Nangong Wan has been preparing for the birthday banquet since the beginning of February. The sixtieth anniversary banquet is the most important event of the year for the Nangong family. The banquet is scheduled at home. Naturally, Nangong Jing said that there is something to announce, but as for what it is

If he didn't say anything about the matter, naturally no one would dare to ask.

"Have the invitations been sent out?"

"You go and deliver these, keep these and I will go there myself."

"Have all the chefs arrived at the restaurant? Let's try the dishes tonight..."

"Put the things in the front yard, Butler Wu, you are responsible for matters related to the front yard..."

Nangong Wan stood on the steps. There were dozens of people standing below. They were all the shopkeepers and managers of the Nangong family. Nangong Wan held a book in which the division of tasks and docking matters of everyone were marked in detail. These issues have been

I have said it in advance, and I called her here today just to remind her again, so as not to reveal anything. The birthday banquet ten years ago was not very big. As long as good friends came, ten banquets would be enough. She was still young at that time.

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The Nangong family now is very different from ten years ago. The banquet was set up with 168 tables, and the lowest person invited was a prominent person in Jinling. The political, business, and literary circles all divided the seats according to human life, half

The preparation time of many months was somewhat stretched.

"Is everyone clear? It will start early tomorrow morning. I will be at the door. If there is anything you don't understand, just come to me at the door." After Wang Ruoyan confirmed the division of labor for the last time, he put his hands on his waist and shouted.

"I understand..." everyone said in unison.

Many of the people in the audience are old people from the Nangong family. Wang Ruoyan naturally thinks carefully when arranging work. The front hall is for gifts, the middle hall is for resting and meeting guests, and the backyard is empty. One hundred and sixty-eight tables are arranged there.

Backyard and two

In the elegant room of the building, against the back wall is a stage. Everyone from Liyuan has been invited, and all the top players from the Qinhuai Eighteen Bands will also appear. After the banquet, whether these people stay or not depends on the situation, and Bai Yiyi

Naturally, he made his final appearance.

Nangong Wan was furious when she thought of Nangong Yaowen and Bai Yiyi's trivial matter. She was thinking about going to Nangong Yaowen to explain that the matter tonight was very important and she must not act recklessly. She just took two steps,

Then he was stopped by Butler Wu.

"How about it?"

"Of course it's foolproof. As long as you drink this glass of wine, whatever you say will be whatever you say." He Youguang chuckled and stuffed a packet of medicinal powder to Nangong Yaowen.

Nangong Yaowen also smiled and put the medicinal powder into his sleeve. His eyes wandered, as if he had seen Bai Yiyi lying on the bed at his mercy: "Okay, okay, I'll leave the rest to you. If it works out,

, the two docks are yours."

"Business or not, let's talk about it later. The most urgent thing is, I have to go quickly." He Youguang said with a smile.

The entire Nangong Mansion was bustling with people, and He Youguang was just the tip of the iceberg among these busy people.

Jiang Ning and Wang Ruoyan prepared gifts and set off early in the carriage. After completing this matter, they could choose a day to return to Hangzhou. The business of the hot pot restaurant and silk shop had stabilized, so they could just leave the two shopkeepers to take care of them.

As long as normal operations are maintained, it shouldn't be a problem to open two branches. This matter is just a drop in the bucket with the Nangong family. In addition, the relationship between the two families will not turn into enemies unless it goes too far.

At least this is what Jiang Ning and Wang Ruoyan think. At Jiang Ning's insistence, Wang Ruoyan has agreed to use one-third of his annual gross profit to buy shops or land, mainly commercial land. In addition to losses, this policy requires at least

After ten years of implementation, the purchased land can be rented out or used for own use, but it is absolutely not allowed to be sold.

Although Wang Ruoyan also felt that the more land, the better, but there was no need for this. However, under Jiang Ning's repeated insistence, she had to compromise. After all, Jiang Ning left her with a unique business talent. Even this time

Princess Ping's Liu Ji is also known as the Dongfeng of hot pot restaurants. Otherwise, it will take at least half a year until these two restaurants are ready, and they will have to stay here for another half a year.

As soon as I turned around the main street, I saw that the entire street was decorated with lights and colorful decorations for miles. If it hadn't been the first lunar month, I would have thought it was the New Year season. The originally spacious main street was blocked with water. Jiang Ning's carriage arrived at the main street.

Above, they entered the queue of carriages celebrating birthdays. They originally arrived in a quarter of an hour, but now they were stuck in traffic for half an hour and still had more than half of the distance to go.

Jiang Ning and Wang Ruoyan simply got off the carriage and walked ahead. Along the way, regardless of the size of their business, their official positions, or their talents, they all came to celebrate their birthdays, either with calligraphy and paintings by celebrities, bronze cultural relics, silks, or jade.

Pearls contain everything and everything.

Wang Ruoyan couldn't help but sigh: "The number one in the Nangong family, and the number one in Hangzhou, I have learned a lesson today."

Wang Ruoyan has had no worries about food and clothing since he was a child. When he saw the Nangong family's array, he was greatly moved. The level of luxury can be seen clearly.

After walking for half an hour, they finally arrived in front of Nangong's mansion. Some of the birthday congratulators held invitations in their hands, and they had to check them one by one before entering. Nangong Wan stood inside the door and interacted with the birthday congratulators one by one.

After saying hello, some servants ushered them in, either to play, or to drink tea in small groups, or to sit in the back hall.

"Sister Ruoyan, Mr. Jiang..." Nangong Wan waved her hand towards Jiang Ning and Wang Ruoyan, indicating that they could come in directly without queuing.

Wang Ruoyan and Jiang Ning met, holding a post celebrating birthday, and entered the door, but heard Nangong Wan say: "I was supposed to ask the carriage to pick you up, but I really don't have the time to do it, so don't be surprised..."

Wang Ruoyan smiled and said: "What are you talking about? My sister can't help. She is already ashamed. How can she dare to trouble her to mobilize troops?"

Nangong Wan was about to speak again, but someone else came in. Jiang Ning hurriedly said: "Let's go in first, and you sisters can reminisce about old times later."

Wang Ruoyan nodded, Nangong Wan also nodded, and went back to work. Jiang Ning and Wang Ruoyan had been to Nangong Mansion, and went straight to the backyard and sat down directly. It was almost noon, and what was served was exquisite food.

And since Jiang Ning entered the backyard, he could see the twenty-foot-long

On Fang's stage, Sheng Dan Jing Mo Chou had already started performing. Although Jiang Ning didn't know much about opera, he also knew that opera had not yet been divided into obvious categories at this time. It was just that the singing styles differed from region to region. After listening to

After a while, I realized that this song was about Meng Jiangnu crying about the Great Wall.

"Isn't this the great talent Jiang Ning?" Someone walked by and recognized Jiang Ning, who was sitting on the right side of the front row on the first floor.

Jiang Ning frowned slightly, but before he spoke, he saw Nangong Yaowen walking over from a short distance away: "Hey? Cousin Ruoyan, when did you arrive?"

Wang Ruoyan stood up and smiled slightly: "I have met the eldest son."

Nangong Yaowen hurriedly waved his hand and asked Wang Ruoyan to sit down, then turned around and said displeasedly: "You guys, please open your eyes for me today. These are my cousin and husband from Hangzhou. If you don't have eyesight, don't leave."

I blame you for being rude."

Those people apologized quickly and walked away angrily, but Nangong Yaowen sat down on the left side of Wang Ruoyan and said with a smile: "How is it? Are you satisfied with the snacks?"

Wang Ruoyan nodded and said with a smile: "Young master, you have taken the trouble. I have gained some experience by coming here today."

"Haha..." Nangong Yaowen said with a smile: "Originally, it was said that it would be open for three days, but later, my father refused to let it go, saying that the prefect had never been open for three days. We, the Nangong family, could not set this precedent, so we shortened it to

One day, about an hour later, when people had almost arrived, the banquet started. My cousin would wait here for a while while I went and came back."
Chapter completed!