Chapter 717 - The Big and Small Jade Buddha (2/2)

With the arrival of the guests, it was almost time for the party. Next, the younger generation needed to present birthday gifts to the old man. The emcee exclaimed, “I’m honored to welcome the filial sons and grandchildren of the Chu family to present their gifts.”

According to the order, the eldest son should be the first one to present the gifts. Chu Xuanli was well-prepared. He held a big red gift box and said, “Father, this is your birthday. I wish you good luck and a long life.”

The family member standing next to him immediately stepped forward and took the gift box. But suddenly, Chu Xuanming, who was standing next to him, said, “Brother, shouldn’t we open our gifts in public and show our filial piety to the guests?”

Chu Xuanli hesitated for a moment and said, “Well then, this is my gift.”

Then he opened the box and inside was a jade Buddha.

The jade Buddha was about 20 centimeters high. It was made of fine mutton-fat jade and looked crystal clear. They knew that it must be precious when they saw it.

The guests immediately began to talk about the jade Buddha.

“The Chu family is really impressive. Their son gave a jade Buddha as a gift! It’s really extraordinary!”

“In my opinion, this jade Buddha is worth at least a few million yuan…”

“What are you talking about? Such a big mutton-fat jade Buddha must be worth at least ten million…”

Chu Shanhe nodded with satisfaction. He was obviously satisfied with his son’s gift.

After the demonstration, the family put away the jade Buddha. It was the second son, Chu Xuanming’s turn to give a gift. Everyone looked at him with great interest. They were curious to know what his gift was.

“Bring it up.”

Chu Xuanli waved his hand and Chu Mingcong immediately came up with two family members carrying a huge gift box. It seemed to be quite heavy.

Under the puzzled gazes of the crowd, Chu Xuanming opened the gift box and inside was also a jade Buddha. But this one was 50 centimeters high and was of a better quality and size than Chu Xuanli’s.

The guests exclaimed in surprise, “Oh my God, what a big jade Buddha! It must be expensive…”

“Wow, second son is so generous. Such a large piece of jade is worth more than a hundred million yuan, not to mention the skill it needs.”

“This jade Buddha is so beautiful. It’s definitely a treasure…”

Hearing the praises, Chu Xuanming said proudly, “Father, today is your 80th birthday, so I already asked someone to find a piece of good jade three years ago. I invited a famous craftsman to carve a jade Buddha for you as a birthday gift. Our Chu family will be covered by the Light of Buddha. You will also be healthy and will live for another thousand years!”

“Well done! Good for you!”

A brilliant smile appeared on Chu Shanhe’s face. Obviously, he was very satisfied with his second son’s gift.

Chu Xuanli’s face darkened instantly. He was an honest man, but he was not stupid. Chu Xuanming chose the same gift as him and he offered to show it in public. It was obvious that he wanted to belittle him at the birthday party.

Chu Xuanming turned his head and said triumphantly, “Brother, I’m so sorry. I forgot to discuss this with you before. Look, our gifts are almost the same!”

In recent days, with the promotion of Chu Xuanli’s cultivation, his status in the family was getting higher. It was obvious that he was inferior to Chu Xuanli.

He had carefully planned today’s gift. He had known before that Chu Xuanli had prepared a jade Buddha, so he specially asked someone to make a bigger and better Buddha statue. His purpose was to humiliate his brother in public.

Chu Xuanyue, who was standing next to him, shook her head secretly. After so many years, her second elder brother still liked to play tricks. He did not even give his elder brother a chance.

He had just humiliated his elder brother, so Chu Xuanyue thought that she would be next. She turned around and asked Qin Haodong, “Son, have you prepared our gifts?”

Qin Haodong smiled slightly and said, “Don’t worry. I’ll take care of everything. I won’t let you down.”

Sure enough, as soon as they finished speaking, Chu Xuanming turned around and looked at Chu Xuanyue with a sinister smile, “Little sister, it’s your turn to show your filial piety.”

Looking at Chu Xuanyue and Qin Haodong, who were holding nothing, he pretended to be surprised and said, “Little sister, today is father’s 80th birthday. Did you prepare any gifts?”

Chu Xuanyue looked embarrassed and turned to Qin Haodong for help.

Qin Haodong gave his mother a comforting look, stepped forward and said to Chu Xuanming, “Do you mean that we are not displaying any filial piety if we did not prepare a gift for grandpa?”

“Is grandpa such a money-hungry man? Does he distinguish the filial piety of his children based on the size of the gifts?”

“Well…”

Chu Xuanming was eager to improve his position in the family through the jade Buddha that he had carefully prepared. But now, he was embarrassed and did not know what to say.

If he admitted that Qin Haodong was right, then his gift would be in vain. If he denied it, then it meant that his father was greedy.

At this time, Jin Xiuying, who was sitting next to Chu Shanhe, snorted and said, “You’re really sharp-tongued. Of course, our Chu family does not differentiate filial piety by gifts. But it’s basic etiquette to give a birthday gift to an elder on his birthday party. If you did not prepare a gift, then just shut up and stop talking nonsense.”