diskusbooks Chapter 856 Confirming the Banquet Theme
Chapter 856 Confirming the Banquet Theme
"I can also take you to my aunt's house to play."
Jiang Mubai didn't expect that Zhou Xiaoying would invite her and Xiangxiang to her home. If it were any other time, Jiang Mubai might have agreed, but this was the first time Zhou Xiaoying went back since she came to work at the Jiang family. Zhou Xiaoying hadn't seen her family for a long time, and Jiang Mubai didn't have the heart to disturb their reunion. If she brought the children with her, others would feel uncomfortable, so after Jiang Mubai thought about these things clearly, she decided to refuse.
"Forget it this time, Aunt Zhou. I'll bring Xiang Xiang to your house next time. You can go home alone today."
Seeing that Jiang Mubai had no plans to go out today, Zhou Xiaoying stopped persuading him.
"Okay, then next time you can definitely go to your aunt's house to play."
"Well, I'll definitely do it next time. Aunt Zhou, please get in the car and go home quickly."
"Okay, okay, then I'll leave first and come back in the evening. Remember to be obedient when you're at home, okay? Grandma Zhou will hug you when she comes back in the evening."
After Zhou Xiaoying finished speaking, she got in the car and asked the Jiang family driver to take her towards her home. After seeing Zhou Xiaoying leave, Jiang Mubai hugged Xiang Xiang and returned to the villa.
Jiang Mubai's arms felt a little sore from holding the child for a long time. The housekeeper saw this and appeared in time to take the child and hold him up.
"Uncle Chen, please hold her for a while so I can rest. Once I'm well rested, you can take Xiangxiang back."
"It's okay, Mu Bai, just take a good rest and don't worry about it. Of course your hands will feel uncomfortable if you keep standing and holding the child. It will be much better if you sit like me."
After the child was taken away, Jiang Mubai could free her hands. She took advantage of the free time to start making arrangements for the hundred-day banquet.
Jiang Mubai had no experience so he turned to ask the housekeeper, wanting to hear if anyone had any good suggestions.
"Uncle Chen, have you ever done these things?"
"As for the hundred-day party, I haven't done it yet, but it should be similar to other banquets, except that it's for children. When the time comes, we can just decorate the scene to be a little cuter. Anyway, they are still young and can't play with us. The party is just a reason for everyone to get together."
"Uncle Chen, you are more insightful. You have already arranged the chefs. The kitchen and Wu You can take care of the desserts. My father will also be responsible for inviting others. The only thing left is the arrangements."
"We have to think about this carefully. I heard that you, Mu Bai, want to personally participate in the arrangement, right?"
"Yes, but Uncle Chen, I have no idea at all. What preparations should I make now?"
"Don't worry, we still have time. First of all, don't we have to decide on the theme for Xiang Xiang's Hundred Days Banquet? Otherwise, if we just think about it in vain, we won't know where to start, right?"
"Uncle Chen, what you said is true, but I don't have any idea about the theme. I don't think I have ever hosted a banquet by myself."
"Mu Bai, I think you're overthinking it. After all, it's our own party so we can do whatever we want. Don't put too much pressure on yourself. You can decorate it however you want. After all, the people who come are our own people. Without outsiders here, we won't be afraid of being laughed at, right?"
"Okay, I'll have to think about this. Although I've never arranged these things myself, shouldn't I prepare some flowers and balloons for the banquet? It wouldn't be childish to prepare balloons for a child's 100-day banquet, right?"
"No, this will actually make it look very childish. Mu Bai, just write out a list later and I'll ask someone to help you sell it."
"Okay."
In addition to balloons, Jiang Mubai also thought of other toys. If those things were scattered on the lawn, it would not look so empty. As for flowers, Jiang Mubai didn't know what to buy, but it would probably look good if all the colorful flowers were matched together. She thought for a long time and finally filled up the list and was satisfied.
Jiang Mubai finally remembered that Xiangxiang’s zodiac sign is the dragon, so some dragon elements must appear at the hundred-day banquet.
"Uncle Chen, I wrote down everything I could think of. Can you help me see if there's anything missing?"
The housekeeper took it and saw that the things Jiang Mubai brought were listed in great detail, even the type of balloons was written. It said that she didn't want the cheap colorful balloons, Jiang Mubai wanted the transparent ones with ribbons inside.
"Nothing is missing. This list is very detailed in my opinion. Let's buy these first. We can go out and buy anything else when we think of it."
"Okay, then let's do as you say, Uncle Chen."
"So should I ask someone to buy these things back now?"
"Let's ask someone to go out and buy it now. Let me hold him. He's been here with us for most of the day and he's probably going to sleep. Let me see if I can coax him to sleep for a while."
"Okay, then the child will be yours. I will take people to buy these things now."
The housekeeper took people out to buy these things. Except for the flowers, which did not need to be bought now, everything else could be bought directly. However, the matter of flowers had to be confirmed in advance at the flower shop.
It costs a lot to prepare for the Hundred Days Banquet. Fortunately, the money Jiang Mubai has set aside can cover it. The Hundred Days Banquet is something Jiang Mubai wants to organize herself, so she didn't think of asking Cheng Yunchuan and Jiang An for money for this.
Jiang Mubai saw that Xiangxiang was a little sleepy, so he went upstairs to his room to coax him to sleep.
Who knew that after Jiang Mubai brought Xiang Xiang upstairs, the little guy was no longer sleepy but became excited. After Jiang Mubai coaxed Xiang Xiang for a long time and saw that he still didn't want to sleep, she carried the child downstairs again.
Now, apart from the servants working, there are only the mother and son in the Jiang family villa. Since Jiang Mubai is not going to sleep, he plans to take him for a walk in the yard to find some inspiration for the decoration of the Hundred Days Banquet.
Jiang Mubai took Xiangxiang to the big tree in the yard. The tree was very big and looked very lush. Jiang Mubai guessed that the tree should be older than her. After all, the trunk of the tree was so big that she, Manman and Wu You could not hug it together. The last time Manman and Wu You wanted to walk around the garden, the three of them saw this big tree and tried it. Even if they held hands, they were still dozens of centimeters away from completely surrounding the tree.
Seeing such a big tree, Jiang Mubai suddenly had an inspiration about the arrangement of the Hundred Days Banquet. She planned to arrange everything around this tree. The tree represents nature, green and even hope. Xiang Xiang is a newborn baby. Jiang Mubai hopes that Xiang Xiang can thrive like this tree in the future. This is a good omen and Jiang Mubai is very satisfied with it.
At that time, a lot of tables and chairs will have to be placed in the yard, so that everyone can sit down and chat and eat comfortably. And the tree will also have to be decorated with many things, just like a real tree of life.
Jiang Mubai thought about it under the tree for a long time until she was satisfied. Then she went to the garden to continue looking for inspiration. "Now that we have found the theme, let's make the color tone of the whole Hundred Days Banquet green. Anyway, trees and hope and life will make people think of green. When the time comes, we can choose green-toned accessories for decoration."
After the general theme of the Hundred Days Banquet was decided, Jiang Mubai felt a lot more relaxed, but it would not look good if the whole thing was green.