Chapter 22 Sing and Giving Gifts

After a few polite words from Leng Haochen, the birthday banquet officially began, full of guests and friends. The guests all said auspicious words to the old lady.

There has always been dragon and lion dance in the field in the distance, and on the stage not far away, there are also the most famous singers in the capital singing music.

It's just that there is almost nothing to look at the bustle. Men keep toasting at the wine table, while women continue to chat, either suppressing each other or flattering each other.

The table made by the old lady is full of VIPs. This table has stopped a little, but she just said politely, but there is not too much gossip.

Su Wanqing knew that her identity was inappropriate. She wanted to sit farther away, or simply didn't come to the birthday party to avoid causing trouble. However, the old lady disagreed and insisted on pulling her to sit beside her. Su Wanqing had no choice but to sit in the VIP seat and accept countless jealous eyes.

Qi Xinlan, who has always been arrogant, could not sit at the same table with the old lady. She was very angry. She saw that the notorious Su Wanqing actually sat at the table and accompanied the old lady, talking and laughing, which increased her dissatisfaction. She is the old lady's niece and cousin of the third master Leng Haochen. She and the general's mansion are a family, but Su Wanqing's stinky girl took the lead, and she was even more angry.

Just now, Qi Xinlan went to talk to Leng Haochen in front of many girls in the boudoir, and pulled it, which was already out of the limelight and warmed the envy of a group of girls.

But now looking at Su Wanqing, because of the old lady, she can still talk to the third master from time. These girls' envious eyes look at Su Wanqing, which makes Qixinlan's heart extremely unbalanced, and all kinds of envy and hatred come out.

At the old lady's birthday banquet, the cooks in the house are naturally busy. Leng Haochen ordered a banquet at the most famous Jufuzhai in the capital, and the unique dishes of various famous chefs were served one by one. This style is not something that ordinary people can do at banquets.

The banquet ended with flattery and greetings. The tradition of Chu is that the old man's birthday banquet is to invite guests at noon. After the lunch banquet, they have to leave their mansion, and then the host arranges the male guests to go to teahouses or restaurants to continue to play, and the women's family go back to their respective families.

After the guests left one after another, the general's mansion was still busy. On the one hand, it was necessary to count the gifts sent by the guests. These gifts of the dignitaries were very rich and should not be underestimated. It must be recorded that there will be any weddings and funerals in their families in the future. Naturally, they can't give them incompatible ways. On the other hand, all the mansions need to be cleaned up, and the maids and children are busy.

After this toss, the old lady was so tired that she fell asleep directly.

Su Wanqing and Jinglan were also very tired. After all, they had been running back and forth all morning to lead the way to the women. At this time, housekeeper Guo, a financial fan, took the initiative to count the gift list and gifts, and the old lady rested again. As for the matter of sweeping, she also ordered the little maid to do something, but Jinglan wanted to pull Su Wanqing to be idle.

"Jinglan, take a break. I still have something to do." Su Wanqing did not forget the birthday cake she promised, and the old lady often reminded her explicitly and implicitly these days.

In the words of the old lady, if she hadn't thought about her birthday gift, she wouldn't have had any birthday. The old lady is an old naughty boy. When she hears what she hasn't eaten, she naturally tries her best to taste it, so she always misses this birthday cake.

"If you are not in a hurry, you can take a break first. I'm so tired. Look, you are still so energetic." Jinglan sat on the round stool and bent down to pat her sore calf with her hands.

"I'm in a hurry. It's not that you don't know. Grandma is thinking about it every day." Su Wanqing said with a smile that this matter would not be hidden from Jinglan.

"Ha, I know. What kind of birthday cake are you going to make for the old lady?" Jinglan was also curious. She quickly stood up and took Su Wanqing's arm. "I'll do it with you. Your Aunt Su's craftsmanship is amazing. I want to steal the teacher to learn skills. You won't refuse, will you?"

"Of course not. You can just learn it. If you learn it, grandma will want to eat birthday cake in the future, and you are responsible for making it for her. It's a pains-consuming thing." Su Wanqing is happy. She and Jinglan are already very familiar with each other, and the two often joke when they are together.

As Su Wanqing said, it took a lot of effort to make a birthday cake. After the cake was made, Su Wanqing drew the words "Grandma, Shoubi Nanshan", and then came to the old lady with a tray. It was already sunset.

At this time, Leng Haochen has settled down the guests who play in restaurants and teahouses. According to tradition, the family is required to have dinner together in the evening. Such a dinner can only be eaten by family members. Even distant relatives such as the mother and daughter of the Qi family are not qualified to sit in and can only stay in their own small yard.

Su Wanqing is qualified to sit in because she is a family because she is Leng Haochen's concubine. This really annoyed Qi Xinlan again. However, although you can't sit at the dinner party, you can go to the courtyard to watch fireworks with the old lady after dinner, and then you will also have the opportunity to meet her cousin Leng Haochen, who thinks about her day and night.

Su Wanqing and Jinglan came to the old lady with a birthday cake.

The old lady has never seen this birthday cake. She smiled and asked this and that. She was very curious. Although Leng Haochen was also curious, he did not say a word. He resented everyone in the Su family from the bottom of his heart.

Su Wanqing put the birthday cake in the middle of the round table and said with a smile, "Wanqing presents a gift to grandma. This is a birthday cake. Grandma took a closer look at what was written on it?"

"Grandma, longevity is better than Nanshan!" After reading it, the old lady was particularly happy.

"Wanqing girl is Huizhi Lanxin, and she can always make some novel things." The old lady stared at the birthday cake carefully and felt reluctant to say it.

"Grandma, do you like it?" Su Wanqing asked.

"I like it so much. I like it very much." The old lady did not hide her joy at all. Several women in the general's mansion, such as the lady, the young lady and the second young lady, all praised them. Only Leng Haochen also felt novel, but she didn't say anything.

"Then eat it. It looks good, but I don't know what it tastes like. But how to eat this? Although the old lady is reluctant to eat this beautiful food all of a sudden, she can't resist the food at present. It's just that the birthday cake is round and big, and I don't know how to say it.

"Grandma, don't worry." Su Wanqing said, taking the red thin candle that had been quietly polished from Jinglan's hand and inserted it in the birthday cake. "Grandma, this is a thin candle called a birthday candle. If you are 63 this year, we will go to an integer and light six."

While Su Wanqing lit the candles, Jinglan had let several little maids put out all the lights in the room, against the darkness of dusk, and six flames flashed, beautiful and fun.

"Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you..." Su Wanqing clapped her hands and sang a birthday song. The voice of the body that crossed over was excellent, and Su Wanqing's technical control made the wonderful music vividly. Everyone listened carefully.

After singing a song, everyone woke up like a dream, and their intentions were still not enough.

"Wanqing girl, what else can you do?" The old lady took Su Wanqing's hand as if she had picked up a treasure.

Su Wanqing did not answer, but said according to the process, "Grandma, after singing the birthday, the birthday star will make a wish with his eyes closed, and then blow out all the candles, and the wish will come true."

"Okay, okay. I'm going to make a wish. That's great." The old lady immediately closed her eyes and said, "God in heaven, my old lady has only one wish. I hope that my third grandson and Wanqing can love each other, grow old together, and have a bunch of little babies to play with me."

Su Wanqing immediately rolled her eyes, and Leng Haochen's face also darkened. The old lady didn't care and blew out all the candles happily.

In order to ease the awkward atmosphere, Su Wanqing said, "Grandma, it's time to cut the cake."

At this time, the room was lit, and the hall was very bright and dazzling. Su Wanqing handed over a long wooden knife she had found in the kitchen to the old lady. "Grandma, this first knife must be cut by the birthday star."

The old lady naturally cooperated. After cutting the first knife, Su Wanqing took care of it and divided the cake into small pieces and put it in a small plate.

Su Wanqing gave the biggest and most beautiful piece to the old lady, and Jinglan also helped distribute cakes to the crowd.

"It's so delicious! It's so delicious. Let's have a good taste. The old lady sighed.

Leng Haochen did not refuse this time and tasted the delicious food. He was really surprised and happy. Although his heart is full of waves, the surface is cold, with a stinky face without any expression.

The old lady opened her mouth to praise, and other people naturally praised it. First of all, she had to give face to the old lady, and secondly, this thing is indeed a good thing they have never eaten.

Su Wanqing is very happy. After all, everyone likes to listen to good words. However, Su Wanqing knew that there was some moisture in these praises, and her more happiness came from the old lady's happiness.

"Wanqing girl, this birthday cake is really delicious. You should often make it for grandma in the future." The old lady hasn't finished eating this meal, and she has begun to think about it.

"Grandma, birthday cake, as the name implies, can only be eaten on birthdays, and it's boring to eat it at ordinary times." Su Wanqing said with a smile.

"Ah!" The old lady was a little sad, but her eyes suddenly glowed, "The third day of September is Chen'er's birthday. Naturally, you can't treat your husband's 20th birthday badly. Then grandma can take advantage of it.