her heart was a little bitter, even if she took the initiative to approach, he would She won't give herself another expression, as if she's just an unrelated passerby.
"Two distinguished guests, do you need me to remove the plates for them?" A waiter walked up to the three of them and bowed to them.
"Thank you, thank you."
When the waiter took out the plate, he looked a little dazed for some reason. The sauce on the plate splashed on Qi Yan's coat, which made him suddenly change his face. It's too late to wipe.
"It's okay," Qi Yan smiled at the waiter, "don't worry about it."
The waiter bowed to him a few more times before turning back and leaving in three steps.
"Sorry, I didn't expect such a thing to happen," Cen Baihe took out his handkerchief, "It seems that I can only go back and wash."
"It has nothing to do with you, your family just booked a banquet at this hotel, can you still be responsible for everyone's words and deeds?" Qi Yan stretched out his arm and let Cen Bohe wipe his sleeves, "Fortunately, I went out today to pick Gray cover, not white."
Cen Baihe wiped it a few times, but it couldn't be wiped off, so he had no choice but to give up. He put away the handkerchief and laughed, "Is this lucky?"
"Of course," Qi Yan nodded solemnly, "luck is reflected by comparison."
"Crap," Cen Baihe shook his head and smiled, "I really don't know where you find so many fallacies all day."
"It's not a fallacy, it's the crystallization of wisdom," Qi Yan said with a "you don't understand me" expression, "I wouldn't tell him to ordinary people."
Ruan Youyi watched Cen Baihe tease with his friends in silence, feeling that he knew too little about him. She didn't know that he would hurt each other with his friends, that he would gently clean his friends' clothes, or even that he would gently say sorry.
The fifth master Cen in her impression has always been good-looking, elegant, extravagant, and indifferent. She can't imagine the picture of him joking with others, which is completely different from the fifth master Cen in her imagination. But Fifth Cen seems to be more vivid, and makes her feel that if she can fall in love with such a person, it must be the luckiest thing in the world.
Before, there was a female artist who dared to hype up Fifth Master Cen, and even hinted in front of reporters that Fifth Master Cen was not in good health and would not be too happy with him. At that time, when she saw this report, her whole body almost exploded with anger. Later, she put pressure on the female artist's boyfriend's family, so that the female artist would never have the chance to marry a wealthy family in her life.
It's ridiculous. If you use the identity and health of an unrelated person to hype, you should be prepared for revenge.
"Mr. Qi doesn't drink?" Ruan Youyi noticed that there was a glass of freshly squeezed juice in front of Qi Yan.
"I don't like drinking very much, let alone driving." Qi Yan picked up the orange juice and touched a spray cup with Ruan Youyi, "Miss Ruan, don't mind."
"It turns out that Mr. Qi came by himself," Ruan Youyi took a sip of champagne, her smile on her face a little light, "then it's right not to drink." On occasions like this, it is inevitable for everyone to drink a little wine, so it is almost impossible to avoid drinking. Few people drive by themselves.
This Mr. Qi, who came out of nowhere, doesn't even know this
"Qianqian," Cen Baihe said in an unusually cold tone, "it's a little sunny outside, let's go in."
"Why don't the waiter hold a parasol here?" Ruan Youyi asked with a smile.
"No need," Cen Baihe's eyes swept across Ruan Youyi without a trace of emotion in his eyes, "I just happened to bring money to meet some people."
"Oh," Ruan Youyi smiled awkwardly, "Then I won't disturb the two of you."
Qi Yan followed Cen Baihe to the inner hall. When he stepped on the steps, he turned back and glanced in the direction of Ruan Youyi. The other party was sitting alone at the table, with a perfect posture like a goddess.
"What are you looking at?" Cen Baihe stopped and looked back at him.
"Nothing." Qi Yan retracted his gaze, shook his head, and said casually, "This Miss Ruan is so beautiful."
Cen Baihe said blankly: "Really, I didn't see it."
"People like you who don't understand style are really alone," Qi Yan shook his head, "I won't discuss this aesthetic issue with you."
Cen Baihe didn't answer this question. After entering the inner hall with Qi Yan, he took him to greet the heads of several prominent families, and made it clear to let everyone know that this Master Qi, who you secretly checked, was with them Cen. The family relationship is very good, it is best not to make any rude little gestures.
As for other upstarts or small families, Cen Baihe felt that even if he didn't say hello, with Qi Yan's ability, he wouldn't suffer any loss.
"Dad, Bai He and that Master Qi really became good buddies," Brother Cen said with emotion as he watched his younger brother stay with Master Qi almost the whole time, "Since childhood, he has never gotten along with me like this."
"Friends are not the same as brothers," Cen Qiusheng drank a little wine, his face turned red, and the whole person looked beaming, "But seeing him like this, I feel a lot more at ease."
"Yeah..." Brother Cen looked at his younger brother with a soft face. He had not seen such a relaxed younger brother for a long time.
I really hope that Master Qi and Bai He can be friends for life, so that he doesn't have to worry about his brother's health.
Qi Yan was talking to Cen Baihe when suddenly he felt his eyes fell on him, he looked back suspiciously, and found that the waiter who had soiled his coat just now was peeking at him.
Seeing that he found himself, the waiter quickly avoided.
Qi Yan frowned, the waiter's eyes didn't seem to be guilt, but more like looking at him.
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