Chapter Seven Hundred and Seventeen the Size of the Jade Buddha

In the incomparably spacious hall of the Chu family, Jin Xiuying sat there with a gloomy face, and could not see any happy expression.

Chu Xuanyue walked into the hall and her expression changed several times after seeing Jin Xiuying. Although this person is her biological mother, she has brought her far more pain than happiness over the years. After hesitating, she finally walked over and said: " Mom, I'm back."

Different from the ordinary mother-daughter relationship, seeing her daughter who had been away for more than 20 years, the old lady did not have any joy after reunion, instead, a strong disgust flashed on her face.

Facing Chu Xuanyue's greeting, she just snorted in her nostrils, then turned her head away, constantly fiddling with the rosary in her hand.

Qin Haodong had heard his mother mention the ruthlessness of this grandmother many times before, but today he saw it with his own eyes, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.

Chu Xuanyue originally wanted Qin Haodong to bring her daughter-in-law to say hello to the old lady, but seeing her attitude, she immediately dismissed the idea.

Since someone gave a cold butt, there is no need to rush to stick it with a hot face.

Seeing that the atmosphere fell into embarrassment, Chu Xuanli hurriedly said: "Since the little sister is back, everyone sit down, sit down."

Fortunately, because of Chu Shanhe's firm attitude, the rest of the Chu family were quite enthusiastic towards Chu Xuanyue, at least on the surface. .

Chu Xuanyue brought a group of daughters-in-law and the female relatives of the Chu family together. They greeted each other and chatted about family affairs. It looked quite lively, but Qin Haodong's side was deserted, and only Chu Mingli sat here with him alone. .

The juniors of the Chu family headed by Chu Mingcong were still very resistant to Qin Haodong's return. Seeing this scene, they sneered in their hearts. I can't offend you, but I ignore you. It's not embarrassing or embarrassing to see you alone. shame.

Qin Haodong didn't care anymore. He drank tea leisurely and ate melon seeds for dessert. In his opinion, it was best for these people not to come and save a lot of trouble.

As time passed, more and more guests came to the Chu family to celebrate their birthday. Chu Mingli also got up and followed Chu Xuanli to entertain the guests. Qin Haodong was the only one left at the huge dining table.

A sneer flashed across Chu Mingcong's face, "Isn't your kid awesome? Isn't your skill good? I don't need violence, I can play you to death as well."

At this moment, the master of ceremonies at the door shouted loudly: "Han Wuji, the head of the Han family, is here."

Hearing this clear shout, everyone present was a little stunned. In the past, the patriarchs of the seven great families like them were celebrating their birthdays, and other aristocratic families also sent second-generation children to celebrate their birthdays. There are very few patriarchs. In the case of a personal visit, I didn't expect Han Wuji to come in person today.

After being slightly stunned, Chu Xuanming immediately greeted him and took Han Wuji into the hall.

Surrounded by many people, Han Wuji walked into the hall and said to Chu Shanhe, who was sitting in chief, "Clan Master Chu, I wish you a long life."

The other party is also the head of the family. Chu Shanhe didn't dare to care about it at all. He stood up and said, "Patriarch Han, the old man is just celebrating his birthday, and it's an honor for you to be here in person!"

Han Wuji simply said hello, and then looked around in the crowd.

Chu Xuanming hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Patriarch Han, please take a seat at the VIP seat here."

As Han Wuji, he was definitely one of the highest-ranking congratulators. Logically, he should sit in the VIP seat.

But he didn't pay any attention to Chu Xuanming next to him, and while many people were watching, he strode towards the ordinary seat next to him.

Seeing Qin Haodong sitting here alone, the cunning and cunning man immediately saw the implications and couldn't help feeling overjoyed. Although Qin Haodong came to the Chu family, the relationship between them was not harmonious.

This is definitely good news for other aristocratic families. If the Chu family has the strong support of Tangmen, what else is there to do with them.

The reason why I personally came to congratulate Chu Shanhe on his birthday today was to bring him closer to Qin Haodong. It seemed that this strategy could not be more correct.

"Mr. Qin, do I have the honor to sit with you, old man?"

Qin Haodong raised his head and glanced at Han Wuji, saying that this is also Han Jieyu's grandfather, and this old man has always been more polite. He nodded, pointed to the seat next to him and said, "Sit down!"

Seeing Qin Haodong's agreement, Han Wuji sat beside him with a look of joy.

Chu Shanhe sat on the main seat and couldn't help but feel annoyed when he saw all this. The descendants of the Chu family were really just scumbags.

If the juniors of the Chu family gathered around Qin Haodong at this time, I am afraid that Han Wuji would not be able to drive them away, but now they are cheapening others in vain.

At this moment, Qi Guofan, the head of the Qi family, and Zhao Cangqiong, the head of the Zhao family, came one after another. After a simple greeting, the two old men also ran to Qin Haodong and sat down.

It was not too long. The heads of the seven great families in the imperial capital gathered together, but the other six people gathered around Qin Haodong, and the stars were holding the moon around him and talking, while Qin Haodong just responded calmly.

At this time, the Chu family, no matter how stupid, could see that the purpose of these six major families was not to celebrate birthdays, but to please Qin Haodong.

Chu Shanhe's face was ashen. He tried his best to let Chu Xuanyue and his mother return, in order to prove his relationship with the Tang Sect to other aristocratic families.

The result is good, these old foxes can see that the relationship between the Chu family and the Tang Sect is not so harmonious, it is simply a waste of all previous efforts.

But there is no way, after all, it is the birthday banquet now, and there are many guests, he can only endure it, and only wait for the end of the birthday banquet to teach these ignorant juniors a lesson.

The smugness on Chu Mingcong's face had disappeared. Originally he wanted to see Qin Haodong embarrassed and embarrassed, but now, the six great family masters are surrounded by the stars and the moon. This is shameful, it is simply a kind of show. .

With the arrival of the guests, the time is almost up, and then it is time for the younger generation to present a birthday gift to the old man. The master of ceremonies shouted loudly, "Now, please present the gifts to the filial sons and grandsons of the Chu family."

According to the order of gifts, the eldest son should come first, and Chu Xuanli was already prepared, holding a red gift box in his hand and said, "Father, today is your birthday, here I wish you a blessing like the East Sea, Shoubi Nanshan."

The family standing next to him immediately stepped forward and took the gift box in his hand. At this moment, Chu Xuanming, who was standing next to him, said, "Brother, should we show our gift to our father in public so that the guests can see us as children? filial piety.”

Chu Xuanli hesitated and said, "Alright, everyone laughed."

After he finished speaking, he reached out and opened the gift box, which was a Jade Buddha.

This jade Buddha is about 20 centimeters high. The material is high-quality suet jade. It looks crystal clear and looks like a good thing.

After seeing this Jade Buddha, the surrounding guests immediately began to discuss.

"In the end, it's still the Chu family. The gift that his son brought out is a Jade Buddha. It's really extraordinary!"

"In my opinion, this Jade Buddha is worth at least several million..."

"How is it possible, such a big mutton fat jade Buddha, at least ten million or more..."

Chu Shanhe also nodded with satisfaction, obviously very satisfied with his son's gift.

After the display, the family put away the Jade Buddha, and it was the second child Chu Xuanming's turn to present the gift.

"Come up."

Chu Xuanli waved his hand behind him, and Chu Mingcong immediately walked up with two family members carrying a huge gift box, which seemed to be quite heavy.

In the eyes of everyone's doubts, Chu Xuanming opened the gift box and saw that it was also a Jade Buddha, but this Jade Buddha was about 50 centimeters high. No matter in terms of material or size, it was better than that of Chu Xuanli. many.

The guests were in an uproar: "Oh my God, how much does such a big Jade Buddha cost..."

"It's still the second young master who has made a lot of money. Not to mention the craftsmanship of this jade Buddha, just such a large piece of jade is worth over 100 million yuan."

"This Jade Buddha is really beautiful, it's definitely a rare good thing..."

Hearing everyone's praise, Chu Xuanming said triumphantly, "Father, I know that you will be celebrating your 80th birthday. I asked people to search for this piece of jade for three years, and I also invited a famous craftsman to carve this jade Buddha for you. The birthday gift means that our Chu family will shine in the future, you will be healthy and live a thousand years!"

"Rare, the second child has a heart!"

A bright smile appeared on Chu Shanhe's face, obviously very satisfied with this reason.

Chu Xuanli's face instantly became ugly. He was just generous, but not stupid. Chu Xuanming chose the same gift as himself, and offered to show it publicly, which obviously wanted to trample himself.

Chu Xuanming turned his head and said proudly: "Brother, I'm really sorry, I didn't discuss it with you before, you see our gifts collided."

In recent days, with the improvement of Chu Xuanli's cultivation, his status in the family has become higher and higher, and he has obviously been compared with him.

Today's gift was carefully planned by him. He had already found out that Chu Xuanli was preparing a jade Buddha, so he specially asked someone to make a bigger one with better material. The purpose was to put Chu Xuan in the public eye away from the comparison.

Chu Xuanyue, who was standing beside her, shook her head secretly. After so many years, her second brother still likes to play with her own scheming, even her own eldest brother.

Just stepped on the big brother, I am afraid that the next one will be herself. Thinking of this, she turned to look at Qin Haodong next to her: "Son, are our gifts ready?"

Qin Haodong smiled slightly, "Don't worry, I have everything and I won't make you feel ashamed."

Sure enough, just after they finished speaking, Chu Xuanming turned around and looked at Chu Xuanyue with a sinister smile and said, "Little sister, it's time for you to show your filial piety."

Seeing the empty hands of Chu Xuanyue and Qin Haodong, he pretended to be surprised and said, "Little sister, today is my father's 80th birthday, you won't even prepare a gift, right?"

With an embarrassed look on her face, Chu Xuanyue turned to look at Qin Haodong.

Qin Haodong gave his mother a consoling look, then took two steps forward and said to Chu Xuanming, "What do you mean, if you don't prepare gifts for the old man, then you have no filial piety?

Could it be that the old man values ​​money so much, and distinguishes the filial piety of his children according to the size of the gift? "

"I……"

Chu Xuanming wanted to improve his status in the family through the Jade Buddha he had carefully prepared, but now he was blushed by Qin Haodong's words.

If he said that Qin Haodong was right, then his gift would be in vain. If he denied Qin Haodong's statement, it would mean that his father was a greedy person.

At this time, Jin Xiuying, who was sitting next to Chu Shanhe, snorted coldly and said, "You are eloquent. Of course, our Chu family does not distinguish filial piety by gifts, but it is also a basic etiquette to give a birthday gift to an older generation. If you don't prepare a gift, don't stand up. Strong words here."