In the era of fetal wear, she became the first socialite in Hong Kong
Chapter 80: The eldest lady’s birthday party (1)
Fu Ziyan's tenth birthday party was still held at the old house in Shek O. The reason was simple: the old house covered an area of 18 square feet, which was larger than the Fu residence on Barker Road.
Square foot is the unit of measurement in Hong Kong. One square foot is equal to 0.111 square meters, and 180,000 square feet is nearly 20,000 square meters.
Twenty thousand, huge!
It wasn't that Fu Qiyuan couldn't afford such a large plot of land to build a house, but he had always been a non-marriage enthusiast and felt he didn't need too much land. Even so, it was still 30,000 square feet, or 3330 square meters.
Considering that Fu Ziyan is growing up and will need a larger space for growth in the future, Fu Qiyuan used his connections to buy three connected plots of land on the top of the mountain at the beginning of this year, totaling 120,000 square feet, which are now under construction.
But in fact, Fu Ziyan's reason for holding a birthday party in the old house was very untenable.
After all, the second and third-bedroom houses are only as big as Fu Qiyuan's house, and the grandchildren's birthday parties and other banquets are not held in the old house.
The answer is that the old man likes quietness and it is inconvenient to disturb him.
If the previous recognition banquet was to support Fu Ziyan, after all, she was the only child of the eldest wife, but this time it was just a tenth birthday party, and it was also held in the old house, which was enough to make the descendants of the second and third wives jealous.
Even Fu Zimu, who always considered himself the eldest grandson and had a broad mind, frowned at this. After all, the old house was an old house, and its meaning was different.
The second concubine did try to persuade the old man in some subtle ways, but the old man would not tolerate anyone else's interference in his decision.
Fu Mingzhang did not make an exception just because Fu Ziyan was the only child of the eldest wife.
In fact, no matter how much she was Fu Qiyuan's only child, Fu Ziyan was not his biological daughter after all. He could love her as his own granddaughter because of his second son, but he would not overly elevate Fu Ziyan's status to surpass his own grandchildren.
If he hadn't had that dream...
In the dream, the Fu family's story began with the accidental death of Fu Qiyuan, and then he died of grief. The Fu family was inherited by Fu Zimu, and went into decline and disintegration. In just fifty years, it disappeared from the world.
This dream was so real, as if it had really happened once.
Therefore, Fu Ziyan is not only his son's cherished only daughter and savior, but also the source of salvation for their Fu family.
Therefore, he was extremely indulgent and doting on Fu Ziyan. He loved her and loved her in every corner of his family, and now he favored her more than his own grandchildren.
Fu Ziyan didn't know this, but Fu Qiyuan guessed a little from the old man's attitude, but he didn't point it out.
No matter what the plot of the novel or the dream is, Titti is his cherished daughter, just like his own daughter.
She would sweetly call him "Dad", would act coquettishly and bargain with him because she didn't want to go to class or exercise, and when he accidentally caught a cold, she would ask the doctor about his condition and precautions with concern, and secretly hide official documents to ask him to rest.
In short, Fu Ziyan's tenth birthday party kicked off on July 23, 1966, amid everyone's dissatisfaction, envy, and shock.
Night falls and the sky is dotted with stars.
The old house of the Fu family was brightly lit, and the guests coming and going were dressed in jewels and precious stones, making it look like a large jewelry exhibition.
At the family reunion banquet two years ago, because Fu Ziyan was young and inexperienced, Fu Qiyuan accompanied her to greet guests at the door.
Now that Fu Ziyan has experienced many occasions, she is fully capable of receiving guests on her own, so Fu Qiyuan no longer accompanies her, but instead receives partners of slightly higher status in the tea room upstairs.
Although Fu Ziyan usually acts out in front of friends and family, in big occasions, as Fu Qiyuan's only daughter, her aura as a young lady is fully displayed.
With a faint smile on her young face, she looked gentle and calm, with an extraordinary demeanor. She smiled brightly and behaved politely to the guests, and no one dared to look down on her because of her age.
Yi Lei, the other boss of Yi Huan Toy Company, as Fu Ziyan's partner, naturally came early.
He walked forward with his wife, "Happy birthday, Miss Fu."
"Thank you. Thank you for taking the time to attend my birthday party. I apologize for any inadequacy of our hospitality." Fu Ziyan took the invitation and gift with both hands and invited the two in.
The servants behind her had been placing the gifts back and forth many times, and the small room inside the door was piled high with gifts.
After receiving a lot of blessings from guests saying "Happy birthday, Miss Fu", Fu Ziyan felt that the smile on her face was about to freeze.
At this moment, a sentence "Happy birthday, junior" was suddenly heard. At that time, Fu Ziyan was handing the invitation of the previous guest to the servant behind her.
Fu Ziyan turned her head and met Zheng Junfan's eyes.
The boy, about fourteen or fifteen years old, was full of youthful vigor and had become more composed than he had been two years ago. When he lowered his eyes to look at people, his gaze was focused and gentle.
"May you be happy and live forever." As he spoke, he handed the invitation and gift to Fu Ziyan.
But Fu Ziyan would no longer be attracted to him, even though he had grown up and was more refined than two years ago.
Of course, her not wanting to return to him was a major reason, but more importantly, boys’ voices during their voice change period were not very pleasant to hear (≧?≦)
So, if that love game had happened two years later, Fu Ziyan would never have started it. She is still a little bit voice-controlled.
Of course, the polite Miss Fu would not say such hurtful words. She just smiled and nodded, politely and distantly, "Thank you, senior, please come in."
Fu Ziyan was very open-minded. There was no old love between them, let alone any excitement. It was just a game that was consensual, so there was nothing to be embarrassed about.
And since they have broken up, Zheng Junfan is just a senior at the Royal Academy and will only be the heir of Hengzheng Watch Shop in the future.
Zheng Junfan even wanted to use the identity of "former game partner" to make friends with Fu Ziyan and win over this connection, even if it was just an acquaintance.
After his birthday this year, Zheng Junfan began to learn how to run his own watch shop under the guidance of his father Zheng Dongcheng.
Even though he is still a middle school student, he has shed some of his student innocence and started to face social reality.
For example, he was once favored by a young lady and became her boyfriend for half a year. This may sound unremarkable, but it actually benefited his family's watch business.
Now he truly understood the importance of Fu Ziyan to him, or to Hengzheng Watch Company, rather than just his parents' superficial understanding.
Because of his connection with Fu Ziyan, he was representing the Zheng family at the birthday party today. After all, the Zheng family was insignificant to the Fu family, and their only connection was Zheng Junfan, the whim of Fu Ziyan.
Zheng Junfan pursed his lips and smiled, then walked towards the banquet hall with light and calm steps.
Fu Ziyan handed the invitation gift to the servant and turned to greet the next guest.
The next visitors were Lin Yunya and He Siqi, brother and sister, who had visited the old house a few days ago.
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