"Good afternoon, Mr. He, Dad, Mom, and all the teachers." Sue
He looks like a good child. There are his father's mentor, parents, and many high school teachers. How can he not behave better?
"Ah?
Come and salute the teacher. "Sue's
Father, Su Zhenyue, beckons. He has some white hair on his head, but he sits upright and full of spirit. Compared with Sue two months ago,
The last time he saw him, his complexion was much better.
Sue's
Mother, Ye Qin, just looks at Sue with a smile.
She also looks very good, her face is ruddy, her eyes are bright, and there is a trend of restoring her young beauty. It must be the effect of the Magical Beast meat and the leaves of Immortal World that Su Ya brought back.
"Mr. He, I wish you happiness like the East Sea and longevity like the South Mountain." Sue
Went to He Ruixiang and bowed to him. Although he didn't admire this old-fashioned ceremony in his heart, Mr. He and his father were inclined to ancient scholars and valued it. Sue
Had to rely on them, and it was not a shameful thing to salute a respected old man like his grandfather.
"Get up." He Ruixiang smiled kindly and helped Sue stand up.
She stood up and smiled. "I heard that you've been doing well recently. You've even started raising pets. Can you give me one later?"
"If you had said earlier, I would have brought one as a gift." Sue
Said.
"That's not good. The birthday gift has to be calculated separately." He Ruixiang's serious look made everyone laugh.
"I haven't had the chance to teach him a lesson yet. He's been spending so much money."
Su Zhenyue's face is stern, but it is difficult to hide a trace of pride. Who doesn't want their son to be promising? The word "hope" applies to almost every family.
"Oh, young people have their own ability. What's the point of spending money? Strictly speaking, it's not conducive to promoting economic development." He Ruixiang is very open-minded and speaks for Sue's
Argument.
"That's right, that's right. Teacher He is right."
Suddenly smiled and echoed. He didn't know how to tell his father. Now that he has his father's mentor, what is there to be afraid of?
See Sue.
With a proud look, Su Zhenyue could not help but stare at Sue.
At first glance, Ye Qin was a little amused. She pulled Sue aside.
He sat down at the side and whispered, "Don't get carried away. I'll settle the score with you later. That lass Xiao Ya made a trip back, but she couldn't explain it clearly."
What she didn't know was that after Su Ya went back, she spent most of her time playing with her pets and forgot about her business. She just pretended to go to the seafood store and the fishing ground before leaving. It would be strange if she answered clearly.
Sue
After sitting down, there was almost no right to speak. He Ruixiang, Su Zhenyue and other language teachers were talking about ancient interesting things and teaching interesting things. Sue
She couldn't get a word in edgewise, so she sneaked away and went to the courtyard to meet up with her classmates.
When it was more than six o 'clock, almost all the people who should come to the party were here, and the birthday banquet officially began. First, He Ruixiang's eldest son, second daughter, and youngest son gave birthday speeches, followed by He Ruixiang's grandson and grandson … After a series of traditional etiquette, He Ruixiang blew out the birthday candles and shared the cake (playing the birthday song).
Next is the gift-giving session. Generally speaking, birthday gifts are just given when they come, and they will not be arranged for a session, because many times, the gift is light and the gift is heavy, which will lead to embarrassing things. If it becomes a competition to see whose gift is more valuable, it will not only make the birthday banquet full of the smell of money, but also make some poor people lose face.
However, He Ruixiang generally did not have such worries when giving him a gift. He Ruixiang would usually return a valuable gift. Basically, there was no such thing as comparing the value of the gift. The gift that was given to him was more interesting and meaningful, and this became a very interesting and joyful segment.
"I'll throw a brick first." He Ruixiang's youngest son, He Jingdong, has a well-thought-out look.
"Boy, you won't send architectural design drawings again, will you?"
An old man teased, causing everyone to laugh. This is an allusion. When He Jingdong was only 18 years old, he won the Youth Architectural Design Award and gave the design drawings to He Ruixiang as a birthday gift. That year, He Ruixiang was very proud and praised He Jingdong for what he had not praised for 18 years. He Jingdong ate the sweetness, and in the second year, he sent architectural design drawings, and in the third year, he also sent them. In the fourth year, He Ruixiang couldn't help it. Why did you send me so many architectural drawings? Do you want me to build a house?
It's proud to receive this kind of gift in the first year, but it's annoying to receive the same gift every year.
As a result, this has become an after-dinner joke among relatives and friends.
"Ahem, of course not."
He Jingdong coughed twice to hide his embarrassment, took out a scroll, took out a picture from it, opened it in public, and suddenly made everyone's eyes light up. This picture is of a vigorous and powerful old pine tree, giving people a feeling that although it is old, it is full of vitality. Not only is the painting good, but it also has a good meaning.
"Hey!"
He Ruixiang's eyes lit up and he was even a little shocked. However, after staring at the painting for a while, he showed a relieved smile and said, "Although it is a modern copy, the painting is first-class and it is worth collecting."
"So it's not an antique?" He Jingdong suddenly wondered, but fortunately, his father still liked it.
"Old He, I'll also show my incompetence." A lean old man stood up and saw the old man, Sue was stunned.
Isn't he the chairman of the perfect Pet Paradise, Shen Jiayao's grandfather, Shen Hong, whom he had met before?
Why does he seem to be familiar with He Ruixiang?
But Sue was stunned.
On second thought, he couldn't help but feel relieved. He Ruixiang likes calligraphy and paintings and antiques, while Shen Hong is an antique appraiser. It's not surprising that they are familiar with each other since they are of similar age.
"This old man, is he willing to take out a treasure to give a gift?" Sue said in his heart.
He has seen Shen Hong once and his deepest impression on him is that he is cunning. If he is not vigilant, Purple Sandalwood will be deceived by him.
However, this time Sue was very careful.
Shen Hong took out a teapot and let He Ruixiang see it. He liked it and was a little embarrassed to accept it. Although Sue didn't know much about it, he didn't know much about it.
But looking at He Ruixiang's expression, it should be an antique.
His relatives and friends gave him gifts one after another. Calligraphy, paintings, smoking pipes, rocking chairs … There were all kinds of gifts. Some were very interesting and meaningful, and some were very ordinary daily necessities. Peng Ming even gave Su Li a cricket.
Fortunately, he didn't prepare a cricket.
The most satisfying thing for He Ruixiang is probably Yang Wei's gift. She gave him the four treasures of the study – pen, ink, paper and ink-stone. Each of them is not small. The pen is ivory weasel brush, the ink is Zhongnan pine smoke ink, the paper is good water grain rice paper, and the ink-stone is Yi Shui ancient ink-stone. He Ruixiang couldn't put it down after seeing it. He wrote a good calligraphy, so he especially liked this gift. He could use it later, but it seemed to be very valuable. He hesitated for a while before accepting it. It was estimated that he thought about how to return the gift to Yang Wei. He didn't have the habit of taking advantage of students.
Su Zhenyue's gift is a calligraphy and painting, which is in line with the rules, and He Ruixiang is also satisfied.
"Teacher He, this is my gift." Sue
Following his father, he handed the box up, opened it, and took out a tree root bigger than his palm.
This made everyone in the audience stunned. Who gave a tree root as a gift?
However, when they saw the natural shape of the root, everyone couldn't help but gasp in surprise.