The daughter was ruthlessly driven out of the wealthy family and went to the countryside

Chapter 1259 Homecoming Banquet

The formal homecoming banquet.

Early in the morning, Shen Xuening dressed herself up carefully, put on light makeup, tied her hair up with a hairpin, and then changed into a red horse-face skirt.

She walked up to Qin Zizhou, twirled around, and her horse-face skirt fluttered in the wind, looking absolutely beautiful.

Qin Zizhou stared intently, his eyes filled with undisguised amazement: "The more I look, the more beautiful she becomes. I feel like I can't get enough of looking at her."

Shen Xuening gave her a smug look: "Really?"

"Of course, my wife is the most beautiful girl in the world." Qin Zizhou hugged Shen Xuening. "I really want to hide you away and let me see you all by myself."

Shen Xuening asked jokingly, "What, are you planning to take the imprisonment route?"

Qin Zizhou chuckled: "It's not that bad, haha."

Shen Xuening said, "Shall I pick out some clothes for you?"

Qin Zizhou answered without hesitation, "That's fantastic! I wish you could always help me choose clothes."

“If I have time, I’ll definitely do it for you.” Shen Xuening walked to the wardrobe. Qin Zizhou’s clothes were also hanging in her wardrobe, but Qin Zizhou didn’t stay here for long, so there were only a few sets. “I’ll buy you some more clothes another day, otherwise you won’t have many choices.”

Qin Zizhou hugged Shen Xuening from behind and rested his chin on her shoulder: "My wife is the best."

After some deliberation, Shen Xuening chose an indigo suit for Qin Zizhou: "Suit-wearing thug."

Qin Zizhou was quite satisfied: "Haha, that's a pretty good review."

Shen Xuening held up the suit jacket in front of Qin Zizhou and said, "Very handsome."

Qin Zizhou asked, "Do you like it?"

Shen Xuening answered without the slightest hesitation: "Of course I like him, otherwise why would we be together? But I'm not that superficial, as long as he's decent enough."

Qin Zizhou lifted Shen Xuening's chin and looked directly into her eyes: "Are you sure?"

Shen Xuening looked back and said, "Confirmed."

Qin Zizhou shook his head: "I don't believe it. I don't believe you would be interested in a man with an ordinary appearance."

Shen Xuening smiled and changed the subject: "Alright, go and change your clothes quickly, the guests will be here soon."

"Which guest is here so early?" Qin Zizhou said, but he still went to wash up and change his clothes. He even took extra care to style his hair than usual. He had to look handsome today, otherwise the guests would say that he was not good enough for Xue Ning.

“I don’t know exactly who it is, but listen to the voice.” Shen Xuening said, turning around to tidy their sheets and blankets.

Qin Zizhou smiled and sped up his packing.

After they finished getting ready, they went downstairs together.

Shen Wenxu stood at the bottom of the stairs waiting for Shen Xuening, holding a tray with several bright red roses on it: "Sister, Mom said you should wear flowers in your hair. These are red roses I picked. Please put them in your hair."

Qin Zizhou immediately said, "I'll give your sister the hairpin."

Shen Wenxu smiled and said, "Brother-in-law is fine too, but you should make sure it's a nice hairpin so it doesn't fall off."

"Trust in my abilities." Qin Zizhou said casually. He then picked out the prettiest rose from the tray and pinned it in Shen Xuening's hair. After pinning it in, he examined her closely. "You were already beautiful, but you're even more beautiful with this flower in your hair. I don't want anyone else to see you like this."

Shen Wenxu laughed heartily upon hearing this: "Brother-in-law, I think you don't need to worry. My sister loves you the most. No matter how beautiful she is, she only has you in her heart."

Shen Xuening pinched Shen Wenxu's cheek: "What do you know, you're just a kid."

“Don’t underestimate this child; he knows a lot,” Shen Wenxu replied playfully.

At this moment, Tao Mian walked over, fiddling with his hair. He had originally intended to talk to Shen Wenxu, but when he saw Shen Xuening, he was stunned: "Wow, my cousin looks even more beautiful now."

Shen Xuening smiled: "Sweet talker."

Tao Mian said earnestly, "It's the truth."

Qin Zizhou took a step forward: "What about me? If I do well, I'll get a red envelope."

Tao Mian's eyes lit up immediately: "My cousin's husband is handsome, dignified, and extraordinary. He is as good-looking as Pan An. He and my cousin are a match made in heaven."

"Well said." Qin Zizhou was very pleased and actually handed Tao Mian a red envelope. "Take this." Of course, Shen Wenxu also received one.

Tao Mian accepted the gift with both hands and bowed to Qin Zizhou, saying, "Thank you, brother-in-law."

Qin Zizhou said with satisfaction, "You're welcome."

Liu Juan walked over, wiping her hands. Her eyes swept over the roses in Shen Xuening's hair, and she smiled, "I told Wenxu yesterday, and I was afraid he would forget. I didn't expect him to start preparing so early."

Shen Wenxu stretched his neck: "How could I forget what happened to my sister?"

"That's good." Liu Juan then turned to Shen Xuening and Qin Zizhou and said, "You two don't need to do anything today except greet the guests at the door."

Shen Xuening and Qin Zizhou answered together, "Okay, Mom."

This homecoming banquet is mainly to thank everyone, so Shen Xuening will not accept monetary gifts. Therefore, there is no need for anyone to keep track of the monetary gifts; they only need to greet the guests.

Shen Wenxu and Tao Mian volunteered: "Let's help with the welcome and run errands."

Liu Juan didn't expect the two children to do anything, and upon hearing this, she said, "You two should listen to your sister and brother-in-law."

The two answered in unison, "Yes."

Liu Juan went back to her work.

Shen Xuening took Qin Zizhou to move the wedding candies and cakes, and then took them to the gate of the courtyard. She would give them to each guest who came, so that everyone could share in the joy.

Some tables and chairs were set up at the entrance of the courtyard, and wedding candies and cakes were placed on the tables...

Shen Wenxu took out some melon seeds, peanuts, and red dates and placed them on the table so that the guests could help themselves if they wanted to eat them.

Before the food was even set out, guests arrived.

Auntie walked into the yard carrying a basket and said with a smile, "Wenxu, are you here all alone?"

Shen Wenxu replied, "No, my sister and brother-in-law are also here. They went to get something and will be back in a bit."

The great-aunt took out five hundred yuan from her pocket and handed it to Shen Wenxu: "So, are you going to write a gift?"

Shen Wenxu pushed his aunt's hand back: "I won't write it. We don't accept gifts. Aunt, you can take the money back."

My great-aunt put the money on the table: "Why don't you accept the gift money? Quick, go and get some paper and pen and write it down."

Shen Wenxu picked up the money and stuffed it back into his great-aunt's hand: "Auntie really doesn't accept gifts. Put the money back, or Mom and Dad will scold me when they find out."

Auntie was in a dilemma. She couldn't make a decision about just one child. Just as she didn't know what to do, Shen Xuening and Qin Zizhou came over carrying things: "Auntie."

When Auntie saw Shen Xuening, she immediately smiled and said, "Ningning."

Shen Xuening put the things on the table and grabbed a handful of wedding candies for her great-aunt: "Great-aunt, take these and eat them."

The aunt handed the money to Shen Xuening again: "I'll eat in a bit, you guys write down the gift money."

Shen Xuening pushed the money back: "Today is mainly to thank everyone for taking care of our family. We don't accept gifts, just come and have a meal."

My great-aunt hesitated: "How can this be?"

Shen Xuening held her great-aunt's hand, preventing her from giving her the money: "It's fine, great-aunt, please take the money back."

Aunt looked at Shen Xuening: "This..."

Shen Xuening laughed and said, "Really, I won't charge you. Auntie, please take it back."

Seeing that Shen Xuening really wouldn't accept the money, Auntie put the money back in her pocket and said with a smile, "Then I'm sorry."

Shen Xuening said, "There's nothing to be embarrassed about. We invited you here, so it's only right. Auntie and Grandma are inside. Go and talk to them."

"Okay." Auntie nodded and walked into the house.

Qin Zizhou said, "The villagers are quite simple and honest."

Shen Xuening said, "People from any place are multifaceted and cannot be generalized."

Qin Zizhou agreed, saying, "You're right. We should look at things dialectically. Didn't we encounter some unreasonable people before?"

Shen Xuening said, "Yes, we just need to do our own thing."

As they were talking, more guests arrived, this time from the village, their next-door neighbors: "Ningning, Zizhou, you two are getting better and better."

Shen Xuening smiled slightly: "Thank you, Auntie."

The neighbor took out five hundred yuan, but before she could speak, Shen Xuening pushed the money back: "Auntie, we don't accept gifts today, and nobody accepts them."

Seeing that Shen Xuening was serious, the neighbor didn't insist: "Then wait for me a moment." She turned around and went home.

Shen Xuening looked on helplessly.

The neighbor returned quickly, carrying a basket: "These are the duck eggs I collected. Here, have some, don't be picky."

Since that's what she's said, Shen Xuening accepted it: "Thank you, Auntie."

"You're welcome." The neighbor smiled and went into the house to help.

One after another, guests arrived, and their numbers kept increasing, filling the courtyard with the sound of conversation.

Shen Wenxu's best friend, Shen Bo, came to the house: "Big sister, brother-in-law, you two are so handsome."

Shen Xuening patted Shen Bo on the head: "You're getting better and better at talking."

Shen Bo asked enthusiastically, "Big sister, big brother-in-law, how long are you planning to stay at home this time?"

Shen Xuening answered seriously, "About ten days."

"Then Wenxu will be talking about you all the time again." Shen Bo thought for a moment, then pulled Shen Wenxu away.

Shen Xuening asked, "Where are you going?"

"We'll be back in a bit," Shen Bo replied as he pulled Shen Wenxu along, his voice carried away by the wind.

Qin Zizhou asked curiously, "Where are they planning to go?"

"I don't know." Shen Xuening shook her head. "We'll find out soon. I'm quite looking forward to it."

Soon the two had no time to care what they were doing, because more guests arrived, bringing quite a lot of things, and they had to entertain them.

A dozen minutes later, Shen Wenxu and Shen Bo returned. Shen Wenxu was holding a very beautiful flower wreath, made of many small flowers, which was quite pretty: "Sister, we made this flower wreath for you."

Shen Xuening patted Shen Wenxu's head: "Good little brother."

Shen Wenxu was even happier than Shen Xuening, his eyes sparkling as he looked at her: "Sister, shall I put it on for you?"

"Okay." Shen Xuening lowered her head slightly.

Shen Wenxu put the flower wreath on Shen Xuening's head and tidied it up, saying, "My sister looks so beautiful."

Shen Xuening was delighted to hear this: "Thank you for the compliment, little brother."

Shen Wenxu was even happier.

"You two siblings are so close," Yang Shanchuan's voice came over, full of teasing. "Oh, this flower wreath is pretty, but you are more beautiful than the flower. Cousin, who gave it to you?"

Shen Xuening patted Shen Wenxu on the shoulder: "Of course he's my younger brother." Her tone was exceptionally proud.

Yang Shanchuan gave Shen Wenxu a thumbs up: "You know how to please your sister."

Shen Wenxu pulled Shen Bo over: "Actually, the idea came from Shen Bo, I just carried it out, it's our joint achievement."

Yang Shanchuan smiled and said, "Then praise them both together."

Shen Wenxu sized up Yang Shanchuan: "Cousin, you didn't come here empty-handed, did you?"

“Of course not.” Yang Shanchuan took out a gift box. “This is the gift I prepared. Here, cousin, don’t be disgusted.” He placed it in front of Shen Xuening.

Shen Xuening did not open the gift on the spot, but put it away: "I like whatever you give me."

Yang Shanchuan breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good."

Shen Wenxu patted Yang Shanchuan's arm and whispered, "Cousin, my sister is giving you face, but I want to know what it is. Can you tell me?"

Yang Shanchuan shook his head and refused outright: "No."

Shen Wenxu snorted: "Stingy."

Yang Shanchuan pinched the back of Shen Wenxu's neck: "So what did you give your sister this time?"

Shen Wenxu immediately fell silent: "I'm not telling you."

Yang Shanchuan chuckled, "See, you didn't even tell me, so we're even." He patted Shen Wenxu on the back, "Alright, I need to go inside and say hello to the elders, I'll come back to find you later." With that, he went inside.

Time flies, and before we knew it, it was noon. By then, most of our relatives and friends had arrived.

Liu Juan asked the helpers to set up the tablecloth, drinks, and alcohol, and to start preparing for the meal.

Besides drinks and alcohol, there were also sunflower seeds, peanuts, and pastries, which looked and tasted delicious.

"Xue Ning, Zi Zhou, aren't you surprised?" Zhang Qianwen brought Lu Zongyuan to Shen Xue Ning and Qin Zi Zhou, looking at them with a smile.

Shen Xuening was pleasantly surprised: "Why are you here so early? I thought you wouldn't be here until the afternoon."

"If we hadn't gotten tickets for the earliest flight, we would have arrived in the afternoon, but we were lucky," Zhang Qianwen said happily.

"It's good that you're here. Eat more later." Shen Xuening was overjoyed.

“I came here hungry,” Zhang Qianwen said.

Seeing that the two looked tired, Shen Xuening suggested, "Let me take you to rest for a bit."

"Wait a minute." Zhang Qianwen handed the gift to Shen Xuening. "I came in a hurry, please don't mind."

"Look at what you're saying. Even if you don't give me anything, I won't say anything." Shen Xuening led the two to the guest room in the villa. There were still two hours before dinner, so there was no rush.

Zhang Qianwen didn't stand on ceremony; she got up early and traveled a long way, so she was really tired.

Shen Xuening waved to the two of them: "I'm leaving now. You two get some rest. Call me if you need anything."

Zhang Qianwen nodded: "Then go ahead and get busy, don't worry about us."