The men onlookers were so fascinated by her graceful dancing that they almost forgot to breathe. The veiled beauty's beautiful eyes were looking forward to it. Everyone present was heart-beating, and they all thought that she was looking at them. The girls danced rhythmically under the leadership of the beauty. Their waists were like willows and they swayed gracefully. Then the beauty lightly opened her mouth and sang slowly:
I advise you not to cherish your gold-threaded clothes; I advise you to cherish your youth.
Flowers are ready to be broken when they bloom, but don’t wait to break branches when there are no flowers left.
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At the end of the song and dance, the veiled beauty lay leaning in the middle of the stage, surrounded by all the girls like stars holding the moon, as dazzling as a fairy in the nine heavens.
Chen Feng looked into the eyes of the veiled beauty and felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity. Could this be an acquaintance from both worlds?
After the singing and dancing, everyone was still unfinished, and they heard the butler loudly say: "Please invite the birthday star, Mr. Zhou!"
I saw an old man with silver hair and ruddy complexion being supported into the hall by more than a dozen people.
Everyone stood up and greeted him.
"Sit down, sit down..."
The old man's voice was still loud, his steps were vigorous, and his body was tall and straight. He was sitting on the Grand Master's chair in the middle.
The housekeeper said loudly: "Friends and relatives are beginning to celebrate my birthday!"
Everyone stood up, walked outside the hall, and then lined up one by one, holding gifts in their hands.
"The eldest son Zhou Hongyi, his daughter-in-law Li Wan and his daughter Zhou Xiaobing congratulated Mr. Zhou on his birthday and presented them with a thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum and a birthday peach..."
"Second son..."
"Third son..."
"The eldest daughter Zhou Yun and son-in-law Meng Qinglong wish the old man a birthday..."
Song Shiming was slightly startled, "I didn't expect Meng Qinglong to be Mr. Zhou's son-in-law."
Chen Feng asked: "Who is Meng Qinglong?"
"He is the newly appointed mayor of our Mingjiang City."
Chu Yunfei whispered: "Not only Meng Qinglong, the son-in-law of the Zhou family's second daughter is the deputy mayor of Taicheng, and the nephew's son-in-law is the sixth son of the Murong family in Jiangnan Province..."
The Murong family in Jiangnan Province? Could it be that he is Li Yue’s half-brother?
The Zhou family is really prosperous this time, but the sons-in-law who are married are not ordinary people.
The birthday wishes went on all the time... first it was all close relatives, then relatives, this aunt, this aunt, this niece, that nephew, there were many people.
Song Ying'er whispered: "The niece and son-in-law who just wished me birthday are the brother and sister-in-law of Zhang Mingliang you beat."
Chen Feng nodded, guessing that everyone with some influence in Anwen Province had some relationship with the Zhou family.
This is the first family in Anwen Province. It is indeed extraordinary.
After all the relatives had finished celebrating their birthdays, it was time for the friends of the Zhou family to celebrate their birthdays.
"Wang Youshan of the Taicheng Wang family came here with his son to celebrate his birthday and presented him with a pair of chicken, blood and jade as a wishful gift."
Wang Youshan? Isn't this Liu Jiang's father-in-law who died? He was the first friend to wish him a birthday, which shows that his status and connections are good.
Mr. Zhou chuckled and said, "Brother Youshan, the gift you brought is too expensive."
"How could I not prepare a birthday gift for Big Brother's birthday? This is the chicken blood ruby that my master's family, the Wang family in Jiangnan, got for me. I think only Brother Zhou deserves to enjoy it, so I took advantage of this birthday to bring it to you. "
"Brother Youshan is interested. We will have a nice drink later."
From the birthdays of the children and relatives to now, although Mr. Zhou kept smiling, only Wang Youshan spoke, which shows that he attaches great importance to the old head of the Wang family.
When other friends wished him birthday, he stopped talking and sat firmly in a calm state.
"Song Shiming from the Mingjiang Song Group came to celebrate his birthday with his daughter and adopted son, and presented six top-grade pearls from the South China Sea as birthday gifts, a five-hundred-year-old ginseng tree, and a bottle of natural ice spring water. Chu Yunfei from the Chujiang Group in Mingjiang City came with his birthday gifts My son came to celebrate his birthday and give me birthday gifts..."
Mr. Zhou suddenly said: "When did Brother Song adopt his adopted son?"
Song Shiming was stunned, obviously not expecting Mr. Zhou to suddenly ask him this question, "It was three months ago."
"What is your name?"
"Chen Feng."
At this time, Zhou Xiaobing suddenly spoke, "You brought someone into the Zhou family to celebrate your birthday. What place do you think the Zhou family is?"
"He's just an adopted son. What qualifications do he have to come here?" Liu Jia next to him also said indignantly.
The young men and women who followed Zhou Xiaobing also echoed.
"Don't talk!" Mr. Zhou glared at Zhou Xiaobing, "Especially you, you are becoming more and more unruly!"
Zhou Xiaobing was stunned. She didn't expect that her grandfather would reprimand her in public. This was something that had never happened before.
Mr. Zhou looked at Song Shiming and said, "The person Mr. Song is interested in must have something extraordinary. He must be a person with both civil and military skills."
Song Shiming smiled slightly and said, "He is capable of both literary and military skills."
Mr. Zhou nodded, "I just heard that there is natural ice spring water in your gift list. Who gave it to you?"
"It's me." Chen Feng said.
"What!? You're giving mineral water to celebrate your birthday? Isn't this insulting?" Wan Ziqian said angrily.
"Even ordinary people don't see mineral water given to them on their birthdays. What kind of place do you think this is?" Liu Jia immediately agreed.
"It's so outrageous!"
"Is this what makes him extraordinary? He's too human..."
"..."
Song Shiming's father and daughter and Chu Yunfei also felt a little embarrassed. Song Shiming didn't know about Chen Feng's gift. It should be a birthday gift that Chen Feng added without authorization when he came in to register the birthday gift.
Mr. Zhou coughed dryly and said, "Quiet!"
Only then did everyone stop talking. Mr. Zhou asked: "Brother Chen Feng, what is this natural ice spring water?"
"This is pure natural ice spring water. A bottle is worth a thousand pieces of gold. Especially for people with cold constitutions, drinking this natural ice water can fight poison with poison. Not only does it taste sweet, but it can also get rid of the cold in the body..."
Mr. Zhou's eyes lit up when he heard this, he stroked his beard and said with a smile: "It's really a good thing. This is the best birthday gift I got today."
Everyone was stunned.
Even if it was really a bottle of natural mineral water, it wouldn't be enough for Mr. Zhou to praise it like this. People who were interested could already tell that it was not natural mineral water at all, but Mr. Zhou's favor for Chen Feng.
But this is very puzzling. Even if Chen Feng is Song Shiming's adopted son, Old Mrs. Zhou will not be like this. Simply speaking, Song Shiming is not on the same level as Mr. Zhou.
In Anwen Province, Song Shiming can only be said to be a successful entrepreneur. How can he be compared with the status of the old man of the Zhou family, a century-old family with deep roots?
"Can I have a taste of your natural ice spring water? I happen to be a little thirsty right now."
"Of course, this was originally given to you."
Old Mrs. Zhou smiled and said to the housekeeper: "Bring up little brother Chen Feng's birthday gift!"
Then a servant came up with a crystal bottle. In order to look good, Chen Feng bought a crystal bottle. The plastic mineral water bottle did have enough price reduction, but it shouldn't be too ugly.
The crystal bottle contained crystal clear blue liquid. When Song Shiming opened the cork, a cool breath hit his face.
He poured a small cup and tasted it slowly, "It is cool and sweet in the mouth, but when it enters the stomach, it turns into heat and spreads to the limbs and bones. It is indescribably comfortable."
Zhou Xiaobing frowned, "Grandpa, is it really as exaggerated as you said? Let me try."
"Forget it, I have to keep this bottle of water."
Zhou Xiaobing pouted, "Grandpa is so stingy..."
"You have a dry and hot constitution and are not suitable for drinking this kind of water." Mr. Zhou winked at the butler, who immediately took the water and left the stage.
Mr. Zhou pointed to the table in front of Wang Youshan and said, "Brother Song and Brother Chu, please sit at this table and I will have a drink with you soon."
Song Shiming and Chu Yunfei felt flattered, especially Chu Yunfei. He knew it was all because he had been favored by Chen Feng.
"Brother Chen Feng, you and your adopted sister are sitting on the left."
On the left are the seats of important people among the juniors. Mr. Zhou arranged Chen Feng here, which shows that in Mr. Zhou's mind, Chen Feng is the top-ranked person among the juniors.
Zhou Xiaobing and the others all looked unhappy.
Liu Jia whispered: "Why is this Hun Dan sitting there?"
"Is that bottle of water really that good?" Wan Ziqian was seriously doubtful.
"It must have been a blind cat that encountered a dead mouse." Chu Heng said. He didn't want to talk much. After all, Chu Yunfei was his father, and he was a little proud.
"Don't worry, the birthday banquet hasn't started yet..." Zhou Xiaobing's complex and changeable eyes showed a cunning look, "The show hasn't started yet."
After the birthday celebrations were over, the banquet officially began.
All kinds of delicacies from mountains and seas were served on the wine table, and they all tasted good, which shows that the chefs of the Zhou family are very capable.
Chen Feng has been wondering, because he feels that the old man Zhou also has a feeling of déjà vu, not in terms of appearance, but in his eyes and voice.
And this week the old man seemed to know him. Even though he had done some work in advance and prepared this bottle of natural mineral water made of blue juice juice and spring water from Hantan Cave according to the idea of taking care of Qianqian, this week the old man was still right. He showed extraordinary attention. Not to mention others, he felt a little surprised.
"Brother Zhou, you have been drinking for three times now. According to the usual practice in previous years, it's time for you to put on a show, right?" an old man said with a smile.
"That's for sure. How can we not liven up the atmosphere?" Mr. Zhou said with a smile: "It won't change this year. There will still be poetry and martial arts competitions. I will reward the winner. Let's start with poetry first. Since you are here to wish me a birthday today, , then let’s use birthday wishes as the theme.”
Everyone immediately racked their brains and started thinking.
After a while, someone thought about it and started to read his birthday poems one by one. As expected, there were many talented people who wrote good poems. Even Song Shiming also made one, which attracted praise from everyone.
"Does anyone else have a masterpiece to offer?" Zhou Hongyi asked.
Seeing that no one stood up again, Zhou Hongyi said to Old Mrs. Zhou: "Father, it seems that there is no more..."
"Isn't there a person who is said to be both civil and military? Shouldn't he show his uniqueness at this time?" The speaker was Zhou Xiaobing. She looked at Chen Feng who was enjoying the food on the left side of the main seat with interest.
