Reborn in the 80s: Everyone Falls For Me
Chapter 395 - 394: (4 more updates)

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Xu Wentian wanted to provide his granddaughter with a solid backing, so of course he wouldn’t do it on a small scale.

The banquet was held at home, and most of the invitees were from prominent families in the capital.

In addition to being a scholarly family, the Xu Family also ran an antique business.

It was a highly profitable industry, and Xu Wentian had originally planned to bring his three children to the capital to learn about this business, so they could manage the shop in the future.

However, not one of the children wanted to come.

Before returning, Xu Wentian also inquired about Niannian’s willingness.

Unfortunately, Niannian had absolutely no interest in the antique business.

Therefore, Xu Wentian could only let the matter go.

In the capital, the Xu Family’s position meant that almost everyone would want to give them some face.

No one would decline an invitation from the Xu Family.

In fact, many people hoped to use this opportunity to socialize with the powerful and influential.

Therefore, tonight’s banquet was destined to be a grand affair.

Xu Wentian directly hired the chefs from the most famous hotel in the capital to come to his home.

In the many days since Niannian had returned to the capital, aside from a few elders who knew that Niannian was actually Xu Wentian’s biological granddaughter, people like Xu Qiang were kept completely in the dark.

Given Elder Master Jin’s and Xu Wentian’s relationship, aside from Jin Nandong and Jin Nanwen, the two brothers who could not attend due to work reasons, and Xu Qiang’s father, almost the entire family was in attendance.

Girls, regardless of the era, always want to dress up beautifully for a banquet.

Jin Xiaoni and Xu Xiaoxia were both wearing beautiful dresses today.

The dresses were brought back by Jin Nanxi, in the same size.

Jin Xiaoni was a bit more plump, while Xu Xiaoxia was slender.

The dresses had a corset design and needed a drawstring tied at the back.

Xiaoxia easily slipped into hers, but Xiaoni was stuck and couldn’t get dressed, with the drawstring bursting open and revealing a five-finger breadth of flesh on her back.

Jin Xiaoni instantly felt so miserable that she wanted to cry.

"No use, no use, I really can’t fit into it," wept Jin Xiaoni as she ran upstairs, deciding to change out of the dress.

Jin Ruibing and Xu Qiang were wearing tailcoats today, which, in this era, was considered a very, very trendy ensemble.

Generally, only the wealthy could afford to wear such clothes.

Seeing Jin Xiaoni run by in distress with her dress, Jin Ruibing didn’t hesitate to jeer, "Don’t you have any idea how fat you are? Xiaoxia fits perfectly, and yet you still had to try squeezing into it."

Xu Qiang nodded in agreement, "Exactly."

Jin Xiaoni, who was halfway up the stairs, stumbled and almost fell to the ground.

Just then, Niannian came down the stairs and promptly steadied her arm.

"Be careful."

The warm and soft voice let Xiaoni know it was Niannian without looking up. She quickly said, "Thank you, Cousin’s Wife."

Niannian was also one of the stars of the day. Before coming to inform her, the old lady had warned her repeatedly not to dress too plainly and suggested she wear a big red dress if possible.

Since it wasn’t a significant issue, Niannian usually didn’t want to disappoint the old lady.

But a big red color was indeed too conspicuous.

So Niannian chose a water-blue off-the-shoulder dress instead—neither plain nor ostentatious.

The guests at today’s banquet were all from the upper-class circles, so they were somewhat more open-minded about clothing and appearances.

That’s why Niannian dared to choose that dress.

When Niannian first walked down the stairs, Jin Ruibing, Xu Qiang, and Xu Xiaoxia downstairs had already seen her.

In that moment, Ruibing swallowed hard, Qiang sniffed, and Xiaoxia stared at Niannian without blinking.

And Xiaoni, who had nearly fallen, was dumbstruck as she got up.

The glimpse of white that came into her sight almost made her nosebleed.

The off-the-shoulder design revealed her beautiful collarbone and shoulders, her skin snowy and smooth.

The deep clavicle was pronounced but not abrupt.

Beautiful, every part of her was just right.

Her ink-black hair was tied behind her head in a fluffy bun, with air bangs in front and a couple of slightly curled locks by her cheeks.

Today, Niannian had put on a bit of light makeup and dabbed pink powder on her lips.

She even wore eyeshadow.

The exquisitely stunning face was such that once you laid eyes on it, you wouldn’t want to look away.

Red lips and white teeth, eyes full of spring.

Her watery almond eyes had an enchanting charm about them.

The waist-cinching design outlined her waist that was too delicate to grasp.

Xiaoni had always known her cousin’s wife was beautiful, but she didn’t know she could look even better dressed up.

Because she thought, her cousin’s wife’s beauty without makeup was already at its peak.

Adding makeup might only make it worse.

She never expected it to be staggeringly beautiful.

Not only Xiaoni felt this way, but the three people downstairs did as well.

Their gazes toward Niannian resembled those of lost lunatics.

Niannian, seeing that Xiaoni wasn’t moving, called out to her helplessly.

Xiaoni then came to her senses.

Seeing dressing so beautifully, Xiaoni couldn’t help but say, "Cousin’s Wife, maybe you should go and remove the makeup?"

Touching her face in confusion, Niannian asked, "What’s wrong? Doesn’t it look good? Or is the makeup smudged?"

This still called not looking good?

Xiaoni almost choked with laughter as she explained, "It’s too good-looking, Cousin’s Wife. We’re just guests today, and Grandpa Xu is going to introduce his granddaughter to everyone. You might end up overshadowing the host."

Although she was already dressed quite modestly, how could she help being so pretty.

And with makeup on, wouldn’t that steal the limelight from Grandpa Xu’s biological granddaughter?