Chapter 957 Xu Taiping, the Best Among Men

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Giving gifts is a science.

You don’t necessarily need an expensive gift to express your feelings. Sometimes, the simplest things can give the best gift.

With a smile on his face, Xu Taiping took out a red envelope from his pocket under the spotlight.

This is the kind of red envelope you can buy on the roadside for one dollar.

There is a huge Chinese character longevity written on the red envelope.

Xu Taiping asked someone to get this red envelope.

Who did you get it from? Get it from a servant of the Zhao family.

Early this morning, Mr. Zhao sent red envelopes to all the servants of the Zhao family, euphemistically calling it universal celebration.

The Zhao family is rich, so the minimum red envelope starts at one thousand yuan. These are for the most common servants of the Zhao family, and then there are also some nursing homes, stewards, deacons, etc. People’s red envelopes are bigger.

Xu Taiping found a servant and got a red envelope from him.

When Xu Taiping took out the red envelope, everyone at the birthday banquet opened their eyes wide.

Even Zhao Qingshan, the most aloof president of the Chinese Martial Arts Association, couldn't believe what he was seeing.

Someone actually gave Mr. Zhao a red envelope at his birthday party?

Giving money is a common thing.

Even if they really want to give money, few people will give it directly. They usually give some high-value works of art or the like, so that vulgar things become elegant.

Among all the people here, even the one with the strongest smell of copper knew not to give money directly, so he made a golden birthday star and gave it to Mr. Zhao. People like Xu Taiping who gave money directly were unprecedented.

Moreover, looking at the thickness of the red envelope, it is hard to imagine that there are more than ten hundred-dollar bills in the red envelope.

It is estimated that the most there is is probably only five hundred.

A five-hundred-dollar birthday red envelope is actually considered a generous gift among the poor. But right now, this is the Zhao family, and the people here are all people of high status and class. Let alone five hundred, even if it is a red envelope, A red envelope of 50,000 yuan seems shabby.

Of all the people who gave gifts in the evening, the cheapest things they gave were worth hundreds of thousands or more.

The old man's face also looked a little strange.

A man who looked like a butler stood beside the old man.

This person is specially responsible for collecting birthday gifts for the old man. Generally, he will take away the things that the old man doesn't like directly.

Just when the butler was trembling the muscles on his face and was about to take away the red envelope from Xu Taiping's hand, Mr. Zhao suddenly reached out and took the red envelope from Xu Taiping's hand.

Just when everyone was shocked, Mr. Zhao opened Xu Taiping's red envelope and took out... a one hundred yuan bill.

Yes, you read that right, it’s a one-hundred-dollar bill!

Only one!

There is one!

One piece!

open!

Xu Taiping only gave the old man a hundred yuan!

Is this sending a seven-year-old child away? You would only give such a small red envelope to a seven-year-old child, right?

Xu Taiping was helpless, embarrassed, and heartbroken.

He didn't expect that Mr. Zhao would open the red envelope he sent in front of so many people.

To be honest, it was well known that Xu Taiping was rich, but Xu Taiping didn't bring any cash.

He tried to borrow money from the servants of the Zhao family, but he only got a hundred yuan. Would you say it was embarrassing or heart-breaking?

Xu Taiping originally planned to ask the guests to borrow money, but first of all, they all have status. It would be too low for you to go to someone to borrow money. Secondly, everyone has status. Who is the special person with status? Do you carry cash with you?

Therefore, Xu Taiping only borrowed one hundred yuan.

One hundred dollars is money! Don't neglect a good deed because it's small, don't neglect a small amount of money, Xu Taiping thought, if Mr. Zhao receives so many gifts, he will definitely not mind giving such a small red envelope, and even others won't notice him. Xu Taiping gave him a small red envelope, so Xu Taiping naturally wrapped a hundred yuan red envelope with peace of mind. But what Xu Taiping never expected was that he would sit at the main table, and he would actually have such a thing. It is a rule to shout out when giving gifts.

There was no way, it was too late to get some gifts at the last minute, so Xu Taiping had no choice but to bite the bullet. Unexpectedly, Mr. Zhao was so generous that he actually took out one hundred yuan from him in front of everyone.

The butler standing next to Mr. Zhao twitched his lips and shouted loudly, "Xu Taiping, give me... a red envelope worth one hundred yuan."

"Ha ha ha ha!"

The entire courtyard was instantly filled with laughter.

Even some high-ranking people in the city couldn't help but laugh when they heard the housekeeper next to Mr. Zhao asking for a hundred yuan red envelope.

Everyone looked at Xu Taiping, wondering how Xu Taiping, a blue flag holder, could do such a weird thing.

The flag bearers of the other four flags on the field all covered their faces and lowered their heads in unison. At this time, they all regretted extremely. How did they get fooled by lard some time ago and actually agreed to let Xu Taiping become the flag bearer? people.

Duguying, who was sitting next to Mr. Zhao, laughed out loud, like a silver bell.

This was the first time Xu Taiping heard a voice from Dugu Ying. He was surprised to find that Dugu Ying's voice was very pleasant, just like the cry of a lark.

"This is a shame for you." Zhang Yuande, who was sitting below, had a sarcastic look on his face.

"This man really... doesn't take the ordinary path." Yu Guanhong couldn't help but admire.

"I think we can see how different this boy is from this. Everyone gives him all kinds of carefully prepared gifts. Only he seems to do whatever he wants, but in fact, he has left a deep impression on Mr. Zhao. Impression!" Chen Lingyun said in a deep voice.

The people around him were stunned for a moment, and then they all reacted.

Yes, the things they gave were all of extraordinary value. Normally, these things would be the most impressive. But on such an occasion, these things became ordinary, not like Xu Taiping. , send a red envelope worth one hundred yuan.

For Mr. Zhao, what kind of good things has he not seen? Even if it was a tortoise shell that recorded ancient martial arts, Mr. Zhao only showed a slight smile. It can be seen that no matter how valuable you give him, Mr. Zhao may not take it seriously without even mentioning it. But now, you give him a hundred yuan. Red envelope, Mr. Zhao really might remember you.

As Mr. Zhao, it is naturally impossible for him to get angry at you just because you gave him a hundred yuan red envelope. But if he remembers you, that is a great thing for you.

"Why didn't I think of that!" A person sitting next to Yu Guanhong couldn't help but clapped his hands and said.

"Me too, I didn't expect that Xu Taiping would make a fool of himself, but in fact, among all the gifts in the audience, he was the most outstanding!" someone else sighed.

No one here is smart. After laughing, many people also realized the extraordinary skill of Xu Taiping!

in the hall.

Mr. Zhao suddenly laughed.

When Mr. Zhao smiled, the laughter in the scene immediately stopped, so Mr. Zhao was the only one laughing in the whole scene.

"Hahahaha, interesting, so interesting, Taiping, I like your red envelope. To be honest, my father passed away early. For decades, I am the only one who has given red envelopes to others, but no one has ever given it to me. Even if I have given a red envelope, everyone has given me all kinds of gifts, but they have forgotten that only red envelopes are my oldest Chinese tradition. This red envelope of yours reminds me of the time when I was a child. At that time, my father, my grandparents, my great-grandfather, they gave me red envelopes. Everything in the past is still vivid in my mind. Your red envelope makes me feel that I am not seventy years old this year, but seven years old. , I feel that I am still very young, hahaha, Taiping, you make me so happy!" Mr. Zhao said with a laugh.

Mr. Zhao's words made everyone present feel heartache. They spent a lot of time, energy, manpower and financial resources to prepare the gifts. They originally planned to please the old man, but they didn't expect that the other person was just a red envelope worth 100 yuan. , it actually made the old man so happy. If they had known earlier, they would have sent red envelopes.

Everyone looked at Xu Taiping with admiration.

Everyone knows how to use hindsight. Now everyone has thought that sending red envelopes will have various benefits. However, Xu Taiping was the only one who actually did so.

Is Xu Taiping a moneyless person? Impossible, he is the flag bearer of the Blue Flag, the most prestigious person in the entire Yangtze River Basin. His status is not at the forefront among so many people at the scene, but at least he is in the middle and lower reaches. It is impossible that he cannot afford to prepare anything valuable. gift, so when he wrapped such a red envelope worth 100 yuan, he must have carefully considered it. He must have understood Mr. Zhao's thoughts, so he gave such a red envelope.

There are very few people in this world who can understand Mr. Zhao's thoughts. Xu Taiping is not only able to understand it, but he can also suit him appropriately. This kind of wisdom is definitely not comparable to that of ordinary people!

"Taiping is really a dragon and a phoenix among people!" Chen Shengli sighed.

"Awesome!" Two words came out of Li Chenghuan's mouth.

Although Xu Taiping was a little confused at this time, with his wisdom, he quickly understood the key. He rolled his eyes and said with a smile, "I hope you like it, old man!"

"I like it very much. With so many people, you and Xiao Yingying are the most caring. Taiping, I just took advantage of this opportunity and there are so many people watching. Let me ask you something." Mr. Zhao said.

"What's going on?" Xu Taiping asked.

"When...are you going to recognize your ancestor and return to your clan?" Mr. Zhao asked with a smile.

Mr. Zhao's words once again plunged the entire scene into deathly silence.

Recognize your ancestors and return to your clan?

what's the situation? !