On December 28th, the Jiang Family held a banquet at their old mansion to celebrate Old Lady Jiang's birthday. Old Lady Jiang personally sent out invitations, calling upon the distinguished families and wealthy merchants of the Imperial City to join in the celebration.
The invitations sent out by Old Lady Jiang required respect from both the elite of the business world and the military and political spheres.
By 7 p.m., luxury cars were parked a hundred meters away from the Jiang Mansion.
The guests had almost all arrived, and the yard was set with traditional Chinese dining tables, with red lacquered wood and old round tables. There were eight tables on the inside and eight on the outside, exuding the flavor of an old ancestral mansion.
Old Lady Jiang sat at the first table on the left, taking the central seat. The Lu Family hadn't arrived, while elders from the Xue and Qiao Families sat in the seats of honor.