Su Li picked up a clean serving chopstick from the table, selected the meatiest rib from the large iron basin, and placed it on the plate in front of Saina.
"Eat it while it's hot. Once it cools, the meat gets tough."
Su Li rested his left hand on Saina's shoulder, his voice ringing out brightly.
"Clean out your ears and listen up."
Every noble in the hall stopped moving. No one dared touch their knife or fork.
"Today's wedding is between me, Su Li, and the three of them. I don't care what rotten rules Red Leaf Manor had before, and I don't care about the shabby conventions of your royal capital circle."
Su Li wiped his hands with a cloth.
"I have a terrible temper. People who look down on me generally don't live long. That one just now was the example."
As Saina listened, her hands stopped trembling completely. She grabbed the rib from her plate and stuffed it straight into her mouth, chewing with loud crackling sounds. It worked better than any comfort could have.
The representative of the goblin Silver Claw Merchant Guild was seated at a table in the corner.
The little goblin shopkeeper's mind spun at lightning speed. He stepped onto his chair and jumped straight onto the table, raising both hands high.
"Mr. Su is right! This meat smells amazing! We of the Silver Claw Merchant Guild came here to eat meat!"
He shoved aside the people blocking his way and squeezed into the center of the hall.
"These ribs are simply too delicious today! To celebrate Mr. Su's wedding, the Silver Claw Merchant Guild has decided on the spot to add another chest of high-grade mana stones! And an additional bank draft for five hundred thousand copper coins! I'll send a