His little cotton-padded jacket was willing to go with him to meet his fellow martial uncle. Mrs. Wang was very happy, with a smile on her face. She took the pink dumpling’s little hand and kept saying that no matter who was at the birthday banquet, the little cotton-padded jacket was not willing.
Just nod and smile when speaking.
Professor Wan Qi, who was left aside by his wife, was filled with jealousy. He couldn't let the acid water escape, let alone feel depressed.
Young Master Yan was the most obedient and kept silent. He just quietly acted as a driver, driving the two old men and one young man straight to Master Tong's daughter's house.
Master Tong has a son and a daughter. The son inherited Confucianism and is a professor of literature and history. The daughter is interested in business. None of his children inherited his entire legacy. Instead, his disciples inherited his calligraphy, painting, and music inheritance.
Because he was a low-key man and did not own a large property, his disciples and his children arranged the birthday banquet at the home of his daughter, Ms. Tong.
Ms. Tong was engaged in business when she was young and accumulated a lot of wealth. She has a villa in Beijing built at the beginning of the last century that combines Eastern and Western styles. It was once the residence of a wealthy businessman doing overseas business.
A mansion built by a wealthy businessman. The second floor is the owner's living area. There is an exquisite spiral staircase connecting the first and second floors. The first floor is a hall for holding dance parties, as well as an elegant hall and a coffee shop for afternoon tea. There are also domestic servants' rooms in the back.
kitchen.
In order to celebrate the birthday of their teacher/father, Master Tong’s disciples and his daughter carefully decorated the hall on the first floor. Calligraphy and paintings were hung on the walls, pillars, spiral staircases, etc. Antiques and flowers were also placed in some areas.
Because Master Tong is also a musician and has many disciples. When he celebrates his birthday, it is inevitable that his students or fellow juniors will perform. Therefore, a small temporary stage was set up in the hall.
Considering that some people are busy with work and have no time off even on weekends, if the dinner starts too early, others will not be able to make it in time, so the dinner is scheduled to start at 8:10 p.m.
The dinner started after eight o'clock. Most of the guests rushed early and arrived at Ms. Tong's villa one after another after six o'clock.
Some people arrived an hour or two in advance because they wanted to take advantage of the activity period before the banquet to get to know some people, especially the younger generation who are not yet well-known in the industry. They followed the elders to get to know their senior colleagues.
The purpose comes.
Some people want to try their luck. If they arrive early, they might have a chance to get personal guidance from Master Tong.
Some people came first because they were friends with Master Tong, so they wanted to meet Master Tong first and have a private chat.
Ms. Tong and her brothers and sisters were responsible for greeting the guests. They only invited the highly respected seniors in the circle to go to the private living room on the second floor to talk to their father/master/teacher.
Guests who do not have the opportunity to go to the second floor admire calligraphy, paintings or antiques in the lobby, chat with acquaintances, or introduce the juniors they brought to their colleagues.
Professor Wan Qi's eldest son and his wife were busy and did not go to Ms. Tong's house. His younger daughter-in-law also had business trips, so Wang Hongzhi took his nephew and son to Tong's house.
Wang Hongzhi and his two children arrived at the villa just after 7:10 and were entertained by the juniors of his old mother's brothers and sisters. They were not in a hurry to see Mr. Tong and were waiting for the arrival of the two elders at home.
Ms. Tong heard that the youngest son of the master's uncle's junior sister's family was here, so she invited a group of guests to meet the children of the same junior sister's family.
On the way to find someone, she heard someone calling "Sister Tong" and had to stop and look over. She saw the guzheng, a mainstay in the literary and artistic circles and highly praised by her father, the dance master Master Hu, and three others.
He smiled and called out: "Master Hu, when did you come? I was too busy and I didn't see you. I'm sorry."
Although Master Hu is a master guzheng master and dancer, he came from a poor family when he was young and received the guidance and care of Master Tong. He always remembers the kindness of Master Tong's guidance.
He is already nearly seventy years old, with gray hair among his blackheads. He is neatly groomed and looks very energetic. He is accompanied by his two disciples and the young people whom the disciples deliberately cultivated.
He stood in front of Ms. Tong. She was taller than her, but he was as respectful as a younger brother to his elder sister: "Sister Tong, you are so polite. I saw you were busy there when I came, so I didn't bother you. I haven't seen you in more than a year."
Mr. Tong, is he in good health?"
"Please bear in mind that my father is very good. I heard that you and several traditional Chinese painting masters held a national music and dance tour abroad a few months ago. The response was very good overseas. The old man was very happy and praised the successors of our traditional Chinese quintessence.
.My father is upstairs chatting with some old friends he hasn’t seen for many years, and he hasn’t come downstairs yet.”
Master Hu respected his father very much, and Ms. Tong's smile deepened.
The word "we" also moved Master Hu deeply and made him feel more cordial: "It is a joy in life for Mr. Tong to have an old friend visit him. I will wait for him to be free later to pay his birthday."
With that said, he asked the disciples to say hello to Sister Tong.
Ms. Tong praised a few words. When the two young men brought by Master Hu's disciples came forward, her eyes lingered on the young woman for a while.
The young woman wore a white cheongsam embroidered with lotus, her hair was combed into a bun, and she wore pearl earrings. Her face was beautiful, and she had the elegance and bookishness of a Jiangnan woman.
Ms. Tong always felt that the young woman looked familiar, but she could not remember who she was the descendant of an acquaintance, so she remained silent. When the young woman's teacher introduced her, she said the name "Wang Ziyan" and introduced that the young woman had studied at Qingdao University and was an amateur.
I took classes in dance and classical music, and it suddenly dawned on me.
Yes, her junior sister Wang Shiya is the instructor of the Art Department of Qingdao University. Many students who take part-time electives in classical dance and music are also tutored by her junior sister. She has seen young women in her junior sister's student graduation albums.
Because the young woman was gentle and graceful, she seemed to be a good candidate for dancing. She also asked her junior sister if she had received a good disciple, so she was deeply impressed.
Wang Ziyan was originally a medicine major. When she was performing at an event in Duyan's school, she was inadvertently spotted by Master Hu's disciples. Knowing that Wang Ziyan was extremely talented in dancing and guzheng, she was interested in taking her as a disciple, thereby bringing her to the circle.
world.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Ms. Tong understood why it looked familiar, her heart was calm, her face was calm, and she still politely praised Master Hu's disciple Younai for his achievements.
There were a lot of guests, and Master Hu knew that the host was very busy, so he didn't feel embarrassed to take up Sister Tong's time. After chatting for a while, he asked Sister Tong to go and entertain the guests first, and he also went to say hello to his old friends.
Ms. Tong went ahead after being polite, and exchanged greetings with several people on the way. She found Wang Hongzhi, met and said hello, and asked the two children straight to the point: "Is your grandma, the Queen Mother, still on vacation in E North?"
"Aunt Tong, my grandma returned to Beijing a few days ago. Grandma and grandpa came from Qingdao University and are still on their way." Young Master Wanqi answered the senior's questions respectfully and politely.
"Oh, it's good to be back." Ms. Tong suddenly felt happy both physically and mentally, and told the three of them to tell her if their queen mother came. When she was about to leave, she remembered something and whispered to the two young men: "The one from Qingda
Wang Shiyan, who wanted to join my junior sister's sect, is here too, you two go and observe her to see what she has in mind."
"Wang Ziyan?" My brother didn't know about Qingda University. Second Young Master Wang immediately identified the person. He was particularly surprised. The person who wanted to hug their queen mother's thigh failed. Unexpectedly, he found a new target. It seemed that he succeeded.
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"Yes, that's the name, Xiaochen. It would be better if you knew each other. I'll leave the task to you two brothers." Ms. Tong caught a little scout and assigned the job to the little guy without hesitation, and then,
Go greet other guests in a light mood.
Hearing that a certain classmate Wang had infiltrated the cultural circle, Mr. Wang couldn't sit still. He dragged his brother to infiltrate the crowd of guests, and after searching for a while, he found his target.
The two brothers did not come near, but observed from a place not far away to see who Wang Mou had come into contact with and to study her ultimate purpose.
Wang Hongzhi was confused. He still didn't understand why Aunt Tong asked Xiaochen and Xiaoye to follow them. Could it be that he was worried that Wang would ruin Tong Lao's birthday banquet?
He didn't understand, so he didn't get into trouble, so he put it aside and sent a message to ask where his old father was. When he got a reply that he was almost there, he felt relieved.
In fact, he was relieved too early. When his old father said it was almost there, he didn't mean "fast". He waited until 7:40 and still didn't see anyone.
At first, most of the guests who went to Ms. Tong's home were from the cultural circle. At nearly 7:30, people from other walks of life also arrived one after another.
Since it was not too far from eight o'clock, the guests who arrived earlier also took their seats one after another. Those guests who did not have names naturally did not have seats with name plates.
Lao Tong's disciples went upstairs to ask the teacher to come downstairs.
Mr. Tong and three of his friends moved from the second floor to the first floor. His friends also went to the banquet table. Mr. Tong sat at a temporary table in the center of the hall, facing the door, accepting blessings from the guests.
Guests came one after another, and when it was nearly fifty minutes old, Mr. Liu, Mr. Teng, and several old people who were friends with them also arrived.
After Mr. Liu retired, he spent a lot of time with Mr. Teng, so he was "introduced" into the cultural circle by Mr. Teng. When he had nothing to do, he went to practice calligraphy, admire paintings, and wander around the antique street. Now he is half a
Insiders.
Mr. Teng was friends with Mr. Tong's disciples, so he and several of his old friends were naturally invited, and several of the old men brought their juniors with them.
Mr. Liu is also accompanied by Liu Xiaosan. It's not that Mr. Liu wants to be the little tail. He is simply forced by the old man to become arty in the cultural circle.
Young Master Liu is following the old man honestly. He has no choice. If he is not honest, the old man will forcefully force the marriage. The relationship between him and his young wife is not suitable to be made public at the moment. He can only be a good grandson for the time being.
After greeting the owner and giving birthday gifts, Mr. Liu and Mr. Teng went to find their seats. After finding them, they sat down and stopped wandering around. If they knew anyone, they came over to say hello and chat.
Mr. Liu also found his own circle, a group of young people in a circle he was familiar with. One of them was Ms. Tong's grandson, Tong Sanli.
Tong Sanli has known Zhou Ying, Zhou Ying, and Liu Shao, the youngest sons of Jay Chou, since they were young, and they can be regarded as childhood friends.
Zhou Ying and his mother attended Mr. Tong's birthday party. Mrs. Zhou and Ms. Tong were old acquaintances.
Liu Shuhua, the granddaughter of Mr. Liu of the National Academy of Sciences, also attended Mr. Tong’s birthday banquet with the family elders. She also saw Young Master Liu among the group of young people in your circle, and walked over to say hello: "Young Master Liu, long time no see."
"Long time no see, Liu Qianjin, Mr. Yu." Liu Xiangyang saw the young man who came with Liu Qianjin, and smiled with envy: "I say Mr. Yu, you and Liu Qianjin are still like in college, always inseparable.
, it’s better to be friends with each other. Like you, you are spreading dog food invisibly, and you are not afraid of supporting others to death.”
"Young Master Liu, don't be too wild. You know that I admire Young Master Yan, and you also know that Young Master Yu and I are friends, not lovers. If you say this, others will misunderstand." Liu Shuhua immediately corrected Young Master Liu.
unintended mistake.
"Miss Liu, don't use Xiao Xingxing as a shield when Xiao Xingxing is not around. Xiao Xingxing has a target, and his target is not you. If you use Xiao Xingxing as a shield like this, it won't make people misunderstand that Xiao Xingxing is with you.
Your relationship is unusual."
Young Master Liu is not a master who is afraid of getting into trouble. He has once again become a straight man who makes people laugh. He will go out with the old man, and he also wants to clear Xiao Xingxing's reputation on certain occasions.
The straight man's actions were as fierce as a tiger's, and Liu Shuhua's smile was stiff due to the slap, and she was so embarrassed that she couldn't get off the stage.
"Everyone has the desire to admire Ai, and it is natural for people to admire Shu Hua and admire Young Master Yan, just like I admire Shu Hua. If others misunderstand, it is other people's thoughts. As long as you behave righteously, you don't have to care what others think.
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Young Master Yu greeted Young Master Liu and did not say anything when he was teased. When he saw that Liu Shuhua was blocked and unable to get off the stage, he quickly came to the rescue.
"According to Mr. Yu's statement, even if you know that the other person has a partner or is married, because you admire that person, you can just follow your own heart and don't care about whether it will damage other people's feelings or whether it will hurt others.
When you become a third party, you don’t have to worry about ethics and morals, right?”
Young Master Liu's words were sharp and more straightforward than what he said before. Young Master Yu was choked up. Young Master Liu's words were all lies. If you didn't agree with them, they would be contradictory to what he said before. It would be like a slap in the face.
If you agree, it means that the three views are not correct.
Fortunately, he was not stupid and immediately rescued himself: "I am talking about the situation where the two parties are not married. If you know that the other party is married or married, even if you admire the other party, you will immediately end your relationship.
Thoughts, so as not to cause trouble to the other person, letting go is also a kind of deep love."
"Young Master Yu is worthy of being a top student who studied abroad. He is well-informed and broad-minded." Liu Xiangyang praised Young Master Yu. He is not stupid, but he likes Liu Qianjin. It's probably like "a bastard looks at a mung bean - I've caught his eye."
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When Yu Shao was relieved, Liu Shuhua forced out a stiff smile, found herself at the bottom of the steps, and said she was going to say hello to an acquaintance and wanted to escape far away.
Before she left, they heard some noise from the main seat. Everyone looked over and saw several people entering the villa gate and walking towards the owner.
The young people were not very far away and recognized the person.
Mr. Tong is committed to promoting traditional Chinese culture, cultivating successors for intangible cultural heritage, and has made outstanding contributions to the country's cultural education.
Mr. Tong is a kind of figure in the cultural world, and the official department also sent representatives to celebrate Mr. Tong's birthday.
Chao Yiye, Chao Shengguo, was naturally an example, as well as Wang Lingyun and He Qiying.
They were attending on behalf of the official government, so it was considered official business and they did not bring their family members.
Several big guys came to support him in person. Mr. Tong stood up to receive him. The host and guest exchanged a few words. Mr. Tong invited everyone to sit at the main table. Wang Lingyun and others declined. They gave birthday gifts, and after chatting for a while, Master Tong's disciples took the guests to the table.
