Other guests also looked surprised.
For housewarming gifts, people usually chose auspicious items that carried blessings, such as jade carvings, calligraphy and paintings, or various ornaments.
Moving into a new home called for good luck.
Giving medicine was indeed rare and not very auspicious.
It might lead one to think that the host would need medicine after moving into a new home, implying poor health, which was displeasing. This was reported by Da Feng Novel.
Of course, Yuan Liangping's strong reaction was clearly an exaggeration.
Other guests began to discuss.
"What does this mean? Is Chen Fan here to cause trouble again?"
"Does Mr. Long really have a grudge with the Chen family from the capital?"
"This is a bit too much. Miss Chen invited him to the banquet, giving him face, but he sent something with such an inauspicious meaning!"
"..."
Even Wang Tingting felt it was inappropriate.
However, she always favored her own people, so she retorted, "What are you shouting about? The host hasn't spoken yet, so why are you so worked up? Does this house belong to you?"
Yuan Liangping's face twitched. He detested the ill-mannered Wang Tingting to the extreme.
But he was helpless against her.
If it was about taunting and scolding, not only would he lose, but he would also be on the same level as Wang Tingting, which would be a huge embarrassment.
Calling security to kick them out was not within his authority.
As for resorting to violence, he wouldn't dare, even if he had a hundred times more courage. Chen Fan was someone who had easily killed the assassins he had hired.
He could only pretend not to hear Wang Tingting's words and stared at Chen Fan, saying, "Chen Fan, I'd like to see how you explain yourself."
Chen Fan replied calmly, "Why is there a need to explain anything?"
Shi Wenyuan looked at the label, her curiosity piqued, and picked up the porcelain bottle.
She opened it and poured out a pill, which gave off a fragrant aroma.
"Still giving pills?"
Yuan Liangping said sinisterly, "Chen Fan, are you cursing Miss Chen with these pills?"
The homophone for "medicine pill" (yàowán) sounded like "it's over" (yàowán), which was clearly more inappropriate than ointment.
"Moreover, what are these messy concoctions? Who knows if they're poisonous?" Yuan Liangping continued to stir the pot.
Everyone looked at Chen Fan with mocking expressions.
"Cursing your sister! Your imagination is really wild, why don't you go be a fortune teller?"
Wang Tingting retorted fiercely, "When it comes to gifts, it's only about whether the host likes them. What business is it of yours, you busybodies?"
"How could Miss Chen possibly like this kind of thing?"
"Exactly. It's a waste of Miss Chen's good intentions. You should leave, you're not welcome here!"
"Giving pills as a housewarming gift, how malicious can you be!"
"Just for this gift, beating you up would be too light!"
"..."
Yuan Fangfei and others continued to stir up trouble.
Wang Tingting was so angry she gritted her teeth. If she had a knife in her hand, she would probably have hacked at them, regardless of their status.
Chen Fan said calmly, "Alright, everyone shut up. Stop showing off your stupidity and ignorance."
Yuan Fangfei hated Chen Fan to the bone. Seeing Chen Fan reminded her of the slaps she received at the Yincheng Club. She gritted her teeth and said, "Intentionally giving such a gift, who is stupid and ignorant?
"Do you really think that with Mr. Long backing you, you're already in the heavens? In the end, you're just Mr. Long's lapdog. If Miss Chen wants to deal with you, even Mr. Long can't protect you!"
"Exactly, you get arrogant after being told off? Look at what you're doing. You're just an ill-bred, ignorant country bumpkin who got arrogant with a patron, a nouveau riche!"
"You have the nerve to call us stupid and ignorant, you don't even know the basic etiquette, how embarrassing!"
"..."
A group of people taunted Chen Fan.
Wang Tingting, who had happily come to freeload, was furious at the situation, her chest heaving.
"Mr. Chen Fan, why don't you explain why they are stupid and ignorant?"
Just then, a clear voice rang out.
Yuan Liangping and the others turned to see Chen Xing'er appear.
Behind Chen Xing'er stood Su Yingxia.
She glared at Chen Fan, her expression complex.
"Miss Chen!"
"Miss Chen!"
"..."
Yuan Liangping and the others immediately fell silent and greeted her respectfully.
Chen Xing'er, with a stern face, looked at Chen Fan and said, "I want to hear Mr. Chen Fan's explanation!"
She emphasized the name "Chen Fan" with each syllable.
Looking at Chen Xing'er's stern expression, Yuan Liangping and the others secretly rejoiced.
It seemed that Miss Chen did not favor Chen Fan, and had only invited him out of neighborly courtesy. He was not a threat.
It would be wonderful if Miss Chen became angry and punished Chen Fan!
Chen Fan had a hint of helplessness in his eyes.
This girl, moving into Xiangshan Tanfu, invited him to a banquet.
Now she was deliberately putting on this act.
He couldn't figure out what this girl was up to.
"It's just in pill form, and you say 'medicine pill' sounds like 'it's over.' Then, aren't legendary elixirs also round and pill-shaped?"
"If I were to give an elixir as a gift, would I also be rejected?"
Chen Fan said casually.
"Elixir?" Yuan Liangping sneered, "Chen Fan, are you trying to be funny? Where are there any elixirs in this world? Are you trying to amuse us with your lame explanation?"
Yuan Fangfei and the others joined in with laughter.
"I'm just making a hypothetical point to highlight your stupidity," Chen Fan said lightly. "This bottle certainly doesn't contain any elixirs, but everything in it is very useful to Miss Chen, priceless!"
"Don't make me laugh, Chen Fan, who are you fooling?"
"Are you trying to pass off those worthless plasters? Won't Yihetang on the street have these?"
"..."
Chen Xing'er was curious, but her expression remained stern.
Chen Fan, too lazy to explain, said to Shi Wenyuan, "Look at the bottom of the bottle!"
Shi Wenyuan was startled and tilted the porcelain bottle containing the pills.
There was an inscription at the bottom.
"Made by Zhong Yishan?"
Shi Wenyuan was a bit confused.
Chen Xing'er's eyes lit up.
A couple of guests also looked surprised.
Shi Wenyuan picked up other bottles and boxes, and they all had the same inscription, 'Made by Zhong Yishan.'
"Who is Zhong Yishan?" someone asked with doubt.
"The owner of Yihetang, a top medical master, many dignitaries have sought his medicine in vain!"
Someone knowledgeable explained.
Chen Fan continued, "Ms. Shi, you can take a little of the 'Jade Face Muscle Regeneration Cream' and apply it to your hand!"
Shi Wenyuan looked at Chen Xing'er with confusion.
The latter nodded gently.
So, Shi Wenyuan scraped a small amount of ointment with her fingernail and applied it to her arm.
"In three minutes, wash it off with water and see!" Chen Fan said.
Shi Wenyuan was very curious.
"What is this? Just a trick!" Yuan Liangping sneered.
"Are you saying this thing whitens skin? Isn't that just makeup?"
"Miss Chen, why listen to this guy's nonsense? Just kick him out!"
"..."
Chen Xing'er glanced at the noisy crowd and said coldly, "Are you teaching me how to do my job?"
The people who had just spoken immediately fell silent.
"Wenyuan, do you feel anything?" Chen Xing'er then asked her assistant with curiosity.
"It feels very cool!"
Chen Xing'er signaled a waiter to fetch some water from the kitchen.
Three minutes quickly passed, and Shi Wenyuan washed off the area where she had applied the 'Jade Face Muscle Regeneration Cream' as instructed.
Everyone looked at her outstretched arm.
"Ah..."
A female guest exclaimed.