Liu Yuefu arrived at Shoukang Hall at the hour of Mao, thinking that she was already early enough. However, the people from the first and second houses were already there. Li Jianzhang was also there as he was taking a day off today. Seeing that she had just arrived, he frowned slightly.

There are a lot of people in Shoukang Hall, and the Li family now has many children and grandchildren.

Liu Yuefu spotted the old lady sitting high in the hall at a glance. Today she was dressed like a wealthy and auspicious old lady from an official family, wearing a scarlet dress with wide sleeves and a black satin headband inlaid with rubies.

Liu Yuefu paid her usual respects to the old lady.

The old lady just nodded calmly and said, "Good boy, go sit next to San'er."

Liu Yuefu responded with a smile and sat down next to Li Jianzhang.

Liu Yuefu looked around. No, that's not right. One person was missing.

She took two more sips of hot tea and waited for a long time before Wu Ximei finally arrived.

The old lady was obviously unhappy, and said sarcastically: "My dear sister, you are finally here. The whole family is waiting for you. You are so arrogant."

Looking at the two of them, Liu Yuefu seemed to see herself in her previous life.

"Yuefu, you're finally here. The whole family is waiting for you. You're really putting on so much airs."

The old lady sat upright in the hall and continued in a sarcastic tone, "This is how the Liu family teaches their daughters. A daughter from an official family doesn't know the rules at all. What kind of person is she?! I have been pricked in the ass by a knife today and my eyes have been opened."

Liu Yuefu had been busy with the birthday banquet for days and had caught a cold. She came here this morning despite being sick. Her face was pale and she managed to speak: "Mother, it's not true..."

Liu Yuefu was about to explain, but the old lady interrupted her with a wave of her hand. She didn't want to listen to her explanation at all. It seemed that she hated her at that time.

Liu Yuefu came back to her senses.

Wu Ximei was obviously in a hurry today, and her clothes were a little messy.

Wu Ximei looked exhausted, with purple eyes, and looked like she was overworked. She was horrified when she heard this, and fell to her knees with a plop, "Mother, please forgive me, I'm late. I've been working so hard these days and I was busy until very late yesterday, so... I'm late."

The old lady glanced at her and said coldly, "Are you blaming me?"

Wu Ximei's forehead was covered with cold sweat, and she said humbly, "I dare not."

The old lady snorted coldly and said, "You dare not do that?!"

Wu Ximei knelt on the ground with her head down, not saying a word. She hated Liu Yuefu in her heart. Organizing the birthday banquet was originally Liu Yuefu's job, but she actually passed the blame to her. What a mean little bitch.

Seeing that she didn't say anything, the old lady said, "I'll punish you to kneel in the ancestral hall for two hours. Do you have any complaints?"

Wu Ximei knelt on the ground and shook her head gently, saying, "Ximei doesn't dare."

"In that case, after the birthday banquet, you can accept the punishment yourself."

Wu Ximei said yes respectfully, but her eyes revealed a hint of resentment. She stood up and stood aside consciously.

"Now that everyone is here, I will tell you about today's arrangements. Most of the people here today are San'er's colleagues. San'er and his wife will go with me to the door to greet the guests. You can listen to my younger sister's arrangements for the rest." The old lady said in a serious voice, then she rubbed her temples and got up and walked out.

Liu Yuefu also followed the crowd out. When she thought of the scene just now, she felt mixed emotions.

Everything is different now. I will never let you bully me again, Liu Yuefu thought secretly in her heart.

Liu Yuefu and Li Jianzhang followed the old lady to the main gate to welcome the guests. The gate was filled with carriages and horses, and the doorman, Old Li, was maintaining order. After everyone exchanged greetings, they were led to the birthday hall by servants or maids.

Liu Xiuyong, Liu's father, and his family came to celebrate the birthday. Liu Yuefu saw her parents from a distance, and her eyes were smiling into crescent shapes. When they came closer, she said, "Father, mother, you are here. Liu Sanniang, come to my elder sister, let me take a good look at you."

Liu Sanniang is Liu Yuefu's biological sister, and they have been close since childhood. Liu Sanniang is only six years old now. She is wearing a lilac-colored double-breasted skirt, with a pair of cherry blossom silk beads on her bun, and a gold necklace inlaid with sapphires around her neck. She quickly walked to Liu Yuefu and called her sweetly, "Big sister."

Liu Sanniang's voice was so sweet and crisp that Liu Yuefu was so happy that she couldn't help pinching Liu Sanniang's little face and picked her up.

Li Jianzhang and the old lady then greeted the Liu family. After a conversation, Liu Yuefu led them to the birthday hall.

There is a red silk hanging on the front wall of the longevity hall, on which many characters of longevity are embroidered. Below it is a longevity painting with vigorous and powerful strokes. There are longevity couplets hanging on both sides. The upper couplet reads "Longevity is as long as the spring of the southern mountains" and the lower couplet reads "Happiness is as good as the East Sea, and the years are always new". There is a square table below, where the statues of the three gods of happiness, wealth and longevity are enshrined. On the left and right sides of the statue of the god of longevity are two red longevity candles with golden characters of longevity printed on them. There are also some fruits and flowers on the square table.

The walls on both sides of the birthday hall were also hung with various birthday couplets. There were tables and chairs for guests to rest next to the walls, and various cakes were placed on the tables. After everyone in the Liu family took their seats, Liu Yuefu left and went to the door to continue welcoming the guests.

Not long after Liu Yuefu reached the door, she saw a man. He was wearing a silver moon robe, which made him look a little thin. His hair was casually tied up with a white jade crown. He had a pale and tired face of a beauty, with soft eyebrows and eyes, and a distant and cold expression. When you get closer, you can smell the faint scent of medicine on him.

When Liu Yuefu saw the man coming, she felt like she had seen him before, but she couldn't remember where he was. So she simply gave up thinking about it.

When Li Jianzhang saw the visitor, he hurried forward to salute and said respectfully, "Dr. An, thank you for coming here. I apologize for not welcoming you from afar."

Doctor An? Never heard of him.

Doctor, no wonder you smell like medicine.

Liu Yuefu followed suit and bowed, lowering her eyebrows and saying, "The miracle doctor has come from afar, and I hope I can forgive me for not welcoming you in person."

Li Jianzhang then introduced to Doctor You, "This is Madam Liu from the family."

From a perspective that Liu Yuefu couldn't see, Doctor An Shen tightened his hands in his sleeves.

He didn't show it on his face, and just replied calmly: "No problem, no problem, the title of miracle doctor is not worthy of me, I am just a traveling doctor."

Li Jianzhang smiled as if in spring breeze and said, "Everyone knows the reputation of Dr. An. You are too modest."

Doctor An Shen nodded slightly.

Li Jianzhang personally led Doctor An to Shoutang.

Liu Yuefu looked at Doctor An's receding back, thinking silently, and suddenly she overlapped with a figure in her memory.

In her previous life, on a snowy night, Liu Yuefu slowly floated to the vicinity of her own grave.

A man in a moon-white silver robe was sitting on the ground. He held a pot of wine and poured some wine on Liu Yuefu's grave. Then he sat down and drank a mouthful of wine. Then he started coughing. He sat there, drinking, coughing, and muttering to himself at the grave.

The heavy snow crushed the dead branches, and the snow fell down, along with the snow drifting from the sky, falling on his head, shoulders, body, and also in his heart.

At this moment, right now, there are only him and Liu Yuefu.

Liu Yuefu came to her senses and realized it was him.

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