On the day Wang Zhenzhen turned one month old, Wang Chen laid out a flowing banquet.
A full hundred tables!
The Wang residence certainly could not hold that many banquet tables. In fact, most of them were set outside, stretching from the main gate along the alley all the way to the street beyond.
Neighbors and passersby alike, regardless of status, gender, or age, could sit down and eat as long as they wished. No gift money was required—not even a single copper coin. Once they had eaten their fill, they could wipe their mouths and leave.
As soon as one dish was finished, another was served. Steamed buns and pastries were basically unlimited.
For his daughter's one-month celebration, Wang Chen had invited most of the chefs from the county town's restaurants. The cost of the ingredients alone exceeded a thousand taels of snow-white silver!
This flowing feast caused a sensation throughout Qing'an County Town, and countless people came running over after hearing the news to join the excitement.
Of course, not everyone could get a seat at the banquet, but anyone who came to offer congratulations never left empty-handed.
Everyone clicked their tongues in amazement.
They had heard of people throwing lavish banquets for the birth of a son, but they had never expected Assistant County Magistrate Wang to make such a grand affair over gaining a daughter.
Just how dearly did he cherish his little girl?
Because Wang Zhenzhen's one-month celebration had been so extravagantly grand, even many years later, quite a few elderly residents of Qing'an County still spoke of it with relish, praising how fragrant and delicious the buns they received that day had been.
The flowing banquet was held in the streets and alleys outside the residence, while Wang Chen's home itself was used to