Chapter 0023 birthday banquet, fate change, fortune and misfortune depend on each other
Chapter 0023 Birthday banquet, turning point in fate, good fortune and misfortune
Once the martial arts performance is over, there is free time throughout the afternoon until the dinner begins.
According to the traditional rules, Ren Cangqiong and the top three winners can go to the library to choose martial arts. However, Ren Cangqiong is not in a hurry.
From now on until the end of the dinner, he did not want to leave the old lady's activity area too far. Although he did not have to follow her all the time, as a bystander, he also wanted to observe with a cold eye who was the insider involved.
In the previous life, the family was ruined, and a large number of strong family members died in this storm. Ren Cangqiong did not attend the dinner, so the details are unknown.
All we know is that most of the clan's masters were killed or injured, but in the end it was the mediocre fourth uncle Ren Donghai who took the position of clan leader.
After Ren Donghai came to power, he seemed to be working very hard, but it seemed that due to his limited ability, as well as the family's martial arts classics and warehouse storage, all were looted, and the business outside was suddenly cut off. Six out of ten
Qidu was in the soup.
The huge Ren family fell from one of the top ten families in Yunluo City overnight to a low-income family that was inferior to the second-rate, and was barely surviving.
As the saying goes, the tree wants to be still but the wind does not stop.
Ren Cangqiong made a big splash in the family evaluation, going all out and winning the double championship. It was difficult for him not to attract attention. Throughout the afternoon, wherever he went, people would chat with him. Some people even went around the edges to try to follow him.
Ren Cangqiong played by chance, just to strike up a conversation and build a good relationship.
Ren Cangqiong doesn't want to be a bad person, but he doesn't want to be a bad person either. He just behaves in an ordinary way. He doesn't deliberately treat anyone well, and he doesn't deliberately exclude anyone.
This attitude makes people even more incomprehensible. It feels like Ren Cangqiong is so young yet so unfathomable, which adds a bit of mystery.
Later in the evening, guests from Yunluo City continued to arrive.
At this time, Ren Cangqiong, as a new generation of martial arts champion, has to stay with the old lady.
After all, it is a gesture.
As a representative of the grandchildren's generation, Ren Qingshuang has always been a caring assistant to the old lady and is also a recognized talent of the Ren family.
She followed the old lady and served her personally. The guests of Yunluo City were not surprised at all.
What surprised these guests was that the person beside Ren, a powerful old lady, was not her eldest grandson Ren Qingyun, but the always unknown Ren Cangqiong!
What's going on?
You know, the ten major families in Yunluo City, such local powerful families, may seem rough and arrogant to each other, but in fact they also pay great attention to etiquette.
There is a clear distinction between who welcomes guests, who is the red flower, and who is the green leaf.
For the grandchildren generation, the eldest grandson and eldest granddaughter are usually at the side. Or, they may play martial arts champions within the family.
It stands to reason that Ren Qingyun is the eldest among the third generation of the old lady's four direct descendants, that is, the eldest grandson, and a martial arts champion over the years, so he should be by his side.
However, everyone looked left and right, but no one saw Ren Qingyun. However, among the second generation people, they saw that Ren Dongshan looked gloomy and looked like he was forcing a smile.
These guests were all human beings. When they saw Ren Dongshan's appearance, they felt a sudden change in their hearts. They had already guessed that the trend of the Ren family must have changed.
Although the ten major families in Yunluo City are secretly competing for Bei Gongyu to be the patriarch of the ten major families in Yunluo City, they naturally come to celebrate his birthday.
Beigong Yu, on the other hand, didn't show any surprise when he saw Ren Cangqiong standing next to the old lady. It seemed that everything was within his expectation.
However, Ren Cangqiong had an agreement with the Beigong family that his help in helping Bei Gongyao awaken the Great Dao Seed must be kept highly confidential.
Therefore, although there are some rumors outside, no one knows the truth inside.
Although it was the first time for Ren Cangqiong to appear in such an important position, it was obvious that he did not suffer from stage fright. During the whole process, he did not deliberately seek the limelight or deliberately dodge, and his performance was quite satisfactory.
In this way, it will appear less obtrusive to others.
As the sky gradually darkened, the atmosphere at Ren's headquarters became more and more lively. There were hundreds of tables including Ren family members and foreign guests.
There were three to four hundred servants responsible for the operation alone, and the scene was very lively.
The old lady's table is the main seat. Except for Ren Cangqiong and Ren Qingshuang, the other nine people are all giants of the family.
Ren Qingshuang was extremely busy, busy here and there. She didn't arrive until the birthday ceremony was about to begin. Ren Cangqiong's eyes lightly touched hers, and they both understood her.
The birthday celebration ceremony, to put it bluntly, means accepting gifts. First, family members present birthday gifts.
At this stage, gifts given by family members are generally commonplace items and do not involve cultivation items such as precious elixirs.
The generation of Ren Cangqiong's grandchildren, naturally led by Ren Qingshuang and Ren Cangqiong, kowtowed to the old lady to celebrate her birthday.
After the internal birthday celebrations within the family are over, gifts are presented to guests from outside.
The whole process took more than half an hour.
As night fell completely, after the old lady gave a speech, the core part of the entire birthday banquet was finally about to begin.
Even though Ren Cangqiong has been a man for two generations, his heartbeat still accelerated slightly when he saw that the turning point in the family's fate had finally come.
He is still wise and has not shared this information with a third person besides Ren Qingshuang until now.
In this kind of situation, when you are truly immersed in the scene and feel the atmosphere, having one more person know means that there is an extra risk of showing timidity.
If Ren Cangqiong does not have the memory of rebirth, and someone suddenly tells him this news in his past life, he is afraid that he will not be able to hide it at all, and there is a high probability that he will show his cowardice.
Ren Cangqiong and Ren Qingshuang, one on the left and the other on the right, served the old lady. This was not an act of transgression. After all, they were closer to each other across generations. The old lady's sons had each gotten married and started a business. On the contrary, the grandchildren were more considerate.
There are strict rules for drinks at this birthday banquet at each table. It is absolutely impossible to serve the wrong drink.
According to Ren Cangqiong's memories from his previous life, the drinks that were really tampered with, that is, the three tables of people at the core of the family, other clan members, and outside guests were not damaged at all.
Obviously, the enemy is very targeted. Such actions also greatly reduce the risk of exposure. After all, there may not be anyone among the guests who does not understand poison.
Food, drinks, and water prices are usually constantly brought to you.
Ren Cangqiong put his hands on his knees and sat upright. Ren Qingshuang was responsible for pouring wine for the entire table.
The white wine with a strong aroma was poured into the cup, and the aroma overflowed. Even people who don't drink can't help but want to take a few sips when they smell the aroma of the wine.
When Ren Qingshuang was pouring wine, Ren Cangqiong's eyes followed the order of Ren Qingshuang's pouring wine, one by one. But when he saw these family giants, their expressions were the same, and they all had a happy smile.
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Just by looking at Ren Cangqiong's casual observation, he couldn't tell who might be the mole.
After pouring around, Ren Qingshuang returned to her seat. When she was about to sit down, she suddenly knocked a chopstick on the ground with her sleeve.
Naturally, this little commotion was minor. Everyone smiled casually and obviously didn't take it seriously.
Ren Qingshuang bent down and looked under the table for a moment.
Ren Cangqiong turned around and ordered his servants: "Bring me another pair of chopsticks."
Ren Qingshuang straightened up.
The old lady suddenly smiled: "Qingshuang, you must have been very busy today."
Over there, the elders have already raised their cups: "Come on, sister-in-law, let's toast you. May your life be as long as the immortal pine trees in Nanshan, and may you live healthier and stronger. I also hope that our Ren family will last forever and last for generations!"
The old lady was in a good mood and raised her glass: "Okay, what a great one that will last forever and last for generations!"
As the head of the family, the old lady has always been very arrogant. She raised her glass in a circle, raised her head and poured it, and the glass was already upside down.
"good!"
Ren Cangqiong and others all cheered and raised their glasses in response. Ren Cangqiong waved his sleeve, and the wine in the glass poured into his sleeve.
"Haha, have a great time. I have lived to be seventy years old, and even when I married into the Ren family, there have never been so many guests here. Today, everyone eats and drinks well, and you will never come home unless you are drunk."
The old lady tapped her crutch and sat down.
The birthday banquet continued, and all kinds of dishes were served at normal prices, and they were served in an extremely luxurious manner.
Ren Cangqiong had heard in his previous life that the wine had been tampered with, and the effect of the medicine was very fast. After almost three glasses of wine were in his stomach, some of the weakest people fell down first.
And looking at this table, the ones with the least skill are naturally Ren Cangqiong and Ren Qingshuang.
The two people's eyes made slight contact. Ren Qingshuang supported his forehead with one hand and whispered: "Grandma, my head feels so heavy and I have no strength in my body."