Chapter 297 - 187: Heavyweight Guest_2
Lady Qian, accompanied by Qian Manxia, went to the main hall for breakfast. If there were no guests, the family would gather there to eat as they used to do. Mr. Yu’s breakfast was taken directly to Linhe Garden by the boy servant Mo Shu, previously known as Li Daniu, whom Mr. Yu had renamed due to disliking his vulgar original name.
After breakfast, except for Cheng Yue who returned to the inner courtyard, everyone else got ready, as prestigious guests were expected today.
Butler Wong, Landlord Li, Landlord Wong—these people had visited the Qian family many times, and their families had also been guests at the house. Qian Sangui and his wife had also been to their homes. They were not considered prestigious guests.
Although several officials including Master County Magistrate had been invited, they surely wouldn’t look down to attend an event at a village estate, and they definitely wouldn’t come.
Today’s actual prestigious guests were the Zhang family and Cui family members. Not only had the women from both families agreed to come for fun, but they were also expected to stay for a day. These arrangements had been made a few days in advance, and accommodations were ready. However, Zhang Yang and Huang Yue’e would not come, as their son Zhang Ziyu had just turned one month old at the end of last month, and the young couple wanted to stay at home with their child.
With the Zhang and Cui families arriving, the male and female guests had to be separated. Qian Sangui led Qian Yijin in entertaining male guests in the front courtyard, while Lady Wu led Qian Manxia and Qian Yixiu in entertaining female guests in the main hall.
Although Lady Wu was not very experienced in entertaining guests, those who came from Landlord Li’s and Landlord Wong’s families were the landlords’ wives, all familiar to her. She felt comfortable with them, especially the people from Butler Wong’s family. It was mainly the female members of the Zhang family and Shopkeeper Cui’s family that Qian Sangui assigned Qian Yixiu to take charge of.
Knowing Old Man Qian’s love for lively occasions, Qian Sangui invited him and Qian Dagui to join in entertaining the guests. Wang Lizheng, Doctor Lin, and Wan Dazhong were also invited to be part of the company.
Around the Si Hour, people from Butler Wong’s family, Landlord Li’s family, and Landlord Wong’s family arrived. They brought their wives, sons, and daughters-in-law, and the fifth daughter from Landlord Li’s family also came.
Miss Li, who was fourteen this year and known as the number one beauty of Erliu Town for her fair and lovely appearance, immediately hit it off with Qian Manxia.
Lady Wu managed to handle all these guests well, and a group of women chatted and laughed together in the living room.