The betrothal gift is 100,000 yuan, what does it mean to give 200,000

Chapter 436 Family Banquet
Chen Yuan cleared his throat and said politely, "There have been many changes in Mingzhu City during this period. I really want to thank everyone for their help. If it weren't for your best efforts, things wouldn't have been resolved so quickly. You must have been working non-stop for the past few days. I'm sure you've all been tired... I've prepared a dinner today. It's not sumptuous, but Ningning has used all her cooking skills, so I kindly ask everyone to take a seat."

"Thank you all. This is the first time I've experienced the power of friends. You made me feel like I have someone to rely on."

I don’t know when.

Jiang Ning stood next to Chen Yuan and bowed deeply to everyone.

Seeing her sister's sincere attitude, Yaoyao quickly followed suit and lowered her shoulders.

"Ningning, you are too polite. Friends should help each other, and we have been friends for so many years. We all hope that the matter will be over soon and Auntie can return home." Lawyer Gu hurriedly came over to help Jiang Ning up and said softly, "You are always so polite."

Teacher Qiu, with gray hair on his temples, also stood up from the sofa.

"At the beginning, I suggested that Jiang study abroad. Ten years have passed in a flash. It's been a long time since we met each other. This is an opportunity for us to get together. In this case, let's sit down together and talk at the table."

When Ji Hai saw him stand up, he hurried to Teacher Qiu and supported him.

"Come, I'll help you over, Mr. Qiu."

"Aiya, why are you all so polite? I've smelled the delicious food in the kitchen for a long time. I'm starving." Monana also stood up and took Jiang Ning's hand. "This time I want to taste Secretary Jiang's cooking skills."

"So would you like to drink red wine or white wine?" Jiang Yao walked to the wine cabinet next to the kitchen to get some wine.

"Just take them all," Chen Yuan walked next to her, afraid that Jiang Yao couldn't reach them, "Drink whatever you like."

"Master, take this. My mom wouldn't let me touch it when I was a kid. I heard it's very expensive."

Jiang Yao didn't feel sorry for the valuable wine collection at home and pointed to the tallest one on the cabinet.

"Listen to you."

As soon as everyone sat down, the nannies brought one fragrant dish after another and placed it on the table.

Most of these are common delicacies at family banquets in Mingzhu City, but Jiang Ning also specially prepared a few local dishes of Lanjing, fearing that Monana and others would not be used to them.

It can be said that as soon as she returned home, she dived into the kitchen without taking a moment's rest.

After everyone sat down, Jiang Ning took off her apron.

She tied her hair into a low ponytail, walked to the seat next to the main seat in small steps, pulled out a chair and sat down.

Her action immediately aroused the curiosity of Lawyer Gu next to her.

"Ningning, you are sitting in the east seat today, why not come to the main seat?" Lawyer Gu asked puzzledly, two seats away from her.

"Shh...you'll know in a moment."

Monana quickly pulled Lawyer Gu's sleeve and reminded him in a low voice.

Lawyer Gu was completely confused, but no one else noticed such details.

Teacher Qiu had been helped to sit down by Ji Hai, and he told him that he had a collection of precious tea at home and would invite him to taste it some other day.

It seemed that Ji Hai and Monana already knew Chen Yuan's arrangements, otherwise they would not have arranged seats for everyone in an orderly manner.

"Why did you break the box? If you put it back, it will be the same as before, and it will just serve as a facade."

"Okay, okay. The main thing is that I can't open it. I didn't expect this old box to be so difficult to open."

"Then you can't use a kitchen knife to pry it open. How dangerous is that?"

Next to them, Chen Yuan and Jiang Yao came over, and the two of them were just like usual, quarreling while sticking to each other intimately.

"Don't scold me, are you annoying..."

"You have no sense of safety at all, and you still want me to scold you?"

Chen Yuan glared at her and as usual wanted to strangle Jiang Yao's neck and give her a severe lesson.

But when he turned his eyes, he found that everyone was looking at him.

He immediately laughed twice.

"It's embarrassing to have good wine but not know how to open it. Director Ji, you open it first."

In fact, anyone with a discerning eye present could see that Jiang Yao and Chen Yuan had a special relationship.

Whether it was the intimate actions or the tone of voice, only lovers could be so unscrupulous. Because they were already used to the mode of getting along, Lawyer Gu had just seen Jiang Yao pinching Chen Yuan's waist at the wine cabinet.

If it’s not love between a man and a woman, what else could it be?
Moreover, although Chen Yuan never revealed his identity, he was respected by several aunts in the Jiang family and was even treated as casually as the head of the family. This is very telling.

"Still making trouble with Chen Zai... er, Mr. Chen," Jiang Ning frowned and said to Yao Yao, "Come here and sit quietly."

"Oh……"

After being scolded by Chen Yuan, Jiang Yao saw her sister glaring at her with her beautiful eyes, so she quickly behaved herself and ran to her seat and sat down.

She didn't have to stick to Chen Yuan. But sometimes she just couldn't control herself...

She knew very well that she would be bullied if she went around Chen Yuan, and he was annoyed with her for making a fuss. If she had a quarrel, she would be beaten, but she couldn't help but get close to him.

At the family dinner, there is only one seat left vacant, and that is the host seat.

Chen Yuan sighed inwardly, and despite everyone's gazes, he pulled out a chair and sat down.

"Mr. Qiu, please eat first. Only after you start eating can we younger ones pick up the food. Now that the food is ready, let's start eating quickly." He agreed somewhat awkwardly.

"Then I'll pour the wine!"

Jiang Yao was good at pouring red wine. In the past, she was often ordered around by Jiang Ruxue to do chores at home.

She held the wine decanter in both hands, leaned forward slightly, and the pure red wine flowed down the clear wall of the cup, emitting a special fragrant smell.

"Sister Mo, do you drink red wine?"

"Row."

"Sister Gu, how about you?"

"Let me have a little... You know I can't drink much."

"You can't say I can't drink much today. I'm thinking of giving Lawyer Gu a few drinks."

Monana is worthy of being Chen Yuan's right-hand man. Seeing that Lawyer Gu was staring at him with a curious look in his eyes, she quickly changed the subject to resolve the situation.

"This is a vintage wine," Old Qiu adjusted his glasses and shook the liquor in his hand, "It's a bit of a waste to give it to an old man like me."

"Teacher Qiu, you can't say that. No matter how expensive the wine is, it can't fully express my respect for you."

Jiang Ning took the wine from Mr. Qiu's hand, unscrewed the lid, and filled it for him.

When she was in high school, she admired this teacher very much. Mr. Qiu taught her a lot not only in academics but also in life.

She still remembers being called into the office many years ago when she was still a high school student.

Mr. Qiu, who was a Chinese studies teacher at the time, told her the full story of the allusion quoted in the composition.

"You are a talented student. If you have the opportunity, you might as well try studying abroad. I hope it can broaden your mind and let you see the wider world outside..."

Before leaving the office, his teachings were still ringing in my ears.

In a blink of an eye, ten years have passed.

As the atmosphere in the venue became more and more heated, everyone followed Mr. Qiu and started eating amidst the loud laughter.

Then, everyone raised their glasses to celebrate.

There were many difficulties in escaping danger this time.

Jiang Ning, who was proud at heart, also realized for the first time how difficult it was to ask for alms from others.

Misfortune is fair and will not show extra mercy to anyone in this world. Those who are complacent never consider what will happen after falling into the abyss.

There are countless tests in life, and Jiang Ning personally experienced the first major ups and downs of her family.

In the main hall, looking at the clear wine in the glass.

In the past, Jiang Ning was never willing to take the initiative to taste, and at most she would just drink red wine, but today she simply raised her fair neck and drank it all in one gulp.

Swallow the wine down your throat.

The burning sensation and the pungent bitter taste spread throughout her chest and abdomen in an instant. Compared to this unfamiliar taste, the feeling in her heart was actually more complicated.

As the saying goes, only when one has experienced enough can one understand life.

Jiang Ning gained a lot of insights this time.

In fact, no matter how you live, as long as it is peaceful and happy, you should be content.

But everyone has a different definition of happiness.

She once felt that there was no one she could truly rely on, so she had to be self-reliant. So she worked hard and harder, so that she could live a happy life.

Don't let others interfere in your affairs and don't let others disrupt your life plans.

But when she felt powerless, she suddenly realized that having someone to rely on... was such a reassuring and warm thing.

Thinking of this, she looked at Chen Yuan who was sitting quietly beside her.

(End of this chapter)