Chapter 82: A literary master singles someone out
The little interlude at the birthday banquet caused a minor stir.
When Su Can had come in earlier, many people had noticed he had brought no gift. They had not thought much of it; after all, if they were truly close, there was nothing wrong with not bringing one.
But no one had expected his gift to appear in such a flamboyant way. The sea of flowers on the carts now stood in the open space in the private room, and everyone could still smell their faint fragrance. Most importantly, they were all vivid red roses.
Now many people looked at Su Can differently. Carnations, lilies, calla lilies, or other flowers would have been fine for a birthday, but red roses were rather too much.
Quite a few boys inwardly cursed him for being shameless, utterly shameless. Their gifts might delight any girl when she opened them later, but they could never match the impact of countless roses appearing in these circumstances.
But in all honesty, if they were to choose the same approach, they probably would not have had the nerve.
This was the first time Su Can had ever given flowers, and he had done it in this fashion. When the door had opened earlier, he had actually felt terribly tense. Presumably, everyone imagined that giving a woman flowers was no big deal. Indeed, Su Can had thought so at first, too, but when the flowers were actually wheeled out, he discovered that he was nowhere near as composed as he had imagined. This great sea of flowers was not just for Tang Wu, but for Mu Xuan as well.
After a brief stir, everyone settled down again.
Dishes arrived at the table one after another. Chrysanthemum foie gras, fresh