The girl looked in the direction the middle-aged woman was pointing and noticed her mother was referring to that dashing hero who had appeared out of nowhere.
She hurriedly said, "Mom, are you talking about that hero named Wang Zihao? The way he appeared out of thin air just now was so cool!"
The middle-aged woman nodded and said, "Exactly, it's him. What do you think of him?"
This time, the boy said, "Mom, you know what my sister is like. Do you think someone like him would fancy her?"
The girl cursed in anger, touched her face with a smug expression, and said, "Why couldn't he take a fancy to me? Am I not beautiful? Many people have said I'm as beautiful as Xi Shi!"
The middle-aged man and the boy both pursed their lips. The girl was just passable in looks; beauty was not a word suitable for her, and God knows where she got all her confidence from.
Those men who said she was beautiful, weren't they all just after her Cao Family's background?
However, the middle-aged woman had utmost faith in her daughter and encouraged her, "Don't listen to your dad and brother's nonsense. You are the most beautiful girl in the world. Those who say otherwise are just jealous deep down. Wang Zihao is going to have a martial arts match with Xu Hao later, right? You just cheer for him from the side, shout with all your might, okay?"
The girl immediately nodded and said, "Mom, I understand, don't worry. I will definitely snag this catch. He looks like someone who has been living in the deep mountains for a long time, probably hasn't even seen a female up there. With my methods, capturing his heart would be a piece of cake!"
"Haha! Great! It's best for my daughter to have such confidence! Then when the time comes, if you could learn a move or two from him, we could really swagger around when we go out in the future!"
The middle-aged woman laughed and said, "Just watch. No matter how arrogant that Xu Hao kid is, Wang Zihao is a master who comes from the deep mountains. Xu Hao is nothing compared to him!"
Master Xingyi personally claimed to be Xu Hao's disciple and mentioned that Xu Hao's expertise in Feng Shui far exceeded his own, which added to people's recognition of Xu Hao.
Zhou Sheng, sitting in a corner, frowned even more. Xu Hao was skilled in martial arts, unparalleled in medical skills, and strong in Feng Shui. What was he not good at?
He fell into deep contemplation.
Since this banquet was hosted by the Qian Family, Qian Jiuyue acted as the host.
He smiled and said, "Everyone please take a seat. The feast will start shortly. Everybody enjoy the food and drink, and let's celebrate my uncle's recovery from his serious illness together!"
Everyone agreed, then sat down.
Anna whispered in Xu Hao's ear, "Brother Hao, I just remembered, didn't we forget to bring a gift? It seems like in Huaya, you're supposed to bring gifts to this kind of event."
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Xu Hao grinned and said, "According to tradition, we should indeed bring a gift. However, since Qian Hong's eightieth birthday is on September third and it's soon, when Qian Jiuyue sent out the invitations, he mentioned that no gifts should be brought this time. Guests can give their gifts on the old man's birthday."
"Oh." Anna nodded and did not ask further.
Jiang Xuezhun smiled, "I never expected you to have such a deep understanding of Huaya's traditional culture."
Anna fiddled with her fingers and said, "Just the basics. I've learned about it before, and I'm really interested in many things from Huaya. For instance, the magnificent Great Wall, the majestic Terracotta Army of Emperor Qin Shi Huang, the mysterious Shennongjia..."
When Anna mentioned Shennongjia, Xu Hao inwardly sighed. Once he had stabilized the situation here, he would have to take some time to visit his foster father.
Although he found out in the end that the man was not his biological father, Xu Hao felt that he could not forget the kindness of being raised by him for so many years.
As Xu Hao was lost in thought, the dishes had already been served.
This was a traditional banquet with dishes presented in sequence. People laughed and talked, eating and drinking, and even the old men started playing drinking games, clearly enjoying themselves.
With gestures accompanying the chants, a group of elderly gentlemen from the peak of Huadu society temporarily cast aside their usual feuds and waved their arms around without a care in the world.
If outsiders didn't know any better, they might think this was a group of old country men drinking and playing drinking games.
This scene left the younger generation from various families dumbfounded, as they never expected their ordinarily solemn ancestors to let loose .
Xu Hao fed Anna a piece of roasted fish and chuckled, "These old gentlemen have their own unspeakable hardships. When they were young, they might have been great pals who messed around together, but they had to fight for their families because of the burdens they shouldered. Now, with age, having seen more of the world, they've started to take things more lightly."
At that moment, Xu Hao happened to notice Sun Zai'an pouring a large cup of liquor down Zhou Talang's throat, who was already groggy from not being able to hold his drink, while muttering, "Damn it, just now you had the nerve to talk back to me!"