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Chapter 90
Chapter 90.
Longevity.

A custom in the Nanling area is that when an elderly person passes his or her birthday, one of the guests present who is best at calligraphy will write a picture with the character "longevity", frame it on the spot, and hang it in the lobby to unite the sincerity of everyone.

The better the longevity characters are written, the deeper the meaning and the better the atmosphere.

In fact, it is not only in Nanling, but it is the same as tying red strings and choosing birthday gifts before, this custom exists in many places.

Therefore, when the elderly in the family celebrate their birthdays, they usually invite some well-known calligraphers to the table, even if they are not relatives and friends.

Ren Ping and the others were young and had never heard of this custom, but after Rong Qiancheng explained it, they immediately understood it.

The birthday banquet is coming to an end, and the birthday will be held soon. If the other party insists on this process, and none of the other guests can write a better longevity character, then the missing birthday character will be made public. Its provocative purpose will be achieved.

And since the other party is so reckless, this longevity character must have been carefully selected, with profound attainments, and it will never let the Tian family pass the test easily.

Sure enough, at this time, everyone gathered around the picture of longevity and observed it carefully.

Normally, everyone would be talking about it, good or bad, but at this moment it was completely silent, not even a sound could be heard.

Wu Zui watched from the side and stuck out his tongue. Although he had never learned calligraphy, he had seen it a lot at auctions, so he could roughly tell the difference between good and bad.

I saw that this calligraphy calligraphy was in serious regular script, with solemn strokes, concise fonts, and a majestic atmosphere. Except for a few missing points, it is almost perfect. Unless a real calligrapher takes action, the public will not see this level of calligraphy. , is already considered a treasure.

What's more, everyone's silent expressions of concern for each other already explained the problem.

Rong Qiancheng stood aside and watched for a while, and couldn't help but sigh:
"It's a pity, a pity."

"What a pity?"

"It's a pity that the Tian family was caught off guard and didn't have time to prepare. Otherwise, with their connections, it would be easy to find someone to write a better birthday. It can be said that they didn't pay attention in advance and just wanted to get some luck." That's good, but let the other party take advantage of the loophole."

"Is it true that none of the people present can write better?"

Ren Ping frowned.

"I'm afraid not,"

Rong Qiancheng shook his head and said, "Do you know who is the best in calligraphy?"

"Who?"

"It's Mr. Tian himself. It's a pity that this is his own birthday banquet, so naturally he can't write. In addition, there are also many books that are good at calligraphy. Mr. Tong, Director Xin, etc. can be said to be proficient, but Xiang In comparison, it’s still worse.”

Talking about his lackluster interest, he seemed to believe that the Jingyuan Group won this contest after all.

Ren Ping thought of the paperweights, armrests, water bottles, etc. that everyone gave Tian Bingtai before, all of which were just for fun in the study. It seems that this old Mr. Tian really loves calligraphy and painting.

It's okay to lose to Jingyuan Group for a while, but it's really difficult to lose in such a way.

"Where is the gift giver, tell him to come in!"

Sure enough, Tian Bingtai looked at the picture of longevity at this time, the more he thought about the other party's vicious intentions, the more annoyed he became, and he couldn't help but yelled.

When everyone heard the words, they quickly comforted:

"Brother Tian, ​​this is a trick of the Jingyuan Group, you must not fall for it!"

"Yes, people have spotted this and want to force you to take the initiative, and then take the opportunity to defeat the Tahoe Group. You will lose the game as soon as you show up."

"The other party has such ulterior motives. I don't think there is any need to follow any rules. Huh! The so-called longevity is just to get a good fortune. Do we have to be led by others even though we know that there is a situation ahead? Let's give up now and the birthday banquet is over. !”

"Yes, there is a long way to go. Don't be afraid that there will be times when you can't defeat him!"

Everyone spoke a lot, but without exception, they all advised Tian Bingtai to endure his anger for a while, so as not to let the other party take advantage of it.

In fact, they also know in their hearts that the custom of hanging birthdays is widely spread in the local area, and it is difficult to justify it if it is abolished.

But what can I do?Can't we just watch Jingyuan Group ruin this good birthday banquet?
Ren Pingben was also helpless, but when he took another look at the word "Shou", he suddenly thought of something, and hurriedly whispered in Wu Zui's ear.

After hearing this, Wu Zui was somewhat skeptical:
"Can this be done? Isn't it the word for longevity?"

"Why not? You move here first."

"I'm alone, are you kidding me? That thing is so heavy, you have to take a cart to tow it!"

"Stop talking nonsense, go find Butler Xu for help, but remember not to make too much noise to attract others' attention."

Wu Zui was full of reluctance, but was forced by Ren Ping, so he had no choice but to turn around and go out.

As soon as he left, he saw a young man in a suit turning in from outside the side hall. Although Steward Xu tried to stop him, he couldn't force him to stop him, so he had to let him in.

"Jingyuan Group, as well as Mr. Liu Shitang and Mr. Liu of Shanglong Decoration, wish the old man Tian Bingtai of Taihe Group a long life in Nanshan and a long life without bounds!"

A resounding congratulatory sound was heard, reaching everyone's ears, and at the same time deliberately amplifying the volume, even the guests outside the main hall heard the sound and came to watch the excitement.

The congratulatory speech was respectful and polite, but in fact the young man was full of contempt. As soon as he finished speaking, he raised his head and looked at Tian Bingtai and the others with a smile that was not a smile.

"This is Mr. Shang Long's secretary, Mr. Liu, whose surname is Cheng."

Butler Xu on the side introduced helplessly.

Everyone outside the main hall was surprised when they heard this, and thought to themselves what Shanglong decoration is, if you don’t invite you to the Tian family’s birthday banquet, it’s okay if you are invited, but the boss Liu Shitang won’t come, so he just sent a secretary to perfunctory. guts?
Only a few people with broad ears and eyes were not too surprised when they vaguely heard that Shang Long decorated the big tree next to the Jingyuan Group.

I saw Secretary Cheng standing in the middle of the side hall with a smile on his face. Although facing many big shots, he was able to deal with them calmly, showing that he had something to rely on.

Tong Jian couldn't help it and snorted coldly:
"You said you were decorated by Shanglong, why did you come here empty-handed when you only gave gifts to others?"

"Mr. Tong does not know that Shanglong Decoration has reached a business cooperation intention with Jingyuan Group. The two companies work together, like one family. This letter is actually given by the two companies together."

As he spoke, he pointed to the picture of longevity on the table.

This person deliberately used the word "Jingyuan Group" in a strong tone. Everyone outside the hall was really excited when they heard this. It didn't take much guessing to know that this was a deliberate provocation by the Jingyuan Group, and the dispute between the two families was about to start again.

"Business cooperation? I think it's a lackey?"

Tong Jian said unforgivingly, and said directly.

Secretary Cheng's face changed when he heard that, but it didn't matter, and he still said respectfully:

"Mr. Tong is free to say whatever he wants, but my two families have carefully prepared this picture to celebrate Mrs. Tian's birthday. Please don't disappoint Mrs. Tian."

"How arrogant! With so many guests here, how do you know that your handwriting is the best!"

"Is not it?"

"It's a joke! How can you write the characters for giving life and life wrong? Your picture of longevity is a little bit missing. Don't tell me you didn't see it!"

Tong Jian said viciously.

Tian Bingtai and the others were startled when they heard him state the matter so bluntly, but then they realized that instead of waiting for the other party to provoke, it is better to shake off these shady tricks first, so that the guests know it well.

But the other party is clearly prepared:
"Haha, Mr. Tong misunderstood, this is not a little less, but a continuous stroke."

"Lianbi? The block letters also have continuous strokes. Are you trying to fool me, old man?"

"Don't you dare, don't you dare, but it doesn't matter whether you believe it or not, Mr. Tong. This calligraphy was handwritten by the old chairman of Jingyuan Group. His old man's regular script is excellent. Even many of his calligraphy are praised by everyone. How could he make such a low-level mistake? ?”

Secretary Cheng's voice changed, and he ignored Tong's remonstrance, but looked directly at Tian Bingtai:
"How? Mrs. Tian, ​​as the old chairman of Jingyuan, plus this regular script, he should be able to bear the important task of bearing your birthday?"

Tian Bingtai was speechless, although thunderous anger accumulated in his heart, he couldn't vent it for a while.

What Secretary Cheng said was right. The status of the old chairman of the Jingyuan Group was comparable to his own, and he was courteous and reciprocal.

Looking at the character "Shou" again, apart from the ambiguity, the defect that it can be said that it can be written with a small amount of writing, the rest is indeed natural, not to mention the people present, even I may not be able to write it.

He has loved calligraphy all his life and would never say anything against his will, and the birthday process is so unavoidable. Could it be that he is destined to lose to the other party on his birthday?
"That's all..."

With a sigh, Tian Bingtai felt that the governor was unable to change his mind. After pondering for a long time, he finally waved his hand and signaled Steward Xu to hang him up.

His face was full of dejection as he spoke, and he didn't even bother to raise his eyelids.

"Old Tian!"

"grandfather!"

Tong Jian, Tian Minru and others wanted to fight, but Tian Bingtai shook his head to stop him, not to mention that there was no good plan at all.

Butler Xu hesitated for a moment, but finally stepped forward and picked up the longevity painting. When he turned back, he heard Secretary Cheng laughing loudly:

"That's it. I hope that from now on, Jingyuan Group, Shanglong Decoration and Taihe Group will work together to make a big splash in Jiangning Province. How wonderful it will be, hahaha..."

Everyone felt harsh when they heard the sarcasm, thinking that Jingyuan Group is fine, what kind of thing is your Shanglong decoration, and it deserves to be put together?
How shameless!
Seeing that the painting with the shorter longevity character was about to be hung in the hall and officially announced, suddenly:
"Wu Yousheng, the general manager of Youshenghang, sent his son, Wu Zui, to present Mrs. Tian with a birthday letter!"

(End of this chapter)