In the era of fetal wear, she became the first socialite in Hong Kong

The assistant understood and said in a clear voice, "Miss, this is your grandmother's gift for you as a coming-of-age gift."

Following the assistant's words, Fu Ziyan opened the gift box and was immediately dazzled by the rich "green" and the "red" that seemed to be flowing.

This is the emerald watermelon, the legendary treasure of Empress Dowager Cixi!

The rind was vibrant green, with dark green stripes, and the black seeds and red flesh inside were clearly visible. Under the bright lights of the banquet hall, the entire "watermelon" glowed with a strange luster, and the flesh was so red it seemed to overflow with sweet watermelon juice, making the very first sight of it make one's mouth water.

The craftsmanship is exquisite and the image is so lifelike that it is worthy of being called "a rare treasure" by the "Qing Palace Archives".

Fu Ziyan's eyes sparkled and she was amazed.

If the snow villa and helicopter she received from her father and grandfather were pure joy at receiving birthday gifts—after all, she had received many expensive gifts over the years—then this emerald watermelon was a true surprise.

This is a legendary rare treasure. Its whereabouts remained unknown until her sudden death in her previous life. Unexpectedly, she would become the second owner after Empress Dowager Cixi in this life.

Fu Ziyan took it out with both hands and held it in her arms. The extreme green and red set off her elegant smiling eyebrows.

There were exclamations from the audience.

"Oh my god, this is exactly like a real watermelon. I didn't expect to see one in my lifetime."

"Hasn't the emerald watermelon been missing for years? I never thought it would become Mrs. Fu's collection."

"It's Miss Fu's now." Compared to the snow villa and the helicopter, the emerald watermelon was actually the envy of the wealthy ladies present. Jewelry and emeralds were the most valuable possessions in their names. But even their most beloved collections paled in comparison to the emerald watermelon.

Diamonds are certainly more dazzling than the gentle jadeite, but the jadeite watermelon has a celebrity story behind it and its craftsmanship is so exquisite that it is a unique treasure. Its owner can become world-famous just for this reason.

"But didn't Mrs. Fu pass away many years ago?"

"What's the big deal? Maybe Mrs. Fu decided to leave it to her granddaughter as a coming-of-age gift when she was alive." Someone guessed the truth in a few words.

"What if the eldest wife still doesn't have a daughter in this generation?"

"Anyway, it's impossible for it to be passed down to the daughters of the second and third branches. It will only be passed down to the next generation."

"By the way, why haven't I seen the eldest wife's other son?"

"I heard that he has been living overseas for many years and hasn't returned home for 30 years. Even the people from the second and third branches of the Fu family don't know the details. Mr. Fu never mentions it."

"..."

After the gift-giving session, Fu Ziyan left the stage and changed into a dress.

In preparation for this coming-of-age dinner, Fu Ziyan customized ten evening gowns and jewelry from top European and American luxury brands and well-known dress studios half a year ago, and then selected five of them as evening gowns and another as a cheongsam dress.

Fu Ziyan had left, but the banquet hall was still immersed in the appearance of the three coming-of-age gifts, especially the third one, the jade watermelon.

At that time, the European and American jewelry industry preferred diamonds and gemstones, and jade was not very expensive in comparison. But this jade watermelon was different. Even friends and classmates who came from Europe and the United States to attend Fu Ziyan's coming-of-age dinner would not deny its status as a "rare treasure" and even became interested in jade because of it.

Fu Qiyang, the fifth uncle who runs a jade business, took the opportunity to negotiate several deals. Fu Ziyan's friends all came from well-off families and were interested in buying fine jadeite, so these were substantial, large deals.

When she came back, Fu Ziyan was wearing a Tiffany blue Cinderella-style princess dress with a deep V-neckline and a three-layer pearl choker. The middle of the necklace was connected by a diamond-inlaid sapphire flower pattern, and below it was a huge oval aquamarine, surrounded by marquise-shaped diamonds as embellishments.

She walked gracefully onto the stage and stopped in front of the six-tiered cake tower.

The cake tower was made by twelve bakers working overtime, and the cake flowers on it were decorated with the Sugar Paste technology newly developed in Australia in recent years.

As soon as the cake tower was served, many children started to salivate over it, blinking their big eyes and begging their parents to ask for one for their next birthday.

A man at the same table, who runs a hotel business and has some knowledge of cakes, poured cold water on the idea. "Currently, there are only bakers in the UK who know how to make Sugar Paste. A six-tiered cake would require at least ten people. So, this cake tower would cost at least $100,000."

Parents who just want to agree:!!!

What tower? A hundred thousand is enough to buy a two-story new building and rent it out. Birthday cake is enough. A cake tower is just for a moment of happiness. Buying a house means monthly rent.

The socialite/young rich boy at the next table just happened to hear the popular science talk:!!!

Here it comes again. I’ve already shown you my New Year gifts, so why are you still so jealous?

Cutting the cake is the only use of Fu Ziyan's dress.

Of course, it was impossible for Fu Ziyan to cut the entire six-layer cake. She only cut the cake for the guests at the main table, and the rest was naturally done by the waiters.

After cutting the cake, change into the dress.

A pink rose-waisted dress with fishbone-shaped puff sleeves and a pale yellow waistband featured a silk pink rose, its petals dotted with tiny diamonds like "dewdrops," swaying as Fu Ziyan walked. The diamond necklace around her neck featured kerosene diamonds that grew in symmetrical, increasing size, the smallest weighing twenty carats. The color of the diamonds seemed to gradually change as she walked.

She smiled gently, holding a champagne glass, and socialized according to the table order.

The first one is naturally the main table, and those present are all bigwigs with great influence in Hong Kong and even Southeast Asia.

Her grandfather is Fu Mingzhang, her father is Fu Qiyuan, Hong Kong's current Chief Secretary Roberts, HSBC boss Peter Pu Weishi, the Commissioner of Police, and the current head of the Yu, Huo, Lu, Shen, Xie, and Shao families...

There are a full thirty tables besides the main table.

Fu Ziyan had an elegant curve at the corner of her lips as she raised her champagne glass and greeted everyone in turn. Her demeanor was calm and measured, and she handled all kinds of topics with ease.

After socializing with everyone, Fu Ziyan changed into an ivory white slim-fitting dress with shell edges and pearl tassels, and was finally ready to eat.

She didn't sit at the main table, but sat at the table where her friends were.

Evie, who came from England to celebrate her birthday, said in an exaggerated tone, "Selene, I think I'm going to fall in love with jade. Your watermelon is so beautiful!"

It was rare to meet a Westerner who liked jadeite. Fu Ziyan smiled and said, "I can't give you that watermelon. If you like jadeite, I can give you a set of jadeite jewelry."

"Thank you, Selene," Evie said with a bright smile. "I just made an appointment with Mr. Fu for two sets of jade jewelry. With the one you gave me, I now have three sets. Oh, by the way, Selene, your last name is Fu too. Is he a relative of yours?"

"Yes, that's my uncle."

Flora was also very happy, but she was happy because...

"Selene, your chef is amazing!"

Flora has always been a gentle young lady. She has always known how to control her emotions since they met. This is the first time Fu Ziyan has seen her express her happiness so freely.

"Flora, if you like Chinese food, you can come to my apartment when you don't have classes. I also have a Chinese chef in the UK." Having said that, Fu Ziyan still tasted two more bites of today's dishes very seriously.

It seems to be quite good indeed.

As the protagonist, Fu Ziyan was particularly busy today. She sat at the table for a while to feed herself, then stood up to change into her dress.

This time it was a red halter dress. From a distance, it looked elegant and low-key, sparkling, but only when you looked closer could you see that the hem of the dress was inlaid with diamonds and gemstones.

When she stepped into the banquet hall again, the lights had dimmed. This was the last part of her coming-of-age dinner.

dancing.