Chapter 146 New Character, Xiao Lanlan
Chapter 146 New Character, Xiao Lanlan
Thanks to Shen Lanxi's gift, Jiang Wanyi had a very pleasant day.
But when she returned home happily and planned to share the good news with Fang Mei, she was frightened by the scene inside the door.
There were several suitcases placed crookedly in the living room, and the clothes inside were all messed up and thrown on the ground.
Jiang Wanyi was stunned for a moment, staring blankly at Fang Mei on the sofa, "Mom, is there a thief in the house?"
Fang Mei's face was gloomy. "It was sent from Juyuan."
"Juyuan?" Jiang Wanyi walked forward and took a look, and immediately recognized that this was something she left in Shenyuan.
She didn't react immediately, "Mom, what happened?"
Fang Mei closed her eyes.
When she woke up in the morning, she suddenly remembered the invitation and called Butler Shen to greet him. When she talked about Shen Lanxi's homecoming banquet, Butler Shen told her that the invitation had been taken away by Miss Jiang, and that Jiang Huashan said she would deliver it personally.
After hanging up the phone, Fang Mei was still wondering when the doorbell rang.
Unexpectedly, as soon as I opened the door, I saw Zhang Ru and several movers standing at the door, with eight suitcases neatly placed in front of the door.
Before Fang Mei could ask, Zhang Ru took the initiative to speak, "Mrs. Jiang, these are the things you and Miss Wanyi left at Shen Garden. Miss Jiang asked me to pack them up and send them to you. Oh, by the way, the old man's invitation is also in the luggage."
She was so angry at the time. She never expected that the idiot had such a brain. He was sure that she would be forced to accept this pile of luggage for the invitation.
But what was even more infuriating was yet to come. When Fang Mei carried the eight boxes into the house and turned them upside down one by one, she realized that she had been tricked. There were no invitations in the boxes at all.
She realized it belatedly and suddenly realized that Jiang Huashan had no intention of giving her the invitation. She deliberately sent the invitation under the pretext of delivering luggage. Anyway, it was none of her business whether the things were delivered or not.
Damn girl, how dare you play tricks on her.
Realizing that she had been pecked in the eye by the young eagle she had raised, Fang Mei was extremely upset and said in a low voice, "Your sister took the invitation away. I'm afraid you can't go to the Shen family's banquet."
Originally, Fang Mei didn't want to miss such a good opportunity to make friends with the powerful. She thought about contacting Shen Qian. With his ability, getting two invitations would be just a matter of a word.
But Shen Qian weighed the pros and cons. If he knew that she couldn't even enter Shen Garden, Shen Qian would definitely question her ability.
She had done a lot of things for Shen Qian in the past three years. If she was regarded as a waste by him, one could imagine what would happen to her.
After careful consideration, Fang Mei decided to hold back her anger for the time being and wait until Jiang Huashan's fourteenth birthday before making her plans.
Jiang Wanyi's eyes moved slightly, staring at Fang Mei for a while, then silently took off the schoolbag behind him, "Mom, I have an invitation."
As she spoke, she unzipped her bag and dumped out a stack of invitations.
Shen Lanxi casually gave away at least twenty or thirty of them, and Jiang Wanyi distributed them to a group of flattering classmates and kept more than a dozen.
Fang Mei was stunned. She picked up the invitation and examined it carefully, her expression puzzled. "Where are you from?"
Jiang Wanyi was faintly proud, "Brother Lan Xi gave it to me."
Fang Mei showed hesitation, obviously a little unconvinced.
Jiang Wanyi immediately explained, "It's true. I told Brother Lan Xi that a friend of mine wanted to join, and he gave it to me. Mom, you don't know, Brother Lan Xi is really a super nice person."
Fang Mei looked at the invitation in her hand, and a smile gradually appeared in her deep eyes. "Yiyi, you did a great job this time."
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In a blink of an eye, it was the fourth day.
Banquet day.
The autumn weather is clear and crisp, the courtyard is lush with vegetation and full of flowers.
Jiang Huashan was woken up by Zhang Ru early in the morning to get dressed, saying that the gentlemen and ladies had arrived early in the morning, and the old man specially asked everyone to go to the main hall to have breakfast together.
Before reaching the main hall, I heard pleasant piano music coming from inside.
Fu Sui'er was guarding the door. When he saw Jiang Huashan, he immediately waved and came forward, "Why are you here just now? If you're any later, Xiao Lanlan will have finished her third performance."
Jiang Huashan paused, "Xiao Lanlan?"
Xiao Lanlan is Shen E's daughter, and Shen E treasures her daughter more than the apple of her eye.
Fu Suier rolled his eyes. "Isn't it that Zhaoyao sister? She dances and writes calligraphy. Look! She's even giving an impromptu piano performance right now. I'm really impressed."
Jiang Huashan patted her hand, and the two of them walked into the main hall arm in arm.
In the main hall, the old man sat in the main seat. On his left were Shen Qian and his wife, Shen Yuan, and Shen E. On his right were Shen Che, Shen Rang, Shen Mianzhi and Shen Jiao. Shen Lanxi, Shen Guiling, and Shen Qingyu sat opposite him.
Xiao Lanlan sat in front of the grand piano with an elegant posture, her fingers dancing nimbly on the black and white keys. She sometimes lowered her head and smiled, and sometimes lowered her eyes and swayed with the music, looking contented.
Yao Ge was originally talking to Shen E with her head down, but her eyes caught sight of the two people at the entrance hall, and her gaze grew colder. Shen E followed her gaze and gently patted Yao Ge's hand.
As the last note fell perfectly, Xiao Lanlan stood up gracefully and squatted to express her gratitude to everyone.
"Very good, very good! Is our family going to have a musician?" The old man smiled and clapped his hands in encouragement, and everyone also praised and applauded.
Xiao Lanlan raised her eyes and smiled, her beautiful face suddenly brightening up. "Grandpa, please don't make fun of me."
"Child, can't you see that your grandfather is teasing you?" Shen E looked at Shen Zhuang with pride, "The teacher said that Lanlan is very talented in music and can learn it quickly. I'm having a headache now. I originally wanted to send her to the Eastman Conservatory of Music in Country S, but this child said she wanted to be a star. I couldn't persuade her and had to agree to let her transfer to JG Film Academy to study acting."
Shen Zhuang nodded. "The little girl is not very stable right now. Let her do whatever she likes. Don't be too restrictive. Just one thing, keep an eye on her so she doesn't get hurt without realizing it."
Xiao Lanlan looked proud, "Grandpa is still the best."
Shen E couldn't help laughing, "Okay, stop trying to be nice in front of your grandpa." As she spoke, her eyes turned, as if she had just noticed the two people standing at the door, "Suier, Shanshan, what are you two doing standing there? Come in quickly."
Shen Jiao glanced at Shen E and waved, "Come quickly."
Jiang Huashan and Fu Suier slowly walked into the main hall and greeted everyone one by one. It took them half a minute to go around the hall just to greet everyone.
Shen Zhuang smiled and nodded, "Be good."
After greeting each other, the two of them sat down next to Shen Jiao.
Xiao Lanlan came in from Jiang Huashan and saw her the first time. Her gaze stayed on her for half a minute before she looked away as if nothing had happened. She looked innocent, "Suier? Oh my god! How did you become like this? It's so scary!"
Fu Suier couldn't help but roll his eyes.
Xiao Lanlan looked unhappy, "I'm talking to you."
Fu Suier didn't give him any face at all, "I heard it, but I just don't want to talk to you."
Shen E's face looked grim. "Er Er, why do you say that? Lan Lan, come back."
Xiao Lanlan's face was gloomy. She glanced at Shen Zhuang quietly and sat back down beside Shen E in a depressed mood.
Shen Zhuang cleared his throat and said, "Suier, how can you talk to your sister like that? That's so rude."
Fu Suier frowned, "It's her..."
As soon as she said this, Jiang Huashan patted her arm as if unintentionally.
Fu Suier immediately backed off and gave Xiao Lanlan a fake smile, "Sao Rui, cousin."
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SFS