Chapter Fifty-Seven Another Piece of White Jade?

  The main table in the hall, Lu Guozhang's relatives all surrounded the main table, while Xiao Ye's nephew Hanghang was not afraid of strangers this time, sitting on the table curiously looking at the crowd around him.

  All the guests who came today also stood up and looked at the main table, to know that giving gifts to children is a big show today, and how many good or bad gifts a child gets shows the energy of a family, so in this place in the same city, they attach great importance to this link.

  "Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for taking the time to attend Xiao Sun's full moon celebration. I, Lu Guozhang, would like to express my gratitude to everyone here!" Lu Guozhang said with a bow after glancing at his relatives gathered around the main table and others who had stood up from their seats to look over.

  In fact, this opening speech should have been made by Xiao Yu's brother-in-law Lu Jianhong, but today many leaders from various units came, even the municipal party secretary Zhang Dapeng was present, so Lu Jianhong's weight is not enough, it must be said by Lu Guozhang to show sincerity.

  "Today, I, Lao Lu, feel greatly honored. Secretary Zhang of the Municipal Committee has taken time out of his busy schedule to attend Little Sun's full-month celebration. I, Lao Lu, am not good with words and can't give a good speech even if I want to. Now, please let Secretary Zhang speak!" Lu Guozhang said, making a inviting gesture towards Zhang Dapeng.

  "Haha, today is Old Lu's grandson's full moon celebration, I won't steal the show. This is a longevity lock my wife bought for the kid yesterday, wishing him a long life of 100 years!" Zhang Dapeng took out a delicate gift box from his pocket and opened it to reveal a silver-white longevity lock, handing it over to Lu Guozhang.

  Hmmm... Hmmm...

  The entire hall was suddenly ignited, and all sorts of discussions erupted. Everyone did not expect that Zhang Dapeng not only came but also brought a gift. Although it wasn't expensive, just a silver product, the meaning it represented was different. This lock would probably be worth a fortune to Lu Guozhang now.

  Lu Guozhang, a man in his fifties, also blushed at this moment. When had he ever seen a superior give gifts to the grandson of an inferior on his birthday? It was already an honor just to be able to attend. Of course, he also understood Zhang Dapeng's meaning, but what did that have to do with anything? Between the mayor and the municipal party secretary, he had to choose one. Now that the municipal party secretary had shown sufficient sincerity and given him enough face, he would naturally return the favor.

  Zhang Dapeng's purpose was also achieved, he just wanted this effect, to let the people below know that Lu Guozhang is his man.

  As for Zhang Dapeng's move, Xiao Yu and the others couldn't see through it, only Wan Hongguang raised an eyebrow and revealed a meaningful smile.

  Next, Lu Guozhang and his wife Liu Jinhua presented gifts. Lu Guozhang brought a golden lock to hang around his grandson's neck: "I hope my grandson will be healthy, intelligent, and become a person useful to society in the future!" Because many of those present today were his subordinates, he ended with an official phrase.

  Lu Guozhang and Liu Jinhua finished giving gifts, Xiao Yu took out a jade Guanyin pendant made of jadeite, which was not particularly good quality either. Although they were wealthy, they couldn't afford extremely valuable items. It had to be said that although Lu Guozhang looked down on the Xiao family and thought Xiao Yu wasn't worthy of his son, he was still a decent official, and it was unknown whether he abused his power or not, but at least when subordinates came to visit, they couldn't bring gifts exceeding 200 yuan.

  This is also Lu Guozhang, who has worked in the same city for half his life. How many officials of the same period have fallen due to corruption problems, but he has always stood firm and risen from a small clerk to the position of vice mayor.

  "Come, this is Uncle's gift for Hanghang!"

  Originally, the child's parents had given gifts, and Xiao Yu, who was the uncle, gave them too. Xiao Yu also walked to the main table, while Jia Youcai, who had been standing by the table, saw Xiao Yu coming over and squeezed into the main table, saying...

  As for Jia Youcai's words, the host was taken aback. According to the rules, it should have been the child's uncle who gave the gift, but he suddenly appeared out of nowhere. However, no one said anything about it. Relying on the influence of the Lu family, Jia Youcai had opened a construction company in the same city and was now making a lot of noise.

  Lu Guozhang wouldn't say anything, he never took Xiao Ye seriously anyway.

  Xiao Yu was taken aback by Jia Youcai's words, and her originally smiling face suddenly fell. She secretly pinched Lu Jianfeng with her hand, hoping he would say something, but Lu Jianfeng could only respond with a bitter smile, and at the same time stopped Xiao Yu from speaking up. After all, they were the ones giving gifts, how could they stop others from presenting theirs?

  Xiao Yu bid farewell to Song Hu Shan and others, came to the main table to pay his respects. Chen Ying was telling Song Hu Shan and others about Xiao Yu buying jade, so Xiao Yu should have gotten one of those best sheep fat white jades.

  Suddenly, everyone found that Xiao Ye, who had just walked to the main table, was blocked outside by the crowd inside. They were all shocked and Song Hu Shan and others involuntarily left their seats and came to the main table.

  Jia Youcai couldn't help but smile smugly as everyone looked at him, and he took out a beautifully packaged wooden box from his bag. Holding the box, Jia Youcai glanced provocatively at Xiao Ye outside the crowd before slowly walking over to Lu Jianhong's son, Hanghai. Although it was a gift for the child, Jia Youcai directed his gaze at Lu Guozhang and Zhang Dapeng instead, noticing that they too were paying attention to this side, which only made him smile even more smugly.

  Jia Youcai slowly opened the wooden box, saying as he did so: "Since ancient times there has been a saying that gold is valuable but jade is priceless. In fact, the jade referred to here is precisely this kind of sheep fat white jade I'm holding!"

  Jia Yucai took out a piece of white jade, the surface was extremely clean and white, the texture was fine and smooth, the luster was moist and glossy, like congealed fat.

  Jia Youcai held up the jade and swung it around in mid-air, saying: "This piece of jade is a top-quality sheep fat white jade that I managed to get after much effort!"

  "Son, this jade must have cost a lot of money!" An old lady in her sixties sitting at the main table asked with a pleased smile, looking at the jade in Jia Youcai's hand.

  She actually knew the value of the jade, and he also knew that his son was doing well now, borrowing from Lu Guozhang's influence. Originally, Jia Youcai bought back this piece of jade, she was not happy, but after her son explained it to her, she understood. Jia Youcai also specially reminded her not to mention the value of the jade, a discerning person would know its value at a glance.

  But Jia Youcai's mother was a petty bourgeois, I gave your family gifts, I have to let you know the value, know how much my family sent. That's why the old lady asked this question.

  After listening to his mother's question, he didn't want to talk about the value at first, but seeing so many people looking at him, he said with a bit of pride: "Well, I met someone who didn't know the goods and sold this top-grade sheep fat white jade to me as ordinary Hetian white jade for only 188,880!"

  As soon as Jia Youcai quoted the price, the people around the main table suddenly started discussing it, with some praising him for making a good deal and others saying he was generous, while some young people looked at Jia Youcai with envy, able to make a fortune by relying on the Lu family's influence.

  Jia Youcai looked around with a smug expression, and happened to see Xiao Ye standing outside the main table. His eyes lit up as he thought to himself, "This is what you get for asking for it."

  "Everyone, quiet down! Everyone welcome the uncle of the child to give gifts!" Jia Youcai looked at Xiao Yu and applauded. Although he was applauding, his gaze towards Xiao Yu was full of disdain and schadenfreude.

  Xiao Yu's face changed as soon as she heard Jia Youcai say this. Although she knew her brother wasn't short of money, she hadn't asked him what gift he had bought, and naturally she wouldn't care about the gift either. She was just worried that Xiao Ye would be bullied.

  At this time, everyone's eyes were on Xiao Yu, and those who were sitting were not fools. They all saw that Jia Youcai was not coming with good intentions, but since they didn't know Xiao Yu, they all showed a look of watching a show.

  Xiao Yu walked up to the main table and instead of leaving Jia Youcai, he looked at his nephew and said: "Hanghai, call uncle!"

  "Beans, beans!" The childish voice rang out.

  "Ah, good boy, well done! Here, this is a gift from your uncle!" Xiao Yu took out a jade pendant from his pocket and hung it around the child's neck.

  Chen Ying looked at the back and saw that it was one of the three pieces of white jade he had sold to him. Looking closely, Chen Ying furrowed his brow. This piece of jade was what he had sold to him, and he still remembered it. If you look carefully, you will find that this piece of jade is a bit different from when it was in his hand, but where the difference lies, he can't quite put into words.

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