Chapter 462 Something Which Could Not Be Controlled by Reason

• It was less than a week to New Year's Eve and the streets were filled with lights as the excitement of the new year engulfed the crowds. Most of the malls and shops had already decorated their stores in advance and joyous flame-red decorations could be seen everywhere.
• It was at this time that the invitations to the birthday banquet of Old Mrs. Qi from Nancheng County arrived at the residences of renowned families.
• At this stage, the family only had Old Mrs. Qi struggling to support the household. Her reputation and prestige could no longer be compared to her heydays. As she instructed someone to send out the invitations, she sighed silently as she already expected that not many would turn up, but she was also worried that her scholarly old friends would not turn up either.