A moment later, in the hall on the first floor, tonight's birthday party officially began.

The maid's servants came forward and went through a series of procedures that looked very particular, the red tape of aristocrats.

Neither Ouyang Rong nor Yan Liulang understood it, but this did not affect the meal.

During the process, there was no scandal involving drinking the mouthwash as water. Anyway, both of them are smart people, so they can just follow the actions of the people around them...

At this moment, Ouyang Rong noticed the eyes of the guests at the tables around him, and all of them were directed towards a staircase in front of him on the right.

He looked sideways.

I saw a lady who still had charm walking down the stairs with her hands in hand. She was wearing a graceful and luxurious black gauze dress, with a pearl on her temples.

Accompanying the lady's elegant steps, the black pearls on the steps swayed from side to side like a swing, attracting everyone's attention.

The noble lady Bu Yao has a dignified appearance, her red lips are smiling, she holds her hands elegantly and bends her knees to salute:

"You guys have been waiting for a long time."

Facing the countless gazes cast by the audience, she smiled slightly and turned sideways.

As if giving up the main seat, she slightly rolled her eyes and looked at the stairs above her.

All the guests, including Ouyang Rong, instantly saw a new silhouette appearing at the end of the stairs.

She was a tall little girl wearing a chest-length skirt, with a beautiful face, and her three thousand love silk hair were combed into a nine-hair bun, and she walked slowly down the stairs.

Although she is tall, the skirt of this noble dress is extremely long. There are four beautiful maids behind her, lifting the skirt that touches the floor for her.

"It's Miss Xie." Yan Liulang couldn't help blurting out, whispering surprise.

Ouyang Rong nodded.

Of course, he also recognized the junior sister. To put it bluntly, just by looking at the scenery of a certain place, he could recognize the junior sister who endured "humiliation" and endured heavy "humiliation" every day, and was extremely humiliated.

There is no other family in the world that can distinguish falsehoods like this.

It's just that the junior sister seems a little different today, she is dressed extra grandly.

Well, the sadly thick barrier is getting deeper and deeper.

Mrs. Buyao stood at the bottom of the stairs, looking back with a smile, waiting for the beautiful little girl.

Xie Lingjiang held the hem of her clothes on both sides with both hands and walked down the stairs. Facing the gazes from all directions, she lowered her head slightly and unconsciously grasped the hem of the shirt on her upper arm with her bare hands.

"Why are you so shy? When you met me not long ago, you were very carefree, weren't you? Qi Niang, come down quickly and say hello to the guests. Everyone has been waiting for a long time."

The noble lady is smiling.

"Auntie, stop talking..."

Being exposed, Xie Ling Jiang frowned and shook the lady.

He immediately calmed down his expression, became a little sullen and cold, and walked down as if he was angry.

Ouyang Rong also felt that junior sister was suitable for such a serious expression.

As for the shyness just now, he was a little uncomfortable with it.

While going down the stairs, the stunning little girl glanced at the hall quickly, not knowing what she was looking at. Her face looked uncertain.

The two beauties, one large and one small, walked away from the stairs arm in arm. Shi Shiran walked into the hall and sat down gracefully at the main table at the front of the hall.

Everyone's eyes fell on them unconsciously.

Every move, every move, every smile of the two aunts and nieces is the focus of the audience.

"Today is the eighteenth birthday of my beloved niece. Thank you all for coming and taking the time to attend the banquet..."

Xie Xue'e held one of Xie Lingjiang's catkins and stood up together.

This Buyao lady behaved gracefully and said some polite words. Everyone applauded and cheered, and sent birthday wishes one after another...

Ouyang Rong didn't listen much. He only focused on two things.

One is a delicious dish on the table with no one using chopsticks, and the other is Xie Lingjiang who is the birthday girl in the distance and attracts everyone's attention.

He looked at the latter from time to time, and kept picking up vegetables with the chopsticks in his hands.

Like Yan Liulang, he never stops talking.

But he didn't know whether it was because his aunt and elders were there or because there were so many people. Xie Lingjiang didn't squint his eyes and didn't look in the direction of Ouyang Rong the whole time.

Hmm, could it be that he didn't take the initiative to look for her some time ago, so the junior sister and he are no longer friends for the time being?

Ouyang Rong stretched out his hand to touch the skirt knife at his waist, but when he reached halfway, he paused and took it back.

There were too many people, so I decided not to cause trouble for the time being.

"Brother Li, who is this lady?"

Hearing Yan Liulang's doubtful tone, Li Heng said without looking back:

"She is Miss Xie's aunt. Just like Miss Xie now, this lady was also the apple of Xie's Jinling House and the flower of the high mountains. According to my father, this lady's skills are very powerful, some kind of

To a certain extent, it can represent the Xie family of Chen County..."

Ouyang Rong was picking up vegetables and listening.

That being said, let’s eat first.

If you are not even active in working hard, then your attitude towards life will be the same.

Amidst the sound of pipa, everyone in the hall exchanged cups.

I don't know how much time passed, but the dinner was almost in progress. Xie Xue'e suddenly stood up and took Xie Lingjiang with her, walking past the tables from front to back, drinking longevity wine one by one.

Xie's aunt and niece, as the only focus of the audience, slowly walked towards the back.

However, when she came to the last few tables, the smile on Xie Xue'e's face faded a little, but she was still polite and polite. Her eloquent tongue and witty remarks made everyone laugh.

The aunt's behavior was in stark contrast to the beautiful niece next to her who cherished words like gold and was aloof and serious.

Finally, Xie's niece left a table with eight wine-serving maids, turned around, and approached the table where Ouyang Rong was sitting.

Xie Lingjiang followed her aunt quietly and obediently, walking towards her without looking sideways.

Ouyang Rong picked up the wine glass and stood up together with Yan Liulang, Li Heng and other people at the table, preparing to toast the birthday boy tonight.
Chapter completed!