allendalepharm Chapter 369 Fundraising Banquet, She Loves to Eat
Chapter 369 Fundraising Banquet, She Loves to Eat
The silver-red striped hem of his shirt was lifted by the breeze, making his gorgeous features even more brilliant. Jiang Youzhen curled his lips. This guy always dresses so coquettishly.
"Am I not late?" He looked around, his eyes stayed on Jiang Youzhen for a moment, and quickly moved away.
"No! No! The Second Prince came down just in time."
The county magistrate Qin Su hurriedly saluted. This was a prince! How could he afford to offend him? He had never expected that a small seventh-rank official who even the prefect rarely saw could meet two princes in a row in one day, and also meet so many important officials in the court. This was really a great honor for his ancestors.
"I pay my respects to the Second Prince and the Fourth Prince. I wish you both good health and good fortune." Everyone saluted in unison.
"No need to be so polite!" The second prince waved his sleeves with great momentum.
"Please take a seat, Second Brother." The Fourth Prince smiled and bowed slightly.
"Yes!" The second prince walked quickly to the top seat and sat down without looking around.
The Fourth Prince's lowered face stiffened slightly. He naturally understood that his Second Prince had just that kind of temper. He was willful and reckless, and he didn't care about anyone except his father.
Then everyone sat down according to their seats of honor and the banquet began.
Jiang Youzhen originally planned to find a corner to sit, but before she sat down, she was stopped by the Fourth Prince.
"Jiang Xiaolang, come and sit here." The Fourth Prince waved at her.
Everyone immediately looked at Jiang Youzhen, and some people couldn't help but whisper, "Who is this kid?"
"I don't know! Maybe it's a young master from a noble family?"
Everyone was very confused, but County Magistrate Qin Su was very shocked. Just now he thought Jiang Youzhen was a young master from a noble family and came here to see the world.
Unexpectedly, the Fourth Prince cared so much about this Young Master Jiang. He kept this matter firmly in mind and decided not to offend this Young Master Jiang in the future.
There was nothing he could do. He couldn't refuse to give face to the gracious invitation. Jiang Youzhen ignored everyone's gaze and sat down at the main table without any hesitation.
There were a lot of dishes on the table, all of them were novel dishes, and even the wine was girl's red. It could be seen that Qin Su put a lot of thought into this banquet.
"Please make yourselves at ease, this is a token of Lord Qin's sincere love." The Second Prince was of noble status, and he made an opening remark that was brief and to the point.
"That's right! Lord Qin treated us so warmly and we both enjoyed ourselves." The Fourth Prince also said something that was a good omen.
"Thank you all for taking the time to attend. I would like to offer a toast to you all." Qin Su said as he picked up the small wine glass, gestured to everyone, and drank it all in one gulp.
"How can we ask you to toast? We are ashamed. Let's toast to the two princes and you first."
"I would also like to thank the two princes and Lord Qin for their hospitality. We are honored."
Everyone picks up nice words to say, one says something and the other says something, and the whole world flatters you.
Jiang Youzhen knew that their purpose of coming here was not to drink, but the banquet was already set, and she was so hungry that her stomach was growling. Could she please stop talking nonsense first? Let's eat first.
Fortunately, after a while of greeting, everyone started to eat. After the two princes took the first bite, everyone else also picked up their chopsticks and started eating.
Jiang Youzhen's first chopstick reached out for the fried spring goose in front of her. There were so many delicious dishes on the table that she wanted to try every one of them to see if she could get some inspiration to add some more dishes to the restaurant.
This dish tastes good, and the salty and fragrant taste made Jiang Youzhen eat two more pieces.
"You are too young to drink the girl's wine. Why not try the pear wine made by my wife herself? It tastes sweet and even a child can enjoy it."
At this time, Qin Su, who was sitting not far away, suddenly said to Jiang Youzhen.
Jiang Youzhen's eyes lit up. This pear wine should be a fruit wine? It's not very strong and has a sweet taste.
He had a good alcohol tolerance in his previous life and also liked wine tasting, so after thanking him, he poured himself a glass.
The golden color rippled in the fine white porcelain wine glass, shrouded in the hazy warm light, which was particularly beautiful. She took a sip and found it sweet, without the taste of alcohol.
Jiang Youzhen was eating with relish, but many people present were feeling a little restless. They were about to attend the fundraising event, so how could they have the heart to stay seated?
Even Qin Su was observing the expressions of the two princes, but the two princes were very shrewd and nothing could be seen on their faces. It seemed that they were tasting the food seriously.
Everyone at the main table was concentrating on tasting the food, except Qin Su, who was absent-minded.
The Fourth Prince, who was sitting opposite Jiang Youzhen, couldn't help but smile knowingly when he saw Jiang Youzhen's eyes light up immediately after eating a shrimp.
After all, he is young and a little greedy.
However, this boy has red lips, white teeth, and a somewhat childish face. He is quite cute.
"Put this dish of prawns in front of Young Master Jiang. He loves it." The Fourth Prince pointed at the prawns that were very close to him. He had just seen Jiang Youzhen stretch out her chopsticks to pick them up twice, and he knew that she really loved them.
Everyone at the table had different looks. Tong Huaian was relieved, but somehow a little bitter. The second prince narrowed his eyes and smiled a tearful smile.
"Fourth brother is very familiar with Jiang Xiaolang, otherwise how would he know that he likes to eat shrimps?"
The fourth prince was stunned, and then a hint of cunning flashed in his eyes.
"I also remember what my second brother likes to eat, but it just depends on whether he has the heart!"
"Hey? No need to bother, no need to bother." Jiang Youzhen waved his hands quickly. Isn't this just looking for trouble? Why is he being so high-profile?
She was just tired of the food she had just eaten and wanted to try something new. But the other dishes were too far away, and it was not easy for him to stand up and pick them up. How rude would that be?
"It's not a big deal. You're still growing. Eat more."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone looked at Jiang Youzhen with strange expressions.
"Put the pearl glutinous rice balls in front of Mr. Jiang as well. He loves them."
Jiang Youzhen was speechless. She didn't like it! She really didn't like it.
Suddenly, everyone looked at Jiang Youzhen with even weirder eyes, and everyone looked at each other.
What's going on? Is it what they think? What is the origin of this boy? And the two princes are so flattering.
This meal turned out to be completely incomprehensible. Fortunately, the banquet was not the main event, and the subsequent fundraising was the highlight.
In less than an hour, the banquet ended hastily because everyone could not wait any longer.
"You all gathered here for the fundraising ceremony. I would like to thank you all for helping the court and the emperor solve their problems and donating generously."
Qin Su bowed to everyone and glanced at those with strong financial resources, hoping that they would be more supportive later.
"Sir Qin, although we are small merchants who know nothing about government affairs, we are willing to do our best to support the new policies of the court. I heard that the Fourth Prince took the lead in fundraising. Then I will follow the Fourth Prince to raise a share."
The first to respond was Sun Jin, the eldest master of the Sun family. He owed the Fourth Prince a favor because of Sun Qi's matter. He was needed at the moment, so he naturally didn't dare to have any thoughts.