How can someone travel through time and space and become a beggar?

When Xia Chu came out, everyone was stunned.

She was dressed in a plain white Shu brocade palace gown, her long, wide-sleeved skirt trailing the ground. As she moved, dark lines flowed like surging ocean waves. A dazzling blue goldfish adorned her head. Her petite, oval face was delicately painted with makeup, and a small pearl dangled from her forehead. This accentuated her fair complexion, and her delicate features seemed to radiate a soft glow. She was truly a beauty with a jade-like face and radiant eyes.

Xia Chu felt a little embarrassed, and her face flushed as she pursed her lips. The cold feeling she had just had suddenly weakened, but she seemed even more beautiful and charming.

Zhao Huazhang was stunned when he first walked in. Although he had always known that Lady Wang was beautiful, he never expected that after getting dressed up, she looked like... a fairy descending to earth, or a sea elf coming ashore.

"Does it look good?" Xia Chu saw that no one was talking. She felt shy and a little nervous. She had looked in the mirror earlier and felt that she didn't look like herself. This face seemed unfamiliar.

Li Yun came back to her senses and blurted out, "When I first saw her stunning figure, I thought she was a fairy in a painting."

A fairy in a painting? Xia Chu bit her lip and couldn't help laughing. She felt a little proud, but she suppressed it. She felt that this outfit was too formal, but who could resist such praise?

"I thought it was a fairy who came down to earth, and her smile was brighter than the stars." Lin Lang said with a smile.

She is getting more and more beautiful, it is indeed the friend I choose. Bai Wuxia thought secretly, it would be great if I could take her back home to be my sister-in-law, but it is a pity that the two rough men at home are not worthy of such a beauty.

Everyone surrounded Xia Chu and kept praising her, until her face turned red like the morning glow, and she wanted to cover her face and hide.

"Come back to your senses." Xia Tian nudged Zhao Huazhang and heard him mutter something softly. He leaned over and asked, "What did you say?"

I have seen three thousand kinds of things in the world, but none of them is like you under the moon.

Zhao Huazhang suddenly felt a little ashamed, as if he was not worthy of such a princess. He shook his head, "Nothing."

This was the first time Dong Xiaohuan had seen Xia Chu like this, and she suddenly felt as if she had treated her unfairly. The clothes at home were too ordinary, and they seemed to obscure her daughter's beauty.

The entire Wang family was present, but Dong's father and mother were absent. After all, they were elders, and it wasn't appropriate for them to come specifically to celebrate a younger person's birthday. Dong Dongdong was brought over by Dong Xiaomao, who was too busy with his business to come, but he did bring a gift.

The smile on Xia Chu's face never faded. Wearing such an outfit, she felt as if she was restrained by something invisible. She didn't dare to move too much. The thing on her head was too heavy, and she was really afraid that it would fall off if she tilted her head.

When everyone arrived, Jia Qingwu asked Madam Xu to get the troupe to start. Today was a good day, so there were no tragic stories, only happy and humorous ones. Everyone laughed heartily, and the troupe performed acrobatics, keeping everyone riveted.

Besides Zhao Huazhang, he couldn't help but glance at Xia Chu. He even began to imagine what Lady Wang would look like in her wedding gown. She would surely be even more beautiful than she was now, he thought.

By lunchtime, a table full of delicious food was ready. Jia Qingwu had hired the best chef in Lin'an, and every dish was delicious, almost all of which were Xia Chu's favorites.

"Sister, you can't have more than one birthday. I love your birthday so much." Wang Qiuyu couldn't help but sigh after eating so much that his stomach was full.

Jia Qingwu was amused by him, "When is your birthday? Auntie will also celebrate for you."

"Why should we celebrate a birthday for a child like him? Don't spoil him." Dong Xiaohuan quickly refused. She was afraid that she would not be able to earn enough money in half a lifetime to spend on this day.

Jia Qingwu didn't mind. Actually, the cost of the opera troupe wasn't much; it was the gifts that were expensive. She wanted to make up for the years she'd missed with Xia Chu, so she prepared so much. She'd do it again next year, but it wouldn't be as elaborate as this time. She asked, "Is Xia's birthday next month? We can have a proper celebration then, too."

"We appreciate Aunt Qingwu's kindness. It will be enough for our family to have a meal together when the time comes." Xia Tian was afraid that Jia Qingwu really wanted to do so, so he politely declined.

"That's right, I just want our family to be together." Zhang Zhou said.

"Can't we invite a troupe of actors? I haven't seen enough today." Wang Qiuyu whispered.

Dong Xiaohuan stared at her son with a smile, and Wang Qiuyu obediently shut her mouth. She turned around and started chatting with her brother Dongdong. After a few words, she forgot what she had just said and imitated him with her hands and feet.

This was the most grand birthday Xia Chu had ever celebrated, but also the most tiring one.

When she was removing her makeup that night, her neck felt sore. This headdress was beautiful, but it was heavy. She didn't know how many pounds it weighed, but she felt like she could barely lift her head. She touched the goldfish's tail fin and thought, inappropriately, "If this were brought back to modern times, it would probably be put up for auction, right?"

After washing up and lying on the bed, she couldn't help laughing foolishly and rolled around twice in her arms with the quilt.

I'm so happy! I didn't know I could celebrate my birthday like this. It's just a little extravagant, but once in a lifetime is enough. She tilted her head to look at the pile of gifts beside the bed and couldn't help but get up. Other people's gifts haven't been opened yet, hehe.

For a long time afterwards, Wang Qiuyu kept dwelling on Xia Chu's birthday. He even discussed it with others at the academy. He didn't mean to brag, but the competitive spirit among young boys was unreasonably strong.

When Wang Qiuyu returned that day with injuries and a look of discontent, Xia Chu was already a little worried because they hadn't returned yet. She hurried over and held Wang Qiuyu's face. She found two bruises on his face and a swollen forehead. She was immediately distressed and asked, "What happened?"

Guan Xu followed behind to explain, "I had a fight with my classmates over whose birthday party was more fun." He rubbed his forehead with a headache. He had just been scolded by Wang Qiuyu's teacher for half an hour, and his ears were numb.

"You hit me so hard!" Xia Chu was furious. "Why would I criticize you? Whose child is this?"

Guan Xu thought of the other kid's face that looked no different from a pig's head, and said quietly, "Didn't you see the wound on that kid's face..."

Xia Chu was stunned. "Is it heavier than this?" After she said that, she looked at Wang Qiuyu.

Wang Qiuyu touched his nose and said, "He was the one who started it. I wasn't talking to him, but he interrupted me and said he would fight me if he couldn't win." He became more confident and said, "If he hits me twice, I'll hit him back four times! His face is much more bruised than mine!"

He looked so proud, and seemed quite pleased with himself. Xia Chu pushed his head and said, "Apply the medicine!"

"Let's have mother come and apologize tomorrow. The child's father's face is green with anger." If they hadn't seen that they only cared about their two children, the other party would probably have hit them. But his tone was still very harsh, and he even wanted to come to the house to complain. Fortunately, the teacher smoothed things over and finally agreed to apologize tomorrow, and the matter was resolved.