The climax of the family banquet came with Old Zhang's final glass of wine. He personally raised his glass, in which was the homemade table wine brewed by Mrs. Zhang and his two daughters-in-law: "Tonight's family banquet is actually held for Yan Xixi…"
Everyone was stunned: that's some serious honor.
"Xixi has returned after completing her studies, and she's an academic elite from Harvard, graduating with straight A's. I heard that among all the international students in Asia in the same cohort, Xixi had the best grades. Alas, our country has no idea how much talent it holds, but once talent flows overseas, very, very few truly outstanding ones ever come back. So many people just stay abroad making money and building fame, and only when they're old do they return to hang up a false signboard and enjoy wealth and glory. For talents like Xixi, we ought to cherish them twice as much—this is a blessing for the nation…"
Yan Xixi was secretly shocked. What a tone to set!
