Wu Sheyue was far away, and she could see the old lady's cloudy eyes suddenly brightening.
The old lady stood up from the chair, stretched out her hand tremblingly and said: "Quick, Qingxue! Find a seat for Miss Ning Shuang. Don't kneel down! The ground is cold!"
Jiang Qingxue forced a smile and said, "Yes... Miss Ning Shuang, please get up."
Ning Shuang kowtowed again: "Thank you, old lady."
The old lady turned around and blamed Wu Hantian: "You child! It's already three months old, why didn't you take it back earlier!"
Seeing that the old lady had accepted Ning Shuang, Wu Hantian became very relaxed, "Isn't this a surprise for mother?"
The old lady closed her eyes and sighed, "Hey, Ziqi and the others haven't returned from studying abroad. I thought I wouldn't see any of my grandchildren today."
Jiang Qingxue felt bitter in her heart after hearing this, but no matter how painful it was, she could only hide it. She asked her maid to make a seat near the old lady, and went down to lead Ning Shuang to her seat.
"Girl, please sit down. If you feel uncomfortable in any way, just tell me."
Ning Shuang's face turned red and she said softly, "Thank you, madam."
Seeing this scene, all the officials congratulated again, "Congratulations, old lady, it seems this is a birthday gift from God!"
"Yes, the old lady is highly respected, so God will bless her! Double happiness! Double happiness!"
"Oh, then we have only prepared one gift, isn't it missing something?"
The old lady waved her hands, extremely happy. "My lords, you are too polite. I would be happy even if you didn't give me anything! What could be better than two grandchildren!"
Everyone was beaming with joy, but Wu Sheyue heard Wu Lixiang complain angrily in a low voice next to her: "What's the point? Ziming and I are still twins, and my aunt is not much more powerful than her! It's just taking advantage of Ziming. Obviously they are not here, they are just here to please others."
After hearing this, Wu Jinghua snorted with disdain. He didn't know whether it was towards Wu Lixiang or Ning Shuang.
Wu Sheyue found it funny. There were already enough enemies anyway, and she didn't mind one more. Besides... This Ning Shuang seems to be a capable person, so it's hard to say who will be the real enemy from now on~
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The banquet began, and everyone drank and drank, chatting and laughing, and the banquet was very lively. The old lady asked Ning Shuang several times what she was eating, and she had a good attitude.
Moreover, the old lady may have smiled a little too much today, and it seemed that the wrinkles on her face were too deep.
Wu Sheyue has no interest in official socializing, and after eating and drinking, she has no interest in socializing in the officialdom. She had nothing to do, so she studied the old lady's wrinkles in a daze. I was bored and silently went through the steps of making the prosthesis.
Just when Wu Sheyue was about to finish making the prosthesis, Wu Liuyun suddenly stood up, walked up slowly, and squeezed in to sit with the old lady.
She held a box in one hand and hugged the old lady's arm affectionately with the other. He leaned over and whispered a few words to the old lady Zu. After the old lady listened, she took the box.
She put the box on her lap, opened it, took a look, then patted Wu Liuyun's face affectionately and said, "You better understand grandma's thoughts."
Wu Liuyun smiled shyly.
Wu Hantian was at the side and asked with a kind face, "What kind of gift did Liu Yun give you?"
Wu Liuyun said modestly: "I just learned that my grandmother's black and white double dragon Tai Chi ball was gone, so I found a replacement for my grandmother."
"Yes, Liuyun still remembers what I am thinking." The old lady said, and took out a fist-sized pearl from the box!
This pearl is very transparent under the candlelight, and seems to be covered with a layer of mist. Everyone below was amazed. Such large pearls of moderate size and round color took a lot of effort to get! It can be said that it has a price but no market.
There was a sound of admiration below, and the old lady was very satisfied and said: "Look at this pearl... How can I be willing to take it in the future?"
In front of all the guests, Wu Liuyun lost her usual arrogant look. She held the old lady's hand and said coquettishly, "Grandma, just take it. Liuyun will find a better one for you in the future."
Wu Sheyue chuckled and asked for pearls? I really want it~
The old lady nodded her nose and said, "You kid~ Mr. Xiang, Liu Yun is so outstanding, it's all due to Qingxue."
Wu Hantian looked at Jiang Qingxue with soft eyes, "I know, thank you for the hard work."
Jiang Qingxue lowered her eyes slightly, and there seemed to be tears in her eyes. Although she lost Grandma Wang and a mutton-fat jade ball, she saved a lot with this pearl.
Wu Liuyun was the only eldest daughter in the family. She was the first to give the gift, and the rest naturally had to follow.
So as soon as Wu Liuyun sat down, Wu Lixiang immediately asked the maid to bring the brocade box.
She also followed Wu Liuyun's example and walked up to her, handed the box to the old lady and said, "Grandma~ This is the gift Lixiang prepared~"
The old lady took it with a smile. She opened the box and found a small coral tree inside.
Although the coral tree is not very precious, this one has a good color, is smeared with gold powder, and has several small silver bells hanging on it, making it look delicate and beautiful.
"Okay, okay." The old lady was in a good mood today, so she was happy no matter what. She praised her a few good words, took the box and put it aside.
After Wu Lixiang came back, Wu Jinghua followed closely and came to offer gifts. What she took was a painting and calligraphy by a famous artist, which was regarded as a recent antique. The main reason was that the master of the painting had always been liked by the old lady.
Three of them had already given gifts, and the eyes of the sisters were of course focused on Wu Sheyue. Wu Sheyue still sat still. She kept poking at the food with her chopsticks without raising her head.
When Wu Jinghua looked at Wu Sheyue like that, his heart suddenly moved!
But she remembered that Wu Sheyue's life had just gotten better, so she must not have much money, so... she had absolutely nothing that could compete with them. Maybe she had no experience the first time, so she didn't prepare any gifts at all. !
This idea excited Wu Jinghua. Even if she couldn't compare to Wu Liuyun, it would be good if she could make Wu Sheyue look embarrassed. Wu Jinghua thought about it and was about to call Wu Sheyue. As a result, Wu Yin'er stood up at this time.
Wu Sheyue didn't expect Wu Yin'er to be so proactive, and she was secretly curious about why this timid little girl had changed so much recently.
Indeed, everyone has discovered that Wu Yin'er has become more and more like a different person recently. She is no longer submissive, but has become calm. She calmly held her gift box, stood up gracefully, walked to the old lady and knelt down.
Wu Sheyue looked at Wu Yin'er, her eyes full of thoughts. (To be continued)