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Text Chapter 1,405 The birthday banquet is over

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    More than half an hour later, when everyone had finished eating, the birthday banquet began with the cake cutting.  I don't know when, Zhang Chengyuan and Cheng Yuli quietly got up, left the scene, and then pushed a large cake out of the dining cart.  The cake has 6 layers in total, which means "sixtieth birthday". The lower layer is the largest, with a diameter of about half a meter, and then gradually becomes smaller as the number of layers increases. By the 6th layer, it is almost the size of a palm. It looks like a longevity peach with a birthday peach on it.  Holding six candles also means "sixty".  On or around each layer of cake, many colorful fruits are placed or inlaid, including red, yellow, green, purple all kinds of colors, very bright. What's rare is that they are not messy at all, and there is a sense of sophistication.  It makes people happy when they look at it. It is obvious that the sisters Lim Ji-soo, Ok Joo-hyun, Song Qian and other sisters put great care into making this cake.  Yes, this 6-layer cake was not bought from outside, but made by Zhang Chengyuan's sisters. Everyone had a hand, although most of them just placed it according to the instructions of "chef" Lin Jixiu.  It was just two fruits, but it still showed the sincerity of the girls.  In addition, a little mention is that the traditional Korean birthday banquet ceremony originally did not include cake cutting. However, as Korea is increasingly influenced by Western economy and culture, especially the influence of the United States, many Korean customs, including birthday banquets,  The customs have gradually become somewhat Westernized, so in recent years many elderly people have included cutting cakes and making wishes at their birthday banquets.  f¡ß³¤f¡ß·çf¡ßliterary f¡ßѧ, w¨I¡Ö¡át But Zhang Chengyuan and his sisters obviously had no idea of ??maintaining Korean traditional customs. They followed the gourd and added the cake cutting link.  After all, this link is somewhat interesting.  And cutting cakes on birthdays has long become a habit.  It would be a bit unusual not to cut the cake.  As for Zhang Donghu, although he has always been more traditional and does not have the habit of eating cakes on birthdays, he is not opposed to this arrangement for his son and daughter-in-law, because for him, it is already a matter of fact for his son, daughter-in-law and others to celebrate his birthday.  It's a great thing, so why bother picking and choosing?  Just follow their wishes.  He has never been a picky parent.  At this moment, everyone stood up and sang the birthday song.  Accompanied by Zhang Chengyuan and Cheng Yuli, Zhang Donghu came to the birthday cake and immediately made a wish, which was to the effect that he wished his family a happy life and his grandchildren would grow up smoothly. He then blew out the candles that Zhang Chengyuan had lit and said  Taking a plastic cutter, he divided the top layer of cake into two halves.  The audience immediately burst into cheers and applauded to express their blessing to him.  The next thing was left to Zhang Chengyuan. He waved the cutter as fast as lightning and divided the six-layer cake into slices.  Then they were put into various small plates and served to the sisters and guests in the audience.  To show that everyone can share the blessings of Zhang Donghu and the Zhang family.  And I have to say that everyone is quite interested in this kind of sharing. Even though many people were quite full just now, they still tasted a few bites of the cake distributed by Zhang Chengyuan.  After all, the Zhang family is now at its peak, which shows that it is indeed very blessed, so it would be good to "share" it and get some good luck.  Then, at the suggestion of Kang Ho-dong, who always likes to shout, everyone toasted together to wish the birthday man a happy birthday as a way of giving back.  After cutting the cake and making wishes, the next step is the "kowtow and serve tea" session, that is, the session where children and grandchildren kowtow and serve tea to express their gratitude to the longevity minister.  This is actually the most important part of the entire birthday banquet, and it is the most different from ordinary birthday celebrations.  Zhang Donghu was first invited to take a seat on a Taishi chair placed in the open space in front of him, and then a red felt for kowtowing was spread one or two meters in front of him. Then Zhang Chengyuan led Cheng Youli and his son Hengren.  Arriving in front of Zhang Donghu, under the auspices of Yoo Jae-seok, who was the temporary guest master of ceremonies, he bowed first, then took a step back, bent down and knelt down, first with his left knee, then with his right knee, and then placed his hands in front of his sides.  , kowtow to the ground.  And knock three times in a row.  Careful people may find that the kowtow ceremony performed by Zhang Chengyuan is similar to the Korean kneeling ceremony, but it seems to be closer to the Chinese bowing ceremony.  But even if they discovered it, no one would care about it and would just treat it as Zhang Chengyuan's special habit.  After the kowtow is completed, tea is served.  At this time, Li Zhien, Cui Shirley, and Jingshuang, who had already served tea and were standing aside, immediately handed the tea to Zhang Chengyuan, Cheng Yuli, and Xiao Hengren. Then they knelt forward and held up the teacups high, and presented them to Zhang Donghu.  I said a few more auspicious words of gratitude.  With a smile on his face, Zhang Donghu reached out to take it, then opened the lid of the teacup, took a sip, said a few words of encouragement, and then placed the teacup on the tray held by Li Zhien and others.  At this point, the ceremony of kowtowing and serving tea by Zhang Chengyuan and the other three people ended.  However, the whole link is not over yet, what follows?Led by Ha Ji-won, Lee Hyori, and Ok Joo-hyun, Jang Sung-won¡¯s sisters also came forward to offer tea to Jang Dong-ho.  Since Ha Ji Won, Lee Hyori, and Ok Joo Hyun were all pregnant at this time, they skipped the kowtow and just served tea, while the other girls actually kowtowed before serving tea.  In addition, Zhang Chengyuan's two daughters Zhenlin and Zhenrou were naturally unable to avoid this link. Under the guidance of their mother, they paid a grand tribute to their grandfather.  This scene surprised the guests, because according to custom, this ceremony could only be performed by relatives. However, thinking that Zhang Chengyuan's sisters seemed to be Zhang Donghu's "adopted daughters" in name, they reluctantly and tentatively accepted it.  Of course, some of them would inevitably have deeper speculations, but no one would be too meddlesome and would speak out their speculations to avoid embarrassing Zhang Chengyuan, which was not the meaning of friendship.  After kowtowing and offering tea, it¡¯s time to sing a congratulatory song, but it¡¯s not the kind where a few singers are invited to sing at a wedding, but many people in the audience take turns singing or singing together.  This seems to be one of the favorite things of many families in Korea. They often take turns singing several times at family gatherings, and birthday banquets are no exception.  All in all, this is a moment of celebration and joy.  Of course, with Zhang Chengyuan's cold personality, he would not like such an overly lively way of celebrating, but he did not stop the sisters from arranging such a session in advance, because he knew that when he was not at home, a group of his sisters were having a party.  He often sings karaoke to relieve his boredom. There are several sets of such equipment in the villa. In fact, his father Zhang Donghu often goes to the karaoke studio with some of his friends to practice singing, so why bother everyone?  At the moment, the birthday boy sang a song by himself first, and then the hostess of the Zhang family, Cheng Youli, sang another song, and then she pulled her father, Professor Cheng Zhongxuan, to sing with her, and then Zheng's father, Zheng's mother, Cheng Long, Lin  Fengjiao and others all sang, either on their own initiative or upon being urged, while others gathered around and clapped their hands, paced and danced in response. The atmosphere was quite lively and cheerful for a while.  Seeing this, Zhang Chengyuan, who always likes to be quiet and doesn't like to sing, also found it quite interesting. This lively and intimate atmosphere made him very comfortable. However, due to years of habit, he still didn't want to participate in it. At the moment, he just stood aside and watched.  He stood up and applauded with the crowd meaningfully.  However, Kang Ho Dong and Yoo Jae Suk refused to let him have such a leisurely time. After singing and dancing randomly for two songs, they pulled him in and forced him to sing. They also chose a song for him that matched his temperament.  A very wrong and upbeat dance song, "bopeepbopeep" by Tara.  In view of the situation at the scene, and considering that if he refused, it might lead to an awkward moment, Jang Sung Won bit the bullet and sang, and he was also forced to dance the cat paw dance accompanying the song along with Kang Ho Dong and Yoo Jae Suk.  This made the guests who were used to his tough guy and cold face very amused, and they all started laughing without shame. If he hadn't been thick-skinned enough, he would have hidden his face and ran away.  After a lot of excitement, the singing of congratulatory songs didn¡¯t end until about 11:30 in the evening. Everyone felt very happy.  Afterwards, each guest was given a few bottles of wine and rice wine brewed by Zhang's Villa, and tonight's birthday banquet came to an end.  Originally there were some small programs, but since it was quite late, I simply skipped them. Anyway, I had a great time.  Then, some guests who live in Seoul, such as Kang Ho-dong, Yoo Jae-seok, Won Bin and others, left one after another. Jang Cheng-won and Sung Yu-ri did not hold back and sent them to the door.  The remaining people continued to stay at the scene, chatting with each other, and waited until about one o'clock in the morning before completely dispersing.  However, since it was already late, most of the people did not go back, but rested in the rooms arranged by Zhang Chengyuan and Cheng Yuli. Anyway, there are five villas in the villa, plus Girls' Generation's villa next door, there are about 30 guest rooms in total.  I'm not afraid that I won't be able to accommodate a bunch of guests and Zhang Chengyuan's sisters.  That night, Jang Cheng Yuan and Sung Yoo Ri stayed alone in the bedroom. Since there were many guests staying overnight, and Sung Yoo Ri's family members were also there, Jang Sung Won had a thief heart but no courage and did not dare to let Lee Hyori, Ok Joo Hyun, and Lee Jin accompany them together like in the past.  He fell asleep. In addition, he originally wanted to carry Song Qian to Liu Yifei's room and let his only two Chinese women accompany him to make love together, but now he could only give up this idea temporarily, and he couldn't help but feel regretful.  Early the next morning, after a sumptuous breakfast, Zhang Chengyuan's father-in-law, mother-in-law, and Zheng's father and mother said goodbye and left. Then Zhang Chengyuan took Cheng Long, Lin Fengjiao, Li Lianjie, Li Binbin, and Liu Yifei by helicopter.  , Fang Zuming, Wang Ying and others were sent to the airport, and watched them board a special plane and fly out of the airport before returning home.  After he returned home, his father Jang Donghu and all the sisters had already left, leaving only the pregnant Ha Jiwon, Lee Hyori, Ok Joohyun, and the three who today had their turn to take care of them and Jang Sungwon.  ?There are three sons: Kim Ah-joong, Jeon Hye-bin, and Lee Da-hae.  In addition, Kim Tae Hee is also there, but she doesn¡¯t have anything to do and wants to stay with Ha Ji Won and others. Instead, she wants to wait for Jang Sung Won to come back and then take him away to do something to meet her brother Li Wan. He has  I have to talk to Zhang Chengyuan.  (To be continued)
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