Chapter 147 The Princess and the Knight
Chapter 147 The Princess and the Knight
Everyone present was smart, and they could all tell that Fu Sui'er's display of weakness was due to someone's suggestion. Their gaze couldn't help but turn to Jiang Huashan, who was standing beside them.
Shen Zhuang was very pleased. He ran his thumb over the sandalwood bead in the dragon's head, his face gentle. "Children, Shen Garden will be very lively today. You should play and make noise. But don't lose your sense of propriety."
"Yes." The juniors responded in unison.
Shen Zhuang nodded, then looked up at Shen Qian and the others, "There are many guests today, please take care of each other and don't neglect our guests."
"Yes."
"That's enough, just keep it in mind. It's not easy for you brothers and sisters to come back and get together, so be casual."
Shen Qian then smiled and looked at Shen Lanxi, "Lanxi, we were in a hurry when we met last time, and uncle didn't have time to prepare anything. This time I specially prepared a small gift for you, welcome you home."
Yao Ge smiled and handed the gift box forward.
"Thank you, uncle and aunt." Shen Lanxi stood up and looked back at Gao Zhi, who immediately stepped forward to take the gift.
Shen Qian smiled and nodded, his eyes vaguely glancing at Gao Zhi. In the main hall, except for Shen Zhi and Gao Zhi, all the bodyguards and managers were guarding outside the door. The old man really did not hide his preference for Shen Lanxi at all.
With Shen Qian taking the lead, everyone started giving gifts.
In just a short while, Gao Zhi couldn't hold it with both hands anymore.
Fu Suier pulled out an exquisitely wrapped gift box from somewhere and whispered to Jiang Huashan, "Have you prepared a gift?"
Jiang Huashan nodded, "I prepared a little gift."
A little thought, what is that?
After the elders presented their gifts and exchanged a few pleasantries, they went to the tea room with Shen Zhuang to drink tea.
The Shen family attaches great importance to etiquette, so Shen Guiling and Shen Qingyu also prepared gifts.
Shen Guiling was quite conventional and gave a custom-made pen as a gift. The most generous one was Shen Qingyu, who gave a limited edition motorcycle as a gift.
He played with the key and threw it directly to Shen Lanxi, "Brother Lanxi, if you don't know how to drive, you can ask me for help."
Shen Lanxi took the key and threw it to Gao Zhi, "Thank you."
Shen Qingyu shrugged. Shen Lanxi was such a conservative and boring person that it was impossible for him to ride a motorcycle on the road with a helmet in his life. After a few months, he would find a way to get the key back, and the bike would be his.
Shen Mianzhi deliberately waited until everyone had finished sending their gifts before slowly standing up.
Fu Suier pulled Jiang Huashan and said, "It's our turn."
Shen Mianzhi was walking in front and was about to speak when he was suddenly pushed away by a figure.
Xiao Lanlan directly pushed Shen Mianzhi away with her shoulder. She was taller and two years older than Shen Mianzhi, so Shen Mianzhi was directly knocked off course.
"I'm sorry, Mianzhi." Xiao Lanlan looked guilty. "I was so anxious that I didn't notice you just now. Are you okay?"
Shen Mianzhi raised her eyes to glance at Xiao Lanlan, then turned back to look at Shen Rang who was talking to the old man. After hesitating for a moment, she shook her head and took a step back, "I'm fine."
Xiao Lanlan smiled and looked at Shen Lanxi with her chin raised. "Brother Lanxi, this is the amulet I asked for at Wanfu Temple. I hope you will be safe and sound after returning home."
Fu Suier was so angry that he whispered, "Isn't Shen Mianzhi a loser? You're giving him up too?"
Jiang Huashan, “…”
Fu Suier, "What's with that expression on your face?"
Jiang Huashan silently took out a piece of yellow talisman paper from his pocket.
Oh, it’s the same style.
They are the same style. Xiao Lanlan's amulet also comes with a red brocade bag, which is embroidered with gold runes. It looks very expensive.
This is a crudely made product, with yellow paper and frayed edges, and it's obvious that it's made with a lot of thought.
Fu Suer, "..."
Shen Mianzhi gave her a head and neck massager, and Fu Suier gave her a waist and hip massager, which made Shen Qingyu laugh out loud. "Brother Lan Xi, the sisters are all very concerned about your health."
"Thank you." Shen Lanxi took the gift expressionlessly.
"Kid, what did you give me?" Shen Qingyu looked at Jiang Huashan with curiosity.
Jiang Huashan silently took out the yellow paper in his hand.
Xiao Lanlan covered her mouth and smiled, "What a coincidence, you also prayed at Wanfu Temple?"
The golden talismans of Wanfu Temple are very popular among dignitaries. Although there is no specific price for a talisman paper and it all depends on the intention, the higher the price, the higher the price.
Xiao Lanlan naturally realized that the golden talisman in Jiang Huashan's hand was not from Wanfu Temple, so she asked deliberately.
Jiang Huashan shook his head, "I drew it."
"Heh~" Xiao Lanlan almost laughed out loud, "You..."
"Thank you." Shen Lanxi took the yellow paper from her hand and handed it to Gao Zhi together with the golden talisman in her hand.
There is no difference between the gold talisman and the yellow talisman to him.
Xiao Lanlan's expression changed slightly. She glanced at Jiang Huashan calmly, then turned and walked towards the tea room.
"Brother Lan Xi, let's go out and play."
Fu Suier pulled Jiang Huashan and winked at her. Jiang Huashan waved to the other four people and said, "See you later~"
Four people, "..."
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As soon as the two of them left the main hall, Fu Sui'er immediately pulled her aside and said, "You must be careful with Xiao Lanlan today. She is not an easy person to deal with. This girl is ten thousand times more annoying than Shen Mianzhi."
Jiang Huashan glanced towards the main hall and saw Xiao Lanlan hugging Shen E's arm and whispering.
"Shanshan, can you hear me talking to you?"
Jiang Huashan retracted his gaze and said, "I heard it."
Seeing that she didn't attract any attention at all, Fu Sui'er put his hand on her shoulder, his expression even solemn.
"Shanshan, I'm not kidding you. Shen Mianzhi is mentally retarded, but Xiao Lanlan is really bad! Also, she is very hostile to all girls who are prettier than her! I'm not kidding. When we were little, there was a little girl who was very beautiful. We played the game of princess and knight together, and the boys chose that little girl to be the princess. Xiao Lanlan got jealous and tricked that little girl into a Tibetan mastiff den, and later that girl was disfigured."
"Xiao Lanlan is really good at pretending. I saw with my own eyes that she tricked people into getting in, but no one believed me. Later, she even turned the tables on me."
Because of the label, no one believed Fu Suier no matter what he said when he was a child.
Jiang Huashan understood this feeling and nodded cautiously, "Suier, I don't disbelieve you. I know."
Fu Suier was stunned. "Do you really know?"
Jiang Huashan nodded again, "I know. Shen Mianzhi is a natural saint, and Xiao Lanlan is a natural bad seed."
"Cough cough..."
Just as he finished speaking, a low cough suddenly sounded behind him.
Fu Sui'er and Jiang Huashan looked at each other, stood up and looked back.
Shen Lanxi, Shen Guiling, Shen Qingyu and the other two parties stood three steps away and watched them.
"..."
Shen Mianzhi was a little embarrassed and took the initiative to start a new topic. "Well, Grandpa said that today is the first time that Shen Garden has been open to the public in more than 30 years. In order to let the students who come to the banquet have a good time, let us organize some activities to entertain them."
Jiang Huashan remained calm and composed, "Suier and I are not good at this kind of thing..."
Shen Qingyu, "Why are you not good at it? You have experience in organizing a riot of a thousand people. You should be responsible for one of them."
Jiang Huashan, “…”
Xiao Lanlan smiled wryly, "I've got an idea, a princess and a knight. How about we all choose who will be the princess again?"
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NFBE