After a while, there was a commotion outside the screen.
Even sitting behind the screen, Xu Xuanyu could hear the flattering sounds coming from the banquet hall.
"I haven't seen you for a year, old man, and you look even more handsome. How can we young people live like this?"
"I wish the old man a blessing as good as the East Sea and a long life without borders~"
"Ancestor, do you still remember me? I am your great-granddaughter Xu Youyou~ Last year you said I was cute, so this year my grandfather specially asked me to come over to congratulate you on your birthday. I wish my ancestor a happy day~"
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Several flattering sounds were mixed together, and Xu Ziping agreed with a smile.
Standing in the center of the crowd in costumes, Xu Ziping, dressed in ordinary winter clothes, looked a little out of place, but where he stood everyone's eyes gathered. Everyone looked at Xu Ziping with respect and admiration, their faces full of fawning.
Although he is over seventy years old, time has not left many traces on Xu Ziping's body. His straight back and tall figure are beyond the reach of many young people.
Everyone was even more envious. They couldn't wait to be in front of Xu Ziping, racing against time to leave an impression on the former head of the Xu family.
Xu Ziping smiled calmly, the smile on his face looked very kind, but his eyes couldn't help but drift behind the screen.
Those little guys were probably hiding behind the screen again. They didn't like this kind of situation, so they probably hid behind to have some leisure time. But after all, we were members of the same clan, so hiding like this wouldn't work.
Xu Ziping made up his mind and planned to tell a few of the little guys when he went back to tell them not to be too cold towards the collateral lines. This would make them appear to be too arbitrary and leave a bad impression on others.
But Xu Ziping's eyes were a little shaky. The old man's eyes fell directly on the screen, as if he wanted to see a little guy who was longing for him through the precious embroidered screen.
"Ancestor, are you looking for your uncles? They are probably tired and resting. If you want to see them, I will help you ask them to come out."
Xu Youyou took a step forward and looked at Xu Ziping with a charming look in her eyes. She quickly said as if asking for credit: "I just saw Uncle Yu and Uncle An Zhe at the door. They were at the door.
Help pick up the guests."
"I saw them going to rest behind the screen. They may not know that ancestor you are coming. Let me call you."
As Xu Youyou spoke, she wanted to walk towards the screen. A well-dressed woman behind her said quickly: "Old man, Miss Xuanyu is here this year. I just talked to Miss Xuanyu."
"I haven't seen her for four years. Miss Xuanyu is as beautiful as a fairy. I was so fascinated by her that I almost couldn't walk."
The scene suddenly became quiet.
The flattering crowd cast their gazes on the woman, some mocking, some surprised, and some with deep temptation in their eyes.
With so many people present, no one dared to mention Xu Xuanyu in front of Xu Ziping. Even though everyone knew that Xu Xuanyu was here today and knew that Xu Xuanyu was the one who hurt Xu Ziping the most, no one dared to mention Xu Xuanyu in front of him.
Lift the face.
None of them could figure out Xu Ziping's thoughts. They didn't know what the relationship between Xu Ziping and Xu Xuanyu was now, so they were all afraid.
They were afraid that their rash mention of Xu Xuanyu would make Xu Ziping unhappy, but they were a little unwilling to do so. If Xu Ziping still favored Xu Xuanyu as before, they would have missed the first opportunity to mention Xu Xuanyu.
A good opportunity to leave an impression on Xu Ziping's mind.
Just Xu Xuanyu's name is like an opportunity to turn around in the hearts of many collaterals.
If they use it well, they can jump over the dragon's gate; if they don't use it well, they will be disgusted by the old man and may even be expelled from the family tree.
In the suddenly quiet banquet hall, only the sound of the piano slowly drifted, and everyone was silent, waiting for Xu Ziping's reaction.
However, there was no expression on the old man's face. He was as indifferent and calm as an emperor who had gone through thousands of vicissitudes of life. He had seen through life and death, as well as all things. No one could understand his thoughts.
The face of the woman who spoke was extremely stiff. She thought she could win the bet, but she didn't expect that she seemed to have touched the old man's minefield. She...could she be kicked out of the Xu family?
"Auntie, which family are you from?"
Xu Youyou rolled her eyes. Taking advantage of Xu Ziping's praise of her cuteness last year, she deliberately pretended to be a cute little girl. She pointed at the woman and said, "Miss Xuanyu is naturally beautiful, but today she is the ancestor."
It’s my birthday, let’s just concentrate on wishing our ancestors a happy birthday, why do we mention Miss Xuanyu?”
"Whether she comes or not is her own choice. Even if she still doesn't come to celebrate our ancestor's birthday this year, we shouldn't say anything."
The woman's face froze and she said hurriedly: "I didn't say anything, I just... just wanted to tell the old man that Miss Xuanyu is here..."
"Would the ancestors not know about this kind of thing?" Xu Youyou looked down coldly. She was a junior in the collateral lineage, but due to some reasons from the previous generations, her seniority was higher than that of the collateral lineage of the same age.
Although it is not as high as Xu Xuanyu's exaggerated seniority, Xu Youyou's seniority is still very high, and people her age are called aunt.
So when facing an older woman, Xu Youyou showed no fear, let alone awe, "What can our Xu family hide from our ancestors? Our ancestors have great eyes and hands, and the Xu family would not be able to live without him."
If you know something, I won’t bother my aunt to talk too much.”
The woman opened her mouth to speak, but Xu Youyou waved her hand to stop her and asked: "Auntie, you haven't said where you come from yet. We have a lot of family members. If you don't tell yourself your family name, I won't recognize you."
Wouldn't it be bad if I disrespected you because of this?"
"I'm Xu..." The woman was about to introduce her, but was interrupted by Xu Youyou again.
Xu Youyou looked at the woman with a cold face, "It seems that you don't want to introduce yourself. You are so hesitant to say your name. What are you afraid of?"
"Could it be that you think you said something wrong, so you don't want to say your name because you are afraid that your ancestors will punish your family?"
The woman shook her head hastily, "I don't think I said anything wrong..."
She mentioned Xu Xuanyu's name, but that couldn't be considered a mistake, right?
Even if she mentioned names that she shouldn't mention in front of the old man, it would still be the old man who was making trouble for her. What does it have to do with Xu Youyou?
"You don't think you said something wrong?"
Xu Youyou sneered, Xu Ziping didn't speak, and she continued to embarrass the woman as if she had received silent support.
But just as he spoke, a series of footsteps sounded, and the crowd surrounding him dispersed.
Xu Xuanyu appeared in front of everyone under the protection of his four brothers. Xu Shengyu, Xu Youyu, Xu Haoyan, and Xu Anzhe, dressed in dark suits, looked at everyone coldly and solemnly like the four knights protecting the princess.
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The already quiet crowd suddenly became even quieter. A bold and careful person took the lead to say hello: "Hello, young master and madam, I have been waiting for you here for a long time."
