Chapter 84 Banquet "Zheng Fa's personal letter" Zheng Fa sat in his study, looking at the envelope in his hand, hesitated for a moment, and finally opened it. He hasn't seen Gao Yuan since he came back from the Immortal Products Conference. Last night, the Seventh Young Master suddenly handed him a letter, saying that it was left for him by Gao Yuan. "When you read this letter, I will probably have already set out on the road to study at Jingyang Academy. Even someone as smart as you could not have expected that I would be the first one to leave among the three of us." Zheng Fa was stunned. He didn't expect that Gao Yuan had already left the Zhao family. He had also heard of Jingyang Academy. It was very famous but also very far away. "You once said that the young master is a good person. I didn't believe it before, but now I do. I begged the young master, but I didn't expect that he not only asked the lady for my indenture, but also asked Mr. Shen to write a letter of recommendation for me to the dean of the academy." Zheng Fa smiled and continued reading. "I asked the young master to keep it secret from you." "I don't want you and the young master to come back in the future, with my hair all white and yours still black. I also don't want to bow my knees and bend my back to the person I consider my best friend today, calling him "immortal master". In fact, I was willing to do so, but I don't know why, but after meeting you, I no longer want to do so."
"I have thought that among the three of you, I am probably the worst. Young Master is kindhearted, and you have a clear mind, but I have always been busy and obsessed with comparison. Now that you have gone to the Immortal Gate, I can only stay in the mortal world alone." Zheng Fa applied a little force with his fingers and continued reading after a while. "Zheng Fa, if I were you, I would be very proud and happy. But you are not. You seem to always feel that this is not how the world should be." "So I want to go to the academy, continue my studies, become a minor official, and see if there is anything I can do for the world." "If you really become a big shot in the immortal sect, and still can't change the world, I will laugh at you when I see you in the future." Gently putting down the letter, Zheng Fa walked to the window and looked into the distance. Even he himself didn't know what he felt in his heart. Suddenly there was a noisy sound outside the door, interrupting his thoughts. Huang Yu in the outer courtyard also heard the sound. He first looked at Zheng Fa, and when he saw Zheng Fa nodded at him, he walked out curiously. It was a mess outside the door. The whole street was lined with sheds made of red cloth. Dozens of wooden tables filled the entire street. There were several large pots on the streets, and three burly chefs were waving spatulas vigorously. Huang Yu understood that the family next door was probably holding a wedding banquet, and it was so grand that it blocked the entire street. Several young men who looked like restaurant waiters were moving between the tables and chairs, apparently making the final arrangements. Huang Yu grabbed a man and asked, "Is anyone hosting a banquet for you?" "Yes, it's a buffet! It won't stop for three days, you can come anytime you want to eat!" The man was quite enthusiastic. Huang Yu scratched his head: "Whose family is this? So generous?" "Zheng family!" "...Which Zheng family?" Huang Yu was stunned. "You don't have any experience, do you? Apart from Zheng Fazheng's family, is there any other Zheng family on this street that is as extravagant as this?" When Huang Yu heard this, he looked at the Zheng family courtyard behind him in confusion, and pointed at himself: "But I... am from the Zheng family!"
The two sides looked at each other, and before they could figure out the situation, Huang Yu ran into the Zheng family courtyard. Zheng Fa was also a little confused, but he finally understood a little bit after he went out - this was probably the work of his wife. Because the housekeeper Wu beside the lady was standing at the door, instructing the servants. "Butler Wu? What are you doing?" When Butler Wu turned around and saw that it was Zheng Fa calling him, he hurried over, his shoulders slightly hunched and his head lowered than when they met last time. "Master Zheng." "You are not worthy of being a real person." Zheng Fa waved his hand. "It's only a matter of time. It doesn't matter if you call me earlier." Butler Wu said with a smile, "What do you want?" "This is……" "Oh, Madam ordered it, saying it's to celebrate your ascension to the Immortal Realm." Zheng Fa frowned slightly after hearing this. This was neither in line with his wishes nor in line with his wife's style. Butler Wu lowered his voice a little and said, "It was actually the Seventh Young Master's idea." That's right, this guy can do it. "Didn't the Madam stop you?" "Seventh Young Master said that you, Master, are of humble origins after all, and you may be short of money after you go to the Immortal Sect, so he wanted to give you some gold and silver." Zheng Fa nodded slightly. "Madam stopped him and said that we don't need to send the money, someone else will send it." Zheng Fa became even more confused. "My lady asked me to host this banquet. Don't worry, Master, I will never ruin your reputation. No matter who comes, rich or poor, beggar or pauper, just say congratulations and you can have a feast!" "..." "Well, that's to give money to real people." Butler Wu seemed to see his confusion and pointed to the street, where there was a small table and behind the table sat a man dressed as an accountant. If someone gave him a gift of money, he would make two entries in the account book in front of him. A few familiar-looking people were handing over banknotes in front of the small table. Aren’t these all the young masters of the Chen family? There were some people behind them, who were also dressed very luxuriously and seemed to be from wealthy families. Zheng Fa understood now: "You want me to make money from the banquet?" "What do you mean by making money? This is clearly an opportunity for the people of Jingzhou to show their respect for you, the real person!" Butler Wu said righteously.
Zheng Fa frowned. He was not willing to be so ostentatious by nature. Butler Wu seemed to see his displeasure and even complained: "Master, you don't know, after the Immortal Products Conference, I don't know how many big families are targeting you... They have no way to visit you, so they all went to Madam!" "..." Zheng Fa didn't expect this to happen. "If Madam continues to stop them, they will think that our Zhao family only cares about one thing and they don't want you to have any contact with them." The bitterness on Butler Wu's face didn't seem fake: "So Madam thought, why not hold a party so that they can come to pay a visit, and you can have peace in the future." Zheng Fa nodded, knowing in his heart that this was the only solution. "Madam has another idea. After you leave, Madam Zheng and the young lady will stay in Jingzhou City. We are afraid that some foolish people will provoke them. This time, we also want to let all the big and small forces recognize us..." Zheng Fa was silent for a while, then walked towards the street and bowed to those who came to give him gifts. Those people didn't seem to expect Zheng Fa to come and thank them in person, and they were actually a little nervous. Looking at these uninvited people, he thought of Gao Yuan who left without saying goodbye. I still prefer the latter a little bit. …… Seeing Zheng Fa going to entertain the guests, Butler Wu suddenly pulled Huang Yu's sleeve. "Ok?" Huang Yuyi lowered his head and saw Butler Wu stuffing an exquisite jade pendant into his hand. "This is..." Huang Yu asked in confusion, "Butler Wu's gift money?" "Do I deserve it?" Butler Wu choked and said, "It's for you!" "For me?" Huang Yu looked down at the jade pendant. It was of good quality. At least his father didn't have it. "What are you going to do?" "I'm just trying to make a good relationship with you." Butler Wu saw that he thought the jade pendant was hot, so he smiled and said, "Their young master is trying to curry favor with your son, so naturally I can only curry favor with you... Take it, and you can tell your son everything later." Huang Yu carefully put the jade pendant into his arms, and heard Butler Wu say: "This is just the beginning. Your father really found a good position for you." Touching the jade pendant in his arms, he felt for the first time the joy of being a slave. (End of this chapter)